Trinity was decorated with fruit and flowers for the Harvest Thanksgiving service on Sunday 21st September 2025.
During the opening hymn, We Plough the Fields and Scatter, people brought gifts of food to the front of the church. These will be distributed to people in need through the South Abingdon Foodbank, based at Preston Road Community Centre. A special collection also raised £110, which will go to a local charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers.
In her sermon, Revd Carol Hamilton-Foyn traced the history of bread, explaining how in earlier times dough was left in the open air so naturally occurring yeast could make it rise. She reflected on how food might be more fairly shared in today’s world.
The service was well attended and featured other traditional harvest hymns, including Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah and Come, Ye Thankful People, Come.
The food brought to the Harvest Thanksgiving was ready for distribution through the foodbank in line with the foodbank guide.