Dear La Côte family and friends,

Rain only falls during a few months each year in Israel. During the dry season, people in the ancient Near East relied on either water stored in cisterns, or where possible, water flowing from a natural spring.

When rain did fall, it seemed like a miraculous gift from God. After a season of rain, brown barren hills were covered in green meadows and flowers, and lush vegetation bordered rivers.

From this seasonal change arose the idea of living water which refers to water in the form of rain or running water from a spring. It is water which comes directly from God, not carried by human hands or stored in cisterns. Living water was strongly associated with the presence of God. Many times in the Bible God is referred to as the source of living water, physically and spiritually.

Humanity is part of God’s created world. We are called to enjoy our existence and lead fulfilling lives to the glory of God, using the world’s resources wisely and respectfully.  This includes water, which is an essential component of all life, and which operates regardless of political and social realities.

The theme running through the next three Sundays in September will be ‘God’s precious gift of water.’ This is to celebrate Creationtide, together with the worldwide church. We will be encouraged to reflect on H₂O from different angles and perspectives, through liturgy, Scripture readings, music, sermons, prayers, Sunday Club activities and creative workshops.

“And let everyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.” Revelation 22:17b

Betty

(Photo credits: https://www.go-telaviv.com/desert-israel.html; https://www.greenprophet.com/2015/03/judean-desert-goes-spectacularly-green-in-wake-of-winter-storms-photos/#google_vignette; https://www.shutterstock.com/search/banias-falls; https://medomed.org/2024/water-and-medicine-in-al-andalus/)

Worship this week-end

Sunday 1 September - Water of life

16.00   Gingins       Holy Communion with Sunday Club exploring water through experiment !

Worship coming up

Sunday 8 September - Making Visible the Invisible

10.00   Divonne      Morning Prayer with Sunday Club

16.00   Gingins       Holy Communion

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.

For any prayer requests for yourself or others, please contact Peta Tracey who will share in confidence with our Tuesday prayer group where we pray for the needs of our world and community.

Coming up

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 - 3 September

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

Next dates for our meetings are September 11th & 25th - October 9th & 30th - November 13th & 27th - December 11th.

We look forward to starting a new book together. For more information, please contact Diantha Terry and/or Kate Shepherd.

Book the dates ! 

Creative workshops on water

Wed 11 Sept: 10.00 – 12.00 in Divonne

Sat 14 Sept: 10.00 – 12.00 in Gingins

More details below : Register with eileen.wiley@hotmail.com

Saturday 28 September : Church Garden Party 

Please contact Louise lburrows1972@gmail.com if you can join us

Confirmation Service on Sunday 27 October

4pm in Crassier

Interested in exploring the Christian faith and/or baptism and confirmation?

Please contact Carolyn or Betty by 8 September

Save the date!

LA CÔTE CHURCH AUCTION - BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Sat 26 October

Recent Happening 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/

Rotas in ChurchSuite

Dear church members and volunteers,

It is very important that you check ChurchSuite on a regular basis to view when you are next serving. For further information, click HERE.

The Lost Food Project (combatting food waste)

Members of la Côte Church are taking part in a food bank in Nyon. Click HERE for more information.

We are looking for volunteers to help with picking-up foods from supermarkets at the start and the end of the day. Please contact Andrea Goovaerts.

If would like to supplement our food supplies, please bring rice or pulses to our Sunday services. Thank you very much.

Happening elsewhere

Nourishing minds Book Sale

Preloved English Book & DVD sale, for Nourishing Minds - 30,31 August & 1 September in Divonne - See here for all details.

Jane would love your help to prepare the books and to sell them - See here for options.

Ignatian Silent Retreat

22-24 November 2024

Saint-Maurice

The Ignatian Spirituality Community in Geneva invites you to join them for a three-day silent retreat in St Maurice. Click here for more information and click here to register.

Work with those seeking refugee status

Mentoring opportunities and Accommodation: Please speak to Diantha Terry with any thoughts you have.

Do you have jobs that need doing? Please contact Diantha Terry.

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.
Safeguarding is an integral part of the wellbeing of our Church community.

We are here not only to work with you through the formalities of short training or administrative safeguarding checks but to support you in strict confidentiality if concerns relative to abuse arise.

You can count on our understanding and goodwill in all things safeguarding.

Ever Guttierez, 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

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

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