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Worship this Sunday
Sunday 28 September – Harvest thanksgiving
10.00 Divonne – Harvest Festival All-Age Holy Communion with an opportunity to bring offerings for Restos du Coeur (details below)
Under 4's are welcome and will go out with a parent and with Carolyn, after a story in church, for some activities in the parish rooms.
12:00 Sunday Lunch Group (details below)
16.00 Gingins – Taizé Prayer Service
18.30 Divonne - Youth Alpha "Jesus: Fake News or Truth" (details below)
Children & Youth programmes for this Autumn
For under 5's - monthly, messy and godly play sessions. Dates and more details here
For primary school age children - Sunday Club during the 10.00 service at the Divonne church on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month, and during the 16.00 service at the Gingins church on the 3rd Sunday of the month. More details here
Youth Alpha Course - 28 September 18h30, Divonne parish room
Our Youth Alpha course continues this Sunday. This will be a great chance to explore the big questions about our lives and purpose and where faith might fit in. No prior knowledge of Christianity needed. This is a course for those who have been Christians a while – and for newcomers who’d like to find out more. All of us have much to learn and this will be a chance to explore and grow together in a safe and relaxed setting. You can also bring along friends.
The second session is entitled "Jesus: Fake News or Truth". Come along to share food, get to know each other and explore some great questions.
Please complete the registration forms here and let us know by 26th September as Betty is kindly cooking Chinese food for us. Lucky Alpha Course - yum!
Further information and to sign up to Alpha here.
Online session with Joy continues next week Sunday 5 October
You can find more information on all our programmes here or contact Betty Talbot.
Worship coming up
Sunday 5 October – Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
08.45 Crassier – Early Morning Said Eucharist
10.30 Crassier – Messy, godly play session for under 5s and their parents
14.00 Gingins – Pet Blessing Service (details below) Please let Liz know if you would like to attend with your pet by Friday 3 October
16.00 Gingins – A Service of Awe and Wonder in Creation (details here) Please notify Louise if you would like to enter a creation by 28 September.
 Sunday 12 October – Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
10.00 Divonne – Morning Prayer with a Baptism
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 or Betty Talbot.
An Opportunity to serve as La Côte Church Treasurer
La Côte Church is looking for a new Treasurer, as our current Treasurer is relocating. This role is about caring for our church’s finances, so resources are used wisely to support our mission. You’ll guide the budget process, approve payments, present reports, and encourage regular giving—all while supported by our accountants, auditor, and pledging administrator. With a smooth handover planned, this is a wonderful opportunity to serve the church in a meaningful and practical way. This role will be subject to safeguarding training.
If you would like to know more, please contact Eric at +41 (0) 76 238 70 34 or eric.cockshutt@gmail.com
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
Sunday Lunch Group - Sunday 28 September
12.00 Auberge de la Réunion, Coinsins https://www.auberge-coinsins.ch/
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. 26th so we can book the table! peta.tracey@lacotechurch.ch
Tuesday Prayer Group - 30 September
09.15-10.30, chez J&P Tracey, 1267 Coinsins.
Come at 09.15 for a coffee before we start at 09.30 for an hour, following the Northumbria Community Morning Prayer and inserting our prayer concerns and those for whom we have been asked to pray in confidence.
You are most welcome to join us regularly or occasionally. Please contact Peta for more details peta.tracey@lacotechurch.ch
NEW FOR LA CÔTE CHURCH!
Girls Gathering - Tuesday 30 September
19.00 At the Prieuré, Temple de Nyon, Rue du Temple 2, 1260 Nyon
All women are welcome to this new monthly discussion group. This is a great opportunity to share a simple pot-luck meal together, hear a speaker on a particular contemporary issue and discuss informally, as well as to spend time getting to know each other better. At our first meeting, Liza Zogib will speak on the topic of Nature and Spirituality. Please let us know if you would like to join us by contacting either Sarah French or Heidi Hawkings – AND let us know what you can bring to share.
Window on Wednesday - 1 October
9.30-11.30 - Gingins Parish Room
This term our resource is "The Jesus I never knew" written by Philip Yancy.
All are welcome to join us fortnightly on Wednesday mornings, as we share our faith and lives together along with coffee & pastries! If you would like to join us, please contact Diantha Terry and/or Kate Shepherd.
La Côte Playgroup - Thursday 2 October
The La Côte playgroup has reopened after the summer break. We welcome 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, no sign up necessary. The Playgroup Team playgroup@lacotechurch.ch
For full details on all activities that our regular groups offer please visit our website
RIP Notices
Revd Mervyn Puleston RIP
We are sad to share with you news of the death of the Revd Mervyn Puleston on 2 Sept at the age of 91. Mervyn was Chaplain at Holy Trinity Geneva at the time when a small group of us in the Nyon area were inspired by his assisting priest, Fr. Sunipa Tevi, to start monthly services in the area in 1986. Mervyn returned to preach at the 25th anniversary of La Côte Church in 2012 and we were so pleased to visit him last year in UK. We remember him with gratitude and affection for his pastoral care, kindness and hospitality. His funeral will take place this Fri. 26th at 12.30 (UK time) in Kidlington, Oxon. A video will be available afterwards, so please let me know if you would like the link. peta.tracey@lacotechurch.ch
Canon Dr. Robert Crossley RIP
We are also taking this opportunity to let you know that another influential guide to our church community in its early days died on 2 Jan., aged 88. Robert came over from UK in 2002 to conduct a feasibility study which, along with Mike French's support (then Chaplain of HTG), encouraged us to take the plunge to stand on our own two feet and engage our first Chaplain at La Côte. This happened a year later, with the arrival of the Revd Paul Holley. It was such a pleasure to have Robert and his wife, Barbara, with us at that time and to benefit from his wise and gentle counsel. He continued to take a keen interest in La Côte Church and read the Bulletin! We send our sympathy and love to Barbara and family.
Stephen Ministry Training
Stephen Ministry is a confidential 1:1 caring ministry and a core element of the Pastoral Care strategy of La Côte.
Training begins on Thursday 25th September at 7pm (on Zoom) for any who are interested to learn more about how to provide care, and have an interest in being Stephen Ministers. Training is provided over 20 sessions, mostly online, and includes how to deal with feelings, the art of listening, assertiveness, boundaries, coping with grief, caring for those who are depressed and many other topics.
Stephen Ministry Suisse Romande needs new Stephen Ministers and so please do seriously consider whether this is something you would be interested to explore. If you have any questions please talk to Jeremy Burrows.
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