Due to Liz Le Feuvre's annual leave this is a bulletin covering the next two weeks.
The next bulletin will be sent on 26 February.

Dear La Côte family and friends,

In the Church’s liturgical calendar, Transfiguration Sunday falls between Epiphany and Lent.  Transfiguration shares many themes with Epiphany.  As the bright star shone in the night sky and led the Magi to Bethlehem, Jesus on the mountaintop now illuminates the day.  The light of Christ which pierced the darkness in the season of Advent and kept on growing through Christmas, now shines most brightly on Transfiguration Sunday.  On Epiphany Sunday, together with the Magi we witness and worship the infant King.  On Transfiguration Sunday, we gaze at the King in his maturity and glory.  On the mountain of transfiguration, Jesus, the Light of the world shines like the sun (Matthew 17:2).

Transfiguration also shares many themes with Lent.  Soon after Peter’s declaration that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God (Matthew 16:16), Jesus tells his disciples that “he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed, and on the third day be raised”  (Matthew 16:21).  And so, Jesus journeyed from the mountaintop down to the grave. 

The Transfiguraton foreshadows the cross, and there is much parallelism between Jesus’ transfiguration and his Passion:

On the mount of Transfiguration, Jesus prays, and his clothes turn dazzling white.
On the Mount of Olives, Jesus prays, and his sweat turns into crimson blood.

On both mountains, Peter, James and John slumber.

On the mount of Transfiguration, Jesus shines in glory with Moses and Elijah.
On the hill named Golgatha, Jesus hangs on a cross of shame with two criminals.

At the Transfiguration, the cloud of God’s presence covers the mountaintop.
At the crucifixion, the cloud of God’s absence turns day into night.

At the Transfiguration, a voice from above thunders, “This is my Son.”
At the crucifixion, a voice from below echoes, “Surely this man was the Son of God.” (by Chan Gyu Jang)

While the brightness of the Transfiguration leads from Epiphany, the shadow of the Transfiguration leads to Lent.  This Sunday is a transitional day in our liturgical calendar.  A few days later, ashes are smeared on our foreheads in the shape of a cross.  As Jesus set his face to Jerusalem, we fix our eyes on Jesus and follow him.  We walk with him and he with us on the Lenten journey.

Betty Talbot

Worship this Sunday

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.

La Côte Anglican Church Association in France - AGM 

Sunday 22 February 11.30 Divonne Church

For the agenda, click here. All are welcome.

Coming up for the next two weeks

Morning Prayer

Monday to Friday at 7.30 and Saturday at 8.30 - online
Zoom meeting link here.  Meeting ID: 843 1525 8948 - Passcode: 82966

La Côte Playgroup - Wednesday 18 February

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 Wednesday's, no sign up necessary. For more details contact playgroup@lacotechurch.ch

Sunday Lunch Group - 22 February

12.00 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 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 Peta Tracey know by Thurs, 19th so we can book the table!

Tuesday Prayer Group - 24 February

09.00-10.00
The Tuesday morning prayer group will be meeting online and led by Carolyn and Diantha.  We will follow the Northumbria Community Morning Prayer with an advent focus.  Zoom meeting link here. 
Meeting ID: 843 1525 8948 - Passcode: 82966

Girls Gathering - Tuesday 24 February

19.30 Temple of Nyon parish rooms
At this month's dinner and discussion, we will hear from Dr Jacklean Kalibala on “From frustration to action: What pulled me into politics”.  Jacklean is a general practitioner as well as a Member of the Grand Conseil in Geneva.  Please let Sarah French or Heidi Hawkings know if you would like to come.

Window on Wednesday - 25 February

09.30-11.30 Gingins Parish Rooms
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 - Wednesday 25 February

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 Wednesday's, no sign up necessary. For more details contact playgroup@lacotechurch.ch

La Côte Blokes' dinner - Thursday 26 February

19.30-22.00 - Nyon at the Prieuré next to the temple

For more details – contact David Cooke

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

Save the Date!

Quiet Day led by Bishop Alison White

28 February 10.00-16.00

All Saints Vevey

An opportunity to prepare for the special season of Lent with a quiet day.

Further details here.

Children & Youth programmes 

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 22 February 18.00, Divonne parish room - see above. More details here.

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

Recent Events 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 here

ChurchSuite

Services for January, February and March 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

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.

21 Feb - 23 May 10:00 – 16:00, St John XXIII Parish, Geneva
The Ignatian Spirituality Community in Geneva is renewing its Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living Programme (GPRL) for 2026. The programme invites participants to deepen their relationship with God through prayer, reflection, and lived experience.
Registration and 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. We are very grateful for your generosity, especially as we now have more than 90 beneficiaries each week.

We are 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 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, Liz Martinez and Heidi Hawkings

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 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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