Mothering Sunday. The 10.30am service (All Age Worship) only will mark Mothering Sunday. Today we offer our thanks and gratitude to those who mothered us. Apart from my own late Mother, I was wonderfully mothered by an early teacher at school called Miss Allen. I am sure that many folk share a similar experience to me. All our women folk are invited to take a rose at the close of the service.

 

AGM. Our thanks to all who came to the AGM or who kindly sent their apologies. Both our wardens - Alison Rose and Peter Mackenzie – stood down and a literal 'au revoir' to Peter who is now in Canada for the next six months. They were both warmly thanked for their toil among us which was way beyond the call of duty. We also formerly thanked Lucy Whittles, Nick Fulford and Richard Langrish who stood down as councilors and Dorothy Strack who left the Archdeaconry Synod last year. The following were elected:

Churchwardens: Pat Thomas & Ninette Dodoo.

Council: Jonna Byskata,Leon Midson, Ralph Wilkinson.

Archdeaconry Synod: Peter Arthern.

The AGM took note of the imminence of the start of the building project(!) and the fact that there is funding in place for three of the four contracts.

The AGM also approved the Constitution and establishment of Holy Trinity as an AISBL. The resolutions passed are in the AGM papers. Our special thanks to Heather Roy, Richard Langrish, and Noel Anselot who have worked hard for us in this matter.

Peter Walley. Council agreed to extend Peter's contract to summer 2005 and to give him the title of Associate Chaplain.

 

Lent Series (last one, please note different day):

   Tuesday 8 April: Environmental Issues. Tape by Peter Harris (A Rocha). (Chair: Annali Bamber-Jones, A Rocha)                  Nigel Walker

TODAY is Mothering Sunday

At 10.30 during Communion, we welcome musicians from St Lawrence College, Ramsgate

At 14.00 during Communion, Isaac Mensah, Assistant Chaplain, will speak on 'Saved by God's grace'.

At 19.00 during the Evening Praise service Paul Moynan will speak on 'Signs of the end of the Age'.

This afternoon, at 4pm, an ecumenical service of prayer for peace will be held in the Eglise Royale Sainte Marie, mostly in French with some English and Dutch. It will begin with the new Church of England Collect for the Peace of the World (in English). The Gospel will be Matthew 5.43-48. Access possible by trams 92, 93 and 94.

COMING SOON . . .

St Paul's Tervuren warmly invites you to A Service of Remembrance for bereaved parents, bereaved brothers and sisters on Sunday 6 April 2003 at 15.00 at St Paulus Church, Dorpsplein, 3080 Vossem.  A service offering a place to remember, to mourn and to reflect on the mysteries of love, life and death. For more information contact St Paul's Church Centre, 02/767 34 35

Archdeaconry Retreats There are still some spaces on the Lenten Retreat to be held in the Netherlands on 11 - 13 April: Led by Revd Jonathan Goodall, Chaplain & Research Assistant to the Bishop in Europe. More details at the back of church.

INFORMATION

e-mail addresses Holy Trinity has new e-mail addresses for the staff:

            chaplain@htbrussels.com for messages to Nigel

peter.walley@htbrussels.com

isaac.mensah@htbrussels.com

admin@htbrussels.com – for general messages or contact with Vicki

For now, Jean-Pierre Herman's address stays as jean.pierre.herman@skynet.be

The website address has also changed:

            www.htbrussels.com

Evening Service News  To help you keep up to date with the evening service, a weekly e-mail is now sent out by the evening service team.  Send an e-mail to lwhittles@europarl.eu.int if you would like to receive it.

 

Holy Trinity crosses may be purchased at the Welcome Desk.  Profits from the sale of the cross will go towards our Centenary Renovation Project.  The silver and the gold crosses are hand crafted.  The sterling silver crosses come with a chain are €50 each.  Gold crosses must be special ordered and do not come with a chain.  The price for the gold cross is €175.  A €90 deposit is required.  More information from Pam Mackenzie at 02/717 97 03 or pamela.mackenzie@mail.dss.mil 

 

'Alternatives', the pregnancy crisis centre in Brussels, would appreciate gifts of buggies / push-chairs, in good condition. Also bedding suitable for carry-cots, and 'kangaroo pouch style' carriers for young babies.  If you have anything suitable, please contact the Alternatives office on 02/737 91 32 or speak to Catherine Pennington (02/731 27 37).

The Mission focus for March is Mission East. All loose change from the plate collections taken at the 4 services last Sunday will go towards their work.

 

Centenary Renovation Project - Those of you who attended the AGM on 24th March should have received a personal letter explaining progress on the project and requesting your support in what we hope will be the final stage of the appeal. If you have not yet received your letter please collect it following today's service. We plan a pledge Sunday at Pentecost (8th June). Your generosity to date has ensured that the bulk of the project can start in the next couple of weeks. We now ask every member of our congregation to consider carefully how much you can pledge to donate later this year (or spread over the next 12 months) to help us finalise the work. More pledge forms will be issued with the newsletter in May, and these (or the copies already included with your letter) can be brought to the Pentecost services, or placed in the pigeon hole of Andrew Johnson (in a sealed envelop please). With your continued support the work of God in Brussels can be further strengthened, through the realisation of this exciting project.

 

For your diaries –

 

"Calling all bakers & buyers. Bun Sunday in April will be on Sunday the 6^th instead of the 2nd Sunday as usual. Please support us by buying our cooked goodies, marmalades & jams, etc. so we can support smaller charities not supported by the Church's Mission Giving."

 

EASTER DAY LUNCH

We would like to invite you to join us for a lunch on Easter Day.

This will take place at Christian's, a Danish restaurant, Boulevard Anspach 37,

1000 Bruxelles - already checked out by one of our number.

Lunch will be between €10 and €20. We can take up to 30 people.

So if you are not already doing something on Easter Day and would like to spend

it with some other people from the church then please contact

Elaine Carwin 02 502 8025 and let her know by Sunday 14 April at the latest as we have to confirm one week before.

Organised by the Pastoral care team.

 

Carols Unlimited are putting on an Easter concert, raising money for the United Fund for Belgium. Find out more on www.carolsunlimited.be.

 

YOUTH AND CHILDREN

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