Notices: Sunday December 29th – First Sunday of Christmas
8am Holy Communion. President:Revd Jane Hedges.
10am Parish Eucharist NB no Forest Service today. President: Canon Revd Dr Margaret Whipp. Preacher: Revd Jane Hedges. Organist: Andrew Patterson
Midweek Services
Morning Prayer at 9am Tuesdays and Thursdays will resume next week on Tuesday January 7th.
There will be no midweek Communion this week. Our regular Wednesdays at 10am will resume on Wednesday January 8th.
Sunday Jan 5th: Feast of the Epiphany
8am Holy Communion. President: Revd Jane Hedges
10am Parish Eucharist NB no Forest Sunday School. President: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex. Preacher: Revd Dr Andrew Gregory. Organist: Andrew Patterson
A prayer for the vacancy:
God of vision and hope,
we thank you for all who have ministered here throughout the history of this church.
In this time of vacancy,
may we continue to grow in love,
share in responsibility,
and seek your vision for our future,
in the name of Jesus Christ, our shepherd and our guide.
Amen.
Save the date
The Bishop of Oxford will 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 provision: Community Café
From the new year, we will be offering a Community Café space from 9.30am-11.30am on Tuesday mornings, making use of the new facilities in church. All are welcome, and most especially families with young children, as the meeting room will be set up for tots to play. If you would like to volunteer, we would be very grateful to hear from you regarding Tuesday mornings or the possibility of an afternoon slot around school pick-up time. Contact Emily for more info.
Save the date
On Saturday 18 January there will be an opportunity for members of the PCC and wider church community to come together to reflect on our vision for racial justice. Exact timings to be confirmed. All are warmly welcomed.
HTHQ 175 Talking History
The HTHQ175 committee have put together a programme of talks celebrating Holy Trinity’s 175th Anniversary year:
Wednesday 8 January C.S. Lewis’s Oxford Prof Simon Horobin
Wednesday 5 February Racial Justice Revd Prof Rob Gilbert
Tuesday 4 March History of the Quarry (speaker TBC)
Wednesday 9 April Church and Eco-theology Dr Tom Crook
Wednesday 7 May Morris Dancing (speaker TBC)
Wednesday 4 June Our changing church (speaker TBC)
The evening begins with refreshments at 6.45pm, the talk beginning at 7pm, and discussions close at 7.45pm. All are welcome in church.
Julian Group
The first meeting of 2025 will be on Friday 3rd January at 2.30 pm at 3 Barton Road, Headington. We meditate for half an hour on a passage provided by one of us and then discuss it before having a social time with tea/coffee and biscuits. New members are very welcome. Please contact me for further details: Sheila Allcock 01865-769630
This week’s Eco Tips
What better New Year resolution than resolving to extend the life of our belongings, keeping them in use as long as possible, thereby reducing waste and pollution? 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 on back page) or Helen Day, Janet Masters, or Anne Tarassenko.
