This month Archbishop Rowan Williams will take his seat formally in Canterbury Cathedral. He will have to face many issues including the future of Anglicanism itself. During Lent this year we will attempt to examine three or four of those issues with tapes from the conference on the ‘Future of Anglicanism Conference’ at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford last July. Details in next week’s newsletter.

If you were absent last Sunday you can find a separate sheet at the back of the church referring to the motions that were passed at the EGM on 27 January.

Nigel Walker

 

 

TODAY

At 10.30 during Communion Nigel Walker, Chaplain, will speak on ‘All things to all men’.

At 14.00 during Communion Isaac Mensah, Assistant Chaplain, will speak on ‘Evangelism’.

At 19.00 during Communion Peter Walley, Assistant Chaplain, will speak on ‘Who do you say that I am?’.

 

Today is also Bun Sunday. After the 10.30 service we will be holding a sale of baked goodies in the side aisle (quiches, sausage rolls, brownies, biscuits, etc.) - also marmalades and TearCraft food products (tea & coffee). The money raised goes to smaller charities and causes not supported by the Mission Group. If you have a suggestion for the money raised in 2002 please let me know in writing (in pigeonhole in the porch or annbarleycorn@belgacom.net). Thanks. Ann Freeman

 

COMING SOON . . .

The Christian Work Seekers and Facilitators Group’s Networking Meeting will be held on Tuesday 11 February, 20.00 – 22.00 in Church House. Among the issues to be discussed are: the work of the Help Desk, the feasibility of Voluntary Work and the offer of a seminar on Career Development. We look forward to seeing you, valuing your input and welcoming your suggestions. The meeting will start at 20.00 sharp. Visitors are welcome. For further information please contact Mary Sampson: on 02/346 91 08 or e-mail marysampson@skynet.be

The Christian Women’s Club of Brussels presents ‘Pieces Patched to Perfection’: a demonstration and display of hand quilting by Marie McEvoy. Music and talk by Helen Walley. From 9.45 – 12.00 on Tuesday 11 February at La Chevalerie, ave Brassine 38, 1640 Rhode St Genèse. More details from Caterina Chardome 02/353 19 23 or chardome@skynet.be

Wednesday Children's Group will be meeting next from 15.00 - 16.30 this Wednesday 12 February in Church House. All children primary school age and younger very welcome. For details, please phone James on 02/453 95 63.

Alpha This 12 week course on the building blocks of Christianity continues on Thursday 13 February starting at 19.00 and finishing at 21.30. A hot meal will be served each week, followed by a short talk, questions and small group discussion. The venue is c/o Carolyn Walker Rue François Debelder 11, 1200 Woluwe St-Lambert, Brussels (very close to metro stop Tomberg). More information from Filip Ameloot at amelootfilip@hotmail.com The cost of the meal is €5, the Alpha manual is €2.50. Unemployed and students can come for free; please let one of the Chaplains know if you need a subsidy.

Prayer Ministry Training Day  Saturday 15 February We are having a training day for all those involved in prayer ministry, at all the services, together with any who were involved on the Acorn listening course last year.  We are asking those who pray regularly at the rail to make this a priority. Anyone else who is interested in coming will be very welcome.  It is so important that we meet regularly to learn together and to encourage one another.  The material we will be using comes from Acorn Christian Healing Trust and is called Growing a Healing Ministry.  Sally Steen and
Helen Walley will be leading the course.  It will be held at Church House,
starting 10.00 for coffee and 10.30 start and finishing 16.30.  Please bring your own lunch. We intend to have another Saturday in April or May to complete the course.  Please let Helen know if you would like to come
helen.walley@belgacom.net or 02/354 59 85. Flyers available at the back of church.

Oasis - Counselling Training for Christians Certificate in Counselling (also known as Level 1). Oasis are running this course in conjunction with PhilippiTrust. It is recognised by the Association of Christian Counsellors.  It will run in two sections Thursday 6 (evening only) - Saturday 8 March, and Thursday 20 (evening only) - Saturday 22 March. The cost is €185 payable at the beginning of the course. This course is a great follow on for those who have done Acorn Christian Listeners or who would like to learn more about Christian counselling. For more details there are leaflets at the back of church today with all the contact addresses and details. Oasis Counselling Centre 02/502 32 72

NW Europe Archdeaconry Retreats 2003 Two Lenten Retreats will be held in the Netherlands: 4 - 6 April: Conductor: Rt Rev Dr Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop of the Diocese in Europe. 11 - 13 April: Conductor: The Reverend Jonathan Goodall, Chaplain & Research Assistant to the Diocesan Bishop in Europe. More details at the back of church.

 

INFORMATION

The Mission focus for February is the Karen/Karenni people. They are ethnic minorities persecuted by the military junta of Burma. On the mission board in the porch and on the notice board near the coffee area you will find warm letters of thanks to you from orphanages and a Bible College.  There are also prayer booklets for the Global Day of Prayer for Burma, 9 March. The loose plate collections at all 4 services next Sunday will be sent to old people in the refugee camps, these are WW2 veterans who receive no pension, and only have their medals to show.  Thank you for all the support given so generously.

Tuesday morning Bible Study Just to let you know that the new Tuesday morning Bible study is underway and we will be looking at 'Women like us' - a study of women in the Bible. We meet at Ilka Tank's house, Chaussée de la Hulpe 439, 1170 Watermael Boitfort, each Tuesday morning from 9.30 - 11.00 and there is a crèche for those with small children.  All are welcome.  For more information
contact either Ilka Tank on 02/675 52 10 or Helen Walley 02/354 59 85 or
helen.walley@belgacom.net and we can send a programme for the term.

Due to a shortage of volunteers, we can only offer a supervised crèche 3 Sundays a month. The room in Church House is of course still available but there will be no helpers there on 16 February and 16 March. More volunteers would be highly appreciated. Pease contact Gayl Russell on 02/649 11 30 or gaylr@skynet.be.

The Living Waters Singers from the 2pm congregation are putting on a contemporary Christian music celebration for Easter here in Holy Trinity. This will take place on the evening of Saturday 12 April, a week before Easter. If you would like to sing in the choir or help with the production of this event, please speak to David Mitchell 02/735 42 14, david.mitchell@mornstar.co.uk

Items for the Newsletter Please send these by 9.00 on Tuesdays by e-mail to David.Iliff@Pandora.be or to the Church Office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRP — NOTICABLE PROJECT PROGRESS . . . but see overleaf

 

Formal approval to start our contract has been delayed and it is easy to be negative, but there is good news. Thankfully, 20 people came on 1 February. It took some effort to keep them all busy and the positive results to date are:

·       The Hall has been emptied and rubbish thrown out, with things stored.

• The self-help demolitions are completed and most waste removed.
• The (100%) Hall wall is down and the wood labelled for replacement
• About 60% of the nails are now out of the wood strips, or wall battens.
• About 50% of the wood has been first-sanded, by hand with no power.
• About 25% of the holes in the wood battens have been filled.
• About 20% of the wood battens has been primed, first coat.
• Opinion has already noted improved lighting from the painted battens!
• No - 0% second wood sanding, refilling holes, or final finish-paint coat.
• Confirmation the Hall wall encloses adequate space for bookshelves.
• The former telephone exchange has been relocated to Church House.
• The Belgacom telephone switches have been removed.
• The telephone booth has been cleaned for cleaning-storage reuse.
• The booth light switch, light, and electrical outlet have been relocated.
• The telephone booth wall holes are filled with plaster and sanded.
• A primer coat of paint has been applied and a final coat will now follow.
• (Two metal cupboards will fit into the room to create the storage.)
• The under-ramp bar-storage room has been primed and final painted.
• The latter includes ceiling, walls, doors - and some floor (drippings).

·       The bar-storage floor has been prepared for dust-control painting.

One of the Building Steering Committee will supervise work each Saturday. The task is simple - in this case get paint on the wood - not the floor; and keep the 'work-site' safe & clean. The latter includes post-paint cleaning. We will build shelves in the bar-storage room to store wine and beer, we will also:

·       Rewire the bar-storage room to create a electrical outlet for the cooler.

• Install some brighter fluorescent lighting in the bar-storage area.
• Move the bar cooler from the church entry to its new home.
• Use the bar-storage room to secure our tools - during construction.
• Lock the door to the adjacent small storage room – leads to the bar.

·       Experienced opinion is that we will need March to finish Hall painting.

The architect has noted the following for Pierre Compté, the contractor. He will:

·       Install a door for the adjacent small storage room, to open from the bar.

• Create both a ceiling and a floor for the small room, key to dust control.
• The new floor will be floated cement on the existing rough floor.
• Structural work will be completed with the new kitchen next autumn.

·       Paul Gray will later lead bar renovations and install the Nave panelling.

These results result from God’s inspiration and your help. Thank you.

 

 

Self-help workers needed. . . CRP Workers Needed Now

Many thanks are owed to the faithful who have come out to help in the Hall. We have now finished stripping the ceiling lights and covering the floor. (The scaffolding has been removed.) Our current task is to remove the wood battens from the Hall walls. To brighten the room with the new lighting we must paint the strips white. The wood cannot be painted in place since it covers an acoustic mesh – to reduce the noise-level. The contractor, Compté, will replace the battens to cover the new, large, book-cupboards.

Your help is required as a painter, handyman, and carpenter; we also need cleaners and administrators. We will work Saturdays from 8.00 to 13.00 in the Hall. Please wear old, warm clothes. We must organise the battens for sanding, painting, drying, and then storage. We are also painting the bar storage area under the ramp to give us a secure storage area during the contract work. We are using a compressor and spray gun there.

 

Painting instruction We are most grateful for the help of Freddy Marcelle, a retired professional painter. We have begun to provide teaching in ‘How to Paint’. The curriculum includes ‘Wall preparation’ ‘How to not paint the floor’, ‘Painting a straight line’, ‘Clean up’, and by popular demand - ‘How not to paint the window shut’!

 

Future painting schedule We will be unable to complete most of the painting until late 2003, or even 2004. We will start with painting instruction, wall preparation and painting in a few smaller areas: the former telephone booth, the upper rear halls, the rear toilets, etc.