Christmas Eve - 9:30am

This Sunday, we will be meeting for our all-age service 9:30am Archbishop Benson School where we will be thinking about the anticipation and mix of emotions that come with waiting as we get set for the big day on Monday.

There will be carols led by our band, interaction and teaching - as well as refreshments served before and after the service.

Do join us as we celebrate the birth of our saviour together.

Christmas Day - 10:00am

We can’t wait for our special celebration on Christmas morning itself. We are meeting at the Moresk Centre in Truro at 10am. It will be wonderful to gather together as a church family to celebrate the birth of Jesus. This is also a wonderful opportunity to invite family or friends who are visiting.

The service will be short, interactive and for all ages as we think about worshiping Jesus. There will be carols and songs led by our worship band and drinks and mince pies afterwards.

If you or your children have already opened a present or two, do bring something along to show the church family - the crazier the better.

Afterwards, Dockyard will be serving lunch for people who have signed up for the Christmas Day Lunch. Thank you to everyone who has signed up to prepare food for this event and for the volunteers who will be staying.

For directions to the Moresk Centre follow the link below.

Church Office Leadership Assistant (maternity cover)

With Vicki heading off on maternity leave in February, we are seeking a new member of staff for the church office. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with good organisational and administrative skills to join our vibrant church and dynamic staff team.

The successful candidate will be able to:

• Provide consistent support to the Oversight Minister of St Kea, particularly in his role as Rural Dean (RD), support other ministers in the congregations and support the local missions of St Kea Church congregations

• Work alongside the St Kea Church Administrator to implement the mission vision within St Kea Church and across Truro

• Assist the Oversight Minister and ministers of St Kea and other CofE churches in Truro in developing communications, systems and events  

This role is part time maternity cover, 8 hours across 2 or 3 days per week based in Kea Church Office. Find out more about this post including job description and application form on our website. 

CAP and Lantern Christmas

Natalie Gavan our CAP Manager writes…

“I just wanted to express our gratitude for all you have done to make this years Christmas event so amazing. We have reached more people than ever this year and it's thanks to your kindness and generosity that it is possible.

In the end your donations meant that we provided 82 Hampers and able to to provide vouchers and the most amazing party, where we saw a number of people taking another step towards Jesus.

Your generous donations raised £1,345 plus hampers.  We also received other generous donations from organisations and churches - it truly has been a year of abundance.

Because of your support -  this is the impact on the lives you are touching. One client writes: I just wanted to say thank you to the team for the wonderful hamper. It's will be so welcome at Christmas. Thank you for your support.

It was such a blessing delivering the hampers to homes and seeing the expression on the children's faces as they received the hamper at their doors. It was smiles all round at the party with delicious and abundant food, everyone went home with a wonderful hamper and vouchers.

It was special to encounter the Holy Spirit as he touched and softened people's hearts, most of the time we will never know what God is doing, but one lady sent me a message to say.

To all who provided the hampers and provision. As a mum with a young family I sometimes struggle and Christmas can feel like a really difficult time, receiving the hamper and Argos Voucher was so heart warming and brought absolute joy. To all of those who organised the hampers/vouchers, thank you so very much! Thank you for bringing happiness at Christmas time when so many of us struggle with it in one way or another. Thank you for taking the time to be of assistance for those around you, it means everything to us as a family. Thank you for letting me be part of your Lanterns church family, your kindness and support will stay with me. God bless you all , I really felt God presence at the event and felt he was saying stay close to him.

Another client writes: When I used to go through turbulent times it really impacted me, I remember a time when I tried to make things better in my own strength, but I noticed the more I shared Jesus my soul was coming back to life, it feels like shedding my old skin  and my soul coming to life. I know that if I follow His direction I will be alright. I feel He is pushing me right now, He is giving me glimpses of a really bright future and I feel now is the time, no more trying to fill that hole within me with other things, I am going to hang on to God. I feel overwhelming excitement that God is calling me to stay close to him and eliminate anything that is negative, just shed and bad stuff and live in the light. I never encountered God so powerfully.

Thank you to for your continued prayer and financial support for the work of CAP, Lanterns and John 1-2-1 throughout the year.
Merry Christmas and Every Blessing Natalie and Team

We are humbled to be able to continue to support CAP and other ministries both locally and globally throughout the year. To support projects like CAP regularly, please do sign up to our giving scheme using the link at the end of this email ‘Giving at CC’.”

Over the Christmas period please see below the Church office opening hours:

Monday 18th December - Open 9 - 3

Tuesday 19th December - Open 9 - 3

Wednesday 20th December - Monday 1st January - Office Closed

The minister on call from the 26th December is Andy Boorne. andyb@trinitytruro.org.uk

Tuesday 2nd January - Office open 9-12.30

Key Dates

Christmas Eve All Age Service - 24th December at 9.30am at Archbishop Benson

Christmas Day Service - 25th December - 10am at the Moresk Centre

New Year’s Eve All Age Sunday Service - 9.30am at Archbishop Benson

Enable all together Zoom meeting - 11th January at 7:30pm

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. May we take the opportunity to give thanks for all that God has blessed us with this year.

2. This Christmas we pray for all the families who support Mercy Rescue Trust. We pray for Jedidah and her team as they continue to foster young babies and raise funds to keep up this valuable work.

3. Father God we pray for the congregation at Kea during this Christmas time and for the gospel outreach across Truro and surrounding areas.