Gaudete Sunday – Rejoice in the Lord always, Philippians 4.4
Giving thanks for you all
Dear La Côte Church family and friends,
This coming Third Sunday in Advent is often celebrated as Gaudete Sunday, which is the command to Rejoice. It adds a lighter note of joyful anticipation to our Advent waiting, as we draw near to the birth of Christ. I look forward to sharing with many of you in this uplifting service of carols, prayers and readings.
In this spirit of Gaudete Sunday, I would like to express thanksgiving to God and to all of you for the life of our church over this last year. I look back with deep gratitude at our worship and learning, outreach and community life. Here is a reminder of the many La Côte bubbles of life – to help you give thanks and to pray. You can, of course, crack open some bubbles to aid your celebration!
Thank you to all of you who have given generously of your time, talents and faith-filled presence, prayers and energy.
Thank you too for your generous financial contributions for our La Côte ministry and mission in this region; all your donations, weekly offerings, one-off gifts and pledges help to sustain our church life. We anticipate there may be a small deficit for the year. However, given we also have significant reserves to draw upon, our church treasurer, John Ingham remains optimistic about the overall financial health of our church as the year draws to an end.
So, on behalf of our church council, thank you to all of you. I pray that we will experience and share fresh comfort and joy in Jesus Emmanuel, God with us, throughout this season.
Carolyn Cooke
Worship this week-end
15 December - Third Sunday in Advent
Gaudete: a day of joyful anticipation
16.00 Gingins - A service of Carols and readings by Candlelight
If you can help with a plate of Christmas snacks to share after this service, we would be delighted. Please let Anne de Tréverret know.
Worship coming up
22 December - Fourth Sunday in Advent
10.00 Divonne - Holy Communion
CHRISTMAS DAY : if you are going to be on your own and you would like to celebrate Christmas day with others, please contact Anne de Tréverret
Worship during this special season of Advent and Christmas
Everyone is welcome !
Keep calm and sing carols!
19.00 on 18 December
An Advent Window evening in Gingins with our Swiss neighbours
Join us for carol singing over spiced hot drinks and mince pies. A convivial evening, laced with the weird and wonderful stories behind the carols, recounted by our resident poet Etienne!
Christmas happenings elsewhere
Volunteering opportunities with 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.
If you'd like to volunteer to staff the cabin by the Sapin Solidaire, here is the timetable. This will involve serving mulled wine and hot apple juice to passers-by. Click here to register.
An evening of Jazz Carols
13 December 2024
la Fraternelle, Nyon
For more information, please click here
Crèche "Playmobil" géante - especially for families
chapelle St Dominique Savio, Morges
For more information, please click here
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)
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.
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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