Holy Trinity Redgate - The Church in the School.
In
1992, as a response to the Decade of Evangelism, Holy Trinity began
holding a service at 10.30 am each Sunday in the hall at Redgate County
Primary School. The service is family orientated with the younger
children going out for their own ‘special time’ and the older children
taking part in the service. Currently the congregation of over a hundred
covers an age range from one year old to one hundred and one, with
between sixty and seventy people meeting each Sunday on a regular
basis.
A service of Holy Communion is held on the first Sunday of the month with a non-Eucharistic service on the other Sundays.
Every service is followed by an opportunity to meet and talk over a cup of coffee or tea and this sense of fellowship is extended each year when a shared lunch follows the Anniversary Service at the beginning of May.
Since August 2005 the ‘church in the school’ has been supporting a charity in Mozambique which has close ties to members of our community and to date more than £10,000 has been sent to ‘Imagine’ in Catembe.
Many of the people who attend Holy Trinity Redgate prefer the relaxed atmosphere of the Hall to the more formal surroundings of a church building and the environment is particularly welcoming for young families. Although Anglican in ethos, Christians of all denominations and none have found a natural home at the ‘church in the school’ where all who come are assured of a warm welcome.
2nd Sunday in the Month
10.30am - Family Service and Adventurers
3rd Sunday in the Month
10.30am - Family Service and Adventurers
4th & 5th Sundays in the Month
10.30am - Family Service and Adventurers - Imagine Sunday
Imagine Sunday
Joe and Lorraine Williams originally went from Formby to Mozambique
in 1989 to work on a British Government sponsored aid project. They
spent their spare time helping various charities and local institutions
and, when their work contract came to an end, they decided to stay
voluntarily for a further two years to see these projects through
to completion. However, one project led to another and in 1999 they
finally acknowledged their life long dedication to the people of Mozambique
and founded the charity ‘Imagine’. Unfortunately Joe died in 2009
but Lorraine continues the work of Imagine.
Holy Trinity became supporters of the charity in 2005 with many people
taking the boxes ‘a penny to save the world’ - in which people are
encouraged to save a ‘penny per person per meal.’ These donations
are received at Redgate with the offertory on the 4th Sunday of each
month and, together with money raised at Garden Parties, Coffee Mornings,
bequests in memory of the bereaved and personal donations we are able
to send much needed money to ‘Imagine’ Mozambique.