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
21 December: Fourth Sunday of Advent
8am Holy Communion. President & Preacher: The Revd Martin Little
10am All Age Nativity Service – come dressed as your favourite character. President: The Revd Martin Little. Preacher: The Revd Martin Little. Organist: Andrew Patterson
6pm Carol Service with mulled wine and mince pies served after the service.
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.
Please note Community Café will be closed on Tuesday 23 December.
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.
Revd Prof Rob Gilbert announced last Sunday that he will be taking up the post of Team Rector for the Cherwell Benefice next Easter 2026, so will be stepping down as our Associate Priest then. More details on his installation service to follow, but we pray for Rob as he prepares for his new ministry.
Christingle oranges
Would any individual or family like to donate the price of the oranges this year for our very popular Christingle services on Christmas Eve in aid of the Children’s Society and Holy Trinity? Please see or contact Helen Day. Thank you.
Donations of mince pies (shop bought or homemade) would be welcomed for the carol service on Sunday 21st Dec @ 6pm to compliment the Mulled Wine. Please let Margaret Taylor or Helen Day know if you can help!
Children and Families Christmas Craft Afternoon today 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!
#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 still 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.
This week’s Eco Tip
Time to put up the decorations? Maybe your tree just needs to be brought down from the attic? (Fake trees, if used for a number of years, can be seen as more environmentally-friendly than real live trees). If you quake at the thought of the cost of a real tree, and the trek to get hold of one, have you thought of decorating branches cut from a tree, or even collecting teasels from the fields, applying gold paint and decorating them? A fun activity for the family on a murky day!
Hilary Rollin, Eco Church Group
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.
