Holy Trinity Calendar for this week Sunday 8th February
Today 2nd Before Lent (Sexagesima)
11.00am Choral Eucharist Holy Trinity and Live Streamed
3-5pm Messy Church Parish Church
Monday 2.00pm Monday Club Trinity Centre
Tuesday 2.30pm Worship & Fellowship St John's Care Home
Wednesday 11.00am Eucharist Trinity Centre
Next Sunday Transfiguration Sunday (Sunday Before Lent)
11.00am Choral Eucharist and Holy Trinity and Live Streamed
Confirmation with Bishop Kevin Pearson
6.30pm Beer and Hymns Trinity Centre
Prayers, Intercessions, Remembrances
If you would like someone added to our Intercessions List can you please let the rector know. Please do not assume that we have the information. Thank you.
Palm Crosses
If you have any palm crosses from previous years, please leave them on the font at the back of church (remember, the church is open all the time in daylight hours). The Palm crosses will be burnt and the ash used on Ash Wednesday.
Ash Wednesday
Our Ash Wednesday services (Feb 18th) will take place at 11.00am (In the Trinity Centre) and 7.00pm (church)
Lent Groups
This year, our Ecumenical Lent Groups will focus on the Gospel of Matthew. No previous knowledge is required!
They will take place on Fridays in lent at 2.00pm - with the exception of March 6th, where we will pause a week for the world day of prayer.
Do join us, and ask Claire or Pip if you wish to know more details.
Messy Church
Messy Church meets at 3.00pm on the second Sunday of the month in Melrose Parish Church and Hall. There are stories, games, crafts, singing, food and fun… Messy Church is for families however members of the congregation are most welcome to come along and watch or join in. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
The Communicant
The latest edition of the Communicant (Feb 5th) with news and notices for the Diocese of Edinburgh is now available at:
https://edinburgh.anglican.org/publications/the-communicant/
Worship and Fellowship at St John's Care Home
On Tuesday afternoon at 2.30pm there will be a short service of worship followed by afternoon tea in St John’s Care Home. Please come along and share this time with the residents
Pancake Night
The Social Committee would like to invite you to the Pancake Party on Tuesday 17th February at 6pm in the Trinity Centre. Tickets, £15, from Murielle and Agnes ( children free ).
Holy Trinity's Book Group
The group needs new members! The group meets once every seven - eight weeks, normally in each others' houses, to discuss a book chosen after each meeting, the books normally being novels. The next meeting is on 4th March, when we'll talk about "Eurotrash" by Christian Kracht. If you think you'd be interested, please talk to one of the current members, Sara Duncan, Marion Clayton, Linda Rainey, Caroline Green, John Wood and Alasdair Johnston."
Smarty Tubes
There are now a number of tubes of Smarties at the back of the Church and we are asking the congregation to consider taking one of these (free smarties to eat!) and fill the empty tube during Lent as part of your Lent giving. The money is for Church Funds.
The tubes take, 10p, 20p and £1 coins, so it is your choice as to what you fill it with. The tubes reduce in size each year, these will take £32 pounds in pound coins. As there are not so many loose coins around these days, if you prefer you can use notes, cheques or pay the money into the church account at the bank. If you choose to do this, please include your name and the word ‘Smarties’ in the reference field. Each tube has an empty label on it, and should you pay tax, please put your name on the tube when you return it, then we can regard this as a donation and claim back the tax.
Please bring the filled tube back when full and give it to John Wood or Caroline Green, at the latest by Easter Sunday or the following Sunday or put in the box or basket that will be provided for this purpose.
If you are unable to collect a tube, please would you kindly consider providing your own.
Thank you. Caroline.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 2026
In 2025 it was ourselves at Holy Trinity who led the presentation of the World Day of Prayer: supported throughout by other churches in Melrose. We handed the ‘baton’ on, as it were, to St Cuthbert’s as the lead church for 2026.
It is though not down to just one church to lead, but a shared ecumenical endeavour. A number of us from Holy Trinity were involved last year with a notable input from other churches: if you would like this year to play a small part – or maybe even a larger one! – then please get in touch with me! The actual service at St Cuthbert’s is on Friday 6th March; using material put together by the Christian women of Nigeria using the theme of “I will give you rest: come”.
Dates for planning meetings, all Tuesdays from 10.30 to 12.30, are suggested as: 10.02.26: 24.02.26: plus a rehearsal in the week of 02.03.26 – exact date to be decided later as suits all.
It would be so good if there could be a group of us from Holy Trinity to help with this. Let me know your thoughts and possible availability to take part in this service.
Many thanks Liz Williams 07976752766
Borders Chamber Orchestra Concert
The concert takes place on February 14th in Melrose Parish Church. Poster attached
Borders Guild of Organists Recital
BGO members showcase recital on Feb 28th in Bowden Kirk at 2.00pm. Poster attached
Appointment of our next Diocesan Bishop
The Electoral Synod meets with the candidates on February 7th and then a week later undertakes an election. You can find more information about the process on the Bishop Search page of our website: https://edinburgh.anglican.org/bishop-search. Please continue to hold all involved in this process in your prayers.
Please use the following prayer for all involved in this task.
Living God,
you walk with us in all seasons of life
calling us to follow you with joy, hope and love
as we share in your work of renewing the world;
give us humility and discernment to hear your voice,
that those discerning their calling
and all involved in our bishop search
may be encouraged in your ways
and open to your creative Spirit. Amen.
Trinity Centre Bookings
Please ensure you book the Trinity Centre for your event even if it is for a church group. Contact trinitycentremelrose@gmail.com. We need to be mindful of turning off lights, heaters, taps etc, putting furniture back where it is stored, away from heaters and fire exits. Please also clean and put away anything used in the kitchen and lock the building after use. Thank you for your understanding in this matter and enjoy your events in the Trinity Centre. Trinity Centre Management Committee
PRAYER RESOURCES ON TELEVISION AND RADIO THIS WEEK
New Every Sunday is on BBC Radio Scotland at 7am
An act of worship with the Reverend Diana Hall priest-in-charge of St Margaret’s Easter Road and Mustard Seed Edinburgh on the theme of turning from receiving blessing to responsible action.
Songs of Praise is on Sunday at 11.30am on BBC2
Faith and Welcome in Lisburn
Claire McCollum visits Lisburn to meet Christians creating welcoming communities, with uplifting hymns from Keith Getty and his wife Kristyn.
Sunday Worship is on Sunday at 8.10am BBC Radio 4
Seats of wisdom
A service from Exeter Cathedral as part of the Northern European Cathedrals Conference.
Online resources
The web page for the Scottish Episcopal Church broadcasts is located at www.scotland.anglican.org/broadcast-sunday-worship.
The diocesan magazine The Communicant is produced fortnightly and can be downloaded if you scroll down this page https://edinburgh.anglican.org/publications/the-communicant/
The Church of England website has lots of resources for daily prayer
https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-service-daily-prayer/todays-prayer
Choral Evensong online - Available whenever you want it. https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/where-and-when-are-evensongs-streamed-online-around-britain-and-ireland.php
