Notices 13th to 20th May 2012

SUNDAY 6th Sunday of Easter	13th	8.00 am 10.00 am   6 for 7 pm	Start of Christian Aid Week Holy Communion Holy Communion with Seekers upstairs Focus Service
MONDAY	14th	10.30 am  12.30 pm    6.00 pm    7.00 pm    7.30 pm	Plasterers in church today Care4You Team Meeting with Lorraine Ball in The Old Vestry “Sunny Days” post natal support group in The Meeting Place Rainbows in the Upper Hall Focus Fellowship Zumba with Amy Godhard in The Upper Hall
TUESDAY	15th	10.00 am    2.30 pm    6.15 pm      7.30 pm	Plasterers in church today Holy Communion Service in The Meeting Place TLC in The Meeting Place Brownies in The Upper Hall Guides in The Upper Hall
WEDNESDAY	16th	9.00 am  10.00 am  10.30 am         6.00 pm    7.30 pm    8.00 pm	Prayers in The Old Vestry Peekaboo -  with babies in The Nave & MP & toddlers in UH  Care4You Team Meeting  The Old Vestry Church cleaning following plastering (12.15 pm approx.) Please see over for request for volunteers Yoga with Yolande Swift in The Upper Hall W.I. Meeting in The Old Vestry Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in The Upper Hall
THURSDAY	17th	10.00 am    3 – 4 pm    6.30 pm    7.30 pm    7.30 pm	Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall St Paul’s Chairobics in The Meeting Place Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall Holy Communion for Ascension Day in The Meeting Place CRUSADER CHOIR - a group of 40 students from Nampa, Idaho, will sing a mixture of traditional & contemporary gospel music at Church of the Nazarene, Fitzroy Rd., Heeley Green.  Adm. free – an offering will be taken.
SUNDAY   7th Sunday of Easter	20th	8.00 am  10.00 am    6.00 pm	Holy Communion Family Worship Evening Service

St PAUL’S PRAYER WALK  As part of the Bishop’s Ten Days of Prayer we have planned a prayer walk for Tuesday 22^nd May.  Please meet at St Paul’s at 6.00 pm, we can then order Fish and Chips which we will pick up as we walk past the chip shop.  We will then have our fish and chips together in the Meeting Place around   7.00 pm.  The plan is to walk down to the top of Meersbrook Park then up through part of the Thorpe House estate, up Warminster Road and along Mount View Avenue, then back down Derbyshire Lane and Norton Lees Crescent to Church.  We will stop along the route to pray for the area.

BARBARA HICK’S PARTY Will be on Sunday 1^st July at 3.00 pm in church.  Please let Liz, Jacqui or Barbara Hanson know if you can come and if you can bring cakes or savouries.  No presents, but donations to Zimbabwe.

COFFEE AND FELLOWSHIP will follow Tuesday’s 10.00 am Holy Communion next week on 22^nd May.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED PLEASE! on Saturday morning 12^th May, and Wednesday afternoon 16^th May for cleaning, following the plastering work in the chancel. If you can help, please see Ken or John Brown for times. Even if you can only help at one session it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

IT’S NEW!!! On Sunday 20^th May at 6.00 pm in The Meeting Place - “Vine Time” – a time for reflection and worship. THIS IS A PERSONAL INVITATION FOR YOU TO JOIN US!

DIAMOND JUBILEE GARDEN PARTY The Women’s Institute and St Paul’s Church will jointly be holding a Garden Party in celebration of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and The Olympics from 4 – 6.30 pm on Wednesday 20^th June, with children’s games & refreshments. It’s a wonderful opportunity for groups at St Paul’s  to work together so if you would like to take part, have ideas for activities, or get involved in any way please contact Sylvia Sanderson (W.I.) – Tel. 2582194

NEXT MESSY CHURCH is Saturday 26^th May, Pentecost weekend.  To help with planning it would be good to know if you intend to be part of this event and if so are there any things you'd like to do or any ideas you have. Please see Ann, Pete or Jana.

THIRD SECTOR CAFÉ on Thursday May 17^th from 4 - 6 pm. The second Café discussion is “Not All Projects Run Smoothly” with Graham and Jo from St Mary’s and Tim from The Cathedral Archer Project. Places are free for local charities, community, voluntary and faith organisations, but limited. Please book online or see the information on the church notice board.

SHOE BOX NEWS A new summary report of the U.K. operation (to give a flavour of the overall project) can be found on the Meeting Place Notice Board. This year’s campaign will run from 1^st to 18^th Nov. and as in previous years, St Paul’s will act as a Drop-off Point.

SAINSBURY’S ACTIVE KIDS Sainsbury's have come to the end of issuing the vouchers, so can you please bring any vouchers in as soon as possible (box at the back of church.) St Paul’s Cubs, Beavers & Scouts would really appreciate your support!

SHEFFIELD FOLK CHORALE will be performing a variety of new and traditional songs at St Aidan's Church on Sat 30th June at 7.30pm.  It promises to be a lively summer concert and it would be lovely to see you there. Tickets cost £6 including refreshments available from the parish office on 2780707 or admin@manorparish.co.uk  Tickets can also be purchased online www.manorparish.co.uk/whats-on.  

 ‘SUNNY DAYS’ is here in church on Mondays from 12.30 pm and aims to provide a place for Mums to socialise, and to talk in confidence about their worries around parenting. If you know of anyone who would welcome support, please tell them about “Sunny Days.”

COMMUNITY NEWS:

THIS WEEK’S  EVENT AT BISHOPS HOUSE  

On 18^th May from 7.30 pm – 10.00 pm Museums at Night with a special screening of a 1920’s silent film. Free!

Mike’s Ministry:

Sun 20^th – Beauchief Abbey

From Murray

Today we have David Rhodes preaching at our 10 am service.  David has recently retired as vicar of Totley and has been my prayer partner for around ten years though we first met David at our training college. 

David will be speaking about prayer as we prepare for the Ten Days of prayer which begins this Thursday.  Do make sure you take with you a prayer leaflet and make plans to use it!  It incorporates ideas from the Diocesan leaflet which some of you may have received last week.

Notices 29th May to 5th June 2011

SUNDAY Easter 6	29th	8.00 am 10.00 am 7     7.00 pm	Holy Communion Baptism Service with family baptism celebration to follow in The Upper Hall from 11.30 pm to 2.30 pm Focus Group Service in church
MONDAY Spring Bank Holiday	30th	7.00 pm	No Care4You (Lorraine Ball) meeting in The Old Vestry to day No Rainbows in The Upper Hall No Belrobics in The Nave with Jenny Murphy Focus Fellowship in The Old Vestry
TUESDAY	31st	10.00 am     2.00 pm    2.30 pm 7.30 pm	No Holy Communion in The Meeting Place M.U. Deanery Festival in the  Nave and Meeting Place T.L.C. in the Old Vestry – if you are a carer, why not take a break and give this new group a try? Wedding Booking
WEDNESDAY	1st June	9.00 am  10.00 am  10.30 am    7.30 pm   7.30 pm    8.00 pm	No Prayers in The Old Vestry There is Peekaboo Babies in the Nave & MP and Toddlers upstairs Care4You (Vanda Hopwood) meeting in The Old Vestry Women’s Institute Meeting in the Old Vestry First Wednesday Group Meeting at Jacqui’s Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in The Upper Hall
THURSDAY	2nd	10.00 am 3 – 4.00 pm    6.30 pm    7.30 pm	Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall ‘Active Sheffield’ Chairobics in The Meeting Place Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall Ascension Day Holy Communion (a short service without hymns) Followed by Questions Questions
Saturday	4th	10.00 am to 12.00	Prayer Morning in Church – part of the Bishop’s Ten Days of Prayer Prayer Stations will be available along with creative prayer materials.
SUNDAY Easter 7	5th	8.00 am 10.00 am 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm	Holy Communion Morning Worship with Seekers in the Upper Hall Meersbrook Park Walled Garden Party and Well Dressing

 

PENTECOST @ ST PAUL’S Thanks to all involved with the Good Friday event. We’re planning a similar morning on Pentecost Sat 11^th June and need people to help.  Pete has e-mailed some who were involved before, so please respond to this or have a word with him.

TEN DAYS OF PRAYER 2011 Bishop Steven has called for another ten days of prayer this year between Ascension Day and Pentecost.  So that we can join with the rest of the Diocese in prayer at this time the church will be open next Saturday morning.  Jana is providing prayer stations and there will be materials to help us pray in different ways.  The prayer stations will be left up through the week so please call in when ever you can. 

JESSIE    has moved into Holmwood Care Centre, on Warminster Road.   Some days are better than others for her, and mornings seem to be better than later in the day.

CHURCH ROTA (Jul to Sept.) Please let Ann know if you’re unavailable for duties, or leave a message for Cathy.

M.U. DEANERY FESTIVAL will be held in church on Tues 31^st May. N.B. TLC will be in The OV. There’s no MU meeting in OV on 8th June - MU going out for a meal.

REMINDER – CHURCH SPRING CLEANING SATURDAY MORNING is on 18^th June from 10.00 am to 12 noon.  If you can help, please see Ken. Thanks

CHURCH SUMMER BUFFET –Change of Date! Because of Holidays this event will now be held in the Autumn

BISHOP STEVEN’S GARDEN PARTY will be held at Bishopscroft, Snaithing Lane on Sunday June 19^th from 2 – 5.00 pm. Bishop Steven and Ann are once again opening their garden and hope you’ll be able to join them.  There will be various attractions including stalls from Mothers’ Union, Archer Project and others as well as a Bishopscroft garden plant sale. All this together with games for children (and adults!) Entertainment will be provided by the Dinnington Colliery Brass Band and refreshments by St John’s Ranmoor. Proceeds will go to the Cathedral Archer Project and M.U. Entrance:  Adults £2; Children free.

Ecclesall Deanery MU, of which St. Paul's is a branch, is taking new toiletries for their stall. St Paul’s M.U. would be grateful for any contributions.  The Diocese would also welcome cakes for our cake stall which usually makes lots of money for our charities - many thanks Margaret Blakey.

FREE FAMILY FUN DAY at St Mary’s Conference Centre, Bramall Lane on Wed. 1^st June from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm to celebrate National Family Week – 30^th May to 5^th June. Sports, arts & crafts, family themed entertainment inc. break dancing, drumming, circus skills and much more!

SAINSBURYS’S VOUCHERS Please donate your unwanted vouchers to Beavers & Cubs. (Box in church.)

GARDEN PARTY, WELL DRESSING &  ART SHOW on Sun 5^th Jun. in The Walled Garden with bands, teas, food, herbs & vegetable plants for sale. See the South American glasshouse & Japanese Garden. Phone 2810423.

CHRISTIAN AID  Many thanks to all who helped to collect £1093.73 (to date). Thank you to the Guides for delivering the envelopes, Pam for counting the money and of course to the collectors.

BARBARA  will be going into Overdale for 2 weeks from June 4^th , with the possibility of staying there. This is a big step for Barbara and her family and they ask us to pray for a happy outcome for them as she moves in to what might be her new home.

ENID has rung the office, thanking all for their cards and prayers. She asks us please to keep praying as the doctors are having difficulty finding out what is wrong.  In the meantime they are giving her the best of care. She finished her call by saying God is Good!

Prayer Focus:   

Jessie, Barbara, Pat, Pete’s Dad, Hazel, Robert, Murray & family, Peter, Michael, Sadie, Doug, Sue Holland, Dorothy, Roger, Pauline, Barbara, Peter& Wendy, Edris, Claire, Enid, having investigations for diabetes at The Medical Assessment Unit at The Northern General Hospital   

The family following the death of Neale’s Dad, Ken.  Jane and Liz after the funeral of their Mum, Fran .

Brian on the death of his mother,

Mike’s Ministry:

Sat  28^th (until June 5^th ) - Jersey Boys’ Brigade Annual Camp

From Murray

We had a fantastic week in the South of France staying with our friends near Nice.  Peter and Helen have recently retired from their ministry in Cannes and have a house up in the mountains which has a flat for visitors! 

The weather was warm and sunny and we were able to visit a number of amazing medieval villages, enjoy walks, see spring flowers and other interesting wildlife.  Back at the house we could soak in the wonderful views and ever present scent of orange blossom!  I had been a bit anxious about the travelling but the flight worked out well and I felt better than I have for quite some time!