Psalm 96:11-13 "let all the trees of the forest sing for joy" (Photlo:Unsplash) | | | Dear La Côte Church family and friends, The Feast of Creation in Christ encourages Christians to give thanks for the environment, see the world as God's sacred gift, and renew their commitment to caring for creation. Psalm 96:11-13 paints a vision of all creation praising God: “Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad ... let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.” Yet today creation faces a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. These are not only environmental challenges but also Christian concerns, calling us to live out God's command to “work” and “take care of” the earth entrusted to us. Creation care is an expression of Christian discipleship, worship, and love of neighbours. The Fifth Mark of Mission calls us “to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.” Our Bronze Eco Church Award is an important beginning, but the deeper challenge is to make creation care part of everyday life. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu reminded us, “Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” Through simple actions, from reducing waste to protecting and planting trees, we join God's work of creation, healing, and restoration. Sarah French | | | | | Previous weekly bulletins and sermons are on our Resources page | | | | | Sunday 6 September - Trinity 14 08.45 Crassier - Said Eucharist 10.00 Crassier - Messy & Godly Play 16.00 Gingins - Holy Communion - This service is the Feast of Creation in Christ | | | Sunday 13 September - Trinity 15 10.00 Divonne - Holy Communion with Sunday Club 16.00 Gingins - Baptism within Evening Prayer service If anyone is interested in baptism this will be an opportunity to find out more. Following the service our Youth will be meeting up again with Emma, Armel & Niki. Sunday 20 September - Trinity 16 08.15 Cheserex/10.00 Bonmont - An ecumenical service for the Jeune Federal with our Swiss Churches. We look forward to welcoming the new cohort of international students from Bossey at this service. Details here. 16.00 Gingins - Holy Communion with Sunday Club Sunday 27 September - Trinity 17 10.00 Divonne - Harvest Festival - Holy Communion with Sunday Club Please start collecting food donations to bring. 16.00 Gingins - Animal Blessing - Details to follow | | | | | Carolyn will be stepping back from work for annual leave & packing from 5 October and her final service will be on 25 October at 10.00 in Crassier. Further details to follow. | | | 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. | | | | | 5 September - La Cote A Rocha Suisse Chantier Nature. Join this group in active clearing of invasive plants. Details here. 6 September - 16.00 Gingins - Holy Communion for the Feast of Creation in Christ 27 September - 10.00 Divonne - Harvest Festival 27 September - 16.00 Gingins - Animal Blessing 4 October - 16.00 Gingins - Feast of St Francis | | | An Evening of Creation Care Weds 9 September 19.30 Divonne | | | As we celebrate the Season of Creation and our Eco Church Bronze Award, this evening gives us an opportunity to look at where we are now and where God may be calling us next. We will spend time exploring the Eco Church survey questions, identifying where we are already doing well and where we might do more, try new things and think differently as we continue our journey towards the Silver Award. Together, we’ll explore how creation care can become integral to who we are as a church — shaping our worship, discipleship, choices and engagement with our community. Let’s celebrate how far we’ve come, be inspired by what’s possible, and discover the next steps we can take together. If you are likely to join us please let Sarah French know. Find out more about Eco Church Awards here. | | | | | 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 Tuesday Prayer Group - Tuesday 8 September 09.00-10.00 - online
Zoom meeting link here. Meeting ID: 849 1384 6265 Passcode: 687564 La Côte Playgroup - Wednesday 9 September 09.30-11.30 Divonne Parish Rooms
playgroup@lacotechurch.ch WOW - Wednesday 9 September 09.30-11.30 Gingins Parish Rooms Contact Diantha Terry and/or Kate Shepherd | | | | | EXPLORING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH | | | | | | | Our Children and Youth programmes will restart on 13 September. 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 | | | | | | | 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 in La Côte Church Life? | | | If you would like to get involved in our Church life in any way, here are details of our groups. We rely on volunteers helping out during our services and the link above provides ideas of where to help. If anything is of interest to you, please contact Liz Le Feuvre | | | NEW ROTAS FOR SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER! The services for September & October have been added to ChurchSuite. Remember to double check on ChurchSuite (or here) to see which services 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. A reminder for how to add in your unavailabilities for the coming months can be found here. Many thanks for all your help in making our services run smoothly! Liz Le Feuvre | | | 5 September - Douceur Musicale concert, Gingins. Details here. 3 October - The Ignatian Way Days 2026, Bossey. Details here. Ignatian Spirituality Community Click here to find out what the Ignatian Spirituality Community can offer you. | | | | | 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. | | | Give your used eyeglasses a second life! La Côte Anglican Church is organizing a collection of used eyeglasses (including sunglasses) between September and December 2026 and would be grateful for any contributions. The collected eyeglasses will be given to the Lions Club of Switzerland, who collaborate with Médico Lions Clubs of France, to recondition the eyeglasses received and distribute them to patients with visual impairments in developing countries. Please note that any contributions of eyeglass cases would also be greatly appreciated. For further information, please see Lions Club and Medico Lions. Thank you in advance for your support! Caroline Allsopp-Leitner on behalf of the Social Action Group | | | | | 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 | | | 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
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