Notices and What's On
In this section you can find significant notices, details of this month's Worship, Church Activities for the month, Other Activities in the month and Future Dates

Thank you to the B0rders Mission churches who have been kindly sending their used stamps for us to sort and send on. Please, keep 'em coming.

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Notices






                                
THOSE LESS FORTUNATE THAN US
If you have any items eg socks, jumpers, sleeping bags, coats, toiletries, towels which you think may be useful for either the Beacon Project or Framework please speak to Ann Cope who is co-ordinating our appeal and will arrange to collect items and deliver them to either of these projects.  Please contact Ann on 01623 554157.  Thank you.
 
 Leprosy Mission Stamps and postcards
St John’s has sent over 100kg weight used postage stamps to the Leprosy Mission who sell the stamps on to international stamp dealers plus some postcards. That's more than half a hundredweight in 'old' money. Please help. Snip or tear your stamps from correspondence and give them to Mary Aldous or Bob Dawson. Please don’t try to soak stamps off paper and don’t damage them as we cannot send those. The Mission can also use children’s unwanted stamp collections, those stamps you found at the back of the drawer, adult accumulations, presentation packs, covers etc. All countries, not just Britain. They are sorted by SJ into various categories and the charity sells them by weight to dealers according to the contents of sorted packs, eg everyday British 'Machin' stamps are less value than commemorative, and older British and foreign fetch more than  either  - but all have a value for the Charity.
Also, any postcards. Used or unused from anywhere in the world, from  Mansfield to Mancunia and even the very exotic places like Skeggy, Blackpool and Wormwood Scrubs. Unfortunately, this is postcards only, not old Christmas or Birthday cards (sorry). 


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FOOD BANK – Thank you for your continued donations to this
project.  Could we please make a request that you place in the box only items listed n the box.  In recent weeks we have had donations of fresh fruit and vegetables which are not suitable for the food bank.  The way the system works is that items we collect on a Sunday are taken to the food bank the following Friday but may not be used until the following week as the volunteers have already made up the bags for any given week before we arrive.  This means that they cannot use items that are fresh nor can they give out items which are past their use by date – this food is then waste.

Postage Stamps
Don’t forget that by buying your stamps from Bob Dawson, you will be contributing to Church funds.
 
When Bob sells stamps postage,
For every pound that’s spent
St John’s will end up richer
By an extra 10%.


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What's On
            

 
 
 
 

 

 Friday 18th
 10.00-12.00pm            Friday Fellowship at the home of Ron & Ann Cope.
 10.30am                           Church Walking Group meet at St John’s for a walk to Tibshelf, returning to Sutton by bus after, hopefully, having had some refreshments.
 6.00-7.30pm                 Boys’ Brigade & Girls’ Association - Juniors & Anchors.
 7.30-10.00pm                               Boys’ Brigade & Girls’   Association - Seniors.
 
 Saturday 19th
 10.00am-1.00pm        The Olive Branch Coffee Bar will be open.
 
 Sunday 20th
 10.30am                           All Together Worship led by Mrs Sue Stamenkovic.
 
Monday 21st
 2.00-4.00pm                 Craft & Chatter in the Community Room.
 7.30pm                             Sutton Melody rehearsal in the Main Hall.
 
 Tuesday  22nd
 2.00-4.00pm                 Scrabble Group in the Community Room.
 7.00-8.00pm                  Zumba Class in the Main Hall.
 
 Wednesday 23rd      
 10.00-12.00pm            Art Class in the Community Room.
 7.00-8.30pm                 Gentle Keep Fit in the Main Hall.
 
 Thursday 24th
 9.30-11.00am                               Weight Watchers in the Main Hall.
 7.00-9.00pm                 CA meeting in the Community Room.
 
Friday 25th
 6.00-7.30pm                 Boys’ Brigade & Girls’ Association - Juniors & Anchors.
 7.30-10.00pm                               Boys’ Brigade & Girls’   Association - Seniors.
 
 Saturday 26th
 10.00am-1.00pm        The Olive Branch Coffee Bar, featuring the monthly Cake Stall, will be open. Donate, buy, eat …… or do all three!
 
Sunday 27th
 10.30am                           Worship led by Mr John Mellor.
 1.00-5.00pm                 Drama Group in the Main Hall.
 6.00pm                             Worship organised by the Church Stewards.
 
ADVANCE NOTICES

 


 
ADVANCE NOTICES

 
Nottingham & Derby District Bible Festival
Life lessons in Mission from Luke
Tuesday, 22nd - Thursday, 24th October at Littleover Methodist Church, Derby with Rev Paul Smith. Further information nearer the time or from Rev Chris Briggs, District Mission Enabler, on 07851 749215.

 
 
Samaritan’s Purse Shoe-box Appeal
Shoebox Sunday this year will be on 17th November. Please try to support this event by filling a shoe-box for a child who has very little. Leaflets are available - please speak to Mary Aldous for more information.
 

 Christmas Fayre
It's that time of year again, (or it will be on Saturday, 30th November), & we require children's toys & books, puzzles, tombola prizes (they don't have to be big or expensive), paperback books &, on the day, cakes, cakes & more cakes. In addition to the “usual” Tombola Stall, there will be a new one - 'Chocolate Tombola'. Items for the 'Usual' to be given to Betty Whitehead & for the 'Chocolate' should be given to Sheila Shepherd. Chocolate seems always to be on offer, so please start contributing now. Other items can be left with Carole Southall prior to the day.
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OTHER CHURCH ACTIVITIES
    
The following groups generally meet each week. Pleasde check with the Group concerned to be sure.
             Amendments will be shown on the weekly notice sheet
 
Mon 2.00 – 4.00 pm Craft & Chatter in the Community Room
7.00 pm Sutton Choral Society rehearse in Church
 
Tues 10.00 – 11.15 am Carer & Toddler Group meet in the hall
7.00 – 8.00 pm The Zumba Class are meeting in the hall (except 7th when they meet in the lower hall)
 
Weds 10.00 – 12.00 noon Art Class meet in the Community Room
         7.00 pm Keep Fit class in the hall
                    
Thurs 10.00 till 11.15 am Weightwatchers in the hall
 
Fri   10.00 till 1.20 pm The Olive Branch coffee bar open (First Friday of
 the month only)
 Boys Brigade
 6 – 7.30 pm Juniors & Anchors
 7.30 – 10.00 pm Seniors
 
Sat   10.00 till 1.20 pm The Olive Branch coffee bar open