Holy Trinity Calendar for this week Sunday 7th December
Today Advent 2
11.00am Sung Eucharist Holy Trinity and Live Streamed
Traditional Language and
Followed by the Church AGM
6.30pm Sung Compline Holy Trinity and Live Streamed
Monday 2.00pm Monday Club Trinity Centre
3.30pm Advent Course Trinity Centre
(Details below)
Wednesday 11.00am Eucharist Trinity Centre
Next Sunday Advent 3
11.00am Choral Eucharist Holy Trinity and Live Streamed
6.30pm Service of Prayer for Healing Holy Trinity
(Details below)
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.
Service of Prayer for Healing in Advent:
Please join us in Holy Trinity at 6:30pm on Sunday 14th December for our Advent service of prayer for healing. This will be an opportunity for quiet reflection as we prepare to celebrate the coming of Christ into our world.
Praying for Healing in Advent
Many of us find the Christmas season difficult for a variety of reasons. We may have problems with our health, be suffering from bereavement or loneliness, or just find it hard to experience the joy and peace that Christmas is supposed to bring. We are all broken in our different ways and all in need of the healing Jesus offers us.
This Advent we are going to have a special focus on praying for healing as part of our preparation to celebrate the coming of Christ into our world. At the 11am Eucharist on each of the four Sundays of Advent you are welcome to come to St Boisil’s chapel (the side chapel to the right of the main altar) either during communion or after the service to pray for healing, either privately or with a member of our pastoral care team. We will have a prayer tree, and there will be card and ribbon so that if anyone would like to write a prayer, or the name of someone they would like to be prayed for, they can do so and then hang the card on the tree. These cards will be collected and the prayers offered at a healing service which will be held towards the end of Advent.
If you are in need of prayer for healing, in Advent or at any other time, members of the pastoral care team and the ministry team are always happy to pray with you and for you – please let us know if we can help.
Pip.
Sponsor a Bauble for the Christmas tree
Last year we ran a successful ‘sponsor a bauble for the Christmas tree’. We shall be running the campaign again this year.
We hope you will sponsor a bauble for £5 for this year's church Christmas tree. If you would like to do this, just give your name and donation to Caroline Green to create the perfect (gift-aidable) spectacle! Each bauble will have with a Christmas tag with the name of the sponsor on it or ‘Anon’ if you prefer. The money raised will go to church funds.
If you would like to sponsor a bauble, but are unable to attend church, please pay the appropriate sum into the church bank account and let Caroline know by email : caroline.green@talk21.com. If you do not have the church bank account number please contact the treasurer, John Wood, jdavidwood118@gmail.com Thank you
Advent Course - The Art of Advent
This short four week Advent course continues on Monday 8th December at 3.30pm in the Trinity Centre (upstairs room), and lasts for four sessions, (December 8th and 15th. the course is entitled "The Art of Advent". This will be led by Chris Kent, who is an artist and writer. We will explore, through different works, the Angel Gabriel, the Virgin Mary, the Visitors to the Manger, and the Holy Family. All will be made welcome.
Advent Services
Please put in your diaries the following extra services and events which are intended to help us prepare for the Christmas season.
SUNG COMPLINE - 6.30pm Sunday 7th December - a meditative, gentle service.
PRAYERS AND EUCHARIST FOR HEALING on 14th December. A service for those who find Christmas difficult, and where we pray for all those we know in need of healing. Details to follow.
SERVICE OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS Sunday 21st December 6.30pm Our traditional celebration of Christmas with one of the gems of the Anglican tradition. This is an ideal opportunity for inviting people to come back to church.
Christmas Lunch
"Pip and Kate now have a splendidly spacious extension at their home and are looking forward to hosting lunch on Christmas day for anyone who would like to come. Please let Pip know if you'd like to come, and any dietary requirements"
Recycling
For those who are keen recyclers we are pleased to let you know that Boots in Galashiels will accept used blister packs, no Advantage card needed. There's a receptacle at the back of the shop opposite the entrance.
Also that Tesco in Galashiels will recycle used batteries and ink cartridges- the place to leave them is at the top of the travelator when leaving the checkouts.
New Facebook Link
Please join our new Facebook page! It is very helpful for our publicity if we have people liking and subscribing, so even if you aren't likely to use it please do support it!
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583604516389
Appointment of our next Diocesan Bishop
Please remember in your prayers those involved in discerning our next Bishop.
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
Worship for Advent with Rev Donald G Macdonald of Portree and Bracadale Free Church of Scotland, Isle of Skye.
Songs of Praise is on Sunday at 12noon on BBC2
Advent Peace
On the second Sunday of Advent, Claire McCollum continues a series unpacking the themes of the season with a visit to Coventry Cathedral to explore what peace means.
Sunday Worship is on Sunday at 8.10am BBC Radio 4
Advent Authors: Dylan Thomas
Fr Matthew Roche-Saunders, leads a service from Swansea, looking at the inspiration provided by prophets such as Isaiah and poets such as Dylan Thomas.
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