CHAPLAIN'S NOTES

Today sees the start of a busy term. The very warmest of welcomes to newcomers who have joined us over the last few weeks. You are most welcome at Holy Trinity and you have come to us at a most exciting time. As many are aware our building project continues and we all much look forward to the developments in the project and all the possibilities that will open up to us in the future.

The big event this Autumn is the invitation sent by Christian Impact to six African Evangelists (including Michael Cassidy) to 'come over to Brussels and help us' (see Acts 16.9). It has been the opinion of many, including myself, that Europe needs the help of African evangelists to enable us to rediscover our Christian roots. They will be here between 7 and 16 November.

We have also invited Martin Hallett to come back to Brussels over the weekend of 12/13 October following the controversial 'Bishop of Reading' appointment back in June/July. Martin heads up True Freedom Trust, a homosexual counselling service in the UK and is the best person I know who can help us through this maze which is troubling so many. He was last here in November 1996.

Please make sure you have the term programme and use it as a basis for
preparation and prayer.

Nigel Walker

 

COMING SOON . . .

Starting up again.... The Tuesday morning Women's Bible study is starting again on Tuesday 9 September at Holy Trinity Church house flat starting at 10.00 until 11.30.  The first meeting will be to get to know one another with a short study and time to talk about the plan for the term ahead.  Please come and join us.  Child care is provided.  For details contact Helen Walley on 02/354 59 85 or helen.walley@belgacom.net

Join the Community Bible Study International for a 30-week study on the gospel
of Luke, beginning on 10 September. CBSI is an interdenominational bible study that welcomes all women of the community. We meet weekly on Wednesday mornings at the International Baptist Church in Wezembeek-Oppem and have classes available in English and French. A children's programme for under 5s is new this September. No prior bible study is necessary. For details contact Sue Woodroffe on 02/657 08 96 or Sue Cox on 02/767 29 11.

ENTHUSIASTIC! ENERGETIC! ASPIRING AFRICAN ACTORS AND MUSICIANS OF ALL AGES! I NEED YOU!!!! To sing act and dance, as only you can in the première of the musical, Out of the Black Shadows, set for the end of March 2004. This is the unbelievable conversion story of Stephen Lungu, who is coming to Brussels in November this year. Auditions will take place at Holy Trinity Church on Saturday 13 and Saturday 20 September. They will start at 10.00 and finish at 17.00.  BE THERE! For details contact Carolyn Walker on 0472 45 38 25 or 02/770 77 15, the latter during the month of September only. I look forward to seeing you!!                                                Carolyn Walker

The Christian Work Seekers and Facilitators Group's Networking Meeting will be held on Tuesday 16 September, 20.00 – 22.00 in Church House. If you are unemployed, job seeking and would like to prepare for the test of tests - the job interview, join us for an evening of fun-filled learning with Derek Moloughney, Managing Director of Executive Training. Derek Moloughney, an experienced and talented trainer in Communication here in Brussels, will give us some insights into how and what we communicate during this critical interview. He will also give us some tools on how to improve our performance. The meeting starts at 20.00 sharp so come a little earlier. All are welcome. For more information contact Mary Sampson: 02/346 91 08 or marysampson@skynet.be

The International Christian Women's Club of Brussels invites you to a brunch and prayer connection. The Brunch is from 9.45 – 12.00 on Tuesday 16 September at Avenue Brassine 38, 1640 Rhode St Genèse. €10 per person. Contact Caterina Chardome for more information: 02/353 19 23 or chardome@skynet.be

The Prayer Connection is at 9.45 on Tuesday 9 September ar Rue Crolle 20, 1380 Lasne. Contact Lisa Kraus 02/633 46 43.

Contagious Christian Course Overcoming our fears of sharing our faith with friends by being ourselves and discovering and developing our own natural, authentic style of witnessing. Thursdays 20.00-22.00, 4 September – 23 October, at Jocelyn Cleak, Avenue Milcamps 58, 1030 Brussels (Schuman area). Contact josscleak@hotmail.com or 02/734 08 45.

Counsellors for Hopeful(l) Mission 8-16 November: Pray for and help lead people to Christ at our Mission with Michael Cassidy and African Enterprise. 3 Training sessions at 19.45 pm, 7 and 21 October at HTB, 4 November: place tbc. Before coming, contact Filip Ameloot 02/644 05 00 or amelootfilip@hotmail.com

 

INFORMATION

Lynda and Francis Oni thank the congregation for their sympathy and support at the death of Lynda's mother, Dorothy Boardman. (Psalm 121 & 9:10).

The Mission Focus for September is Muyebe School for Girls, Uganda.  The loose plate collections on Sunday 28  September will go to  the School.

Lesson readers, intercessors and others Please collect the new rota from your pigeon hole at the back of church.

New term's programme (September – December) is now available at the back of church.

Address list Will all church members please check their details on the address list which is at the Welcome Table at the back of church. This is very important!

Books in the pews We do not have enough books for everyone any more. Before ordering new ones we would really appreciate it if everyone would check their bookshelves and cupboards. It may be possible that a red prayer book, a hymn book or a church bible got picked up by mistake, or for a very good reason, but never found its way back to the pews again. Thank you very much. The Wardens

Urgent accurate help needed We need some help from two native French speakers who have good clear writing. In order to submit accounts to the commune, we need to spell out in letters, on covering sheets, the amounts for each of 250 separate bills! (Sounds archaic? It is, but it has to be done). Therefore, is anyone available next Monday afternoon/evening for about 4 hours? This requires great accuracy, so less haste, more speed! Gareth is setting this up. Please e-mail me peter.walley@htbrussels.com

All people involved in music We regret to say that cables and music stands are disappearing from church. We arrived at 7pm last Sunday night to find that cables used for the evening service sound system had gone missing together with at least one, possibly two music stands. Please can those who took them, return them ASAP. We will be doing a stock take of all our equipment – but the general rule is that items such as cables/stands must not be borrowed over a weekend because they will always be needed at one time or another on Sundays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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