Notices
The Latest Notices
The latest up to date notices can be seen by opening the most recent Notice Sheet on the resources/ files to download page.
'The Arab Spring'
‘THE ARAB SPRING’ on Saturday 25 February in the church. An opportunity to hear about the Arab Spring and its impact for Christians in the Middle East. Military Ministries International (MMI) is hosting several Christians from the Middle East speaking about how their lives are being impacted. The day starts at 10.00 am. Please sign up on the sheet in the foyer. For further information contact Richard Sandy at thetwosandys [at] talktalk [dot] net or 01722 329445
Alabare Sleep Out
On 2nd March 2012 Alabaré Christian Care & Support will once again be holding sponsored Sleep Out events across the region. Building on the success of last year's events, they hope to get even more supporters to join them on 2nd March this year braving the cold and discomfort of a night spent outdoors. By sleeping out for one night Alabare will raise awareness of the hardships experienced by those who are homeless, and help raise money to support those who are in real need. If you are able to join me sleeping out in the cloisters of Salisbury Cathedral, that would be brilliant, if not I would be extremely grateful for your support and a sponsorship form will be available in the church foyer.
Thank you
Mike Dominy
Collection Time for Children's Work
Please note the children's groups will finish at 12 noon every week and COGS parents should wait until then before they collect their children. This is especially relevant on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month when there is no communion and the service finishes earlier.
Children and Youth Work Team Meeting
There will be a meeting for the children’s work and youth work team on Monday 6th February at 8pm in the church. This will be a chance to meet the new children’s and youth workers, to talk about the vision for the groups, and to do some important training.
"Exchange Sunday"
For next Sunday (22nd Jan) Churches Together in Salisbury are organising an "Exchange Sunday". We are looking for a few (up to 5 members) of St Paul's who can represent us at St George's Church (Lower Street in west Harnham) - their Service starts at 9.30am. Can you let the Church Office know if you are interested? Thanks.
Richard, Ruth & family
Richard, Ruth and family flew to the USA last Tuesday. During January we are inviting financial contributions for a leaving gift, which we shall send on to them in Philadelphia. Cheques or money can be placed in an envelope marked "for the Morgan's" and sent to the Church Office or put in the collection plate.
Communion Helpers Needed
We currently need more communion helpers for our Sunday services both am and pm. The commitment is one service every other month and we also need reserves to cover sickness and holidays. If you could help or would like to find out more please contact Sandra Featherstone in the church office on 01722 334005 ext200
Moving in the Right Circles
At the beginning of our year of Discipleship, our Sunday teaching sessions throughout January to March, and our group material, will be based around the chapters of Chick Yuill's book "Moving in the right Circles" which calls us to "Embrace the Discipleship Adventure". Please obtain a copy and be encouraged to read the book to be fully up to speed with the teaching and preaching programme. Copies of the book are available from the Welcome desk at £4.80 (40% discount).
Alabare Need Sewing Machines
We are about to start a sewing group in Alabare Place and are in need of sewing machines for the Service Users to use.
Is anyone kind enough to donate a sewing machine for this purpose? It doesn’t matter greatly if it’s a hand-driven machine, but we do need them to be in working order.
If anyone has an old machine they don’t use any more, we can put it to good use.
We can collect machines in the Salisbury area.
Please respond to Hannah Bruford, Alabare Place Manager, Alabaré Christian Care & Support, Mob: 07786364864, Tel: 01722 334687 Email: h [dot] bruford [at] alabare [dot] co [dot] uk
Can you help run our sound/vision on a Sunday?
We are looking for volunteers to join the Worship Team to run our sound and vision systems once a month. If you are computer literate, comfortable with technology and would be willing to help, please speak to our Director of Music, Nic Arkley, after a service, call him in the office (x206, Tue-Fri) or email nic [dot] arkley [at] stpaulssalisbury [dot] org. Thank you.
Parking Alert!
Several members of our congregation have received parking tickets recently for parking on double yellow lines in St Paul's Road. Don't be tempted to do it!
Would you like to help with Youth or Children's work?
Would you like to share your faith with children? Would you like to see God use you to reach others? Pick up one of the flyers from the leaflet stand next to the welcome desk or contact Jon Langford in the church office. 01722 334005 ext 205
5 a side football
At Chafyn Grove on Friday evenings from 9pm. Contact Dave Liversage on 01722 334883 for more details.
Catering Helpers Needed for the Marriage Course
We need kitchen helpers on Tuesday evenings from 21st February for seven weeks to assist the chef in the kitchen and to serve and wash up. If you could help on one or more evenings please contact Lucy Duffy in the church office on 01722 334004 ext 210 or lucy [dot] duffy [at] stpaulssalisbury [dot] org
We now have a charity clothing bin on site...
For all your old clothes. The money raised will go towards our present and future community work, and the clothing recycled (if it is good quality) goes to Africa and other developing countries. Check out rag-bag.co.uk
Not on the database but would like to be?
Fill in a connect card at the welcome desk today, or contact the church office.
Catering Safely at Home
Are you one of the many church members who occasionally caters from home for a church group or event held on the church premises? Whether you just make a cake or something more complicated don't forget that as a church we need to keep in mind the guidelines set out by the Environmental Health Department.
In general only low risk items should be made at home eg. a cake with no fresh cream or a hot meal that is either transported appropriately straight to the event or kept refrigerated according to the guidelines. Higher risk items such as Salmon Terrine! or other foods that are likely to deteriorate quickly or present more of a health risk should always be made in the church kitchen. If you are planning to cater from home for a church event always check with the event coordinator whether they are happy for you to make what you are planning at home.
Anyone who prepares food at home for a church event must comply with the guidelines set out in the FSA leaflet 'Catering from home safely'. Please download a copy from the resources page or ask Sandra in the church office to print a copy for you. You will find this booklet equally valuable if you are catering for a small group at home.
The loop system
The loop system enables anyone using a hearing aid set to "T" to be able to hear what is being said directly via a signal that is not affected by background noise. It is important to us to know that this is working correctly and we would value the help of everyone using the loop by filling in a short questionairre which you'll find at http://www.stpaulssalisbury.org/files