Poppies above Lac Leman, May 2023, Carolyn

Dear La Côte Church family and friends,

This coming Sunday we continue with our season of remembering, by focusing on those who have died through conflict, both past and present. Remembrance Sunday invites us to wrestle with issues of war and peace, loss and self-gift, memory and forgetting.

We will observe two minutes of silence, following well-known words from the poem, “For the Fallen”, by Laurence Binyon:

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

We will remember them, lest we forget. In silence we will remember the tragic loss of life, the pain and destruction caused by wars past and present. We will seek to honour the courage and sacrifice of so many to restore peace and freedom. We will resolve to seek peace in our personal lives and relationships as well as in the wider spheres of church, community and society.

Our Sunday Gospel reading will focus on the song which burst forth from Zechariah, at the birth of his son John (later known as John the Baptist). It is a song which speaks of God visiting the earth in a new way, raising up a saviour to set people free from the sin that separates us from God and from one another. I vividly recall Revd Canon Malcom Rogers speaking about this canticle, from St Andrew’s Moscow, during an online service soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In quiet, I invite you to read and pray with this song of promise and hope, in Luke 1.67-79.

O Holy, Redeeming One,

may the Spirit who so inspired Zechariah,

give light today to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

and guide our feet into the way of peace.

In the Name of Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Amen.

Carolyn Cooke

Worship this Sunday

Sunday 9 November – Remembrance

Worship coming up

PLEASE NOTE - If you are unable to attend one of our main services but would like Holy Communion or private prayer in person, please contact Carolyn Cooke or Betty Talbot.

Children & Youth programmes for this Autumn

For under 5's - monthly, messy and godly play sessions. Dates and more details here

For primary school age children - Sunday Club during the 10.00 service at the Divonne church on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month, and during the 16.00 service at the Gingins church on the 3rd Sunday of the month.  More details here

For  youth - Youth Alpha Course 9 November 18h30, Divonne parish room (see above)

Next week 16 November - Online session with Joy exploring Jesus’ “I AM” sayings (flyer here) 

This is a wonderful opportunity for our young people to listen and ask questions with an experienced and engaging youth worker. Please speak to Carolyn if you'd like to know more. 

19h  - All ages youth together
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89334429017?pwd=QIadee1FKS0me54mIgm0J4PfkwkOCQ.1
Meeting ID: 893 3442 9017 Passcode: 479443
See here for more details.

You can find more information on all our programmes here or contact Betty Talbot. 

Coming up next week

Morning Prayer

Monday to Friday at 7.30 and Saturday at 8.30 - online

Here is the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84315258948?pwd=WWZaMTRzZEpnNHV3ekZYRFRUYU96Zz09

Meeting ID: 843 1525 8948 - Passcode: 82966

Tuesday Prayer Group  - Tuesday 11 November

09.15-10.30, chez J&P Tracey, 1267 Coinsins
Come at 09.15 for a coffee before we start at 09.30 for an hour, following the Northumbria Community Morning Prayer and inserting our prayer concerns and those for whom we have been asked to pray in confidence.

You are most welcome to join us regularly or occasionally.  Please contact Peta for more details peta.tracey@lacotechurch.ch

Window on Wednesday - 12 November

9.30-11.30 - Gingins Parish Room
This term our resource is "The Jesus I never knew" written by Philip Yancy.
All are welcome to join us fortnightly on Wednesday mornings, as we share our faith and lives together along with coffee & pastries! If you would like to join us, please contact Diantha Terry and/or Kate Shepherd.

La Côte Playgroup - Thursday 13 November

9.30-11.30 Divonne Parish Rooms 
The La Côte playgroup welcomes all caregivers with children aged 0-4 who would like to join us on Thursdays, no sign up necessary. For more details contact playgroup@lacotechurch.ch

For full details on all activities that our regular groups offer please visit our website

Pre-Advent Fun Event

Saturday, 22 November 10.00-13.30

Divonne Parish Room

Join us for a fun morning in constructing and decorating gingerbread houses.

This event is open to all ages - children and adults - all are welcome! 😄  

To sign up please email Betty Talbot.

Recent Happenings 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/

ChurchSuite

Services up to December have been added to ChurchSuite.

Please double check any services that you have been scheduled for and arrange to swap if you are no longer available. For further information, click HERE

It is very important that you check ChurchSuite on a regular basis to view when you are next serving, and it is very helpful if you could fill in any dates you would like to help, and also to add in your unavailabilities. Click HERE for how to do this or contact Liz.

In the future we will also be sending out an email to all those scheduled for the coming month so that you have more notice to double check your availability or arrange a swap.

Happening Elsewhere

Online Study Course - St Matthew's Gospel
Saturday 22 November 10.00-12.30

Dr Clare Amos, the Diocesan Director of Lay Discipleship,  is running a course on St Matthew’s Gospel which is the main lectionary Gospel for the new liturgical year starting in Advent.  Registration details are here and this needs to be done a few days in advance so that materials can be sent to those taking part.

Ignatian Spirituality Community

If you would like someone to explore your spiritual life with and have a desire to deepen your relationship with God, then spiritual accompaniment could be for YOU! Click here to find out what the Ignatian Spirituality Community can offer you.

Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living Programme - registration open for course starting January 2026.  More details here or contact Louise Burrows.

Coup de Main / The Lost Food Project

(combatting food waste)

Members of la Côte Church take part in a food bank in Nyon. Click HERE for more information and if you'd like to participate.

Thank you so much to everyone who has been bringing dried food and tins for distribution through the wednesday food bank.  

Our stocks are running low at the moment and we would be grateful for any of the following contributions:

Donations of pasta, rice, pulses (dried or tinned), tinned tomatoes and tinned fish (tuna, sardines or mackerel). If you attend church in Gingins, please leave any contributions at the back of the church. 

Alternatively, please contact either Carolyn or Caroline Allsopp-Leitner 

Thank you once again.

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.

All information can found here

And you can come and talk to us - Cate Bichara and Liz Martinez

Contact email: Safeguarding@lacotechurch.ch

Pledging and 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.

Pledging gives stability to the church finances and ensures that budgets can be planned realistically. So however large or however small your commitment, please consider pledging. Contact our pledge administrator, Mark Warren (mark.warren@yahoo.fr) for further details.

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 using your bank app.

You may also like to remember La Côte Anglican Church in your will.
Merci beaucoup, thank you very much!

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