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Welcome to our weekly edition of Holy Trinity Church News —Please visit our Facebook, You Tube and Website for weekly talks and family activities. If you know someone that would like a copy of our weekly Newsletter, let us know.

Luke 11: 5-10 5Then Jesus said to them, "Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.' 7And suppose the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet be-cause of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. 9"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10For everyone who asks re-ceives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Practical and Pastoral Support If you are struggling or know someone who is vulnerable and needs help, whether they are part of the church or not, please let us know. We want to be a positive and practical presence in our com-munity. Ring or email on the numbers above if you or someone you know would like support. 1 John says “God is love ….. we love because he first loved us” (4: 16-19). Let’s share the Good News!

Harvest Festival Open Air Service for everyone 4th October at 10.30am! This year, we will be celebrating Harvest outside. If you would like a seat in the paddock area, please contact Ann or David. Bring a face covering, and a deckchair if you can. Pre-booking is required—this can be done by registering through Eventbrite. Please remember to go to the toilet before you leave home and sanitize your hands before and after the service. Keep a 2m dis-tance, even when you’re chatting, and please do not move the seating in the paddock area! Money Buckets will be outside for anyone wishing to make a financial donation to Foodbank and there will also be our normal church collec-tion.

Sunday 20th September 9.30am service—for those who can’t join in with Zoom at home, we will be projecting our regular Zoom service on the big screen. If you want to come, please telephone Lindsay or let us know by email. Remember your face covering and wear it over your nose!

Worship from home Zoom services: Wed. 12pm, Thurs 7pm. Daily devotionals and other material via our website, Facebook and YouTube Channel.

Worship Songs for this week:

All people that on earth do dwell

Bless the Lord o my soul

Dream, dream, dream! What do you believe God wants to do in this season? We can’t meet together as we would usually do, but does that mean that Jesus can’t build his Kingdom? Let’s pray for new opportunities and trust God to show us new ways of doing things through his Spirit.

Your Kingdom come, Your will be done…..

Coffee and Chat in the Churchyard

Come and join us for a coffee in the church yard. Please

bring your own drink, chair and facemask! The day changes

each week depending who is organising it so ring Chris Har-

ding or Gill Laycock and they will let you know when it is.

Groups will be no bigger than 6. The church building is a

Covid Secure Venue so we are able to continue hosting ac-

tivities.

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Any items for the Notice Sheet need to be with us by 11.00 am on Wednesday, either by contacting Lindsay Parker or

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If you give by weekly envelope and have been saving them up please could you consider putting them through the letter box at one of the following addresses if you are passing these areas on your daily walk.

Thanks to everyone who has already dropped offerings in! It has made a real difference. The Vicarage, 5 Fifield Close Roy Cook, 29 Wentworth Drive, Whitestone Mike Arthur, 8 Clay Avenue, St Nicolas Park

Giving to the Church - Please continue to pray for the church and it’s financial situation. If you can continue your giving whilst we can’t meet , it can be done by the following: Make a monthly standing order Make donations from your

bank directly into our account Give via the webpage via

Give.net Save up your blue envelopes Our account details are: Account name:- Attleborough PCC Sort code: 40-35-20 Account No: 10116793 Please include your name so we can recover Gift Aid.

Foodbank news …. Can you help?

URGENTLY NEED :- Tinned Potatoes; Instant Mash; Cuppa Soups; Crisps; Sponge puddings; Tomato Ketchup; Male and Female Deodorant; Shampoo; Shower Gel; Male and Female Razors; Shaving Gel/Foam; Cat Food; Dog Food

We also welcome donations of: Hot Dogs; Tinned Stews; Tinned Meatballs; Tinned Curry; Angel delight/Jellies; Tinned Fruit; Vegetarian items; Shower Gel; Hair Shampoo; Bars of soap; Washing Powder; Washing Pods; Washing up liquid; Kitchen Roll; Tin Openers;

Donation Points: Asda, Sainsburys, Co-op and Lidl. Financial donations can also be made via www.nuneaton.foodbank.org.uk

Request for help: Has anyone got time to organise the gathering in of all the packs that people have been col-lecting for Doorway? Let Alison know if you might be able to help. Be great to have a few people involved!

Uganda Update from Tom and Verity Clare

Since their last email to us, we are pleased to share that the family made it out of Kampala and en-joyed a few days in Murchison Falls National Park on the way back to Arua. Over the last week, the family have returned to Kampala again to sort immigration passes for Verity and the boys, and they also wanted to get Verity’s Ugandan driving license sorted, do some shopping for house furnishings and eat some ice cream. All were successfully completed and a good time was had by all. Tom and the boys have enjoyed their first ever safari experience and whilst there, they enjoyed a boat trip up the river to Murchison Falls (the boys spotted 201 hippos and 12 crocodiles, the latter of which excited Eli in particular), enjoying a game drive the next morning with a local ranger on which they saw elephants, giraffes, many types of antelope and a range of other exciting fauna. Please contin-ue to pray for Tom who is back to work, including the weekly trips to the rural health centres and for being blessed by the reassuring presence of their extended family - Noble (their watchman/

gardener) and Milly (their help around the home and unofficial language teacher). Pray for Verity as she begins home-schooling the boys. Eli will be doing more structured work as he goes into year 1 so the teaching dynamics will be a little different. Ezra’s behaviour has been very challenging lately and Verity is slightly dreading becoming his teacher again but they are trying to stay positive! In terms of coronavirus, the number of cases is starting to rise significantly, with between 50 and 200 confirmed cases most days, as well as a handful of deaths each day. The total case number as are currently 3,667 with 41 deaths and around 4,000 to 5,000 tests being done per day. Community transmission is now well and truly underway and in one sense, the outbreak in Uganda feels like it is just beginning. Sadly, people’s unwillingness to wear masks, wash hands and stay at a distance, particularly having not registered many deaths until very recently, is such that many people are not convinced that the virus is anything to worry about, particularly compared to Ebola. Please continue to pray for wisdom for the leaders in minimising harm (from both COVID and ongoing restrictions) in their decision making. We continue to ask for God’s guidance and protection on Tom, Verity and family as they continue their missionary work.

But Jesus came and broke the chain My Friend my Lord and King He gave me hope to live again And love His praise to sing (My friend Jesus—Michael P. Johnson)

For Him I live until I die Until I rise once more Until my Friend enthroned on high Lays open Heaven’s Door

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