Weekly Newsletter 

Dear Church Family

We hope you’ve been enjoying the Easter break and are looking forward to following the events leading up to Jesus’s crucifixion and resurrection at our special Holy Week services.

There is so much to reflect on at this time.  I am always moved by Jesus’s humility and tender love in the face of unbearable physical and emotional pain.  Despite the anguish of being separated from the Father, He ‘humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross’ (Philippians 2:8).  Jesus was in agony on the Cross, but still ensured his mother would be cared for by his beloved disciple John (John 19:26); and also promised the crucified criminal eternity in paradise because he had asked Jesus to remember him in Heaven (Luke 23:42&43).

Let’s thank and worship Jesus for loving us so much that He died on the Cross to save us from the deadly consequences of sin.  What wonderful news that we only have to call on His name to be saved and have eternal life!   As Andy reminded us in his sermon last Sunday, let’s be intentional in seeking the help of the Holy Spirit to share the Good News of salvation with others who don’t know Jesus yet!

Here are a few things for you to make a note of:

  • Our Holy Week services are as follows:

    • 9am on Palm Sunday (13 April) – Holy Communion

    • 10.45am on Palm Sunday (13 April) – Worship service with Communion

    • 7pm on Maundy Thursday (17 April) – Holy Communion

    • 2pm on Good Friday (18 April) – Last Hour at the Cross

    • 9am on Easter Sunday (20 April) – Holy Communion

    • 10.45am on Easter Sunday (20 April) – Celebration worship for all ages

  • Sittingbourne’s Good Friday March of Witness will start outside St Michael’s Church on the High Street – gather there at 9.30am on Good Friday (18 April).

  • Our next Baptism Service will be at 10.45am on Sunday, 4 May.  It’s not too late to explore the possibility of Baptism or Renewal of Baptism - please talk to Ann or email office@htsb.church  

  • As announced last Sunday at HT, we are deleting our old electoral roll and preparing a new one.  If you want to be included on the church electoral roll, and have your say in church matters, please complete and return an application form by 20 April 25.  You need to do this even if you were on the previous electoral roll!  There are paper copies of the form on the table at church, which can be completed and put in the box provided. 

  • Electoral roll members are entitled to vote at official church meetings, such as our APCM (annual parochial church meeting), which will be at HT at 7.30pm on Monday, 12 May.

  • There won’t be any 2pm Thursday prayers at HT on 17 and 24 April.  They’ll start again on Thursday, 1 May.

  •  Holy Trinity Easter office dates – the office will close at 5pm on Wednesday, 16 April and re-open at 9am on Tuesday, 22 April.

 With love and prayers for a blessed Easter,

Tina and the Staff Team