Have you noticed how the press and television manipulate images of well-known people? Some, like Pope Francis, are depicted as smiling. Others are given a more severe treatment or just caricatured – the hair styles of the present British PM and US President feature largely in cartoons. Happiness and severity […]
Requiem for those who died in air accident
Last Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the plane crash off Nice which claimed the lives of ten men.The widow and sons of Terence Flitcroft came to Nice with their spouses and children for a requiem. We remembered all those who died: Bengt AnderssonDonald Ernest ChaseTerence FlitcroftNorman Kenneth GoodenHenrik Finn HenriksonUlf ÖbergIan […]
40th anniversary of air accident
Next Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of the plane crash off Nice which claimed the lives of ten men. Just after I came to Nice, I met Jim Gooden, the son of one of those who perished, Norman Gooden. The sons of Terence Flitcroft have come to Nice with their […]
Supper at St Hugh’s
Last Wednesday, members of St Hugh’s gathered for a delightful bring and share supper. The weather was gentle, in fact relatively cool by the end of the evening. We enjoyed excellent companionship and delicious food. Thanks to Andy for sterling work with the grill!
Assumption Day
There were fireworks on the evening of Assumption Day. It was good to see a large crowd gathered to watch them. As on July 14 this year, the display was mounted at a point opposite the Opera, to distance it from the site used on the night of the attack […]
Trinity VIII
Our Friday evening meeting on the beach, A-Prayer-atif, continues to attract a good crowd. There’s a loyal, core group but every week brings fresh faces. Notable is the diversity of those who come. By no means everyone has English as a first language and our age, religious affiliation and nationalities vary. It’s […]
‘La Nature au coeur de Nice’
A number of us from Holy Trinity went to a presentation from Ville de Nice about ‘La Nature au coeur de Nice’, the ten- year long project to make Nice the greenest city in France, even in Europe. Among the project’s objectives is to use no artificial products for the […]
The ‘Greening’ of the bus lanes near Holy Trinity
The arrival of the second tram in our neighbourhood, with stops at Alphonse Karr and Jean Medecin, brings significant change to the neighbourhood of Holy Trinity. Throughout the day large numbers of people arrive from the airport and many take the tram to and from work rather than the bus. By the […]
July 14 – welcome our new curate
Last Sunday, we were delighted to welcome The Reverend Roxana Tenea Teleman as our curate. Roxana was ordained deacon on Sunday, June 30, by Bishop Robert. She will serve with us for three years. In Church of England terminology, Holy Trinity Nice with St Hugh’s Vence is her ‘title’ parish, where […]
July 7, Trinity III
This Sunday, we welcome our new curate, Roxana Tenea Teleman, who was ordained deacon last Sunday. After the service, we will have refreshments with crémant and finger food to celebrate her arrival – please bring some food to make this an ‘enhanced’ coffee hour. We also welcome back Devin and […]