Ministries
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…
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,…
The Best News
We are delighted to be able to announce that a new chaplain has been appointed to lead us here at Christ Church Lille. We welcome Reverend Vivian Sockett. Vivian is currently serving as Associate Chaplain at St Michael’s in Paris, so she is fluent in French and has lived in France for a number of years. She brings with her a wealth of experience in ministry, mission and working with international Christian communities, and we are all looking forward to…
Thank you to our locum priests
We say it often but will repeat it here, we are SO grateful for the care and support of the priests who serve as locum during this time of vacancy. Reverend Elisabeth needs no introduction; faithfully travelling to Lille from Paris on Sundays for many months now, we are fortunate to benefit from her care and support. And a friendly smile for everyone!She’ll be taking a break over July and August. In July and August, please welcome Reverend Gary Wilton,…