Alpha Course

New course starts Wednesday 29th September 2010 - contact Lesley Snell on 296 0432 for details

Church Weekend Away

Friday 18 to Sunday 20 March 2011 @ Hothorpe Hall, Leics. Booking forms now in the Narthex

Back to Church Sunday

on 26th September - an opportunity for people who have dropped out of church to take the step to come back. Click here for details.

Envision evening

Monday 11 October at 7:30pm: 'ACCESSORISE' - explore what it means to dress with spiritual impact

SAS: Saturday At Starbucks

resumes ‘operations’ at Starbucks Coffee House, Ecclesall Road on 4 September, 8.30-10am.

Dads' Breakfast

starts again on Saturday 4 September in the Parish Halls.

Mission Focus

Northern CONNECT Live Saturday 11th September. Main speaker Pall Singh of the East & West TrustNorthern. Alan and Edna Nickless will be speaking about their recent visit to India.

Notices

NOTICES

5 September 2010

WELCOME TO ALL SAINTS!

Are you a visitor to the church? Or have you been attending for a while and would like to know more about us? Would you like to meet other people? Please come along to the Welcome Area where our team will serve you refreshments and give you more information about all that is happening at All Saints.

Birthdays
Rosalie Pearson, James Chenery, Millie Bennett, Joseph Harrison,
Sadie Ward, Zach Smith, Daniel Konopka, Laurence Taylor,
Laura Jones, Jonathan Rieke, Harriet Gowers, Caitlin Robinson

Priority Notices

TONIGHT at LIVING WORD. We continue our theme in Corinthians with ‘Getting it right over Gifts’. Do join us for this time of teaching, prayer and informal worship.

THIS EVENING at THE ANVIL we have our monthly FOOD CHURCH, where we’ll be asking “What do we really do with our time?” Feel free to join us and bring a friend as we share food and discuss the intersection of life and faith. Come and join us at this service from 7.45pm.

MARY HARNEW – People who remember the Harnews will be sad to hear of Mary’s death this week. Her funeral will take place at All Saints on Wednesday 8 September at 2.30pm.

INFORMAL SATURDAY PRAYER BREAKFAST, 11 September for an open prayer time, where we can pray together for any matters the Lord has laid on our hearts. Do join us for this special time of shared prayer. In the Narthex: Breakfast 8.30am-9.00am, Prayer 9.00-10.00am.

BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY, 26 September We want to deliver invitations to every household in our parish. Will you help? Please collect a pack of cards before you leave and sign against the street for which you will take responsibility for delivery.

2011 CHURCH WEEKEND AWAY 18-20 March. Leaflets with booking form available in the Narthex. Book early to avoid disappointment!

For your diary

COME AND SING! All Saints Children’s Choir begins again on Wednesday 8 September. We meet every Wednesday during term time in the church, from 4.30-5.30 pm. The choir is for children in Y2-Y6 and we have lots of singing fun including games and part singing. For further information or if your child would like to come along, phone Sally Ismay on 2016203

INSPIRE Kids Club starts back on Friday 10 September, for kids in school years 3 - 6, Friday nights 6:45 - 8:00! For more information contact Susie Slade, by phone: 0114 268 1001 or 07730564835.

MOTHER’S UNION – Tuesday 7 September 2.30pm Room 2 Parish Halls The speaker this month isNorma Priest from the Sheffield Archdeaconery speaking on ‘Relationships Not Rules’.

PRAYING FOR THE CHILDREN’S WORK – Please join us for our next meeting on Tuesday 7September, 8-9pm at 352 Carter Knowle Road.

WORLDWIDE CHURCH GROUP – The next meeting is on Thursday 9 September, 7.30pm at 150 Dobbin Hill. All welcome.

LUNCHEON CLUB – will take place this week on Friday 10 at 12.30pm at the Parish Halls.

PRAYER FOR ALBANIAN EVANGELICAL MISSION at the home of Douglas and Lillian Miller, 54 Silverdale Road, (236 2780) on Friday 7.30-8.30pm. Everyone welcome.

NORTHERN CONNECT LIVE on Saturday 11 September 10.30am-4pm at St Mark’s Broomhill. Main Speaker is Pall Singh of the East and West Trust who works among Asians in Birmingham. For details, contact Alan and Edna Nickless (236 4517).

ALPHA PRAYER EVENING – All Saints is hosting an evening for prayer, for all churches in Sheffield who are running Alpha courses, on 15 September. It will be held in the church from 8-9.30pm. Tea and coffee will be served from 7.30pm. Please try to come, to support the work in prayer and meet Christians from other churches.

TEA SERVICE for seniors on Saturday, 18 September, 3.00-5.00pm. The service will be led by the members of the Home Group led by Beth Sliwinski and the theme is ‘Good News to Share’. As usual, the service will be followed by a light tea. If a lift to church is needed, please call Sue Blaby (255 2382). Do come yourself, and invite a friend or neighbour. All are very welcome!

GRAND ANNUAL QUIZ NIGHT In aidof the Ecclesall Live at Home Scheme on Saturday September 25 at St Gabriel’ s Parish Halls 7.30pm. Team of up to 8, form your own or just turn up. Light refreshments provided or bring your own drinks/light snacks. Tickets £5 on door or from Sheila Gascoyne (2368378) or Jeannette Jackson (236 2113).

General

ALL SAINTS’ ALPHA Our new Alpha course begins on 29 September. This is an ideal opportunity for evangelism. It has been greatly blessed by God in recent years both in this church and beyond. Please prayerfully consider who you can invite or bring along. It could change their life! If you’re not sure what the course involves, why not come yourself and find out? Details can be found on the church website and in the Narthex or contact Lesley Snell on 296 0432

A DIFFERENT TRIP TO EGYPT – Roy and Sheila Gascoyne are organising a trip to Egypt in February 2011 to include visits to Alexandria, the El Alamain Museum, the Oracle at Siwa where Alexander the Great declared himself a god, Aswan and Nubia for a cruise on Lake Nasser and Abu Simbel for the giant statues of Rameses the Great. For further information please contact: 0114 236 8378

Further afield

AN EVENING OF RUSSIAN CHORAL MUSIC with St Petersburg Blagovest Ensemble at 7.30pm this Tuesday 7 September, at St Andrew’s, Psalter Lane. Tickets £7 (£4 conc) on the door.

BBC ‘SONGS OF PRAISE’ – LAST CHANCE - On 24 October the BBC will broadcast Songs of Praise from St Oswald’s Church, Millhouses. If you would like to join the congregation, you need to be available on Thursday 30 September from 7-9.45pm and Friday 1 October from 7-10pm. Application forms from Parish Office. Closing date 10 September.

ASE MEN'S MINISTRY CVM National Conference at Warwick University, 10-12 September. Great teaching, great worship from Graham Kendrick and a great encouragement wherever you are in your Christian walk. Check it out on www.cvm.org.uk/conference or contact Barry Byles. Hope to see you there!

ASSISTANT MANAGER VACANCY - Ecclesall Live at Home Scheme is looking to recruit an Assistant Manager. This part-time role will suit someone who has empathy for older people and an understanding of their needs. The Assistant Manager will be involved with the development and running of the Scheme’s 3 group activities, befriending service, and the day to day running of the Scheme. For further information about this post, an application form and job description please contact Jan Griffin 0114 2583440. Closing date 13 September.

GOD LOVES NHS CONFERENCE – St Thomas’ Church is hosting this conference on Saturday 27 November. If you work in the NHS this conference is for you. It aims to inspire, uplift and resource you in your work. Please see www.stthomaschurch.org.uk/workplace/godlovesnhs for more details and to book.

WHIRLOW GRANGE CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY CENTRE

Do you need space to come away from your busy life, to slow down reflect, relax and pray. Why not sign up for a Simple Quiet Day: third Tuesday in September, October & November, 9.45am to 3.45pm, cost £12 including a packed lunch. Places must be booked in advance.

Why not try a Themed Day?

Monday 4 October: The Francisan Way led by Adrian Scott

Friday 22 October: Praying with St Matthew through the year, led by the Very Revd Peter Bradley, Dean of Sheffield Cathedral.

Thursday 11 November: Desire and Spirituality, led by Sister Pauline Cowie.

Please call 236 3173 or pick up a leaflet with application form from the Narthex.

SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY 12 September

(The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity)

Morning theme: ‘Pentecostal Empowerment ’

Evening theme: ‘Getting it right over the Resurrection’

8.00am Holy Communion

11.00am Family Service with Baptisms

6.00pm Holy Communion

7.45pm The Anvil ‘Why church: Why do we gather together?’

Contact Parish Office

0114 268 7574

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