English-speaking church in Eindhoven

Christmas 2022 at Trinity

After 2 years of the pandemic , this year, we were happy to have our wonderful and warm Christmas Eve service. 9 readings and 9 carols read and sung together, remembering the fall of humanity, Christ’s birth foretold, his arrival on earth and the joy that surrounded this. We were blessed to have our neighbours…

Welcoming Advent

We have started the Advent season from Sunday the 27th of November. Advent is a term from the Latin word ‘Adventus’ meaning ‘arrival’. It is a time for the arrival of Christmas, a long-awaited festival, holiday and family time. We are entering into a season of festivity. A season of holidays, travel, meeting friends, relatives, eating feasts, baking cakes etc… The danger…

High Tea with the Wise Men and Women

We had a lovely afternoon on November 12th, 2022 with the wonderful older adults of our church. This ministry began in 2017, when we wanted to do something special for the elderly in our church. Through precious time, great conversation, and scrumptious food in the form of a high tea the “wise men and women…

New Season for Trinity Church

Trinity Church is settling into a new season. We welcomed our new pastor (Harrison) and his wife (Susan), who attended their first service on the 11th of September. This was timed perfectly with it being an All Age Service as well as our end of summer Chill ‘n Grill. It was a wonderful opportunity for them to have a time of “meet…

News from Francis and Barbara

Francis and Barbara, our former pastors who have moved back to New Zealand, have a message to share with us at Trinity. Dear Trinity Friends, We have some news to share. Since leaving at the end of November we have been transitioning from the life and ministry we had with you in Eindhoven to our…

Welcome

Our Locum Pastors: Peter and Janny

After the departure of our long term pastors, The Noordanuses , we welcomed our first Locum Pastors, Peter and Janny Faulkner. They arrived from the UK in early December (2020) and settled into the Vicarage. They swiftly plunged into Trinity life and quickly caught up to speed with all the Christmas services, Hybrid services, and…

Planting for a Lent Garden

A post from Reverend Faulkner For the garden of daily living… Plant three rows of Peas         Peace of mind         Peace of heart         Peace of soul Plant four rows of Squash         Squash gossip         Squash indifference         Squash grumbling         Squash selfishness Plant four rows of Lettuce         Lettuce be faithful         Lettuce be kind         Lettuce be patient         Lettuce really love…

Farewell Francis and Barbara

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…

Going Hybrid on 30 August?

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,…