Sunday Jan 19th: Second Sunday of Epiphany
8am Holy Communion. President: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex
10am Parish Eucharist with Forest Sunday School. President: Revd Canon David Knight. Preacher: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex. Organist: Andrew Patterson
Midweek Services
Morning Prayer: 9am Monday and Tuesdays in the Lady Chapel.
Midweek Communion: Wednesdays at 10am
Sunday Jan 26th: Fourth Sunday of Epiphany
8am Holy Communion
10am Parish Eucharist and Forest Sunday School
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.
Today at 5.30pm
The Bishop of Oxford formally license Laura to her new post at Balliol College Chapel. 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.
The Parish Office is closed until further notice when Helen is on sick leave.
All notices must be emailed to Emily by 9am on Tuesday mornings otherwise they will not be included in the service booklet. In Helen’s absence volunteers will check the office email account, pay bills, print off booklets and materials and support Emily and Rob in the administration of the church. We are very grateful to all those who are helping at this time and ask the congregation to support them in anyway they can.
Advance notice of a Regular Giving Appeal as part of our parish fundraising
A group led by our Treasurer, Richard Stoneman, has been meeting in recent months to look in detail at our church finances and at what we need to meet our obligations and to strengthen what we do as a church. With input from the Diocese we have decided to hold a Regular Giving Appeal. Around the start of Lent (on Sundays 2nd March, 9th March and 16th March) there will be a focus on giving and faith and developing a visionfor our ministry and work. On 9th March we will be visited by the Generous Giving Advisor for the Diocese, Joshua Townson, who will talk at the 10am service.
Tots provision: Community Café
From January 21st, 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.
The Gatehouse supports adults aged 25+ who are homeless, vulnerably housed, on low income and/or looking for company and community. Holy Trinity will again be providing soup for the Gatehouse – if you are able to make one or more batches of 2 litres of vegetarian soup by Sunday 26 January, please let Monika Blackwell know (mdblackwell@hotmail.com or 07880 797009).
On Sunday 12 January I leave some freezer bags, labels and instructions outside my house at 1 York Road, Headington, OX3 8NW. If you are unable to collect them please let me know and I will drop them off. Thank you – this nourishing and warming soup is very welcomed.
HTHQ 175 Talking History
The HTHQ175 committee have put together a programme of talks celebrating Holy Trinity’s 175th Anniversary year:
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 Revd Canon Dr Margaret Whipp
The evening begins with refreshments at 6.45pm, the talk beginning at 7pm, and discussions close at 7.45pm. All are welcome in church.
This week’s Eco Tips
There is still time to sign up for RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. This is a fun activity, an opportunity to interest children in bird identification, and to play a part in monitoring numbers of garden birds- all part of the pursuit of biodiversity. https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch/
Hilary Rollin, Eco Group
Eco Resources for Spring 2025
For suggestions on information re Eco Matters, including reading material, links to Zoom sessions etc. go to 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 back page) or Janet Masters, Anne Tarassenko, or Ruth Wooldridge.
