Announcements This Week

IMPORTANT: Please note that our permanent phone number is: 020 7603 0814

The Parish Office reopens on Monday 5^th January at 10am.

The Crib remains in the Church until Candlemas, 2nd February. Crib offerings go to support the work of the Catholic children go to support the work of the Catholic Children’s Society in our Diocese of Westminster, and are the main annual source of the Society’s income.

The Holy Year of Jubilee with its theme Pilgrims of Hope, concluded in our Diocese on Sunday 28th December. In Rome, it will conclude on Epiphany, 6th January, as Pope Leo closes the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica.

Thank you to the many people who generously donated Christmas presents for needy children, which were distributed by the Catholic Children’s Society among families with whom they work.

Thank you from Fr Richard, Fr Juan, and Therese for the many greetings, cards and gifts received in the presbytery over the Christmas period. We are most grateful for your kindness and generosity.

The Parish Office reopens after the Christmas break on Monday 5th January at 10.00 am.

Altar Servers’ News

At a Solemn Mass on the Feast of St Stephen, Patron Saint of Altar Servers, Jolie Sassin and Sophie Vong received their Guild Medal. Having completed ten years of altar serving, Grace Gibson was awarded the Guild Silver Medal. Having completed twenty years, Leandros Philiotis was awarded the Guild Silver Medal of Merit, the first time the Parish has conferred such a medal. Fr Richard was the main celebrant of the Mass, with concelebrants Fr Juan, and Fr Keith Stoakes, the National Guild Director. We thank our altar servers for all they do to assist in the worthy celebration of the liturgy.

Monthly Hour of Devotion: Saturday 3rd January 2026 at 2pm dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus, followed by 30 minutes of Adoration and Benediction. All are welcome

Prayer workshop: Thursday 15^th January at 2pm at Nazareth House Prayer Centre. All welcome.

Weekend Road Closure, 10^th -11^th  January

The large office building at our near neighbours 43 Brook Green has been undergoing redevelopment for over a year. The large crane overshadowing it is being dismantled the weekend of 10th-11th January. This means that a short stretch of the road Brook Green will be closed to traffic on those days: between Windsor Way and Hammersmith Road. The road Brook Green will still be fully accessible, but only from the Shepherds Bush Road end. A map showing the resultant traffic diversions in the area is on the church noticeboard and here:

The new Sunday Missals for 2026 have begun. Please treat them with care as they need to last until this time next year! You may purchase your own copy from the parish office for £

Parents seeking a Certificate of Catholic Practice in connection with School applications, please contact Anja in the Parish Office who will send you a Priest Information Form to complete.

St Mary’s Primary School Applications are now open for Reception places for September 2026 via the E-Admissions portal: https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/ The deadline is 15 January 2026. See poster in the porch.

SUNDAY EVENING MASS AND YOUNG ADULTS

We are delighted to see the growing number of young people attending our 6:30 pm Sunday Mass! After listening to your feedback and receiving offers to help with music at this liturgy, we have decided making this Mass more youth-friendly through Christian music led by young volunteers. All young people and young adults are warmly invited—and those who wish can meet at the pub afterwards for fellowship. The Mass is also of course open to people of all ages!

The Stewards at Sunday 10.00 am Family Mass do a great job in welcoming parishioners as they arrive, providing them with the necessary books, helping them find a seat, and answering their questions. We are grateful to them and to Erica their Co-ordinator. We would love to recruit some further volunteers to join the team – the more we have the less often each one would need to be on the rota. Please let the parish office know if you can help in this way.

Recruiting for our 10M Mass Choir: become part of our vibrant and sociable community of singers who lead the Sunday 10am Mass and other liturgies and perform regularly in concert. No choral experience required. Contact Laurence for details: familymasschoirhtbg@gmail.com.

Need a gift for someone who has everything? Why not book a Mass for their intentions? Masses can be booked in the parish office where you will also receive a beautiful card. Recommended donation £10.

Church Roof Repairs

Repairs were carried out in August to make the roofs watertight. The cost was £53,000 and any donations would be welcomed.

Major Repairs to the stonework of the Tower and Spire of the Church are urgently needed. Protective scaffolding has been erected and a detailed programme of the works required is being drawn up.

Two new illustrated booklets are available as a kind of guide to our Church building here at Holy Trinity: 'The Stained Glass Windows of the Church', and 'The Church Carvings and Paintings.' Researched and written by our parishioner Christopher Road, augmenting the Parish History he has also written: 'Little Rome – The Story of Holy Trinity Brook Green'. The booklets are £5 each, and the Parish History is £12.50. They can be purchased during office hours from the Parish Office. You can also purchase a PDF version of the two booklets by emailing the parish office.

Holy Trinity Cine Club: for children in Year 7 to Year 9, and  Year 10 to 12 on a Friday evening once a month. Quality ‘surprise’ movie followed by discussion and pizza. All are welcome, suggested donation of £5 towards running costs. Contact cineclubbg@gmail.com. See poster in the church porch. The cine club will be back after the school holidays in September.

SACRAMENTS

Preparation for the Sacrament of Baptism: If you have a child for Baptism under 5 years old please email us for an application form. You will be contacted once the form has been received. A copy of one of the Catholic parents’ baptism certificate will be required.  Baptisms can only take place on Saturdays at 11am.