This coming Sunday, 5 September, at St Paul’s, we’re holding a “Freshers’ Fair” for our teams, rotas and Small Groups.

This is an opportunity for the whole church family to get information on ways to be involved with serving and to sign up for teams and rotas as well as to join a Small Group if you’re not already a member of one.

The Fair will be taking place after the morning Breakfast service so even if you don’t normally come for breakfast, you can come along at 10.30 and get involved with the Fair.

This morning as we were thinking about Psalm 145, the congregation at St Paul’s came up with an A-Z of things about God. As promised they’re being published here to aid our reflections on the Psalm through the week:

Amazing
Bountiful
Compassionate
Daddy
Eternal
Fair
Good
Happy
Indescribable
Jubilation-bringing
King
Loving
Merciful
Now
Omnipotent
Powerful
Quiet
Really Special
Special
Truth
Understanding
Very …
Wonderful
X-tremely good
Yes
Zebra-maker

Hi

The Youth Team are running a number of surveys to find out your opinions on the services we provide for our young people.

The results will be held in strictest confidence and we welcome your feedback.

• Survey for PARENTS
• Survey for God 4 You (11-14)
• Survey for Older Young People (14-18)

Thank you to all those who save their small change for the Gideons International. We have just been able to send off another £70.00.

August

Traditionally the church takes a bit of a breather during the month of August and many of its activities have a break. Here is the list of what is, and what is not happening this August.

9.30 am Wednesday Holy Communion…

… will continue throughout the month of August.

Mothers & Toddlers…

…closed until Wednesday 15^th September.

(Picnics at Royal Victoria Country Park Wednesday 11^th August & Thursday 26^th August. Meet at the Chapel, Royal Victoria Country Park at 10.00 am (or in St. Paul’s if bad weather).

Little Stars….

….at St. Paul’s is now closed until Friday 10^th September although there will be a meet up on Friday 13^th August at the play park by Hamble Primary School (Hamble Lane) from 10.00 am. All welcome including older brothers & sisters.

Coffee Shop…

…now closed until Wednesday 1^st September.

Monday Evening Prayer Meeting and Reception

There will be no prayer meetings or receptions during August.

Church Office…

…open as usual with the exception of the following dates

when it will be closed:-

Thursday 26^th, Friday 27^th, Monday 30^th & Tuesday 31^st August

During August we have more breakfast services than usual

so we need extra help. Please would everyone consider

helping at least one of the services which are taking place

on the following Sundays:-

Sunday 15^th August;  Sunday 22^nd August;

Sunday 29^th August;  Sunday 5^th September

There is a sign up sheet on the notice board

(to the left of the kitchen) at St. Paul’s.

Please do sign up and help where you can. Thank you.

(at St. Paul’s unless specified)

 Wednesday 4^th August

9.30 am Holy Communion

Wednesday 11^th August

9.30 am Holy Communion

(at St. Leonard’s)

10.00 am Mothers’ & Toddlers Picnic (at Royal Victoria

Country Park)

Friday 13^th August

10.00 am Little Stars

(at play area next to

Hamble Primary School)

Wednesday 18^th August

9.30 am Holy Communion

Wednesday 25^th August

9.30 Holy Communion

(at St. Leonard’s)

Thursday 26^th August

10.00 am Mothers’ & Toddlers Picnic (at Royal Victoria

Country Park)

 The Church Office will be closed for holidays from Thursday 26^th August – re-opening on Thursday 2^nd September

Sunday 1^st August

St. Leonard’s

8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)

11.00 am Morning Worship

St. Paul’s

9.30 am All Age Family Service

(No evening celebration)

Sunday 8^th August

St. Leonard’s

8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)

11.00 am Holy Communion

St. Paul’s

9.30 am Family Communion

Sunday 15^th August

St. Leonard’s

8.00 am Holy Communion

11.00 am Morning Worship

2.30 pm Baptism Service

St. Paul’s

9.30 am Breakfast

Sunday 22^nd August

St. Leonard’s

8.00 am Holy Communion

11.00 am Holy Communion

St. Paul’s

9.30 am Breakfast

Sunday 29^th August

St. Leonard’s

8.00 am Holy Communion

11.00 am Morning Worship

St. Paul’s

9.30 am Breakfast

At the end of August we’ll be disposing of any items left at

St. Paul’s which are not church property. This includes:-

Items left in lost property (in the information alcove);

Items of clothing left on the coat rail;

Items of crockery, cutlery, cookware etc left in the kitchen;

And anything else we find.

If you have left anything which is your own property in the church,

please remove it by the end of August.

 A six-week personal growth course, written by Mary Pytches, is being held every Wednesday from 7.30 to 9.30pm commencing 15 September 2010, in the Cedar Room at St Paul’s church.

 Amanda, Linda, Sandy and John would like to invite you to join them on this course of personal growth and transformation into the image of Jesus!

“As Christians we are all on the road to maturity but sometimes the journey is made harder by unresolved issues from the past which block our path.  This course is designed to uncover what these might be and to implement their removal so that we may continue along the road unhindered by the past.”[Mary Pytches]

Invitations and sign up sheets can be found on the notice boards and can be returned to one of us or to the church office. Numbers for this course are limited, and please note that there is a commitment to the whole 6 weeks.

Do contact us if you have any queries. A working booklet will accompany this course.

Amanda Ogley – 023 8040 4220

Linda Burt – 023 8046 4321

Sandy Vargeson – 023 8040 2821

or John Nisbett