Notices 5th to 12th October 2014

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 to mark the Centenary of the Diocese  (4 going from St Paul’s – by invitation) Extra Focus Service in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place Arrive at 6.00 pm for 7.00 pm start Pre-loved uniform is holding another “Kit out your kids” event today at the Michael Church, Lowedges Road from 2 pm to 3 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.
MONDAY	6th	2.00 pm	Murray will be leading a Retreat for St Paul’s Church members (Monday to Wednesday inclusive) “Sunny Days” – Home Start Post-natal support group will be meeting at Graves Park today ( No meeting at St Paul’s) W.E.A. Art Class in the Old Vestry – please note: now 2 - 4.00 pm with the exception of today, October 6th, when the class will be for 2.5 hours as before. The group may shortly relocate to the Upper Hall – t.b.c.
TUESDAY	7th	10.00 am       2.30 pm    6.15 pm    7.30 pm    8.00 pm	Holy Communion in the Meeting Place.  Please note: If the stonemasons and glaziers arrive to carry out the window work in the Nave, the Communion Service is to be held in the Old Vestry TLC in the Meeting Place or in the Old Vestry (see above) Brownies in the Upper Hall Guides in the Upper Hall Contemplative Prayer in the Old Vestry
WEDNESDAY	8th	10.00 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. No M.U. Meeting today – AGM and programme planning on 15th October  ‘Yoga for All’ with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall 1st Wednesday Group at Jacqui’s,  continuing with “The Life of David” Home Group at Liz and Mike’s Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	9th	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 with a programme by Margaret Sharpe on the theme  “Day and Night.”
SATURDAY	11th	9.30 am          to 12      noon	Church Gardening Day – Please see Ken for more details if you feel you would like to volunteer a little time. The “plots” are small if you’d like to sign up to maintain one please – see the flipchart drawing.
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

PILGRIM SERIES  There are leaflets about Pilgrim at the back of church and a signup sheet if you want to attend.  It starts on Thursday 23^rd October and last six weeks.  The course booklet costs £5.99 and will be very useful.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY : HARVEST SUPPER Tickets are now available for St Paul’s Harvest Supper (Pie & Peas) on Friday October 17^th at 7.00 pm. Tickets are £5.50 each and the pies are steak, chicken & leek and vegetarian; gluten free are also available. Please bring your own drinks. See Barbara Hanson, Jacqui Herbert, Liz Warren with your food preferences and to buy tickets, which are also available from the church office.

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 22^nd November. Then on the following weekend (Saturday 29^th), The Sheaf Singers will be here to entertain us at an evening concert. More details soon.

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL & FAYRE: NOV 22^ND

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

CHURCH DUTY ROTA Shortly we will be preparing the church rota for November, December and 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!  Robert has noticed when he’s been arranging furniture in church, 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 area indicating what should be where, & return chairs and tables to where they came from. Thanks

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.

LOCAL HISTORY GROUP MEETING at 7.30 pm on Tue 14^th Oct in the OV , an illustrated talk “ Bishops House -  500 years of a Derbyshire Farmhouse.” £2.50 on the door.

CAP MONEY COURSE   A free course to help you manage your money better and learn to budget. Starts on Wed 15^th Oct from 7 to 9 pm at St Chad’s Church. Book with Karen Kilner: 250 7369 or www.capmoneycourse.org

WEIGHT WATCHERS  will no longer be holding their meetings at St Paul’s Church and Centre after their last session here on 16^th October. After 9 years, it’s disappointing to lose them , but Karen sends thanks for all the help & support we’ve given during this time.

MORE FOODBANK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED  Please see Murray if you can help:  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 for the food we get in.  Wednesdays 12 - 3.30pm ish Serving food.  Chatting with people.  Phone: We're looking for 1 or 2  people who could receive calls & 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 5^th -    St. Paul’s 8.00 am H.C. & 10.00 am M.W.

Mon 6^th – Charnock Hall Primary

Tues 7^th – St Paul’s 10.00 am H.C.

Thurs 9^th – Southey Elim

Fri 10^th – Lacewood Primary

               Gleadless Valley Methodist (with C.M.A.)

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

From Murray  I am so excited to be leading the first          St Paul’s retreat this week.  Please pray that we may have transforming encounters with God.