WHERE WE MEET TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK

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1 Sunday 14th April 2019

2 WHERE WE MEET 8:00am 9:30am 10:00am 11:15am 4:30pm 6:30pm Southover South Malling Southover St John sub Castro St John sub Castro (1st,3rd & 5th Sundays ) Southover TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK TRINITY is a multi-site church, made up of six congregations meeting in three locations: South Malling, St John sub Castro and Southover. Each week we meet at the times shown opposite. For more details of the content and style of each service, please visit our website. Please remember in your prayers those who are unwell or facing difficulties: Digi Grant Richardson (10am) Sheila Bennett (10am) Barbara Marsden (10am) Derek Hull (10am) The Hammond Family Jane Hunt DAILY PRAYER FOR TRINITY We would like to encourage TRINITY Members to be praying for each other by focussing on a particular section of the alphabet each week. This week we are praying for those from Kuzbik to Maidment. Please also pray for: Dave and Ebony Sinclair as he settles in to Lewes and Ebs as she completes her teacher training on the Isle of Wight. Ebs will join us at the end of June.

3 THIS WEEK S FEATURES ProVISION 20/20 is our project to support our clergy staffing needs from 2020 onwards. THANK YOU! Responses = 102 Really Looking forward to Easter our Response by Day! We thank God for all your replies to date. TRINITY has about 290 households/members and we are hoping that everyone will be able to respond by Easter Day to indicate their endorsement of our vision. There are boxes at the back of all three church locations to receive your forms. On the strength of the church s response we shall know whether we will be able to create the new stipendiary role of Associate Vicar. Everyone s reply is therefore crucial. Thank you for being willing to do what you can to support us as we move into this new phase of our church s life. With love Steve TRINITY DAY ONE SUNDAY Service Sunday 5th May 2019 at the TRINITY Centre, St John sub Castro,10:30am Communion Service with Bishop Richard Jackson. Theme: Thy Kingdom Come. Bring your own picnic lunch to enjoy together after the service. There are no other services that Sunday. If you are able to donate a cake, no nuts, please let Michelle Hammond in the office know or office@trinitylewes.org TRINITY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING All Church members should have received an invitation to our AGM at The TRINITY Centre, St John sub Castro on Wednesday 24th April 7:30pm We are inviting all members of all our congregations together to discuss our future direction, priorities and progress. We will celebrate what God has done in us over the last year, cast our vision for the next, hear reports from our staff and give everyone an opportunity to ask any questions. The meeting will close by 9:15pm and will be followed by cheese and wine. This is an important meeting in the life of our church and we would encourage all TRINITY congregation members to attend if possible. All documents are being made available at

4 TRINITY-WIDE NEWS & EVENTS Decorating the Church for Easter Saturday 20th April 9.30am. If you can help please contact Lin Pilfold. Parish Giving Scheme update for TRINITY Vision 20/20 If you wish to change your PGS monthly giving it is very simple. You telephone the parish giving scheme in Gloucester on quoting: Parish TRINITY Church Lewes reference number You will need to quote your reference number for PGS which you will find on your bank statement. Please remember that regular giving through PGS is for both the running of the parish and for funds allocated to our mission partners. We would therefore like to encourage you to make PGS your main giving and then only if you want to, top up in the weekly collections or in some other way. That will reduce the burden on the finance team and also reduce our bank charges. TRINITY Creche To enable us to continue to be a welcoming church to young families we are looking for some more people to help run our creche's on a rota basis at both the 10am and 11:15 services. We are also in need of people to join a rota for Inspire Creche, which enables mum to have a bible study twice a month. If you feel you could bless young families in this way please speak to Neil or him at neil@trinitylewes.org. Easter tea for the young at heart Saturday 20th April at 3p.m at CAFE12/31. Lifts available please let Janette know if you would to come, for catering purpose on. Craft Morning Saturday 20th April, South Malling church, midday. Come and enjoy a morning of Easter crafts and an Easter egg hunt. Peter Hammonds funeral will be held on Wednesday 17th April at 11am at Woodvale Crematorium. Margaret Dale (Nan) Margaret Dale's family invite all her church friends to her funeral service, to be held at TRINITY Southover at 1pm on Tuesday 16th April, followed by a reception. Family flowers only, but donations to MenCap are welcome in her memory. If you are able to donate a cake for the reception please let Janette Watkins know. Lewes Sings Gospel Registration for the Summer term of Lewes Sings Gospel is now open with the term starting on Tuesday 23rd April. Rehearsals are 7:30-9:30pm at TRINITY St John sub Castro. A wonderful opportunity to invite friends into the community and fellowship of church, to enjoy singing some amazing words and to build relationships into which we can share the love of Jesus. More info from Martin Dyer and at Good Friday Concert. April 19th at 7pm. St. Mary s Church, Newick. Hazel (10am) and Lizzie (11.15am) would be pleased to have your support at the New Sussex Singers concert entitled Grief and Thanks. A reflection for this special day. Tickets in advance: newsussexsingers.org.uk 12 or 10 concessions. Under 16 free.

5 TRINITY Bookings Administrator Would you like to join the TRINITY Staff Team? We're recruiting for a new Venues & Bookings Administrator! Full details can be found at with applications being accepted now until the closing date on Friday 26th April. Daily Bible readings delivered to you! Mon 15th Luke 22:1 23 Tue 16th Luke 22:24 38 Wed 17th Luke 22:39 62 Thu 18th Luke 22:63 23:25 Fri 19th Luke 23:26 46 Sat 20th Luke 23:47 56 Sun 21st Luke 24:1 12 This week we hope you will enjoy receiving these notes which we are ing to everyone on our Church Family List so that we can explore God s word together. If you have any questions about the passage please Steve and he will add his response in a following broadcast. You can, of course, unsubscribe at any time. We believe God speaks to us through his Word and Spirit. Part of a living relationship with Jesus is to take time to listen and to learn God s will for our lives. As a church we encourage each other to set aside a portion of the day meditating upon God s word. One way of doing this is to use the Scripture Union WORDLIVE programme which is a simple and practical way to pray, read, reflect and respond to God s word, with additional material to help you go deeper into the background of the Bible passage. Living Lent - Be inspired to buy nothing new through Lent, Read the Creation Care blog on the TRINITY website about Freecycling freegling-and-the-wider-picture-forour-world/. Support The Now! Charity Group's focus on helping East Sussex residents facing disadvantages such as poverty, lack of qualifications or health issues by buying or donating furniture and other household goods through Furniture Now! ww.nowcharity.org.uk/furniture-now Good Friday Walk of Witness Do join with Christians in the town on the Good Friday Walk of Witness starting at 6pm from outside St Pancras and St Anne's churches finishing at the Mount in Mountfield Road. Spring Harvest Volunteers Spring Harvest is less 2 weeks away, but we still need lots of volunteers to help run the event. We are in particular need of Stewards at Minehead Week 2 (13/04/19-18/04/19) and Skegness (15/04/19-19/04/19), also under 5s and children s 8-11 teams. Are you able to offer your time to serve others and enjoy the rewards of being part of a team. Do you know someone who could fill a space on our team? To find out more please you can view: volunteer/ or call Marian Pearce in the recruitment office:

6 THIS MONTHS MISSION FEATURE Hello! My name is Lisa Buyinza and I ve been serving with River of Life Church in Masaka, Uganda for 3 and a half years. One of the ministries I m involved with is the prison ministry. Every fortnight, myself and Juliet visit the local women s prison to preach God s Word, worship together & encourage the women. DISCIPLESHIP This year we ve started working through the Freedom in Christ series. We ve noticed a more joyful atmosphere amongst the Christian women in recent weeks the joy of the lord as their strength. We were also so pleased to see that the ladies had taken the initiative of writing themselves their own fellowship rota dedicating a couple of hours to pray & share God s Word together every day, when we aren t there to lead them! Praise God for their hunger for Jesus. PERSONAL STORIES The ladies were all encouraged that three of the Christian prisoners (all sisters) were released in February, after serving a 3-year sentence for manslaughter. The women were known as the pastors of the prison fellowship because of their devotion and love for Jesus. Since their release, a young girl has been nominated the new pastor, which she s very pleased about! Three of the ladies recently gave birth in the prison; so there are two new born baby girls and one baby boy living there. Life in the prison is hard the women are taken to work to dig for hours each day and are given rationed amounts of simple food. Women that have children in the prison/ or pregnant, don t receive any additional food. Being reminded of God s promises & his faithfulness encourages the ladies faith & hope, to persevere through difficult conditions.

7 LOVE BEYOND LANGUAGE! It touches me to experience the love & faith amongst the women in the group and building relationships with them, despite the limitations of language. A new lady from another area/tribe has recently joined the prison she doesn t speak English or much Luganda (the local dialect in Masaka) so she is struggling in the prison. She seemed excited when I led the worship session in Luganda songs apparently she said: if a muzungu (White person) is learning Luganda, then I can too! That made us smile! J Loose Collections Every loose collection will be shared amongst our mission partners. This week we are focusing our prayers on River of Life, Uganda and Lisa Buyinza. If you would like to give to the Church and not to the current mission partner please use the appropriate envelope: either a Gift Aid one or a nontaxpayer's one. Non-taxpayers please note: under the Gift Aid Small Donor Scheme (GASDS) the Church can claim gift aid on cash donations of 20 or less, no details are required. Please ask a Church Warden if you cannot find the correct envelope. If you have a notice... All events, ministries or notices for publication in any of our media should go to office@trinitylewes.org. Please note that the deadline for the notice sheet is Wednesday 9am. Please note Monday is the Clergy, Youth Minister s and Children s Minister s day-off, and Friday is Janette Watkins day-off (Pastoral Minister) so they are not available on those days except for emergencies. PRAYER REQUESTS - Increased faith, hope & love in the prison - Spiritual growth & endurance - More lives saved by Jesus! - Release of the falsely accused Safeguarding We take the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults seriously. Therefore if you have any concerns please speak to any of our Lead or Deputy Safeguarding Representatives: Jane Lee is our Lead representative, supported by Amanda Burgess who is Deputy Safeguarding Representative for Children; and Jenni Taylor who is Deputy Safeguarding Representative for Vulnerable Adults. Jane Lee safeguarding@trinitylewes.org

8 THIS SUNDAY AND NEXT 14th April 2019 Palm Sunday 8:00am(SO) BCP Communion Jules Middleton 9:30am(SM) All-Age Service Jeremy Bamber ld Helena Pearce pr 10:00am(SO) Holy Communion Steve Daughtery ld Peter Markby pr 11:15am(SJ) Informal Worship Jules Middleton ld Peter Markby pr 6:30pm(SO) Informal Worship Steve Daughtery ld Jules Middleton pr 21st April 2019 Easter Sunday 8:00am(SO) BCP Communion Steve Daughtery 9:30am(SM) Holy Communion Jeremy Bamber 10:00am(SO) Morning Praise Jules Middleton ld Steve Daughtery pr 11:15am(SJ) Morning Praise Jules Middleton ld Steve Daughtery pr 4:30pm (SJ) Dick Field Holy Communion 6:30pm(SO) Informal Worship Steve Daughtery ld Jules Middleton pr Non alcoholic wine and gluten free wafers are available at communion services. Please make your requirements known to the servers. Thank you. THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE Monday 15 th 10:00am(CE) Monday Club Tuesday 16 th 7:00pm(SO) 7:30pm(CH) Wednesday 17 th 8:00pm(SO) Thursday 18 th 2:30pm(CH) 8:00pm(SM) Bell Ringers Antioch Club TRINITY Provision20/20 Call to Prayer Links Tenebrae Communion Friday 19 th 08:00am(SJ) Open to God 10:00am(SM) Iona-style Meditation service 10:00pm(SO) Good Friday Family service 2:00pm(SJ) Good Friday Reflective service Saturday 20 th 10:00am(SM) Easter Craft Activities Sunday 21 st 8:00pm(CE) After Hours & 18:25 SO = Southover CE = Church End (SO) CH = Chapter House (SO) HL = Church Hall (SO) SJ = St John sub Castro SM = South Malling