A member of our parish community, 33, is looking for work, full or part-time. He has a range of experience and skills — CV available. In the first instance, contact me.

Thanks,

Fr Ed

Dear Father Ed, Michele, Ana and your enthusiastic teams at home and at church
Congratulations on achieving your fantastic result of 336 boxes.  WOW!  Thank you!  It has been great fun working with Michele , as always, and also meeting Ana and Lydia this year.  What a team of wonderful ladies!

1 314 children
in Romania and Moldavia
will receive boxes from
Luxembourg
This Christmas 2016 J
  
Imagine all those smiles and excited children!
Thank you for your Generous support:
–    Packing boxes
–    Making financial donations
–    Donating box contents
–    Supporting us
For more details and photos:
www.lux-shoebox.weebly.com
Boxes bringing joy, hope and love:
https://youtu.be/Tb6HyOnHBq4

 
Please pass this on to anyone that you know that was part of this year’s project.  Our boxes are all in Trier and they will leave shortly for Romania and Moldavia.
Thank you for making this all possible!

From Jessica 
Luxembourg co-ordinator
 
This year our aims were to:
·         Collect over 1,000: more than achieved;
·         focus more on boys 2-4 and 10-14: achieved;
·         improve the quality of the boxes: definitely achieved
·         raise the full €8 sponsorship per box – we were not totally successful this year as we averaged €6.70 per box – however we raised more funds in total, namely €8,797
·         having less wastage by giving more detailed info to people, especially the co-ordinators:  they all did a fantastic job, especially when it came to checking the boxes before delivery;
·         create more awareness of this initiative: also achieved.
Did you know that:
·         the estimated value of the boxes and donations totalled 50,000 Euro;
·         about 450 man hours were needed just to pre-check, receive, final check, load and deliver the boxes to Trier;
·         the boxes reflected the time, energy and love that was invested in them.
A VERY big thank you once again to: 
·         all the co-ordinators in the churches, schools, groups and companies;
·         all the helpers checking, carrying, sorting, covering, loading boxes;
·         Vincent for providing his van for delivery of the boxes

Theobar — ‘drinks, networking… and God

This week’s Theobar event is in ‘Le bateau Ivre’ Bar of the Hotel Parc Belle-Fue, 5 Avenue Marie-Thérèse, L2132 Luxembourg (next to the Centre Convict), 19:30 sharp!

The subject this week, presented by Fr Ed, is:

“How can I be a Christian in my daily life without annoying my colleagues, losing my friends, being accused of hypocrisy?”

Full details can be found here: theobar-flyer

Under a Greenwood Tree: an evening of traditional- and less traditional – folk music with Raft of Loons.

Friday 25 November at 19:30

Pianos Kelly, 17 rue de Munsbach, Niederanven.

Full details here: greenwood-tree-flyer

The Anglican community were due to move to the church in Cents this weekend (5/6 November), but the move has been postponed for the time being. In a previous post, I invited parishioners from our community to join me attending choral evensong in Cents on 6th November, supporting our Anglican friends as they move to their new home (for a trial period). Of course anyone wishing to attend Evensong is welcome to do so, but it will be in the Konvict Centre as previously, at 18:30.

I will pass on any updates about the move.

Fr Ed