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Starting Advent the Christingle candles – a celebration of the Christ Light
Dear La Côte Church family and friends,
This coming Sunday we will explore the light of Christ, with the intriguing theme: “All the light we cannot see.” I wonder what you make of this paradoxical phrase. Come along to find out more.
This is a service for all ages, as seen in the photo above, showing three generations from one church family enjoying the Christingle light and symbolism.
I love the way Malcolm Guite sees the lighting of a candle, “as an act of resistance, saying to the darkness: I beg to differ.” What is more, we are not mustering the courage to shine by ourselves, but with Christ himself who shines in us, as the light that “shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1.5)
As we enter the Advent season of long nights and anticipation, here is a prayer-poem to help us glimpse the light of Christ.
I see your world in light that shines behind me,
Lit by a sun whose rays I cannot see,
The smallest gleam of light still seems to find me
Or find the child who’s hiding deep inside me.
I see your light reflected in the water,
Or kindled suddenly in someone’s eyes,
It shimmers through the living leaves of summer,
Or spills from silver veins in leaden skies,
It gathers in the candles at our vespers
It concentrates in tiny drops of dew
At times it sings for joy, at times it whispers,
But all the time it calls me back to you.
I follow you upstream through this dark night
My saviour, source, and spring, my life and light.
From Malcolm Guite’s collection Parable and Paradox.
Join us to celebrate the light of Christ as we wade upstream together this Advent.
Carolyn Cooke
Worship this week-end
1 December - Advent Christingle Sunday
8.45 - Crassier - Early Said Eucharist
16.00 - Gingins - Advent Christingle for all the family
Worship coming up
8 December - Second Sunday in Advent
Divonne at 11.00 (note the later time) - Advent Nativity play service for all ages followed by our festive Christmas lunch at 12.00
Click here to sign up for the festive lunch by 2nd December!
Join us to welcome our new Suffragan Bishop
We are delighted to invite you to a Zoom call on Friday 29th November to introduce you to the new Suffragan Bishop in Europe.
The official announcement will be made on the morning of 29th November, and all being well we have a Zoom call at 11.30 CET/10.30 GMT (the announcement timing is dependent on Downing St, therefore the time may change at the last minute).
The Zoom link is here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89464220879?pwd=0m3CHkBCYRfjWHmRaxFNuSDMtiI22J.1
This call is open to everyone in your congregation who may wish to join, in order that the new Bishop may be presented to as many as possible across the Diocese, as soon as the announcement is made. We will have the opportunity to pray together for this new and vital ministry. (If the Zoom call gets too crowded there will be a YouTube overflow room, details will be posted on our website).
Worship during this special season of Advent and Christmas
Everyone is welcome !
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.
A La Côte playgroup in Divonne
We are looking at setting up a La Côte playgroup for children aged 0-4, which would meet in Divonne once a week in term time. For further information please contact Alison Ball (alisonball200@gmail.com)
Do you have an interest in communication and social media?
We are looking to find someone who is interested in helping the church manage its communication using social media. This is a first step into how we might be able to better communicate with our community or welcome newcomers. If you are interested in helping on this, please contact Kate Shepherd kate.shepherd@lacotechurch.ch
La Côte Church calendar for 2025
A beautiful LA CÔTE CHURCH CALENDAR FOR 2025 on the theme of ‘Food in the Bible’, with photos and relevant Bible quotations, will be on sale from Sunday 10th November onwards in Divonne and Gingins churches.
PRICE: CHF 25.00 for 1 copy, CHF 20.00 each for 2 copies or more. All proceeds to our Church funds. Also suitable as a Christmas gift for family and friends.
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
Prayer Group December-February
Please note there will be no meeting in Dec., but the next two meetings will take place on Zoom: Tue. 21 Jan. and Tue. 4 Feb., 09.30-10.30.
If you would like to join the meeting, please use the same link as for Morning Prayer (see above under 'Coming up this week' and on church website). The Northumbria Community order of service, which we often use as a framework for our prayers, is available on the day at:
https://www.northumbriacommunity.org/offices/morning-prayer/
Our next meeting in person will be Tue. 18 Feb. 2025 at 09.15 chez John & Peta Tracey, 1267 Coinsins.
In the meantime, please contact the Prayer Group by email with any prayer requests in confidence: peta.tracey@lacotechurch.ch
Recent Happenings 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 unavailabilites. 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
Concert de l'Avent
30 November 2024
Temple de Gingins
For more information, please click here
Le Sapin Solidaire
If you'd like to contribute a Christmas present to a local family in need, please click here for the Sapin Solidaire.
An evening of Jazz Carols
13 December 2024
la Fraternelle, Nyon
For more information, please click here
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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