Notices 8th to 15th March 2015

SUNDAY 3rd  Sunday of Lent	8th	8.00 am  10.00 am	Holy Communion Holy Communion with Seekers upstairs
MONDAY	9th	12.30 pm   2.00 pm	‘Sunny Days’ (Home Start) Post natal support group in the Meeting Place Arriving  12 noon for 12.30 start until 3.00 pm W.E.A. Art Class in the Old Vestry with Veronique Oodian (9 of 11)
TUESDAY	10th	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’ afterwards  –  please come and join us! TLC in the Meeting Place Brownies in the Upper Hall Guides in the Upper Hall Norton Lees Local History Group in the Old Vestry. There will be an illustrated talk by Edward Mace on “Mace’s Local Pet Shops” £2.50 on the door includes refreshments. Please contact Helen Egan on 07927377628 for further information EVENTS AT BISHOPS’ HOUSE – Doggerland – A talk by Ken Dash about when Britain was connected to Europe when the North Sea was dry land. This is the story of the people that crossed that lost landscape as Britain’s first settlers. Free but arrive early to be sure of a place.
WEDNESDAY	11th	10.00 am    2.15 pm       6.00 pm   7.30 pm   8.00 pm	Peekaboo – for babies, toddlers, parents and carers in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place M.U. meeting in the Meeting Place. We will be having a speaker giving a talk on the history of  the Longshaw Estate (National Trust.)  New members always welcome! Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall Week three of our Lent Series “Faith to share” with John Hibberd in the Meeting Place. There will be no Home Group at Liz and Mike’s this evening as members will be joining the Lent Group. Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	12th	3 – 4 pm   7.00 pm	St Paul’s Chairobics in the Meeting Place – new members welcome! St Paul’s Music Listening Group in the Meeting Place. The programme will be a continuation of the theme we had last time, which is “Places.” It proved so popular that we were unable to fit in everyone’s choices, so we hope to do that this time.
SUNDAY Mothering Sunday and 4th Sunday of Lent	15th	8.00 am    10.00 am   6.00 pm     6.00 pm	Holy Communion Family Worship for Mothering Sunday (No Seekers today) ‘Vine Time’ service in the Old Vestry – all welcome! Please see Jacqui if you’d like to know more about ‘Vine Time.’ Focus Service  in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place Arriving 6.00 pm for a 7.00 pm start

Easter Eggs for the Roundabout Hostel for homeless young people.

Just to say that we have begun to collecting Easters Eggs for Roundabout again this year.  If we can all get medium sized eggs that will ensure that they all get the same sized eggs!

Murray – is so relieved to have the heating working again. Thank you to the donor for your assistance.

FAMILY SERVICE IN MARCH  will be on March 15^th, Mothering Sunday, and after the service there will be a Cake & Craft Stall.  Cakes & buns would be very welcome please – either home-made or shop bought are fine.

All proceeds to go towards the Windows Repair Fund.

CUPBOARDS IN CHURCH  Owing to pressure for cupboard space all around church, we ask that people remove/take home any equipment that you or your group doesn’t currently use please. (If you’re not sure about items that have been put in your usual storage area, please ask before disposing of them, as they may belong to another of our groups.) Hopefully, by reducing the amount we are storing, it will also help us to make decisions about which items we should get PAT tested in the summer. The unclaimed contents of the lost property basket will shortly be recycled, so may we remind you to check that too?  Thank you

CRAFT CUPBOARD – UPPER HALL  Jacqui would like to organise an evening for sorting out the Craft Cupboard and is suggesting we make an occasion of it and bring wine and nibbles on Thursday evening 12th March. Your help would be very much appreciated. If you can spare some time, please see Jacqui. Thank you

CORRECTION - MESSY CHURCH AT EASTER for families with children will next be held on Good Friday, 3^rd April.  Instead of our usual light lunch, we will be having hot cross buns and finishing a little earlier at 12 noon.  Leaders/helpers  to arrive for 9.30 am, families for 10.30 am please.

An Hour at The Cross will be held at 2.00 pm.

PEEKABOO AT ST PAUL’S We thought you may like to know that last week we were told of some very positive and welcome reviews that someone had seen. People have posted comments on Netmums, Facebook and the NCT websites, such as a ‘lovely, vibrant group’, ‘best in the area’ and also comments about the way that the Nave furniture is organised to accommodate newborns and their parents, which people feel is much safer than other groups they’ve attended. There was also praise for church members who make the refreshments. Thank you all!

HOME START SPRING CHOIR CHARITY CONCERT: ST JOHN'S CHURCH, RANMOOR  on 21^st  March 3.30pm. Adults £5, children £1.  Home-Start Sheffield began working with families in 1982. Now, every year, Home-Start Sheffield supports over 800 vulnerable children and parents. The charity’s Schools Spring Choir Concert will be held at St John's Church this year and will raise funds for Home-Start Sheffield. There will be 5 schools taking part as well as contributions from the Church Youth choir and from local soloist Nick Plummer-Walsh. For more details please contact Ian Roberts at music@stjohnsranmoor.org.uk.

(Home Start staff run the Sunny Days Group that meets here at St Paul’s on Mondays.)

SAINSBURY’S ACTIVE KIDS 2015 To help kids lead healthier lives please collect and donate vouchers  to exchange for Active Kids equipment and experiences. Our uniformed organisations have benefitted in the past. Vouchers will be issued until 05.05.15 and must be submitted by 1^st July 2015. There is a box in church for your vouchers. Thank you

EVENTS AT BISHOPS’ HOUSE

Thurs 19^th March at 7.30 pm – Days of Sunshine and Rain  

Thurs 16^th April at 7.30 pm – The Mysteries of Hallamshire

FOODBANK UPDATE  Another busy week with 21 vouchers processed and around 40 people fed.  20 kg from St Paul’s. Robert was encouraged to hear about the work of Heeley City Farm from one client, but another client was trying to provide for herself and two children on £14 a week.  Things are made worse for her because of bedroom tax and benefits delays.

Gleadless Valley Food Bank is now considering  opening a further day for clients on Tuesdays. To do this we need 10-12 volunteers to run the session in one of the following roles:

·          Front Office

o Team Leader Role to organise the volunteers and take charge of the running of the session

o Serving Refreshments

o Greeting clients and taking food orders

·          Back Office

o Pick the food orders

Please let Robert know if you’re interested. Thank you

Mike’s Ministry this week:

Sun 8^th – St Paul’s 10.00 am Holy Communion

Mon 9^th – Ashdell Preparatory

Tues 10^th – Windmill Hill Junior

Wed 11^th – Handsworth Christian (Trustees)

                   & St Thomas’, Bradley

Thurs 12^th – Lound Infant & Porter Croft Primary

Fri 13^th – Lacewood Primary

Sun 15^th – St Paul’s 8.00 am H.C. & Beauchief Abbey