Sunday Mar 29th: Palm Sunday
8am Holy Communion. President: The Revd Professor Rob Gilbert
10am Parish Eucharist with Procession of Palms and Forest Church. Please arrive at the Coach House by 9.50am if you would like to take part in the procession; if you prefer, please wait in church to greet us! President: The Revd Professor Rob Gilbert. Deacon: Revd Martin Little. Organist: Andrew Patterson.
After the service, there will be refreshments served and a presentation made to Rob for his last Sunday with us.
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.
Tuesday of Holy Week: 31st March
9am Morning Prayer
Wednesday of Holy Week: 1st April
10am Midweek Communion
Maundy Thursday: 2nd April
9am Morning Prayer
7.30pm Eucharist with foot-washing and Vigil. Anyone is welcome to stay and watch in silent prayer until 10pm; come and go as you find helpful.
Good Friday: 3rd April
10am – 11.30am Good Friday Craft Morning in the Coach House with arts and crafts, prayer stations, Easter garden making and an Easter trail
2pm Service of the Cross (silent meditation in church from 12noon)
Easter Vigil: Saturday 4th April
8.30pm Vigil of readings and First Eucharist of Easter (NB change of time)
Sunday April 5th: Easter Day
8am Holy Communion. President: The Revd Martin Little
10am All-Age Eucharist with Forest Easter Egg Hunt. President: The Revd Martin Little. Preacher: Revd Canon Margaret Whipp. Organist: Andrew Patterson
Please note at the end of the service we’ll be singing the Handel Hallelujah Chorus once again as our outgoing Voluntary. Please bring your copies – but don’t worry if you forget! Anyone can join in.
Malcolm Woodcock
It is with great sadness that we heard that Malcolm, Margaret Woodcock’s husband died on Monday March 16th at Sobell House. Our thoughts and prayers are with Margaret and her family. Details of Malcolm’s funeral will be here at Holy Trinity on Tuesday 14th April at 11.30am. All are welcome.
Our new Safeguarding Officer is Anne Cowan and her contact details are at the back of this booklet. We give thanks for Anne Tarassenko’s 10 years of service in this important role.
Revision of the parish electoral roll before the annual meeting
The electoral roll is the list of members of our church community here at Holy Trinity. If you joined the roll when we made the new one last year, you don’t need to do anything, your name remains on the list!.
However, if you are new to our community, or have just reached the age of 16, please sign up, as our membership list is very useful to us. You need to be 16 years old or over, baptised (in any Christian denomination) and either resident in the parish or regularly worshipping at Holy Trinity.
If you have any questions please get in touch with me. The parish’s data privacy notice can be viewed here: https://www.hthq.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Privacy-notice-and-GDPR-policy.pdf.
You can either fill in a paper form (available in the church) or find the form on the church website, complete it online and email it to me – in that case it doesn’t need a physical signature. Please do this by Wednesday 15 April so that the revised roll can be published before the annual meeting. Joan Jones – Electoral Roll Officer – 07710611250 – electoralroll@hthq.uk
Easter flowers
The flower team would very much welcome any donations towards the flowers for Easter Day as they are reliant on this kindness.
These can be made payable to the church bank account but please mark them for the flower fund The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Account Number: 80484903 Sort Code: 20-65-21
Coach to Heyford Park for Revd Rob Gilbert’s Licencing; Thursday 16th April 2026
A coach has been booked to go to Heyford Park to celebrate Rob’s licencing. The cost per person at present is £14. The arrangements at the moment are, to leave The Coach House around 6 pm /6.15pm and return from Heyford at 9.15 pm. There is a board to sign at the back of the church, and I hope many of you will join us. If you have any questions please contact me. Margaret Taylor Ox 765051.
Community Cafe 9.30 – 11.30am
Please do come along with friends or neighbours.Toys available for preschool age children and toddlers.
Date for Diary
Advance notice that Revd Prof Rob Gilbert’s installation service will take place on Thursday 16th April at 7.30pm at Heyford Hill Park Church. More information nearer the time.
New filter Coffee and Tea
If you are able to it would help the church funds if you could donate to the refreshment fund each week by either putting money in the jar or by using the card machine. Thank you.
This week’s Eco Tip
With the start of Summertime today, and Good Friday falling later this week, spirits soar at the prospect of warmer weather. Time to check Summer clothes. Sort into piles of: adjust, mend, swap with friend, offer for friend’s child, charity shop, patchwork quilt, recycle as textiles. 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.
