St. Timothy’s Church.
Nativity and Toy Service - new this year!
Services this week
Sunday
www.sttims.org.uk
6th
9.30 am Holy Communion
11.00 am Nativity and Toy Service
6.30pm NO EVENING SERVICE
(carols at 4 pm as part of Christmas tree festival)
Wed 9th Dec
11.15 am Coffee
12.00
Holy Communion
Sunday 13th
11.00 am Family service
6.00pm Christingle Service
Today is our new Nativity Service, we hope you enjoy it. Please give
feedback to the service team as they will want to hear it!
We are also making this our 'Toy' Service. This is where we ask you to
donate a Christmas gift (toy/book/game etc) for the children who are
at SARAS (Sheffield Area Refuge and Support), over Christmas.
SARAS provides support to women and children fleeing physical, emotional
or sexual abuse.
A gift for the women would also be gratefully received. Gifts should be
unwrapped so the staff at the Refuge can easily allocate them.
Photographs
There will be an opportunity during the service today to take photographs
of your children dressed in their Nativity costume. Our resident
photographer would also like to take one of the children in the Nativity
scene which we would like put the front of our Church Christmas Card which
we give to our church family. If you don't wish your child to be in the photo
they can wait with you while it is taken.
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Woolly Jumper Christmas Dance
The church Christmas dance is on 19th December.
It is Christmas jumper themed and there will be
prizes for the best jumpers so get creative!
Tickets are £10. There is a sign-up sheet at the
back of church or speak to Becki 07981030036.
As always helpers with food, decorations and setup are greatly appreciated. Please sign up at the
back of church is you can help.
Are you new to St Tims?
We welcome you to St. Timothy’s. We hope you have enjoyed your time here
with us. We would like to keep in touch with you .Please leave your details
(name, address, phone no. etc) with one of the sidespeople or in the church
office just off the welcome
.
Prayer
If you feel you need prayer for any situation please approach somebody in the
leadership team who will be able to direct you to someone who will pray with
you. You can also write your request down and post it into the request box on
the prayer board in the welcome area.
Prayer for ministries.
the Welcome area, where as well as the list for prayer for individuals, there is
now a list for praying for the various ministries the church runs. Please add
specific requests to it, and apologies, I'm sure I've missed some off! People
who lead the prayers in church may also wish to include some of these
requests
Central Prayer
A time where the whole church comes together to pray through issues
prevalent in today’s society, the world, local community, St Timothy’s and the
wider church.
Advertising here
If you have anything you want advertising in this newssheet please contact
Ellen Makin on 0114 2630991 or ellen.makin@hotmail.co.uk or
makins@talktalk.net
Why not find out more on our website www.sttims.org.uk
Pampered Chef Party
In Princess Royal Upper Room 8 pm 11th December. Last opportunity to
acquire this brand in UK . Raffle to raise funds for St Timothy’s Music team
See Kath Rhodes for futher information.
VACANCY
We have a vacancy for a part-time church cleaner. Five hours a week,
at £8 per hour, plus additional hours depending on Church bookings. For a
an application form and further details contact the church office 2661745
or admin@sttims.org.uk Closing date for applications is December 14th
Wondering Church
~ where everyone belongs. 6th December 2015 3.30 pm at St Andrew’s Psalter
Lane, S11 8YL. A place and space to be calm and relax and find time to renew
your spiritual life.
Especially designed for families and people of all ages with neuro-disabilities
and/or learning difficulties.
The service will last about 45 minutes with tea and cake to follow
LAST OPPORTUNITY
Today is the last opportunity to write your Christmas Greeting to everyone
at St Tim's for inclusion in the card. The greeting page is at the back of
church and a pot for donations to ASSIST with it. The cards will be printed
during the week and be available next Sunday for you to take.
From Re:Acts2
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat....and you're probably about to
spend a small fortune on food.....which, if you end up throwing it away, is bad
for your finances and your carbon footprint. But help is at hand! Love Food
Hate Waste is a project set up to reduce the amount of food waste we
produce (which is estimated to be about 7 million tonnes a year), and reduce
your food bills. And we, at St Tim's, are going to have an evening full of
information, tips and discussion on how to do this. Come along and join in at
8:15pm in church on 8 December, whether to pass your knowledge on, or pick
up some new tricks.
Christmas Bazaar
BIG thanks to all who contributed and helped at the Bazaar and Christmas
tree festival. We are extremely grateful.
Christmas Concert
Concord Youth Music will be holding their Christmas concert on Saturday
12th December, 2015 at 7.15 pm.
Tickets priced at £5 and are available via Emily G. , Lizzie , Amy and
Stephanie.
Concord Youth Music consist of many different bands, including Drum and
Bugle Marching band, fanfare teams, Dustbin drumming, Dance & an Allumni
group.
DATES for December
* December 12th Concord concert
* December 13th Christingle 6pm
* December 13th U5s Service 9.45am
* December 16th Central Prayer Meeting. 7.30 - 8.30pm
* December 19th S.O.S (church open for quiet prayer)
* December 19th Church Dance
* December 20th Carol Service 6pm
For further dates during Christmas Week see Parish Christmas Card
St Timothy’s Church.
St Timothy’s Church.
9.30 SERVICE
11.00 SERVICE
HOLY COMMUNION (no.2)
Books: WB & A&M
Welcome
Hymn: A&M 53
Collect for purity
Prayers of penitence
Confession
Sunday Collect
Reading
Hark the glad sound
Welcome and Explanation
Lighting 2nd advent candle
Carol
O Come All Ye Faithful
Narration 1
Introduction The angel appears to Mary & Joseph
Carol
Little Donkey
Narration 2
The birth of Jesus
Carol
See him lying on a bed of straw
Narration 3
The Shepherds
Song
While Shepherds watched
Narration 4
The Kings
Carol
We three kings
Philippians 1 v. 3-11
Gospel
Sermon
Luke 3 v.1-6
Hymn:
(Offertory)
Creed
Intercessions
A&M 50
On Jordan’s bank
Sharing of the Peace
Carol(s) Away in a manger / Lord I Lift your name on high (incl. actions)
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During: Invitation to take photographs
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Hymn: A&M 394 Author of life divine
Eucharistic Prayer
Communion
Post Communion Prayers
Blessing
After: Bringing toys forward to donate and
collecting children
Narration 5
Story Conclusion
Prayers
Talk
Carol
Blessing
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Phil Grayson