Weekly notices 25th January
Morning Service
10:30am
Cafe church
led by Joan Bugg
Evening Service
6:15pm
Worship
led by David Harris
In Him we live and move and have our being... For we also are his offspring.
Notices
COMMUNITY SINGERS' GROUP and CHIPPY CHURCH both CANCELLED this time around, because of ice and more snow forecast.
Methodist HQ in London have sent us 3 copies of a new magazine. These can be found on the office desk and the accompanying letter on the noticeboard.
The next Council Meeting is on Tuesday 27th January at 7:30pm at church.
Interfaith 'Food & Friendship': you are all warmly invited to the next discussion evening at Shirley House on Thursday 29th January at 5.30pm. Topic: How does our faith affect our response to our neighbours during these times of economic hardship? Please bring some food to share, your thoughts and ideas, newspaper cuttings or scriptural texts.
Feedback Questionnaires about the small groups that have been happening during October, November and December are on the welcome desk. Please fill one in (you don't have to have attended a group) and leave for Becca. Thanks.
Branching out: all articles for the spring edition of the magazine to be handed or emailed to Stuart C. by Sunday 1st February. Thank you.
Flower fund: if you do not wish to be on the flower rota but are willing to donate to the flower fund two or three times a year, see Pat S. We do need this fund for funerals and other special occasions.
Lyceum Pantomime “Aladdin” will be on Friday 11th December 7:00pm. All tickets for seats in the stalls (rows C, D and E) will be £16 if 25+ people book and tickets are paid for by Sunday 15th February. Cliff.
Ladies’ Guild Group will NOT meet till March.
NO Wesley Guild meetings until Monday 16th February. John G.
Ashing / Holy Communion service: on Wednesday 18th February 7:30pm.
Thinking Day / 1st in Lent service: on Sunday 22nd February at 10:30am.
Talk about your beliefs: I need at least 6 volunteers to complete a short questionnaire (either in writing or, if you prefer, I could interview you) so that I can pull together a document to demonstrate that you don't have to have a set of predefined beliefs (or even know what you believe) to be part of the Church. All responses will be anonymous. Let me know if you wish to take part. Wendy.
Mission Shaped Ministry course will be running again at Psalter Lane soon. It is a great chance to explore fresh expression style church and learn how other people are trying new things. If interested, see Becca.
Bring Me Sunshine: a light-hearted look at the ups and downs of family life on Tuesday 3rd March 7:30pm at the Double Tree (Hilton Hotel) S8 8BW, run by Care for the Family, with Rob Parsons and comedian/magician John Archer. Tickets £6 (£7 on the door). Group discounts available. See Becca.
Pastoral committee on Wednesday 4th March at 7:30pm here at church.
Appeal for help (advance notice): Wisewood church is going to host a district circuit meeting on Wednesday 11th March. It could be attended by 150-200 people. We have been asked to provide tea/coffee between 7:00-7.30pm before the meeting starts. If you could help in any way please see Stuart/Sue R.
Gift Day this year will be on Sunday 22nd March.
The Sheffield May Day Trek raising money for Christian Aid, will take place on Monday 4th May. There are 3 routes, 5 miles, 10 miles and 17 miles to suit a range of abilities. You can register here: http://www.sheffieldmaydaytrek.org.uk/.
Prayer Group
We read Mark chapter 11 from verse 23 - "Have faith in God..."
Two years ago 1187 people died when a clothing factory in Bangladesh collapsed. The charity Koinonia has been helping those affected since then and is working to improve living and working conditions for adults and children in that area. Many children were orphaned when the factory collapsed .
In West Africa terrorist activities and the Ebola virus are still claiming thousands of lives and here too are many orphaned children...
The Boko Haram group is now expanding its terrifying attacks to countries neighbouring Nigeria - Cameroon & Niger - where churches are being burned, villages destroyed,people kidnapped or killed, especially those who refuse to convert to Islam. We prayed for an end to the incomprehensible actions of these terrorist groups.
In Saudi Arabia' Raif Badawi has been sentenced to 1000 lashes and 10 years imprisonment simply for writing a secular blog following the Paris shootings.We prayed for a way to be found for this sentence to be commuted despite the laws imposed by the Saudis' particular brand of Islam.
The World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos. We prayed that the meeting would tackle the great divide between rich and poor and would speak out for the poor.
Our prayers continued for 'Churches against Poverty' working hard to help the plight of the poor in this country.
We prayed for the group of boys which often congregates outside church. Two of them have been injured in a collision with a car whilst cycling.