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Dear La Côte family and friends,
Here we are dwelling in the weeks of Eastertide. Jesus has risen from the dead, and in the coming weeks, as we will hear in the Gospel stories, he will appear to many people. Those who believe in him will understand that he has conquered death. Jesus will tell them that he’s leaving again but will send the Advocate, the Holy Spirit. So those who love and follow him live in tension still; of course, they want him to stay, forever. What will happen when the Holy Spirit comes? They do not yet know the day it will happen. All they can do is stay together and pray and hope that Jesus’ leaving will not be soon.
For us, we continue to live in paradox and tension. We believe Jesus rose from the dead and that we, too, will one day be resurrected. In the meantime, though . . . in the meantime, life continues and people suffer, and the answers we want don’t come, and Jesus the Man-God is nowhere to be seen.
In the meantime, much of the world around us acts as if there is no Resurrection at all. Those of us who follow Jesus have to stick together. We need to pray and worship together, remind one another of this strange reality we call the Christian life. It makes sense only if we take Jesus at his word—if we believe that his life merges with ours and that we are forever changed.
And in the absence of Jesus who walked this earth centuries ago, what do we do?
We allow him to live through our bodies and voices, our thoughts and dreams, our arms and faces. We are the Body of Christ. This is not merely a nice metaphor; it speaks a reality by which we live as Easter people. Jesus now is with us, within us. He is also outside us, in others—we meet him especially in those who need our love, those we can feed, clothe, visit, heal, forgive, and love.
Easter is not magical. It is transcendent. Jesus is not somewhere else. Christ is everywhere—through him all creation holds together. He lives and breathes through his body, the Church.
So what does it mean to live as Easter people? It means we live as a people, all parts of Christ’s Body working together toward a single purpose: love.
(Adapted from an article by Vinita Hampton Wright)
Betty Talbot
SAVE THE DATE
AGM 19.05.2024
The La Côte Church Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday afternoon 19th of May at 14.00 in the parish rooms of Gingins church. There will be light refreshments after the meeting, before moving into church for an All Age service of Holy Communion at 16.00.
Please do join us on this special day.
Revision of the electoral roll
What is that ? Click here
If you would like to be on our electoral roll, which gives you permission to vote, please fill in this form and send it directly to Steve Rawcliffe. The deadline for this form is the 5th of May.
Worship this week-end
Sunday 21 April - Third Sunday after Easter (Fourth Sunday of Easter)
16.00 Gingins Holy Communion with Sunday Club
Worship coming up
Sunday 28 April - Fourth Sunday after Easter (Fifth Sunday of Easter)
10.00 Divonne Holy Communion with Sunday Club
16.00 Gingins Taizé Prayer Service
PLEASE NOTE – If you are unable to attend one of our main services but would like private prayer in person, please contact Louise Burrows.
For any prayer requests for yourself or others, please contact Peta Tracey who will share in confidence with our Tuesday prayer group where we pray for the needs of our world and community.
ChurchSuite
Dear church members and volunteers,
You may be down on the rota to take part in a service. We encourage you to look at My ChurchSuite where you can view a list of your "Next serving" requests in the My Rotas section and “Accept/Swap member” any that are currently not responded.
If you are not available, please aim to swap using MyChurchSuite, asking the person you wish to swap with beforehand.
To check the April and May 2024 worship rota overview, please click here.
If you need help, please contact Anne (de Tréverret).
We still need you to sign up if you have not already done it. If you need help with this, Anne is available on Tuesdays 10.00-11.00 and Thursdays from 15.00 to 16.00, or do send her an email anne.detreverret@lacotechurch.ch
Please note that you are NOT disclosing anything except your name and contact details to help you communicate with each other.
Click here for a visual description of how to sign up.
Having your name visible in My ChurchSuite is essential ! Click here to show you how to make your name visible.
Coming up
Morning Prayer
Monday to Friday at 7.30 and Saturday at 8.30 - online
We are using a new link for Morning Prayer. Please use this one from now on:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84315258948?pwd=WWZaMTRzZEpnNHV3ekZYRFRUYU96Zz09
Meeting ID: 843 1525 8948
Passcode: 829662
Window on Wednesday - 24 April
Wednesday 9.30-11.30 - Gingins parish room
This term we are looking at "Twenty questions Jesus asked, and how they speak to us today", by John Pritchard.
All our welcome to join us fortnightly on Wednesday mornings, as we share our faith and lives together along with coffee & pastries!
Next dates for our meetings this term are: April 24th, May 8th and 22nd, June 5th and 19th.
If you would like to join us, please contact Diantha Terry and/or Kate Shepherd.
Sunday Lunch Group - 28 April
Auberge de la Réunion, Coinsins
Would you like to join us at our Auberge in Coinsins for lunch at 12.00 on the fourth Sunday of each month? We are offered a choice of menus at a reduced price. There are usually around 12-15 of us and it's a great opportunity for a relaxed chat over lunch. Whether you just come once, or on a regular basis, you are most welcome!
Please let us know by Fri. 26th so we can book the table! peta.tracey@lacotechurch.ch
https://www.auberge-coinsins.ch/
Book the dates !
Thursday 9 May : Ascension day service, chapelle Notre-Dame de Riantmont, Vesancy at 10.30
Sunday 23 June : Gift day celebration and Holy Communion in Crassier at 10.00
Saturday 28 September : Church Garden Party in the gardens at the side of the church of Divonne from 14.30 to 16.30
Recent Happening at La Côte !
If you would like to have a look at some photographs of recent happenings at La Côte Church please go to our website https://www.lacotechurch.ch/recent-happening/
CONGRATULATIONS !
We celebrate the arrival of two sets of miracle twins:
On the 6th April, Calen, our ex-youth leader, became daddy to two boys, Zamar and Ayinde.
On the 8th April, Joy, our online youth worker supporting our young people preparing for confirmation, gave birth to two girls, Suzanna Joy and Eliza Jane.
Our congratulations go to both families.
Happening elsewhere
European Anglicans
Spring Edition 2024
Click here to find out what is going on across the Diocese in Europe among our chaplaincies!
Installation and licensing of the Revd Dr John Tomlinson as Chaplain
Christ Church, Lausanne
Saturday 20 April 2024
The Anglican Church in Lausanne invites you to attend the installation of the Rev. Dr. John Tomlinson as Chaplain.
For more information, click here
The Great American Song Book
Saturday 20 April from 7pm
Gingins temple
For more information, click here
Geneva Cursillo
2 to 5 May 2024
Registration is ongoing for the upcoming Cursillo retreat 2-5 May!
Beginning on a Thursday night and continuing through Sunday, the weekend is held at the beautiful Cenacle (in a secluded retreat center that feels far away though in the center of town near Malagnou!).
It offers a dedicated moment to reflect on where we are with God through time together with friends from different churches - hearing reflections, having discussion, worship, good food, and good fun.
If you’d like to know more, have a look at the Geneva Cursillo website: https://genevacursillo.org/wordpress/, or contact others you know who have done a weekend in the past!
To register: https://forms.gle/LFTqQKbARKtMX1rJ9
Nourishing minds
'Spring Fling'
Friday 24 May 7-11pm
For more information, please click here
Ignatian Way Retreat
Tranforming our life in Christ
Sub-theme: Jesus is led by the Holy Spirit ……. We too are led by the Holy Spirit…..
1st June 2024
For more information, please click here
ReTreat led by Revd Elizabeth Bussmann and Sally Musker
18 to 20 October 2024
In Meielisalp above Leissigen on Lake Thun
For more information, click here
The Lost Food Project (combatting food waste)
Members of la Côte Church are taking part in a food bank in Nyon. Click HERE for more information.
We are looking for volunteers to help with picking-up foods from supermarkets at the start and the end of the day. Please contact Andrea Goovaerts.
If would like to supplement our food supplies, please bring rice or pulses to our Sunday services. Thank you very much.
Work with those seeking refugee status
Mentoring opportunities and Accommodation: Please speak to Diantha Terry with any thoughts you have.
Do you have jobs that need doing? Please contact Diantha Terry.
From your safeguarding team
Your safeguarding team promotes and works towards keeping our church a safe place where our congregation can feel secure and cared for.
Safeguarding is an integral part of the wellbeing of our Church community.
We are here not only to work with you through the formalities of short training or administrative safeguarding checks but to support you in strict confidentiality if concerns relative to abuse arise.
You can count on our understanding and goodwill in all things safeguarding.
Ever Guttierez, Cate Bichara and Liz Martinez
Contact email: Safeguarding@lacotechurch.ch
 Giving online and in person
Many thanks as ever for your giving to the life of our church and thus to our mission and service within and well beyond our community.
If you are at church without any cash but would like to give to the collection there is a solution: we have a bank or credit card reader at church to contribute to the collection using your card.
Here are the bank details for our church:
IBAN CH42 0022 8228 5504 9740 H
Holder The La Côte Anglican Church Development Association, 1267 Coinsins
BIC UBSWCHZH80A
You can also do so by scanning the QR code below
You may also like to remember La Côte Anglican Church in your will.
Merci beaucoup, thank you very much!
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