2 June 11:00 am Sunday Service with Communion- Moses in the Bulrushes

Arts and Culture – Friday, May 24th, 2019

Come and join us on Sunday 2 June at 11:00 am for our Sunday Service with Communion. It will be led guest preacher Reverend Dr. Stephan Degen Ballmer from the Evangelische Reformierte Kirche in Kilchberg, Switzerland. His Sermon will take the story of Moses in the Bulrushes (also known as Moses in his basket) as his starting point.

Click here to read the Bible story from Exodus 2 vv.1-12 in English, French, or German

The Bible is full of great stories which are part of our cultural heritage and collective knowledge. Who hasn’t heard of Adam and Eve, Noah’s Ark, the Ten Commandments, David and Goliath, the creation of the world, or Jesus walking on water? Novelists and artists refer to these stories in their works, and they are popular children’s tales too. They fascinate and inspire people around the globe and across cultures, and religious affiliations.

The sermon is part of our “The greatest Hits of the Bible” sermon series, which started in January and will run until the summer break at the end of July.

In The Swiss Church, everyone is welcome to join in Communion, whatever their faith tradition might be. We worship in the Reformed tradition and have an ecumenical outlook.

Our hymns and liturgy are in English, French and German, and accompanied on the Späth organ, played by our Director of Music, Peter Yardley-Jones. The service will be conducted by our Minister Revd. Carla Maurer. The sermon is in English. Printed copies, including a large-print version will be available at the Service.

Please stay for lunch after the Service. It is an excellent opportunity to get to know people and to chat. You will be most welcome. If you would enjoy the opportunity to chat in Swiss German, or French, come and join us. We all speak English too, and a number of other languages as well. We look forward to meeting you all – friends, new and old.

This week’s work of art illustrating the Moses Bible story, is by French painter Paul Delaroche.