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Connec t 2EASTER2017 Issue:40
The voice of the church in the communities of Meole Village, Meole Estate, Radbrook and Nobold

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EDITION: PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 7

God’s
amazing
family

Easter
giveaways

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Living for Jesus, www.trinitychurches.org
Loving one another,
Setting a table for the world

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Steve This last couple of months Caroline
we’ve been celebrating what
Favourite family moment? Swimming down Favourite family moment? When our son
Symonds Yat on the Wye river while on God ,,sit is to be part of Jonny swallowed a 5 pence piece and his two
older siblings kept asking if there was any
holiday with my brothers and all our kids. amazing change yet!

God’s amazing family? Being part of a wider family God’s amazing family? Fellowship with all
group of folk of all ages and types who have ages of people who love God, and the love
and support shared within this family.
agreed on the most important thing in life.

Lizzy and Toby Church can be a place where Ben and Beth
people of all ages, different
Favourite family moment? Gathering backgrounds, and different Favourite family moment? On Saturday mornings
together all our family and friends for our experiences can belong together. after our breakfast we have a family dance in the
barn wedding on the family farm here in kitchen to whatever comes on the radio.
The best way to experience “God’s amazing
Shropshire. family” is to meet some of them, whether God’s amazing family? Both times when we
in Café Connect or the streets up and down came home with our baby daughters our
Gods amazing family? Being part of a church family brought round meals every day
wider family who challenge and grow our Meole Brace, in the Trinity Centre or a for the first month.
church service.
faith, alongside loving, supporting and
walking with us through life. Here are a few people in “God’s amazing
family” talking about what being part of this

community means to them.

Megan Chris, Polly and Thomas

Favourite family moment? Holidaying this Favourite family moment? Our son Thomas
year in Dubai with my two daughters, first learning to crawl, and us realising we need to
rearrange the living room!
trip in 25 years on our own.
God’s amazing family? Being part of a group
God’s amazing family? Having a ‘second of people who are passionately following God,
family’ who are there for you in difficult and passionately caring about each other.
and fun times, sharing, caring, praying and

worshipping together.

Welcome to Abby “Thank you for your prayers, support and warm welcome!
I am so glad to be here and I look forward to getting to
February saw “God’s amazing know you all over a cup of tea (or coffee)!”
family” lived out on a wider scale Please do be looking out for Abby. She’ll be involved in a
with the arrival of a new member number of different areas of church and community life,
of staff. Abigail Liew, from Penang including youth and children’s ministry, Café Connect, worship,
in Malaysia, will be working on young adults etc. Abby is here as part of a wider project
called St Chads Volunteer Programme, linking young adults
team for the next twelve months in churches locally with churches in other parts of the world.
as an intern.

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Celebrating Easter 2017 Easter
Sunday 9th April (Palm Sunday) Giveaways
2pm – 3pm “Last Hour at the Cross” more
Services as usual across the parish (see reflective service at Holy Trinity at our services
back cover for more details) 3.15pm – 4pm Church in the Meet Place
Good Friday service At many of our Easter events we’ll
Monday 10th to Wednesday 12th be offering a free something to
April (Holy Week) Sunday 16th April (Easter Day) take home to continue the story.

Opportunities each day to gather together 6am – 6.30am Sunrise Communion in Holy For children there’s “The super
to listen, pray, reflect and receive. 7.30am – Trinity Gardens (finishing off with sausage cool story of Jesus”, a beautifully
8am in the morning, and 6.30pm – 7.15pm sarnies!) told and illustrated book of
in the evening 9am – 10am More traditional Easter Jesus’ life and the Easter story.
celebration (HC) at Holy Trinity For adults there’s “Capturing
Thursday 13th April 10.30am – 11.30am More contemporary God”, which looks at some of the
(Maundy Thursday) Easter Celebration (HC) at Christ the King big Easter themes and how we
10.45am – 12pm More contemporary all- can encounter for ourselves a
7.30am – 8am Holy Trinity Meole Brace for age Easter Celebration (HC) at Holy Trinity God of integrity, welcome, justice
a simple start to the day 11am – 12pm Easter Day Celebration (HC)at and peace.
Church in Meet Place
10am – 10.45am Regular midweek Holy 12.15pm – 12.45pm Easter Day Baptisms
Communion in the Trinity Centre courtyard
6.30pm – 8pm Informal Easter Day
4pm – 5.30pm Family / toddlers Easter celebration at Holy Trinity
picnic starting in the Trinity Centre
➤ For more details of all these events
7pm – 9pm Maundy Thursday meal in the go to www.trinitychurches.org/easter
Trinity Centre

Friday 14th April (Good Friday)

9.30am – 10.15am Holy Trinity and Christ
the King Good Friday services.

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Messy Church is a way of being Radbrook Green qr h
church for people of all ages involving
fun, creativity, celebration and food! Couch to 5k A CHURCH
We guarantee a warm welcome, great
fun, and an amazing opportunity to ➤ Radbrook Green Running Church FOR
explore faith and grow as a Christian. Starts Thursday
Meanwhile First Steps and Trinity 4th May, 815pm – Al Ages
Tots are weekly toddler groups for 9pm in Radbrook
parents and carers, where you’ll Green Car Park h
find a great environment to play and
have fun, and a well-earned chance A new opportunity for all those would Dementia
to catch up with other carers. Little like to have a go at doing 0-5k Friendly Café
Buds Toddler Church is a monthly while being part of a supportive and
event with fun activities, lots of play, inclusive community. Café Connect is open to all six days
a story to tell, and a toddler-friendly Starting on Thursday 4th May at a week, but once a month we’re
meal at the end. 8.15pm, please join us in the car hosting a special event for those
park in the heart of Radbrook Green who live with dementia, and for their
➤ Messy Church Meole Brace to run together. Participants are carers.
First Thursday of the month, 4.30pm – encouraged to use the NHS ‘Couch Vintage crockery, lovely music, good
6pm in the Trinity Centre to 5K’ App a couple of times a week food and great company all lead
➤ Messy Church Radbrook Green to support their progress. The last to a “safe space” for a beautiful
Second Sunday of the month, 4pm – group found it a great way to get to afternoon tea together. All are very
5.30pm in Radbrook Community Centre know different people, have fun and welcome.
➤ First Steps Toddler Group enjoy exercise - so come along and
Thursday mornings (term times only), join in. ➤ Dementia Friendly Café Monday
10.15 – 11.45 in Radbrook Community Centre afternoons (2nd of the month) from
➤ Trinity Tots Toddler Group Monday 2pm in Café Connect
afternoons (term times only), 1.15pm –
2.45pm in The Trinity Centre
➤ Little Buds Toddler Church Friday
mornings (2nd Friday of the month),
10.15am – 12noon in the Trinity Centre

Singing for fun Come and get involved in this local Whether you enjoy singing along to the
community singing group. Hot radio, are looking for a bit of fun and
Not yet ready for the X-factor on the heels of some Christmas laughter, or are destined for greatness,
judges, Voice-style try-outs, or BGT performances, and currently perfecting we’d love to hear from you.
auditions? Why not come along their “Joseph and his Technicoloured ➤ MBrace singing group Monday afternoons
to MBrace, our weekly community Dreamcoat” medley, they meet on from 1.15pm in the Meet Place, Meole Estate
singing group on the Meole Estate. Monday afternoons in the Meet Place.

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"They treat me so kindly. "They are all so very kind and "There are lots of things to do here,
Sometimes I get a bit down in the always respectful. They are just about whatever you like.
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me in my room for a chat. They I don't know what I would do We have entertainers, we do board
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CLASSIC SuCo2mmin0g mu1p 7iner

Car Show

We are all passionate about something,
and for some of us that ‘something’ is
classic cars. At Holy Trinity Meole Brace we
are hosting REVS 2017, a classic car and
bike show on June 17th from 11am.

But this is not just an event for the Petrol-heads
amongst us. There is something for everyone of
every age, whether that’s looking at the up to fifty
cars and bikes we will have on display, sharing
food together from the hog roast, building your

own vehicle with Lego or
junk modeling, or trying
out your motor racing
skills with our Scalextric
or Playstation challenge.
We are also holding a
‘Design a Car of the Future’
competition with some of
the children from our local schools: So come and
see their designs and choose your favourite.
Most of all come and be part of our community on
that day, come and have some fun, some food,
and experience God’s love in a way you might not
have thought of before.

➤ If you have an ‘interesting’ vehicle you would like to
show then talk to Adam Gompertz about doing so, either
by calling 07917248973 or emailing him at
[email protected]

Bereavement ...on the Meole Estate
Journey
On 27-29 May 2017 young people from churches across
It’s such a privilege for us as a local church to be Shrewsbury will again be putting their faith into action
involved with families in the sadder moments of and showing their love for local communities in practical
life when someone dies. ways by gardening, litter picking, running street cafes
We are soon to begin our latest “Bereavement and children’s fun days.
Journey” group exploring bereavement and the The teenagers join together in the morning for worship
many emotions surrounding it. We don’t have all and then go out to serve the community in small
the answers, but hope it will be a stepping stone teams, overseen by a leader, in the afternoons. In the
to learning to live without the person you have lost. evenings, Soul Purpose hosts community events,
It is based on Christian principles, but is suitable including the ever popular Hog Roast outside the
for anyone with or without a Christian faith. Meet Place - look out for our flyers, and we hope to
see you there!
➤ The next course begins Monday 24th April, 3pm
in the Trinity Centre, and will run fortnightly over four PAGE 7
sessions. If you’re able to please let us know if you’re
coming.

There are a large number of
people, places and activities
which make up Trinity Churches.

Sundays, midweek activities, old and young alike,
there really is something for everyone....

Holy Trinity HOLY TRINITY Trinity Churches CHURCH IN THE MEET
Meole Brace MEOLE BRACE PLACE MEOLE ESTATE

Trinity Churches

Sunday 9am is a service of Holy Communion with There are a large number of community events during
a more traditional feel. the week, including Bacon Buddies every Thursday at
Sunday 10.45am is for all ages, with a more 9am, Bible and Bingo on alternate Friday afternoons at
contemporary feel. A large number of families worship at 3.15pm, Knit and Natter on alternate Wednesdays at
this service, and so there are a wide variety of groups and 1.15pm, and MBrace every Monday at 1.15pm. On the
activities for children and young people. first Sunday of each month at 11am there is a church
Sunday 6.30pm has a contemporary feel. There are service at the Meet Place.
particular opportunities for extended worship, Bible
teaching and praying for each other. B for 11-18 year olds, Café CAFÉ
meets on the second Sunday of the month. Connect CONNECT
There is also a midweek congregation meeting at 10am
every Thursday morning for Holy Communion. Trinity Churches
There are a large number of activities taking place during
the week, including Trinity Tots on Mondays 1.15pm, Café Connect offers a warm welcome, great food and a
Community Coffee Mornings on Tuesdays at 10.30am, and listening ear at the heart of Radbrook Green. Our opening
Trinity Table on the first Tuesday of each month at 12.30pm times are 9am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday,
– please book for Trinity Table via the Church Office. and Saturdays 9am to 1.00pm.

Christ the King CHRIST THE KING
RADBROOK
Radbrook

Trinity Churches

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meets in the Community Centre on Radbrook Green.
People of all ages are welcomed within a relaxed and
informal style of worship.
There are a number of other thriving activities during the
week, including First Steps on Thursdays at 10.15am, and
Messy Church monthly on Sundays at 4.00pm.
And don’t forget Radbrook Community Tea on the first
Wednesday of each month, 2pm in Radbrook Community
Centre. Why not come in and then head straight on to
fetch the children from school? Or bring a friend? Whatever
your age and stage, if you are around on a Wednesday
afternoon and would like to get to know more people from
the community of Radbrook, then make it a priority! Open
to people of all ages, we’d love to see you.

Who, what, why, how...? Making contact with Trinity Churches Living for Jesus, Loving one another, Setting a table for the world

To contact the Church Office phone 01743 362399.
The office is open 9.00am - 3.00pm weekdays. e-mail: [email protected].
You can also write to the Church Office, Trinity Centre, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury SY3 9HF
or visit our web site at www.trinitychurches.org.
For Trinity Centre bookings call Helen Hinton on 01743 242660
For Revd Phil Cansdale, the vicar, call 01743 231744.

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