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Divonne Harvest Window Sill, photo by Peta Tracey
Dear La Côte Church friends and family,
Thank you to everyone who shared in our Harvest worship last Sunday and who brought goods to pass on to Restos du Coeur. As we enjoy the beauty of this season, here is a prayer to guide honest thanksgiving and steps towards peace.
Giving Thanks
For the expanding grandeur of creation, worlds known and unknown, galaxies beyond galaxies, filling us with awe and challenging our imaginations:
We give thanks this day.
For this fragile planet earth, its times and tides, its sunsets and seasons:
We give thanks this day.
For the joy of human life, its wonders and surprises, its hopes and achievements:
We give thanks this day.
For our human community, our common past and future hope, our oneness transcending all separation, our capacity to work for peace and justice in the midst of hostility and oppression:
We give thanks this day.
For high hopes and noble causes, for faith without fanaticism, for understanding of views not shared:
We give thanks this day.
For all who have laboured and suffered for a fairer world, who have lived so that others might live in dignity and freedom:
We give thanks this day.
For human liberty and sacred rites; for opportunities to change and grow, to affirm and choose:
We give thanks this day.
We pray that we may live not by our fears but by our hopes, not by our words but by our deeds.
We give thanks this day.
- O. Eugene Pickett, from Jesuitresource.org
Worship this week-end
Sunday 29 September - Exploring the story of Esther
10.00 Crassier - All-Age service with Holy Communion
16.00 Gingins – Choral Evensong. We are delighted to welcome Holy Trinity Choir to lead us in this more traditional service. Everyone is welcome to join us in worship and Anglican choral music
Worship coming up
Sunday 6 Oct - Celebrating the Feast of St Francis
We have two special services to mark St Francis’ Feast Day
14.00 Gingins - Animal Blessing Service - click HERE for details
16.00 Gingins – Service of Holy Communion with Guest preacher Jean-Luc Blondel. “Peace: an illusion? A dream? Or a challenge?"
Jean-Luc Blondel is a theologian from the Swiss Reformed Church who has had long term assignments with the International Committee of the Red Cross, as field delegate in Latin America and the Middle East, and head of various units in the Geneva Headquarters.
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.
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 at 4pm in Crassier.
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 this week
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
Building community and welcoming newcomers
Saturday 26 October: La Côte Church Auction of Time, Talents and Things
Following the huge success of the last La Côte Auction 2022, we are holding another one!
This was a key fundraising event for our La Côte Church, which raised important funds to keep our community going.
However it was also a very important community event, where we came together to share a wonderful evening of fun. As many of our auction items were also sharing meals, walks, line dancing classes (to name just a few), this theme of sharing community spilled over into the following months.
It is in this spirit, that we would like this years’ auction event to continue. Please do think carefully about what you may be able to contribute. Click here for ideas of what to donate. Please do make this a priority - we need input from you all.
We look forward to sharing a truly fun filled evening, with hot food included, BYO bottle, a bidding BONANZA and great memories to take away with you!
PLEASE register with Liz Bramley, as this will help us with numbers for catering.
We will issue the catalogue of offers available about a week before the event, so you can have a good browse ahead of time. This will also explain all about how the auction will work.
Please email Diantha Terry with any offers.
A new team for Divonne Christmas Lunch?
We are looking at putting together a fresh team of volunteers to prepare this festive event. Click here to find out more.
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. If would like to supplement our food supplies, please bring rice or pulses to our Sunday services. Thank you very much.
Happening elsewhere
Clothing Collection for Ukraine and Moldova
2-9 October
There will be a clothes collection to benefit people in need, 2-9 October. Items wanted include autumn and winter clothing for adults and children, new underwear, shoes and boots, bedding and towels. Drop-off points in Switzerland are Chavannes de Bogis and Signy, and in France, St Genis-Pouilly and Divonne. Click here for details. For further information please contact Tyrrian Livesley at tyrrian48@gmail.com or 079 203 99 42 after 30 September.
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.
The Racial Justice Conference
4 - 7 December 2024
Evangelische Akademie Bad Boll, Germany
Please click HERE for more information.
We are looking for someone from La Côte to represent us at this conference. Please contact Liz Bramley if you are registering.
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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