ICS Conference All the clergy of HTB will be at the Inter-Continental Church Society conference in Interlaken from tomorrow until Friday (2 May). This is a valuable opportunity for us to spend time with the many other continental chaplains who will be there and to reflect, by listening to God"s word, on the pastoral ministry to which we are committed. The office will be closed that week. Kempton Baldridge, (All Saints Waterloo) has kindly agreed to be available in the event of an emergency.

Nigel Walker, Chaplain

 

 

NEXT SUNDAY the Catholic Apostolics have their service after the 10.30 service. This will mean that, weather permitting, coffee and other refreshments will be served in the courtyard.

COMING SOON . . .

Grand Prayer March on Sunday 11 May at 15.00 to pray for Brussels, Belgium and Europe, preceded by Intercession Marches from various points in and around Brussels on Saturday 10 May. More details later.

The Christian Women's Club of Brussels Prayer Connection on Tuesday 6 May at 9.45 at ave de la Pepiniere 19, 1640 Rhode St Genèse. 02/381 18 84 for details. A brunch takes place on Tuesday 13 May from 9.45-12.00 at La Chevalerie, ave Brassine 38, 1640 Rhode St Genèse. €10 per person. 02/353 19 23 or chardome@skynet.be for reservations.

Christian Outreach Through Sport Please note our annual Golf Day at Bercuit is arranged for Friday 13 June. Contact Ken Thomas on 02/657 05 57 for further info.

INFORMATION

Intercessors, lesson readers, lay assistants etc Please would you put your "away dates", at the latest by 11 May, on the form you have from Jennifer Le Jeune and send it to her or put it in her pigeon hole. Please notify any swapped duties to the Church Office by phone or fax.

The coffee team would like to remind you to return the brown plastic holders to the coffee table when you have finished your coffee or tea. These holders are not disposable, and we do not want to spend money on buying new ones! Thank you for your co-operation.

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 specially 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 

The Mission focus for this month is on the work of Wycliffe Bible Translators, and our freewill offerings from 2 weeks ago will go specifically to support our Mission partners, David and Evelyn Baines, who will be going out to work in Chad in the near future. They are currently living in Brussels, and Evelyn is working as a nurse, while David improves his French, to enable him to train local Chadians in computer skills. You can read about them and the work of Wycliffe on the notice-board at the back of church. If you missed the mission collection, but would like to contribute to this, please  put your donation in a sealed envelope labelled 'Wycliffe Mission Focus collection'.

Centenary Renovation Project With the important permission received  for the first phase of the building work, and the authority for the rest of the work promised, the first contract is due to be signed on 23 April. And then the real work will begin!  By now most of the congregation have collected the letters from the back of Church outlining the final stage of our appeal. If you have not already collected yours please do so immediately after this service. We will invite you to return your pledge form in a sealed envelope at special services on Pentecost Sunday, 6 June. Alternatively you can place yours (also in a sealed envelope) in Andrew Johnson's pigeon hole in the porch. And finally we invite your prayers for the successful completion of this important work to strengthen the work of God here in Brussels. 

Help wanted The sacristan team needs two extra helpers; one to wash and iron the altar cloth from time to time, and another to help with very occasional typing. If you could do either of these jobs, please contact Barbara Rundell on 02/762 11 43.

YOUTH AND CHILDREN

Many thanks to those who are helping us to set up video-viewing in children's rooms.  We have discovered we need a UK video-recorder to go with our UK television.  Does anyone have one to donate. Please contact Mary on 02/770 77 15.

The Church Office will be closed from TOMORROW (Monday 28 April) to Friday 2 May. The duty clergyman for that week is Revd Kempton Baldridge from All Saints Waterloo, contactable on 02/384 35 56 during office hours.

 

A new "HTB Classified" space will be created on the church website for all those Wanted – Needed – On Offer ads you would like to post up. Please send the exact text and format you want to appear to webmaster@htbrussels.com