CHRISTMAS EVE

5 pm              Children’s Christmas Service

Piano:             Ping Chew

10 pm            Midnight Mass with Carols

Celebrant and preacher: Bishop Philip Huggins

Piano:             Maree N’Diaye  

Hymns and Carols:

O come all ye faithful

O little town of Bethlehem

While shepherds watched their flocks by night

We three kings of Orient are

Angels from the realms of glory

CHRISTMAS DAY

9 am             Christmas Eucharist with Carols

Celebrant and preacher: Bishop Philip Huggins

Piano:            Maree N’Diaye

Hymns and Carols:

O come all ye faithful

O little town of Bethlehem

While shepherds watched their flocks by night

We three kings of Orient are

Angels from the realms of glory

NOTICES

WELCOME

A very warm welcome to everyone who has come to worship at Holy Trinity this Christmas season as we celebrate the birth of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  You are very welcome to be part of this local faith community.  We meet every Sunday at 10am.  May the joy of Christmas sustain you through the year.

HELPING TO BRIGHTEN CHRISTMAS FOR UKRAINE’S YOUNG PEOPLE

Over the last two weeks there have been nativity sketches available at the entry table and meeting table for ‘children of all ages’ to colour and write a message of hope for the children of Ukraine.  All the material will be put together in a collage and sent by email to Bishop Philip’s connection in Lviv to share with children in Kyiv and other cities.

MEDITATION

The Monday Meditation Group will resume on Monday, February 6 @ 5.30 pm in the church.

TMA’S ‘THE NEWS STAND’

‘THE NEWS STAND’ is the TMA Online selection of the week’s news and views on faith.  This week’s edition includes:

  • Female priests mark 30 years of ordination – The Melbourne Anglican.
  • What happened when one family decided to live simply, so others could simply live – Centre for Public Christianity.
  • UK’s treatment of asylum-seekers is wasteful and cruel, says Archbishop Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury – Church Times.
  • Who were the three wise men who visited Jesus? – The Conversation.

To access, use the following link:          http://tma.melbourneanglican.org.au/newsstand

THE AUSTRALIAN ANGLICAN CHURCH CALENDAR  (AACC) – 2023

The 2023 calendar features photos of churches around Australia, including Holy Trinity Maldon, St Margaret’s Mildura and St John the Evangelist Footscray.  Available online from the St Peter’s Bookroom website, or via cheque/direct deposit/credit card payment to AACC.  More details are on the noticeboard opposite the entry table.