Weekly Notices 4th October

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Home Instead Senior Care are running a free series of workshop days aimed at the families of those living with Dementia or Alzheimer's, starting on Thursday 15th October 1:00-4:00pm at Chapeltown Library, S35 1AE.

Bibliodrama workshop on Saturday 17th October 10:00am-1:00pm at Montgomery Hall, S1 2LG. The cost is £10 and the Circuit would help to pay for that out of its Training Fund. For more info, please contact Merry Evans.

Community Hub Lunch Club will start on Monday 19th October 12:00-2:30pm at Walkley Ebenezer Church, S6 3TP. It will consist of a healthy home cooked meal, including dessert and a drink, at £3. Simon.

Church Council Meeting on Tuesday 20th October at 7:30pm.

Friends of Wisewood and District AGM will be held on Wednesday 28th October at 3:00pm in the RIVA Cafe (Old Library Tearoom). All welcome.

Taize Weekend at Wesley Hall, Crookes, Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st November, for 18-35 year olds. It will include singing and silence. If interested, contact taize.in.sheffield@gmail.com. They are asking for contributions of £12-18 to cover costs. EVERYONE of all ages welcome to attend the evening prayer on Saturday 31st October at 7:30pm. 

SOS ladies. I wonder if anyone has a book of patterns for plastic canvas work? I seem to have misplaced mine and I would like to do Christmas tree decorations again. Thank you for looking. Betty Davies.

Continue To Pray for all our brothers and sisters unable to attend our services, either through illness, presently or recently in hospital, housebound or in residential homes.

Prayer Group Report

We read Psalm 24 - "The earth is the Lord's etc." and gave thanks for this season harvest. Thanks too for 'Chippy Church' and the jams and chutneys made by Loxley farm members. We are thankful that we can enjoy the produce of our own and other people's labour and are privileged to be among those who do not have to go without food, water, shelter, modern conveniences.

We continued our prayers for the Greek islands overwhelmed by Syrian refugees who no longer have these basic necessities but have been forced to flee their homes, leaving their possessions behind, to find safety. Some refugees will be spending months in refugee’s camps, others risk their lives and use most of their money to board a boat to Eastern Europe, then walk to Western Europe to find somewhere they can re-settle. They set out in the hope that they can find work and a home but may have to wait a long time before this becomes a reality. Meanwhile many are destitute and in desperate need. We prayed for the countries taking in these poor people as they escape conflict and terror and for compassionate hearts to be willing to help them.

We gave thanks for the work being done with young people in the Middle East, especially in Palestine, by 'Embrace' and prayed for peace and stability across the whole area. 

Last March the small islands in the south Pacific which make up Vanuatu suffered huge devastation following a cyclone. Many have still not managed to rebuild their homes and lives. Aid agencies such as Tearfund are still there helping to replant crops but now the islanders are concerned that climate change is causing sea levels to rise and the islands will be inundated. We prayed for the discussions on climate change, soon to be held in Paris, that they may lead to worldwide co-operation to reduce carbon emissions.

We gave thanks for food banks and for those willing to work to keep them going thinking especially of 'Share' at Parson Cross. May those who need to make use of them find comfort and cheer to alleviate their problems.

We prayed for the United Kingdom steel industry which is facing severe cut backs as the price of steel drops. Many hundreds of workers may be facing redundancy which will affect whole communities and towns. In the book of Revelation we read God's 'new' covenant - " I will write my laws on their hearts etc. " and gave thanks that we can bring our joys and our sorrows to God at all times.