... to see lives transformed by the love of Christ

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1 THIS WEEK AT TRINITY 29th April 2018 Welcome! If this is your first visit to TRINITY Church then please introduce yourself as we would love to meet you. Please do come and say hello to one of our welcome team; you are invited to stay for refreshments after the service. If you would like to join one of the many groups we run at TRINITY please contact a member of the Clergy. To find out more about life at our church, pick up a welcome booklet or visit our website below.... to see lives transformed by the love of Christ Office open Mon-Fri mornings office@trinitylewes.org

2 WHERE WE MEET 8:00am 9:30am 10:00am 11:15am 4:30pm 6:30pm Southover South Malling Southover St John s St John s (1st,3rd & 5th Sundays ) Southover TRINITY is a multi-site church, made up of six congregations meeting in three locations: South Malling, St John s and Southover. Each week we meet at the times shown opposite. For more details of the content and style of each service, please visit the website below. TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK Please remember in your prayers those who are unwell or facing difficulties: Dawn Stanley (10am) Susanna Lunn (10am) Tony Holmes (4:30pm) Tony Idle (4:30pm) Pam Bacon (10am) Eve Empringham (9:30am) June Crees (9:30am) Milly Murphy (9:30am) 2 DAILY PRAYER FOR TRINITY As we now have the marvellous resource of the TRINITY Family list we would like to encourage us all to pray through the list. This week we are praying for those from Bracken to Canning. Please also pray for Oliver Williams who is being baptised at the 11:15am service today. Pray for his parents Briony & Liam and their family as they join us on this special occasion.

3 THIS WEEK S FEATURES TRINITY JOB OPPORTUNITY Community Cafe Barista As the launch of our community cafe draws near we are excited to be seeking a part time barista. The role is a core part of the cafe team as we seek to show God s love in action through the cafe. If you have barista experience & a heart to share God s love we want you on our team! Start date 8th May, hours are: Tues - Thurs 9-5pm initially, with flexibility to extend in the future. Full Job description and details are on the website and applications must be in by tomorrow Mon 30th April. NEW ELECTORAL ROLL AND GDPR REQUIREMEMTS The electoral roll is being dissolved and a new one is being created from scratch. If you would like to be in membership in TRINITY you must sign a new electoral roll form which also fulfils the new data protection requirements. If you have not already signed up please take a form from he back of church. Once completed these forms can be given to a warden, staff member or the office. 24/4 PRAYER ROOM MAY We are excited to be hosting a 24 hour prayer room from 8pm Wed 16 May - 11am 20 May (Pentecost) at St John sub Castro, as part of the Diocesan Year of Prayer 2018 and the 'Thy Kingdom Come' initiative. We hope to gather people from across Lewes churches to come and pray together in the run up to Pentecost. The vestry at St John s will become a prayer room with prayer stations and suggestions on prayer, as well as corporate prayer and worship times each night from 8-9pm. You can sign up to come and pray throughout the time here: signup/64469b (or by letting Dick Field know when you would like to pray). For more info contact Jules Middleton or Dick Field. CAFÉ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are now ready to recruit our vital volunteers for the new café at St Johns. There are roles in cooking, serving, clearing and chatting. For more details please Zoe. The café is planned to open on 15 th May and run Tues to Thurs 10 4pm initially, with a public launch on 30 th May.

4 TRINITY-WIDE NEWS & EVENTS The Monday Club We are looking for someone to assist in running of Monday Club in the future, when Emilie moves on to pastures new. If you have a bubbly personality and can spare your Monday's from 9.30a.m to 2p.m, and also plan activities please give Janette a ring to find out more. Healing Ministry During the 4.30pm service (Common Worship Evening Prayer) at Trinity St John s on Sunday 29th April. This is an opportunity for anyone from TRINITY, or outside TRINITY, to come and receive prayer for any kind of healing, for themselves or for others. TRINITY Women Creative Pottery Painting. Monday 21st May 11 a.m. (approximately 2 hours). A chance to personalise a piece of crockery and have fun decorating something unique. Minimal cost. Limited spaces. women@trinitylewes.org to book your place. TRINITY Women Weekend Away October at the Oast Houses in Northiam - "Sensing God". How do we use our 6 senses to get closer to God? A few places are still available for this spiritual and sociable event, please women@trinitylewes.org to book your place. All Trinity women very welcome. For more specific details contact Serena Smith or Jeanette Clifton. TRINITY Connect 2018 Sat 16th & Sun 17th June Please put these dates in your diary for a great weekend of fellowship, worship & workshops including a concert with Jonathan Veira on Saturday evening. TRINITY Prayer & Praise nd Wednesday 2 May 8pm Please note this meeting is in the Chapter House this week as the floor is being polished at St Johns. Daily Bible readings delivered to you! Mon 30 2 Samuel 18:1 18 Tue 1 2 Samuel 18:19 33 Wed 2 2 Samuel 19:1 8a Thu 3 2 Samuel 19:8b 18a Fri 4 2 Samuel 19:18b 30 Sat 5 2 Samuel 19:31 43 Sun 6 Psalm 149 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. If you have any questions about the passage please a member of the leadership.

5 CONGREGATION SPECIFIC NEWS 10:00am CONGREGATION Bring and Share Lunch Sunday 6th May from 12ish Meet in Church End. Do come along and join us for fellowship and lunch. 11:15am & 4:30pm CONGREGATIONS Parking outside TRINITY St John s Please note that now the building work is over and we are restoring the gardens at the front of the TRINITY St John s we can no longer allow parking within the gates under any circumstances. LEWES CHURCHES & COMMUNITY Southover Care An opportunity has arisen for a carer to join Southover Community Care. A car driver is preferred. No experience required as training will be given. Someone who is flexible and willing to work as part of a small team. To find out more please call Janette Christian Woman looking to rent a place in Lewes as a permanent home. Please contact Janette for further information Wildlife Information Boards Please fund our campaign to raise funds for some seasonal wildlife information boards in each of the TRINITY churchyards. We have already successfully raised money for the permanent boards, now we need your help with this. To fund us, type the link in below into your browser & donate! Thank You.

6 THIS MONTHS MISSION FEATURE In this multi-faith area with lower than average socioeconomic indicators, I always start every session saying that we are a Christian organisation. We believe that God made our world special and we should look after it - whatever faith we have. Doesn t it look beautiful today? I find this inclusive approach works, which I will discuss below. Firstly, here is some background information before 2018 prayers. A Rocha UK Southall and Hayes Education My name is David Melville and for the last seven years, I have had a staff position at the A Rocha UK Centre (HQ), working most recently as the London Education Manager. I work from Monday to Wednesday, leaving Lewes on Sunday evenings and returning on Wednesday evenings. Last year was wonderfully busy as we worked in stunning urban green spaces connecting mostly primary school children to God s creation through fun and stimulating outdoor activities. My team of interns and volunteers held nearly 80 events and influenced many individuals (3000 footfall recorded). A Rocha UK is a Christian conservation charity working to protect and restore the natural world, both nationwide and in Southall. For over 14 years ARUK has been working in education at a Living legacy called Minet Country Park and more recently at a new venture; an urban nature reserve owned by the London Borough of Ealing but managed by A Rocha UK for the local community called Wolf Fields. The site had fallen into disrepair, attracting vandalism and antisocial behaviour. However, it has been transformed from brokenness to beauty with an amazing array of resources on site including; allotments, orchards, wildflower meadows, a sensory garden, a pond, bird feeding stations, nest boxes, a beehive and a teaching apiary for all ages to enjoy the outdoors and appreciate nature!

7 Creation care is a unifier in multi-faith environments with all Holy Scriptures advocating our responsibility to rise to the challenge. I often go into primary schools to share my own take on creation care. I can be leading a Christian assembly one day and the next day be in a Sikh Gurdwara school temple (on Creation care, not Sikhism!) I believe we should seek out what we have in common and give thanks for this while acknowledging the differences other faiths have to offer. I personally hold onto a core belief from the bible when Jesus says I am the way the truth and the life no one comes to the father except through me (John 14:6). Please Pray for:- The expansion of our west London programme to more schools, diversity, special needs and RE. A school pack from our Southall outdoor activities linked to the national curriculum, to weave Christian creation care further in London and Nationally. Continued good relationships in a small team and the human challenges of a Christian community. Loose Collections Every loose collection will be shared amongst our mission partners. This week we are focusing our prayers on David Melville working with A Rocha uk. 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. 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 (Kirsty Stannard, Amanda Burgess or Jenni Taylor). David is part of the Trinity Creation Care team where Martin Pett heads up the Eco-church award.

8 THIS SUNDAY AND NEXT 29th April 2018 Fifth Sunday of Easter 8:00am(SO) BCP Communion Steve Daughtery 9:30am(SM) Morning Praise Dick Field ld Ken Bridger pr 10:00am(SO) Morning Praise Ginny Foster ld Steve Daughtery pr 11:15am(SJ) Informal Worship Rob Moore ld Steve Daughtery pr 4:30pm (SJ) Communion with Healing ministry Dick Field ld John Jardine pr 6:30pm(SO) Informal Worship Jules Middleton ld Dianne Hamilton pr Monday 30 th 10:00am(CE) Monday Club 7:00pm(SO) Vocal Worship (Youth Tuesday 1 st 11:00am(SJ) 7:00pm(SO) 7:30pm(CE) 7:30pm(SJ) Wednesday 2 nd 8:00pm(SO) Trinity Voices Bell Ringers Antioch Club Lewes Sings Gospel TRINITY Prayer & Praise Thursday 3 rd 10:00am(SJ) Boogie Bunch 12:00pm(HL) Lunch Bunch 6th May 2018 Sixth Sunday of Easter 8:00am(SO) BCP Communion Jeremy Bamber 9:30am(SM) Informal Communion Jeremy Bamber 10:00am(SO) All Age Service Neil Chisnall ld Jules Middleton pr 11:15am(SJ) All Age Service Emma Dyer ld Jules Middleton pr 4:30pm (SJ) Ken Bridger THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE Sung Evening Prayer 6:30pm(SO) Informal Communion Jules Middleton ld Jeremy Bamber pr Non alcoholic wine and gluten free wafers are available at communion services. Please make your requirements known to the servers. Thank you. PLEASE NOTE:PRAYER & PRAISE THIS WEEK IN THE CHAPTER HOUSE 1:45pm(CE) 2:30pm(CH) 7:00pm(CH) Friday 4 th 5:15pm(HL) 6:45pm(SO) 7:30pm(HL) Sunday 6 th CAMEO Links Prospects Xcite Choir Rehearsal The HUB 12:00pm(CE) Bring & Share Lunch 8:00pm(CE) After Hours & 18:25 LOCATION KEY CE = Church End (SO) SO = Southover Site CH = Chapter House (SO) SM = Malling Site HL = Church Hall (SO) SJ = St John s Site SJH = St John s Hall