To La Côte Church family and friends and visitors,
Dear *|FIRSTNAME|*
One of the readings for the coming Sunday is this beautiful image from the Book of Revelation.
“After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.” (Revelation 7:9)
The multitude is countless and made up of “every nation, all tribes, all people, all languages.” This tells us that the vision is that the community formed around the lamb is not formed by borders, nation-states, militaries, ethnicities, or any other human category or distinction we put on others. The binding feature of this new community is that the people stand before the lamb, robed in white, holding palm branches.
We are blessed with this revolutionary vision of a new community where man made boundaries cease to define us, but where God’s gift to us in Jesus binds us together in faith, hope and love.
Kristin
Offering accommodation to Ukrainian refugees
In Switzerland – contact OSAR Organisation Suisse d’Aide aux Réfugiées. https://www.osar.ch/agir/aide-pour-les-personnes-refugiees-ukrainiennes/familles-daccueil
In France – http://www.ain.gouv.fr/situation-en-ukraine-accueil-et-solidarite-a7226.html
Or – contact the local association ALIAS 01 who work in the Pays de Gex to support integration of refugees, including Ukrainians arriving. Please click HERE.
Please click HERE for more information from our La Côte Church website.
ADJUSTED COVID MEASURES AND GUIDELINES
Due to national and regional changes in France and Switzerland, the following changes have been implemented.
Mask wearing will now be OPTIONAL in all our churches and during services.
MEASURES STILL IN PLACE:
1. If you feel unwell or have any symptoms, please either test before coming, or stay away - and if available, join us online.
2. Please sanitise your hands.
3. To help keep our community safe, we encourage following the WHO advice on participating in the vaccination programme. This includes booster vaccination, which is available in our region.
For your safety and reassurance, we have a small working group following the Covid situation daily, and with council we are assessing our approach on a regular basis.
UPDATE - HOLY COMMUNION - On receiving bread and wine.
The Diocese in Europe, have updated their guidance and have re-introduced the offering of the common cup.
“We are now updating our guidelines, in light of the fact that Covid does not pose the same threat to our corporate health and wellbeing that it did last year.”
As a result of this change we will now be offering communion wine, alongside the sharing of holy bread.
We would like to emphasise that the Church’s teaching is that the body and blood of Christ may be completely received in one kind only. Nobody should feel under pressure to receive the cup if they are uneasy with this.
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.
Worship this week-end
Sunday 8 May – The Fourth Sunday of Easter
10.00 Divonne Holy Communion with Sunday Club
16.00 Gingins Evening Prayer
Worship next week-end
Sunday 15 May – The Fifth Sunday of Easter
10.00 Gingins Family Holy Communion
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