This Sunday's flowers are in loving memory of Willy Demoustiez.

 

CHAPLAINS' NOTES

Charles Le Jeune

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. In the name of Christ. Amen!

No-one who knew Charles could fail to recognise his booming voice in response to the declarations at the end of the morning service. His passing early last Sunday morning has left a huge hole in all our lives, for Charles has been at the very centre of life at Holy Trinity since January 1969 when he and Jennifer and their young family returned from the Congo.

It wasn't simply that he dedicated himself in selfless acts of service, though there was little at HT that Charles has not done, it was more that he had such a huge heart to welcome people wherever they were from. Everyone felt that they had a special relationship with him.

His life was authentically Christian. Indeed if I were to choose a person who exemplified today the message of the epistle of 1 John, it would be Charles. His faith, tested over many years, expressed itself in countless selfless acts of kindness. He truly served his Lord by serving others.

Therefore we can give thanks today for him. We can give thanks that his final suffering was not prolonged; indeed as he died his face settled into a smile, relief no doubt that he was over his pain, but happiness too as he was received by our Lord.

We will miss you, Charles, dreadfully; but we thank you that you showed us so powerfully the way of love. Our love, our prayers and our thoughts are with Jennifer, Nick, Richard and Benjy.

The funeral service has been arranged for 10.30 on Thursday 5 June here at Holy Trinity. We will not be able to tell everyone personally, so if you think someone has not heard, please let them know. There will be a reception afterwards at the Hilton Hotel. Jennifer would be delighted to see as many people as possible there. Then the family will accompany Charles to the Crematorium.

 

 

We welcome today the family and friends of Richard and Alison Lapslie, as they bring their daughter Ishbel Iona Jane to baptism, and we pray together with them for God's richest blessing on Ishbel for her future life.

Peter Walley, Associate Chaplain

Charles Le Jeune I heard with the greatest sadness of Charles' death last
Sunday from Jennifer. Mary and I would like to express to her and the family, through the Newsletter, our sincere love and prayers at this very sad time.

James Day and Sarah Pennington Mary and I had the pleasure of visiting both
James and Sarah last week at Cambridge and Ware respectively. It was good to
see them both 'in situ'. James will be ordained in Antwerp on 5 July and Sarah will be commissioned at Holy Trinity on 20 July. These are important dates in the life of Holy Trinity.   

Nigel Walker, Chaplain

COMING SOON . . .

The Christian Women's Club of Brussels will hold a Prayer Connection at 9.45 on Tuesday 3 June at the home of Lisa Anderson, Clos des Lilas Blancs 2, 1332 Genval (02/652 63 57) . . . and a Garden Party Brunch from 9.45 - 12.00 on Tuesday 10 June at the home of Charity Nyirongo, Drève Richelle 260, 1410 Waterloo. Reservations and information from Caterina Chardome 02/353 19 23 or chardome@skynet.be

Chassepierre 2003 This year our annual weekend away in the Ardennes is from 13 - 15 June. This is a great opportunity to meet new people, relax and sample the beauty the Ardennes have to offer . . . Information sheets are available at the back of the church. Places are limited and are going quickly so sign up soon! If you would like more information please contact Heather Roy, Lucy Whittles, Jon Morgan, Becky Foreman or Ingrid Kelling. Alternatively email hjroy@yahoo.co.uk See you there!!

Bun Sunday this month will be on the 22nd instead of the 8th. Please support us by buying our baked goodies so we can send money to smaller charities not supported by the Mission Giving. Thanks very much! Ann Freeman

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

Tuesday morning homegroup Are you wanting to join a homegroup? We meet each Tuesday morning at 10.00 at Holy Trinity Church House in the Flat on the second floor, ending by 11.45 at the latest. We will be meeting on 3, 10 and 17 June before a Summer break and would love to welcome you. We are studying Colossians this term, The Supremacy of Christ – what does that mean for our everyday lives? We have fellowship, prayer and study. This group is open to ANYONE who would like to come and we provide a separate crèche for those who need it. Look forward to seeing you. If you would like to know more please contact Helen Walley 02/354 59 85 or Ilka Tank 02/675 52 10

Alternatives, centre d'aide pour femmes enceintes (crisis pregnancy centre) is in need of baby clothes for ages 0 - 12 months, especially for new borns.   If you can help, please phone Alternatives at 02/737 91 32 or contact Sheila Cuthbertson or Catherine Pennington.  Thank you.

Helpers needed! The Climbers and Scramblers groups could really benefit from some additional helpers for their Sunday morning activities.  Could you give up one Sunday morning a month to help?  If we could find at least four people then that is all you would have to do! If you would like to know more please contact Heather Roy at hjroy@yahoo.co.uk  THANK YOU

 

ADMIN NEWS

Practical help needed! Do you have the soul of a DIY-er, or good arm muscles, and feel you could be called on very occasionally to put up a couple of shelves or help with some heavy lifting? The team at Church House would be very grateful to have a list of volunteers to call on for practical tasks. Please phone or e-mail Vicki at admin@htbrussels.com if you are willing to be on our SOS list. Many thanks.

To all those who use the photocopier in the church offices We are now in the process of detailing what the photocopying needs for each church group and committee are. This is an important step in a very necessary process of budget control. In order to do this, we are requesting that all users fill in the form on (or near!) the machine. Many thanks for your cooperation.

The church has been given three New English Bibles with apocrypha and one New English Bible New Testament. These bibles are quite old, but available to anyone who would wish to collect them from Church House. If you are interested, please call Vicki at the office first.

Definitely no dumping! We request that no second hand items be left in the church or at Church House at any time. We have no means of distributing them, and they are just wasted, which is a great shame when the 'Petits Riens' may be able to use them.

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