News – Holy Trinity Church Maisons-Laffitte

Sunday 29th March

Holy Trinity Church will not be open on Sunday mornings until further notice.

For this Sunday at home, here are some resources you can use:

Some songs to accompany this week’s service are below:

Some reflective organ music recorded last week is below:

Organ recital in 3 parts

And in preparation for next week’s Palm Sunday service, here is an easy guide to making your own paper palm crosses!

Read the rest of our email newsletter here…

Despite the current lockdown situation, Holy Trinity Church has authorisation to be open this Sunday morning (for up to 20 people maximum) from 9.15am to 10.30am for silent prayer, and from 10.30am to 11.45am with quiet organ music, for anyone who wishes to pray (respect the “safe distance” of 1.50m and keep strictly to the recommended hygiene protocols).

For this Sunday at home, here are some resources you can use:

This week’s sermon and prayers prepared by Reverend John Murray
This week’s “blue sheet” with the relevant Bible readings
John Murray also suggests that you may wish to pray Morning Prayer for this Sunday:
Click here for the Church of England’s order of Morning Prayer
(Ideally, go to the bottom of the above webpage and download the App for Daily Prayer. Then you can very easily access Morning or Evening Prayer every day. This gives you the full text with all the psalms and readings. You may find it a bit longer than you really want, but you can easily shorten it by skipping one of the readings or some of the psalms and canticles. This might be a good opportunity to get into the habit of using Morning or Evening Prayer on a regular basis.)

Some songs to accompany this week’s service are below:

Lastest COVID-19 information

Last night the President announced stricter conditions on movement in France. Here is the link to the form you will need to fill in from midday today if you need to be outside for any reason (apart from in your garden, if you’re lucky enough to have one!). Luckily, helping vulnerable people is a justifiable reason. So we will be able to continue doing that, while respecting hygiene recommendations & a safe 1m distance.

Call 0 800 130 000 if you have a doubt about a valid reason for being outside.

(Comment below if you need some printed forms, we will deliver them to you)

https://mobile.interieur.gouv.fr/Actualites/L-actu-du-Ministere/Attestation-de-deplacement-derogatoire

Latest COVID-19 Information

Click here for our latest eNewsletter in full.

In response to Thursday evening’s announcement by President Emmanuel Macron, and in order to protect the most vulnerable members of our church family by slowing the rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus, our Locum Ministers, Church Wardens and Church Council have agreed that there will be no services at church on Sunday 15th March (as is the case for most churches in the Paris area), however the church will be open from 9am to 12pm on Sunday morning for anyone who wishes to come to pray or talk together*.

Furthermore, it has been decided to suspend all of the children’s groups that meet at the church until further notice (Little Fishes, Sunday Groups, Youth Group, Trinity English School, Scouts and Guides, Easter Mini-Club etc.), and also to postpone our upcoming Annual General Meeting (Sunday 29th March) until a later date.

In these extreme times, let us all make an extra effort to keep in touch with each other by phone, email, text, whatsapp etc., to talk and pray, to find out how people are, to help each other practically where possible, and encourage each other. Meeting physically in small low-risk, symptom-free groups is also ok*.

For this Sunday, here are some resources you can use at home:

Some songs that were planned for this week’s service are below:

* when meeting together physically, please respect the “safe distance” of 1m and keep to the recommended hygiene protocols (hand-washing, cough/sneeze into single use tissue or elbow etc.)

Services Cancelled!

Holy Trinity’s 9.15am and 10.30am services are cancelled this Sunday, but the church will be open from 9am-12pm for anyone who wants to pray/talk from a safe distance.
Watch this space & your email inbox for updates & this week’s sermon & other material.

90th birthday 🎂

The marvellous Marguerite Flavigny is celebrating her 90th birthday this month and everyone is invited to join her to celebrate over a vin d’honneur on Sunday 22nd March after the 10.30am service!

Au Revoir!

A lovely church family lunch yesterday in honour of this wonderful gentleman’s 32+ years of service to Holy Trinity!
Our loss is Wales’ gain 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
We will miss you lots Stephen Hopkins 🤗

Easter Alive

All 5* to 11 year olds are warmly invited to come to our Easter Mini Club at Holy Trinity Church on Saturday 28th March from 9h30 to 12h30
Click here to sign up before Wednesday 25th March

(*under 5’s accompanied by a parent are also welcome)

Any extra help on the morning would be greatly appreciated! Email ycw@htcml.com

PLEASE INVITE FAMILY & FRIENDS!

Accelerate!

Our Youth Group – Accelerate (for 11-18’s) are meeting this Friday 6th March at 7.30pm at Speedpark in Conflans for a couple of games of Laser-Quest!
Email Kirstin Taylor for more details or to sign up!

Church Family Lunch this Sunday

This Sunday 8th March, we will have a farewell Church Family Lunch, in honour of Stephen Hopkins’ 32 years of loving service to our church family life!
Click here to RSVP for the lunch by Thursday evening
Click here if you can bring a salad to share

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