Notices 12th to 19th October 2014

SUNDAY 17th  after Trinity	12th	8.00 am  10.00 am 1 – 5 pm    6.00 pm	Holy Communion Holy Communion with Seekers upstairs Apple Day in the Walled Garden at Meersbrook Park (Poster in church) Focus Service in Nave with refreshments in the MP.  Arrive 6 pm for 7 pm
MONDAY	13th	12 noon       2.00 pm	“Sunny Days” – Home Start Post-natal support group meeting with Sara McClean in the Meeting Place.  12.30 pm start - until 3.00 pm W.E.A. Art Class in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY	14th	10.00 am    2.30 pm          6.15 pm    7.30 pm    7.30 pm    7.30 pm	Holy Communion in the Meeting Place with “Coffee & Fellowship” to follow.   TLC in the Meeting Place.  Are you in need of some TLC? Tea and Love for our Community welcomes the bereaved, carers, the ill, the frail and anyone who is particularly stressed. We offer drinks, cakes, our company and compassion. Brownies in the Upper Hall Guides in the Upper Hall Home Group at Jenny and Dilesh’s, 5 Angerford Avenue Norton Lees Local History Group in OV – An illustrated talk  “Bishops House – 500 Years of a Derbyshire Farmhouse”    £2.50 on the door,  inc. refreshments
WEDNESDAY	15th	10.00 am       2.15 pm    6.00 pm    6.00 pm    7.30 pm    8.00 pm	‘Peekaboo’ for Parents, Carers, Babies and Toddlers in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place. M.U. Meeting in the Meeting Place – AGM and Programme Planning ‘Homeless and Rootless at Christmas’ AGM  at The Showroom Cinema – please see the invitation on the Notice Board. From 6 – 8 pm. Refreshments at 6 pm) ‘Yoga for All’ with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall W.I. “Craft and Chat” in the Old Vestry Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in the Upper Hall  N.B. There will be No Tai Chi next week
THURSDAY	16th	10.00 am       3.00 pm    6.30 pm      7.30 pm      7.30 pm	Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall – please note this will be the last (morning) meeting at St Paul’s as Weight Watchers are relocating St Paul’s Chairobics in the Meeting Place Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall –last (evening) meeting Thursday Prayer Group Meeting in the Meeting Place – Please see Gail for details if you’re thinking of joining us.  All welcome! Bishops House Events – History Talk Series (Free!) – Chairman of The Friends of Bishops House, John Brown, opens the series with The History of Norton Lees
FRIDAY	17th	7.00 pm	St Paul’s Church and Centre Harvest Supper – This year our Harvest Supper will be “Pie & Peas” - Steak, Chicken & Leek, or Vegetarian. Tickets £5.50 from Barbara Hanson, Jacqui Herbert, Liz Warren or the Church Office. Gluten free pies are also available. Please remember to bring your own drinks.
SATURDAY	18th	12 to 4 pm    1.00 pm	The 10th Norton Farmers Market at St. James' Church, Norton.  Please note: Groups meeting at St Paul’s are most welcome to advertise any events or have a stall at this event. The building work at St James’ should start in January – new additions will be a kitchenette and  better toilet facilities. Wedding in church – Cally and David
SUNDAY   18th  after Trinity	19th	8.00 am  10.00 am    6.00 pm	Holy Communion Harvest Family Worship (No Seekers today) ‘Vine Time’ Service in the Meeting Place. Please see Jacqui for information

notices

TARTING SOON! PILGRIM SERIES A series of reflections on what it means to ‘turn to Christ’ – words used in the Baptism Service. There are leaflets about Pilgrim at the back of church and a signup sheet if you want to attend.  It starts on Thurs 23^rd Oct and last six weeks (Last session Nov 26^th.) A useful course booklet costs £5.99.  

TONIGHT! YOUTH PRAISE There is a combined service of youth praise being held at St Peter’s Greenhill on Sunday 12th October at 7.00 pm.  This is being organised by Nick Seaman (youth worker at St Chad’s) along with youth work volunteers from across the churches.  It would be great if you could let any teenagers connected with us at

St Paul’s know about this.  The plan at the moment is to do a similar event every couple of months.

REMINDER FOR YOUR DIARY

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL & FAYRE: NOV 22^ND St Paul’s Christmas Tree Festival & Fayre will be held this year from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm on 22^nd November.   Please can church members start collecting items for the tombola (worth at least £1.00) and books for the book stall. There will be a box out in church to put them in a little nearer the date. Thank you

SONGS FOR CHRISTMAS  At St Paul's Church & Centre

on Saturday November 29th at 7.15 pm,  Olive Walker presents "Songs for Christmas" performed by the Sheaf Singers. Tickets £5.00, available from Ken Smith 0114 250 7914, or the office 0114 2550144, or pay on the door.

1^ST WEDNESDAY GROUP  will be making cards for bereaved families on Wednesday 5^th November if you’d like to help out? Please see Jacqui.  A meal out is planned in place of the meeting on 3^rd December.

CHURCH DUTY ROTA Shortly we will be preparing the church rota for November to  January.  If you know you will be away/unavailable at any point during that time please let Cathy have the Sundays you are not available.  Send an email to Cathy (cathy.stpauls@btinternet.com) or leave a note for her in the church office by Sunday 19^th October.  After that it is much easier if you arrange your own swaps.  Most people’s phone numbers are on the top of the rota sheet or see people on a Sunday and then let Barbara Hicks (b.hicks36@tiscali.co.uk) know. 

PLEASE SWITCH OFF!  When he’s been arranging furniture in church, Robert has noticed that increasingly, groups are leaving things switched on when they leave. Please encourage people to check all doors, the oven, the plinth heaters/fans in the main kitchen and of course, lights. You will know if you’ve left them on somewhere as the two central Nave lights will remain on. Thank you

MOVING FURNITURE IN CHURCH?  Please look at the notices in each room indicating what should be where, & return chairs and tables to where they came from. Thanks  

M.U.  On November 12th, our Mothers’ Union will be busy with crafts and planning their contribution to the Christmas Tree Festival & Fayre.  M.U. ADVENT SERVICE The M.U. Advent Service in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place afterwards, is scheduled for Wednesday 10^th December.  More details to follow.

OUR NEXT MESSY CHURCH  for families with children is on Saturday 8^th November at 10.30 am.  Christingle Messy Church will be held on Saturday 13^th December.

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.

EVENTS AT BISHOPS’ HOUSE  Please pick up a flyer in church for the new season of events at the Bishops’ House.  After John’s History Talk this week, the next event will be “Music for an Autumn Eve” with The Gamebirds & Black Velvet Clarinet Quartet on Saturday  18^th October at 7.30 pm.  £7.00 admission on the door.

FOODBANK UPDATE  Another busy session with 22 vouchers processed;  there were lots of families this week. 408kg of food given out but only 258kg received. St Paul's contribution was 38kg.  Some encouraging news is that Gleadless Valley Methodist Church has been given £2000 to develop a community garden with help from Heeley City Farm.

Mike’s Ministry this week:

Sun 12^th -  St Paul’s  10.00 am Holy Communion

Mon 13^th – Mundella Primary

Tues 14^th – Handsworth Christian, Windmill Hill Junior

                   and Greasbrough Primary

Sun 19^th – Beauchief Abbey