In July 2008 the Rt Revd
Dr Laurie Green, Bishop of Bradwell, licenced
the Revd Reverend Stephanie Stroebel as an Assistant Priest
for the Anglican parish of South Woodham Ferrers, Holy Trinity
Hurrah!
Not parachutists but
paint-ballers...
In June 2008 the HTML (Holy Trinity Men's League) spent a challenging day
chasing through some ancient Essex woodland and shooting madly at one another.
The pain fades gradually...
Congratulations to the BLACK team - and to the REDs who were runners-up.
Easter 2008 surprised us
with a blizzard - but it did not prevent us
from decorating the church cross with daffodils
and singing "Thine be the Glory" as the snow clothed us all in white
Whilst on a hill
overlooking the town
we set up a proclamation of Christ's suffering and glory
On Good Friday our Walk of
Witness - shared with other local Christians -
took us through the town centre
At Christmas we share with other local
Christians in a wonderful
'Christmas Journey',
with real animals in a farm-based presentation
of the Birth of Our Saviour, Jesus Christ
We have some dedicated
football fans
who like to share both their hobby and their faith
We even managed to
challenge a neighbouring parish
to a game of real footie on Remembrance Sunday - and we won!
In the run up to Christmas
we support the Friends of South Woodham Ferrers Station
with a spot of carol singing on the platform
and then down to Southminster and back, on board the "Santa Special".
Every month we have a
joint outing - here are some of us
in the garden at Wrabness station, which we visited en route for Harwich.
...and here we are again
in Greenwich, where we visited
the Painted Hall and the Fan Museum, amongst other things.
We were delighted to
support the MAGPIES clear-up of the Riverside,
and here we show Pam Buckingham sitting on the newly refurbished seat
given in memory of her mother some twenty years ago.
Here are children from both our Church Schools happily making music together.
A united outdoor service on Whit Sunday -
Pentecost - bringing together
all the churches in the town.
This is a place of prayer...
...throughout the seasons...
...lest we forget.
exterior view (showing the tree that sadly had to go...)
