 By Julian of Norwich - This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Catalogue entry: Add MS 37790, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76512541 To La Côte Church family and friends,
Dear friends,
On Monday this week, the Church of England remembered Julian of Norwich, a female mystic who lived in the 14th century. She received a series of visions of Christ while critically ill, which she later wrote down. Like us she lived in a time of turmoil, with the Black Death pandemic, religious persecution, and social unrest in the form of the Peasants’ Revolt and yet her writings contain a message of optimism based on the certainty of being loved and protected by God. When we start to feel weighed down by the troubles of our times, perhaps we can remember some of her words:
God is nearer to us than our own soul.
All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.
He did not say,
‘You will never have a rough passage,
you will never be over-strained,
you will never feel uncomfortable’,
But he did say,
‘You will never be overcome.’
Louise Burrows
Worship this week-end
Sunday 14 May 2023 - 6th Sunday of Easter
Letting go for greater freedom
10.00 Divonne Holy Communion with Sunday Club
16.00 Gingins Evening Prayer
Ascension day 18 May
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Riantmont, Vesancy
10.30 Service of Holy Communion followed by coffee and cake at the chapel
Worship coming up
Sunday 21 May 2023 - Sunday after Ascension
16.00 Gingins Holy Communion with Sunday Club
Worship rota
Here is the link to our current worship rota for April and May.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J1kFJihL_gdsCoHwakC1TiWD7sNlgCqx/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113637582618163220788&rtpof=true&sd=true
Anne and Carolyn are adjusting this rota to suit people's availability. Please make sure you check the most up to date rota via this link.
If you are not available, and can find someone with whom to swap, please go ahead and let Anne (de Tréverret) know.
If you are not available and unable to find a swap, please let Anne (de Tréverret) know as soon as possible.
Currently, we cannot share email addresses due to data protection regulations and we are working on solutions.
Covid-19
We are seeing an increase in cases of Covid-19, in our area.
If you are feeling unwell, we encourage you to rest at home and join us on-line for live streaming, when we are able to offer this.
PLEASE NOTE – If you are unable to attend one of our main services but would like Holy Communion or private prayer in personal visit, please contact Carolyn Cooke.
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.  Coming up this week
Morning Prayer
Monday to Friday at 7.30 and Saturday at 8.30 - online
Please join us on Zoom :
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85122087785
Tuesday Prayer Group
NB: No Prayer Group meeting next Tue. 16 May
Next meeting will be Tue. 30 May
We won't stop praying though! For the world, our church community and each other, so do please send prayer requests in confidence to peta.tracey@lacotechurch
La Côte Blokes' dinner - 18 May
Thursday 19.30-22.00 - in Nyon at the Prieuré next to the temple
Theme : "Innovation": silver bullet or damp squib?
For more details – contact David Cooke
Happening elsewhere Conférence "Les origines du Coran et de l'Islam" - 12 May
église Le Cèdre, Duillier
For more details, click here
Don't miss the Scottish Ceilidh coming to Coppet
Fri. 12 May from 7pm
Come and enjoy an evening of Scottish dancing (with caller) at the Salle Communale in Coppet, in aid of Nourishing Minds - nourishingminds.org - a charity providing over 7000 primary school children with a daily cup of porridge. For more details, click here
Celebrating the coronation of King Charles III
Thursday, 8 June from 6pm - 8pm
Château de Bossey
The British Residents’ Association (BRA) in collaboration with the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) invite you to a reception celebrating King Charles’s coronation.
For more details, click here
An exciting opportunity to join our French speaking sisters and brothers on an Ecumenical Bible Camp for all ages
"Y a pas de petit prophète"
9-15 July in Vaumarcus
organised by Etienne Guilloud, Pastor of the Swiss Reformed Church in Paroisse de la Dôle. For more details, click here
La Friperie Caritative Nyon is looking for volunteers !
If you like looking through clothes and household items, talking with people and organizing, we could use your help! Here are the times we operate, feel welcome to commit to periods of 2 hours or more during these times. We also need people helping to post things on social media, this can be done anytime.
Would be helpful to speak French.
Please contact Linnann Muhlemann - 078 645 2200, or come to the shop during opening hours.
For more details, click here
The Lost Food Project (combatting food waste)
Members of la Côte Church are taking part in a new food bank in Nyon. Click HERE for more information.
A warm thank you to everyone who has been bringing in food and who has signed up to help in practical ways.
Please keep bringing in dried starch produce for us to deliver.
Two practical ways you can get involved:
- We are especially looking for volunteers with cars to pick up and deliver the food to and from supermarkets and the warehouse every morning in Nyon at around 8.00am and early evenings at 18.00. If you could commit to one pick up a week/ a fortnight or a month - that would help enormously. Please contact Suzanne Mooney suzanne.mooney@me.com
- Volunteers to help with the distribution of food at La Fraternelle from 18.00-20.00. If you think you can help, please contact Andrea Goovaerts as soon as possible.
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. 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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