Ministries
An autumn 2025 message from the Reverend Elisabeth Dean
Bonne Rentrée 2025 as you return refreshed after a break to your normal activities with lots of energy and enthusiasm for the challenges ahead. And many blessings as your mission continues following Christ with passion, love, kindness and welcome that are your hallmarks and that you do so well. It is an honour to share in part of your journey. Reverend Elisabeth DeanLocum Minister at Christ Church Lille
Autumn 2025: dates for your diary
Here’s all the information you need about what’s happening at Christ Church this autumn Diary dates for September 2025 Diary dates for October to December
A visit by members of the Maronite church
On Tuesday 1 July, we were delighted to welcome members of the Maronite church, based in Marcq en Baroeul, Mons en Baroeul and Villeneuve d’Ascq.They visited the church, and learnt something of the history of the Anglican church in Lille and ended their visit with tea, cucumber sandwiches and cakes in the church hall. We were able to fulfil our hospitality mission once again. It was a real joy to meet and talk and also to find ecumenical links: the…
A message from Canon Tony Monds
… for all of you at CCL in our prayers over the coming years. God bless you in all that you do for the Lord – and thank you.
The tension mounts
This Sunday, the fifth in Lent, is traditionally called Passion Sunday. It marks a slight change in gear as we move towards Holy Week which begins on Palm Sunday (13 April) in a week’s time. The Gospel for Passion Sunday begins ‘Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany …’. For we who already know the story, the tension mounts because we know that it is in Jerusalem that the events of Holy Week will be played out and that Bethany is…