SUNDAY SERVICES

10 am Eucharist with hymns          Fully vaccinated people only        

Celebrant & Preacher:        The Reverend Noel Whale

Piano:                                     Jim Richardson

NOTICES

ADVENT

Advent is a penitential season of 4 weeks preparation for the Festival of Christmas.  There are changes in the Liturgy – the Preparation and Confession are in the middle of the service, the Gloria is not said and the Third Order of the Consecration is used and the second option is used where provided.  There are no flowers in Advent and the liturgical colour is purple.

BAY STREET TRADERS MARKET DAY:  Saturday 4 December 2021

We had a wonderful community day last Saturday at the Market Day.  Perfect weather and many people out and about!

Final result:  $2996.50 made up of Sausage Sizzle: $736.40, Cakes and Preserves: $657.70, Plants: $344.90, Opportunity Shop: $1300, Donations: $2, Square Credit Card Facility (Sausage Sizzle/Cakes & Preserves/Op Shop): $511.50

MEDITATION

The Monday meditation group will resume in February 2022.  Grateful thanks to Jill Mahar for her sensitive leadership of the group over the last ten years.

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING : Thursday 16 December

The first meeting of the new Parish Council will be held on THURSDAY 16 December @ 6pm in the church.

CHRISTMAS CAROLS IN THE HTPM COURTYARD !  –  Monday 20 December 2021 @ 7pm

The South Melbourne Community Choir will be singing Christmas Carols in the courtyard on 20 December @ 7pm.

COME ALONG AND JOIN  IN!

CHRISTMAS AT HOLY TRINITY

SUNDAY 19 December:                                              5 pm: Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

FRIDAY 24 December, Christmas Eve:                   5 pm: Children’s Christmas Service

10 pm: Midnight Mass

SATURDAY 25 December, Christmas Day             10 am: Christmas Eucharist with Carols

SUNDAY 26 December

The First Sunday after Christmas                             10 am: Eucharist with Carols

PRESIDENT’S REPORT (ie Archbishop’s Report) AT SYNOD

A copy of the President’s Synod report is available for perusal at the entrance table.

DONATIONS TO BASP (BRIGIDINE ASYLUM SEEKERS PROJECT)

The collection basket for food and grocery donations to BASP has once again been placed beside the entrance table.  A list of suitable items to donate is on the notice board opposite the entrance table.

*** An extra item or two purchased in your weekly shop will make a huge difference to many of these people as they try to re-establish their lives in a new country. ***

PLEASE CONSIDER WHAT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE.