A sunny morning and a large congregation had gathered at St. Mary's for the morning Eucharist on Trinity Sunday.

The service was in the care of Rev. Andrew Davies and began with the choir singing the Introit 'O Jesu Blessed Lord' in St. Anne's Church. The processional hymn was 'The God Of Abraham Praise.'

Rev. Andrew warmly welcomed all and announced the churchman of the month was Mrs. Julie Watts. He thanked her for all the work she did for the choir and St. Mary's, for her care and concern. Mr. Darrel and Mrs. Jean John gave the morning's readings. Darrel read from the Book of Isaiah and Jean read from St. Paul's second Letter to the Corinthians.

The readings were followed by Psalm 8 and Rev. Andrew read from the Gospel of Matthew. The 11 disciples went to a mountain in Galilee to which Jesus had directed them. He appeared and told them to go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and remember, 'I am with you always, to the end of age.'

Rev. Andrew delivered the sermon. 'Modern life is full of numbers, we are in the digital age - we have targets, SATS, waiting lists, PIN, National Insurance numbers, speed limits, clothes' sizes, telephone, job and reference numbers 1471, 999, 118. Numbers surround us, and it is the same in our spiritual world and the Bible. We have the Ten Commandments, seven sacraments, 12 apostles, 40 sermons and of course the Trinity which we celebrate today.

We are all Trinitarians, we recognise the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We share this belief with Roman Catholics, Methodists, Baptists etc., for this is the foundation of our faith. Jesus Christ says in the reading, 'Baptise them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.' We start our service by acknowledging the Trinity, "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,' in the Kyries we pray for the Trinity.

There is only one moment in the Bible when the Three appear together, when Jesus went to the river Galilee to be baptised by John the Baptist. The belief in the Trinity is unique to Christianity, most beliefs are quite happy with God the Father, God the Spirit, but God the Son is unique to us, the true God. He came down to earth from Heaven, 'Come unto me' He said, and the Son crucified on Calvary was God. God came to us in Jesus, in the midst of the pain in Burma and China; he is with us, He is always with us, even until the end of the world. Numbers surround us, but this morning, our number is 'three.' Worship a God who left his throne to come among us, He is with us and is our friend.

Mr. Malcolm Stacey led the congregation in prayer. The offertory hymn was 'Bright the vision that delighted.'

The Eucharist was celebrated at both altars and all were invited to join in communion. During communion, the choir sang 'Holy, Holy, Holy' by Tchaikovsky and the hymn 'Most ancient of all mysteries.'

The recessional hymn was 'Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty.' There will be midday concerts at St. Mary's today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday) at 12.30 pm. On Sunday, there will be no evensong, but an ecumenical service in the church grounds at 3.30 pm.

The Christian Aid Lunch will be on Wednesday, May 28, at noon. Tickets are available from Mrs. Joy Griffiths.