Dear friends,
Here is the news for this week. I hope you can join us on Sunday, I’m looking forward to the Bring and Share meal after the service. Oh, and don’t forget the clocks change on Saturday night.
A little word
The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. Psalm 118.22 (CW)
To (mis)quote Mr Spock from Star Trek fame ‘He’s a King (Jim), but not as we know it.’ As we move from the high of Palm Sunday to the low of Good Friday and the high again of Easter; we recognise the misconceptions and fickleness of the crowd; the tendency to only see what we want to see; and to become disappointed and disillusioned when things don’t go the way we wish. Jesus came full of Messianic expectation, but the people misunderstood what that meant. In God’s upside down Kingdom things are turned around. And so the rejected stone becomes the foundation from which the whole enterprise is built. I am always a little cautious of people who (apparently) know exactly what God thinks. I have learned over the years that God is a god of surprises. And Holy Week tells me that writ large.
Things to pray for
- Give thanks for he ability God has to surprise us.
- For Holy Week services around the world, as a witness to the power of forgiveness and new life.
- For peace to reign as we remember the ultimate defeat of evil.
Sunday services in the Church
9.15am Gathering
Informal and relaxed space, often with a cuppa and discussion.
10.30am Morning Worship
Palm Sunday
Readings: Psalm 118.1-2,19-29 & Matthew 21.1-11
CoGs, our childrens group, meets this week.
Refreshments are available after the service.
Bring & Share lunch to follow.
7pm Reflective Service
An opportunity to be quiet and still during Lent.
We meet in the Holroyd Room.
This is the last evening for a while as we take a break after Easter.
This Week’s Headlines
Remember to put your clock forward by one hour
Douglas Clarke
Our dear friend Doug passed away quietly in his sleep this week. He is fondly remembered by many of us. We remember June and the family in our prayers. Funeral details will be announced when they are arranged.
Lent
This year our Lent groups will meet in the week. There are two options: Tuesdays at 12noon at St Peter’s or Wednesdays at 7.30pm in the Holroyd Room. We will be thinking about The Tree of Life, a resource written by Bill Goodman..
Holy Week & Easter service details
Easter Eggs
Please donate Cream egg sized eggs for our egg hunt after the service on Easter morning.
Grounds Spring Clean
Come and help tidy up the churchyard and ground this Saturday 28 March from 10.30am.
Deputy Foodbank Manager (18–24 hours per week).
Burngreave Foodbank are recruiting a part time Deputy Manager (Closing date 17/4). Details here: https://burngreave.foodbank.org.uk/2026/03/02/march-2026-we-are-recruiting/
Annual Meeting preparations
The APCM is on 10 May after the morning service.
The Electoral Roll is open for revision. If you are not on it, you need to complete a form. If you are not sure, ask, to check. The revision window closes on 19 April until after the APCM.
Elections. There are lots of opportunities to serve on the PCC this year (especially as the tasks will need to be spread during the upcoming vacancy), We need to elect 2x Churchwarden, 2x Deputy Churchwarden, 2x Deanery Synod reps, up to 8 PCC members (this is the three for this year plus 5 unfilled from previous years). Some of our existing PCC members whose terms are ending will be glad to continue but that will still leave gaps to fill. It seems a long way off, but don’t leave it to the last minute to see if people will be willing to stand.
Congratulations to Will
After a thorough appointment process, the Bishop of Sheffield is pleased to announce, pending the usual pre-employment checks, the appointment of the Revd Will Gowers to oversee the revitalisation project, as Priest in Charge of the Benefice of St Nicholas Bradfield and Oversight Minister.
What’s on?
Tuesday – Lent group at St Peters 12noon.
Wednesday – Lent group in Holroyd Room, 7.30pm.
Thursday – Holy Communion at 10am followed by refreshments and Lunch Club. In the Welcome Centre.
Thursday – 7pm at St. Peter’s. Remembering the Last Supper. A reflective Communion.
Coming up
