Special Prayer for peace in Ukraine

Living God,

Creator and giver of life to all people:

We ask that you would hear our prayer for peace amongst the nations

And for ending of conflict in Ukraine.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

Living God,

Who shall judge between the nations:

We ask that that you would lead the nations in the paths of peace

And that the dividing wall of hostility would be broken down.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

Living God,

Who has inspired faith across the ages:

Grant peace in the midst of war

And bring harmony to the commonwealth of nations.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

Living God,

Who gave his only Son that we might have life:

We ask that you would pour out your Holy Spirit

And inspire in us hope that peace will be renewed.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.


Mission Offering April 2022

Mission Offering March: Ma-Flo Kids Education Mission Offering

We all see the heart rendering images on TV and hear the reports of foreign and other correspondents.We can’t stay unmoved, please donate and see what else you can do.Find more information on:

The Ma-Flo Foundation was created in 2007 to support the personal efforts of Ma Flo. She is Florence Foyab, a Cameroonian member of the SICR, who discovered that many orphans, whose parents died of AIDS, could no longer go to primary school. With the aid of the Ma-Flo Kids Foundation, just over a dozen AIDS orphans are supported through primary school. Their school fees are paid and they receive a pair of shoes every year.

Unfortunately, the Anglophone South West and North West Provinces of Cameroon are in their fifth year of a virtual and all too real brutal Civil War. They declared their Universal Declaration of Independence in October 2017. The response of the francophone Central Cameroun Government was a brutal repression and occupation by francophone troops. Up to two thousand deaths on both sides have been counted, while there are more than a hundred and fifty thousand refugees in Nigeria.

The Government and mission schools have been closed for three years, due to the fighting, but small community schools have sprung up where Ma-Flo Kids have been found continuing their education.

In November last year we sent € 713,46 for school fees and shoes, which means that we now have to replenish our funds for the 2022/2023 year.

Please let your heart speak and support this Mission Offering by using the SICR Bank accounts: NL62 RABO 0373741006 or NL17 INGB 0000 175187


Registration is no longer required

In person services have resumed

The Church will be fully open from Sunday 27th February

  • Online registration for the Sunday worship is no longer required.
  • The church will be open as it was in pre-corona times removing the requirement for social distancing.
  • 4 pews either side to the rear of the church will be designated for those who wish to keep 1.5 meters distance.
  • The separate entrance and exit routes for the time being is retained.
  • Attenders are encouraged attenders to sanitize hands, sneeze into elbows, not to shake hands.
  • Please do not come to church if you are showing any symptoms.
  • There will be full congregational singing, the vocalists can finally rest! However, all hymns will be, at the most, 3 verses for the time being.
  • Windows and doors will remain open during the service. Come prepared for a cooler room!
  • The on-line services will still continue.
  • Tea and coffee will be available after the service.
  • For the time being the current method of communion preparation and serving will be retained to minimize person to person contact.
  • The same goes for the offering where the plates will be at the back of the church.

It may be that you are not ready to return to the church and that is OK.

The services will still be lived streamed HERE.

You may also wish to keep your Facemask on as you move about the building and that is also fine.

The main thing is that you feel comfortable as you make your way back to church.

We are grateful for everyone’s resilience over the last, almost two years.

It has not been an easy time but we thank God for his presence with us and know that God continues with us into the days ahead.

Thank you…

…to those who have worked hard to keep the congregation safe through thorough cleaning.

…to the vocalists who have enhanced our worship with their beautiful singing.

…to the musicians for their extraordinary talent and willingness to serve during this time.

…to the technical people who kept the services on-line and improved the presentation over time.

…to everyone who contributed in anyway to the services over this time.

We look forward to meeting you at our Sunday services!


Friday’s Open Afternoon Lenten Devotions

Friday’s Open Afternoon Lenten Devotions at the SICR

A 20 minute devotional service in the Sanctuary from 1.45pm starting on Friday 4th March until April 8th. A time of worship and reflection as we prepare for Holy Week and Easter.


Mission Offering March 2022

Mission Offering March: We join the PKN ‘Kerk-in-Actie’ to assist the war-torn citizens of Ukraine.

We all see the heart rendering images on TV and hear the reports of foreign and other correspondents.We can’t stay unmoved, please donate and see what else you can do.Find more information on:

https://kerkinactie.protestantsekerk.nl/projecten/noodhulp-oekraine/

Please note, if you are in church the offering plates will be available but transfer by bank is preferable.

Noodhulp Oekraine | Kerk in Actie (protestantsekerk.nl)

ING Bank:NL17 INGB 0000 1751 87
RABO Bank:NL62 RABO 0373 7410 06


Journey Through Lent

The International Presbytery invites you to Lenten Climate Conversations & Celebrations Zoom Bible Studies in English on Thursdays during Lent

Starting March 3rd at 7:45 pm CET, 1 hour

Register here for a Zoom Link:

https://www.scotskirklausanne.ch/events/2022/2/25/lenten-climate-change-conversations-amp-celebrations


The new Herald, relaunched!

After a brief hiatus, it is with immense delight that we present the relaunched Herald. Like its predecessor, the new Herald aims to inform and edify its readers.

You can view the latest edition of the Herald here:

http://www.scotsintchurch.com/herald/202201.pdf

With regards to practical matters, the edition presents an overview (pages 10-15) of key church developments/activities of the past months, and those anticipated in the current quarter.

The theme of the current edition is service. Assembled in it are a series of reflections, stories, and a poem exploring service from multiple perspectives. The collection charts the evolution of the word across the ages; it portrays the act of service as involving a fundamental shift in perspective whereby ‘the other’—instead of ‘the self’—is the focus of our attention. Equally, it observes how service lies at the core of achieving genuine human connection, and a sense of purpose.

We conclude by acknowledging our indebtedness and sincere gratitude to Ato Bob Hensen and George Ross, the immediate past editor and layout designer respectively, for having sustained the Herald all these years.

The Herald Team.


Sunday school and Crèche are open

Parents with Children are also very welcome every Sunday.

Sunday school is not yet fully set-up, but teachers will be available so you can drop your children off in the Lower Hall. You can also decide to stay below with the children, as we try to minimize unnecessary movement. The Service can however be followed by a speaker in the Lower Hall or Crèche.

If you can’t come with your child, you may be able to print out the Order of Service and encourage your child to follow the Roots Activity Sheet on the back page.


The Herald relaunched

The quarterly magazine of the Scots International Church Rotterdam is being revived under new leadership.

It is hoped that the first issue will be available in February.

So be ready for requests for the Herald to come.

WE are grateful for all those people who were involved with the magazine over the years and appreciate all the hard work that was done in the past.


Mission Offering February 2022


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