Thursday 21 March 2013

Notices 24th to 31st March 2013



SUNDAY 
Palm Sunday

24th
 
8.00 am
10.00 am
   
Start of Holy Week:
Holy Communion
Holy Communion with Seekers in the Upper Hall
Worship Group Rehearsal after the service,  in the Old Vestry
MONDAY

25th
12.30 pm
   6.00 pm
   7.00 pm 
 “Sunny Days” post natal support group with Julie Slingsby in MP
Rainbows in the Upper Hall
TUESDAY

26th
 10.00 am
 11.00 am
  2.30 pm
  6.15 pm  
  7.30 pm 
  7.30 pm
   7.30 pm
Holy Communion Service Followed by Fellowship in the Meeting Place
“Rattle & Roll”- Music for Under 5’s with Anne Connolly in OV
TLC in the Meeting Place – All welcome
Brownies in the Upper Hall
Guides in the Upper Hall
Stations of the Cross in the Nave and Meeting Place (Part 1)
Derbyshire Lane Group this week  – Week 5 of Lent Course at
Margaret’s will be held Tonight
WEDNESDAY

27th
  9.00 am
10.00 am
10.30 am
  6.00 pm
  7.30 pm
  8.00 pm
Prayers in the Old Vestry
“Peekaboo”  for babies, toddlers, parents & carers in the N & MP
Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry
Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall
Stations of the Cross in the Nave and Meeting Place (Part 2)
Tai Chi with Gary Shaw  in the Upper Hall
MAUNDY THURSDAY

28th  
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
Holy Communion in the Meeting Place
NO Music Listening Group this week  Please see over
GOOD  FRIDAY
29th  
 10.00 am
 2.00 pm
Messy Church till 12.00 am
Hour by the Cross
Followed by arranging flowers for Easter any help would be welcome
EASTER SUNDAY
CHRIST HAS RISEN   !!!
31st  
 8.00 am
10.00 am
6.00 pm
Holy Communion
Family Holy Communion with no Seekers this week
For 7.00 pm Focus Service in the Nave







Questions! Questions! 
Murray is delighted that people are wanting to do the Questions! Questions! course so he is trying to sort out times.
The first (he hopes) will be on Thursday evenings starting on April 11th and running through most of May.
Following that he will be leading a course in June and July on a Wednesday evenings. 
Rather than doing one in the autumn he is now thinking of doing the second part of Questions! Questions! on Tuesday mornings as an extra Communion and Fellowship series probably in June – more details soon!
The next local Confirmation service will be on Monday 23rd September at St James’ Norton at 7.30 pm.





CHURCH RETREAT DAY  Last Sunday morning Murray mentioned that he was planning a day at a centre near Huddersfield on a Saturday in May.  Unfortunately the PCC did not support the idea so the day is cancelled.  Sorry to those who were interested in coming.  Murray is thinking of a different way of organising a similar day later in the year.

ELECTORAL ROLL  This year we have to completely redo our roll so please fill in a form and return it to Murray or leave it for him in the church office.

EASTER EGGS FOR ROUNDABOUT  It is time to start collecting eggs for the homeless young people.  Please buy medium sized eggs so that they all get the same!  And leave them in the small vestry.

LENT 2013
LENT COURSE  ‘JESUS REDISCOVERED’ As 19th March was a PCC night, the 5th session for the Derbyshire Lane Group at Margaret’s house has been moved to 26th March.

SPRING 2013 – MORE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
SPRING MEMORIAL SERVICE will be on Sunday 14th April at 6.00 pm. Invitations and more information to follow shortly. If you would like to remember a loved one , even if you don’t  require an invitation please let us know the names to be read out at the service either by e-mail or in writing and hand to the office or  Irene Seggar by April 5th Thanks
PIE AND PEA SUPPER and “A taste of Dubai” from Murray will be on Friday 19th April at 7.00 pm in the Nave. There will be steak, chicken & leek, or vegetarian pies available. Tickets are £5.00 each and will be available soon from Jacqui Herbert, Liz Warren or Barbara Hanson. Please let them know your food preference.
THE ANNUAL CHURCH PAROCHIAL MEETING will be held on Sunday 28th April at our 10 am service.

1st WEDNESDAY GROUP  will watch Part 3 of the DVD “Christianity in Roman Times” at their next meeting on 3rd April. More information from Jacqui
The next M.U. CATHEDRAL COFFEE MORNING will be held at Sheffield Cathedral on Friday 5th April.

“JERUSALEM JOY” an Easter musical by Roger Jones will be presented by the Coal Aston United Churches Choir on Monday 25th March at 7.30 pm at Mount View Methodist Church, Derbyshire Lane.  Donation of £3.00 please.

CHURCH GARDEN Please take the opportunity to have walk round the church garden and see how our Spring bulbs are coming along! There are still vacant plots to be tended occasionally if anyone would like to add their name (see John’s drawing on the flip chart stand.) If you’d like to volunteer for something smaller or join forces with another church member, please see John B. or Murray.
A NIGHT IN VIENNA The Sheaf Singers present “A Night in Vienna” on Sat 20th April at 7.15 pm at the URC. Guest artists will be Meersbrook Light Orchestra, Gwen Knight – Soprano & Matthew Pitts – Accompanist. Tickets are £6.00 from all members and Olive Walker Tel 0114 2692144, or see Ken in church. The event is in aid of this year’s chosen charity, Help for Heroes.  We hope to see you there!

FOOD BANK Please could people start saving strong carrier bags - please leave them with the donations of food by the bookcase.   

COMMUNITY INFORMATION:
CHANGES TO BENEFITS Please see black information folder. in the Meeting Place.
BISHOPS HOUSE EVENTS  Knights Hospitaller Association Come and meet the Knights of St John on 30th & 31st March. Walk round Bishops House and discover what it was like in Medieval England.

Prayer Focus:    We continue to pray for all who are ill and those who care for them
Mike’s Ministry
Mon 25th – Charnock Hall Infant  Charnock Hall Junior
Tues 26th – Porter Croft Primary  Wooldale Junior
Wed 27th Windmill Junior
Thurs 28st – St, Paul’s 7.30 pm HC
Fri 29nd – 2.00 pm St. Paul’s Hour at the Cross

From Murray
Last week we had a meeting of our clergy chapter.  This is a meeting of all the Church of England clergy in this ‘Deanery’ area of Ecclesall in Sheffield.
This time we met at Wilson Carlisle College in town which is the home of the Church Army (people like Keith Blinston who is one of the leaders of the Focus Church).  Church Army evangelists go there for training and it is also where the Diocesan School of Ministry takes place, where Pete and Gail do their training.
We met two women who work with Church Army in Sheffield supporting sex workers in the Pitsmoor area.  They spoke movingly about the way they care for women who have been battered and broken by life and cling to  abusive relationships because of their low self-esteem.  They now have a house where these women can enjoy a family meal, a warm bath and place to pray.  They call it their church and love to be able to go there.