Notices of Week of 24 March 2022

Keep Praying for Ukraine

The church is now open every weekday between 9 and 1 pm. If you would like, please take time to pray for Ukraine, add a prayer or decoration to the tree and just be!

Other Support for Ukraine

Don’t forget you can donate at: Disaster Emergency Committee Ukraine

Come to 3 concerts:

Christian Aid This Saturday

Ripon Concert for Ukraine on 1 April

An English Passion at the Cathedral 3 April

Services coming Soon

Thursday 24 March

11.30 Holy Communion

Sunday 27 March Mothering Sunday

9 am Holy Communion

10.30 am Morning Worship

10.30 am Family Church

6.50 pm Youth Service

And soon on 4 April:

12:30 pm Service of Thanksgiving for Shauna Hodson

Lenten and Holy Week Services

Our services will include:

Palm Sunday Walk of Witness 10 am Market Square

Maundy Thursday 7.30 pm Holy Communion in the Nave

Good Friday All age at 10:30 am and then on the Market Square at 12 noon

Easter Day 9 and and 10.30 am Holy Communion

Things are Happening

There are lots of new developments, old activities re-starting, and ministries you might like to get involved in. Here are just a few:

New Wine – some families are going this year if you want to find out more meet after the 10:30 service this Sunday

Renew Ripon starts in April. Mondays at 11.30 am ; and Tuesdays at 6.30 pm

Breakfast Club will be re-starting after Easter. Look out for details.

Queens Platinum Jubilee

There is at least one other event planned to mark the Queen’s Jubilee but put this in your diary now.

On Thursday 2 June we will have a special celebration for the Jubilee. Think Posh Tea and Union Jacks!

Everyone will be welcome to this event (it is a Bank Holiday). Full details to follow shortly.

Hosting Meeting We have a meeting for all folk who do, have or would like to host at our services on Sunday 3 April after the 10:30 service.

Holy Trinity APCM happens on 25 April at 7.30 pm. Exciting news about what is planned following the Mission Action Plan developments.

Mission Partner Prayer Focus

This week we are praying for our Mission Partner Christian’s Against Poverty.

We are working with CAP to hopefully provide some “Life Skills and Managing Finance” courses here at Holy Trinity. Please pray for this. But there are lots of other points where prayer is required.

Look here for the CAP prayer Diary CAP Prayer Diary to 3 April.pdf 

Events Diary

Thursday 24 March

10 am Ready Steady Mums

12 noon Thursday Lunch

1.30 pm Craft and Natter

2 pm Trinity Handbell Ringers

Friday 25

Men of the Dales (till Sunday)

Saturday 26

7.30 pm Christian Aid Concert for Ukraine

Monday 28

9 am Little Fishes

6.30 pm St John Ambulance

Tuesday 29

9:15 am Craft Club

11 am Tuesday Prayer Group

12 noon Alpha

Other Events and Activities

Sunflower Competition now open. Register here, seeds are now available. Please tell your friends and neighbours as we have a vision of filling the church with a brilliant Sunflower Display in September.

Work Party We have a work party on Saturday 9 April to help repair and make safe the church carpark. If you see yourself as a Bob the Builder – or even someone to make the tea – come along at 8.30 am

Messy Church The next Messy Church is 9 April. If you haven’t been before come along to experience this great Family Event.

Missing Underground?

We plan to re-start our Sunday Evening worship on a regular basis soon. If you have missed this or would like to experience this style of worship for the first time come along to our Evening Celebration on Palm Sunday (10 April) at 6.30. It’s on the Balcony!!! Details shortly.