Category Archives: Anglicans malgaches
Advent and Christmas with St Alban’s
Unless otherwise indicated, all services will take place at the Eglise des Dominicains, 41 boulevard de la Victoire, Strasbourg.
9 December Second Sunday in Advent
10h30 Holy Eucharist
15 December
17h00 Lectures et Chants de Noël avec la communauté malgache, chez les Pères Oblats, 21 rte de la Wantzenau, Robertsau
16 December Third Sunday in Advent
10h30 Christmas Pageant & Holy Eucharist, followed by
Pre-Christmas lunch at the Murrays, 21 rue de l’Hospice, 67125 Dorlisheim
18 December
19h30 Service of Lessons & Carols at Église Protestante, 63 Grand’rue, 68180 Horbourg-Wihr
23 December Fourth Sunday in Advent
10h30 Holy Eucharist
15h00 Carols for the Salvation Army, centre ville
24 Dec Christmas Eve
17h30 Carols and Lessons by candlelight, Chapelle Protestante de l’Hôpital Civil, Porte de l’Hôpital, Strasbourg
25 December Christmas Day
10h30 Holy Eucharist
26 December Feast of St Stephen /Boxing Day
16h30 Service of Lessons & Carols
30 December First Sunday in Christmas
10h30 Holy Eucharist
6 January Feast of the Epiphany
9h40 Holy Eucharist, Book of Common Prayer
10h30 Holy Eucharist, All-Age Worship
followed by Epiphany Party, 12 avenue de la Forêt Noire
Chaplaincy Council Meeting 30 October
St Albans’s Chaplaincy Council met on Tuesday 30 Ocotber at 12 avenue de la Forêt Noire. A full report will be later available upon request. Here are some key points to note:
Recent Activities: – 30th September reception of two new Readers, Ozichi Baron and Catherine Emezee. Regretfully, Ozichi and her family will soon be moving to Brussels. We wish them all the best in their next home.
Hearty thanks to Victoria Jacob, Anny Samuels and all those who helped provide an excellent lunch at Baggersee on 14th October. Thanks also to David Cowley and Pauline Dif for their clear presentation on stewardship and the financial situation of the Chaplaincy.
Upcoming – Remembrance Day activities, including Brother Samuel SSF preaching at St Alban’s on that day.
Various preparations for Advent and Christmas activities were also discussed. Information and dates will be published shortly.
Ministry Team – Departures of Christine Bloomfield and Ozichi Baron leave questions on how to effectively organise pastoral ministries in future. Formation of a lay pastoral visitors team under consideration.
Renovation of Centre Mounier (next door) – Various options being explored for finding space during this period, beginning April 2019 and lasting some 18 months.
Sunday School – Additional workers are sorely needed at present. Safeguarding protocol will be in effect.
Finances – Steps are clearly needed to address the running deficit of the Chaplaincy and to ensure its long-term financial health. Better communication is needed to make the situation known.
The next meeting of St Alban’s Chaplaincy Council will take place on Tuesday 15th January. A provisional date for the 2019 AGM has been set for Sunday 31st March.
All Saints / Toussaint
As its name suggests, All Saints’ Day (November 1st) is the feast of all the saints, when the Church honours ‘the great crowd of witnesses’ (Hebrews 12.1) that have shown us the light of Christ. Some saints are well known to us all; others are known to God alone. All Saints is a reminder that each of us is called to give witness to God’s life within us. It is not reserved for a spiritual elite. The following day (November 2nd) is All Souls, a day which is especially set apart to pray for the dead. Both festivals celebrate Christ’s triumph over the powers of death and our hope in the resurrection.
Comme son nom l’indique, la Toussaint (1er novembre) est la fête de tous les saints, quand l’Église honore « la nuée de témoins » (Hébreux 12.1) qui nous ont manifesté la lumière du Christ. Certains saints sont bien connus à nous tous ; d’autres sont connus par Dieu seul. La Toussaint nous rappelle tous que nous sommes appelés à témoigner de la vie divine en nous. Ce n’est pas réservé pour une élite spirituelle. Le lendemain (le 2 novembre) est consacré à la prière pour les défunts. Les deux fêtes forment une célébration de la victoire du Christ sur les puissances de la mort et de notre espoir de la résurrection.
Messe malgache
Dimanche le 28 octobre à 15h chez les Pères Oblats à Robertsau. Vous êtes priés d’apporter quelque chose à partager pour le goûter après. Tout le monde est chaleureusement invité.
Il y aura aussi une messe de Toussaint le mercredi 1er novembre chez les Pères Oblats à 15h.
Sunday 14 October: Harvest Lunch at Baggersee
Offerings on Sunday
The plate offering on 14th October will go in support of those in the city who are served by the Salvation Army. Also, bring to church next Sunday non-perishable foods to be given to the Salvation Army food ministries.
After church the annual autumn lunch will take place at Baggersee.
To get there take tram E in the direction of Campus d’Illkirch, get off at stop Hohwart. From there it is a ten-minute walk left along the rue du Languedoc, then right down the rue du Baggersee.
Please contact Anny Samuels, 06 67 57 20 57, to give an idea of what you plan to bring. We also need volunteers to arrange tables and chairs and to wash up / clean up afterwards.
Le dimanche prochain vous êtes invité(s) à apporter à l’église des aliments non-périssables pour partager avec ceux qui sont servis par l’Armée du Salut. L’offrande sera également destinée à l’Armée du Salut.
Veuillez vous contacter Anny Samuels 06 67 57 20 57 pour le lunch à Baggersee en la disant ce que vous prévoyez fournir au repas. Nous aurons également besoin d’un coup de main après pour la remise en ordre de la salle. Pour arriver à Baggersee prenez le tram E vers Illkirch, en sortant à Hohwart. Suivez la rue du Languedoc à la gauche jusqu’à la rue du Baggersee à la droite.
Prière œcuménique au Temple Neuf
Effata – Ouvre-toi !
Effate – c’est le thème cette année pour les célébrations de prière œcuménique qui auront lieu les premiers dimanches du mois au Temple Neuf. Celles-ci rassembleront mensuellement chrétiens de toute confession – anglicane, catholique, orthodoxe et protestante – de 18h à 19h pour manifester leur unité et prier que cette unité soit de plus en plus réaliser de nos jours.
Christians of all confessions – Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant – will be gathering monthly at the Temple Neuf on first Sundays from 6 to 7 pm to pray for Christian unity. This year’s theme is Effate – Be opened, recalling Jesus’ opening the ears and mouth of the deaf-mute man in Mark’s Gospel.
Next meetings: Sunday 4 November, 18.00 – 19.00h
Sunday 2 December, 18.00 – 19.00h
The Chaplaincy Council’s Day Apart on 15th September