All Age - This Sunday

This Sunday we gather to celebrate Pentecost in our All Age services. We will be thinking about the wonderful gift of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church. Before Jesus left to return to his Father in heaven Jesus promised that he would ask the Father to send the Holy Spirit to his followers, to be our helper. So join us as we give thanks for the Spirit’s work and power and as we learn more about how the Spirit helps us today. Our all age services will be interactive and involve elements for all ages.

Refreshments will be served both before and after the service so do stay around afterwards for chat and time together.

Then later in the evening we also have a special praise gathering, to celebrate and praise God together. See below for more information.

Pentecost Praise!

Join us this Sunday for a wonderful evening of ‘Praise and Worship’ held at St Kea Church from 7pm. It’s a great opportunity to engage in an extended time of sung worship led by our church bands. During the evening there will be time given to creatively reflect and focus on what we have heard.

Refreshments and cakes will be served from 7pm ready for a 7.30pm start. Whether you have been before or coming for the first time we’d love to see you there.

Paths Less Trodden

So far in ENABLE we have thought about the four central God given enablers: the Holy Spirit, God’s word, prayer and one another (the church).

Put together, they summarise the heart of how God is working in the world. We have previously described it in a simple sentence, something like... God transforms us and enables us for his mission as we prayerfully proclaim God’s word, in the power of the Spirit, to one another.

This is where the weight of the Bible is - so it has been the focus of ENABLE so far. But in the Bible we see that there are other gifts that God gives us to enable us as disciples. As minor themes they becomes ‘paths less trodden’ in church teaching, but they are going to be the focus of our last few sessions.

So in the remainder of this series, we are going to focus on four other enablers: sleep, sabbath, creativity and friendship. This week we are going to start with sleep.

Women’s Breakfast - This Saturday

Please do join us for our next Trinity Women’s Breakfast this Saturday at St Kea Church from 8.30-10am. In our breakfasts this year we are looking at six ways in which God is different from us and exploring together why that is a good thing. This time, we’ll consider how God needs nothing, and how that encourages us as needy people. Do come along for friendship, teaching and discussion over a delicious breakfast. Click on the sign up button below to book your place.

CAP Update - Debt Free

Praise God another life changed!

Chloe is not only a CAP client, but also a long standing member of Word One to One and member of Lanterns, celebrates being debt free!

Chloe says: The process was amazing and I couldn't have got there without CAP's help, I would have been too frightened to do this on my own. You were with me every step of the way.

It is so nice to have the windows and doors open, not worrying about bailiffs. It's a very special feeling to be debt free. I don't  have the worry anymore, it's like having a clean slate and it's taken away the anxiety I have carried for a long time.

You encouraged me to keep going I am very grateful".

Praise God!

Save the Date - BBQ & Swim

Straight after the service on Sunday 9th June we will be heading over to Debs and Tim Stanhope’s home for a family swim and BBQ.

Bring your swimming costumes/towels, picnic blanket, camping chairs, drinks and meat to cook on the BBQ. We will provide plates, salads, bread rolls and ice lollies!

Debs and Tim’s address can be found on Churchsuite.

Trinity Camping Weekend

Don’t forget to sign up for the Trinity Camping weekend on 12th-14th July. If you missed our service last Sunday where we showed the video explaining the weekend click on the graphic above to watch.

Volunteers Needed

Dockyard are still in great need for volunteers to help at the summer festival. There are a variety of different roles available. We need to know by the the end of May to determine whether we can go ahead. If you would like to volunteer or want to find out more information, then please get it touch with Sam. sampayne@dockyardcollective.org

Key Dates

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

Praise and Worship Evening at St Kea Church - 19th May - 7-9pm

Church Swim and BBQ - 9th June - 11.30am - onwards

Trinity Camping Weekend - 12th - 14th July

Trelander Summer Festival - 29th and 30th August

Save the Date - Trinity Away Day - Saturday 7th September

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. Ahead of Pentecost Sunday we thank You for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Guide us with Your Spirit and help us to proclaim Your good news, living our lives as witnesses to Your love.

2. This week we pray for Tearfund who are working with local churches and partners in the Middle East who are urgently responding to people’s needs. We particularly pray for humanitarian workers for protection for those who are working to provide humanitarian assistance and medical supplies.

3. Praise God for the new people who are coming to Kea Church each Sunday. We also thank you for the leadership team which meets regularly and their new Church Warden Dave Knights.