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WEEKLY BULLETIN

12 November 2026

Dear La Côte Church friends and family,

This coming Sunday, together with churches in the UK and in our Diocese in Europe, we will be marking Safeguarding Sunday.

Some aspects of safeguarding can sometimes seem like something imposed from the outside as a box-ticking exercise to keep bureaucrats happy. But safeguarding is about much more than mere formal compliance.  At its heart, safeguarding is about following Jesus in protecting those whom he has put in our care.  

In 1 Corinthians 13.7, we are told that love protects, while 1 John 3:18 encourages us to “love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.”  The theme chosen this year by the Church of England is “Love protects.”

May we continue to be be a community where God’s love is not simply spoken about but is experienced deeply in the way we care for one another.  Love listens, love cares, love speaks up, love acts, and above all, love protects.

Betty

Previous weekly bulletins and sermons are on our Resources page

WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Sunday 15 November - Safeguarding Sunday

16.00 Gingins - Holy Communion with Sunday Club

WORSHIP COMING UP

Sunday 22 November - Christ the King

10.00 Divonne - Holy Communion with Sunday Club

Sunday 29 November - Advent 1

11.00 Divonne - All Age Holy Communion followed by Advent Lunch (Please note this service starts at 11.00 not the usual 10.00)

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 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

Tuesday Prayer Group - Tuesday 17 November

09.00-10.00 - online
Zoom meeting link here.  Meeting ID: 849 1384 6265 Passcode: 687564

Girls Gathering - Tuesday 17 November 

19.30 Nyon Catholic Church Parish Rooms

Please let Heidi Hawkings or Sarah French know if you would like to come.

La Côte Playgroup – Wednesday 18 November

09.30-11.30 Divonne Parish Rooms 
playgroup@lacotechurch.ch 

WOW - Wednesday 18 November

09.30-11.30 Gingins Parish Rooms

Contact Diantha Terry and/or Kate Shepherd 

La Côte Blokes' dinner - Thursday 19 November

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

For more details – contact David Cooke

Sunday Lunch Group - 22 November

12.00 Auberge de la Réunion, Coinsins
Contact Peta Tracey by Thurs 19 November if you are able to come! This will be the last Sunday Lunch Group meeting this year!

CHRISTMAS AT LA CÔTE CHURCH

Social Events

Our Social Events team have been busy creating lots of exciting events for all ages in the lead up to Christmas. These are listed on our new Social Events page on the website along with sign up details. Please have a look!

RSVP to Liz Bramley

EXPLORING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

If you are interested in joining please contact Chris Potter.

Ignatian Prayer Day 21 November, Geneva

CHILDREN AND YOUTH

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

For primary school age children - Sunday Club.  Details here

For youth - Details here

CHURCH LIFE

Recent Events

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

Enjoy taking a look at some photos from Carolyn's last service with us by clicking the link.

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

CHURCHSUITE

ROTAS UPDATED FOR NOVEMBER & DECEMBER

New rotas for the rest of the year are now on ChurchSuite. PLEASE 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

NEWS FROM OUR DIOCESE

For the latest edition of our diocesan newsletter please click here. 

HAPPENING ELSEWHERE

10-19 Nov - Gift Box Collection, Gingins

Further details here

25 Nov - Spirituality and Management, Geneva. Details here. 

8 Dec - Christmas Carols by Ensemble Vocal Alter Echo, Gingins. Details here.

18 Dec - Jazz Carols, Holy Trinity Geneva. Details here.

Ignatian Spirituality Community

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

LOCAL CHARITY

Christmas gifts for the Nyon Food Bank – we would love your help!

We are planning to give our beneficiaries a special treat for Christmas, comprising the following items:

• a box of 20 teabags (black, herbal or green) or a jar of instant coffee (200 g)

• a bag of sugar (1 kg)

• a bar of dark chocolate (100 g)

• toothbrushes

• toothpaste

• a large bar of soap

• a large bottle/tube of shower gel/shampoo.

If you are able to donate all or some of these items (or to contribute to their purchase), we would love to hear from you! Please bring any donations to La Côte Church in Gingins on 6 December 2026 or contact Caroline Allsopp-Leitner. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

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

SAFEGUARDING

A message from the safeguarding team -

taking photographs at church events

Please remember that you are legally required to request permission from people you take photographs of before publishing them on social media. For children you would need to ask for permission from the parents.

We also kindly request that you are aware of sensitivities around photographs in general, and in particular that you do not take photographs or videos of children at church events without the parents permission.

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

Bank details

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

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