THE PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY
Bradford on Avon
www.brad-avon-ht.org.uk
Rector: Revd Joanna Abecassis
Holy Trinity Vicarage, 18A Woolley Street BA15 1AF
Tel 01225 864444 [email protected]
Associate Priest: Revd Dr Ali Green
Tel 0785 5470069 [email protected]
Licensed Lay Minister: Graham Dove
Tel 07989 930950
21 DECEMBER 2014
THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
LARGE PRINT SERVICE SHEETS ARE AVAILABLE
An audio loop system is in use in the church.
Refreshments will be served after our 9.30 am service, at the back of the church.
Newcomers and visitors are warmly invited to join us.
IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE PARISH, WE WELCOME YOU!
CHILDREN are very welcome at all our services and there is a special area with toys and
books for them. Please also look out for special posters.
TEAM TRINITY meets on the first and second Sunday of the month in the Guide HQ at 9.30
am, during term time. For details, please contact June Harrison (863745).
THIS WEEK
Sunday
9.30am
6pm
Nativity Tableau ‘Sing
Hosanna’ Eucharist followed
by sherry and mince pies
with the Rector and CWs
Candlelit Service of Nine
Lessons and Carols
Tuesday
2pm
NO Saxon Club today
Wednesday
10am
3pm
11.15pm
NO Eucharist today
Crib and Christingle Service
Midnight Mass
8am
10am
Christmas Day Eucharist
‘Sing Hosanna’ Eucharist
with Carols
NO Faith Explored this week!
CHRISTMAS
EVE
Thursday
CHRISTMAS
DAY
11am
Friday
12 noon
Eucharist (Traditional
Language) with lunch out
together afterwards
Monday &
Wednesday
8.30am &
5.30pm
Morning and Evening Prayer
(please enter by the door
opposite the Saxon Church).
No Evening Prayer on
Wednesday. No Morning or
Evening Prayer for rest of
week.
NEXT WEEK
THE FIRST SUNDAY OF
CHRISTMAS
8am
No Service Today
10am
Benefice Eucharist,
Carols & Readings
6pm
No Evening Service
today
EUCHARISTIC READINGS
(NRSV)
Galatians 4. 4-7
Luke 2. 15-21
EVENING READINGS
(NRSV)
INTROIT CAROL: 2
THE COLLECT: (8am only)
God our redeemer,
who prepared the Blessed Virgin
Mary to be the mother of your Son:
grant that, as she looked for his
coming as our saviour,
so we may be ready to greet him
when he comes again as our judge;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
THE COLLECT: (9.30am only)
Eternal God, as Mary waited for the
birth of your Son, so we wait for his
coming in glory; bring us through the
birth pangs of this present age to
see, with her, our great salvation in
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
FIRST READING:
Romans 16. 25-end NRSV
To God who is able to strengthen
you according to my gospel and the
proclamation of Jesus Christ,
according to the revelation of the
mystery that was kept secret for long
ages but is now disclosed, and
through the prophetic writings is
made known to all the Gentiles,
according to the command of the
eternal God, to bring about the
obedience of faith – to the only wise
God, through Jesus Christ, to whom
be the glory for ever! Amen.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:
(8am only)
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Prepare the way of the Lord, make
his paths straight, and all flesh shall
see the salvation of God.
Alleluia.
THE GOSPEL:
Luke 1. 26-38 NRSV
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel
was sent by God to a town in Galilee
called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged
to a man whose name was Joseph,
of the house of David. The virgin’s
name was Mary. And he came to her
and said, ‘Greetings, favoured one!
The Lord is with you.’ But she was
much perplexed by his words and
pondered what sort of greeting this
might be. The angel said to her, ‘Do
not be afraid, Mary, for you have
found favour with God. And now, you
will conceive in your womb and bear
a son, and you will name him Jesus.
He will be great, and will be called
the Son of the Most High, and the
Lord God will give to him the throne
of his ancestor David. He will reign
over the house of Jacob for ever,
and of his kingdom there will be no
end.’ Mary said to the angel, ‘How
can this be, since I am a virgin?’ The
angel said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will
come upon you, and the power of the
Most High will overshadow you;
therefore the child to be born will be
holy; he will be called Son of God.
And now, your relative Elizabeth in
her old age has also conceived a
son; and this is the sixth month for
her who was said to be barren. For
nothing will be impossible with God.’
Then Mary said, ‘Here am I, the
servant of the Lord; let it be with me
according to your word.’ Then the
angel departed from her.
DURING THE TABLEAU:
CAROL: 3 (1st 2 verses only)
CAROL: 10 (1st 3 verses only)
CAROL: 26 (1st 2 verses only)
CAROL: 16 - played by the Team
Trinity Music Group
PRAYER AT THE LIGHTING OF
THE ADVENT WREATH CANDLE
God our Father,
the angel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary
that she was to be the mother of your
Son.
Though Mary was afraid,
she responded to your call with joy.
Help us, whom you call to serve you,
to share like her in your great work
of bringing to our world your love and
healing.
We ask this through Jesus Christ,
the light who is coming into the
world. Amen.
OFFERTORY CAROL: 4
POST COMMUNION CAROL: 1
NOTICES
Please send all Notices to Sally
[email protected] no later
than Wednesday for the following
Sunday.
OFFICE COPYING AND PRINTING
– please contact Aylene Clack on
[email protected]
for any church paperwork.
PARTY-TIME! Please
join the Rector and
churchwardens for
sherry and mince
pies this morning!
COURAGE CHOIR CHARITY
CONCERT - ‘It’s beginning to look a
lot like Christmas!’, Courage Youth
Choir performing your favourite
Christmas music.
Plus festive food and
drink! TODAY, at St
Margaret’s Hall, BoA
at 7.30pm. Tickets
£8 or £6
concessions.
Raising money for
People Against Poverty.
THE CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL
was a huge success with the biggest
number of visitors ever (1,780).
A huge THANK YOU to all those
who worked so hard to achieve this.
We had about 60 trees, £1,263 in
bucket donations, £783 from Tree
Festival and concert refreshments,
plus a bit more.
ADVENT APPEAL CHRISTMAS
CARD & RAFFLE – we are
supporting ‘Children’s Relief
Bethlehem’ again this year, and so
please sign the giant card (with
thanks to Margaret Harris!) and give
generously towards the Caritas Baby
Hospital + a raffled hamper today!
FOR OUR PRAYERS
Please pray for all who are sick,
remembering especially:
Eloise Appleby, Zac Bailey, John
Benjamin, Dawn Bennett, Matthew
Cox, Katie Croisdale, Sheila
Dunfield, Stuart Evans, David
Fielden, Enid German, Joy Harris,
Jane Hinde, Janet Hobbs, Ann
Holland, Dennis Holloway, Bunty
Johns, Jean Maitland, Muriel
Metcalfe, Michael O’Connell, Joyce
Palmer, Alison Penny, Sue Pring,
baby Florence Prior-Mangum, Peter
Royle, Bob Steel, Frances Taylor,
Kathleen Thompson, Paul Weymouth,
Doreen Wilkins and Bishop John
Wraw.
Pray for all those who mourn and
for those who have recently died,
remembering especially:
Frances Hardman and Patrick
Pelham
And we pray for all those whose
anniversary of death falls at this
time, remembering especially:
Elwyn Chapman, Margaret Dowling,
Keith Robinson, David Stevens,
Gilbert Hall and Jacky Shaw Stewart.
Please always let Joanna, Graham
or any other member of the
Pastoral Care Team know of any
pastoral need – any kind of pain or
loss, illness, hospitalisation,
loneliness – or simply cause for
prayer.
FOR PRAYER THIS WEEK
 The incarnation of Christ in the
world today
 City of Bethlehem
 The Caritas Baby Hospital
 The Children’s Society
 The world’s refugees
 The Diocese of Jerusalem and
the Gulf
FRANCES HARDMAN RIP –
Frances’s funeral will take place at
Holy Trinity on Friday, 2 January at
1.30pm.
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH –
Please beware illegal doorstep rogue
traders and phone 101 if you have
one call.
‘RENEWING HOPE’ – you are all
warmly invited to a discussion with
The Bishop of Salisbury at Melksham
Assembly Hall, Market Street,
Melksham, SN12 6ES on
Wednesday, 21 January 2015 at
7.30pm. What better way to start the
new year?!
GLUTEN FREE WAFERS – if you’d
like to receive one at Holy Communion
do please ask either Mary Ford, a
Churchwarden or Joanna in advance.
TROWBRIDGE SOUP RUN currently
operates six nights a week from 77.30pm and they are wondering if
churches from Bradford on Avon
could provide for the seventh – a
Saturday?? Please contact Joanna
or David Driscoll if interested.