Notices 10th April

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Church Council. The next meeting will be on Tuesday 12th April 2016 at 7:30pm, at church.

Wesley Guild 90th Anniversary Service on Sunday 17th April at 10:30am, led by Katie L.

Pastoral Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday 20th April at 7:30pm, at church.

Zumbathon - Guides' Fundraiser will take place on Saturday 23rd April, 12:00-2:00pm, in the church hall. A fun way to raise money and burn calories. Tickets £5. All ages and fitness levels welcome (parents consent needed for under 16s).

Taize Prayer Evening at Sheffield Cathedral (Anglican) on Tuesday 26th April at 7:30pm. Song practice before the service at 6:45pm. All welcome. Becca.

Hannah Rawson Almhouses. The trust has a vacant 'cottage'. The Almhouses are situated above Wadsley Church hall on Worrall Road. They are only allocated to single women, spinsters or widows.

Volunteers Needed for this year's Family Fun Day with the Hillsborough Churches Together (which will be on Saturday 14th May 1:00-4:00pm, Hillsborough Park). Please keep the date. See sign up sheets on the welcome desk and put your name down, if you can help with either the tea tent, craft, set-up, pack down, cakes, buns etc..., please. Becca.

May Market will be held on Saturday 21st May from 11:00am. Usual stalls. More info next week.

'Annie Get Your Gun', Crucible Musical. Group booking arranged for Tuesday 3rd January 2017 at 7:15pm. Tickets: £24 if 25+ book (£25 if 10 to 24 book) to be paid by 31st May. Cliff.

Mindfulness Chi-Gung exercises for wellbeing, suitable for all adults and all abilities, taking place every Tuesday, 10:00am-12:00noon, in the church hall. Learn to dissolve stress and feel strong and at ease, in body and mind. £7 per session (£50 for 10 sessions).

Wisewood 24 Fit Camp. Exercise class for all (16+) suitable for all fitness levels, every Thursday, 10:30-11:30am, in the church hall. Cost: £2 per session, which includes a post recovery drink, wellness profile and nutrition advice.

Baby Ballet Classes for ages 2+ every Saturday, 9:30-11:30am, at church (in the Wadsley room) at only £3.50 per session. Limited places available. See leaflets on the welcome desk.

Prayer Group

We read from chapter 3 in the book of Romans about righteousness through faith and also in Ephesians, chapter 15: 'May God strengthen you with power so that Christ may dwell in your hearts'...

We prayed for the church worldwide and for its leaders giving thanks that in many areas churches of different denominations are joining together to show Jesus to their neighbourhoods and to help the needy. We gave thanks for uplifting worship and praise in this Easter season.

Our prayers continued for refugees fleeing their homes because of war, injustice, persecution etc... and for those people denied their homelands (Aborigines, American Indians, Palestinians).

We remembered the family of the Muslim shopkeeper killed in Glasgow simply because he appreciated his Christian friends and customers. We gave thanks that so many people have come forward to support his family. Also for the family of a young man who lost his life last week when his car skidded off the Sheffield Parkway. The accident was not discovered for some time and it was, by then, too late to save him.

We prayed for the steel industry in this country where thousands of jobs are under threat as Tata seem set to sell off or close their steel plants. May they meet with politicians, union leaders and workers to keep steel production going to avoid mass unemployment.

We see the divide between rich and poor in this country becoming wider. More and more people are reliant on food-banks or find themselves homeless or having to endure inadequate bed and breakfast type accommodation, especially in London.

We prayed that the 'powers that be' will see these growing problems and find solutions to bring about a fairer society.

We prayed for all those mentioned in our prayer book and for the lonely, the housebound, the bereaved and the sick.

Thanks too that we are able to show Jesus to the people we meet. May we always be willing witnesses for Him.