17 August: The Ninth Sunday of Trinity
8am Holy Communion. President & Preacher: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex
10am Parish Eucharist. President: Revd Prof Rob Gilbert. Preacher: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex. Organist: Andrew Patterson.
NB Forest Sunday School on a break
24 August: The Tenth Sunday of Trinity
8am Holy Communion. President & Preacher: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex.
10am Parish Eucharist. President: Revd Emily Hockliffe Essex. Preacher: Revd Canon Margaret Whipp. Organist: Andrew Patterson.
NB Forest Sunday School on a break
Midweek Services
10am Wednesday Eucharist followed by refreshments.
Please note: Morning Prayer will be taking a break during August, resuming on Tuesday 2 September.
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.
Installation of our new vicar
The Church Wardens and the PCC invite you to the Collation by the Bishop of Oxford and the Induction and Installation by the Archdeacon of Oxford of the Revd Martin Little as Vicar of Holy Trinity Headington Quarry on Monday 15 September 2025 at 7pm in Holy Trinity Church.
Refreshments afterwards in the Coach House. Please RSVP by 31 August via email: felicity.hthq@gmail.com. Clergy and LLMs are ask to indicate if they will robe (Choir Dress).
News from Emily
I am delighted to share that (subject to legalities) I have been appointed as the new vicar of St John the Baptist Church in Bodicote. My final service at Holy Trinity will be Sunday 19 October, and I will be installed at Bodicote on Wednesday 12 November. Further details to follow but I hope to celebrate with you on either or both occasions!
Thank you to all who contributed and came along to the Wood Farm fete. It was a wonderful celebration of community and an opportunity to meet with a wider group of people from the parish. The donated cakes and the Holy Trinity face painting skills were both met with great appreciation!
Community projects in Wood Farm are ongoing. If you are interested in getting involved, Emily can put you in touch with Becky Howard.
Prayer Partners project
This September, we want to celebrate the intergenerational community of our church and strengthen those links by matching prayer partners across the generations to look out for one another at church and to pray for them. We’re seeking sign ups from parents on behalf of their children/young people and from adults who would be interested in supporting a younger generation in prayer. To sign up for this scheme, go to https://forms.gle/29ptt6Qy9x3EiYri6 by Today or email Emily for more information. Please note: to keep numbers balanced we may not take up every offer this time, but appreciate every one.
All-Age service – Intergenerational Community – Sunday 7 Sept
We will celebrate our church community and the launch of the prayer partners scheme with an all-age service at the beginning of September.
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.
Forest Sunday School will be having a break during the summer. See you in September!
This week’s Eco Tip
When compiling a document that may be printed, check that you are not inadvertently causing it to run on to an additional page, i.e. could reducing the point size or margins or line spacing avoid the need for an extra page? 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.
