This Week At St. Paul's

Advance Notices
Wednesday 17th March
7.30pm:  Circuit Meeting at Southgate, Elland.

Sunday 11th April
Church General Meeting, after the service, at 12.30pm.


News Sheet
The News Sheet for March is on the table in the concourse.  Please take as many copies as needed for pastoral visits, friends, neighbours and yourselves.

Leprosy Mission
The are co-ordinator, Mr. James Grieg, will be leading our worship on Sunday March 21st.  There will be a lunch to follow, with proceeds to Leprosy Mission so we hope for a good congregation.
Will you please put your name on the list on the door of the partition so that we can cater for all who wish to come.  It will be a hot meal and the cost will be £4.50 per person.
Doreen Tasker.

Are You Ready...
...to begin counting your blessings for Action For Children?
If you didn't collect an information sheet about this project last week, please take one from the table in the vestibule, or see Angela Hellowell..

Circuit Garden Party
This year's Garden Party at Warley House Gardens will be on 22 May.  Help is always needed and if you are able to lend a hand, then please contact Paul or Catherine Hinton - or anyone else who you know helps out.

Mothering Sunday, March 14th
Because this service will also be a "Welcome Sunday", we are expecting to have more people in church.  Susan Tasker will be working on the Saturday when the posies are made.  She would appreciate some help with collecting the flowers and making up the posies.  If you will have some spare time on Saturday 12th March, and are willing to help out, please do have a word with Susan.
Youth organisations, Toddlers' Group and Cradle Roll families will all receive invitations to this service.  Please can we appeal to you to send an invitation to your own family, friends and neighbours?  Why not take some of the printed leaflets to hand out?
We have lots of room in the church - let's fill it!

Pray Without Ceasing
Please pray for our ministers and their families along with all the circuit stewards as they now move into the changes for our new circuit.
We pray also for our friends at Christ Church who continue to do the Lord's work as a community and for all who are on our prayer cross and prayer list, that they might feel the healing touch of God.

Lent Bible Study
Rev. Paul Clapham will be leading a series of bible stideies for Lent.  These will be on Fridays between 1pm and 2 pm.  The programme is as follows:-
Friday Feb. 26th         John 13
Friday March 5th         John 14
Friday March 12th       John 15
Friday March 19th       John 15
Friday March 26th.      John 17

The "ordinary" Bible Study sessions will resume after Easter.  Watch this space.

Help Cupboard
At the church stewards meeting on Thursday last, we discussed the setting up of a "Help Cupboard".  This would be a cupboard, filled with items, food especially, that we would be able to donate to persons in need.  We are in the process of clearing out a suitable cupboard, and would welcome donations of tinned food.  Articles clearly need to be of a familiar nature, (baked beans are better that artichoke tips!).  Other household items, utensils and blankets would also be helpful.  There is now a box under the table in the concourse to receive donations.  If you have any other ideas or would like to know more, do please speak to one of the church stewards.

Aquabox Project
Aquabox is a project being supported by the Rotary Club in Sowerby bridge and our own Scout Troop here at St. Paul's.  We have been asked if we, as a church, would like to take part.  There is a notice on the board which explains what this is all about.  In a nutshell, the Aquabox organisation sends out water storage boxes to areas in the world where clean water is at a premium, often after a natural disaster such as the Haiti earthquake.  The boxes when sent are filled with items to aid the purification of water as well as items to assist everyday living in these remote areas.  Can we please try to help in this very worthwhile project?  Money is what is needed most of all, and donations can be made as per the notice on the board, or passed to any church steward.  There is also a box under the table in the concourse to receive other useful items.

Traidcraft
Maurice & Brenda will be pleased to serve you at the Fair-trade Stall usually held after the morning service on the second Sunday of every month.

Mustard Seed Lunch Club
Next lunches are on March 25th, April 29th, May 27th and June 22nd.

Prayer Circle
As part of the Pastoral Work in our church we have a group of people who are willing to pray for any of your concerns. Please contact Rev Paul Clapham on 01422 311591 who will then contact the group and you can be assured of our prayers for you and your situation, in complete confidentiality.
If you would like us to pray with you on Sunday mornings please contact one of the group, who will be wearing a 'Praying Hands' lapel pin, and they will be happy to do this.
If you wish to be a part of the Prayer Circle then please contact Rev Paul.

Holy Ground
If you would like to join a prayer group, HOLY GROUND meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 7.30pm here at St Paul's. You can come and "Just Be" if you need a time of quiet or you can join in the prayers and sing a little.

All of our Sunday morning services are taped and available to borrow.  If you would like to know more please speak to Angela Hellowell, Don Hayward or any church steward.

Future Notices
Please send information for the coming week to Molly Bake (01422 356920) or email mollybake213@btinternet.com) or put through the office letter box.  The compilation work is done on Friday mornings, so please get news items to her by Thursday evening at the latest—Thank you.