Men’s Breakfast – Saturday 12.09.2026
The next men’s Breakfast will be on Saturday September 12th, at 10:00am in Donald and Netta’s apartment, 2 rue des Bois, Fontainebleau. Come and enjoy good coffee and company, along with croissants and juice. If you haven’t made it along yet, come and join us. Just drop Donald a message ([email protected]) to let him know you’ll be there.
Concert “Musiques de Paix” in Abbaye de Pontigny – Sunday 13.09.2026
A concert of sacred music by St-Edmund Hall Choir under the direction of Carlos Rodriguez Otero will be held in the Abbey of Pontigny on September 13th, from 5PM. Free participation for the benefit of the charity “Association Orgue à Pontitgnty”. As per the previous years, please contact Paddy Carpenter for more details.
Address: Abbatiale de Pontigny, Yonnne en Bourgogne (see flyer in attachments).
September 20 bring-and-share lunch and rummage sale
Back by popular demand! To celebrate the new season, you are gladly invited to our St. Luke’s celebration bring-and-share lunch, to be held immediately following the service on Sunday 20 September, on the lawn next to the chapel.
We will gather and set up 5 picnic tables, each of which can accommodate 8 persons.
In the attached sign-up sheet, please let us know if you would be willing to host a table. Each host is in charge of one table setting, including a nice tablecloth, napkins, plates, silverware, and glasses. For ecological reasons, we will try to keep at a minimum any disposable tableware. Each table host is responsible for gathering their own utensils after the meal, to be cleaned at home.
The sign-up sheet also lists dishes, specific food categories, and drinks. Please feel free to select any number of items which you would like to contribute. FYI, we will not have access to any kitchen facilities at the school. Therefore, it will not be possible to warm up any dishes.
We will set up a common serving area for the buffet style meal. If possible, please prepare a label to identify your dish(es) - eg. quiche, etc
Our Chaplain Donald has an excellent track record in praying for good weather. However, should the forecast turn sour, we will contact you a couple of days before the event in order to suggest a suitable alternative.
Lastly, this September 20 we are adding another attraction, also immediately following the Sunday service: a rummage sale! Please bring several nice unused items (antique or not, but nothing broken or out of order) for 'sale'. No price tags necessary: purchasers state their own price, and the 'Amis' association receives all proceeds from the sale.
Please find below the signup link and QR code. We look forward to seeing you on September 20!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FA8AF2CA4FEC43-65629868-september
Special Series for Autumn
I wonder how well you know the ‘Big Stories’ of the Old Testament which have become part of our culture, stories like David and Goliath, Samson and Delilah, Abraham and Isaac, and Jonah and the Whale? Perhaps you were told them at school, or had them read to you at home. With the decline of knowledge of the Bible, we are in danger of losing sight of them. Even our reading of Scripture at Sunday services doesn’t help: we hear only parts and never the whole.
With these challenges in mind we’re going to spend part of the autumn looking at one of the best loved Old Testament stories, that of Joseph and his brothers, better known as Joseph and his amazing technicolour dreamcoat. It’s an inspiring lesson about reconciliation in relationships, a profoundly human need that is universal and timeless.
Over the course of four alternate Sunday morning services in September and October, beginning with ‘Rentrée Sunday' on September 6th, we're going to look at the whole story, as told in Genesis 37-50. More details will follow, but for now, and perhaps over the summer, you might like to look again at the story. You could read it again, or watch a film version of it. Whatever you do, I hope you’ll be able to come to the services, as together we immerse ourselves in this wonderful and hopeful story.
Inspiring concert – American Cathedral – Saturday 25.10.2026
I am writing to you to invite you to what will be an inspiring charity concert in October, hosted by Lux Perpetua (a franco-british choir from st nom la bréteche) and joined by over 100 singers from the UK, France and other European countries. Matthew Coleridge the composer himself will be conducting his magnificent Requiem amongst other small works. This is a première for Paris and next year he has been invited to conduct it at Carnegie Hall in New York. It is on 25th October at 6pm at the American Cathedral, 25 Avenue George V in Paris. Please sign up now to avoid disappointment.: matthewcoleridge.com/paris-concert. Please also pass on the poster to any other interested parties.
Best Regards
Bob Lewis (see flyer in attachments)
Leading Intercessions
Our prayers on a Sunday morning are an important and integral part of our worship. We have a rota for our Intercessions which is separate from the other sign-up rota. If you would be interested in joining our merry band of intercessors, please drop Netta a line at [email protected] or send an SMS to Netta at +33 (0) 6 81 87 62 57.
Do ask if you are unsure or if you have any queries. Thank you.