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WEEKLY BULLETIN

23 July 2026

Saint Matthew from the Ebbo Gospels, 820-830 CE, 

Municipal Library, Épernay, France.

Dear La Côte Church family and friends, 

Next Sunday in Divonne we will explore more intriguing parables about the Kingdom of heaven. I invite you to step playfully into these stories and notice what they make you think and how they make you feel.  (Matthew 13:31-52 for the full parables). 

The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed.

The kingdom of heaven is like yeast.

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. 

The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. 

The kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind. 

Jesus asked “Have you understood all this?” They answered, “Yes.” And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

A scribe trained for the Kingdom of heaven – who brings out what is new and what is old. I wonder how this riddle can help us engage with these parables? 

Open our eyes O Lord to behold the mystery of your Kingdom through these parables. 

In Jesus’ name, Amen. 

Carolyn Cooke

WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Sunday 26 July - Trinity 8 - Summer stories of wisdom part 3

10.00 Divonne - Holy Communion

WORSHIP COMING UP

We are currently following a summer light programme with one Holy Communion service each week during the holidays.

Children are welcome to join these services and activity sheets and crayons will be available.

Sunday 2 August - Trinity 9

10.00 Gingins - Holy Communion

*PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE - due to road closures in Gingins in the afternoon for the Women's Tour de France*

Sunday 9 August - Trinity 10

10.00 Divonne - Holy Communion

Sunday 16 August - Trinity 11

16.00 Gingins Holy Communion

Sunday 23 August - Trinity 12

10.00 Divonne - Holy Communion

16.00 Gingins - Taizé Prayer Service

Sunday 30 August - Trinity 13

All age service and opportunity to all come together at the start of the new school year.

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.

COMING UP NEXT WEEK

Morning Prayer

Monday to Friday at 7.30 and Saturday at 8.30 - online
Zoom meeting link here.  Meeting ID: 849 1384 6265 Passcode: 687564

Sunday Lunch Group - 26 July

12.00 Auberge de la Réunion, Coinsins
Contact Peta Tracey by Thurs 23 July if you are able to come!  

CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Our Children's programmes will restart on 13 September and we will be holding a Rentrée service on Sunday 30 August at 10.00 in Crassier  where all ages will be welcome.

For under 5's - Monthly messy and godly play sessions. Dates here

For primary school age children - Sunday Club.  Dates here

For youth - More details here

CHURCH LIFE

A lot has been happening in the life of La Côte Church.

Enjoy taking a look at some photos of recent events!

How to get involved?

If you'd like to get involved in our Church life in anyway, here are details of our groups and ideas of where to help during services.

Alternatively, contact Liz Le Feuvre.

Our weekly bulletins and sermons can be found on our Resources page.

CHURCHSUITE

SUMMER HOLIDAY ROTAS

Please check the rotas for July & August!

Please fill in any dates you would like to help, and also to add in your unavailabilities. Click here for how to do this.

Remember to double check on ChurchSuite or here which services that you have been scheduled for and arrange to swap if you are no longer available. Click here for more details on how to do this. 

HAPPENING ELSEWHERE

5 September - Douceur Musicale concert, Gingins.  Details here.

4-6 September - Archdeanery Choir Festival, Basel.  Details here 

Ignatian Spirituality Community

Click here to find out what the Ignatian Spirituality Community can offer you.

LOCAL CHARITY

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.

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 or contact Caroline Allsopp-Leitner.

SAFEGUARDING

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 be found here or contact: Safeguarding@lacotechurch.ch

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

DONATE

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 would like to sign up to planned giving, contact Mark Warren

If you'd like to donate click here.

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

If you are at church without any cash but would like to give to the collection you can ask our Church Warden to use our card reader.

You can also do so by scanning the QR code 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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