Sunday November 17th: The Second Sunday before Advent
8am Holy Communion. President: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex.
10am Parish Eucharist with Forest Sunday School. President: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex. Preacher: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex. Deacon: Revd Laura Biron-Scott. Organist: Andrew Patterson
Sunday November 24th: Christ the King
8am Holy Communion
10am Parish Eucharist with Forest Sunday School. President: Revd Laura Biron-Scott. Preacher: Revd Laura Biron-Scott. Deacon: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex. Organist: Andrew Patterson
Midweek Services
Morning Prayer: 9am Tuesday and Thursdays in the Lady Chapel
Midweek Communion: 10am Wednesdays
Please note that from November, our pattern of Morning Prayer will be shifting to Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9am. This will enable us to keep a steady pattern of worship into the vacancy. All the books for morning prayer are available in the Lady Chapel for use by anyone – you are welcome to use these for prayer with or without clergy present.
Building project
A prayer for the end of the project:
God of vision and hope,
we thank you for our church building;
a place of prayer and pilgrimage,
witnessing to your love and presence in our midst.
We thank you for guiding us through to the completion of the building project.
Keep us united in vision and focus as we celebrate this milestone, and grant us your peace.
in the name of Jesus Christ our Cornerstone.
Amen.
Laura’s last service at Holy Trinity will be the 10am Service on November 24th. There will be a lunch celebration in church after the service, you can sign up to bring food at the back of church. Please sign the cards at the back of church to say goodbye to Laura.
Advent Carol Service
A service of readings and music for Advent will be held at 6pm on Sunday 1 December. All are welcome as we look forward in hope to the coming of Christ.
Date for Diary
Christmas Carol Service here at Holy Trinity at 6pm on December 22nd.
Headington Fairtrade closure
It is with great sadness that Headington Fairtrade which has been trading for nearly 15 years is to close at the beginning of January. Headington Fairtrade (formally known as The Windmill) was started by a group of people with a passion for Fairtrade – 3 of the original 5 directors came from Holy Trinity and it grew out of a monthly church Traidcraft stall. Due to a combination of factors outside our control, the time has come to cease trading. Please do support the shop during the last few months of trading and carry on buying Fairtrade goods in the future; it really does make a difference. Rachel Walding.
Posada 2024
What is Posada all about? During the evenings leading up to Christmas Day, a nativity set of Mary and Joseph travel around the parish, visiting a different member of our church family every night. This provides a great opportunity to meet new church members or get to know others a little better as you transport Mary and Joseph to the next home on the rota. There is a prayer to say as you welcome them into your home and as you set them off on their journey to the next one. If you would like to offer Mary and Joseph a home for the night this Advent, please contact Helen Dancer at helen@nsolve.com or phone: 07854173016 (text probably best), giving me suitable dates and I will add you to the rota. I have also given Helen Day access to the rota (Parish Office), so you can contact her to take part. I will have the rota with me in church, so catch me after the service to sign up. I hope there will be room in your inn this year! Helen Dancer
Christingle oranges
Our thanks for the generous offers of donations to pay for the oranges. Helen will be in touch shortly with more information.
HTHQ 175 Talking History
The HTHQ175 committee have put together a programme of talks celebrating Holy Trinity’s 175th Anniversary year:
Wednesday 4 December Blessed Virgin Mary Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex
Wednesday 8 January C.S. Lewis’s Oxford Prof Simon Horobin
Further dates to be announced.
The evening begins with refreshments at 6.45pm, the talk beginning at 7pm, and discussions close at 7.45pm. All are welcome in church.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is coming to Aylesbury Waterside Theatre in 2025! I have reserve seats for Saturday 11th October 2025 at 2pm seat cost £28 each please let me know if you’re interested as a deposit will have to paid by Christmas. Frances Farrar. – frances.farrar23@gmail.com
Save the date
The Bishop of Oxford formally license Laura to her new post at Balliol College Chapel on Sunday January 19th at 5.30pm. All are welcome to attend the service of Choral Evensong. We ask for God’s blessing upon Laura and we pray for her ministry in her new calling.
Tots Mornings open to all babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in term time in the Coach House on Tuesdays. Stay & Play will be 10-11am and Story & prayers 11am – 11.15am. No need to book just come along. All are welcome.
Hearing Loop Update:
We’re very sorry that our loop system is not working at the moment. We expect to have it back in action by the end of the month. Our sincere apologies for the inconvenience.
This week’s Eco Tips
Book a free tour of the fascinating Viridor energy recovery facility at Ardley and find out how our household waste is converted into energy, rather than going to landfill, and creating methane. See www.viridor.co.uk Hilary Rollin, Eco Group
Eco Resources Autumn/Winter 2024
If you are looking for information on ECO matters, you might like to follow the link below for ideas on book titles, links to Zoom sessions (live and recorded), talks etc. Hilary Rollin, Eco Church Group. Go to: https://www.hthq.uk/eco-church-resources/
Pastoral care team
Are you in need of support or would you like to talk to someone? We rely on you to let us know of anyone who is ill, or in hospital or who might welcome a visit. Please contact any of the clergy (numbers below) or Helen Day, Janet Masters, or Anne Tarassenko.
