Trinity United Reformed Church Wimbledon
The Day of Prayer service for 2015 has been written by the Christian women of the Bahamas. Although written by women, all are invited. Increasingly men and children are participating. Over 36 hours, 170 countries will have taken part. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland over 5,000 services will be held, focusing on the theme of “Jesus said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you?’.”
The Bahamas is an expanse of water with scattered islands, covering approximately, 100,000 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean.
All are welcome to the local services with a Bahamas theme on Friday 6 March
- Christchurch, Copse Hill at 10.30am
- Martin Way Methodist Church at 8.00pm.
On Wednesday 4 March the Wednesday Social Group will be delighted to welcome the “Nonsuch Ringers”, a group of hand bell players.
All are most welcome to come and hear the entertainment. The afternoon will begin at 2.30pm in the Mansel Road Centre, and the entertainment will be followed by a special tea. Come and bring your friends.
We will be celebrating Chinese New Year (the Year of the Goat) with a church supper on Saturday 28 February at 6.30pm in the Mansel Road Centre.
This is always a very popular event, but numbers are limited so book now to avoid disappointment!
Tickets: Adults £10, children £6; family (2 adults & 2 children) £30. Price includes full Chinese meal with jasmine tea (bring your own wine or soft drinks, if required).
Branch inaugural meeting – Thursday 26 February
Would you like to promote greater understanding between Christians and Jews in South West London?
This meeting, at Wimbledon and District Synagogue (7.30pm – 9.30pm), will be addressed by Dr Jane Clements, Director of CCJ and will include a talk by Revd Mary Bide, Rector of St Mary’s Church, Wimbledon, about her recent trip to Israel on a CCJ tour.
For further information please see www.ccj.org.uk
Free entry – Everyone welcome.
Monday 23 February
20:00 Badminton
Tuesday 24 February
20:00 Lent Group (Mansel Road Centre)
Wednesday 25 February
Thursday 26 February
20:00 Lent Group (217 Queens Road)
Friday 27 February
10:00 Trinity Toddlers
20:00 The Fellowship
Saturday 28 February
16:00 Pilots
18:30 Chinese New Year Supper
Sunday 1 March
09:15 Bible Study with Breakfast
10:30 Elders’ meeting
11:00 Morning Worship with Holy Communion
17:00 Merton Winter Night Shelter
Monday 30 March
19:45 Holy Week reflection
Tuesday 31 March
19:45 Holy Week reflection
Wednesday 1 April
19:45 Passover meal at Wimbledon Congregational Church
A service of Holy Communion will be held at Trinity on Ash Wednesday, 18 February, at 8pm.
The service will be shared with St Mark’s church, and the preacher will be the Revd Clive Gardner, vicar of St Mark’s.
All are most welcome – and we hope for a good attendance of Trinity folk to welcome the visitors from St Mark’s.
Saturday 14 March at 6.30pm in the church
Find out all about the pipe organ and how it works.
Try playing it, listen to its music.
Then enjoy some pizza.
Everyone welcome – especially children. Adults £5; children £3.
Reform this month
What could be done to make church worship become more accessible to the breadth of intellectual and emotional ability in churches and society? In the February 2015 edition of Reform, the United Reformed Church secretary for ministries, Craig Bowman, examines this question. To promote conversation on this topic, discussion questions are available here.
Our February edition also features a four-page interview with the Revd Roberta Rominger on leading, serving and the future of the URC. Find out why “the URC felt like home from day one,” what she feels are the defining qualities of the Church, and what life was really like for the URC’s first woman (and first American) general secretary.
As if all this wasn’t enough, the latest edition of Reform sees the conclusion of Carla Grosch-Miller’s series on sex and spirituality, where she asks: “What can Church do to foster sexual-spiritual integration?” and “Is sex really only about procreation? If not, what is it about?”