The Anglican Church in Bordeaux

Wine & Words on Friday 13 October at 19:00

Samhain – Halloween – Dia de los Muertos – All Soul’s Day – All Saint’s Day

This is the time of year when the days are getting shorter, colder, crisper, and there seems to be a palpable electricity in the air.  The Christian church recognizes All Saint’s Day on November 1, but humans from every culture and religion across the Earth have honoured their loved ones and ancestors by performing ancient rites and celebrations, often at this time of year.

The Druids and Celts celebrated Samhain, which signified the start of Winter. They also believed that during this time, the veil between the living and the dead was thinnest, so communing with our loved ones was possible.  The Mexican people believed the same, dressing up in array of skeleton- type costumes, out of respect for Death.

Today, there are many parades and celebrations throughout the country, ending with trips to the cemetery to spend time with their deceased loved ones.

These are celebrations and feasts that we humans have practiced since our inception.

Halloween, October 31 is a modern reminder of our old rites. Today, the over the top revelry in every culture is a reminder to remember and bless our ancestors.

What do you celebrate and what does it mean to you?

Please bring something to share (sweet or savoury) and/or something to drink.

Time: 19.00

Please contact: Christine Rychlewski

Hello everyone,

We would like to say a big thank you to Jenny for bringing us together.

Order of the day:

As of our last meeting we decided that handling Wine and Words will be a team effort. At the moment this is how we discussed it will be run.

Adebode: email, Facebook and setting up.

Ashley: Closing the meeting

Volunteer Coordinators of each month: Chair topic to be discussed in said month

Our default venue would be Bordeaux USA, but for movie night or cookie decorating we would need to go somewhere. Wine and words remains 2^nd Friday of every month but there might be exceptions We talked about what we would like Wine and Words to be;

• Fellowship
• Open to believers and non-believers
• Debate and discussion
• Practical Christian living

Therefore we decided that topics to be discussed should be based on moral issues, being a Christian in the modern world, sharing Gods love and what he has done in our lives. On this note we have the following topics;

December 11^th  – Holiday Cookie Decorating

In 2016

• January 8^th / 15^th  – Welcome Back
• February 12^th – Christian relationships
• March 11^th – Temptation
• April 8^th – Book Discussion ( The Shack)
• May 13^th – Workplace (eg What would Jesus do)
• June 10^th – What about when God says No
• July 8^th – Movie Night
• August 12^th – Bowling/Pizza
• September 9^th – Handling Money God’s Way (Finances)
• October 14^th – Praise and Worship

We will be sending out a doodle poll to confirm ‘volunteer of the month’ and what topic. Let’s say for example I am handling When God says No but I would not be around in June but in April we can move things around so it is convenient for everyone.

Warm regards,

Adebode