NOTICES Platinum Jubilee Afternoon tea will be available on Sunday 5 June at 4.00pm. Please sign the list if you’d like to come along. We hope this will be a bring and share, so if you indicate whether you can bring cake, scones, mini sandwiches or biscuits, that’d be helpful! Your church needs you! Volunteers are required to serve on various PCC committees. This is a way that you can help Holy Trinity to work effectively. We have 4 main committees. Mission (Fr Julian), Finance (John Rudge), Building (John Godley) and Social – not catering! – Liz Hathway/Wendy Burge. If you’d like to think about joining any one of these, please see the named person. Thank you. Kath Darch, RIP Kath’s funeral will be on Thursday 9 June at 12 noon here at Holy Trinity, followed by cremation at 1.30pm. May she rest in peace and rise in glory. Bells Thank you, Margaret Jordan and John Godley for the display of photos of the church bells. They have been taken to Loughborough, where the process of cleaning and repairing them has already started. Fr Julian will be at a residential conference at the Royal Foundation of St Katherine in London this week (31 May – 1 June) and so will be unavailable. We welcome John Eyles again as our organist this morning and very grateful to him for standing in once again. Sadly, Simon is not well at present; we wish him a full and speedy recovery. Church Grounds Many thanks all of you who helped tidy the church grounds yesterday. Hard work, but worth it! New Prebendaries One of the three new prebendaries of Wells Cathedral recently appointed is Fr Robin Lodge, the Vicar of St Andrew’s here in Taunton, and a good friend to Holy Trinity. We congratulate him and hold him in prayers. He will be installed on Tuesday 7 June at 5.15pm during Cathedral evensong. Outlook - Outlook April's copy of the Parish Magazine is now available online (holytrinitytaunton.org). There are a few hard copies available for those who are unable to access it electronically.
Platinum Jubilee Afternoon tea will be available on Sunday 5 June at 4.00pm. Please sign the list if you’d like to come along. We hope this will be a bring and share, so if you indicate whether you can bring cake, scones, mini sandwiches or biscuits, that’d be helpful! Your church needs you! Volunteers are required to serve on various PCC committees. This is a way that you can help Holy Trinity to work effectively. We have 4 main committees. Mission (Fr Julian), Finance (John Rudge), Building (John Godley) and Social – not catering! – Liz Hathway/Wendy Burge. If you’d like to think about joining any one of these, please see the named person. Thank you. Kath Darch, RIP Kath’s funeral will be on Thursday 9 June at 12 noon here at Holy Trinity, followed by cremation at 1.30pm. May she rest in peace and rise in glory. Bells Thank you, Margaret Jordan and John Godley for the display of photos of the church bells. They have been taken to Loughborough, where the process of cleaning and repairing them has already started. Fr Julian will be at a residential conference at the Royal Foundation of St Katherine in London next week (31 May – 1 June) and so will be unavailable. Sharing Together This month's discussion group will meet this Wednesday (25th) in the Vestry at 7.30pm. We'll be re-visiting Walsingham! Ascension Day As usual, we will be celebrating this important day with a Sung Mass at 7.30pm this Thursday (26 May). We welcome John Eyles as our organist this morning and very grateful to him for standing in once again. Church Grounds Our monthly tidy-up will be this Saturday (28) between 2 and 4. All welcome – refreshments available! Please bring your own tools, and if you could take any green waste home, that’d save room in the church’s green wheelie bin! Any items for inclusion in next week’s Notice Sheet to be received at the Parish Office (on paper, email or phone) by THURSDAY MORNING, please.
Walsingham Festival at Exeter Cathedral This year sees the centenary of the re[1]founding of the Anglian Shrine at Walsingham. To celebrate this, there will be a number regional festivals, the nearest being Exeter this Saturday 21 May, starting at 11.30am. To book your (free) ticket(s), please do so through Eventbrite https://bit.ly/3sML6Rg just click on this link! Bells All 6 bells have now been removed and taken to Loughborough for restoration, and will reinstalled in due course in a new bell frame. PCC The new council has its inaugural meeting in the hall this Wednesday following mass in church. Please pray for you church councillors, particularly those elected recently. Sharing Together This month's discussion group will meet on Wednesday week (25th) in the Vestry at 7.30pm. We'll be re-visiting Walsingham! Ascension Day As usual, we will be celebrating this important day with a Sung Mass at 7.30pm on Thursday 26 May. Outlook Please don't forget to let George Coles have any copy for the monthly magazine by this coming Wednesday, 18th, please. We're a bit light on content at the moment! New Prebendaries One of the three new prebendaries of Wells Cathedral recently appointed is Fr Robin Lodge, the Vicar of St Andrew’s here in Taunton, and a good friend to Holy Trinity. We congratulate him and hold him in prayers. He will be installed on Tuesday 7 June at 5.15pm during Cathedral evensong. Kath Darch, RIP It was with sadness that we learnt of Kath’s death on Thursday 12th. Her funeral will be at Holy Trinity, but no details are known as yet. Any items for inclusion in next week’s Notice Sheet to be received at the Parish Office (on paper, email or phone) by THURSDAY MORNING, please.
NOTICES New Bishop of Bath and Wells It was announced by Downing St that the next Bishop of Bath and Wells will be the Rt Revd Michael Beasley. Bishop Beasley is presently Bishop of Hertford in the St Albans diocese, and will be joining us in the early autumn. Organist We welcome Simon Gaunt to play again for us this morning. He will be filling in on several Sundays before taking on the role of Director of Music from July 1st. Walsingham Festival at Exeter Cathedral This year sees the centenary of the re-founding of the Anglian Shrine at Walsingham. To celebrate this, there will be a number regional festivals, the nearest being Exeter on 21 May, starting at 11.30am. To book your (free) ticket(s), please do so through Eventbrite https://bit.ly/3sML6Rg just click on this link! Outlook – May Issue May’s copy of ‘Outlook’ is available online, so please download and read it! A few hard copies are still available at the back of the church. Glastonbury Abbey Fr Julian will be celebrating Mass at Glastonbury Abbey this Tuesday at 10.30am. There are spare seats in his car if anyone would like to join him!. Elections Liz is drawing up a new rota of sidespeople, now that Covid restrictions have been sufficiently relaxed. Please let Liz know if you’d like to be involved, either as an ‘old hand’ or a newbie. Training will be given. . Any items for inclusion in next week’s Notice Sheet to be received at the Parish Office (on paper, email or phone) by THURSDAY MORNING, please.
