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SUNDAY
2nd
Sunday before Advent
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16th
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8.00 am
10.00 am
6.00 pm
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Holy Communion
Family
Shoe Box Service - Operation Christmas Child is the world’s largest
Christmas project, run by Christian
relief and development organisation,
Samaritan’s Purse. Their mission is to
demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way
to needy children around the world. (Please
remember to include your
‘shipping’ donation of £3.00 per box. Thank you)
Vine Time Service in the Meeting Place – Please see
Jacqui for more information if you’d like to join us. All welcome!
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MONDAY
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17th
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12
noon
2 – 4 pm
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“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
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TUESDAY
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18th
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10.00 am
2.30 pm
6.15
pm
7.30 pm
7.30 pm
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N.B. Last day of Shoe Box Appeal
Holy
Communion in the Meeting Place with ‘Coffee & Fellowship’ afterwards
TLC in
the Meeting Place
Brownies in the Upper Hall
Guides in the Upper Hall
PCC
Meeting in The Meeting Place. Please note
we will now start at 7.30 pm
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WEDNESDAY
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19th
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10.00 am
6.00
pm
7.30
pm
8.00
pm
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‘Peekaboo’ for parents, carers, babies and
toddlers in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place.
Yoga with
Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall
W.I. “Craft & Chat” in the Old Vestry
Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in the Upper Hall
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THURSDAY
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20th
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9.00
am
3.00 pm
7.30
pm
7.30
pm
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Collection of Shoe Boxes (9.00 for 9.30 am) – a
little help is needed please
St Paul’s Chairobics in
the Meeting Place
Thursday Prayers in the Meeting Place –
please see Gail for more information
Pilgrim Series
with Murray in the Old Vestry – week five
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FRIDAY
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21st
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7.30
pm
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Worship Group rehearsal
in the Old Vestry
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SATURDAY
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22nd
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10.00 am
to
1.00 pm
10.00 am
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St Paul’s Church and
Centre
Christmas Tree Festival and Fayre. We will have
trees decorated by
school and various community groups that meet here,
reflecting a wide range
of activities. The trees will be displayed
in church for
two weeks and we hope
to create a beautiful effect which will be enjoyed by
lots of visitors. There
will be stalls and refreshments today – please tell your
families
and friends!
Bishops’ Fayre at Bishops’ House, Meersbrook
Park – The return of this hugely popular Medieval event! A craft fair with a
difference! Come and browse the craft stalls for those unusual Christmas
gifts. From 10.00 am to 3.30 pm Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd
FREE!
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SUNDAY
Christ the King
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23rd
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8.00 am
10.00 am
2–5.00 pm
7.00
pm
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Holy Communion
Holy Communion with
Seekers upstairs - St Paul’s Church Anniversary
Diocesan Centenary Year
Events - “The Feast of Christ the King” at Sheffield Cathedral & Eucharist
with the Archbishop of York. Please note: Tickets needed
Focus Service in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place. (Arrive 6.00 pm for 7.00
pm start.)
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From Murray After the success of the retreat this autumn
I am thinking of organising another for May or June next year. Those who came this year said that that would
like to have it a little longer. The
only way we can do that is by being there from a Tuesday lunchtime to a Friday
morning. Alternatively it could be from
Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon.
Could you please let me know what you would prefer – with a priority to those
who have not been before.
REMINDER! CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL & FAYRE:
St
Paul’s Christmas Tree Festival & Fayre will be held on Saturday from 10.00
am to 1.00 pm. Please can church members
bring food items for the hamper raffle, items for the tombola (worth at least
£1), & books for the book stall? There are now 2 boxes in church and a
wicker hamper to put them in - thank you everyone for all the donations so far. BAKERS PLEASE! We also need cakes for the Cake Stall at the
Christmas Tree Festival if you’re a keen baker, but bought ones will be welcome
too please! Thank you
SONGS FOR
CHRISTMAS Olive Walker presents "Songs
for Christmas" performed by the Sheaf Singers at St Paul's Church &
Centre on Sat 29th Nov at 7.15 pm, Tickets
are priced at £5.00, available from Ken
Smith 0114 250 7914, or the office 0114 2550144, or pay on the door.
A CELEBRATION OF CRAFTS (Seasonal Craft Fair) at
St Chad’s Church on Sat
29th Nov from 11 am to 3.30 pm. Call 0114 2745086 or email office@stchads.org for more
information. All proceeds to Church
Reshaping project.
INVITATION
: ALL SAINTS CHURCH, ECCLESALL We have
been invited to All Saints, Ecclesall for their Candlelit Advent Carol Service
at 6pm on Sun 30th Nov. with David Williams (who was curate there,
then vicar of Dore and now is Bishop of Basingstoke) who will speak at the service.
Refreshments served in church from
5.15pm.
“HOLLY DAYS” CHRISTMAS FLORAL DEMONSTRATION
with Liz Edwards in
church on Sunday 30th November at 7.30 pm. Liz is a talented floral artist
and will show you in easy stages how to create beautiful arrangements for
Christmas. Complimentary mulled wine
& proceeds to church funds. Tickets £5.00 each – please tel. Liz on
07913283218 or ask at the office.
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS Helpers are needed on Wednesday 6th
December at 6.30 pm to decorate church for the Festive Season. Please see
Deidre if you can help.
FLORAL TRIBUTES If anyone has an occasion to celebrate
(anniversaries etc.) and would like to have flowers put in church, please see
Deidre, who will be happy to receive your donation for flowers & make your arrangement.
A CHRISTMAS CRIB
SERVICE
for families of small children and babies will be held in church towards the
end of ‘Peekaboo’ at 11.30 am on Wednesday 10th December.
More
details to follow soon.
FOODBANK UPDATE Robert had a
busier week than last with some really bad stories to cope with. He had a long chat with a young man who had
just come out of Nether Edge Hospital suffering from a personality disorder.
There was also a woman who is being tested for cancer whose son is being very anxious;
they are also struggling with debt.
CHRISTINGLE MESSY CHURCH is on Sat 13th
Dec. Join us for a morning of art and craft activities, a short creative
worship time and a light lunch? Ring 255 1945 or visit www.messychurchstpauls.blogspot.co.uk
or www.facebook.com/MessyChurchStPaulsNortonLees
MULTI-CHARITY
CHRISTMAS CARD SHOP at 46, Chapel Walk from 11th October to 17th
December. Cards sold for at least 25 charities - please come and find us –
together we can make a big difference!
BABY BASICS was founded in
2009 at The King’s Centre Church with the aim of providing some of the basics
needed for life with a new-born to women in Sheffield. Baby Basics works with midwives, health
visitors and other professional bodies to provide much needed items and help
for vulnerable groups such as teenage mums, asylum seekers, and women fleeing
domestic violence and trafficking. For a list of items needed in the Starter
Packs, please see the flyer on the church notice board if you feel that you’d
like to help, or telephone 0114 2507277 or email BabyBasics@kingscentreonline.com
‘KIT OUT YOUR KIDS’ Pre-loved uniform are running another event
for anyone in need of school clothing for the Lowedges, Greenhill, Bradway,
Meadowhead, & Dronfield areas next
Sunday 23rd November
from 2.30pm to 3.30pm at the Michael Church, Lowedges Road. They also
have a good supply of non-uniform coats and tops for ages 4 to adult. Free to
those on benefits (please bring proof.)
Mike’s Ministry this week:
Mon 17th – Mundella Primary&
Coit Primary
Tues 18th – Woodseats Primary&
St Marie’s RC Academy
Fri 21st – Lacewood Primary
Prayer Focus: We continue to pray for
all who are bereaved or il and those who
care for them l
From Murray Today
I have been taking a Remembrance Service at Holmwood with a good number of
people from St Paul’s who came to the help singing. It was so moving to see people who are quite
ill joining in and taking part. So when
I got home I phoned round to arrange Carol Services in the homes. The ones I have arranged so far are:
Tuesday 9th
December 2.00 pm at Holmwood
Wednesday 17th
December 2.00 pm at Scarsdale Grange
The latter is a new venue and they seemed very welcoming.
