Lend with Care £30 was collected and will be sent off as soon as possible. The money will be invested in solar power for isolated villages. There are more details about the charity in ‘Outlook’. Thank you all for your support. Forgotten Feet Thank you for your generosity with the boots, shoes and underwear donated for homeless people. Manna Copies of Manna and Forward are available at the back of the church. Carols by Candlelight The church’s traditional carol service will be tonight at 6.30pm. Please come along and bring some friends. Donations of mince pies for afterwards would be much appreciated. Please sign the list at the back of the church. Christmas Decorations A lot of work has already been done to prepare the church- thank you all who have helped. Help/donations towards Christmas flowers would be much appreciated; please see Sylvy Paul for details. Outlook The Christmas issue of ‘Outlook’ is available for distribution/collection today. Please don’t forget to pick up your copy. Christmas Services Please note the changes to the times of services this week. The Friday Mass will be at 10, so they’ll be no soup lunch, and there will be an extra mass on Saturday at 10am, to honour the Holy Innocents. Services next Sunday will be at the usual time. Epiphany Party Tickets have been selling well for the parish party on the 11th day of Christmas, Saturday 4th January at 7pm. These are available after services or via the Office at only £5. Home Communions If you know of anyone who is unable to come to church because of illness or frailty, please let the clergy know. Readers’ Rota The new rota is now available. If you’d like to be include on future rotas, please see George Coles. Christmas Cards Thank you to Horatiu Morar for not only for paying for the cards, but also delivering them ALL on our behalf. The New Daylight bible study books are ready for collection; £4.60 to John Rudge, please.
Lend with Care Thank you to those who donated £1. There are still spaces left!Forgotten Feet Thank you for the shoes already received which we will pass on asap - Winter is coming so it is getting urgent! We will be collecting shoes and boots until Christmas. LMG Morning Prayer this week will be at Holy Trinity. Manna Copies of Manna and Forward are available at the back of the church. Compline and Address will this week be on Wednesday 18th December at 8.30pm- not Thursday. Carols by Candlelight The church’s traditional carol service will be on Sunday 22nd December at 6.30pm. Please come along and bring some friends. Donations of mince pies for afterwards would be much appreciated. Please sign the list at the back of the church. Christmas Cards There has been a serious delay at the printers, and they were only received Monday 9th December, which leaves us only a week to deliver nearly 4000- an impossible task! However, we are very grateful to Horatiu Morar (whose kitchen business is advertised in Outlook, and is primarily responsible for the monthly Romanian Liturgy at Holy Trinity) not only for paying for the cards, but also, through another business of his, delivering them ALL on our behalf, free of charge. Christmas Decorations It takes a lot of effort over several days to prepare the church for Christmas, and to welcome our many visitors. Can you help, please? Flowers/donations – please see Sylvy Paul; Tree and Crib – John Godley; Angel Hanging (intriguing!) - Jo Bailey; Cleaning – Liz Hathway. Thank you all in anticipation! Weekdays From the 17th, the Church recalls the great ‘O’ antiphons sentences used before and after the Magnificat. These are all prophetic titles of the Messiah, and although usually known by their Latin names, English is used in the great Advent, O come, O come, Emmanuel. The Preface to the eucharistic prayer changes in this mini-season. The New Daylight bible study books are ready for collection; £4.60 to John Rudge, please.
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NOTICESLend with Care The sign up sheet will be at the back of Church again this Advent. Please sign the sheet for the now annual Christmas present to those in the developing world who are trying to work their way out of poverty. Thank you. Christmas Fair Thank you all the many people who helped in whatever way to make yesterday’s Christmas Fair such a success. Your hard work was much appreciated and it was, as usual, a most enjoyable occasion. The amount raised will be announced at services. Answers for the Christmas Crossword maybe placed in the box at the back of the church. Forgotten Feet Thank you for the shoes already received which we will pass on asap - Winter is coming so it is getting urgent! Please spread the word, we will be collecting shoes and boots until Christmas. Many thanks.LMG Morning Prayer this week will be at St Andrew’s Rowbarton.Sharing Together This month’s discussion Group, looking at the book of Esther, meets this Thursday (28th) at 7.30pm in the Vestry. All welcome!Outlook This month’s copy of ‘Outlook’ is available for collection/ delivery today – don’t forget yours! This month only one article was received; please consider writing something – but note the earlier deadline!Advent begins this Sunday (1st). Please do make every effort to mark the beginning of this important season. Compline will be said in the Vestry on Thursday at 8.30pm on the 5th and 12th and on Wednesday 18th.New Administrator We are delighted that Rosie Clarke has been appointed as Holy Trinity’s new administrator. She’s busy learning the ropes! The office will now be open again at the usual times.
