Festival of Christian Unity

12-25 January 2012

Co-sponsored by the Catholic, Anglican, Reform and Greek and Russian Orthodox churches, the festival spans a two-week period and offers a multitude of opportunties to visit churches from other traditions, pray for unity, and participate in ecumenical conferences and celebrations. Many thanks to all who planned, orchestrated, or attended the "Night of Prayer and Praise" that was held at Christ Church on Friday, 20 January!  If you haven't yet attended any of the events, do think about doing so. As of this writing (Saturday 21 January), there are still six more events to check out.

Festival Schedule as follows (in French):

Jeudi 12 janvier, 20h – accueil Marthe et Marie 
Ouverture du Festival de l’Unité avec la conférence du Frère Michel Mallèvre et du Pasteur Flemming Fleinert-Jensen d’après le livre du Groupe des Dombes : « Vous donc, priez ainsi ». Le Notre Père, itinéraire de conversion des Eglises.
Site Humanicité à Lomme (Métro St Philibert, entre la Maison Jean XXIII et l’Hôpital Saint Philibert)

Vendredi 13 janvier, 20h – Temple de Lille
Soirée "Parole et Musique" avec les ensembles vocaux et instrumentaux des Eglises membres de la Fédération Protestante de France 
15 rue Jeanne d'Arc à Lille (métro : ligne 1-Station République Beaux Arts) 

Dimanche 15 janvier, 15h – Parvis Saint Maurice, Lille centre
Visite guidée de l’Eglise Saint Maurice. Puis présentation de la Fraternité diocésaine des Parvis autour d’un goûter. Traduction en anglais. 
Parvis Saint Maurice à Lille. 

Lundi 16 janvier, 20h15 – Maison de l’Apostolat des Laïcs 
Conférence de Pascale Watine: "Qu'est ce que Vatican II a apporté à l'œcuménisme?” 
39 rue de La Monnaie à Lille

Mardi 17 janvier, 19h – Eglise Saint Paul, Marcq-en-Barœul 
Célébration œcuménique autour du Notre Père et à partir des richesses de l’art religieux : l’orgue et le chant, les vitraux, les sculptures…. 
Rue du général Gallieni à Marcq-en-Barœul

Mercredi 18 janvier, 20h15 - Maison de l’Apostolat des Laïcs
Soirée "témoignage-partage" proposée par le Conseil œcuménique de Solidarité sur le thème: "Donne nous aujourd'hui...” 
39 rue de La Monnaie à Lille

Jeudi 19 janvier, 20h - Eglise Saint Sauveur
Temps de prière avec la spiritualité de Taizé.
Rue Saint Sauveur à Lille 

Vendredi 20 janvier, 18h30 – La Passerelle, Euralille 
Conférence du Père Aimilianos de l’Eglise Orthodoxe Grecque : à partir d’icônes, “La présence de la Sainte Vierge au Mont Athos” 
Avenue Willy Brandt au débouché de la passerelle dans Euralille.

Vendredi 20 janvier, 20h30 – Eglise anglicane “Christ Church”
Célébration “le Notre Père en chants et prières” pour fêter le 10eme anniversaire de la signature de la déclaration de Reuilly (accord entre les Eglises réformées, luthériennes et anglicanes), suivie d’une nuit de prière de 23h à 6h30. 
14 rue Lydéric à Lille.

Samedi 21 janvier, 18h - Eglise Orthodoxe Grecque
Office de vêpres avec bénédiction et distributions des pains en présence du Père Jean Maquart (Eglise Orthodoxe Russe)
rue Princesse à Lille

Samedi 21 janvier, 18h30 – Temple de Roubaix-Tourcoing
Célébration œcuménique 
29 rue des Arts à Roubaix. métro Roubaix Charles de Gaulle.

Dimanche 22 janvier, 10h30 - Temple de Roubaix-Tourcoing
Culte au Temple de l’Eglise réformée avec le groupe oecuménique de Tourcoing.
29 rue des arts à Roubaix. métro Roubaix Charles de Gaulle.

Lundi 23 janvier, 18h45 - séminaire interdiocésain
Vêpres œcuméniques. 
74 r Hippolyte Lefebvre à Lille.

Mardi 24 janvier, 14h/19h - Monastère de Bouvines
Après midi d’information en continue (vidéo) et de prière avec la Communauté du Chemin Neuf 
770, rue Félix Dehau à Bouvines.

Mardi 24 janvier, 19h - Eglise Saint Sépulcre, Lambersart 
Célébration œcuménique en présence de l’Église anglicane, catholique, reformée, orthodoxe russe et vieille catholique-union d’Utrecht
28 rue Gabrielle Bouveur à Lambersart.

Mercredi 25 janvier à partir de 18h - Université Catholique de Lille
Soirée de clôture du Festival de l’Unité, organisée avec les étudiants catholiques : village pour l’unité, concert du groupe œcuménique de rock PUSH, lecture continue de l’Evangile de St Marc. 
60 boulevard Vauban à Lille.

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COMING SOON: PHOTOS  of the

2011 CHRISTMAS PAGEANT!!!

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HARVEST SUNDAY CHURCH LUNCHEON

October 2, 2011

On Harvest Sunday, non-perishable goods were collected at the 10:30 service and donated to the Dominican Sisters, for their outreach with Lille's homeless population. Debbie delivered the foodstuffs collected and reported that the Sisters were most pleased and grateful for the contribution. Well done, CCL!

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SOME BRADERIE 2011 PHOTOS.

Please send any others you would like to share to webmaster@christchurchlille.com

What better than a church picnic to follow such a wonderful concert!

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"Music for a Summer Evening"

A wonderful concert held

at CCL on Saturday 25 June 2011

The benefit Summer Concert featuring the International Singers, under the inspired direction of Simon Fletcher, and invited soloists was a huge success, with a very full church and much merriment, including an old-fashioned music hall sing-along at the end of the concert (when was the last time you had a chance to sing 'Moonlight Bay'???) The church is deeply grateful to Simon for organising this concert and all the musicians who participated. Also grateful for the generous donations of those in attendance who contributed handsomely toward our roof-repair fund!

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Congratulations to the Brownies' and Rainbows'

on the success of their self-sponsored walk:

"Christ Church for Christchurch (New Zealand) " !!

The event was well attended and over €250 was raised to help rebuild Christ Church Cathedral, which suffered tremendous damage from an earthquake on February 22nd. 

Participants include (but are not limited to) our courageous chaplain Debbie (and her sponsored dog, Campbell!), Morna, Pauline, Sophie, Leila, Carla, Megan and Drina!

The troops wish to thank all those who

took part and donated generously. 

Any late donations will be gratefully

received and passed on to the relief fund.

Please see Pauline Cecchin if you'd like to

make a late donation.

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AGM for the Solidarité Anglicaine de Lille set for May 15, 2011

This year, exceptionally, the AGM for Christ Church Lille’s sister organisation, which is responsible for outreach, did not take place on the same day as the CCL AGM.

Keep the date of 15 May in your diary, as the AGM will follow the morning service on that date (at roughly 12 pm).

If you would like to join the solidarity team, helping to make outreach decisions and otherwise bringing your talents to this important work, please contact Frances Coester ot Sophie Melville to complete and application form before next Sunday's meeting.

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Christ Church Café (C3) invites you to: Movie Night!

Come enjoy a movie! Bring friends and any refreshments you feel

like eating/drinking. Any suggestions for movies appropriate for

an international, mixed audience to watch are very welcome on

the wall of the event (C3 Facebook Page) ... particularly ifyou

can provide them on DVD!

Thursday, April 14 from 8- 10 pm at

The Aumonerie, 1 rue Watteau in Lille (across from CCL)

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The CCL Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday April 10th

For election results, please consult the "agm 2011" page.

Many thanks to all who stood for election

and all who attended the AGM.

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Women's Prayer Breakfast

Saturday, March 26, 2011

9:30 a.m.

All are welcome!!! (RSVP here, but feel free to come

along - and bring a friend! - even if you haven't replied)

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19-27 March: "Discussion Week" at CCL!

This is the week when all of the groups that meet during the week at Christ Church will be discussing the results of the survey we all participated in last Fall to help us determine where we are and where we want to go as a congregation. So, if you are a member of a group at Christ Church, this would be a very good week to attend so that we can have the benefit of your analysis and feedback. Every little helps, and every voice that speaks up makes us a stronger community!

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Friday, March 4, 2011  Evening Prayer Service commemorating

the 2011 Women's World Day of Prayer

Women's World Day of Prayer is a global, ecumenical movement of informed prayer and prayerful action, organised and led by Christian women who call the faithful together on the first Friday in March each year to observe a common day of prayer and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service.

The service is written by a different country each year and that country then becomes the focus of the world's prayers on the day itself, which begins as dawn breaks over the islands of Tonga in the Pacific and continues across each continent until the last services of this special day are held back in the Pacific,on the islands of Samoa, circling the world in prayer for 36 hours.

The symbol of the Women's World Day of Prayer was designed in 1982 for the service prepared by women of Ireland, both north and south, and was then adopted as the International Logo.

The design comprises arrows converging from the four points of the compass, four figures kneeling in prayer, the Celtic cross and a circle representing the world and our unity through

all our diversity.

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KIDZ DAY AT CCL—SUNDAY 6 MARCH 4—6 pm

CCL (thanks Morna and friends!) is organising a special event for

ALL our young people—Rainbows and Brownies,Playgroup, Home group,

Sunday Club and any of our youngsters who don’t fit in to any of the above.

So that means everyone!
Games, songs, pancakes, mask-painting, food, mess and fun …

(and a toddler corner to cover all ages).
Fun guaranteed, put the date in your diary now.
mornachisholm@gmail.com

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Our fearless leader, Debbie Flach, participating in the ecumenical service held on January 20th

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A few images from this year's

Nativity Play

Many, many thanks to David Bolton, author and producer, and to all who participated and attended.

To read Bishop David's description of the Nativity Play (and indeed, of our whole parish), just click on the link below!

Bishop David's blogspot about Christ Church Lille

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