After many years of faithful service the Trinity Church pastors, Francis and Barbara Noordanus, have retired and are returning to New Zealand — their native home. Life will be very different on the other side of the world. Before arriving home they will have to ‘run the gauntlet’ of travel in the time of COVID-19 which will include a mandatory two weeks…
English-speaking church in Eindhoven
English-speaking church in Eindhoven
Posts from 2020
In early July the prospects for a ‘new normal’ by the late summer seemed optimistic. Then came the summer holidays and as I write in mid-August, there is clearly an alarming rise in all the measures of the Covid pandemic across Europe. In the last weeks of August many people will return from holiday destinations,…
A first casualty of lockdown measures was sacramental worship. Thus, no baptisms and no table fellowship with The Lord and his people in Holy Communion. This has been a loss not fully compensated for by what we could do on-line. Then in June small gatherings of households spaced at 1.5 meter became possible. Socially distant ways of being together in the same…
At the last Government Corona Briefing on 6 May the easing of lockdown was set out. Possibilities for gathering were given for June and July. These have been looked at to consider how we might wisely resume some of our life together as Trinity Church. In June, groups of 30 are permitted, with all the…
Thank-you to those who have sent feedback in various forms along with comments and suggestions about our Zoom worship moments. They have all been very helpful. After a couple of Zoom Sunday Worship events I have concluded the following about the transition from Aalst to Zoom. Zoom services cannot cater to all ages, styles and…
This special meal commemorates the Last Supper in the form of a Jewish Passover Seder meal. This is a full meal of lamb, vegetables and sweets. This is a special opportunity for you (and all the family) to experience the original ‘communion’ service. Discover what Jesus command to ‘Do this to remember me’ encompasses in…
Pastor Francis Writes: So you clicked to read a blog? That’s amazing! I have had more than enough of letters, articles, advisory emails and more about adjusting to life in a shut down. While socially distant I am so connected to messages and sources of information my head spins and now I contribute more to…
Trinity Church has always devoted much time and energy to teaching, forming, and discipling of children and youth. Now suddenly the arrangements and rhythms we apply to that cannot operate. What do conscientious Christians do as parents during a health emergency? Let’s consider this a bit. Our regular children’s and youth ministries happen in cooperation…
Dear Church Family No church service in Aalst? No problem!!We are all coming to your place (virtually ?). You are welcome to join in our Online Service this Sunday. It will happen through the online meeting platform ‘Zoom’. Our worship service will begin at 10:30 as usual. There will be a backdrop and recorded music…
Livestream?: The examples I have seen of this are like television. In the examples I have seen, a pastor/minister stands in an empty church to pray, read scripture and preach in front of a camera that feeds either live or via delayed upload for people to watch at their convenience via Facebook or YouTube. As…