Celebrating Trinity Sunday - Celebrating La Côte Church Community
Dear La Côte family and friends,
This coming Sunday 15 June is Trinity Sunday. Often when we hear the word God, we imagine a transcendent, majestic creator, a personal Jesus with whom we are in relationship, or the Holy Spirit who guides us into the grace of God. These all reflect important aspects of God, but they are incomplete unless we see each of them in the wider relationship of God’s life as Trinity.
St. Bonaventure described the Trinitarian God as a “fountain fulness of love”. For him, God as experienced through the Trinity is a framework for love itself – always and forever flowing and overflowing and filling all things toward completeness. The constant sharing of love between Father, Son and Holy Spirit within the Triune God is available to us by grace through faith. By this we see that God’s presence is with us in everything we experience in life.
As children of God, created in the image of God who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we are made to be in relationship with God, with each other and with all of God’s creation. Archbishop Desmund Tutu described this relationality as ubuntu, a word from the Nguni language in Africa, meaning “I am what I am because of who we all are.” Archbishop Tutu found this to be a wonderful metaphor both for the loving relationship within the Trinity and for the outflowing of that love to all humanity.
This idea of our humanity being tied up in each other is true only when we assume that love is not a limited good. Love is found in loving. Self is found in self-giving. Unity is found in relationship.
Our La Côte church seeks to respond to this longing for the relational, self-giving, always merciful love of God. Our church is a product and a participant in God’s mission of love in the world. We come together to embody this love in community and share it with the world through the gospel and acts of loving service.
On Trinity Sunday, La Côte church’s Gift Day, at 16h00 at Crassier, we have an opportunity to celebrate the generous love of the Triune God that flows to us all. Do be part of that celebration!
Betty Talbot
Important Administrator Change
As some of you may already know, Anne de Tréverret is sadly leaving us at the end of June. She set up the administrator role 4 years ago, and has been an invaluable addition to our community and helping everything run smoothly behind the scenes. I'm sure you will all join me in thanking her for her contribution to the church and wishing her all the best for her retirement in Brittany. Anne will be joining us at the service in Gingins on 22 June to say goodbye.
I am pleased to say that we have already recruited a new administrator, Liz Le Feuvre. Liz has a strong administrative background and will be joining us at the Gift Day Service in Crassier on 15 June and is very much looking forward to meeting you that day. She can also be reached at liz.le.feuvre@lacotechurch.ch
Carolyn Cooke
Worship this weekend
Sunday 15 June - Trinity Sunday
Thanksgiving and Gift Day Service
16.00 Crassier - Holy Communion for everyone
Worship coming up
Sunday 22 June - First Sunday after Trinity
10.00 Divonne - Holy Communion
16.00 Gingins - Taizé Prayer Service
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!
SATURDAY 5 JULY AT 3PM IN CRASSIER
BETTY TALBOT’S PRIESTING
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.
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
La Côte Blokes' dinner - 19 June
Thursday 19.30-22.00 - in Nyon at the Prieuré next to the temple
For more details – contact David Cooke
Sunday Lunch Group on 22 June at 12.00
Auberge de la Réunion, Coinsins
Would you like to join us at our Auberge in Coinsins for lunch at 12.00 on the fourth Sunday of each month? We are offered a choice of menus at a reduced price. There are usually 12-15 of us and it's a great opportunity for a relaxed chat over lunch. Whether you just come once, or on a regular basis, you are most welcome!
Please let us know by Fri. 20th so we can book the table! peta.tracey@lacotechurch.ch
https://www.auberge-coinsins.ch/
La Côte playgroup in Divonne
The last 2 sessions of the La Côte Playgroup before the summer break will be held on June 12th & June 26th (please note there is no session on June 19th). We then look forward to re-opening on September 4th and welcoming all caregivers with children aged 0-4 who would like to join us in the Divonne Parish rooms from 9.30 - 11.30 on Thursdays.
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
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
Concert Programme "d'Amour"
Jane Djaté Violon and Chant
Frédéric Mirjolet Piano
Saturday 14 June - 20.00
Temple de Gingins
For more information, click here
Ignatian Spirituality Community
If you would like someone to explore your spiritual life with and have a desire to deepen your relationship with God, then spiritual accompaniment could be for YOU! Click here to find out what the Ignatian Spirituality Community can offer you.
For more information, click here
Samedi du partage
14 June
Serve the City is looking for volunteers for several events in June, in particular for collecting food donations from customers at shops in Chavannes & Versoix on Sat. 14 June.
Please take a look at www.servethecitygeneva.ch/current-activities/ for further info.
Ignatian Way Retreat
Our God Who is Love
Château de Bossey - 14 June 2025
For more information, click here
Ignatian weekend of silence, prayer and reflection
St Maurice - 20-22 June 2025
The Ignatian Spirituality Community in Geneva invites you to join them on 20-22 June for a weekend of silence, prayer and reflection in the beautiful surroundings of St Maurice. For more information click here. To register please visit our website at ISC-Geneva.ch.
Feel free to contact Louise or Chuck if you’d like to find out more.
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 using your bank app.
You may also like to remember La Côte Anglican Church in your will.
Merci beaucoup, thank you very much!
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