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Inundate our hearts with fresh streams of living water
Dear La Côte Church friends and family,
In our Sunday worship this weekend we will continue to explore the precious gift of water – especially focussing on groundwater - the unseen, often overlooked treasure beneath us. We will head to Jacob’s Well, an ancient borehole sunk deep into an aquifer in the region of Samaria, where a thirsty Jesus asked a Samaritan woman for a drink. The encounter uncovers the deeper gift that Jesus offered her of the flowing waters of the Spirit of God to revive and renew her life.
Here's a prayer asking for the Spirit to break into our parched lives, crafted in the arid city of Khartoum, Sudan. Let’s remember the peoples of this war-torn nation as we pray.
Break into our Parched lives
Living God,
We long for your presence as for water in a dry and thirsty land.
Come to us in our hour of need;
Break into our parched lives;
Inundate our hearts with fresh streams of living water.
Let us drink deeply and never be thirsty
Except to know you fully, as we are known,
In Jesus Christ, the living spring, Amen.
Joanna Udal, Khartoum, Sudan
Carolyn Cooke
Worship this week-end
Sunday 8 September - celebrating the precious gift of water
10.00 Divonne Morning Prayer with Sunday Club
16.00 Gingins Holy Communion
Worship coming up
Sunday 15 September - Jeûne Fédéral
8.30 Prayer walk from the cemetery carpark in Chéserex to Abbaye de Bonmont
10.30 Abbaye de Bonmont - Ecumenical celebration and a chance to welcome the new cohort of international students from the Bossey Institute
For more information, click here
16.00 Gingins - Evening Prayer continuing our theme of the precious gift of water
Two special services coming up
(More information to come)
Sunday 22 September - Harvest Festival
10.00 Divonne - see next week’s bulletin for details of Harvest gifts for this service
Sunday 29 September - Choral Evensong led by Holy Trinity Choir in Geneva
16.00 Gingins – We are delighted to welcome Holy Trinity Choir to lead us in this more traditional choral evensong. Everyone is welcome to join us in worship and Anglican choral music
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.
Growing in faith and discipleship
Like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water (Jeremiah 17:8)
If you are unable to attend a daytime group in our church, but are keen to put down deeper roots in faith, here are several options for you to explore:
Lay Learning Course – “Walking together in faith”: an online course offered by the Diocese in Europe to help develop and build your faith. Starting Tuesday 17 September at 19.30 on a fortnightly basis. Click here for more information and how to register. You can contact Mary Talbot who has just completed it, to find out more.
Spiritual tasters in French with our Swiss Pastor, Etienne Guilloud: click here to find a promising range of short courses for spiritual growth offered by the Swiss Reformed Church.
Preparation for baptism and confirmation: If you are interested in baptism or confirmation please do get in touch with Betty or Carolyn. Our Confirmation Service will take place on Sunday 27 October.
Although we do not currently have an evening Bible study and fellowship group, please let Betty or Carolyn know if you would be interested in joining a group or helping to run a group.
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
Window on Wednesday - 11 September
Wednesday 9.30-11.30 - Gingins parish room
This term we will be using a resource from The Church Of England’s Pilgrim course. We will be delving into the challenging yet beautiful world of the Beautitudes. 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.
Next dates for our meetings are September 11th & 25th - October 9th & 30th - November 13th & 27th - December 11th
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,
ChurchSuite is beginning to work more smoothly, thank you to everyone for your patience and commitment.
One step that would be very helpful for Anne is that you add in your unaivalabilites. Click HERE for how to do this or contact Anne.
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
Ignatian Way Retreat
Saturday 5 October 2024
Château de Bossey
Transforming our Life in Christ
To enroll please email vervel10@gmail.com
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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