Weekly Newsletter 

Dear Church Family

Welcome to your bumper Easter newsletter which will cover the next three weeks!

As I write this I’m rejoicing in God's goodness as He continues to bless us at Holy Trinity in so many different ways.  I’m grateful that we are seeing signs of natural and spiritual renewal all around us as the days lengthen and the sun appears.  I’m grateful that, as we worship together week by week, we are encountering Jesus, The Living God, and we are being transformed little by little as the Holy Spirit touches our Iives.  This coming Sunday (22nd) I’m looking forward to leading our four candidates through the waters of baptism during the 1045 service.  As they confess their faith in God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, they will repent of their sins and be washed clean.  They will open their lives to the empowering and renewing work of the Holy Spirit and they will begin to walk into a new life with Jesus.  It will be a wonderful occasion - do come along and celebrate with us all! 

And then the following week we will come to Palm Sunday and Holy Week which leads us to Easter and ‘the third day’ the day of Resurrection.  So, in these next few days can I encourage you to reflect on the meaning of baptism, and the last week of Jesus’ life as he goes to the Cross to achieve the forgiveness of sin - yours and mine included!  Then, when we get to Easter Sunday let’s be ready to celebrate not only Jesus’ glorious resurrection but also our gift of new life in Him. 

The Lord is risen! He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!

Happy Easter to you all! 

Here are a few things you might like to know about:

  • We have started the process of updating our church electoral roll.  If you are already on the roll, you don’t need to do anything.  However, if you would like to join the electoral roll and be able to vote at our APCM (annual meeting) please complete and return an application form by 24 April 26.  There are paper copies of the form on the table at church, which can be completed and put in the box provided. 

  • Please see below for details of our Holy Week services:‍ ‍

  • ‍The last Love Laughter Lunch Café before Easter will beon Wednesday, 25 March 2026.  They’ll be back at midday on Wednesday, 22 April.

  • HT Stay & Play finishes on Thursday, 26 March.  The team will be back to welcome you at 10.45am on Thursday, 23 April.

  • Our Thursday Prayer Group finishes for Easter on Thursday, 26 March.  The group will resume at 2pm on Thursday, 16 April.

  • The Sittingbourne March of Witness will be on Good Friday (3 April).  As in previous years, meet outside St Michael’s Church (bottom of High Street) at 9.15-9.30, ready to set off at 10am.  There will be a service after the march outside the Net Church, followed by communion at the Baptist Church at 11.15am.  If you’d like to volunteer as a marshal, please email Tina at office@htsb.church as soon as possible.

  • Our next Men’s Walking Group will be on Saturday, 11 April.  Meet at 8.45am by the shops at Iwade, which are on the junction of School Lane and Ferry Road.  All men and well-behaved dogs are welcome!  The walk will follow a 6 kilometre on and off-road route.  Refreshments at the Iwade coffee shop afterwards!  For more information, have a chat with Craig or Phil at church.

  • Our Stay and Play team will be holding an Easter craft eventat HT for under 11s with lightlunch from 11am to 1pm on Thursday, 16 April.  For booking details, please talk to Laura or Jane.

  • A date for your diaries – our next Family Fun Friday will be at HT from 7pm – 8.30pm on Friday, 24 April!

  • Finally, as it will soon be the Easter holidays, please don’t forget to donate to Swale Foodbank to help families in poverty to feed their children during the Easter break.

With our love and prayers,

Ann and the Staff Team ‍