7 December: Second Sunday of Advent
8am Holy Communion. President & Preacher: The Revd Prof Rob Gilbert
10am Parish Eucharist and Forest Sunday School. President: The Revd Prof Rob Gilbert . Preacher: The Revd Prof Rob Gilbert. Organist: Andrew Patterson
14 December: Third Sunday of Advent
8am Holy Communion. President & Preacher: The Revd Martin Little.
10am Parish Eucharist and Forest Sunday School. President: The Revd Martin Little. Preacher: The Revd Martin Little. Organist: Andrew Patterson
Midweek Services:
9am Morning Prayer: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday when the Vicar is available.
The Church is normally open for private prayer every day during daylight hours.
10am Wednesday Eucharist followed by refreshments.
Holy Trinity has a new Facebook page! If you’re a Facebook user please like and follow www.facebook.com/holytrinityheadingtonquarry and invite friends and family to do so too.By building our online profile we develop our outreach, locally and globally! We would like a couple of people to act as admins, to help post content and keep the page lively and engaging. Please contact Revd Martin for more information.
Today Craft Event in the Meeting room and at the back of church at 11.15am after the morning service
Several very kind people have offered to show us their work eg Wooden pens and crocheted gifts will be available as will earrings, candles, berets and gifts previously available at our Christmas sale, and sell some of it to help support HTHQ. There will be tables at the back of the church and in the meeting room after the service, also a cake stall, so please support them during coffee. Cash or card accepted. Thank you.
The Parish Office
New opening times will be as follows: Monday 8.30- 1pm, Wednesday 8.30-12.30pm, Thursdays 8.30-9.30- 11.30-12.30.
Community Café every Tuesday 9.30 – 11.30am in the meeting room in church. An intergenerational space for parents/carers to spend time with their younger ones, meet up with people of all ages over a cup of tea/ coffee etc Toys available for preschool age children and toddlers.
New cleaners needed
Would you like to help keep the church clean and tidy? You would be joining a team of three who clean about once every 4 or 5 weeks on a Friday or Saturday at your convenience. It isn’t terribly arduous and can be very sociable! If you are interested please speak to Janet Masters.
Julian Group
The December meeting will be on Friday 5th December 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
Children and Families Christmas Craft Afternoon next Sunday December 14th from 2pm – 3.30pm in the Coach House
Christmas craft activities include: Nativity Trail; make your own wrapping paper; biscuit decorating; make a table decoration; collaborative Art; Face Painting; Make a prayer Christmas ornament. All Welcome – Free!
This week’s Eco Tip
With Christmas drawing closer, thoughts turn to present-wrapping. A useful dodge that makes it easier to wrap awkwardly-shaped items, is environmentally friendly, and says goodbye to foil and tinselly paper, is to get out the sewing machine and run up bags with draw-strings, in an assortment of sizes. Besides, they can be used in years to come!
Hilary Rollin, Eco Church Group
‘Birds of Lye Valley Area’
Whether or not you attended Tom Bedford’s excellent presentation on ‘Birds of Lye Valley and Beyond’, if you would like to buy his book (title as above) please email/phone me by Wednesday Dec. 10th to place your order. Just bring me £10 (cost price) to the 10 a.m. service next Sunday (Dec. 14th) and I will hand you your copy. Hilary Rollin (hjsrollin@gmail.com or 01865 761545)
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, Anne Tarassenko, or Ruth Wooldridge.
