The Group will meet Wednesday 4 February at 2.30 p.m. and all will be welcome to join us.

Our own choir member Chris Channer is going to introduce and show a short DVD of the  docudrama of a play she did in Prague,  “A Letter to Woollongong”, written by Dr Jaraslava Moserova.  This will be followed, as usual, by tea.

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“It takes years of advanced training to be able to sing!”

“Only some people are “real” singers!”

“I love music but I’m TONE DEAF!”

Is this you?  If so, come on out to…

“So you think you can’t sing?” on Tuesday 10 February at 8:00pm

Come on out and enjoy an evening of music, discussion and singing!   Familiar popular music, hymns, and favourite tunes.

Don’t miss it!  Further information from Sean Mayes, Director of Music (seanqmayes@gmail.com).

 

 

One-plus-One-cover-image-200x200Our next meeting will be on Thursday 12 February when a key focus of this special meeting will be to discern Trinity’s response to the URC-wide consultation on the topic of Same Sex Marriages.  The meeting will be chaired by Dr Peter Stevenson, the Church & Society Convenor for our URC Southern Synod.  Please keep that date free in your diary and make every effort to attend.

To assist discussion within local churches, the URC’s Human Sexuality Task Group has produced the accompanying booklet entitled “One Plus One” (also available for download or reading online at http://www.urc.org.uk/marriage-of-same-sex-couples.html).  You are asked to read this carefully before our consultation meeting in February.  Copies are available on Sundays and from the Joint Church Secretaries.

21st century living is hectic.  Getting the right ‘life balance’ between rest, work and play seems almost impossible. Life Balance offers an opportunity to examine our patterns of rest, work and play, and to look afresh at our values and life principles in the light of the Bible’s teaching about the Sabbath.

We are running two groups this year, in the home of a Trinity member and at the Mansel Road Centre.  Each group will meet weekly during Lent.

All are welcome to share in this course and to meet and get to know fellow members.

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As we welcome a new year, it is natural to reflect on years past and plan for the one ahead. Often our plans take the shape of resolutions. We resolve to lose weight, to find a better job, to go back to school, to manage our time better, to volunteer more and so on. While these kinds of resolutions are good, I wonder if this year we might commit ourselves to something deeper, something more beautiful. Now is the perfect time to commit to reading through the Bible in a year. Here are five reasons why you should consider dedicating 365 days to this pursuit:

Sunday 1st February 2015

09.15 a.m. – Bible with Breakfast

10.30 a.m. – Elders’ meeting

11.00 a.m. – Morning Worship with Holy Communion

Preacher – Revd Dominic Grant

Coffee in the Old Hall. All welcome

5.00 p.m. – Merton Winter Night Shelter

6.30 p.m. – Tea Time Praise

Monday

8.00 p.m. – Badminton

Tuesday

10.45 a.m. – Coffee & Chat

3.00 p.m. – Communications & Publicity Team

8.00 p.m. – Queens Road house group

Wednesday

2.30 p.m. – Wednesday Social Group

8.00 p.m. – Elders’ Council

Friday

10.00 a.m. – Trinity Toddlers

7.45 p.m. – Choir practice

Saturday

4.00 p.m. – Pilots

Sunday 8th February 2015

09.30 a.m. – Bible with Breakfast

09.30 a.m. – Choir practice

11.00 a.m. – Morning Worship

Preacher – Revd Dominic Grant

5.00 p.m. – Merton Winter Night Shelter