Helena Mbele-Mbong writes Last Sunday, the Canterbury Cross was presented to the congregation of Holy Trinity Nice, France, during their service.. The organizing team of the next Convocation Convention came forward to receive the Cross from Samuel and Helena Mbele-Mbong of Emmanuel Episcopal Church Geneva Switzerland. It was well received, and […]

Next October the Episcopal Church Convention comes to Nice and Holy Trinity.  The Church which hosts the Convention has custody of the Canterbury Cross, made from timbers from Canterbury Cathedral, until the end of the Convention. Last Sunday, we received the Cross, which Helena and Samuel brought from Geneva, where […]

Jill, Richard and many others prepared the Hall on Saturday for tomorrow’s Christmas lunch. Look very closely at the remarkable napkins. It looks ‘beyond festive’! Looking forward to seeing a full house there tomorrow.

During the week, I went to see how the completion of the second tramway was going.  It has been running between the airport and Jean Medecin since September but it is due to open through to the port in December.  I was fortunate to see one of the trams emerge […]

Last weekend saw some terrible weather.  There was a red alert in the region.  We were advised to stay at home and not to drive.  The police told shops to close at 6 pm on Saturday.  After discussion with Claire Ery, warden at St Hugh’s, we decided to cancel the […]

Next Sunday is Remembrance Sunday. The Act of Remembrance will be at the beginning of the service this Sunday.  Please be sure to arrive in good time.  How we rememberThe way we view the two world wars depends on our upbringing and family circumstances.  My mother and father were eighteen […]