TRINITY COLLEGE CHAPEL MICHAELMAS TERM 2019 SPECIAL SERVICES Sunday 6 October 12.00 noon Freshers’ Service followed by a sandwich lunch in the Ante-Chapel Thursday 7 November 6.15 pm Sung Eucharist for the Eve of the Saints and Martyrs of England Sunday 10 November Remembrance Sunday 10.55 am Act of Remembrance & Mattins Address to be given by Wesley Kerr OBE Monday 11 November 10.55 am Remembrance Day Observance Gather in Chapel to observe the two-minute silence Sunday 1 December 6.15 pm Advent Carol Service This service is ticketed. Invitations will be circulated to Fellows, staff and students at the beginning of November; members of the congregation wishing to attend should email the Chapel Secretary. CHRISTMAS SERVICES Saturday 14 December 4.00 pm Christingle with Carols an interactive service for children of all ages, featuring the Choristers of Little St Mary’s Church Tuesday 24 December 3.30 pm Christmas Eve Crib Service a service for young children at which we hear the Christmas story and assemble the nativity scene Wednesday 25 December 9.30 am Christmas Day Eucharist a traditional service of hymns, readings and Holy Communion with a sermon by the Dean of Chapel SUNDAY EVENSONG 6.15 pm WHAT ARE WE DOING AT EVENSONG? 13 October Confessing The Dean of Chapel 20 October Hearing the Psalms The Revd Dr Megan Daffern Ely Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Vocations 27 October Hearing the Scriptures The Revd Dr Paul Dominiak Vice-Principal of Westcott House, University of Cambridge 3 November Singing the Canticles The Revd Dr Stephen Cherry Dean of King’s College Cambridge 10 November Praying the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer The Revd Dr Jeremy Morris Master of Trinity Hall Cambridge 17 November The Sermon Canon Professor Carol Harrison FBA Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Christ Church Oxford 24 November Singing a Hymn The Right Revd Tim Thornton Bishop at Lambeth EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES All members of the College community are welcome at the following events Freshers’ Doughnuts and Coffee Pub Quiz Wednesday 9 October 9.30–11.30 am Ante-Chapel Tuesday 29 October depart 7.30 pm from Great Gate All new students at Trinity are warmly invited to drop in for Defend Trinity’s quizzing honour and stake your claim to a coffee, doughnuts and other refreshments in the beautiful University Challenge spot by joining us at this popular weekly surroundings of the Ante-Chapel. pub quiz at one of the classic Cambridge pubs, the Champion of the Thames, just round the corner from College. A Good Read for Michaelmas Term Collect a free copy of Annie Dillard’s mesmerising collection Footlights Comedy Evening of essays, Teaching a Stone to Talk, read it over term and join Monday 4 November depart 9.00 pm from Great Gate us for a relaxed discussion over refreshments at 8.00 pm on Join us at the Footlights’ regular ‘Smoker’ evening, with an hour Thursday 28 November in F2 Whewell’s Court. Pick up a copy of the best student stand-up, songs, sketches and monologues. any time in weeks 1 and 2 from outside F2 Whewell’s Court. See where some of the titans of comedy have started out and catch a star of the future. Chaplains’ Tea Sundays 3.00–4.00 pm F2 Whewell’s Court Cheese Odyssey Everyone is welcome to drop in and unwind with tea, coffee, Monday 18 November 8.00 pm OCR cakes and friendly conversation. Join us for an evening of good food, friendly company and expert counsel as we enjoy fine cheese tasting led by Jacky Women’s Bible Study Sutton-Adam of the superlative Cambridge Cheese Company Sundays 4.30–5.30 pm F2 Whewell’s Court in All Saints’ Passage. Join us for tea and cake as we explore the Bible and Christian spirituality. Contact Eleanor Lancelot. Festive Ice-Skating Thursday 5 December depart 7.15 pm from Great Gate Getaway to Grantchester Celebrate the end of term by joining us at the Winter Wonderland Saturday 19 October depart 2.00 pm from Great Gate and Ice Rink on Parker’s Piece, including a 45-minute session on the ice. Skates provided. A relaxed and gentle two-mile walk from College over the meadows to the famous village of Grantchester, stopping for afternoon tea at The Orchard Tea Rooms, haunt of Rupert Christmas Day Afternoon Brooke, Bertrand Russell, Virginia Woolf and Ludwig Wednesday 25 December 3.00–5.00 pm Wittgenstein among many others. Everyone is warmly invited to John’s house in central Cambridge for Christmas cake and refreshments by the fire, with friendly King’s College Chapel Roof Tour company, festive fun and games, and maybe the odd carol. A very rare chance to ascend to the roof of this world famous building, soak in the history and see Cambridge as you’ve never For further information seen it before. Date to be announced in the weekly Chapel email. see the weekly Chapel email or contact John or Olga TRINITY COLLEGE CHAPEL exists as a place of Christian worship, prayer and inquiry in the College. All are welcome at our services. The Chapel is normally open at any time to members of College for quiet reflection. REGULAR SERVICES Sunday 9.30 am Eucharist and breakfast 6.15 pm Choral Evensong Monday 8.45 am Morning Prayer 6.15 pm Evening Prayer (F2 Whewell’s) Tuesday 8.45 am Morning Prayer 6.15 pm Choral Evensong Wednesday 8.45 am Morning Prayer 6.15 pm Evening Prayer (F2 Whewell’s) 9.45 pm Sung Compline Thursday 8.45 am Morning Prayer 6.15 pm Choral Evensong Friday 8.45 am Morning Prayer Saturday 8.45 am Morning Prayer Said services run from 8 October to 6 December Choral services run from 13 October to 1 December The Chaplains value the participation of students, staff and Fellows at Chapel services and events. They are always delighted to hear from anyone who would like to read in services or to be ushers, regardless of their particular religious commitment. The Chaplains organise regular social activities for those active members of the Chapel community, such as Formal Halls. BAPTISM AND CONFIRMATION Members of College interested in preparing for Baptism or Confirmation at the University Confirmation Service in Easter Term are encouraged to speak with one of the Chaplains. THIS TERM’S CHARITABLE CAUSES CAMBRIDGE CYRENIANS The Cyrenians provides accommodation for over a hundred homeless men and women in Cambridge, making up a third of all supported housing in the city. They believe in homes not hostels and the majority of their accommodation is in 3-to 5-bed houses. They also offer specialised support and services for their residents, including an allotment project in the city which provides therapy and horticultural training for some of the most disadvantaged people in Cambridge. cambridgecyrenians.org.uk MERCY SHIPS Mercy Ships is a faith-based international development organisation that deploys hospital ships to some of the poorest countries in the world, delivering vital, free healthcare to people in desperate need. Since 1978, medical missions by Mercy Ships have worked in more than 56 nations, providing services worth over £1.2 billion, and have helped more than 2.7 million people. Their present focus is in sub-Saharan Africa. mercyships.org.uk Front Picture: The Book of Common-Prayer (London 1662), with engraving by David Loggan, held in the College Library. WHO’S WHO IN CHAPEL The Revd Dr Michael Banner, Dean of Chapel K3 Great Court | [email protected] | 338537 The Revd John Summers, Chaplain F2 Whewell’s Court | [email protected] | 766327 Monday to Thursday 1.30–2.30 pm Olga Fabrikant-Burke, Temporary Chaplain M6 Blue Boar | [email protected] | 338472 The Dean and Chaplains are glad to see all members of College on any matter of personal concern and faith. The Chaplains are available regularly to meet with students, and can be found in their rooms at the times shown. They also attend breakfast and lunch in Hall most days and are always happy to chat to students informally. Stephen Layton, Director of Music C2 Great Court | [email protected] | 761528 Paul Nicholson, Head of the Chapel & Music Office E5 Angel Court | [email protected] | 761528 Anthea Smith, Chapel Secretary E6a Angel Court | [email protected] | 338476 Eleanor Lancelot, Music Administrator E6b Angel Court | [email protected] | 761732 Vivien Tribe, Sacristan Luke Fitzgerald, Associate Organist Harrison Cole, Junior Organ Scholar Jack Austin, Ordinand www.trinitycollegechapel.com .