June Newsletter 2025
Julie Writes
Dear Friends,
Firstly, a huge thanks to all those who came along to the Christian Aid lunch and the consultation about our churches and appointing a new Vicar which followed afterwards. The results of our discussions are on display at the back of Holy Trinity Church along with some post it notes if you want to add anything. These notes will be useful to those tasked with writing our parish profile and advertising for the new Vicar.
Thursday 29th May is Ascension Day and there will be a joint service at Holy Trinity at 7.30pm. That day marks the beginning of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ which lasts until Pentecost on the 8thJune. This is an ecumenical global prayer movement which encourages all Christians to pray for more people to come to know Jesus. I was listening to Pete Greig this morning telling the story of Pastor D. L. Moody who made a list of 100 friends he wanted to come to know Jesus. He prayed for them every day. As they came to faith, he crossed them off his list. By the end of his life only 4 people remained, and they came to faith at his funeral! Pete reminds us of the need to be persistent in our praying for those we long to know Jesus.
There are many ways to engage with this wave of prayer and in Church there are some booklets for you to use at home, written by the Archbishop of York, which will guide each one of us through those 11 days praying and reflecting on the words of The Lord’s Prayer. They also encourage us to pray for 5 people who have not yet heard the Good News of Jesus, that prompted by the Spirit, they will hear it for themselves and respond. The booklets also give details of a website and an App which you may find helpful. Our Pizza Eaters are following this, and I invite you to join them. Let’s pray for more people to come to know Jesus.
Prayer Harmony
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another advocate to help you and be with you for ever – the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you know Him, for He lives with you and will be in you. John 14:16
We come to another wonderful celebration of God’s intervention in the world, the time of Pentecost, and we give grateful thanks to God for the gift of His Holy Spirit, to guide and help us in our lives. We thank God that the Holy Spirit can inspire us to live lives that focus on Jesus and attempt to emulate Him.
On Trinity Sunday, we will have the formal licensing of Julie into her role as Associate Priest for Holy Trinity and St Michael’s, which will give recognition to her already brilliant work in leading our churches through the interregnum. We are truly blessed that God has guided her to us, and we ask for His blessing on Julie and her husband, Martin, and all her family. In that vein, we also thank God for leading to us, Paul and Jan, our newest retired clergy, who have brought inspiration and enthusiasm, with their faith in Jesus, into our midst.
Father’s Day reminds us of all those who have been fathers or father figures in our lives, who have loved us and taught us and cared for us, through thick and thin. We pray for all those children who have never really known the love of a father, who have no male role model to lead them into good relationships in the family. We give thanks for all the faith-filled men of the church, for their strength and gentleness, for their wisdom and care. But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on His own; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yet to come. John16:13
Important dates for your Diary
Trinity Sunday Joint Service 15th June - Julie’s Licensing at 11.00am. Refreshments from 10am with the service beginning at 11am. Mark will be back from the Cathedral to preach for us and Assistant Archdeacon Rev Anne Taylor will come to license Julie as Associate Priest. We hope as many of you as possible will be able to come along and celebrate.
Visitation Service 9th June-St Giles Aintree at 7.30pm
This service is for the admission of Church Wardens within the Diocese to their respective offices. ‘To make and subscribe the declaration required by Law and the due execution of their office during the ensuing year and their qualification’ It would be lovely to have your support at this important service for Jenny and Peter at Holy Trinity & Liz & David at St Michael’s.
St Giles Church
Aintree
L10 8LE
What’s Happening
Compassion Acts
A local charity serving Southport and Formby which aims to provide support to individuals who are in need. Whether this is through one of 6 Foodbanks which are designed to help people who are at ‘crisis point ’and need emergency access to food. Or for those needing more long-term support through one of the 5 Food Pantry’s.
There is also welfare and benefit advice available. Between January and March this year this has provided benefit advice and support to 590 people and reclaimed over £560,000 in benefits owed to Compassion Acts clients.
Almost all the food and toiletries we distribute at our Foodbanks are donated, but stocks are running dangerously, so any donation, large or small left in the designated Compassion Acts collection point in the foyer at Holy Trinity
Church will go to help a local family in desperate need. There is a suggested ‘shopping list’ with the collection point in Church.
Should we all be able to give just one item per week for a year it would make a big difference.
Approximately 5200 items would be donated to the food bank, and we know many of you donate more than one item. Thank you.
St Michael’s ECO News
Last year, St Michael’s joined the Caring for God’s Acre Scheme. As part of this, we have left certain areas of the church grounds un-mown during the summer months, to support and encourage more wildlife.
In September, the wilder areas, were cut back and the grass raked up. Now that spring is here, we have again marked out the areas we would like to leave to provide food and shelter for birds and animals. You might consider doing this in your own gardens by leaving a small area un-mown for the summer months.
The warm sunny weather has been a joy, but we are all aware of the possibility of a water shortage in coming months. If you don’t already have one, a water butt is a useful addition to your garden.
Prayer Group
Continues to meet Thursdays 7pm to 8pm in the prayer room. All are welcome, just drop in to see us. Call Sylvia on 07872 314103.
Bible Study Afternoon
Tuesday afternoons, fortnightly, at the home of Elizabeth Douglas. All are welcome. Contact Sylvia on 07872314103 should you require a lift, or for further details.
Pizza Eaters
Pizza Eaters’ will be meeting on Wednesday 4th June from 6.30pm -8.00pm, in the Church foyer/mezzanine. All young people of year 6 and older are very welcome, including friends who have little or no connection with Church and don’t like Pizza!
Sylvia can give you more details. Call her on 07872 314103
Sunday Breakfasts Dates
Dates will be as follows:
Sunday 29th June, Sunday 31st August, Sunday 26th October,
No breakfast in December as too close to Christmas.
Workshop Saturday Coffee Morning.
Urgent volunteer help needed on a Saturday morning from 9.00am to 12.00 noon, to server
tea, coffee and bacon baps. Please speak to Jan or call her on 01704 872071
Liverpool Cathedral Pentecost Walk
The feast of Pentecost remembers how the early Christians took their message onto the streets with enthusiasm and energy. Pentecost Celebrations want to capture something of that same spirit of celebration. People from across Merseyside normally gather in Hope Street to celebrate the Christian Festival of Pentecost. Inspired by the Pope’s visit to the city in 1982, this event has become a regular annual feature of life in Liverpool.
Our postal address is:
Holy Trinity Church
Rosemary Lane
Formby,
Liverpool,
L37 3HA
