Dear Friends, We are pleased to share with you our mid-year newsletter for 2024.You will find included a list of the committee members and officers of the association following the annual meeting which was held on the 9 th June, and details of our fundraising activities and donations made so far this year. There is a list of the future events that we have planned…including some new events and some returning events so please SAVE THE DATES !! We look forward to seeing you. Our monthly child sponsorship of Vandy in Cambodia, which we started in 2021 continues, and at the end of the newsletter you will find the annual report from Plan International on the Stung Treng community projects, where Vandy lives ( report in French ). We hope you will find this newsletter interesting and informative, and we take this opportunity to thank you once again for your ongoing generosity and support. Should you have any comments or suggestions, do not hesitate to contact any member of the committee.Les Amis Committee | lessamis.stlukes@gmail.com
We are invited by Les Amis to a white night picnic on July 12th at 20h at Simon & Christina Bayly - see details in attached leaflet.Contacts:- simonhbayly@gmail.com- lisa.taylor405@wanadoo.fr
Archdeaconry Synod 2024 – Spring meeting 1 and 4 June 2024Members of the Archdeaconry Synod (Elected Lay Representatives and Licensed Chaplains) met together with some colleagues – clergy with PTO, Readers, Churchwardens, Treasurers and others – to look back over 2023, complete official Synod business and to look forward to a more structured operating system.A lot had been achieved in 2023, including the re-registration of the chaplaincy 1905 Associations. Read the minutes for full details.We also heard from two speakers: Braden Muilenburg, the Refugee Officer, and Barbara Alger, recently appointed Net Zero Officer in the Diocese in Europe.Please note that some files are large and may take time to download.Agenda for the spring Synod meetingMinutes of the meetings on 1 and 4 JuneRecently appointed chaplains in the ArchdeaconryPresentation by the Archdeacon on proposals for structure and operationPresentation by Barbara Alger on the Net Zero projectLinks to Caring for Creation information
The annual Les Amis Car Show will take place at the Château de Courances on June 2nd, 2024.All details of the event in the attached flyer.Les Amis are looking for volunteers to help during the day. If you have some availability, please contact directly Lisa Taylor or Simon Baily.