Welcome to the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol
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Christ the King Sunday 25 November Welcome to the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol Whether you are a regular worshipper, or this is your first time visiting the Cathedral, you are most welcome. The service can be followed in the main booklet. This week’s services can be found on the Music List on the literature table, in the porch or on our website. Please join us in the Chapter House for coffee after the service. THIS WEEK UWE From Monday 26 to Friday 30 November we welcome the University of the West of England for their biannual Graduation Ceremonies. The Cathedral will be open for services only, which will be said in the Sub Croft Chapel, accessed via the Cloister Door. BCP Communion, Advent Tea Members of our regular Sunday 8.00am BCP Communion congregation are hosting an Advent Tea at 3.00pm on Sunday 2 December. In the past this has been a wonderful opportunity to share the beginning of the Christmas season together. Members of other congregations are most welcome to join us for tea at this time. Please could all wishing to attend let Sallie Blanks Nash know if you are able to come. [email protected] or 07947 157204. Community Lunch Tickets for the Community Lunch are available from Rita Banfield. The lunch will be on Sunday 2 December, at 12noon. Tickets £7: please order in advance. Advent Procession On Sunday 2 December, join us at 6.00pm for a service of music and readings that moves from darkness to light, and marks the start of the Advent season. All are welcome for this special candlelit service. BEYOND Carols by Candlelight Tickets for this highlight of the festive season are on sale. With music from the Cathedral Choir, readings from John Telfer, from BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, and an opportunity for the audience to join in with some festive favourites, this concert is not to be missed. 7.30pm on Friday 14 December and Saturday 15 December. Tickets from £15, from Opus13.co.uk, 0117 923 0164. Carol Services at the Cathedral We will be holding many carol services this year, aimed at a range of audiences. Whether you want something brief, significant, light, grand, something for adults, or something for babies, you’ll find what you’re looking for in our December services. See the Cathedral website for full details. GENERAL O Christmas Tree! The Cathedral Primary School PTA will be selling Christmas trees in the cage part of the lower car park on Saturday 1 December. All profits go towards the school’s PTA. 2019 Calendars Wall calendars for next year are available to purchase in the cathedral shop for £5. They have been photographed and compiled by Canon Debbie Dewes. Calling all cricket fans! Over the summer our ordinand Sam Rylands represented the Archbishop of Canterbury Cricket XI, taking part in the 'Festival of Unity' playing against a Jewish XI and an Afghan Refugee cricket team. Following this the team are seeking to raise money (£2,000 target) to go towards better equipment for the Afghan Refugee team. Any donations would be gratefully received and help to continue the fantastic rehabilitative work of the Refugee Cricket Project. So far we have raised almost £200. For more info or to donate visit mydonate.bt.com/teams/abcxi or speak to ordinand Sam Rylands. Night Shelter Volunteers In February and March next year, we will be hosting the Bristol Churches Winter Night Shelter for six Monday nights. We will have up to 12 guests, referred to us by St Mungo's. They will sleep in the Chapter House, receive an evening meal on arrival and breakfast prior to departure. If you are interested in volunteering or helping in some other way, please visit bcwns.org. All volunteers are required to attend training, and can specify later that it is the Cathedral where you wish to volunteer. To find out more, please speak to Canon Martin, Sam Rylands, or other members of the community who volunteered last year. Thank You Canon Martin would like to thank all those who contributed towards the cost of the Christmas gift bag wrapping project. Nearly £800 was raised. Pilgrimages Canon Nicola will be leading pilgrimages in 2019 & 2020: 8-17 October 2019 a pilgrimage to see the painted monasteries of Romania, the Moldavian monasteries, and Transylvania. 18-25 September 2020, a once in a lifetime opportunity to travel to Austria and Oberammergau to see the Passion Play which has been performed every 10 years since 1634. For further information on either of these pilgrimages, please see the brochures on the literature table or speak to Canon Nicola ([email protected]). Old T Shirts The Vergers have requested old T-shirts or similar items for which you have no further use, as they are excellent for polishing. If you have anything matching this description, please bring them in and hand them to the Vergers. FOR YOUR PRAYERS Sick Tim Angel, Lily Austen-Chandler, Ben Batho, Barbara Graham, Carol Hall, Jim Harris, Maggie Haycock, Louis Howell, Elwyn Jones, Graham Kean, Maria Knight, Elin MacDonald, Anne Nash, Edward Niemczuk, Robert Radwell, Hedley Ringrose, Sian, Johnny Smith, Edward Starns, Kathleen Sunderland, Onyema Ubani, Migs Williamson, Frank Wills RIP Jean Morgan, Ann Shipman Years’ Mind Hazel Conquest (26th), Freddie Temple (26th), Mavis Whitford (29th) From the Porvoo Cycle we pray for the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church; and the Diocese of Rochester. From the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer we pray for Christ Church with St Ewen, All Saints, and St George; The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity; St Philip and St Jacob; St Matthew and St Nathanael; St Aidan with St George St Saviour with St Mary, Cotham, and St Paul, Clifton. From the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for Wangaratta (Victoria, Australia); Warri (Bendel, Nigeria); Washington; Wau (Sudan); Wellington (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia); West Ankole (Uganda); and West Buganda (Uganda). .