Sunday 3rd August

Seventh Sunday after Trinity

 

10.30 am    Morning Worship 

                   Preacher – Tim Renshaw, CEO The Archer Project

Collect

Generous God,

you give us gifts and make them grow:

though our faith is small as mustard seed,

make it grow to your glory

and the flourishing of your kingdom;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

Readings   Psalm 137; 1–9
                    Matthew 25; 31–46

 

 

Hymns       StF 410 Lord, your Church on earth is seeking
                    StF 717 We do not hope to ease our minds

                    StF 256 When I needed a neighbour

                    StF 672 Where can we find you, Lord Jesus our Master?
                    StF 706 Longing for light

 

 

 

The 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.

You can read this week's Newsletter here.

 

 

 

NEXT SUNDAY

 

Sunday 10th August

Eighth Sunday after Trinity

 

10.30 am    Holy Communion    Revd Joy Rulton 

 

 

 

Every Monday

         10.00 am – 12 noon   Knit and Natter Group in Room 1, Shirley House 

Everyone welcome to come and knit, sew, craft or just chat and enjoy a drink and a slice of cake.

 

Every Tuesday 

           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.

 

             

Every Wednesday 

         10.30 am    Wednesday Service in Church

 

 

Monday 4th August

2.00 pm      Afternoon housegroup in Shirley House - details in notices section

 

 

Wednesday 6th August

12 noon – 1.30 pm  Church open for private prayers for peace

         7.30 pm      Evening housegroup meeting 303 Cemetery Road - details in notices section

 

 

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

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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 

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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%!

 

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)

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NOTICES

 

 

 

Housegroups  The afternoon and evening house groups will be meeting in July and August to follow The Church of England course on the Nicene Creed in its 1700th anniversary year. 

The afternoon group will meet on Monday afternoons in Shirley House. If you would be interested in joining us, please contact Judith Roberts (tel 2361531, email robertsjm4@gmail.com ) You would be most welcome!

The evening housegroup will meet on Wednesday evenings in members' homes. If you would be interested in joining us, please contact Janet Loughridge (tel 2584164, email janet.loughridge.45@gmail.com  ) Everyone welcome!

 

 

 

Thank you!  Many thanks to all who contributed so generously to the recent appeals, which raised the following amounts: MHA Sunday £195.40, Action for Children  £609.50. 

 

 

Prayers for Peace at SAPLC in August The church will be open on each Wednesday in August between 12noon and 1.30pm for people to come in to pray for peace. It is hoped that this will give encouragement to those very many people who are distressed and disheartened at the lack of trust and readiness to resort to violence that human beings worldwide increasingly seem to be exhibiting.  As Christians, whatever else we may or may not do, we are called to pray. And Jesus said that the peacemakers would be called the children of God.             Please come along, and invite your neighbours!

 

Hymn:  Make me a channel of your peace

 

 

 

Calling all singers at St Andrew's Psalter Lane Church!  We are planning to have a choir to sing at the Harvest Festival Service on Sunday 5^th October. They are to lead all the hymns and to sing an anthem. Rehearsals will commence in early September, and it is proposed they are 6.30 – 7.30 pm on Friday evenings. They will usually be held in the church. The dates will be as follows: 5^th , 12^th, 19^th, 26^th September, and 3^rd October.

We also plan for a choir to sing at the Advent Carol Service on Sunday, 30^th November and the Carol Service on 21^st December. More details about rehearsals for these services will follow in due course, but are likely to start mid-October, and may take place on Friday

evenings, though some may be during the day on Saturdays.

Please let Mary Mitchell (Steward) Mary.E.Mitchell14@gmail.com or Liz Bentley (Director of Music) elizabethbentley@live.co.uk know if you are interested in joining the choir. The

ability to read music is not essential. It would be helpful if you could attend most

rehearsals, even if you can’t make every single one.

 

 

Broomhill pioneer grant  The District Leading Team has approved at grant of £60,000 for a part time pioneer to lead the birth of a new climbing church, families church and student church at Broomhill Methodist Centre. These three communities will operate under the same roof – utilising the centre's new climbing wall and creative play space – while fostering an environment of spiritual exploration and connection. By focusing on adventure, creativity, and authentic relationships, Broomhill Methodist Centre aims to become a beacon of hope and transformation in Sheffield. The grant will be matched by £60,000 from the Connexional Evangelism and Growth Team.

As part of our refreshed strategy for resourcing mission, our vision is to have at least eight fruitful new churches across the district by 2030. See further details at https://www.sheffieldmethodist.org/what-we-do/new-christian-communities.html

 

De-cluttering at home - Turn Books into Blessings: Easy Fundraising for Churches

How It Works:

1.  Visit WeBuyBooks.co.uk

2.  Scan or enter barcodes for instant quotes

3.  Package your items – we cover postage

4.  Drop off or book a collection

5.  Get paid the next day

6.  Pass the money on to SAPLC, or keep it for yourself if you prefer

See poster and flyers in narthex for full details

 

 

Monthly house group - new members welcome!  If you would like to join the monthly house group that meets at the Morris' house at 7:45pm on alternating first Sunday and Monday of each month, please message Emma on 07454562180. The next session is on Sunday 1st June.

 

 

 

Old Jewellery and Watches to a Good Cause You may be interested to know that old jewellery and watches, in any condition, even if broken, can be donated to the Alzheimer’s Society. There’s a Freepost address which is: Freepost RTKL-TKLJ-STER, Alzheimer’s Society, Unit 14 Amber Business Village, Amber Close, Tamworth, B77 4RP.

 

 

 

Is your pension contributing to Israel's attack on Gaza?  You are paying into the South Yorkshire Pension (SYPA) if you are a member of the pension scheme, or through paying your council tax. The pension scheme invests in arms manufacturers that are helping the destruction of Gaza and the murder of innocent civilians, including thousands of children

The South Yorkshire Divest for Palestine Campaign is running a petition to urge SYPA to divest from this harm and instead, to invest in sustainable local enterprises such as green energy, social housing and home insulation. There are postcards in the narthex or you can get more information at

Https://linktree.ee/SYDPC  Anne Hollows

 

Please pray for lasting peace, healing and the restoration of communities in Gaza and Israel.

 

 

 

Sheffield City of Sanctuary statement

Our church has signed up in support of this statement:

At City of Sanctuary Sheffield we believe in a country where people are safe, welcomed, and treated with dignity. The Government’s new immigration proposals, and the rhetoric accompanying them, take us further away from this vision.

Let’s be clear: yes, there is deep inequality in our society. But it is not caused by people seeking sanctuary. It is the result of political decisions: to underinvest in our public services, to allow a housing crisis to deepen, and to prioritise the super-rich over working people. Scapegoating migrants is a dangerous distraction; one that divides communities, fuels xenophobia, and hides the real roots of inequality.

It’s been less than a year since towns across the UK, including Sheffield, faced far-right violence that targeted people seeking sanctuary and communities of colour. We have seen first-hand the harm caused when government rhetoric and policies encourage hostility. 

These are not the actions of a country committed to building stronger communities. They are the actions of one trying to blame the most marginalised instead of addressing systemic failures. These policies isolate, exclude and punish people who are ready to contribute. People who deserve protection and a fair chance, not hostility.

There is a better way. 

In Sheffield, we see every day how people seeking sanctuary enrich our city: as carers,students, volunteers, neighbours, colleagues, and friends. We know that when people are welcomed, they contribute creatively and help build thriving communities. When people are properly supported and included - to study, to work, to live in a stable home - they thrive. Safety turns into belonging.

We call on politicians, the media and our communities to reject scapegoating and to join us in building a future rooted in welcome, justice and solidarity.

 

 

 

Who to contact for asylum seekers/ refugees

Asylum seekers accommodated in Sheffield will normally be in touch with City of Sanctuary. Melinda (see below) may help in an emergency. The Wednesday ‘drop in’ ( around 150 people) has clothing, conversation, and advice on law, health, accommodation, finance etc. 

For people granted refugee status, for a newly granted case please call 0114 221 1845.

SPRING is the Sheffield Project for refugee integration and growth. For urgent SPRING referral (newly granted refugees in Sheffield only) please email to adminspringcoss@sheffield.cityofsanctuary.org

for newly granted refugee referral  please use the link https://sheffield.cityofsanctuary.org/our-work/the-sheffield-project-for-refugee-integration-and-growth/

If you have an urgent request for City of Sanctuary, please contact one of the following people:  

Governance/ CoSS -       Tom Martin ( Director)       (tom@sheffield.cityofsanctuary.org)

 

The Sanctuary  &The Drop In – Anna Aitken (anna.aitken@sheffield.cityofsanctuary.org) 

Volunteering : emma.milne@sheffield.cityofsanctuary.org

System Change and Advocacy – Melinda Mo Martinez (melinda.momartinez@sheffield.cityofsanctuary.org) 

Communications and Media work – Annie Feetham (annie.feetham@sheffield.cityofsanctuary.org) 

Finance – Angela Argenzio (angela.argenzio@sheffield.cityofsanctuary.org) 

There is a copy of this information sheet on the board in the narthex

  Anne Hollows

 

 

 

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. 

 

Clifford School Building The old Clifford School building on Psalter Lane is under consultation by Historic England for listing but heavy plant is already on site. It may well get demolished before it is protected. Sheffield could protect it by issuing a Building Protection Notice, but at the moment is not willing to do so. We are being asked to write to the Council’s ‘heritage champion’ at janet.ridler@councillor.sheffield.gov.uk to urge them to protect Clifford. Please do so if you feel inclined.

 

 

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.

 

 

Car Parking As an Eco Church we would urge you not to bring your car to Church, but to use public transport, walking, cycling and car sharing if possible. If you do come here by car and need to park in the nearby roads, please do so with due consideration to our neighbours. In particular do not block accesses such as by parking on both sides of Cherry Tree Drive, and leave quietly. Thank You!

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