Hi everyone,
We are now one week into Lent and I hope that you are starting to feel the pull of God amongst the test and temptation of the challenge you have set for this period.
We had a wonderful first Sunday of Lent, and a huge thanks to all those who made food and helped with serving. And thanks also to everyone who helped at the Messy Church on Wednesday. It was a really busy event and we made some great contact with new families, letting even more people enjoy the church and hear the gospel.
This Thursday in Paulton we begin our Lent communion service and Bible study lunch every Thursday. The service will begin at 12 noon and we can eat together and read through the book of Colossians from 12.30pm onwards. This is a great time to reflect quietly with God and gather with others to get more understanding of this great letter together.
Also, on Saturday 28th February 7pm, we have our ‘Favorite Hymns & Music’ evening In aid of Holy Trinity Church organ refurbishment fund. Please do come along and support this project.
And Sunday is the 1st of the month again, so we will have all our family services and our Engine Room prayer time on Sunday evening (8pm Holy Trinity Paulton).
We are looking for people to sign up for safeguarding training, and also for posy making for Mothering Sunday. You can use these links to sign up:
Mothering Sunday: https://forms.gle/5ZZvNkHV6QynEReX6
Safeguarding: https://forms.gle/B7xxmRnJchT1zAvN6
There will be lots of other events to keep up with over the Easter period so please be sure to keep and eye out.
Bless you and see you soon,
Adam
If you want to continue tracking with some of the sermon ideas as they develop I have included some more links to useful content that can help to keep us on the same 'wavelength'. This week , the story of Jonah, if he had a IPhone:
Wisdom In the Desert: Lent 2026 with Lectio 365
The New Testament in it's World - N.T Wright
How did Gen Z become the most religious generation alive?
How Repeating God’s Word Rewires Your Brain | Romans 10:17 Explained
1 Peter 4:7-11, Galatians 5:13-15 and Mark 10:35-45
See all below for all the other details of our groups and upcoming events.
Next Sunday we will be 10am in High Littleton, 11am in Paulton and 3pm in Farrington Gurney.
If you want to access resources in the meantime, we have a wealth of materials available.
You can use the YouTube link to get yourself tuned up and ready to sing with us on Sunday.
If you don't feel able to attend in person, we will continue to provide online worship options as well. The link to Twitch is at the bottom of this email.
COMING UP...
Knit and Natter meet in the back room of Paulton church on the first Wednesday of each month from 2 to 4pm. The next meeting is on Wednesday 4 th March 2026.
Everyone is welcome to come along and join the group, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a cake and have a good natter!
TGIF is on every Friday and Monday from 10am to 11.30am for coffee, cake, playtime and good chatting - you can find the latest details on Facebook here. (Not during the school holidays)
Morning prayer is taking place at 9.30am Wednesday in Paulton and Thursday in High Littleton. It begins with 15 minutes of quiet reflection, followed by Common Worship morning prayer.
The Church of England have updated their Morning Prayer APP. You can now listen to morning prayer from the app. I would encourage you all to take this up as a daily practice, it is a great way to grow a pattern of prayer and learn the rhythm of responses each day.
You can download the app here: https://www.chpublishing.co.uk/apps/daily-prayer
view the live service and re-watch previous services here: https://www.twitch.tv/holytrinitychurchpaulton
Every blessing to you all.
Adam
