 
Dear La Côte Church family and friends,
On Easter Day we celebrated the “Risen and Conqu’ring Son” as we began to piece together the resurrection and explore how we practice the power and hope of resurrection in our daily lives. Hence the photo of the oversized patchwork Easter Egg above with many of your thoughts, hopes and prayers for Easter!
For the seven weeks between Easter and Pentecost, our Sunday readings focus on the Risen Christ appearing to his disciples, helping them, (and us), to fathom the wisdom of the cross as the way to new life. As they do so, they fall down, get up, start to rediscover their dreams, and walk on.
We ache and pray for God’s wisdom to guide us, both individually and as a global society amid the “New World Cacophony” which Mike French eloquently describes in
a recent poem. Join us on Sunday as he helps us to glimpse more Easter promise and hope.
As we begin sowing seeds in this gorgeous Spring sunshine, here’s an extract of the poem imagining wisdom sown in quiet places, speaking in whispers…
New World Cacophony
I’d like to think that Wisdom still walks
Somewhere,
Playfully,
Where the light bends,
Where the edges are soft;
That in her eyes,
A distant star flickers,
Too wild to be tamed,
Leading the way
To some little dawn
Of Hope.
More fool me perhaps -
A fool on the hill with innocent dreams -
Believing that good will win,
That we shall overcome,
While - all around the World -
Scorn shouts down the hopeful,
Dismantles trust,
And arm-wrestles its wearying way with
The bluster of the bullies,
The survival of the richest,
Juggling brute power,
Amusing themselves,
Turning Truth into their
Plaything.
The Wisdom I once loved
would speak in whispers
in the still of the night,
of roads untaken,
of rivers not yet charted,
and of a tomorrow
that trembled on the edge of today.
The dream she carried
was a seed sown in quiet places.
Mike French, Spring 2025
For the full poem, click here.
Carolyn Cooke
Worship this weekend
Sunday 4 May - Third Sunday of Easter
8.45 Crassier - Early Morning Said Eucharist
16.00 Gingins - Holy Communion with Sunday Club
YOUTH ONLINE SESSIONS WITH JOY
I am delighted to announce the start-up of our youth online sessions with Joy on Sunday 4 May, for all young people connected to La Côte Church and Holy Trinity Church, Geneva.
With so many of you, we are dividing the group into two sessions.
10-14 years: 7pm
15 +: 8pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89916282343?pwd=yUcRHWe6fLJzgoM8dTSBnCLdwZNFbh.1
Meeting ID: 899 1628 2343
Passcode: 660600
Please contact Carolyn or Joy if you have any questions.
The following Sunday 11 May the youth will be meeting up in person at 18.30 in Nyon. More information to follow!
Worship coming up
Sunday 11 May - Fourth Sunday of Easter
10.00 Divonne - Morning Prayer with Sunday Club
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.
SAVE THE DATE!
Betty Talbot’s priesting will take place on Saturday 5 July at 15.00 in Crassier. We will welcome back Honorary Assistant Bishop Alison White, who conducted our Confirmation service in October. More details to follow but we hope many of you will join us in this special service to support Betty.
EMBRACE THE MIDDLE EAST
CLICK HERE to read a thank you message for our donation from the Bake Sale.
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
The La Côte Playgroup held its first session on Thursday 24th April and the next dates will be May 15, 22 and June 5,12,19,26. Please pass this message on to any caregivers with children aged 0-4 who would like to join us in the Divonne Parish rooms from 9.30 - 11.30 on Thursdays. There is no need to sign up and no charge, everyone is welcome.
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/
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.
Happening elsewhere
Crossroads Church (Ferney‑Voltaire, France) is currently recruiting a Finance & Administrative Support Officer
For more information, click here
Workshop
“Untangling Emotions: Overcoming Depression, Anxiety, and Anger"
N'vy hotel, Geneva - 24 May 2025
For more information, click here
Ignatian Way Retreat
Our God Who is Love
Château de Bossey - 14 June 2025
To register please email vervel10@gmail.com
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.
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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