Vicar: Rev. Tim Stead 762931 [email protected] Associate priest: Rev. Rob Gilbert 276070. [email protected] Lay Minister: Joan Walding [email protected] Churchwardens: Janet Masters  765824 Peter Garside  764585 [email protected] Children and Families worker: Chris Matthewman  07970360755 [email protected] Safeguarding Officer: Anne Tarassenko 07443652082/351739 Musical Director: Rosie Tweddle 07811195197 [email protected]

Parish Administrator: Helen Day [email protected] Parish Office  762931 is open on Tues/Wed/ Thurs only 8.30am -12 Noon The Deadline for Notice details is 9am Wednesday morning. Leave messages on  762931 or email [email protected] with "Notices" in the subject line. Planned Giving Officer: Please contact Andie Wilson about Giving  762399 [email protected] Coach House: Charles & Eldin Redwood  07732 783477 email: [email protected] CHURCH POSTCODE: OX3 8LH Note our additional internet address: hthq.uk

Inclusive Church and HTHQ. Many thanks to everyone who took part in the survey last year about whether Holy Trinity should sign up with the Inclusive Church web-site. There were many people who were very enthusiastic but a small but significant number who had significant concerns for various reasons. The PCC has therefore decided not to sign up to the web-site at this stage but to continue to pursue the issues by setting up a group who will look at various aspects of how we can become a more welcoming church especially to people who experience life differently. Rob Gilbert will lead on this and will feed back to the PCC and to the church over time. Key issues will be: social, educational and cultural background, mental health, gender and sexual identity, disability. This will be an important piece of work for the mission of the church. Seaside trip! We are off to the seaside, Alum Chine, Bournemouth on Saturday 30th June Booking essential on this popular trip seats are £12.50 to book your seat or for more information contact Frances Farrar on 01865 762868 NEW - Headington Quarry Crafters at Headington Quarry village hall in the jubilee room starting on Friday 20th April and every 3rd Friday there after 7 -9pm and £4 with tea and coffee provided a chance to meet with other crafts to share tips and ideas as well as work on any project you may have on the go. Save the date: Sunday afternoon 20 May is our ECO Festival. As in 2016, it will consist of talks in the church; stalls, demonstrations and a road show in the Coach House and car park, all offering a wealth of information and tips on environmentally-related topics. Summer Event Saturday 14 July, put the date in your diary and please think if you have anything we can sell at the Fete. We are willing to collect and store any donations in advance. Please contact the committee for help. Fete committee: Lisa & Mike Hill  768077, Margaret & Derek Taylor  765051, Janet Foot  762450, Howard & Linda Pearce on  765003.

The aim of Holy Trinity is to be an open door between heaven and earth, showing God’s love to all SUNDAY 15th April 2018 The Third Sunday of Easter 8am Holy Communion Tim Stead Reading:

Acts 3.12-19 (Page 541)

Reader: Gospel:

Carolyn Wright Mark 16:1-8 10am Eucharist Tim Stead

Reading: Reader: Gospel: Preacher Intercessions: Hymns: Do not sing * verses please

Anthem:

Acts 3.12-19 (Page 541) Alan Day Mark 16:1-8 Tim Stead Roz Smith 204 If Christ had not been raised from death 598 Before the throne of God above 147 My song is love unknown 433 Broken for me, broken for you 219 This joyful Eastertide Ley - The strife is o’er

6pm Easter Songs of Praise Joan Walding

A WARM WELCOME TO HOLY TRINITY Supervised Creche: Toddlers are very welcome at our services. If you think it would help to give them a break from the service, there is a room towards the front left of the church where you can take them. There are toys, a toilet and you can hear the service through a speaker. Sunday Club gives a chance for children and young people to play, create and think about God, life and the universe in a fun and informal way. It meets at the Coach House on Quarry Road from 9.50am and finishes at the church at 11.15am. Activities suitable for age groups from 3 up to 12 Mindfulness practice: Tuesdays, 5.45 to 7.15 pm in the Coach House. See the web-site for details. Newcomers to Holy Trinity: please fill in one of the newcomers cards in the pews. CHURCH CALENDAR April 17th Tuesday 18th Wednesday 20th Friday 22nd Sunday

10am Pram Service 10am Eucharist 7.45pm Julian Group 8am Holy Communion (Traditional language) 10am Eucharist – Tim’s last service 6pm Choral Evensong

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  Anne Tarassenko 351739 or Deirdre Twycross 764197 or any of the clergy (numbers on the back of this notice-sheet). THIS WEEK Easter songs of praise is on tonight at 6pm and will be Tim’s last evening service. Pimms and refreshments will be served afterwards. All are welcome. Please note The Parish Office will be closed from Wednesday 25th April and will reopen on Tuesday May 8th. Please send any notices for Sunday April 22 nd, April 29th & May 6th to Helen in the office no later than Wednesday 18th April. Choral Evensong is on next Sunday 22nd April at 6pm. The congregation will be invited to join in the psalm as well as the preces and responses. Come along to sing and enjoy the splendid music NEW NOTICES The flowers in church today have kindly been given by Roy Kerry in memory of Sylvia Irene Kerry, his wife, who died on 14th April 2011. Christian Aid Week 13-19 May. We shall be doing our usual house-to-house collection this year in support of Christian Aid. The theme is on helping people weather storms. Please sign up on the sheet at the back of church with your favourite street if you have one. Sheila Allcock and Elizabeth Knight.

CHURCHYARD WORK PARTY: Our next work party, rescheduled from last month because of the snow, is on Saturday 21st April from 10am to 12 noon. All are welcome. We have some tools, but please bring your own if you have them. Refreshments will be provided! Free religious books! There is an ever re-filling box of Christian books at the back of the church (as Tim gradually clear's his study ready for downsizing). Please help yourself. Flatshare available: I am looking for another woman to share my comfortable home (that I rent) in Headington, 5 minutes walk from Headington shops and 10 minutes walk from church. I am a professional woman in my late 30s. Accommodation includes use of a bedroom and adjacent cloakroom with shared use of bathroom, kitchen, good-sized lounge and garden. There is space to store a bicycle in the garden shed. Please contact Olivia for more details or to arrange a viewing on 07766 217082 or email [email protected] PREVIOUS NOTICES Julian Group. We meet for meditation and a shared silence. Our next meeting is on Friday April 20th at 109 Bulan Road also at 7.45 pm. Would you like to become a welcomer? If you can be available about once a month to provide a friendly smile and greeting at any of the services, then please speak to the Wardens, Janet or Peter. Tim and Susie's last Sunday - April 22nd. There will be a Bring and Share buffet lunch in the Coach House after the 10am service. There's no need to sign up - please just come along and bring some 'finger food' to share. Drinks will be provided. The Coach House will be open before the service, if you want to drop off your food off. Waitrose are making Archway one of the nominated charities during April. Your green tokens would be much appreciated. Please support if you can. The Wardens are planning to make a presentation of a gift to Tim and Susie on their final Sunday (April 22nd), as a token of our love and thanks for all they have given to us over the years. If you would like to donate to this, please give your contributions to Janet Masters, Peter Garside or Andrew Colleran by TODAY. You can do it online to the Parish Account: Account name Holy Trinity PCC, Sort code 20-65-21, Account number 80484903 Ref T n S gift. New Area Dean: The Revd. Canon Geoff Bayliss, Rector of Cowley St James & St Francis, is to take on the responsibility of being the new Area Dean of Cowley. The Bishop asks for prayers for him as he takes up the new role after Easter and thanks Tim for all he has given to his leadership of the Deanery in recent years. PATIENTEZ! The Grace of Waiting 18-21 June, les Jardins des Arts, 79110 Hanc, France. A retreat led by Margaret Whipp, based on her book the Grace of Waiting les Jardins des Arts is a small centre for reflection, spirituality and the arts run by Bob & Sue Whorton £210 or £150 for those who are unwaged ion). Further details and booking form [email protected]