This Sunday - Eyes Opened

Join us this Sunday as we continue our new series in the book of Acts. This week, we are going to see Philip continuing his ministry to see the gospel spread. Now Philip encounters an Ethiopian and, wonderfully, the gospel continues to spread.

The command to preach the gospel to someone 'on the outside' reminds us that the gospel of Jesus is available to all. Join us as we unpack the implications of this wonderful moment in the Book of Acts. It will encourage and challenge how we see our lives today.

Children’s work will continue for under 4’s, primary aged children and secondary aged children.

Refreshments will also be served before and after the service. Also, after the service this Sunday, we will be going for a picnic in Boscawen Park. See below.

This Sunday - Church Picnic

Join us straight after the service on Sunday as we head over to Boscawen Park in Truro for a ‘Picnic in the Park’. Please bring along food and drink and something to sit on.

There will be some organised games and time to chat with one another. Look out for the church flag on the grass just next to the play park.

We hope you are able to make it and enjoy this fun time together.

This Thursday - Prayer Evening

Tomorrow evening at 7.30pm we will be meeting together to pray for the work of our church in Truro as we begin another term. We really want to commit the whole of the term ahead to the Lord and seek His blessing on our life together.

The evening lasts about an hour, it is very informal and no one is asked to pray out-loud unless they want to. Tea/coffee and cakes will be on offer at the start of the evening, so do join us if you can - we’d love to see you there whether you have been to a prayer meeting like this before or not.

Location for the prayer evening: Alan and Jean Stanhope’s home - details can be found on ChurchSuite.

Next Week - Enable Returns

Our small groups start again next week as we begin the final term of the ENABLE program. The material for these sessions will be accessible from next week on the church website or by clicking the button below.

If you are not part of a Christ Church small group and would like to join ENABLE this term then have a word with Marc Baker (Christ Church Leader).

APCM Update

Thank you to everyone who came to our APCM last Wednesday as we praised God for his kindness to us last year and prayed for the year ahead in our church.

At the APCM meeting new PCC members were elected: Peter Emms, Martin Handford, Peter Batten, Miriam Molyneux and David Malindine. We also saw David Knights and Neil Bridle elected as Church Wardens.

During the meeting, we answered questions about our church finances and our plans/aspirations for future work. 

As you will know, everything we do at Christchurch and St Kea is funded by our church family; and we want to give you more information about how your money is used in different areas of church life. So, starting next month, we will be including a monthly update on an area of church life, giving you feedback on what has been achieved with the funds we have had and also what could be done if more funds become available. We really hope this will help us see how our giving is helping us to see lives transformed. 

If you have any questions please contact Sian Goddard, or a member of the finance team.

Sea Shanty Evening- 10th May

Everyone is welcome to a fundraising evening for our mission partner Mercy Rescue Trust on Friday 10th May at 7.30pm at St Kea Church led by Foresail Sea Shanty group.

Donations will be collected on the evening, but if you would like to donate to Mercy Rescue before the event click on the link below which will take you to the Just Giving page.

12th-14th July - Camping Weekend

On Friday 12th July to Sunday 14th July we will be joining together from across Trinity Church for a wonderful weekend of camping fun at Tehidy Woods Campsite.

You can arrive from 4.30pm onwards on the Friday, pitching tents and building camp as we settle in for the evening. There will be opportunity for us to each cook our food and share in time together. The children will be able to play together in the field and we will enjoy being together.

Saturday will see different activities organised, such as a walk on the local beach, children’s wild-church and games for all. It will be very relaxed and there will be plenty of opportunities to chat with one another and share life together. On Saturday evening we will have songs around the campfire and marshmallow-toasting.

Sunday morning there will be an outside service with music and teaching, along with more wild-church activities for the children. After lunch we will pack up and head home.

There are BBQ facilities for cooking and a toilet block on the site. Please note that there are no shower facilities. There will be some power on the site but please do bring along battery powered lights, chargers etc.

Each pitch will only cost £30 for the whole weekend and you can sign up on the link below (you can arrive either Friday afternoon or Saturday morning). If you wish to come for just the day(s) there is an option to sign up but no cost will be required.

(Please note that there will not be a service at Christ Church on the 14th July, so if you are not camping then do think about coming along to our outside service on this day).

Summer Festival

Trinity Youth are planning a summer festival at the end of August and we need your help...

The purpose of the festival is to bring church and community together, provide fun activities and create opportunities to meet Jesus. We need volunteers to prepare activities as well as those who can deliver on the day.

Craft - Refreshments - Sports - Music - BBQ - Games - Decor - Tech

For more information please contact Sam  - sampayne@dockyardcollective.org

Key Dates

CC Prayer Evening - 25th April - 7.30pm

Picnic in the Park - 28th April - 11.30am

Enable Small Groups - Week Beginning 29th April

Sea Shanty Evening for Mercy Rescue Trust - 10th May

Trinity Women’s Breakfast - 18th May - 8.30-10am

Trinity Camping Weekend - 12th - 14th July

Weekly Prayer Points

Each week there will be a few things for our church life and church family that we can join together in praying for:

1. Thank You God for Your written word and the truths it contains. We pray that in the power of Your Holy Spirit, You would open our hearts and minds to the truths that You wish us to see and keep us faithfully speaking Your word.

2. Please ask God’s blessing for Barnabas Aid’s new initiative “Opportunity Africa”. The aim is to help Christian communities in Africa to become resilient and self-sufficient in the face of anti-Christian violence and increasingly frequent natural disasters caused by weather extremes. God-willing, Opportunity Africa will include infrastructure such as water and solar power, start-up costs for sustainable agriculture and other livelihoods, local medical projects and human capacity-building through training of many kinds. Pray that He will guide us in everything.

3. This week we pray for Kenwyn Church and for our Curate and their leader Andy Boorne. Please pray for their JAM@4 older children’s group that will be meeting this Sunday. We thank you for all the children and families who attend this session and for the volunteers who help run the activities.