A new Vicar in a small  town spent the first four days making personal visits to each of the members, inviting them to come to his first services.The following Sunday the church was all but empty. Accordingly, the Pastor placed a notice in the local newspapers, stating that, because the church was dead, it was everyone’s duty to give it a decent Christian burial. The funeral would be held the following Sunday afternoon, the notice said. Morbidly curious, a large crowd turned out for the “funeral.” In front of the pulpit, they saw a closed coffin, smothered in flowers. After the Pastor delivered the eulogy, he opened the coffin and invited his congregation to come forward and pay their final respects to their dead church. Filled with curiosity as to what would represent the corpse of a “dead church,” all the people eagerly lined up to look in the coffin. Each “mourner” peeped into the coffin then quickly turned away with a guilty, sheepish look. In the coffin, tilted at the correct angle, was a large mirror.

When you have collected your drink, please return to the main church area – For safety reasons, children should not

enter the serving area – drinks are available for them, through the hatch, by the soft chairs in the corner,

If you would like to make a donation towards costs, please place your gift in the small box which is located in the

serving area

A  Date for your Diary

Our church weekend away will be held at the High Leigh Christian Conference Centre in Hoddesdon,

Hertfordshire from Friday 28^th June 2013 to Sunday 30^th June 2013.

High Leigh offers a relaxed and peaceful environment within 40 acres of lawns, parkland and woodland.

More details will follow shortly but in the meantime, please make a diary entry of the dates.

Check out their website:- High leigh

Prayers.

Please take a copy of the  Prayer Diary and pray each day;

Urgent prayer requests, should be placed in the box at the back of church, or speak to Shira (Prayer Hotline)  -

For details about our urgent prayer e-mail hotline, please speak to Jim –

If you would like personal prayer during communion on Sunday, please make your way to the prayer transept.

Prayer requests & prayer ministry are treated in the strictest of confidence.

Getting Involved

We always welcome more people to help on Sundays & during the week.

If you would like to try leading prayers, doing Bible Readings, Laptop Operation, or refreshments, please speak to Jim.

To help with the Sound Desk or Music Group, please speak to David or Roly;

For Trinity Kids, see Anne-Marie or Abena, and for Crèche, see Angela.

For details about Imagine speak with Aileen or Jacky

For details about CAP speak with  Irene or Vanessa.

If you can help with Youth Church, Youth Club or Xstream Club speak with Lorraine, Georgie or Jacky.

If you would like to join a Home Group or are interested in Pastoral visiting, Prayer Ministry or Cooking meals for new

mums, please speak to Ruth or Aileen.

If you can help with Gardening, please speak to Hendy.

If you can help with minor electrical, plumbing, carpentry, or any general maintenance works, speak to Jim.

Weekly Notices

If you would like a relevant notice read out, printed on the weekly notice sheet or circulated by e-mail, please contact

Jim on 020 8671 8761 or email him at maddox.j@sky.com by Thursday for the Sunday following.

New to this church?

We want to make it easy for people to find out more and get involved in our weekly actvities.

Please fill in a Welcome Card which you will find in the backs of some of the chairs, and give it to the vicar or one of

the welcoming team.

Please help yourself to any of the newly revised ‘Want to know More?’ leaflets.

Please introduce yourself to any of the welcomers, churchwardens, clergy, or church members.

Church Collections & Giving

Our Registered Charity No. is 1133884.

 No collection is taken during services at this church other than at All Age Worship.

You are invited to place your gift offering in the Collection Boxes at the back of the central aisle, which will be brought

forward for blessing during the service.

If you would like to give regularly, even when you can’t be in church, or if you are a tax-payer and would like to take

advantage whereby the government add to your giving, speak to Peter, Georgie or Jim for the details, including

Standing Order Mandates, Freewill Offering Envelopes & Gift Aid Forms – Thank you for your gifts.

Copyright Permissions

Songs & Hymns are reproduced under Church Copyright Licence No 250622.

Please note that attendance can be made at 1 session only, either Wednesday or Thursday not both.

See Yetunde or Jacky for more information.

We run a six week Alpha Course at Holy Trinity, covering many crucial questions of the Christian faith.

Who is Jesus?  Why did Jesus die on the Cross?  Did Jesus rise from the Dead?  Can I trust the Bible?  How should I pray?  and Why do bad things happen to good people?

a few weeks after our six week course, we come back together for a reunion evening, when we explore what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Typical comments on the course include:

“totally transformative”

“underpinned my faith”

“I feel much better grounded in what I believe”

Each evening begins at 7pm with gathering and nibbles, followed by a meal together, a talk, and small groups for discussion.

If you’ve got questions about Christianity or want to find out more, come along to Alpha.

Senior Citizens meet every Thursday 1.00pm – 3.00pm in the church.

Enjoy a time of fellowship and refreshments including a Bible Study.

Also trips to the theatre, restaurants, and days out!

If you or a family member would like prayer for forthcoming examinations, please complete the list which can be found at the back of church.

See Jim or Shira for more information.

Holy Trinity School has been chosen by Urban Art ( www.urbanart.co.uk ) as one of two charity partners for Sunday 15th July.
Urban Art is a hugely popular open art fair in Josephine Avenue for artists & a great community event.
We are looking for volunteers to staff the info desk for half an hour etc.
For more info, please speak to Hillary Box.