Getting involved: 6th September 2026

Activities  

• Sapling Saturday, an informal and friendly working party undertaking maintenance work in the churchyard.  2nd & 4th Saturdays, 9.30 - 11am followed by coffee and cake.  Next date 12th September

• Green Gym Every Monday from 2-5pm; mowing, strimming and trimming the churchyard. Training is given in using any equipment.

• Tombstone Tuesday, meets whilst light at 6.15pm on the last Tuesday of the month to make safe and reset headstones so they are visible

• Memorial Recording Project, uncovering, deciphering and recording all the memorials in the churchyard before they are lost for ever. Regular recording sessions whilst light at 5.30pm on the 2nd Tuesday each month and from 9.30am on the 4th Saturday.   

 

If you or someone you know is interested in any of our churchyard volunteering opportunities, please get in touch.  Whilst there are a lot of sessions there is no expectation that you attend all of them - just those that you can make.

 

A couple of Churchyard related requests!

 

Meadow matters

If you can spare some time on the morning of Saturday 12th September we need your help to finish mowing and raking up the long grass set aside area. Please give us a few hours of your precious time if you can.

 

Ashes plot help

The heatwaves have led to early leaf fall - can anyone volunteer an hour a week to rake the interment (ashes) plot clear of leaves? This would really help us out and continue to show our respect to those interred in the Churchyard.

Thank you

 

• Craft Club  - "Weekly 'Craft Club' every Monday, 9.00 am to 10.30 am. Bring along your own craft work to do or have a go at the craft of the day (materials supplied).   

 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

 

Wednesday 9th September 7.30pm in the Hall. Horfield Families Group. Joe Hooper a representative of  “Young lives vs cancer” will be accepting a cheque for the charity we supported last year.

 

Thursday, 10th September – Mothers’ Union Wave of Prayer Service, 2.00 pm in the Helliwell Room.  Visitors welcome to join in this special service.

 

Saturday 12th September - Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust ‘Ride and Stride’.   HTH are hosting Afternoon Tea between 2-5pm.

Can you help by bringing a cake along? Please sign the sheet in the Welcome area. Thank you.

 

15th September 2026. North Bristol History Society talk,

'Holy Trinity Horfield Memorials Recording Project'

 

Andy Buchan, local historian, will explain the project, give a very brief history of the church and the churchyard, before talking about memorials in general and then some of the memorials in the graveyard.

 

It will be on Tuesday 15th September, at the Horfield Quaker Meeting on Gloucester Road and will start promptly at 19:30.  The talk will end by about 21:30

 

Visitors are welcome - entry is £4.00, which includes interval refreshments.

There will be space for about twenty visitors.

 

Andy will also be doing a cutdown version of the talk for the Horfield Families Group on the 13th January in the church hall. 

 

Andy will be providing a display and be present to answer questions about the church history when the church is open for afternoon teas for the Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust Ride & Stride event on 12th September.

 

Sunday 20th September, The People’s Emergency Briefing, A short film presenting the latest evidence on the climate and nature crisis followed by discussion.  Bradbury Hall, Henleaze.  Doors open 5.30 pm.  

 

Sunday, 27th September - Harvest Lunch – see poster for full details

Nearer the date, if anyone has any apples/blackberries or other fruit suitable for crumbles, please can you let Emma and Kate know.  If ready now, you could pop some in the freezer for them?   Thank you.

 

Saturday, 10th October – Parish Conference

Saturday, 21st November - Curry and Quiz Night

Saturday, 23rd January 2027 - Burns Night Supper

Saturday 22nd May 2027 Open Day

 

Sunday Coffee – Appeal for more help

We are very short of people to help serve the refreshments after Mass on Sundays.  It is not an onerous task and you wouldn’t be doing it on your own.  If you feel you would be able to help one Sunday every few months, please do have a word with Carolyn.