Sunday 3 November 2013

Notices 3rd to 10th November 2013



SUNDAY
4th Sunday before Advent
 3rd
8.00 am
10.00 am
 
 
 
5.30 pm
 
 
Holy Communion
Baptism Service   (No Seekers today – end of Half Term week)
Reminder – Next Sunday is Remembrance Day. Please don’t forget to buy your
Royal British Legion poppy in remembrance of service veterans and those who
have given their lives during wartime.  Poppies are by the MU notice board.
Churches Together in Heeley and Gleadless Valley invite you to “The Big Thank You for the Food Bank” at Gleadless Valley Methodist Church, Blackstock Rd when we start sharing food which is provided by churches. Can we bring some cakes please – made or bought! Please phone 07962667270 if you’re coming
MONDAY
 
 4th
12.30 pm
2.30 pm
6.00 pm
 
 
 7.00 pm
“Sunny Days” post natal support in MP with Sarah McLean. 
 
Christmas Tree Festival Planning Meeting in the Old Vestry – all welcome
 
Rainbows resumes tonight in the Upper Hall. Please contact Liz Scott as soon as
possible if you’re able to give an hour of your time to Rainbows on Monday
evenings during term time.  Help is urgently needed. Thank you
Focus Fellowship in the Old Vestry tonight
TUESDAY
 5th
10.00 am
2.30 pm
6.15 pm
 
 7.45 pm
 8.00 pm
Holy Communion Service in the Meeting Place
TLC in the Meeting Place  
Brownies resumes this evening in the Upper Hall
N.B. No  Guides – resumes next week on Tuesday 12th November
PCC Meeting in the Meeting Place (Please arrive 7.30 pm  for 7.45 pm start)
Contemplative Prayer at Carol & Chris Brydone’s
WEDNESDAY
 6th
10.00 am
 
 10.30 am
12.30 pm
 6.00 pm
 7.00 pm
 
   
Peekaboo for Parents, Carers, Babies and Toddlers resumes today in the Nave &
Meeting Place
Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry
Members of W.I. in the Nave & Meeting Place preparing for this evening
Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall (finishes at 7.00 pm tonight)
Norton Lees (St Paul’s) Women’s Institute will be celebrating their 20th Anniversary this evening with entertainment provided by Woodhouse Prize Brass Band and Crosspool Choir.  Please see invitation in church
N.B. No “Questions!  Questions!” with Murray this week
N.B. No Tai Chi with Gary Shaw this evening
THURSDAY
 
 7th
 10.00 am
   3 – 4 pm
  6.30 pm
  7.30 pm
Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall
St Paul’s Chairobics in the Meeting Place – new members welcome!
Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall
Thursday Prayer Group in the Meeting Place – all welcome!
FRIDAY
 8th
   7.30 pm
   7.30 pm   
Worship Group Rehearsal in the Old Vestry
 
Bishops’ House –‘ Notes and Sounds’ – Tickets £4.00  (flyers in church)
SATURDAY
 9th
  8.30 am
NTP Services Ltd. – Classroom Training for commercial drivers in the Old Vestry (until 5.00 pm)
SUNDAY
3rd Sunday before Advent
10th
 8.00 am  10.00 am      6.00 pm 
 
 Holy Communion
Remembrance Service with Holy Communion & Seekers in the Upper Hall
Focus Service in the Nave and Meeting Place (arrive 6.00 pm for 7.00 pm start)




CORRECTION - THIS YEAR’S ADVENT COURSE will be on Tuesday mornings following Holy Communion on 26th Nov and 3rd and 10th Dec. All welcome!   (Apologies for giving the wrong months on last week’s notice sheet.) 

 

SONGS FOR CHRISTMAS by The Sheaf Singers presented by Olive Walker with accompanist Matthew Pitts at St Paul’s Church on November 30th at 7.15 pm. Tickets priced £5.00 available from Ken; please  Tel.  2507914, or Margaret  - Tel. 2557538 or pay on the door. Proceeds in aid of Help for Heroes and St Paul’s charities in Zimbabwe.

 

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL If people would like to start sorting through books at home, we will be having a bookstall at the Christmas Tree Festival to be held in church on Saturday 23rd November. There is a  box in which to leave them, in the clergy vestry.  Can members also start saving suitable NEW items for a £1.00 Tombola stall please? Please see Liz if you can help on the day from 10.30 am (or a little earlier) to 2.30 pm. There will be cakes, books, preserves, tombola and refreshments.

 

A MEDIEVAL MISCELLANY  It will also be the Bishops’ House Fayre on Sat 23rd and Sun 24th Nov  from 10.00 am to 3.30 pm at the Bishops’ House in Meersbrook Park. There will be craft stalls, music and entertainment - all with a medieval theme. Free entry to both events so please  encourage your family and friends to pay us both a visit!

 

FURTHER CHRISTMAS DATES:

 

·        Senior Members Christmas Lunch by invitation – 12 noon – Sat 7th Dec

·        Christingle Messy Church – 10.00 am – Sat 14th Dec

·        Carol Singing at the Bishops’ House with mince pies & wine – 2.00 pm – Sun 15th Dec

·        Carols at the Cross Scythes – 7.30 pm – Thurs 19th Dec

·        Church Carol Service – 6.00 pm – Sun 22nd Dec

·        Children’s Event at the Cross Scythes – 3.00 pm - Mon 23rd Dec (Fancy Dress Nativity)

·        Family Carols at St Paul’s – 6.00 pm – Tues 24th Dec

·        Midnight Communion – 11.30 pm – Tues 24th Dec

·        Christmas Day Family Communion – 10.00 am – Wed 25th

Please also note: Meersbrook Bank School will be having their Carol Service here on Wed 11th Dec at 6.30 pm & Peekaboo will hold their Christmas Party on Wed 18th Dec at 10.00 am, the last session before breaking up.

 

RAINBOWS – URGENT Liz Scott needs help with Rainbows for girls aged 5 – 7 years, upstairs on Mondays from 6.00 -7.00 pm. Please contact Liz 07584 575 141 if you can help.

HARVEST SUPPER  A huge THANK YOU to everyone involved in organizing the Harvest Supper last Saturday evening!  Special thanks to the ladies ( and possibly gents?) who provided and served the the lovely food.

 

THANKS also from Irene Bell who appreciated the get well card, the juicy oranges and Barbara’s visit.

 

SALES OF FRUIT Sales of apples, plums and damsons have raised about £52.00 to date for the fabric fund.  For anyone who isn’t already aware, we now have work completed the first of our 8 windows needing urgent repairs.  It’s such an improvement – do take a look!

 

LOXLEY SILVER BAND & WEST SIDE SINGERS in concert for Christian Aid, on Sat 16th Nov at 7.30 pm at St Andrew’s Church, Psalter Lane. Tickets £10.00 (£7 concessions, £4 students, children under 12 free) available from Band/choir members or Robert Jackson Tel. 0114 2695263

 

NEWS OF OUR COMMUNITY

NORTON LEES LOCAL HISTORY GROUP Coming Soon on Tuesday 12th November, “The Story of an Ordinary Sheffield Family” with Suzanne Bingham

 

UKELELE CLUB WITH PETER BURT The 3 session club will be suitable for complete beginners and also anyone who has been before. Please see the notice boards in church for information on how to request a place.

 

REQUEST FOR FOODBANK VOLUNTEERS On the 14th Oct we started a food bank which will operate across the S2 postcode. We would love to hear from people who already volunteer in another food bank in the city & would be able to offer some support to our new volunteers.  If you can help please e-mail ruth.tobler2012@gmail.com or call 07804406267 with your name & contact number. More detailed information by the collecting boxes in church.


Mike’s Ministry:

Sun 3rd – Tapton Hill Congregational

Thurs 7th – Totley All Saints Primary

Sun 10th – St Paul’s Remembrance Service

 

Prayer Focus:  We continue to pray for all who are ill, and those who care for them, and especially this week for all those who have been bereaved




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