For a long time Holy Trinity has held a series of very enjoyable quiz suppers which have raised funds for the local children’s charity MyAFK. We recently handed over a cheque for £300 from the latest one to Lottie from the charity, who also presented our quizmaster Trevor Craven-Jones with a certificate of appreciation for the £6,000 he has raised over the years.

Palm Sunday 10^th April 11.30 am Blessing of Palms, procession and Sung Mass

Tuesday in Holy Week 12^th April 7.30 pm Mass and address

Maundy Thursday 14^th April 8.00 pm Sung Mass of the Lord’s Supper and watch until midnight

Good Friday 15^th April 10.00 am to 12 noon Easter Event – music, crafts and activities for Easter for primary aged children (and their parents / carers)

Holy Saturday 16^th April 8.30 pm Easter Vigil and first Mass of Easter

Easter Sunday 17^th April 11.30 am Sung Mass and renewal of Baptismal vows

Lent Holy Trinity Lent groups will in person in the church following the Tuesday evening 7.30 Masses and also be available via Zoom.Each Wednesday in Lent the 10.00 am Mass at Holy Innocents will be followed by an exploration of one of the psalms led by a different member of the parishes pastoral team each week.

The Annunciation There will be a Sung Mass for the feast of the Annunciation at Holy Innocents on Friday 25^th March at 7.30 pm at which the preacher will be Millie Gibson (former pastoral assistant in our parishes and now training for ordination St. Stephens House in Oxford.

Book and Puzzle sale Holy Trinity Church Hall Saturday 26^th March 10.30 to 12.30. Admission free – refreshments available.

Taizé Service The next evening service of music, prayer and reflection using chants from the Taizé community will take place at Holy Trinity on Sunday 27^th March at 6 PM.

Clocks change next week The clocks go forward one hour this coming weekend. Please don’t be late for Mass next Sunday, which is Mothering Sunday, when we hope to involve our children and young people throughout the celebration.

Thursdays Together We are hoping to restart our regular Thursday drop-in from11.30 to 1.30 on Thursday 31^st March. More details soon.

Electoral Roll Revision We are now revising the electoral roll in preparation for the annual meeting next month. If you are not sure whether you are on it, or have only recently started worshipping at Holy Trinity, please take an application form, complete it and return it either to Fr. Patrick or Margarette Gittens, our electoral role officer.

Walk against Hunger Irena (and Fr. Patrick) have pledged to walk 200 km during Lent in aid of CAFOD. Please speak to them if you would like to sponsor them, or follow this link

https://walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/cafod-walk-against-hunger873

Holy Trinity Lent groups will in person in the church following the Tuesday evening 7.30 Masses starting on 8^th March when we will spend four sessions led by Cathy Edis and Fr. Patrick looking at how the Bible was formed and came down to us. Each session will also be available on zoom for people who prefer.

These sessions are based on the short but excellent book How the Bible came to be by John Barton ISBN 978-0-664-25785-9 if you want to order a copy for yourself from a bookshop or online.

Each Wednesday in Lent the 10.00 am Mass at Holy Innocents will be followed by an exploration of one of the psalms led by a different member of the parishes pastoral team each week.

Children’s Crib Service – Christmas Eve at 4.00 pm

Midnight Mass – Christmas Eve at 11.30 pm

Mass with Carols – Christmas Day at 10..00 am