Outline programme
| Monday, February 6th Church Council meeting |
7.55pm Church Council meet at The Vicarage. Apologies for absence to Eric Stuart as Secretary. |
| Wednesday, February 8th Midweek Prayer meeting -CANCELLED |
6.30pm-7.30pm An hour of informal prayer for the church and the world. In the oratory at Gerland.
CANCELLED - AS LYON ARE PLAYING AT HOME IN A CUP MATCH |
| Saturday, February 11th Prayer Ministry Team |
10.00am Prayer Ministry team meet at Gerland. The first meeting of 2012. |
| Sunday, February 12th Holy Communion |
10.30am Holy Communion, in the chapel at Gerland. We begin a new series in Prayers of the Old Testament, which will take us through to the end of Lent. David Schofield is preaching this morning on Hannah's Song, in 1 Samuel 2: 1-10. |
| Wednesday, February 15th Midweek Prayer meeting |
6.30pm-7.30pm An hour of informal prayer for the church and the world. In the oratory at Gerland. |
| Sunday, February 19th Morning Prayer |
10.30am Morning Prayer, in the chapel at Gerland. We continue our sermon series on Prayers of the Old Testament. Tim Evans is preaching today on Trust in God's Love, based on Psalm 100: 8-14. |
| Wednesday, February 22nd Midweek Prayer Meeting ASH WEDNESDAY |
6.30pm-7.30pm An hour of informal prayer for the church and the world. In the oratory at Gerland. |
| Friday, February 24th Prière, Pain, Pomme |
12.00 midday The first of the Prière, Pain, Pomme meetings, organised by the Groupe Oecuménique Gerland-Guillotière. |
| Sunday, February 26th Holy Communion |
10.30am Holy Communion, in the chapel at Gerland. We continue our series on Prayers of the Old Testament. Today, the first Sunday in Lent, Chris Martin is preaching on Penitence, based on Psalm 51: 1-12. |
| Wednesday, February 29th Midweek Prayer meeting |
6.30pm-7.30pm An hour of informal prayer for the church and the world. In the oratory at Gerland. |
| Friday, March 2nd Prière, Pain, Pomme |
12.00 midday The second of the Prière, Pain, Pomme meetings |
| Sunday, March 4th All Age Worship |
10.30am All Age Worship The focus this morning is on Jesus's rejection at Nazareth, based on Luke 4: 14-30. The service is led by members of the All Age Worship team. |
| Monday, March 5th Church Council meeting |
7.55pm Church Council meet at The Vicarage. Any apologies to Eric Stuart, as Secretary. This will be the last meeting before the Church Annual General Meeting. |
| Wednesday, March 7th Midweek Prayer meeting |
6.30pm-7.30pm An hour of informal prayer for the church and the world. In the oratory at Gerland. |
| Friday, March 9th Prière, Pain, Pomme |
Prière, Pain, Pomme is a series of ecumenical meetings during Lent, organised by the Groupe Oecuménique Gerland-Guillotière. They take place every Friday at 12.00 midday. Today's meeting is led by the Anglican church. |
| Sunday, March 11th Holy Communion |
10.30am Holy Communion, in the chapel at Gerland. We continue our series on Prayers in the Old Testament. Today Keith Burrell is preaching on Praying for the City, based on Abraham's pleading for Sodom in Genesis 18. |
| Wednesday, March 14th Midweek Prayer meeting |
6.30pm-7.30pm An hour of informal prayer for the church and the world. In the oratory at Gerland. |
| Friday, March 16th Prière, Pain, Pomme |
12.00 midday The fourth of the Prière, Pain, Pomme meetings, organised by the Groupe Oecuménique Gerland-Guillotière. |
| Sunday, March 18th Morning Prayer |
10.30am Morning Prayer, in the chapel at Gerland. We continue our series on Prayers of the Old Testament. Today David Paterson is preaching on Prayers for Justice and Peace, based on Isaiah 59: 12-15. |
| Wednesday, March 21st Midweek Prayer meeting |
6.30pm-7.30pm An hour of informal prayer for the church and the world. In the oratory at Gerland. |
| Friday, March 23rd Prière, Pain, Pomme |
12.00 midday The fifth of the Prière, Pain, Pomme meetings, organised by the Groupe Oecuménique Gerland-Guillotière. |
| Saturday, March 24th CLOCKS CHANGE ! |
The clocks go forward one hour at midnight tonight. Those who forget will be an hour late for church ! |
| Sunday, March 25th Holy Communion |
10.30am Holy Communion, in the chapel at Gerland. Today we come to the last of our series on Prayer of the Old Testament. Chris Martin is preaching on Jonah's prayer from inside the big fish, based on Jonah 2. |
| Wednesday, March 28th Midweek Prayer meeting |
6.30pm-7.30pm An hour of informal prayer for the church and the world. In the oratory at Gerland. |
| Friday, March 30th Prière, Pain, Pomme |
12.00 midday The sixth (and last) of the Prière, Pain, Pomme meetings, organised by the Groupe Oecuménique Gerland-Guillotière. |
| Sunday, April 1st All Age Worship PALM SUNDAY |
10.30am All Age Worship The focus of our service this morning is The triumphal entry of Jesus and his disciples into Jerusalem, in Matthew 21: 1-11. The service is led by members of the All Age Worship group. |
| Wednesday, April 4th Midweek Prayer meeting |
6.30pm-7.30pm An hour of informal prayer for the church and the world. In the oratory at Gerland. The last meeting before an Easter break. |
| Friday, April 6th GOOD FRIDAY walk at Rontalon |
For Good Friday we are again proposing a walk at Rontalon, stopping for prayer at 3 wayside crosses. A two hour-plus walk followed by lunch. |
| Sunday, April 8th EASTER DAY Holy Communion |
10.30am Holy Communion, in the chapel at Gerland. The focus of our service today is the resurrection of Jesus on Easter morning, based on Mark 16: 1-8. Provisionally this will be preceded by a Church Breakfast. |
| Sunday, April 15th Morning Prayer and Baptism |
10.30am Morning Prayer, in the chapel at Gerland. During our service this morning we will baptise Sophia Mougeot into the fellowship of God's church. |
| Monday, April 30th ICS Family Conference |
Chris and Susie Martin will be away at the ICS Family Conference, which runs Monday, April 30th - Friday, May 4th, at Ashburnham House in East Sussex. |
| Wednesday, May 9th France Archdeaconry Synod |
France Archdeaconry Synod, at Saint Jacut, runs Wednesday, May 9th - Saturday, May 12th. Our two representatives at Synod will be Jean Goichot and Judy Wood. For the first time in 11 years, Chris Martin unfortunately will not be there, because of fixed family commitments in England. |
| Sunday, June 10th, 2012 Ordination of Tim Watson |
Ordination (priesting) of Tim Watson in Liverpool Cathedral |