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ST ALBAN’S CHURCH COPENHAGEN NEWSLETTER FOR THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN DENMARK 2015 www.st-albans.dk September – October WORSHIP IN SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2015 ST ALBAN’S CHURCH, COPENHAGEN The Anglican Parish of St Alban's covers the whole Kingdom of Denmark, with St Alban's Church in Copenhagen gathering for the Parish Eucharist at 10.30 every Sunday and Wednesday. Our Chaplain, Revd Darren McCallig, will be the preacher at each Sunday morning service unless otherwise stated. The services in September and October 2015 are as follows: Wednesday 2ND Sept Holy Communion, Sunday 6 Sept 14 Sunday after Trinity, (with the Revd Smitha Prasadam) Wednesday 9 Sept Holy Communion Sunday 13 Sept Harvest Thanksgiving Wednesday 16 Sept Holy Communion Sunday 20 Sept St Mathew, the Apostle Wednesday 23 Sept Holy Communion Sunday 27 Sept 17 Sunday after Trinity Wednesday 30 Sept Holy Communion Sunday 4 Oct 18 Sunday after Trinity, Wednesday 7 Oct Holy Communion Sunday 11 Oct 19 Sunday after Trinity Wednesday 14 Oct Holy Communion Sunday 18 Oct St Luke the Apostle Wednesday 21 Oct Holy Communion Sunday 25 Oct Last Sunday after Trinity Wednesday 28 Oct Holy Communion If you use a hearing aid, please use the T-switch to connect to the loop system. Coffee and tea is served after the Sunday service. All are welcome. The Sunday school starts at 10:25. Children wishing to join Sunday school will meet at 10:25 at the Font. After opening prayers children will accompany the Sunday school leaders to the Upper Room, returning to their parents in time for communion. Baptisms are held on the 1st Sunday of each month. ~ 2 ~ ~ 2 ~ ST ALBAN'S CHURCH IN JUTLAND We also have three English-speaking congregations in Jutland, in partnership with the local Danish Church, that gather on these dates; AARHUS Monthly: Møllevangskirke on Sunday 27 September at 18.00. Sunday 25 October at 18.00 The service will be led by The Revd Darren McCallig. Details from Angela Hansen. [email protected] JELLING 24th September: Eat and Sing in Jelling (from 5.30pm) 25th October: English Service in Jelling. Led by Deacon Christophe: [email protected] VEJLE 13th September: English Service in Løget Center 2, 2nd October from 6pm: Social sharing around food from different families, followed by a Gospel singing Concert 11th October: English Service in Løget led by Deacon Christophe: [email protected] All are warmly welcome. PRAY FOR FRIENDS AND RELATIONS Prayer requests (to be included in our intercessions) should be sent to: [email protected], or you can contact Pauleen Bang in church. Please give the name of the person to be prayed for, the reason and how long you wish them to remain on the prayer list. St Alban’s bi-monthly magazine is published 6 times a year by JESPERSEN TRYK, Ved Langebro 1,2300 København S. Email: [email protected] It is available on our website: www.st-albans.dk, and Maria Kvan Mortensen kindly distributes it to members of our Anglican community who cannot receive it electronically by post. Copies are always available in church for collection. Managing Editor: Revd Darren McCallig (Chair of Communications Team) Editor: Claire Clausen Regular photographers: Beverly Lloyd-Roberts and Anita Wales. Contributions articles and photographs are gratefully received. Cover photo: “Bishop David confirms 7 confirmands on 23 August 2015” by John Mills ~ 3 ~ ~ 3 ~ MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAPLAIN Dear friends, The Confirmation Service held on Sunday 23 August was a joyous occasion as seven candidates stood before Bishop David and re- affirmed the promises which had been made on their behalf at their Baptism. I know that many members of the congregation were deeply moved as the young (and not so young) people made a commitment to follow Christ and play their part in building his Kingdom of justice and peace. For me, a particularly powerful moment in the ceremony was “The Commission” when Bishop David gave the newly confirmed their “marching orders”. Amongst the charges given was the command to “seek and serve Christ in all people”. This, it seems to me, is a highly significant and profoundly relevant task. It is a timely reminder that Christ — the human face of God — is to be found reflected in the faces of all people irrespective of their colour, creed or class. In other words, while it is true that confirmation candidates make particular religious commitments in the context of a particular family of faith, those commitments have a universal application and all-embracing implications. To put it bluntly: confirmation is not the rite of entry into a narrow religious club of the like-minded! On the contrary, it is a call to continually broaden our perspective as we seek to discern Christ’s presence in everyone we meet. As the Quakers put it so eloquently, “There is that of God in everyone.” The calling of the confirmed is to actively seek out that divine presence and strive to serve the common good. Could there be a more urgent “commission” in today’s world? Could there be a more pressing project on a continent which struggles to recognise (let alone honour) the face of Christ in the face of the stranger? May the spirit of God — which blows where it wills and transcends all our man-made barriers — continue to bless the newly confirmed: Phoebe, Timothy, Kelechi, Enyinna, Joban, Anjali and James. And may God grant each one of us the grace to “seek and serve Christ in all people”. -Darren- ~ 4 ~ ~ 4 ~ FOR YOUR DIARY CLIMATE PILGRIMAGE 12 September, 2015 The Danish National Council of Churches, the International Church and St Alban’s Church invites you to join a pilgrimage for climate justice Program: 12.45: Walk from Vestamager Metro station for those who don't know exactly where the Nature Centre is. 13:00 - 15.30: Opening liturgy and pilgrimage walk of about 5 km with various stations 15.30: worship at/near the Nature Center The pilgrimage is planned in collaboration between St. Alban's Church, the International Church of Copenhagen and The National Council of Churches in Denmark. All are welcome and it is free. INVITATION TO THE BIRTHDAY OF N.F.S GRUNDTVIG Sunday 8 September 2015, 09.00– 18.00 To St Alban's Church, Copenhagen On the anniversary of N.F.S. Grundtvig's birthday, 8 September 2015, we are pleased to invite you to the arrangement below. We hope that some of your church staff and members would like to join us in singing Grundtvig’s hymns in English in their new translations by Edward Broadbridge. Other English-speaking congregations are also being invited to celebrate Grundtvig’s birthday at Vartov. With best wishes Anders Holm, Chair of the Grundtvig Society in Denmark ~ 5 ~ ~ 5 ~ FREEDOM SUNDAY 2015 FREEDOM SUNDAY 2015 SUNDAY 11 October. SUNDAY 11 October. In 2014 the Church of England began a In 2014 the Church of England began a new initiative entitled “Freedom Sunday.” new initiative entitled “Freedom Sunday.” The purpose of the observance is to set The purpose of the observance is to set aside a day in the church’s year for aside a day in the church’s year for worship, prayer and action on human worship, prayer and action on human trafficking. In 2015, Saint Alban’s will mark trafficking. In 2015, Saint Alban’s will mark Freedom Sunday on 11 October. Freedom Sunday on 11 October. We are delighted that Michelle Mildwater, We are delighted that Michelle Mildwater, Director of ‘HopeNow’, an organisation Director of ‘HopeNow’, an organisation working to empower trafficked people, will be with us at Saint Alban’s that working to empower trafficked people, will be with us at Saint Alban’s that morning. After the 10.30 service she will speak about the work of her morning. After the 10.30 service she will speak about the work of her organisation which, since its foundation in 2007, has already worked with organisation which, since its foundation in 2007, has already worked with over a thousand cases relating to human trafficking. In particular, over a thousand cases relating to human trafficking. In particular, HopeNow undertakes social and therapeutic work with trafficked people as HopeNow undertakes social and therapeutic work with trafficked people as well as providing legal advice to those affected. It also seeks to raise well as providing legal advice to those affected. It also seeks to raise awareness of the issues around human trafficking in Denmark. awareness of the issues around human trafficking in Denmark. Saint Alban’s has been in a position to support HopeNow’s work in Saint Alban’s has been in a position to support HopeNow’s work in recent years and we very much look forward to welcoming Michelle on 11 recent years and we very much look forward to welcoming Michelle on 11 October. For further information, see: http://www.hopenow.dk October. For further information, see: http://www.hopenow.dk ~ 6 ~ ~ 6 ~ ~ 6 ~ PORTRAITS FROM THE JUTLAND CONGREGATION: SOLVEIG AND BERT EDEN Two of the Aarhus congregation’s most loyal members are Solveig and Bert Eden. They live in Højbjerg, which is a suburb to Aarhus, and they have been a part of the congregation since 1985. Bert was born in Dartford, Kent, in 1929, and he has travelled over most of the world. He became a mechanical engineer, and did his apprenticeship with a ship owner. For six years, he sailed as an Officer Marine Engineer with the merchant marine on passenger ships from England to Australia. In 1955, he went ashore, and got a job as engineer surveyor by an assurance company in London.