Sunday 19th October

Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

10.30 am    Nether Edge Quakers' shared Meeting for Worship

Nether Edge Quakers' shared Meeting for Worship with St Andrews Psalter Lane Church will take place on Sunday 19th October at 10.30am.
We'll be holding it in the church again this year with a circle created around the dais and we will be welcoming the church congregation and all others who wish to join us.
Meeting will be followed by refreshments and the opportunity to meet old friends and new.
Please put it in your diary and support this interfaith event!
Open to all. 

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,

increase in us your gift of faith

that, forsaking what lies behind

and reaching out to that which is before,

we may run the way of your commandments

and win the crown of everlasting joy;

through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,

who is alive and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

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 last week's Newsletter here.

NEXT SUNDAY

Sunday 26th October

Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity

10.30 am    Holy Communion    Revd Canon Cheryl Collins

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 20th October

         7.30 pm      Property & Finance Meeting,  Shirley House landing      

Friday 24th October

         7.00 pm      Choir Rehearsal in church

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

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 

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)

NOTICES

Methodist leaders welcome Bishop Sarah Mullally as new Archbishop of Canterbury

“We warmly welcome the news of Bishop Sarah Mullally’s appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury. We pray God’s blessing upon her for this profoundly important ministry. May God guide Archbishop Sarah in her leadership within our public life, within the Church of England and among the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Methodist Church and the Church of England are covenanted partners: in local communities across the country Methodists and Anglicans are growing together in responding to the gospel of God’s love in Christ, enriching one another’s discipleship, and sharing in worship and mission.

"As church leaders, we look forward to walking alongside Archbishop Mullally in that same spirit of partnership in the coming years. Our present age demands a confident and united witness by the Church, to the love and grace of God that can mend divisions and overcome the fears of our world. We are encouraged by Bishop Sarah’s clear commitment to making the Church a safe space for all, where all are welcome and can thrive. We will keep Bishop Sarah and her family in our prayers as she takes up this significant and demanding global role.”

The Revd Richard Andrew, President of the Methodist Conference

Mr Matt Forsyth, Vice-President of the Methodist Conference

The Revd Dr Jonathan Hustler, Secretary of the Methodist Conference

Wear your Faith Fortnight: 26th October - 9th November  The Diocese of Sheffield is inviting Christians across South Yorkshire to wear a symbol of their faith for two weeks. As the season changes and the nights get darker, let’s wear our faith and share the hope and light that Jesus brings.

Rather than producing new badges for 2025, we are encouraging people to find their own symbol of faith to wear this year – you can wear any symbol of your faith to take part. People might choose a piece of jewellery, a badge from a previous year, a wristband, a T-shirt, or something else.

Of course, we don’t need to wear a symbol of faith to show that we’re followers of Jesus – our words, actions and attitude speak volumes. But wearing a symbol of our faith can inspire others and let them know that we’re open to conversations about faith.

SAPLC Choir Rehearsals Autumn 2025  There is news for all current and potential choir members: from 17th October 2025 Emily Bowden will be leading the choir in preparation for the forthcoming Advent Carol Service (10.30am on 30th November) and the Carol Service (6.00pm on 21st December).

Rehearsals will be weekly on Friday evenings between now and Christmas but starting later than previously, at 7.00pm, and finishing by 8.15pm at the latest. Don’t worry if you are unable to attend all the rehearsals, but clearly the more the better!

Most of the rehearsals will be in church except for 28th November, 12th and 19th December, when we will meet in room 1, Shirley House.

Please let Liz Bentley or Mary Mitchell know if you wish to join the choir, new members are always welcome.

Save the date: Sheffield carols evening Tuesday 9 December 6.30 - 8.30 pm After great success last year SAPLC's Sheffield carols social evening is back! Simon will provide the music for us to join in singing from Sheffield's folk carol tradition. I will be asking for volunteers to help with refreshments nearer the time but for now just make sure the date is marked in your diaries.                 Rachel Morris

Calling all Crafters!  We are planning to have a few stalls selling hand-made gifts at the Sheffield Carols Evening - if you would be interested in having a stall, please speak to Clare Loughridge (07593 823893, clare@standrewspsalterlane.org.uk)

Project Christmas Angel – October update How is it October already??? Thank you to everyone who has offered to make Angels, and hope that you’re underway with your projects to help us to give as many as we can to the local community this year from SAPLC.

If you would like to contribute and help by knitting or crocheting or sewing or felting some Angels for us we would love this, there’s plenty of time to get involved – there are some knitting and crochet patterns in the Narthex or simply use your own, anything would work as long as we can hang it up / leave it for people to take home and hang on their trees. You may notice a few in the Narthex already, please feel free to add to them if you’d like to.

We would also like to make some to give away at the carol service on the 21^st December, and maybe have some paper ones to hang in church like bunting.

If you aren’t a knitter, crocheter or sew-er, then would you like to make some paper

Angels instead? Here is a link to a free template for paper angels to download from

Super Fun Printables…..

Many thanks, Jan x

Jan Owen 07776261594 janowen@doctors.org.uk

Cheryl Collins 07740 557944 cheryl62collins@btinternet.com

Mapping our Community  Those of you who were at either of our after-service church meetings will remember we expressed a desire to reach out to the surrounding community more. In order to help us think and plan more knowledgeably I offered to do an ‘audit’ mapping both who lives in our area from available statistics and what is happening in our area from research, interviews and going to have a look. I first did this kind of project back in 1993 when I became curate of the old St Andrew’s and it has been a regular part of my ministry. I would welcome anyone who is interested in working on this with me and also any knowledge or ideas any of you have. You can reach me on 07740 557944 or at cheryl62collins@btinternet.com. The aim is to produce something which collects together all this information and our ideas as well as any opportunities to join in with work other organizations are already doing.                                                                  Cheryl Collins

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