Holiday Club Summer 2017
On July 27th to 29th each morning we went on an expedition to find the best treasure ever, led by Indi-Anna. Lots of children from age 0 to 11 joined us and great fun was had by all.
Recent Events
SHINE - Our New Sunday School
On Sunday June 18th our new Sunday School started. It will be on the third Sunday of each month, and you can see more about it here.
The first Sunday we thought about the Garden of Eden and gates, and in July about the ark. Lots of creative fun.
Easter Sunday and a Farewell
Easter Sunday saw our usual communion service with the flowers, Easter Cross and Garden, splendid as always (a grateful THANK YOU to everyone who helped to make the church so festive). On this occasion there was sadness as well as we said farewell to the Reverend Jamie Mackay who has been helping with our services since last August, and in the course of doing so, made many friends. His Morning Praise service based on the music of Bob Dylan was especially appreciated. At the end of the service our churchwardens presented him with a small gift and a thank you card, then we all shared a celebration cake. We pray that Jamie will be blessed in his new ministry in the Vale of Belvoir and wish him every success.
Holiday Club Summer 2016
This year out theme was 'Time Travellers'. A mysterious person took us back to 55AD to meet a man called Paul who told us his experiences with Jesus using her spacial time machine. There was lots of fun, games, songs and puppets and a few custard pies along the way.
Messy Picnic
At the end of the school year we hold our Messy Church Picnic. We start off with a short service in the Church Hall and then progress down the hill to the recreation ground. On the way there was a trail of clues with an Olympics theme. Once the picnic was over there was time for some games, and a great time had by all with really wonderful weather.
William Bates Last Service
June 19th was the last time William took a service at St Paul's prior to his retirement in early July. At a special Morning Praise service, William was interviewed by Tony Glover about his time in St Paul's and the future. The service was followed by a presentation to William and Joy in the Church Hall, followed by refreshments including a special cake. William and Joy were given a picture, and a cheque in grateful appreciation of their service over the last 16 years.
Celebration of the Queen's 90th birthday
On June 12th 2016, the day dawned dull and wet, but despite the clouds and rain we had a truly enjoyable day. It started with our All Age service which was really well attended, then everyone moved up to the hall where we saw all the cakes which had been made in celebration of the event. There was a prize awarded for the best decorated one - well done Simon - and also a prize for the best child's crown. Then it was tea, coffee, and of course, cake!
Spring Fair 2016
We had a great day, and much better weather than the pessimistic forecast warned. Thank you everyone who came and made it such a great day. Altogether we raised £750 which will be a great help towards the impending costs of repairs.
The winners of the various games and competitions were:
Picture competition: First prize: Joseph Hindmarch, second prize: Chloe M.
Marble game: Samuel Taylor, runner up Ruth Taylor (sibling rivalry?)
Spice Game: Suzie from Allestree (sorry, don't have a surname)
Feely Game: Benjamin Sellars
Christmas Tree Festival 2015
This year saw the second Christmas Tree Festival at St Paul's, our first was in 2012.
We are very grateful for the generous sponsorship and help with decoration from wide range of individuals, organisations and local businesses. We were able to secure sponsorship for 26 trees, and the standard of decoration was impressive.
Despite the poor weather, plenty of people came to see the trees, vote for their favourite tree and participate in the various events:
Prayer Week
From October 18th to October 25th the church was open daily with various Prayer points around the church. In addition there were a number of special events: a Prayer and Praise service on the Wednesday evening, a coffee and cake time on the Friday morning and also a Prayer Walk on the Saturday evening. On two mornings the church was manned by volunteers available for prayer ministry. The Curzon School also visited on the Thursday morning.
