Posts from September 2026
Our new chaplain
We are delighted that the Revd Vivian Sockett is our new Chaplain! She will be licensed by the Diocese on Saturday 10 October by the Acting Archdeacon Revd Canon Ben Harding. We hope you can join us. More about Vivian and her husband Vivian is coming to Christ Church Lille after her curacy in Paris – 1 year at St Michael’s and 2 years in Maisons-Laffitte. Before that she and her husband were in lay ministry at St Mark’s Versailles,…
Funeral service for Alexis Sorokine
As announced in our recent newsletter🔗, we were sad to hear that Alexis Sorokine had died.Alexis had no living family, and was, sadly, very much alone in the world, although he had friends in the deaf community, and maintained a lively interest in the world and current affairs. It was the AGSS of the UDAF, who acted as his guardian, who informed us on Monday that Alexis had died at his home last week.Here at CCL we do not forget…
Not the Braderie 2026
Braderie 2026 – We’ll Miss You! If you’re heading into the centre of Lille for the Braderie this weekend, you may notice that something is missing… us! For the first time in many years, Christ Church Lille won’t have its familiar Braderie stall, and our church doors won’t be open to welcome visitors, bargain hunters and friends from across Lille and beyond. It feels very strange. The Braderie has become such a special part of our year – a wonderful opportunity…