CHAPLAIN'S NOTES

Warmest Congratulations to Isaac Mensah on obtaining his B.A. in Theology in Ministry. It is a wonderful achievement and is the result of a very great deal of hard work. Isaac & Suzy write: 'We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to the entire congregation for your prayers and support during the four years of theological study Isaac undertook at St. John's College, Nottingham. We are delighted to announce that Isaac has successfully completed the course and has been awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology in Ministry. We pray that the Lord will continue to give us his grace to serve his church with all our strength. Again, thank you, and as the Lord loves you all, so do we!'

 

Harvest Festival. Next Sunday (5 October). Please bring tinned and dry foods, and vegetables such as carrots, cauliflowers and onions which will then go to the Protestant Social Centre. The children will bring the gifts up at the offertory. The service is 'all-age worship' with communion, with a focus on Tearfund work. There will be special envelopes provided for your gifts to Tearfund. We would also be very grateful for any help in decorating the church for that day. The decoration of the church will take place on Saturday 4 October from 9am. If you wish to donate vegetables for this purpose, please do so on weekday mornings at Church House, or bring them to the church on Saturday morning.

 

A warm welcome to Jeff & Joy Realff who come to us today from Muyebe School. They will be interviewed at 10.30 today.

 

Banner Workshop. Thanks to all those who joined the Banner Workshop last week. Helen now has a full complement again.

 

Bible Reading Notes. Browse the sample notes at the back of church and order for October/December. Last Sunday to order.

 

Counselling for the Mission. Counselling classes 7 & 21 October here at HTB 19.45 Please contact the clergy for further details.

 

Visit of Martin Hallett to Brussels. Martin will be with us for Sunday 12 October and will address an open forum on Monday 13^th October at 20.00 in HTB. This is a very good opportunity for us all to develop a Christian mind concerning the issue of homosexuality.

Nigel Walker

 

OPPORTUNITIES

Join the Community Bible Study International for a 30-week study on the gospel
of Luke. CBSI is an interdenominational bible study that welcomes all women of the community. We meet weekly on Wednesdays at 9.30 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.

Holy Trinity's communications committee is looking for a volunteer, of any age, who is interested in journalism or public relations to help two, upcoming projects. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about journalism and global communication, and only requires a few hours of time for one week in October and November. The volunteer will work under the guidance of a senior journalist, researching media outlets, contacting journalists, and sending out press releases. Knowledge of computers and Internet searches a plus. Contact noelle_knox@yahoo.com.

The Christian Work Seekers and Facilitators Group's Networking Meeting which, was scheduled for Tuesday 16th September, will now be held on 30^th September at 20.00 – 22.00 in Church House. The speaker was unfortunately called away. 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 further information please contact Mary Sampson: Tel 02/346 91 08 or e-mail at marysampson@skynet.be

 

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 until 23 October, at Jocelyn Cleak's, Avenue Milcamps 58, 1030 Brussels (Schuman area). Contact josscleak@hotmail.com or 02/734 08 45.

INFORMATION

Brass cleaner wanted! Would anyone be willing to join the sacristan team as a brass cleaner with the task of polishing the church brasses every six weeks or so? If so, please phone Barbara Rundell on 02/762 11 43.

 

To give away - various items large and small of furniture/household effects. Still serviceable if not latest fashion. Contact Sue Merkle Tel/fax: 02 731 22 89; e-mail: s.merkle@pandora.be

The Mission Focus for September is Muyebe School for Girls, Uganda.  Jeff and Joy Realff (from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, UK) are visiting us today.  They have recently spent about 2 years at Muyebe as expatriate teachers and can therefore act as ambassadors from the school. 

The loose plate collections today will go to the School.

Christian Impact Mission 8-16 November. Prayer meetings have been arranged for the 30 September at St Paul's Church Centre in Tervuren and at Holy Trinity on 14 October. Both commence at 19.45 and finish at 22.00. All are welcome.

 

Centenary Renovation Project Site visit TODAY! The work on site is progressing at a good pace, and we are happy to announce that the architect and contractor will be on hand to take groups of up to 10 people at a time around the building site to see the work at this stage. The visits will be between 12.00 and 14.00. Please note however that it is a building site, and you enter at your own risk. It would be wise to wear sturdy shoes. This is a great opportunity for you to see how your money is being spent - and if you are new to our family here at Holy Trinity, to learn about this important project to develop the spiritual work of the Church here in Brussels.

 

Pledge forms for the Renovation Project are available at the back of the Church. Any contribution is most gratefully received.

Some house keys have gone missing from the Choir Vestry. They may have been taken by mistake by someone thinking they were church keys. If you know anything about these would you please speak to David Iliff, Paul de Lusignan or one of the clergy.

ADMIN. NEWS

Address list update Today is the your last opportunity to check that you are on our confidential address list, fill in a welcome card if you are not, and verify that all your details are correct if you are! We are most grateful for your cooperation on this matter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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