Saturday, 27 September 2014

Notices 28th September to 5th October 2014





SUNDAY
15th  after Trinity
28th
   8.00 am
 10.00 am
   6.00 pm 
Holy Communion
Holy Communion – Back to Church Sunday  with Seekers upstairs
St Paul’s Autumn Memorial Service
MONDAY
29th

 12 noon

   2.00 pm
“Sunny Days” – Home Start Post-natal support group with Sara McClean in the Meeting Place today – Arrive 12 noon for 12.30 pm start
Art Class in the Old Vestry – please note: now 2 - 4.00 pm with the exception of October 6th when the class will be for 2.5 hours as before. The group may also relocate to the Upper Hall – t.b.c.
TUESDAY
30th

 10.00 am
   2.30 pm
   6.15 pm
   7.30 pm
   6.30 pm

   7.30 pm    
Holy Communion in the Meeting Place
TLC in the Meeting Place
Brownies in the Upper Hall
Guides in the Upper Hall
Meersbrook House Meeting in the Nave and Meeting Place – please see
flyers in church (Ends approx 9.30 pm)
Standing Committee in the Old Vestry
WEDNESDAY

  1st

 10.00 am
  
 10.30 am   
   6.00 pm
  

   7.30 pm
   7.30 pm
   8.00 pm
‘Peekaboo’ for Parents, Carers, Babies and Toddlers in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place.
Christmas Tree Festival and Fayre Planning Morning in the Old Vestry
‘Yoga for All’ with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall
1st Wednesday Group at Jacqui’s N.B. Not now happening tonight – will be on the 8th instead, continuing with “The Life of David.”
W.I. Meeting in the Old Vestry
Murray – Wedding planning meeting in the Meeting Place
Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY


 2nd  
 10.00 am
 10.15 am
   3.00 pm
   6.30 pm
   7.30 pm
Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall
Murray – School visit to St Paul’s
St Paul’s Chairobics in the Meeting Place
Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall
St Paul’s Prayer Group Meeting in the Meeting Place – all welcome!
FRIDAY
 3rd   
 10.30 am
   7.30 pm
MU Coffee Morning at the Cathedral. Ecclesfield Deanery to host
Worship Group Rehearsal in the Nave
SATURDAY
 4th
   9.30 am
Diocesan Development Day at St Thomas Church, Philadelphia Campus for those booked in, with keynote speaker Rowan Williams. (Now full.)
SUNDAY
16th  after Trinity
 5th
  8.00 am
10.00 am
  4.00 pm
  6.00 pm
Holy Communion
Morning Worship with Seekers upstairs
Festival Choral Evensong followed by a reception at Sheffield Cathedral
Extra Focus Service in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place Arrive at 6.00 pm for 7.00 pm start




Pete Sandford  was licenced as Reader last Saturday at a wonderful service at Sheffield Cathedral.  He will be leading the service at 10 am today and preaching at 10 am next week – getting used to his new role!





Pre-loved uniform is holding another “Kit out your kids” event at the Michael Church, Lowedges Road on Sunday 5th October from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm. As before, free to those on benefits (please bring proof) - voluntary donations from parents in employment.  Please see posters in church for more details.




DIOCESAN CENTENARY EUCHARIST   with the Archbishop of York at Sheffield Cathedral on Sunday 23rd November at 4.00pm.  Please see Murray if you would like to go.

FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH (2) Starts this week! Christian Belief - Ministry in the Church,  then Christian Mission - Spirituality & Vocation at St John’s Church, Kimberworth Park, Rotherham, S61 1JL on Wednesday evenings, 7.30pm - 9.15pm – from  1st October to 26th November - a chance for you to grow in your personal discipleship. Please see Murray for more details.

“WOMEN’S PRIESTHOOD EMBODIED”  A Day Conference on Saturday 11th October with Revd Dr Emma Percy, who used to be vicar of Holy Trinity Millhouses. This day is for women exploring a call to ordained ministry. For more information, please contact Sarah Beardsmore on 0114 2753434 or see the details on our notice board in church.

CAP MONEY COURSE   A free course to help you manage your money better and learn to budget. Starts on Wednesday 15th October from 7.00 to 9.00 pm at St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats, Sheffield, 8. Book by calling Karen Kilner on 0114 250 7369 or online at www.capmoneycourse.org

MOVING FURNITURE IN CHURCH?  Please look at the notices in each area which indicate what should be where and return chairs and tables to where they came from. Thank you

REMINDER FOR YOUR DIARY St Paul’s Christmas Tree Festival & Fayre will be held this year from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm on 22nd November. Then on the following weekend (Saturday 29th), The Sheaf Singers will be here to entertain us at an evening concert. More details to follow soon.

‘FOREVER YOUNG’ - THE SHEFFIELD 50 PLUS SHOW will be held at the Royal Victoria Holiday Inn from 9.30 am to 3.00 pm on Friday 3rd October. Door proceeds donated to Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity. Leaflets in church.

LOCAL HISTORY GROUP meeting at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 14th Oct in the Old Vestry , an illustrated talk “ Bishops House -  500 years of a Derbyshire Farmhouse.” £2.50 on the door, includes refreshments.

FOODBANK FEEDBACK  Last week they processed 15 vouchers. It was a busy time with a lot of asylum seekers from Syria, Sudan and Eritrea referred by Assist (mentioned by Phil in his talk a couple of weeks ago).  It was not easy with language difficulties but they got there in the end.  A collection at Tesco on Saturday brought in another 337kg and St Paul’s contributed 31kg.  They had a cookery club which made delicious apple crumble and Robert was able to ‘help’ eat it – and had three helpings!

MORE FOODBANK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED  Please see Murray if you could help with any of these:  Wednesdays 9am-12.30pm ish Using your car to pick up food from a couple of different sources and unloading it back at the church (costs would be covered).  Prepping food for cooking (general chopping, no major skills needed!). Cooking the meal (either in a helper role or leading role).  Looking at recipes we can use with the food we get in.  Wednesdays 12 - 3.30pm ish Serving food.  Chatting with people.  Phone: We're looking for one or two people who could receive calls and respond to Foodbank answer messages for a designated slot each week, this could be done from your own home or mobile and won't cost you.  Friday volunteers: We're looking for one or two people who could come and volunteer at Foodbank sessions on Fridays 12-3pm weekly or fortnightly. Work could be upstairs with people or downstairs packing food.


Mike’s Ministry this week:
Sun 28th – St. Paul’s 8.00 am H.C.
Mon 29th -  Greasborough Primary
Tues 30th -  St. Paul’s 10.AM H.C.
                    St. Marie’s RC Academy
Sun 5th -    St. Paul’s 8.00 am H.C.
                  St. Paul’s 10am Morning Worship



FROM MURRAY Ann and I had a wonderful extra day off last week meeting up with our friend Steve and his wife Jo in Ely (not too far from their house in Norwich where they are staying for their holiday in the UK).  It was a glorious day and after a pub lunch by the river we went to the cathedral and up the tower – Steve has a passion for such places!  The views were glorious!  Steve is struggling a bit with having to find a new job but is generally OK.

Notices 21st to 28th September 2014



SUNDAY
14th  after Trinity
21st
   8.00 am
 10.00 am
   6.00 pm
  6.00 pm
Holy Communion
Family Worship, no Seekers today
Vine Time Service in the Old Vestry
Focus Service in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place    Arrive 6.00 pm for 7.00 pm start
MONDAY
22nd

  12 noon

   2.00 pm
“Sunny Days” – Home Start Post-natal support group with Sara McClean in the Meeting Place today – Arrive 12 noon for 12.30 pm start
Art Class Restarts in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY
23rd

 10.00 am
   2.30 pm
   6.15 pm
   7.30 pm
   7.30 pm
Holy Communion in the Meeting Place
TLC in the Meeting Place
Brownies in the Upper Hall
Guides in the Upper Hall
Baptism Preparation Evening in the Meeting Place
WEDNESDAY

24th
 10.00 am

   6.00 pm
   7.30 pm
   7.30 pm
   7.30 pm
   8.00 pm
‘Peekaboo’ for Parents, Carers, Babies and Toddlers in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place.
 ‘Yoga for All’ with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall
Home Group at Liz and Mike’s
West House Residents Meeting in the Old Vestry
Wedding Rehearsal in the Nave and Meeting Place
Tai Chi with Gary Shaw resumes this evening in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY


25th
 10.00 am
   3.00 pm
   6.30 pm
   7.00 pm
Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall
St Paul’s Chairobics in the Meeting Place
Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall
St Paul’s Music Listening Group meeting in the Meeting Place
SATURDAY
27th
 10.30 am
Messy Church in the Nave and Meeting Place
SUNDAY 15th  after Trinity
28th
8.00 am
10.00 am
6.00 pm
Holy Communion
Holy Communion – Back to Church Sunday, with Seekers upstairs
Memorial Service



From Murray 

Season Of Invitation

The next invitation services are Back to Church Sunday at 10 am on 28th September and the Memorial Service at 6.00 pm that evening. What are your thoughts about who you might invite and what you might invite them to?  It is no easy challenge but a vital one if we are to step forward from being a welcoming church to an inviting church.  Did God put into your mind someone to invite?  What did you sense you should be inviting them to?  (Remember it may start with an invitation to coffee or a meal, a pint or a game of snooker!) 



Mission Partnerships

This week I had the first meeting of the clergy of the four churches of our Mission Partnership in a café on Woodseats (where I enjoyed a very good piece of gluten free cake!).  It was good to talk over the sort of things which are happening in our churches and to begin to build relationships.  Something I did not know about is that there is a youth group which meets at Woodseats Baptist Church which is supported by St Peter’s Greenhill, St Chad’s Woodseats and Holmhirst Road Methodist Church.  This is the sort of thing that is better done together!  The clergy will meet again in the New Year and draw in other members of our churches so that we can begin to think and pray about how we might work together as a Mission Partnership.



ST PAUL’S AUTUMN MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held in church on Sunday 28th September at 6.00 pm. If anyone wants names including please let Murray have them in writing please.


DIOCESAN CENTENARY EUCHARIST  with the Archbishop of York: Sheffield Cathedral, Sunday 23rd November 2014 at 4.00pm.  see Murray if you would like to go.

FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH (2) Christian Belief - Ministry in the Church,  then Christian Mission - Spirituality & Vocation at St John’s Church, Kimberworth Park, Rotherham, S61 1JL on Wednesday evenings, 7.30pm - 9.15pm – from  1st October to 26th November - a chance for you to grow in your personal discipleship. Please see Murray for more details.

“WOMEN’S PRIESTHOOD EMBODIED”  A Day Conference with Revd Dr Emma Percy, who used to be vicar of Holy Trinity Millhouses. This day is for women exploring a call to ordained ministry. For more information, please contact Sarah Beardsmore on 0114 2753434 or see the details on our notice board in church.

CAP MONEY COURSE   A free course to help you manage your money better and learn to budget. Starts on Wednesday 15th October from 7.00 to 9.00 pm at St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats, Sheffield, 8. Book by calling Karen Kilner on 0114 250 7369 or online at www.capmoneycourse.org

MOVING FURNITURE IN CHURCH?  Please look at the notices in each area which indicate what should be where and return chairs and tables to where they came from. Thank you

THE CHANGING SCENES OF LIFE by Revd. Bruce Lloyd Thanks to everyone who has bought a copy of Bruce’s book to give their support to the Church of the Nazarene Building Fund. All our copies have now been sold.

REMINDER FOR YOUR DIARY St Paul’s Christmas Tree Festival & Fayre will be held this year from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm on 22nd November. Then on the following weekend (Saturday 29th), The Sheaf Singers will be here to entertain us at an evening concert. More details to follow soon.

‘FOREVER YOUNG’ - THE SHEFFIELD 50 PLUS SHOW will be held at the Royal Victoria Holiday Inn from 9.30 am to 3.00 pm on Friday 3rd October. Door proceeds donated to Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity. Leaflets in church.

LOCAL HISTORY GROUP meeting on 14th Oct in the Old Vestry , an illustrated talk,’ Bishops House,  500 years of a Derbyshire Farmhouse’

FOODBANK UPDATES  ETC.   Last week was a steady session with 14 vouchers processed, 170kg in and 213kg out (with 21kg from St Paul’s).  A worker came from Mind on behalf of someone who has mobility and memory issues who has had his benefits stopped. Another couple told of their struggles with drink and money and their hope to become a stable family again.

Pre-loved uniform is holding another “Kit out your kids” event at the Michael Church, Lowedges Road on Sunday 5th October from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm. As before, free to those on benefits (please bring proof) - voluntary donations from parents in employment.  Please see posters in church for more details.

Mike’s Ministry this week:
Mon 22nd  – Coit Primary
Tues 23rd Woodseats Primary, Wooldale Junior
Wed 24th – Carfield Primary
Thurs 25th – Lound Infant & Totley All Saints  Primary
Sun 28th -  8.00 am H.C

Prayer Focus:  
We continue to pray for all who are ill and those who care for them