The Mission Focus this month is African Enterprise. See Information overleaf for more details.

 

CHAPLAIN’S NOTES

Remembrance Sunday The service at 10.30 today will include appropriate hymns, prayers and a time of silence as we reflect on the many men and women who have lost their lives in war – not least in the present conflict in Iraq.

Events: Important events prior to my departure I list below:

·       Christian Impact Outreach Breakfast for Business and Professional People. 24 November 07.00 - 08.30 in the Hall. Speaker: John Chapman a most fascinating and entertaining speaker from down under. The title of his address is ‘Brussels without Christ?’ You are very warmly invited to come and to bring a friend. Tickets, price €10, are available from Lynn Badcock at ChristianImpact@infonie.be or 02/359.09.12. For further details contact the chairman Hugh Cox t: 02/767 30 21 e: chaplain@stpaulstervuren.org

·       Worship48 Prayer and Worship weekend for Europe (19 - 21 November). We welcome Ian and Pauline Cole of World Prayer together with European Prayer Link and guests from across Europe for 48 hours of worship and prayer here in the heart of Europe at Holy Trinity. The programme starts on the Friday 13.00 - 22.00, and on Saturday 08.00 - 10.00. Quiet meditative prayer and worship is planned throughout both Friday and Saturday nights. Everyone is welcome to part or all of the event. They will join with us in worship at 10.30 on that Sunday.

·       Prayer meeting Please join us for prayer tomorrow night (Monday) at 20.00 in the Charles Le Jeune Centre. I will be sharing some thoughts from Scripture with the Council and anyone else who would be most welcome to join us. Finish 21.30.

                                                            Nigel Walker

 

 

Today is Bun Sunday Our baked goodies (cakes, biscuits, sausage rolls, quiches, etc.), marmalades and TEAR Craft tea and coffee will be on sale in the hall after the 10.30 service. Also cards for birthdays and other occasions. Please come and buy so we can support smaller charities not funded by the Church's Mission Giving.

EVENTS

The International Christian Women’s Club of Brussels invites you to a country fair with live and silent auctions. Speaker is Maggie Vaughan. Tickets €10. When? 9.45 – 12.00 on Tuesday 16 November. Where? La Chevalerie, ave Brassine 28, 1640 Rhode-St Genèse More info and reservations: Kathy Hansen t: 02/652 45 38 e: hlk700@aol.com

A Service for the Bereaved   St Paul's, Tervuren warmly invites you to this service as an opportunity to give thanks for the life of a lost loved one, to remember and  to mourn.  It will be an opportunity for us all as a community to acknowledge the reality of loss and death as part of life and to support one another. When? Next Sunday 21 November at 19.30 Where? St Paulus Church, Dorpsplein, Vossem – Tervuren More info St Paul's church office t: 02 /767 34 35.

 

INFORMATION

Rita Demoustiez For people wishing to send their condolences to Philippe, his address is Regina Mundi, Chemin des Etangs 17, B-1640 Rhode St Genèse.

As you know Nigel's last weekend will be 27 – 28 November. We are arranging a pot-luck supper with entertainment, for the Saturday evening in the Walker Hall. Food: Could you please let us know what you are planning to bring beforehand, as we will need savouries and desserts. Please contact Carol Jones t: 02/757 90 90 or Esther Lougheed t: 02/725 22 36 before Sunday 21 November with this information. Also to allow you to show your appreciation to Nigel and Mary we have opened a bank account in their name: ING 375-4297466-57 entitled “Nigel's farewell”.

Today’s loose plate collections will be going to support African Enterprise which was founded by Michael Cassidy in 1962 to ‘Evangelise the Cities of Africa through Word and Deed in Partnership with the Church’. Since that time Michael and AE were instrumental in bringing about the changes that brought the first fully democratic elections in South Africa in 1994 with Nelson Mandela being elected as President. AE has also been instrumental in reconciliation issues in Uganda and Rwanda as well as in a number of other African countries. Following the leadership mission to Brussels in 2000 an office was opened in Belgium under the leadership of Lynn Badcock. Just recently Filip Ameloot accompanied Lynn to AE’s citywide mission to Kinshasa and they will be sharing their experiences in today’s services.

Volunteers are still required for cleaning on Saturdays (or even during the week). If you would like to volunteer please contact Dora 02/218 51 21 or 0473 52 7977. Please inform Dora by Friday evening if you plan to come on the Saturday. Work begins at 08.30 – but come when you can.

The Prayer Chain welcomes requests for prayer for any situation with complete
confidentiality. Please pass your request to Sue Cox 02/767 29 11 or cottoncox@hotmail.com or to Ann Milton 02/772 47 04.

 

ADMIN. NEWS

THE KEYS HAVE LANDED!

Now in the process of being identified and labelled, they will be ready to pick up from Church House from Tuesday onwards. I do so like to see those faces light up… Thank you for your patience.                                                                       Vicki

 

Items for the Newsletter Please send these, at the latest by 9.00 on Tuesday, to David.Iliff@Pandora.be or to the Church Office at admin@htbrussels.com