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Services next Sunday 25th February 2012

10.30am All Age Family worship conducted by Rev. Prof. Teddy Kalongo

6.00pm United Service with Healing at Dinas Powys conducted by Rev. John Atkinson

 

 

LENT LUNCHES: The Lent soup, cheese and coffee Lunches each Friday in Lent are going to be in Trinity again this year.  Trinity and Llandough Baptist Church are responsible for the Lent Lunch on Friday February 24th. This means that we need lots of willing volunteers:-

1.            To make soup (lots please - lots of offers for lots of soup!),
2.            To help on the day by putting up tables and getting chairs out(heavy so strong helpers needed!),
3.            Helping in the kitchen by getting things ready and in washing up
4.            Serving the soup etc.
5.            If you can’t come on the day to have lunch please would you consider a contribution towards the cost of the cheese?
Please let Val Major know if you can help in any way either after church or at coffee or by e-mail or on 2031 3492. Thank you
 
ASH WEDNESDAY: This year Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, will fall on Wednesday 22nd February 2012 and there will be a Service of Ashing and Holy Communion at Trinity Methodist Church, Penarth at 7:30pm led by Reverend Teddy Kalongo.   Traditionally, Ash Wednesday is considered a day of fasting that sets off the 40 days prior to Easter. All are welcome to attend.
 
LENT STUDY GROUP: A Lent Study Group is to be held in Albert Road on Wednesday afternoons at 2.30pm, starting on Ash Wednesday 22nd February. Dave Hutton will be leading the studies, and more details should be available in Newsnotes next Sunday. Trinity people are very welcome to join Albert Road!
 
ZAMBIA EXPERIENCE: A GROUP of 9 people led by Lorraine Brown – Director of the Amelia Trust Farm and Teddy Kalongo wish to thank everyone for your prayers and support especially for the school materials the young people took with them to Zambia in November.   The trip was not only a wonderful experience and a great success but was a life changing experience for the young people from the Farm.   These young people will be delivering a presentation of their experiences on Friday 9th March 2012 at 7.30 pm at Trinity Methodist Church in the Live at Home Lounge. The presentation will include photographs, music and videos with an opportunity to ask questions at the end.   Everyone is welcome to come and be part of the Zambia Experience.
 
STEWARDS: Sian Evans and Rosemary Jevons have found it necessary to resign from the Stewards team. We are very sorry to lose them but would like to say a sincere thank you for their contribution and support within the team over their term of office.
 
COFFEE MORNING: Come and join us for a cup of coffee and a Welsh cake at a Coffee Morning for St David’s Day in aid of Church funds on Saturday 3 March at 10am.   There will be a Cake Stall, Raffle and Bric A Brac. Any donations of cakes or help on the day will be gratefully received.                                              Gill & Ceri Street, Jane Griffiths
 
TRINITY WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP: Women's fellowship meets on Shrove Tuesday at the new time of 7.30. We will be making and sharing pancakes. All ladies are welcome to join us.
 
CHRISTIAN MEN’S FELLOWSHIP: Next Thursday our member Bob Skinner will be sharing with us some of his experiences in the world of journalism and public relations.  We look forward to a good attendance at 10.30am at Elfed Ave.
CHRISTIAN AID COLLECTION: The collection for Christian Aid outside Tesco's on two days last week raised £712.85, so a big Thank You to those who collected and all who donated
 
VOLUNTEER DRIVERS: On Friday afternoons the Live at Home have a Friendship Club which is open to those who are unable to make their way to Trinity without having a lift.  They are collected in time for lunch and taken home at 3.30, not necessarily by the same driver.  We are short of drivers (and really very short over the next 6 weeks).  If you can help please either talk to Val Major or phone Linda on 2071 2516.  We fix lifts on the Friday morning so you don’t need to make it a regular commitment but put your name on the list of reserve drivers and you will then be contacted to  find out if you can help that day.  Please do volunteer if you can as the club is really appreciated by those who can’t get about under their own steam.
 
TRINITY SINGERS: The Trinity Singers will not be meeting next Monday (20th) but will resume their rehearsals on 27th February at 7.15
There is still time for new singers to join us. We are learning a variety of music suitable for the Easter period.
 
ADULT NOSTALGIC GAMES EVENING:An Evening of Nostalgic games for adults will be held in Trinity Hall on Saturday February 25th from 7.30-10pm. Come on your own, as a couple or in a group to enjoy a stroll down memory lane, and play some of the games of your childhood. The emphasis is on FUN, so there will be no competition or prizes.
Each game will last for about 20 minutes, before moving on to the next table for a different game – this will ensure a taste of as many games as possible during the evening. Refreshments of Tea/coffee and biscuits are included in the ticket price but we plan that slices of cake, and a selection of sweets from our childhood will be on sale from “The Tuck Shop.” So do come along. Forget TV or the Cinema, and enjoy an evening of old fashioned fun with friends. Tickets are priced at £5 per person/£8 per couple (in advance), or £5 per person on the night, and are available from Sheila James – Tel. 02920 701290 & Jackie Marshall – 02920 708762. This is a fund raising event for Trinity Church, so do come and join us if you can.                      
NEW LIGHTING: A new light has been fitted this week in the south transept over the children's play area.
 
OLYMPIC TRAINING DAY: It's now less than six months until the opening ceremony of the Games and we want to make sure that you are equipped and resourced to make the most of the mission and discipleship opportunities.  More Than Gold and the Methodist Church are working together to deliver a fantastic day’s training. The day aptly named Get Set will be happening on Saturday 25 February at Glenwood Church, Cardiff CF23 6UW. You are encouraged to book your place.
Please register at www.morethangold.org.uk/getset.
 
QUIZ:You are challenged to another quiz at St David's Church, Colcot Road, Barry at 7.00 pm on Saturday 3rd March. All proceeds to Amelia Trust. Entry £3. Pay at door. Enter as a team of six, or as individuals. For more information please contact John Nash 01446 418514 or john.nash28@ntlworld.com
 
GAMBIA NURSERY:Many thanks to everyone who gave items to Mary, Tony and Janet for the nursery in Gambia. They had a very successful trip and look forward to telling you all about it.
 
VOLUNTEERS:Trinity is required to submit a lot more information on-line nowadays, such as Performing Rights Licence information, Gift Aid tax reclaims and banking data.  All this is easy to do, but needs people with a home computer. If you shop on-line or bank on-line, you could help Trinity by taking on a task.  No accountancy knowledge is required - it is all common sense!  Please contact Rev. Prof. Teddy Kalongo who can explain in detail what has to be done, and how.
 
FAIR TRADE CHOCOLATE AND WINE EVENT on 28th February from 7-9pm at St. Augustine’s Church Hall organised by Penarth Fair Trade Forum, of which Trinity is a member, to celebrate Fair Trade Fortnight 27th – 11th March 2012. There will be a short talk by a Cotton Producer and an opportunity to design your own Tee shirt  as well as free samples of Fair Trade wine and chocolate. There will also be several stalls selling a range of Fair Trade Produce at this event
BOOKSTALLThank you everyone for your great concern about the theft. We have now installed a money box that we hope will prove stronger. Please come along and browse the books and buy - we need to catch-up on our losses!     Ruth Coward
 
MESSY CHURCH: The next Messy Church is on Saturday March 10th, when the theme will be The Lost Sheep. We will be looking for volunteers to help in many ways and for donations of cake for the meal. More details later.
 
TRINITY WEBSITE: If you want the phone number of someone in church, have a look at the website and click on Contacts on the top right hand side of the home page. Also, have a look at the home page where you'll see something about the Farmer's visit to The Gambia last week.  Click on 'Lucky Dip' and see how many were at the joint service on 8th January.
 
TRINITY FLOWER GROUP: A small group of amateur but enthusiastic flower arrangers decorate the Church each week. The flowers are then distributed by another group of volunteers to show support, sympathy or appreciation. The generosity of Church members makes all this possible and the group thanks you for your continuing support. If you would like to make a donation a new calendar is now in the front porch. If you know of someone who should receive flowers please enter the information in the book near the side entrance.
 
Coffee on Sundays: We have a list of those who are willing to serve coffee and wash up on Sunday mornings.  There isn't a formal rota but we ring up a couple of days in advance and ask if this week is convenient for you.  The more people there are on the list, the less often you get asked!!  We could do with a few more names of those able to help in this way, so if you could please let Val Major know.
 
ROOM BOOKINGS: Please contact the Booking Secretary, Chris Dunn.
Emails preferred: bookings@trinitypenarth.org.uk. Text on 07891259943,  Telephone 20302679 but before 8pm please. All rooms must be booked as volunteers locking up need to know who is in the building. Rooms should be booked by the preceding Friday in order that the booking appears in the Weekly Diary.
 
REGULAR GIVING:Banks charge a lot of money to handle cash nowadays. In the month of November alone we paid £48 to Lloyds to handle our cash collections and £5 for all other transaction.  To pay your collection by standing order saves the church a lot of money. Ring Naunton Liles on 2070 4020 or on 07973 890 601 if you want to change to paying directly from your bank. The church is most grateful to all those who have made their contributions by bank transfer throughout 2011.  This really is most helpful and is grateful received and has been faithfully applied.
 
Offerings: Thank you for your generous continued giving to the work of the Lord!
 
In Need of Prayer: If you are aware of anyone within our fellowship who is in need of prayer and would like to be included either in our Newsnotes Prayer List or in our Morning Worship Intercessions, please enter their names in the Intercessions book which is kept in the prayer chapel. Alternatively you can give any names to Dorothy Gardiner (20701497) – likewise please let her know if someone no longer needs prayer.