All Souls’ Day

Dear La Côte Church family and friends,

Each year, La Côte Church seeks to offer services that address the reality that some of our congregation members suffer long-term grief and loss, living with emotional wounds that are sometimes very hard to bear, and in some cases with trauma.
Those services include next Sunday’s, for All Souls Day, but also Remembrance Sunday, Safeguarding Sunday, Blue Christmas, Holy Saturday and Refugee Sunday.
All these services provide opportunities to acknowledge the pain of grief, loss and trauma. Yet they affirm that this pain is not the last word and that Jesus is present with us in that grief, loss and trauma.

These services are not only intended to support and comfort those of us who live with the effects of grave illness and death of loved ones, damaged or broken relationships, deep grief, loss, or trauma. They also allow other congregation members to share bonds of mutual understanding, solidarity and compassion with those who are suffering. The liturgy shared in these services can be powerful and transformative. And the services can strengthen the depth and quality of pastoral care, demonstrating to everyone present the importance our church community places on spiritual, emotional and psychological wellbeing of all.

Chris Talbot

A poem for All Souls’ Day …
Let's go our old way
by the stream, and kick the leaves
as we always did, to make
the rhythm of breaking waves.

This day draws no breath –
shows no colour anywhere
except for the leaves - in their death
brilliant as never before.

Yellow of Brimstone Butterfly,
brown of Oak Eggar Moth –
you'd say. And I'd be wondering why
a summer never seems lost

if two have been together
witnessing the variousness of light,
and the same two in lustreless November
enter the year's night…

The slow-worm stream - how still!
Above that spider's unguarded door,
look – dull pearls…Time's full,
brimming, can hold no more.

Next moment (we well know,
my darling, you and I)
what the small day cannot hold
must spill into eternity.

So perhaps we should move cat-soft
meanwhile, and leave everything unsaid,
until no shadow of risk can be left
of disturbing the scatheless dead.

Ah, but you were always leaf-light.
And you so seldom talk
as we go. But there at my side
through the bright leaves you walk.

And yet – touch my hand
that I may be quite without fear,
for it seems as if a mist descends,
and the leaves where you walk do not stir.

Frances Bellerby

A WORD OF THANKS FROM CAROLYN

Dear La Côte Church family, it is not often that I am completely lost for words! On Sunday morning, when Georges Mills presented me with such a special 60 th birthday gift – I was floored.

I continue to be deeply moved by your generosity and kindness, and by certain people’s ingenuity and squirrelling secrets behind the scenes! Over the coming days I look forward to exploring the exceptional collection of Relais & Chateaux hotels and restaurants and will take great delight in planning some mini escapades.

According to the website - this could be me following some“pampered perfection” at a spa 😊 !!

Thank you too for your kind words and greetings written in the pretty notebook that came with the gift. I have so enjoyed reading them. I look forward to opening my cards in due course, when back from a short visit to see my parents in Sussex, UK.

I have been thanking God for the gift of La Côte Community and all that we share together in the roller coaster adventure of faith and life.

Thank you too for the gorgeous flowers decorating the church for our All Saints celebration – and for the delicious array of cakes that paired magnificently with crémant and coffee! We could teach the Relais & Chateaux a thing or two!

With loving thanks,

Carolyn

I will be away on annual leave Thursday 30 October - Wednesday 5 November.  If there is anything urgent during this time, please contact the Church Wardens Liz Bramley or Diantha Terry.  For any other queries please contact Liz Le Feuvre.

Worship this Sunday

Sunday 2 November – All Souls

Worship coming up

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.

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

For  youth - 2 November - Online session with Joy
exploring Jesus’ “I AM” sayings (flyer here) 

This is a wonderful opportunity for our young people to listen and ask questions with an experienced and engaging youth worker. Please speak to Carolyn if you'd like to know more. 

19h  - All ages youth together
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89334429017?pwd=QIadee1FKS0me54mIgm0J4PfkwkOCQ.1
Meeting ID: 893 3442 9017 Passcode: 479443
See here for more details.

Youth Alpha continues next week 9 November 18h30, Divonne parish room (more details here )

You can find more information on all our programmes here or contact Betty Talbot. 

Coming up next 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

For full details on all activities that our regular groups offer please visit our website

Pre-Advent Fun Event

Saturday, 22 November 10.00-13.30

Divonne Parish Room

Join us for a fun morning in constructing and decorating gingerbread houses.

This event is open to all ages - children and adults - all are welcome! 😄  

More information here. To sign up please email Betty Talbot.

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/

ChurchSuite

Services up to December have been added to ChurchSuite.

Please double check any services that you have been scheduled for and arrange to swap if you are no longer available. For further information, click HERE

It is very important that you check ChurchSuite on a regular basis to view when you are next serving, and it is very helpful if you could fill in any dates you would like to help, and also to add in your unavailabilities. Click HERE for how to do this or contact Liz.

In the future we will also be sending out an email to all those scheduled for the coming month so that you have more notice to double check your availability or arrange a swap.

Happening Elsewhere

Online Study Course - St Matthew's Gospel
Saturday 22 November 10.00-12.30

Dr Clare Amos, the Diocesan Director of Lay Discipleship,  is running a course on St Matthew’s Gospel which is the main lectionary Gospel for the new liturgical year starting in Advent.  Registration details are here and this needs to be done a few days in advance so that materials can be sent to those taking part.

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.

Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living Programme - registration open for course starting January 2026.  More details here or contact Louise Burrows.

Coup de Main / The Lost Food Project

(combatting food waste)

Members of la Côte Church take part in a food bank in Nyon. Click HERE for more information and if you'd like to participate.

Thank you so much to everyone who has been bringing dried food and tins for distribution through the wednesday food bank.  

Our stocks are running low at the moment and we would be grateful for any of the following contributions:

Donations of pasta, rice, pulses (dried or tinned), tinned tomatoes and tinned fish (tuna, sardines or mackerel). If you attend church in Gingins, please leave any contributions at the back of the church. 

Alternatively, please contact either Carolyn or Caroline Allsopp-Leitner 

Thank you once again.

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.

All information can found here

And you can come and talk to us - 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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