Notices 3rd July

Sunday, July 3, 2016

The David Battye House Group will meet on Wednesday 6th July at 2:30pm, at the usual venue.

Sheffield Based BeVox Choir will be performing at Christ Church, Stocksbridge, on Friday 8th July at 7:00pm, to raise funds in aid of the Rywandyana Village Community Project, in Uganda. Tickets are £5 for adults and £3 for children.

Summer Concert at Wisewood Church on Saturday 9th July, at 7:30pm, performed by the City of Sheffield Teachers' Choir and Chester-le-Street Community choir, to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday and the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. For tickets, speak to Joan W., Marjorie C. or John G.

Action for Children (Sunday 10th July). Gift envelopes will be soon available for donations in support of the continual vital work being carried out, helping neglected and vulnerable children / young people. "Across the UK 3.7million children live in poverty. 1.7million live in absolute poverty." If you are making a donation and are a tax payer able to Gift Aid your donation, please do so. This will provide an additional 25p for each £1.00 at no extra cost to ourselves. Thank you for your support. It will be most gratefully received. Stella.

Circuit’s Service of Farewell to ministers and lay workers who are leaving us this summer. The circuit has chosen Wisewood Church to host this event, on Sunday 10th July at 6:00pm (please note the start time). It would be good to have as many of you as possible to support this event.

Wisewood Summer Festival (by Friends of Wisewood and the Sports Centre) will be on Saturday 16th July, 10:00am-4:00pm (stalls from 11:00am). Bouncy castle, football tournaments, refreshments in RIVA, stalls and games, fire engine, miniature ponies and more! We are also in need of volunteers to direct car parking, set up gazebos and other small jobs. Please come and support the community. If you would like to help on the combined church stall (us and St Polycarps), please speak to Becca or Margaret P.

Help Needed for Weenies, especially on Monday mornings. If anyone with a current DBS check, is willing to help out, please see Becca.

Becca & Dave’s Wedding. Everyone is invited on Saturday 30th July, at 1:45pm, at Wisewood Church. If you live locally and can avoid using your car, or share lifts with each other, please do, in order to leave room for guests travelling from across the country. Thank you.

Lodging in Wynyard Road. Phil J. has 2 rooms available on a lodging basis, at £70/week.

Prayer Group Report

We read Psalm 61 and also from Isaiah chapter 41: ... 'Do not fear for I am with you... etc.' Our prayers continued for the family of murdered MP Jo Cox. She not only showed love for her neighbour but also for her neighbour's neighbour.

Even the 'rabble' in Parliament was silenced as they gave thanks for her life and her involvement in politics.

We prayed for the influence for good to be ongoing following the result of the EU referendum and hope for a national togetherness going forward.

Biblelands asks us to pray for Syria remembering the people who remain there. Christians find life extremely difficult and we prayed especially for their agent who continues to distribute bibles as more and more people visit his shop despite the threat of death or abduction.

More bibles are needed to meet requests and fulfil Biblelands vision to reach every Syrian with God's Word. We gave thanks for this work and prayed for an end to war in Syria and elsewhere.

We remembered the situation in Gaza, much of which is now destroyed.

In Zambia the works at a huge copper plant led to pollution but the operating company has no regard for the local community. This causes huge health and environmental problems for local people. We prayed for steps to be put in place to force the company to resolve this.

Our prayers continued for all those mentioned in our prayer book, the distressed and all in need. Enrich us with the gifts of your Grace, O God.