  Beauty growing in the dark (from Rootsontheweb – purple crystals in a dark cave)
Dear La Côte Church friends and family,
Turning our gaze towards Holy Week, and Jesus’ suffering way to the cross, this coming Sunday we will explore the Beatitudes – God’s upside-down kingdom blessings.
As we wonder how to live with thankful, hopeful and humble faith – Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, together with Micah 6 help us to find our bearings:
He has told you, O mortal, what is good,
and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice,
and to love kindness
and to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6.8
Some of our younger church members will be leading worship on the theme of these paradoxical blessings, where beauty and growth somehow emerge from struggle and pain. We hope that many of you will come to worship and to support our youth as they lead us. Please do keep them in your prayers.
Here is a version of the Beatitudes to guide your prayers. I wonder which blessing speaks to you right now.
THE BLESSINGS OF JESUS
Blessed are those who know their need
for theirs is the grace of heaven.
Blessed are those who weep
for their tears will be wiped away.
Blessed are the humble
for they are close to the sacred earth.
Blessed are those who hunger for earth’s oneness
for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the forgiving
for they are free.
Blessed are the clear in heart
for they see the Living Presence.
Blessed are the peacemakers
for they are born of God.
(The Casa del Sol Blessings of Jesus – based on Matthew 5.3-9, taken from Praying with the Earth, John Philip Newell)
Carolyn Cooke
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Worship this weekend
Sunday 6 April - Passion Sunday
8.45 Crassier - Said Eucharist
16.00 Gingins - A Youth-led act of worship, with Holy Communion
Sunday club Bake Sale
Gingins, 6 April, following the afternoon service
The Bake Sale will be led by Sunday club children with their leaders. They are raising funds for the charity “Embrace the Middle East” https://embraceme.org/
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU CAN BAKE SOMETHING TO SELL. Please contact Liz Martinez by Friday 4 April if you can help. Please bring cash to buy goodies!
Worship coming up
Sunday 13 April - Palm Sunday
10.00 Divonne - All-Age Holy Communion
16.00 Gingins - Evening Prayer
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.
An extra service during Holy Week – Monday 14 April at 11.30
St Ursula’s Anglican Chaplaincy, Berne
Chrism Service
This service is an opportunity for the renewal of commitment to ministry for deacons, Readers and authorized lay ministers and priests in the church. It is also an occasion to receive oils to take back to our chaplaincies for the sacrament of anointing. The newly consecrated Suffragan Bishop Andrew will be leading this service, so this is an opportunity to meet him.
Everyone is welcome to attend. Please let Anne de Tréverret know by Friday 11 April. Please bring a packed lunch, and drinks will be provided.
Volunteer orientation session
7 April, Nyon
Coup de Main is a local community service organisation supporting refugees and asylum seekers. Many of our wonderful La Côte parishioners have been involved since it was established. We are keen to recruit additional volunteers to our team especially for 'accompanying' our beneficiaries as they integrate locally.
New volunteers will become part of an experienced and supportive team.
For more information please come along to our volunteer orientation session, click here.
Give your used eyeglasses a second life!
La Côte Anglican Church is organizing a collection of used eyeglasses (including sunglasses) during Lent and Easter (5 March-20 April 2025) and would be grateful for any contributions.
The collected eyeglasses will be given to the Lions Club of Switzerland, who collaborate with Médico Lions Clubs of France, to recondition the eyeglasses received and distribute them to patients with visual impairments in developing countries.
Please note that any contributions of eyeglass cases would also be greatly appreciated.
For further information, please see https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/resources-for-members/resource-center/recycle-eyeglasses and http://www.medico-lcf.org/?q=recyclage-des-lunettes
New requirements to enter the UK from 02.04.2025
As you may know, European and EFTA citizens (Schengen area) will require an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) to enter the UK as of the 2nd April 2025. Citizens may apply for one as of the 5th March 2025.
Here are some useful links:
Apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) - GOV.UK
New entry regulations for the United Kingdom | SWISS
And for UK citizens travelling to the Schengen area
IATA - New Entry Requirements for Travel into EU
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
A La Côte playgroup in Divonne
Would you be willing to join our 'back-up' list? The La Côte playgroup will open its doors in the Divonne Parish rooms on Thursday April 24th and, following this, every Thursday in term time. This is a 'drop-in' playgroup open to all in the Pays de Gex, Geneva region, welcoming children from 0-4 and their care-givers. In order to ensure we have enough help, we are looking for volunteers who might be available from time to time to help out on a Thursday from 9.00 - 13.00. No regular commitment required, just a willingness to come and see how things work and help, if free, when needed. If you think you might be able to help and/or would like to discuss this further we would love to hear from you.
Thank you,
The Playgroup Team playgroup@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/
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Happening elsewhere
Conference and Display of 16th Century Books
Tudor England and the Antwerp Book Trade:
From Tyndale to Plantin
Antwerp (BE), Tuesday 8 – Friday 11 July 2025
For more 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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