Christ Church Lille Newsletter 15 September 2023
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On Sunday morning, Debbie will be blessing your satchels, backpacks or briefcases.
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We hope this new academic year has begun well for you all.
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But before then the church will be open for visitors on Saturday afternoon.
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Sunday 17 September 10:30 A service of Holy Communion
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It's the 15th Sunday after Trinity
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In this week's newsletter
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- Children's activity sheet
- For your diary
- Late news!
- Lay Learning course
- Prayers for Ukraine
- How you can help
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For your diary
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21 September Ladies' Bible Study starts again after the summer break. The topic is Wisdom: God's Vision for Life.
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1 October This is Creationtide Sunday so we will be celebrating with a Harvest Festival service followed by a soup and sandwich lunch; everyone is welcome to join us.
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Good news! Starting next week, new in-person and online bible study groups.
For information, please contact the chaplain or church office (or speak to them on Sunday)
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LATE NEWS
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Many of you will know and maybe listen to the BBC Radio 4 Daily Service. From Sunday onwards, services will be coming from churches in the Diocese in Europe including Brussels and Kiev.
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Here's a link to the schedule, if you get a chance to tune in.
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The Sunday service on 24 September will be from Oslo, and explores the mission of our Diocese.
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The Diocese in Europe invites you to find out how to join this year's course.
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The director, Dr Clare Amos, has written about the course, click here to learn about the four modules and what is involved.
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The first session starts on 26 September so there is still time to join .
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Prayers for Ukraine
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Please remember 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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We can't do it without you!
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Find us in lots of places:
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