Posts from October 2026
Latest news about works in the church after the fire
There was a meeting on 6 October with the insurance companies and their experts, and it seems that things are moving forward, thanks to the city of Lille. We can’t stress enough how grateful we are for their continued support. Most encouragingly, we had a very supportive letter from the Town Councillor, M Julien Poix, who has responsibility for Lille heritage. and you can read this here.You will see that the city of Lille will have to pay out some…
Official licensing service for Vivian Sockett
A chilly day outside had no chance against the warmth of the welcome offered to our new chaplain on Saturday afternoon 10 October.Ecumenical colleagues, chaplains from around France, friends and family from Brussels, Britain and elsewhere, came together to celebrate at the Service led by Acting Archdeacon Ben Harding. It was followed by a vin d’honneur.We were particularly grateful to our Protestant friends for allowing us to hold the service in their beautiful church and for giving us all such…