Francis and Barbara, our former pastors who have moved back to New Zealand, have a message to share with us at Trinity. Dear Trinity Friends, We have some news to share. Since leaving at the end of November we have been transitioning from the life and ministry we had with you in Eindhoven to our…
All services during Holy Week and Easter will be Hybrid Services — you can attend online on Zoom, or come to our church building. Zoom: The newsletter will provide you with the relevant link for each of these services beforehand. Church: The service for Palm Sunday (28th of March), the start of Holy Week, will…
After the departure of our long term pastors, The Noordanuses , we welcomed our first Locum Pastors, Peter and Janny Faulkner. They arrived from the UK in early December (2020) and settled into the Vicarage. They swiftly plunged into Trinity life and quickly caught up to speed with all the Christmas services, Hybrid services, and…
A post from Reverend Faulkner For the garden of daily living… Plant three rows of Peas Peace of mind Peace of heart Peace of soul Plant four rows of Squash Squash gossip Squash indifference Squash grumbling Squash selfishness Plant four rows of Lettuce Lettuce be faithful Lettuce be kind Lettuce be patient Lettuce really love…
After many years of faithful service the Trinity Church pastors, Francis and Barbara Noordanus, have retired and are returning to New Zealand — their native home. Life will be very different on the other side of the world. Before arriving home they will have to ‘run the gauntlet’ of travel in the time of COVID-19 which will include a mandatory two weeks…
In early July the prospects for a ‘new normal’ by the late summer seemed optimistic. Then came the summer holidays and as I write in mid-August, there is clearly an alarming rise in all the measures of the Covid pandemic across Europe. In the last weeks of August many people will return from holiday destinations,…
A first casualty of lockdown measures was sacramental worship. Thus, no baptisms and no table fellowship with The Lord and his people in Holy Communion. This has been a loss not fully compensated for by what we could do on-line. Then in June small gatherings of households spaced at 1.5 meter became possible. Socially distant ways of being together in the same…
At the last Government Corona Briefing on 6 May the easing of lockdown was set out. Possibilities for gathering were given for June and July. These have been looked at to consider how we might wisely resume some of our life together as Trinity Church. In June, groups of 30 are permitted, with all the…
Thank-you to those who have sent feedback in various forms along with comments and suggestions about our Zoom worship moments. They have all been very helpful. After a couple of Zoom Sunday Worship events I have concluded the following about the transition from Aalst to Zoom. Zoom services cannot cater to all ages, styles and…
This special meal commemorates the Last Supper in the form of a Jewish Passover Seder meal. This is a full meal of lamb, vegetables and sweets. This is a special opportunity for you (and all the family) to experience the original ‘communion’ service. Discover what Jesus command to ‘Do this to remember me’ encompasses in…