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HOLY
TR
INITY
CHURCH
Morning&Evening
Prayerissaiddaily,
MondaytoFriday,at9.0
0am&5.3
0pm,
Saturday10.3
0am&4.3
0pm
TheE
ucharistiscelebratedonWednesdaysat6.3
0pm,andThursdaysat1.1
0pm
OnSundays,
theEucharistisSaidat8.4
5am,andSungat11am.
acomprehe
nsivechurchopenall
day,every
dayforeverybody
Trinitarianwasdesigned&editedbyStephanieCarey,publishedbyHolyTrinityChurchSloaneSquare
HolyTrinitySloaneSquare
SloaneStreet
London
SW1X9BZ
UnitedKingdom
OfficePhone:+44(0)2077307270
OfficeFax:+44(0)207730
9287
e-mail:info@holytrinitysloanesq
uare.co.u
k
Website:www.holytrinitysloanes
quare.co.u
k
Rector&AreaDeanofChelsea:The
RevdRobGillion
rector@holytrinitysloanesqua
re.co.u
k
PriestAdministrator:TheRevdGrahamRainford
email:[email protected]
k
TrinityFoundationforChristian
ity&Culture
Director:TheRevdNadimNassar
Officephone:+44(0)20773
08830
Website:www.t
fccinternational.com
www.holytrinitysloanesquare.co.u
k
Volume4Issue2
Trin
itaria
n
TheNewsletterforthe
Congregation&FriendsofHolyTrinitySloaneSquare
October2008
AM
atchMadeInHe
aven
MarkSylvesterreflectson
the
InductionofTheRevdRobG
illion
TheformerCardinal
ArchbishopofBoston
Richard
Cushing
once
said,
"The
bishops
willgovern
the
Church,
the
deaconswillhaveall
the
fun,
and
the
priestswilldoallthe
work."Thatmaybe
true,and
the
task
ahead
forournew
Rector,
The
Revd
Rob
Gillion,
may
indeed
consist
of
h
ard
work
and
long
h
ours.Butitistobe
h
opedthatitwillalso
b
e
made
somewhat
e
asierbythewarmth,
friendshipandsupport
o
facongregationand
c
ommunity
that
has
g
rown
immeasurably
s
ince
the
dark
days
w
hen
plans
where
a
foottodemolishthe
c
hurchandredevelop
thesite.
F
ew
who
knew
Holy
INSIDETHISISSUE:
Sermonbythe
BishopofLondon
5
TheMessageo
f
Bethlehem
10
SchubertFestiva
l
12
ChristmasEvents
&Services
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TRINITARIAN
HOLY
TRINITY
SLOANESQUARE
easytopointthefinger
atindividuals,atrogue
traders,the
addictions
from
which
wesuffer,
andwhicha
reliterally
costingus
theEarth.
Thoughall
ofuswe
areallinvo
lvedina
lifestylewhichwillbe
unsustainable
in
its
presentfro
m
when
middleclassChinese
andIndians
beginto
consumeas
muchas
wedo.
Andthischu
rchisvery
wellplaced
toexplore
the
spiritual
implicationsofthisnew
world
and
to
playa
partinbuildingupthe
community
that
is
committed
to
its
healing.The
mystery
ofthespirituallife,in
anyone
wh
o
follows
JesusChrist,isdeep
anditissim
ple,andit
istransforming,andit
isthis:them
orewego
beyondourownselfish
craving,H
oly
and
beloved,the
morewe
love
ands
erve
one
anotherinthespiritof
JesusChrist.Themore
we
go
beyond
ourselves,th
emorewe
shallgrowin
toourown
spiritualbeauty.The
moreweare
turnedin
upon
ou
r
own
appetites,themore
we
shrink.Thisiscertain,
thishasbeentestedin
the
lives
ofall
the
Saints.Themore
we
loseourselvesinlove
andservice,them
ore
webecomethepeo
ple
Godmeansustobe
.
A
WallStreetban
ker
was
asked
by
his
partnertostayatho
me
oneSaturdaytolook
aftertheirchild.The
girl
was
rather
demanding
and
the
bankerwantedtoread
thenewspaper,and
he
came
across
that
wonderful
NA
SA
pictureofthesapphire
blueplanetEarthtaken
fromspaceandhehad
abrilliantidea.He
cut
outthe
picture
into
small
pieces
and
challengedthegirlto
putittogetherag
ain
calculatingthatitwo
uld
buyhimatleasthalfan
hourofpeace.To
his
astonishment
she
returned
in
five
minutes.
How
did
you
do
that
so
quickly?he
asked,
Ah,shesaid,there
wasapictureofa
persontheotherside
of
the
page,
and
whenIputtheperson
together,thepicture
ofthe
Earth
came
together
too.
And
thatis
whatwere
doing
here
atHoly
Trinity,
putting
the
person
together,on
the
foundation
of
deep,
simple,
transforming,spiritual
wisdom.
And
may
AlmightyGod
bless
thisnewpartnership,
may
he
equip
this
church
to
play
its
proper
part
in
communicating
wisdom
andhelping
tohealtheEarth.Amen.
Audio
copies
ofthis
sermonareavailable
todownloadfromo
ur
websiteoronrequest
from
the
church
office.
themorewego
beyondourown
selfishcraving
themorewelove
andserveone
another
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TRINITARIAN
HOLY
TRINITY
SLOAN
ESQUARE
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