St Andrew's

Psalter Lane

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Weekly Newsletter and Other News

St Andrew's Psalter Lane Church

Weekly Newsletter   

 

Sunday 17th March 2024

Fifth Sunday of Lent

 

10.30 am        Holy Communion

                                       Revd Naomi Cooke

Collect

Gracious Father,

you gave up your Son

out of love for the world:

lead us to ponder the mysteries of his passion,

that we may know eternal peace

through the shedding of our Saviour’s blood,

Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

Readings   Jeremiah 31:31-34

                   John 12:20-33

                   

Hymns       StF 346 Christ is the world’s light

                   StF 397 Walk in the light (1 verse and chorus)
                   StF 655 We cannot measure how you heal

                   StF 594 Lord Jesus Christ

                   StF 345 And can it be?  

                   

 

This service will also be live streamed and you can watch it here from 10.30 am.

There is a Junior Church Activity sheet available here.

 

 

 

NEXT SUNDAY

Sunday 24th March

Palm Sunday

9.15 am     Holy Communion

10.30 am   All Age Worship        Revd Cheryl Collins

 

 

 


THIS WEEK

 

Monday 11th March 

          2.30 pm  Afternoon Housegroup in Room 3, Shirley House

          7.30 pm Eco Group Meeting, Shirley House Interfaith Centre

 

Tuesday 12th March 

          2.00 - 4.00 pm -  Tuesday Café in Shirley House

The café is for those living at home with memory loss or dementia and their carers.  Hot drinks and cakes, music, memories, singing, stories and more.  For further information ring the church office (0114 2678289) or email office@standrewspsalterlane.org.uk.

                            

Wednesday 13th March

         10.30 am    Holy Communion in Church 

         7.30 pm     Evening Housegroup meeting at 303 Cemetery Road

 

Thursday 14th March 

           7.00 pm     Taizé Prayer for Lent in church

                             

 


NEW! You can listen to a podcast of our recent services here!


Same sex marriage at SAPLC

At St Andrew’s Psalter Lane Church, we seek to be an inclusive church, and a place in which every person is celebrated and affirmed.

We are delighted to announce that we have now received consent from both the Methodist Church and the Church of England to use SAPLC for the solemnisation of same sex marriages conducted by a Methodist Minister according to the rites of the Methodist Church, and we have made an application for the church building to be registered for such occasions.

We welcome enquiries from anyone who is considering getting married and who would like to explore this further. Please contact the Revd Naomi Cooke:  minister@standrewspsalterlane.org.uk 


 
If you would like to support the ongoing work of St Andrew's Psalter Lane Church, you can do so by clicking on the button below.

You can also donate by BACS: Sort code: 05-08-08 Account Number: 36930499
or by cheque payable to: St Andrew’s Psalter Lane Church, and posted to St Andrew’s Church Office, 31 Psalter Lane, S11 8YL.

 

Don't forget to Gift Aid your donation if you can, as this will increase the amount we receive by 25%!


Lent and Holy Week

 

Lent Housegroups  The afternoon housegroup will be following the York Course You Can Be Serious! Meeting Jesus afresh in John at 2.30 pm in Room 3, Shirley House on these dates: Monday 11th and 18th March. If you would like to join them please contact Judith Roberts Tel. 236 1531, email robertsjm4@googlemail.com

The evening group will be following the ‘Lights for Christ’ Tree of Life online Lent course at 7.30 pm on Wednesdays on these dates: 13th, 20th, and 27th March. We meet in members’ homes. If you would like to join us please contact Janet Loughridge Tel. 258 4164  email janet.loughridge.45.@gmail.com

 

Taize in Lent at SAPLC begins Thursday 22nd February  There will be a short service of quiet reflective prayer and chanting in church at 7.00 pm every Thursday during Lent on the following dates: 14th and 21st March.

 

Lent Course 'Connections' at All Saints, Ecclesall: 20th March at 7.30 pm

It is vital that Christian faith and witness connects effectively and authentically with “life as we know it” in the world outside the Church, which we encounter every day. We cannot be isolated or insulated from wider debates, ghettoised or restricted in our response.

So come along to find out more about how Christians are engaging with the world of law, through the courts, with the world of care, through the relief of pain; and in the unknown stories of connections made by Churches into their communities.

These lectures which will include discussion are open to church members, other churches and of course your invited guests.

Full details here.   

Each occasion will take place in All Saints, Ecclesall Church. They are open to everyone and the talks will begin at 7.30pm followed by questions and refreshments.

 

 

Lent - Unbound Love  The Methodist Church has created a Lent campaign called Unbound Love based on Charles Wesley's famous hymn Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Singing the Faith 503) which talks about Jesus as 'unbounded love' – a kind of love that cannot be contained, that works in our lives and in our world to free us and heal us. Unbounded Love is the theme of the Methodist Church Lent campaign in 2024 – holding together our commitments to be a justice-seeking church, and a people who experience and proclaim the good news of God's uncontainable love.

District Communications Officer, Sam Roberts has created some social media resources which can be found here
They will be shared on the district channels from Sunday 18th February - look out for them on our social media too!

 


 

Action for Children - Count your blessings through Lent  Lent is getting very close. We know some of you are keen to take part in Count your Blessings, daily reflections and short stories about our work with opportunities to make small donations during Lent. The leaflet (4 pages) is available here

We can print copies in the Church Office – please ask Janet Loughridge if you would like a copy.

 

 

Count your blessings with Christian Aid  This Lent, Christian Aid is also encouraging you to count your blessings, and make 40 small steps towards a more just world. Journey with us and learn how our partners bring dignity, equality, justice and love to our global neighbours. You can find the leaflet (9 pages) here.

 

 

Sunday 24th March 2024

Palm Sunday

9.15 am  Holy Communion  Rev Naomi Cooke

10.30 am  All Age Worship  Rev Cheryl Collins

 

 

Thursday 28th March

Maundy Thursday

7.00 pm  Service at St Augustine’s Brocco Bank

Agape Meal, with some Bible readings and prayers; followed by the stripping of the Altar. All welcome

 

 

Friday 29th March

Good Friday

12.00 noon – 3.00 pm  Good Friday Vigil 

A service of meditation, readings, music and silence.

Musicians: Simon Dumpleton and Emily Bowden

 

 

Sunday 31st March 2024

Easter Day   

10.30 am  Holy Communion   Rev Naomi Cooke

Reminder -  the clocks go forward by one hour at 1.00 am!

 


NOTICES

 

Friends of the Holy Land - Bring Hope & Healing on the journey to Easter

The crisis continues. In Gaza, 820 people are living in two churches, sheltering from bombs. In the West Bank, 80% of Christians have lost all their income. During the 40 days of Lent, we invite you to do whatever you can support our friends in the Holy Land. Take action during Lent. Here’s how:

Write to your MP - find your MP’s contact details by typing in your postcode at  members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP

Write an email or letter to your MP in your own words, asking them to call for an immediate ceasefire, request a meeting or write a letter about this to the Foreign Secretary, or raise your concerns as a question in parliament.  

Take time to pray for the conflict to end

Over Lent, we will be publishing a series of Lenten Reflections that can be used to guide our prayer over the Lent season. Click here to read them online.  

Donate to our Hope & Healing Fund:

We have set up a special fund to help the Christian community in the Holy Land endure this crisis and become more resilient. In this ever-changing situation, the fund will continue to meet emergency physical and emotional needs identified by our on-the-ground contacts. The fund will also help the community sow the seeds for a more sustainable future whenever a ceasefire is achieved. Could you add £40 to the fund? - £1 for each day of Lent? Click here to donate.

 

SAPLC Church of Sanctuary project Following the launch by Rev Inderjit Bhogal on 17th September of the SAPLC Church of Sanctuary project, we acquired copies of his book Sanctuary: the hospitality of host, guest and stranger. Copies of the book are available in the narthex, costing £3.00 . Please buy a copy and read it to support our Church of Sanctuary project.

 

 

All We Can Loose Change Appeal

 Thank you so much for all your donations to All We Can. The collection bowl will be out during Sunday service so please bring along any small change. Thank you again.

 

 

Clifford All Saints School

Community monthly prayer group If you are unable to attend but would like to share a prayer request for the group please click here

The Psalter Lane building is now closed, and the whole school is at the Ringinglow Road site. The Morris School window - originally one of the pair in old St Andrew’s, of which the one in the narthex is the other - has now been installed in the Ringinglow Road building and looks wonderful. There is a photograph of it on the board in the narthex. 

 

 

The Tuesday Café The café is open every Tuesday from 2.00 - 4.00 pm in Shirley House.  The café is for those living at home with memory loss or dementia and their carers.  Hot drinks and cakes, music, memories, singing, stories and more.  For further information ring the church office (0114 2678289) or email office@standrewspsalterlane.org.uk.

 

 

Good News on Transport in Sheffield We are getting closer to buses run for people, not profit. Oliver Coppard has announced that a mayoral meeting next week will confirm public control as the “preferred option” for our South Yorkshire region.  Your campaigning made the former Mayor, Dan Jarvis, start the 3-step legal process needed to deliver public control: assessment, audit, and consultation.

Your campaigning made his replacement, Oliver Coppard, commit to work everyday on bringing buses under local franchised control. And your campaigning kept the pressure up when Coppard’s progress faced months of delays. But now that first and largest step is complete. 

Later this year the Mayor will have to get the public to vote for public control before bringing it in.

Please join the action at his office at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, 11 Broad Street West S1 2BQ at 12.00 pm on Tuesday 12th March to celebrate YOUR win and make sure more people know they can win. Book here: https://www.megaphone.org.uk/events/mark-the-progress-public-control-passes-first-stop 

Also, there will be a celebratory gathering on Friday 22nd March outside the Cathedral at 11.00 am to mark the first day of operation of the Supertram by an operator directly responsible to the people of South Yorkshire! Come along and have fun. 

 

 

 

 

 

Bach's St Matthew Passion Sunday 17th March 5.30 - 9.00 pm  The choir of St John's Ranmoor and the Steel City Choristers join forces to perform Bach's masterpiece, in full and in German, accompanied by a specially assembled orchestra. It is a liturgical performance (offered as an act of worship as well as a performance) so we will not be charging admission. We will, however, be asking for donations to help meet the considerable costs of this event.

The Chorales will be sung in English and the congregation/audience will be invited to join in.

 

 

 

Lent and Ramadan Saturday 23 March 10.30 amThe Welcome Centre, Christ Church, Pitsmoor, Pitsmoor Rd, Sheffield S3 9AQ.
Dr Chris Hewer will speak on the subject ''Lent and Ramadan", offering us a chance to develop our understanding of fasting amongst our Muslim neighbours, who will be keeping the month of Ramadan from 10th March onwards.
Contact Rev Liz Wills on 
johnandlizwills@gmail.com for further details. No need to book.

 

 

Bach's St John Passion Saturday 23rd March 7.30 pm  Sheffield Bach Choir with the National Festival Orchestra and professional soloists at St. Mark's Broomhill. Tickets at https://www.wegottickets.com/event/593547

 

 

Nether Edge Farmer's Market  The next market to take place on Nether Edge Road and Glen Road will be held on 24th March from 12.00 noon. There will be stalls, shops, cafes and live music and entertainment. For more information please see here

 

 

SAPLC Jigsaw Library  Do you love doing jigsaws? Do you have a collection of completed jigsaws that you'll never use again? why not donate them to our Jigsaw Library and borrow a new one at the same time! - No charge but donations towards church funds are welcome!

 

 

Regular Giving to St Andrew's Psalter Lane Church  If you do not give to the church through the envelope scheme or by bank standing order, please have a word with Rodney Godber (tel 0114 266 3893) who will explain how this makes your giving to the church easier and more beneficial. If you would like to join the envelope scheme, please contact Janet Loughridge (tel 0114 258 4164)

 

Car Parking  If you are parking at church, please take care not to park directly opposite the yellow lines marking the path towards Shirley House and Southcroft, as this blocks pedestrian access for people coming to church from Southcroft

 

 

Methodist podcast  Have you discovered the weekly Methodist Podcast? Available here and on most audio streaming services. Half an hour of inspiring stories, emerging ideas and latest news from across our national church. 

 

Sheffield Interfaith news Visit the Sheffield Interfaith website for news on what they are doing.

Please also note this post about getting the Zoom links for their events.

 

 

 


Foodbank and Baby Basics

Firvale Foodbank and Baby Basics are still desperately in need of help, so that they can help the most vulnerable members of society. If you are able to give anything, donations can be dropped off at the following addresses – why not combine donating with your legal daily exercise? 

Food Bank

Donations can be left at the rear of 16 Edgehill Road, S7 1SP or in Church. Fir Vale continue to take referrals and just under 100 people are being supported. Food and cash donations are welcome. Food is especially welcome. The Food Bank particularly need pasta, rice, UHT milk, toiletries and toilet rolls, but are ever grateful for canned goods.

 

They need

  • Baked Beans
  • Canned Tomatoes
  • Pasta/rice
  • Toothpaste
  • Canned meats/fish

If you would like to give cash, you can donate here, or you can send a cheque made out to St Cuthbert’s (write Fir Vale Food Bank on the back) and send to Joe Dey at 16 Edgehill Road, S7 1SP, who will hand it over when he delivers to the Food Bank at St Cuthbert’s.

 

Baby Basics 

 

Gifts, especially nappies, toiletries and hand-knitted items (cardigans and jumpers for 2-5 year olds rather than babies if possible), and the following items for 2-5 years are always in short supply: pyjamas, underwear, socks, tights and warm trousers/jogging bottoms for boys and girls. 

 

At the moment, they really need 0-3 month clothing, baby socks and scratch mitts, 3-6-years clothing, baby wipes, nappy cream, cotton wool, 0-2year toothpaste and brushes, kids shampoo & conditioner for afro/curly hair.

Donations can be left in the basket at 51 Barkers Road, S7 1SD or in Church; cash donations should be put through the letter box. If Pat is away she will remove the basket from her front door step and she asks that items aren’t left at her door if the basket is not there. If you have something you can put through the letter box, that would be alright. The Facebook page also has information about donating via their Amazon wishlist. Donations can be left in the box at 51 Barkers Road, S7 1SD; cash donations should be put through the letter box. Pat would be able to collect donations if you cannot get them to her – telephone her on 2014881 if you would like to donate this way. You can also now donate online.

 

We are grateful to all the very kind people who are taking these donations to where they are so desperately needed. 

 

 


Help Needed!

(Not necessarily an accurate representation of a Working Party!)

 

A message from John Cripps:

'Many thanks to everyone who helped at the Working Party on Saturday 2nd March. The next Working Party will be on Saturday 6th April. Do come along and help – even an hour can help make a great difference to the appearance of the church grounds, which we can all enjoy. More volunteers would be very welcome!    
Everyone is welcome to carry out gardening tasks at other times convenient to them.  The compound has a new lock and that and the tool box have combination padlocks.  Please ask me (01142 588932, 07914 290016, cripps@uwclub.net) if you want to know the combination and if you open either lock, please take care the combination is set correctly before closing it. The tool box contains the mower, strimmer and some small tools and there are additional tools in the cellar.'

 


The Green Box

Calling all potential climate activists!

Action needed please!

 

Congratulations to Bents Green Church on receiving the Bronze award.

“As part of our commitment to caring for God's creation Bents Green Care re-wilding the "Knowle Lane" part of our garden. We have planted some wildflowers to encourage bees and butterflies and we are letting most of the grass grow to see what flowers will emerge. We realise it doesn't look as neat as it did in previous years but we hope you enjoy seeing what happens when nature is allowed to take over and maybe you might like to try doing the same in some part of your own garden?”

'Ways of Water' - Millennium Gallery until Sunday 12th May

Ways of Water explores local water infrastructures, from historic wells to expansive reservoirs across sites in Yorkshire and Derbyshire. The exhibition follows the historic and contemporary implications of the Sheffield cholera epidemic of 1832, which emerged because of unsanitary water conditions.

Discover film, photography, sculpture and archives exploring the different scales and effects of wells and reservoirs, juxtaposing sites of community action with larger water infrastructures. Within these sites and structures is a focus on memory and monument. How do we remember past events, culturally? What objects, rituals and beliefs maintain personal and collective memories? How can the past inform future action?

Water is central to human and planetary survival. As a crucial life-sustaining element for every living organism, it needs maintenance and care, as does remembrance. This exhibition highlights these themes and invites visitors to consider their relationship to water, health, memory and loss on both a local and global scale.

 

 

City of Rivers Exhibition - Weston Park Museum until Sunday 3rd November

Sheffield is a city born from its rivers, sculpting the landscape and powering the industries that made it prosper. Today, they're the arteries that flow through the urban sprawl, continuing to shape the character of the city and our lives in it. From vast reservoirs and cascading weirs to the brooks that trickle through our many green spaces, they also provide a home to a rich abundance of local wildlife. City of Rivers brings together stories, objects, artwork, film and photography to chronicle Sheffield's relationship with its waterways. Drawing on contributions from people across the city, it reflects on our connections to them in our work, leisure time and our impact on the natural habitats they represent. Find out more about the exhibition in Sheffield’s Now Then magazine.

Get home energy advice and grants  As winter continues to bite, Warm Homes Sheffield is providing home energy advice and grants to help local people to reduce energy costs and keep their homes and families warm and well. Depending on individual circumstances, Warm Homes Sheffield can help with insulation, solar panels, air source heat pumps and much more. See here for more information.

Sign up to The Big Plastic Count

For one week in March, thousands of people around the country are going to count their household plastic waste and submit the data to the UK’s biggest investigation into household plastic waste.

The evidence will put pressure on the UK government to push for an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty to end the age of plastic for good.

The plastics problem is still with us. Together we can convince the government to act.

Sign up to take part here

 

We all want to care for the planet, but can’t do everything at once. Here is the next in a series of tips to think about. Some can be done today, some this month, and some will not be for you. But remember - everyone can do something!

 

Eco Tips

March 

Discover the great outdoors with company. Meet up with a friend or several for an extended or brisk wintery walk together. You could visit an outstanding area of beauty in the UK or keep it local and soak up the seasonal sights on your doorstep in your nearest green space.

 

For more practical ways to enjoy, nurture and defend nature, sign up to A Rocha UK’s Wild Christian email: arocha.org.uk/wild-christian

See the Eco Group page for more Green news!


This page contains information about upcoming services and events and groups that we support.

Please contact clare@standrewspsalterlane.org.uk or janet.loughridge.45@gmail.com if there is anything you would like to see or to add, or anyone you would particularly like us to pray for.

 

Because we are back in church for Sunday morning services, this Newsletter will be more like the Notices that we used to hand out each week, but will continue to be emailed instead of being printed to hand out in church. This will be better for us as an Eco-Church. There will be printed copies in church,  but only for people who cannot receive the emailed newsletter.

We will be live-streaming our main Sunday morning services, for those people who aren't able to join us in church.

All contributions, serious or light-hearted, would be very welcome!

 

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