This Sunday - What is the point? 

Have you ever been doing something when you have found yourself asking, “What is the point?” The wonderful truth about following Jesus is that His people are given both a new identity and a new purpose. As God’s people, we never need to wonder about the point or purpose of our lives — and amazingly it is more significant than we could ever imagine. 

This week, as we continue our journey through Peter’s letter to the suffering and scattered Christians of centuries past, we’ll be reminded of some incredible truths: we are God’s place, God’s priests, and God’s special possession. 

Join us as we unpack what these powerful ideas mean and discover how they shape our everyday lives as we live on the margins of this world. God has a passion for His people. Come and explore the blessing of belonging to Him. 

Our groups for children and young people continue and refreshments are served both before and after our gathering. Livestream will be broadcast and prayer ministry will be available after the service.

The eat together lunch that was in view for this Sunday, mentioned a couple of weeks ago, will be postponed until March, apologies for this. Why not think about who you could arrange to eat together with this Sunday.

Fellowship Evening TONIGHT

Tonight our Engage activity is meeting as a church to pray together.

We will begin at 7pm to share in a hot meal together, with the rest of the evening starting at 7.30pm. We know the evenings are cold at the moment so we will make sure the church is nice and warm.

As we have done before, the team who organise our 24/7 prayer events have planned an evening of prayer to enable people to pray together in a variety of styles. As part of the evening there will have opportunities to pray on your own as well as in pairs and small groups (there is no need to pray out loud). Our focus for the evening will be praying about our identify as we start a new year as well as praying for our gospel partners around the world.

We’d love you to join us for this evening. We will also be taking a few photos that might be suitable for our new Trinity website, just mention if you’d prefer not to appear in these.

Growing Youth and Families Work

Two Sundays ago we launched a new growth initiative for 2025. This initiative is one of our PCC’s main targets for 2025 and aims to capitalise on our currently growing Youth Work. This appeal will run until Sunday 2nd February.

For more information about why we think this is so important and how you can pledge, click on the link below which takes you to stkea.org.uk/pledge

Hope Explored continues

Still time to join us as Hope Explored continues tomorrow evening. 7pm for a meal and 7.30pm start.

Here are more details of what to expect:

There are few emotions more powerful than hope. But these days, hope often feels hard to come by. Where can we find a hope that won't disappoint us?

Looking at the life, death and resurrection of Jesus in Luke's Gospel, these three evenings show that Christianity is about real hope: a joyful expectation for the future, based on true events in the past, which changes everything about my present.

It sounds good… but is it true? Whatever you do or don't believe, Hope Explored offers an opportunity to explore, to discuss and to discover the hope, peace and purpose Jesus offers.

This course is a setting where people who are open to talking about the big questions in life can come to discuss, ask questions, and discover what the Bible has to say.

Update from Trinity

There are lots of great things happening in our Trinity Churches that we can be thankful to God for, so from time to time we will be sharing some of these with things with you.

This week we wanted to share the news that we now have the keys to the River Street premises that will be housing the work of Dockyard, CAP and Christ Church. Work has already started on making the building ready for use and there is great excitement about how this can open up more opportunities to engage with those who live and work in Truro. Thank you to all the people that have made this possible so far, from sorting utilities to knocking down walls! More updates to follow on the progress!

Parenting Evening 4th February

A Mind of Their Own is a session written by ‘Care for the Family’ that is made up of film clips and discussion questions. This resource is accessible for all, but particularly aimed at parents of children aged 7–14 years. However, parents of younger children are also likely to find this a useful resource. The session aims to provide parents with:

• A realisation that resilience can be learnt, and nurtured in the small, everyday moments of family life.

• Knowledge, confidence and practical ideas on how to help children process setbacks and bounce forward in strength, character and development.

• Insight into children’s brain development.

• An understanding that learning how to experience failure in a safe environment will improve their confidence and problem-solving skills.

• An appreciation of how vital your child’s identity is, and strategies to help them become confident in it.

We’ll be based at St Kea Church Hall from 7.00-8.30pm during the regular Tuesday Night Youth group session – younger siblings are welcome to attend youth group that evening to allow parents to attend if needed.  Refreshments will also be provided.

Click on the image above to book in to this free evening, and please do spread the word to anyone else who might be interested.

Women’s Breakfast 2025

Women at all ages and stages of life, and from all our churches and associated communities, join together each half-term at our Trinity Women's Breakfasts to encourage one another in our Christian lives. There is usually a short talk and a lot of time for discussion and there's always a delicious breakfast and a warm welcome. 

In 2025 our focus is Heart Matters and we'll be looking together at friendship, forgiveness, contentedness, anxiety, heaven and eternity. We welcome all women of all ages and stages of life.

Do join us on February 8th at 8.30am - 10am as we launch our Heart Matters series. We'll be exploring together how the Bible transforms both our minds and our hearts so that we might know and love our God better.

Michael Tinker Concert 28th Feb

There’s still time to book your tickets to this musical afternoon with the family. There is an early bird price if you book before the 1st February so get your tickets today!

Join Michael and the crew on a madcap adventure full of songs about Jesus! Captain Archibald is hunting through the ship for the mysterious IGASAT… will he find it? What is it? Does anyone else even care? An hour long, Bible-filled show for all the family.

The concert will be held at St Kea Church with a Kid's tea and refreshments from 4pm, the concert will start at 4.30pm. Do spread the word to anyone else who might be interested.

Key Dates

Kea Fellowship Evening - 22nd January - 7pm for food, 7.30pm start

‘A Mind of their own’ parenting evening - 4th February - 7pm- 8.30pm

Trinity Women’s breakfast - 8th February - 8.30am- 10am

Trinity Fellowship Evening - 24th February @ Kenwyn Church - 7pm

Michael J Tinker concert - 28th February - 4 for 4.30pm

All the above dates (and more) can be found on our Churchsuite calendar: https://stkea.churchsuite.com/my/events

Please contact us if you have any problems accessing Churchsuite. Here is a simple video explaining how to use it: quick tour

Weekly Prayer Points

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

1. Heavenly Father, You are trustworthy and all Your words are true. You are the solid foundation, my rock upon whom I build my trust. You are steady and ever true, always present when I need You most. Grant me endurance for this every day.

2. This week we pray for the Wallace Family. We particularly pray for Richard’s forthcoming trip to Sierra Leone where he will be going with a colleague from Alaska, called Mike, and they’ll be facilitating all 4 phases of the Divine Expedition. We pray for Mary as she joins from the Gambia to experience the training and explore the possibility of launching the Divine Expedition herself. We pray for safe travels, clear communication and for the Sierra Leonean team as they support Phase 1 in a new town called Kambia, on an important trade route into Guinea. (To hear more about our mission partners and how else to pray for them click here).

3. Father God, Thank You for our Trinity Family. This week we pray for Kenwyn Church and for Andy Boorne. We thank You for all the people who heard Your word during the many Christmas services held there. May Your word bless these people that may not know You yet. We pray for the work Andy is doing in the nursing homes and schools in the area, that this will grow strong links with the community.