Parish Jottings

Harvest Festival

Holy Trinity’s second pandemic offering of the Harvest Festival took place on Sunday 3^rd October. Similar to last year, children of Trinity School had decorated the church with a variety of produce, to be later given to the Henley Food Bank. Referring to Deuteronomy 8, Duncan reminded us in his sermon that when things are good, we should remember that it is God who is the Giver, and that when things are bad, it is He who is the Answer. There was no Harvest lunch again this year.

Pandemic Everlasting

It seems that the Corona virus is with us to stay until it fades out into obscurity. We are strongly advised to continue to take all the recommended social precautions; “watch out – Covid is still about”. Let us hope that one day medical science will bring forth a vaccine which will give us all complete protection from this morbid disease. Our church services have continued as usual, in church and on-line.

Living in Love and Faith

The Church of England has produced an interesting new publication, ‘Living in love and faith’, which sets out to inspire people to think more deeply about what it means to be human and to live in love and faith with one another. It tackles the tough questions and the divisions among Christians about what it means to be holy in a society in which understandings and practices of gender, sexuality, and marriage continue to change. We also know that the life and mission of the church is affected by the deep, and sometimes painful, disagreements among us, which have been debated and discussed on many occasions over the years.

The 468-page paperback publication can be purchased from Church House Publishing, price £19.99, or can be downloaded in pfd file form, free of charge from:

https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/living-love-and-faith/living-love-and-faith-book

Periodicals

The latest editions of Word for Today and Pathways, the diocesan magazine are now available to pick up in church.

Prelude to autumn: Peppard Lane Bridleway
(On the southern boundary of Holy Trinity church parish)