Weekly Newsletter

Dear Church Family

We’re now in the third week of January - have the resolutions you made stood firm or wavered?  As disciples of God we are held to different values from the world; we are to be less interested in improving our physical bodies and instead should look at deepening our spiritual journey with the Lord.  

How can we do that?  Do we need to carve out more time, or learn how to use our gifts better?  Can we push ourselves into new opportunities to the glory of God?  Take a look at your week - is there an opportunity for you to get more involved in the church’s weekday activities?  Pray on this and see what God had to say.  Can you meet with someone you don’t know very well to encourage and bless them? I’ve been challenged by the Lord this year to review how I spend my time and know I can use it more wisely to his glory.  Are you the same?

Here are some things we think you’d like to know about:

  •  The week of prayer in Sittingbourne for Christian unity will start on Saturday, 18 January.  Here are the details:

  • Thank you again for your generous donations to the Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree Project!   We’ve had the following message from Rev Sue, who leads the project at Swaleside prison:

 "I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you so very much for your generous donation to support Angel Tree in a local prison. Your donation has helped us buy 39 Dads in HMP Swaleside a present for their child at Christmas. 61 children received a present, with a handwritten gift tag, from their dad this year, who would not have done so without your support. We are not able to provide this wonderful opportunity without the generous support of our churches raising money for us, so not only do I and the others of the Sheppey Prison Fellowship Group, but the prisoners themselves, say a massive thank you to Holy Trinity Church in Sittingbourne!"

  • Would you like to join our sung worship team?  They’re looking for musicians and audio/visual technicians to join the team.  If so, please pray about it and then speak to Bob Groombridge or a member of the team.  All our voluntary positions are subject to our safer recruitment policy and procedures.

  • The Oddment Theatre will be performing ‘The Hiding Place,’ the true story of Corrie Ten Boom and her family’s struggle to save Jews from the Nazis during the second world war, at St Augustine’s Church, Gillingham at 4pm Sunday 26th January 2025.  Tickets are on sale now at https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/HPGillinghamKent

Every blessing,

Laura and the staff team