This Week
Sunday 25th Sept HARVEST THANKSGIVING one service at 10.30am
All age service with Holy Communion. Gifts for Foodbank collection for TEAR fund
Mon 26th Sept 6.30-7pm Prayer in church
7.30pm PCC in church
Tues 27th Sept 7.30pm Limb’s Home Group
Wed 28Sept 9.30-11.30am Toddler Group in the Hall
Hub meeting for Northern Lights Partnership in
Christ Church...7pm (worship) followed by
discussion from 7.30pm
Thurs 29th Sept 9.45am Holy Communion followed by coffee,
chairobics and Lunch Club
7pm Sitting Room in church
7.30pm Sheffield Community Choir in the Hall
Next Week
Sunday 2nd Oct 9.30a.m., Holy Communion,
11a.m. All Age service with Holy Communion
5pm Teatime service at the back of church
Midweek groups as last week except Wed 5th evening:-
7.30pm Prayer and Praise at Vicarage
Our international partners meet every Sunday:
Ghanaian Pentecostal church 1p.m. in church
Roma Pentecostal church 5p.m. in Welcome Centre (except Sat instead of Sunday on 1st weekend of month)
Information: there are a variety of information leaflets and charity magazines in a blue
folder on the table at the back by the font. Please have a browse. If you bring information
for church it would be helpful if you could put it in the folder as this makes it easier to find.
There is not room to spread lots of leaflets on the table. No out of date leaflets please.
If If you would like to receive the news by email, please contact Maureen in the office.
If you would like to make a donation to the flower fund or help arrange flowers in church,
please see Frances or June. Help to arrange flowers would be much appreciated. Thanks
Vicar: Rev. Philip Ireson 01142727756 or 07882027473
Office: 01142757240 Administrator: Maureen Fischer (Mon & Thur 9.30—2.30pm )
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Christ Church Pitsmoor Website: christchurchpitsmoor.com
Northern Lights Mission Partnership Administration:
Susan Vinall 07469855826 or email: [email protected]
Welcome to our services
Please join us for tea or coffee after the service.
New to Christ Church? Please ask to fill in a Newcomers card
with your contact details and hand to Welcomer or Church leader so we can keep in touch with you.
Christ Church Pitsmoor in the Northern Lights Mission Partnership
Christian community for all nations
Harvest Sunday 25th September 2016
10.30am HARVEST FESTIVAL
BORN HUNGRY ...We shall be using TEAR fund resources to explore the theme.
DRIED OR TINNED FOOD which
is donated will be used by the
Food Bank or church for those
who in the Northern Lights
parishes who are struggling.
There will also be envolopes
available to donate to TEAR
fund (place in the collection
plate with your weekly offer-
ing)
URGENT:
We are very short of
people to help on the
Welcome Desk at
10.30am-12, If you
can offer to arrive
early once a month
and help with a smile
please see a warden
or Philip/Frances
Huw posted this picture yesterday. Sadly someone has destroyed the tree plant-
ed in Richard Hanson’s memory. Several
other trees in Abbeyfield Park have also
been vandalised. Today in our Harvest
service we are using Tear Fund’s harvest
resources. Richard was a huge supporter
of Tear Fund and many of his wonderful
photos appeared over the years in Tear
Fund’s magazines. We are going to see
today how Christians in Uganda are plant-
ing seeds of hope in very needy commu-
nities. We will also be using the story in
the Old Testament of Jeremiah buying a
field ,even though the enemy was at the
gate, as a sign that there is always hope.
I feel that our neighbourhood is going
through a difficult period. It has be-
come noisier, messier and feels more on
edge. Our reaction to mindless vandalism
will be one of anger at a senseless piece of destruction but our sense of Chris-
tian hope will be to plant again, to pray for those people who at the moment are
set on spoiling and never, ever give up on the hope we have in Jesus.
Philip
Quietly and persistently behind the scenes we are
getting there! The fabric team have been meeting
with the architect, builders and the Council to keep
up the progress we have made over the past year.
The to do list includes replastering in church, in-
stalling a window guard over the south window
(someone has been using it for target practice), work
to sort out the pigeons in the upper tower. We also
have some issues with the speaker system in church
and the paths and memorials in the church yard and
the glass doors into church. So never a dull moment!
Thanks everyone who is involved in keeping the
building well maintained.
Young People
5.30pm Every Monday
Cornerstone (Scout Hut),
Carwood Road, S4 7SD
When The Forge Youth Team will be or-
ganising activities for teenagers.
If you need a lift from Christ Church at
5.15pm , see Philip
We made a great start last Monday
Parish Profile
Preparations are under way as the parish
prepares for the interregnum when Philip
retires as Vicar in November. One of the
main tasks will be the writing of a parish pro-
file and it is planned that there will be a
chance for as many members of the church
as possible to have an input into this.
Northern Lights Partnership Hub There will be a Hub meeting for
Northern Lights Partnership in Christ Church on wed 28th . Please come along
and help us work together for church growth in our 3 parishes ,. There will be
feedback on the youth work that starts at the Cornerstone Building on Monday
Church Walk in the Peak District
Saturday 15th October
Minibus seats (donation of £5)
available for those without a car, but
please book a place.
Bring a picnic lunch.
Leaving The Vicarage at 10.30am re-
turning about 4pm
The PCC meets in church tomorrow (Monday) at 7.30p.m. We will be welcoming Sam
Evans from Forge Youth who will be talking with us about a partnership to help us
work with over 11s. We will spend a short time on business and then Philip and
Frances will leave the meeting in Nick’s hands as he outlines progress with preparing
for the interregnum