We look forward to welcoming you to Trinity on Sunday 15 October at 11:00. Our worship will be led by the Revd Jacob Bali, Trinity’s minister. Bible readings will be Isaiah 25: 1-9 and Matthew 22: 1-14. This week the Chinese Group will remain in church throughout the service. The Junior Church will leave for …
inspiration in your inbox 13 October 2023 I’m a Christian Despite…despite sexism. St Matthew 12: 46-50 While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone told him, ‘Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.’ …
2 Corinthians 4: 1 – 15 Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart. We have renounced the shameful things that one hides; we refuse to practise cunning or to falsify God’s word; but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves …
Habakkuk 3: 17 – 19 Though the fig tree does not blossom, and no fruit is on the vines;though the produce of the olive fails and the fields yield no food;though the flock is cut off from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls,yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the God …
Worship Notes and Weekly Intercessions Dear Friends, Millennia ago the prophet Habakkuk, when faced with war, environmental disaster and consequent famine, sung: Though the fig tree does not blossom, and no fruit is on the vines;though the produce of the olive fails and the fields yield no food;though the flock is cut off from the …
Huge thanks to everyone for supporting Toilet-Twinning on Sunday – for wearing blue, for donating, either in person or online, for baking and helping to run the stall and, of course, for buying cakes and being so generous with donations. Fantastic news – we reached our target of £540 to twin all our toilets!
St Luke 7:36-50 Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. Then …
I’m Still A Christian Despite… Dear Friends, I hope you found David Coleman’s reflections over the last week stimulating. Over the next few weeks a range of people will reflect on why they are still Christian. There is much in our contemporary world which can challenge our faith and our commitment to remain in the …
Prayers in a Time of Conflict Dear Friends, I imagine that, like me, you’ve been appalled by news today from Palestine/Israel. War and violence, terror and propaganda now fill our airways; some countries calling for restraint from all parties, others seeming rather more one sided. It’s hard to know what to say or pray. To …
Luke 13: 6-9 Then [Jesus ] told this parable: ‘Someone had a fig tree planted in their vineyard; and they came looking for fruit on it and found none. So they said to the gardener, “See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. …