Christ Church Lille Newsletter 10 March 2023
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How are you getting on with Love and Charity?
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Something else to think about is "Hope".
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You might like to watch a short video with Archdeacon Peter Hooper's reflection for Lent, on what gives him Hope. Here's the link
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Sunday 12 March 10:30: A service of Holy Communion
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In this week's newsletter
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- Children's activity sheet
- Ukraine war
- For your diary
- Outreach
- ICS 200th anniversary
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- Electoral roll
- Solidarité Anglicane de Lille
- Christ Church Lille AGM
- How you can help
- A final note
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Here's the link to this week's children's activity sheet: The woman at the well
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This Sunday's Gospel reading is from John chapter 4 verses 5-42 which is about the Samarian woman at the well.
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Ukraine war
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Last Sunday in church, our chaplain Debbie shared this video showing one of the projects in our Diocese which is helping refugees from Ukraine.
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The second video in this series, shown in church last Sunday, is about a day care and educational centre for children in Budapest.
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For your diary
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26 March: Summertime begins and the clocks go forward one hour
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24 April: Christ Church Lille AGM
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Outreach
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In this week's newsletter, we give you some more information about some of the charities we support.
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No family, unable to get out, elderly and alone and with not much to live on.
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Since 1946 the association Les Petits Frères des Pauvres has been working to fight isolation and loneliness amongst elderly people, and providing help to the destitute. Their volunteers visit and give aid to the elderly all over France and they provide integrated housing too.
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Les Petits Frères des Pauvres
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Christ Church Lille has been supporting their work, whether locally in Lille or around France, since 2014 and we have at least one person in our congregation who has done volunteer work with them.
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ICS are the patrons of our church. We send our congratulations on their 200th anniversary.
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More information if you click the image.
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Electoral Roll
Every year at this time we revise our Electoral Roll. If you would like to be on the roll, and vote at the AGM, you can check whether you are on the roll, or complete a form to become a member.
Here is a link to the form.
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You must be over 18 and have been attending church regularly over the last six months. More details here.
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La Solidarité Anglicane de Lille
This is our outreach organisation, and we will be holding our Annual General Meeting via Zoom on 21 March at 8 pm. Everyone is welcome, but only those on the electoral roll of the church can vote.
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Those on the roll have received the link, but if you would like to attend, get in touch: everyone is welcome!
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Christ Church Lille Annual General Meeting
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This is when we look back on the past year, and it is also an official requirement to approve the accounts and reports on our activities.
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We will share more details nearer the time.
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Prayers for Ukraine
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Please continue to pray for all affected by this conflict.
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We are entirely self-funded and we have cut back our expenses as much as possible; but we still need a regular income.
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We're grateful to everyone who continues to support the church and its work, which goes beyond weekly services.
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Cartoon used under licence from Cartoonchurch.com (c) Dave Walker
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Another cartoon from Dave Walker. What benefits do you think there are in church membership?
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Find us in lots of places:
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