50 people turned up to listen to “Not quite a concert” on Saturday afternoon at Gingins Church. Two of our congregation, Jeremy Burrows and Jane Djate, were joined by two friends to form a string quartet. The instruments played were two violins, one viola and one cello. The quartet played beautifully and everyone really enjoyed […]
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The Maundy Thursday service started with an introduction to three rituals, before Jesus began his way to the cross, representing three dynamics ofChristian Life – 1 Personal: Anointing by a minister; 2 Companionship: Foot and hand washing done to each other; 3 Community: Last supper – HolyCommunion. Good Friday and Holy Saturday were services of
For the start of Holy Week this year we celebrated Palm Sunday at the church in Crassier with an All-age Holy Communion. This was our first prayer: God our Saviour, whose son Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as Messiah to suffer and die;let these palms be for us signs of his victory and grant that we
On Tuesday evening an enthusiastic group of “girls” gathered at the Prieuré of the Temple de Nyon. The meeting was led by Funke Staeuble, a member of our church community, who worked through a team building exercise with us. The title was “Building bridges and making connections through the expressive arts.” We started the evening
The All Age Holy Communion Service in Gingins on the 4th Sunday in Lent celebrated Mothering Sunday. The service started with an explanation of why it was Mothering Sunday: We were told it is a day of celebration of– The gift of children to mothers– The gift of mothers to children– The gift of those
