Christ Church Lausanne - Weekly eNews (31 March)

Palm Sunday

Dear Friends of Christ Church

This Sunday is Palm Sunday, when we remember the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem, and then go on to hear the Passion Story, how Jesus died. It is quite important that these two contrasting stories are heard together in one service. One is of joy and the other of sadness, one of hope and the other of despair.

It took less than a week for the people to turn from praising Jesus to shouting for his crucifixion. So quickly their hearts and minds were turned. They welcomed Jesus into their city as a king, only to throw him out of the city to be killed as a criminal.

This week is called holy, because it is the most important in the Christian year. It will culminate in Easter Day and the celebration of the Resurrection, but not before we move through the key events of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. I hope you will be able to join us for these special services, as recall Jesus sharing the Last Supper with his friends and washing their feet, and as we stand at the foot of the Cross to see him die. There can be no Easter without Holy Week, no Resurrection without the Cross.

May God lead you through this Holy Week and guide you through the dark valleys of life, that you might also rejoice on the hilltops.

With every blessing

Fr. John

Collect Prayer for Palm Sunday

Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example
of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Services for Holy Week and Easter

Thursday 6th April at 1900: Maundy Holy Communion and Washing of Feet, concluding with the Watch

Friday 7th April at 1100: Good Friday ecumenical liturgy with our ecumenical friends of the Old Catholic Church (in English and French)

Sunday 9th April at 1030: Easter Service of Light and Holy Communion

This week's service will be led by Fr John Tomlinson. Volunteers to help organise refreshments after the service are welcome.

You will also be able to join us online for this week's Sunday service with this link https://youtube.com/live/9z9_Jt9MWZs and the order of service can be found here. You can view a recording of last week's homily with this link: https://youtu.be/FxQNMRheOyk

I did promise to give an update on the theme for the Spring sale and I am pleased to announce that the theme chosen is Renewal. Springtime is one of the great renewals that we can see happening all around us but there are other renewals too, smaller but not less important, such as reconnecting with an out of touch friend or re reading a much loved book. Renewal also means making something new, sometimes from unlikely objects to make them fresh and interesting. To value the old by making something new.

I hope you are finding your own renewal this Springtime and I look forward to seeing you at the Spring sale on Saturday 13th May from 10:30. Stalls include brocante, books, cakes, jams and preserves, Spring wreaths and flowers, hot lunches, and a café. Join us for a Spring Renewal.

From our Treasurer Rosemary Raedler Hacking

We very much appreciate the support you've continued to give us through this difficult time!

Contributions can be made financially via electronic bank transfer to maintain our Christ Church Ministry at:

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Postal account No.:10-725-4
Association Christ Church, Avenue d’Ouchy 60, 1006 Lausanne
IBAN: CH29 00767 000R 0393 3849 with the mention “open collection”.

or via our Ministry bank account QR code using:

Thank you!

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