October 2009 Trinitarian Newsletter, Holy Trinity Sloane Square

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Volume5Issue2

Trinitarian

TheNewsletterfortheCongregation&FriendsofHolyTrinitySloaneSquare

July-September2009

AYEARONA

THOLYTRINITY

TheRevdRobGillion,Rector

The

Churchs

one

foundation

is

Jesus

ChristourLord.

A

quotefrom

oneof

thehymnswesangat

myInductionasRector

whichreflectsboththe

foundationandvision

for

Holy

Trinitys

missionandministry.

There

have

been

so

many

highlightsduring

myfirstyear,whichI

have

scattered

over

these

pagesinglorious

technicolour!

Ihave

beensograteful

forthe

opportunities

wehavehadtogetto

know

oneanother,to

welcome

new-

comers

into

the

familyofthe

Church,

toengagein

serving

thewidercommunity

insomanyways,and

to

sharein

Bible

Study,

Pray

er

and

inspirationalW

orship.

Ihave

also

valued

Trinita

rian

TheNewsletterfortheCongregation&

Fri

endsofHolyTrinitySloaneSquare

Volume5Issue3

www.holytrinitysloanesquare.co.u

k

October-December2009


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the

opportunities

for

dailyprayerand

the

rhythmofservices,and

thejoyofbeingableto

keeptheChurchopen

allday,everydayfor

everybody.

Ihavebeensoblessed

withateam

ofpeople

who:

Love

this

place,O

God

Whereinthinehonour

dwells

Thejoyofthineabode

Allearthlyjoysexcels

FatherRobGillion

Rector


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Atthebeginningofa

new

AutumnTerm

at

Holy

Trinity

C

ofE

Primary

School

we

welcomednew

pupils

and

theirfamilies

to

become

partofthe

widerfamily

ofHoly

Trinity,

including

School,

Church

and

the

localcommunity.

Thereisaninduction

programmethataims

tohelpthem

integrate

into

the

life

ofour

schoolandquicklyfeel

athome.

Duringthepastyear

we

have

seen

a

significantincreasein

thenumberofpeople

visiting

Holy

Trinity

Church,

especially

attending

forworship

onSundays.Someof

thesepeoplearenot

used

to

attending

worship

and

may

appearaslostasa

new

pupilonthefirst

dayofterm.Weneed

tobeawareoftheir

needs

and

seek

to

m

eet

them

appropriately.

Some

people

are

attend

ingbecausethey

areen

quiringaboutthe

Christian

Faith

and

want

to

explore

aspec

ts

of

Christian

belief,

worship

and

spiritu

ality.Theyoften

askfo

rsomeguidance

inBiblereading,prayer

orotherelementsof

theChristianLife.

Inthe

AutumnTermat

HolyTrinityChurchwe

will

be

making

availabletoeveryone,

newco

mersandthose

who

are

well

esta

blished,

a

Found

ationCoursein

thebasicsofChristian

discipleship.

This

coursewillberepeated

eachtermforthose

whoarenot

ableto

meetinthe

Autumn.

Additional

courses

willbe

held

in

the

SpringandSummer

terms

tohelp

with

Biblereading

,prayer,

worshipandChristian

discipleship.

The

aim

of

this

programm

e

of

Christiannurtureisto

equip

the

Church

hereatHolyTrinityto

engage

in

the

missionand

ministry

Godhasinvitedusto

share.

TheCoursew

illbe

heldintheRectory,

97ACadogan

Lane,

SW1X9DUa

t7.30

pmevery

Wednesdayfromthe

14tho

fOctoberuntil

Wednesdaythe18th

ofNovember.

Please

ringth

e

church

officeifyouwo

uldliketo

attend:0207730

7270.

EducationCourse

2009

TheRevd

GrahamRainford

Ass

istantPriest

Theaimofthis

programmeofChristian

nurtureistoequipthe

ChurchhereatHolyTrinity

toengageinthemission

and

ministryGodhas

inv

itedustoshare.


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Tyrol,isaboutathirtyminutedriveaway.

2NightsGuestHouseAccommodationinOberammergau




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Lunchincludedinthevillage

AfternoonandeveningattendthePassio

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OvernightinOberammergau

LastDay

Freemorning

AfternoonreturnflightfromMunichtoLondon

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cost:1,425perperson

Re

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Email:[email protected]

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Tel:02077307270


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Manyreaderswillhave

been

following

the

story

of

Chelsea

Academyoverrecent

years.Theideaofa

newsecondaryschool

forChelseagoesback

some18years!Finally,

thedayhascomefor

thisdream

tobecome

areality.Ihave

beenonvarious

steering

committees

looking

at

the

community

and

curriculum

and

as

a

Governor

oftheAcademy

Iam

delighted

that

the

Academ

y

opened

on

the

7tho

fSeptember

2009.

TheAcademyhastwo

sponsors,theChurch

of

England

(the

London

Diocesan

and

tea

ching.

Students,

teachers

and

associa

te

staff

worktogethertobuild

a

communitybased

on

mutual

respect

where

stude

ntscan

flourishand

develop

thepersonal

qualities

theyneedforfuture

succe

ss.The

Aca

demy

aims

tohelp

dev

elop

young

people

who

can

mak

e

a

valuable

contribution

tosoc

iety.

Iamdeligh

tedthe

Chelsea

Acade

myhas

chosento

haveanInauguration

Serviceforall

students,staff,and

parentsatHo

ly

Board

forSchools)and

theR

oyalBoroughof

Kensington

and

Chels

ea.Theirvision

isfora

schoolthat

serves

its

local

comm

unityandhasa

distin

ctive

Christian

etho

s.

Chelsea

Academy

combines

traditionalvaluesand

theh

igheststandards

with

an

innovative

appro

ach

to

learning

AnArtistsimpressionofwhatthefinished

Aca

demywilllooklike

Anoverv

iewo

ftheworko

fChe

lsea

Aca

demy

by

The

Rev

dRo

bGillion,R

ec

torw

ithcon

tribu

tions

from

An

dy

Yarrow,P

rinc

ipa

lan

dStep

han

ieCarey,

PA

tothe

Princ

ipa

l.


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TrinityonFriday9th

Octoberat2.45pm.

ThiswillbeledbyThe

Archdeaconof

Middlesex,TheVen.

StephanWelch(Chair

ofGovernors)and

myself.

ChelseaAcademyhas

placesfor162Year7

students

per

year

group

and

willgrow

each

year

until

2015.

Over

600

applications

were

received

for

the

Academys

firstever

yeargroupstartingin

September

2009.

Sixteenstudentsfrom

Holy

Trinity

C

ofE

Primary

Schoolwere

amongthefirstcohort

when

the

Academy

openeditsdoorson7th

September,and

with

Father

Graham

Rainford

being

the

Chairman

of

the

Governors

of

Holy

Trinity

School,

it

is

wonderfulthatwecan

now

follow

the

progress

of

these

children.

The

brand

new

state-ofthe-art

buildinginLotsRoad

willopeninSeptember

2010.Untilthen

(for

the

first

year

only)

students

are

located

onHortensiaRoadin

highqualitytemporary

accom

modation.

Andy

Yarrow,

the

PrincipalofChelsea

Acade

my

comments

on

the

opening:

Iam

delighted

that

Kens

ington

and

Chelseafinallyhasits

own

Church

of

Engla

nd

secondary

schoo

lthatwillenable

local

children

to

experiencethebenefits

of

a

distinctively

Christianschoolethos

from

the

start

of

primaryschoolthrough

tothe

ageof18.Ihave

also

been

personally

encou

raged

by

the

warm

welcome

extendedto

Chelsea

Academys

taff

by

both

Holy

Trinity

clergyandm

embers

andbytheChurchs

primaryschool.We

arelookingfo

rwardto

a

long

and

fruitful

partnership

and

thankyouall

foryour

supportand

prayers

at

this

exciting

time.

The

teachin

g

and

associate

staff

recognise

that

students

have

different

learning

styles,

gifts

and

talents.

Fo

r

any

youngpersonwhois

passionate

about

learning

and

determine

d

to

achieve

within

the

contextofaChristian

community,

Chelsea

Academyrepresents

an

unrivalled

opportunity.

I

look

forwardtosu

pporting

this

ex

citing

adventure

by

the

Church

of

England

(the

Lo

ndon

DiocesanBoard

for

Schools)and

the

Royal

Boro

ugh

of

Kensington

and

Chelsea.

Mr

AndyYarrow

PrincipalofChelsea

Academy


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OpenEveningsforthoseinterested

inapplyingforadmissionto

Year7

inSeptember2010willbe

heldat

Chelsea

Football

Club

on

Wednesday

30th

Septemb

erand

Thursday

1st

October.Fo

rmore

information,pleaseseetheChelsea

Academywebsite:

www.chelsea-academy.org

TheChelseaAcademy

THEFRIEND

SOFHOLYTRINITY

THEFRIEND

SOFHOLYTRINITY

THEFRIEND

SOFHOLYTRINITY

THEFRIEND

SOFHOLYTRINITY

TheFriendsofHolyTrinitywasform

edin1998toresourceandsupporttheministry

andmissionofHolyTrinityChurch.MostoftheFriendsarepeoplewho,forallkinds

ofreasons,donotmakeHolyTrinity

theirregularchurch,butwhoneverth

elesswant

tosupporttheworkofHolyTrinityw

iththeirprayers,encouragementand

generous

financialdonations.

Youareinvitedtoattend




AREFRESHINGOFT

HEFRIENDSOFHOLYTRINITY

AREFRESHINGOFT


AREFRESHINGOFT


AREFRESHINGOFT


OnSunday25thOctober1.00pm-2.15pmatHolyTrinity.

Buffetlunchand

sharingvisionforthefuture.

Comeandseehowyoucanhelpto

RefreshtheFriendstocontinuetheir

supportive



supportive



supportive



supportive

ministry.

ministry.

ministry.

ministry.

RSVPforcateringnumbers:02077307270





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SCHUBERTFESTIVAL2009




And

rew

OBrien

And

rew

OBrien

And

rew

OBrien

And

rew

OBrien

Thisyearsfestivalhas

been

an

enormous

successandsuchthings

couldonlyhappendueto

the

supportand

sheer

hard

work

ofso

many

people.Thefestivalhas

received

substantial

pressandradiocoverage

and

interest

beyond

compare,bringingpeople

from

allwalksoflifeinto

ourwonderfulchurchand

spreadingthewordofits

mission.

Iwouldliketothankthe

committeefortheirhard

work

and

dedication.

Particularthanksmustgo

to

Marc

Vertermy

Co-

Artistic

Director,

Ruth

Knowles,KevinMuncey,

Paul

de

Thierry

and

LouisaBarry-theyhave

given

so

much

to

this

yearsfestival.

Thanks

also

to

Father

Rob

(who

travelled

hotfoot

from

Cambridge

togettothefirstnight),

andtoJanineGillionand

Caroline

MacdonaldHaig

foralltheirassistancein

mountin

ganartexhibition

by

So

phy

Robertson-

Smith.

We

were

more

than

pleased

to

receive

the

support

of

Blthners

Pianosandthanksalsoto

theRichardCarneTrust

whosponsoredseveralof

theconcerts,a

swellas

the

firstSchubertSong

Competition.

The

festivalh

as

grown

from

strengtht

ostrength

andIlookforwa

rdtowhat

thefuturewillbring.

AndrewO

Brienis

Co-Artistic

Director

oftheC

helsea

Schubert

Festival

andDire

ctorof

Musica

tHoly

Trin

ity

Patricia

Routledge,

Patron,

FatherR

obGillion,

President,

and

JanineGillion,

Coordina

toroftheTrinityArts

an

dCraftsGuild


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TRINITY

SLOANESQUARE

Christm

asServices

atHolyTrinity

Sunday29thNovember

AdventSunday

6:00pmParishAdventCarolService

Sunday20thDece

mber

4thSundayofAdvent

6:00pm

Paris

hChristmasCarolService

Thursday24thDecember

ChristmasEve

11:30pm

Midn

ightMass-SungEucharist

Prea

cher:TheRevdRobGillion

Choir:

HolyTrinityChoir

Sett

ing:MissaBrevis-Haydn

Anthem:AselectionofCarols

Friday25thDecember

ChristmasDay

8:45am

Holy

Communion

11:00am

SungEucharist

Preacher:TheRevdRobGillion

Cho

ir:

HolyTrinityChoir

Setting:DarkeinF

Anthem:Inthebleakmidwinter-Darke


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TRINITY

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CARDSFOR

GOODCAUSES

CARDSFOR

GOODCAUSES

CARDSFOR

GOODCAUSES

CARDSFOR

GOODCAUSES

The

Christmascards

hopa

tHo

lyTrin

ityw

illop

en

The

Christmascards

hopa

tHo

lyTrin

ityw

illop

en

The

Christmascards

hopa

tHo

lyTrin

ityw

illop

en

The

Christmascards

hopa

tHo

lyTrin

ityw

illop

en

on

Sa

turda

y26thSep

tem

ber.

on

Sa

turda

y26thSep

tem

ber.

on

Sa

turda

y26thSep

tem

ber.

on

Sa

turda

y26thSep

tem

ber.

ItwillbeopenMondaytoS

aturdayuntilthe19thofDecember.

Cards,Coffee,Chat

Fairtradecoffeeandbisc

uitswillbeavailableforadonation.

(PleaseorderyourHolyTrinityChristmascardsdirectlyfrom

the

ChurchOfficetohelpsupportthemissionandministryofHo

ly

Trinity).

REMEMBR

ANCESUNDAY

REMEMBR

ANCESUNDAY

REMEMBR

ANCESUNDAY

REMEMBR

ANCESUNDAY

Sun

day

8thNovem

ber

Sun

day

8thNovem

ber

Sun

day

8thNovem

ber

Sun

day

8thNovem

ber

8:4

5am

8:4

5am

8:4

5am

8:4

5am

Sa

idEuc

harist

10:5

0am

10:5

0am

10:5

0am

10:5

0am

Se

rvice

inthe

Square

11:2

0am

Chora

lMa

ttins

11:2

0am

Chora

lMa

ttins

11:2

0am

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lMa

ttins

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ttinsa

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ity

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llowe

dbyshortene

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tober


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CHRISTM

ASWITHTHE

CHRISTM

ASWITHTHE

CHRISTM

ASWITHTHE

CHRISTM

ASWITHTHE

AWARENES

SFOUNDATION

AWARENES

SFOUNDATION

AWARENES

SFOUNDATION

AWARENES

SFOUNDATION

Markyourdiary!TheAwa

renessFoundationishostingaG

ala

ChristmasConcertonTuesd

ay8thDecemberat7:00pm,und

erthe

musicaldirec

tionofAndrewOBrien.

ThismemorableeveningatH

olyTrinitySloaneSquarewillcon

sistof

manytraditionalfavourites,somewithapleasingtwisttorefle

ctthe

Foundationswork.

Pleasebringyourfamily

andfriendsforthistrulycelebrato

ry

evening.

Ticketsare20(tosupporttheworkoftheAwarenessFoundation)

andareavailable

bycalling02077308830.

THESLOAN

ECHRISTMAS

THESLOAN

ECHRISTMAS

THESLOAN

ECHRISTMAS

THESLOAN

ECHRISTMAS

PARTY

PARTY

PARTY

PARTY

Wednesd

ay,25thNovember

5:00pm-

ChristmasCa

rolConcertatHolyTrinityChurch

5:30pm-

St.Nichola

sgreetschildrenoutsidechurch,

gives

sweetsandbeginstheproce

ssionbacktotheDukeofYorkSq

uare,

supportedbyTheChels

eaPensionersandtheTownCrier

6:00pm-

Officiallightswitchonwith'TheHatPack'followedby

theirfe

stivejazzconcert

8:00pm

-

Closeofjazzconcert

Mulledwineandfestiveni

bbleswillbeonsalebylocalDuke

of

YorkSquareretailers


12/12

HOLY

TRINITY

CHURCH

Morning&EveningPrayerissaiddaily,

MondaytoFriday,at9.0

0am&5.0

0pm,

Saturday10.15

am&4.0

0pm

TheEucharistiscelebratedonWednesdaysat6.3

0pm,andThursdaysat1.1

0pm

OnSundays,

theEucharistisSaidat8.4

5am,andSungat11.0

0am.

acomprehensivechurchopen

all

day,everydayforeverybody

HolyTrinitySloaneSquare

SloaneStreet

London

SW1X9BZ

UnitedKingdom

OfficePhon

e:+44(0)2077307270

OfficeFax

:+44(0)2077309287

Email:[email protected]

Website:www.h

olytrinitysloanesquare.co.uk

Rector&AreaDean

ofChelsea:TheRevdRobGillion

[email protected]

AssistantPriest:TheRevdGrahamRainford

Email:priest@h

olytrinitysloanesquare.co.uk

AwarenessFoundation

Director:TheRevdNadimNassar

Officephon

e:+44(0)2077308830

Email:director@

awareness-foundation.com

Website:www.awareness-foundation.com

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