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SUNDAY
Second
Sunday of Advent
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7th
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8.00 am
10.00 am
6.00 pm
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Holy Communion
Holy Communion with
Seekers upstairs
Focus
Service in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place
Arrive
for 6.00 pm for the service at 7.00 pm
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MONDAY
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8th
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12
noon
2 – 4 pm
6.30 pm
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“Sunny Days” – Home Start Post-natal support
group meeting in the Meeting Place.
12.30 pm start - until 3.00 pm
W.E.A. Art Class in the Old Vestry (last one this term)
Scouts’ Carol Service in church
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TUESDAY
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9th
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10.00 am
2.00 pm
6.15
pm
7.30 pm
7.30 pm
7.30 pm
7.30 pm
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Holy
Communion in the Meeting Place
Christmas
Carol Service at Holmwood Care Home -
Help with singing would be
appreciated
please. N.B. TLC will join the
service at Holmwood but won’t be meeting
afterwards in church
Brownies in the Upper Hall
Guides in the Upper Hall (last meeting this
term)
Home
Group at Jenny and Dilesh’s, 5 Angerford Avenue
Strategy
Group Meeting in the Old Vestry
Norton Lees Local History Group Christmas
Social & Quiz in The Meeting Place Please note: There has been a
room-swap for this evening only.
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WEDNESDAY
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10th
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10.00 am
12 noon
2.15
pm
6.00
pm
8.00
pm
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‘Peekaboo’ for parents, carers, babies and
toddlers in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place.
Advent
“Crib Service” in church for families with babies and small children
M.U.
Meeting in the Meeting Place
Yoga with
Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall
Please
note: There is no Home Group at Liz and Mike’s this evening (The group
will meet for celebrations at Helen and Peter’s on Monday 15th
December, then as before on the 2nd and 4th weeks.)
Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in the Upper Hall
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THURSDAY
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11th
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3.00 pm
7.00
pm
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St Paul’s Chairobics in
the Meeting Place
St Paul’s Music Listening Group in the Meeting Place
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FRIDAY
|
12th
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6.00 pm
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Private function in the Meeting Place
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SATURDAY
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13th
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10.30 am
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Christingle Messy Church for families - Join us
for a morning of art and craft activities, a short creative worship time and
a light lunch. Telephone 255 1945 or
visit www.messychurchstpauls.blogspot.co.uk or www.facebook.com/MessyChurchStPaulsNortonLees
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SUNDAY
Third Sunday of Advent
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14th
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8.00
am
10.00 am
6.00 pm
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Holy Communion
Family
Worship (No Seekers today )
Focus Service in the Nave with refreshments in
the Meeting Place
Arrive for 6.00 pm for service at 7.00 pm
Please note: This is a change of date. Focus
Service has been brought forward because of St Paul’s Carol Service on 21st
December.
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From Murray
Last night was my first Carol Service of the
season! Meersbrook Bank’s Christingle is
always great fun to be part of. David
plays the organ for some of the carols and I give a short talk and lead prayers
for the Children’s Society. Children
read the Christmas bible readings, act plays and play music. David and I felt that the standard of performance
was particularly high this year and it was a joy to see the church full of
people beaming with good will! As ever, the
teachers were a bit nervous of using our microphones but the children have no
such inhibitions! And you need some
amplification when the church is so full! A great evening!
BETH AND MATTHEW would like to
thank everyone for all the cards, presents and prayers following Emily's birth.
We have felt God's love surrounding us.
THANK YOUS! We are very pleased to have added significantly
to the fund for replacing the damaged windows. Although we still have quite a
way to go, thanks are due to everyone who worked so hard to make the following
Christmas events such a success.
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL & FAYRE: A big
thank you to everyone who gave their time, moved furniture, decorated trees,
baked, donated goods & manned the stalls. £964 was raised towards our
windows appeal.
THE SHEAF SINGERS CONCERT raised a
further £420, so thanks to Ken for all his hard work in organising it, all the
refreshment makers, and to everyone who came to support the event. Thanks also
to those who supported ‘HOLLY DAYS’,
the floral demonstration evening, and particularly to Liz Edwards for giving
her time once again.
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 for you.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY IN DECEMBER:
CAROL SERVICES AT LOCAL CARE HOMES
Tuesday 9th 2.00 pm Holmwood
Monday 15th 2.00 pm Norton Lees Hall
2.45
pm Norton Lees Lodge
Wednesday 17th 2.00 pm Scarsdale Grange
CAROLS AT THE CROSS
SCYTHES
Wednesday
17th 7.30 pm
CHRISTMAS CARDS IN
CHURCH Jacqui has put a box of Christmas cards in
the Meeting Place which are from Leprosy Mission. All money received from card sales goes to
church funds.
MULTI-CHARITY
CHRISTMAS CARD SHOP at 46, Chapel Walk until 17th Dec. Cards
sold for at least 25 charities – together we can make a big difference!
CHRISTINGLE MESSY
CHURCH
is on Saturday 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
POPPY APPEAL The Royal British Legion has thanked us for raising
£59.61 with the sale of poppies in the lead up to Remembrance Day.
BABY BASICS based at The
King’s Centre Church aims to provide some of the basics needed for life with a new-born
to women in Sheffield. Baby Basics works
with midwives & health visitors to provide much needed items and help for
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
FOODBANK UPDATE Robert had a steady session this week. Someone who had been a client came with three
bags of food which was very moving. They
also had a stack of chocolate advent calendars delivered – enough for all the
children in families who received food.
And to cap it all Helen Lawson called in with her new baby! Food out 231kg, in 108 kg (St Paul’s 14kg) 13
vouchers processed.
BISHOPS’HOUSE
EVENTS
Sat
20th Dec – 1.00 to 2.30 pm Ukelele Carol Strum – A repeat of last
year’s popular singalong of festive songs. Bring your ukulele or your voice and
join in. Free!
Sun
21st Dec – 2 to 4.00 pm Traditional Carol Singing
Mike’s Ministry this week:
Saturday 13th - St. Paul’s Messy
Church
From Murray
A visit to Germany to see our old church organ!
For a while now I have been thinking about organising a trip to Germany
to see our old church organ in its restored state – now in a Roman Catholic
Church near Frankfurt. I have finally
got round to making enquiries about a coach trip staying at a German hotel and find that it will cost around £400 per
person for a five day trip depending a bit on how many go and when we go.
My idea is that we would spend a day going to the church to see the
organ and have a look around but there are also plenty of interesting things to
see in the area. We will be close to the
part of the Rhine where the huge river makes a dramatic cut through a range of
hills with a number of amazing castles along its course. It will be a bit more expensive to go in the
height of summer but if we could go in the late spring or early autumn we
should have good enough weather.
To find out if it would be worthwhile could you please let me know if
you at all interested in going on the trip.
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