As part of the external renovation of St Hugh’s, a new Cross was installed earlier this week.
St Patrick’s Day weekend
Members of Holy Trinity and St Hugh’s were at Laghet last weekend for a retreat led by Canon Mary Haddad from the American Cathedral in Paris. We are very grateful to Mary; she was accompanied by three members of the Cathedral congregation. For film night last Wednesday, we watched Milk, a 2008 American biographical […]
Brexit
The French government has been making contingency plans and an important announcement about these was made in January. I am sure that many of us have been following news reports in English and French about what might happen if the UK were to leave the EU without a deal (no-deal) […]
Friday, February 15
I have posted an update about Brexit. An excellent brunch was had last Sunday after the Eucharist. Fr Peter and Jean-Marie had to return to Nice for Holy Trinity’s Eucharist but the bacon buttie on rye bread offered to Fr Peter before the service was delicious. Take a look at […]
Clergy Retreat at Palazzola
CI went on retreat this week to Palazzola, near Rome. It is a former Franciscan monastery acquired by the Venerable English College in Rome almost a century ago. Their seminarians use it for part of the year, when the heat of Rome is at its height. Palazzola is sited above a […]
Epiphany III, January 27
Ecumenical services have been held at churches of the different denominations during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18 – 25 every year). In Vence, there was a celebration at the Cathedral last Sunday, at which we were represented by Claire Ery, church warden at St Hugh’s. The […]
Trinity XVI, September 16
Peter’s recognition of who Jesus is Each of the four gospels is concerned with Jesus’ identity. It may seem strange to us but his disciples take a time to grasp that he is divine as well as human. However, many Christians since have hesitated to recognise Jesus’ true identity. In […]
Trinity XIV, September 2 – Fr Chad Coussmaker’s death
Fr Chad Coussmaker In an email to parishioners, we announced that Fr Chad died on Monday, August 27. His funeral took place on Friday, September 1 at St Hugh’s Vence. Many parishioners and friends joined his family in a moving farewell. Our sympathy is with Jean and Michael and Claire […]
Trinity XIII, August 26
The Holy Land is small, its historical influence disproportionate When I first visited Israel I was struck by how small a country it is. Apparently, it’s the size of Wales or New Jersey, one of the smallest states of the United States. And yet it’s from this contained space that […]
Trinity VIII, July 22
Wednesday, July 25, 2.30 – 5 pm AVF Vence, French Conversation. At Holy Trinity, Eucharist at 10.30 am. Friday, July 27, Apéritif on the Beach at 6 pm, Nice – Plage du Centenaire, Handiplage. Bring drinks, snacks, and something to sit on. Saturday 29 July, Pink Club lunch, 11.30 – 2.30 […]