Posts from September 2015

Quiet Day with Fr John Wall

Quiet Day at Holy Trinity with Fr John Wall Saturday 17th October 10am to 4:00pm This Quiet Day is an opportunity to rest in the Lord and to hear two talks on the spiritual life given by Fr. John Wall using illustrations from three paintings and a sculpture from the Rijksmuseum. 10am – First Meditation (in the Church) on two works by Rembrandt – reflecting on the individual and communal call of Christ. 12pm –…

USRK Response to Refugee Crisis and Blessing

The USRK (Utrechtse Stedelijke Raad van Kerken), the largest Christian Ecumenical organization in Utrecht, has been discussing the recent Refugee crisis and blessing for Utrecht and wondering about possible responses by the churches.  The following letter has recently been issued, which summarizes ways in which we can work together for good. (This is an English translation of the Dutch original which can be found by clicking here.) REFUGEE INFORMATION LETTER TO THE CHURCHES IN THE CITY OF UTRECHT September…

GO ahead!

  The question is not whether to do mission, but how. Come and discover missional practices, habits, and attitudes, as we share and learn together the seven disciplines of growing churches today and in our contexts. Welcome to GO II: Go Ahead! The second in our series of conversations in Northwest Europe about mission, evangelism, discipleship, and growing churches. The conversation is happening 7 November 2015, from 10:00 to 15:30 at Holy Trinity Utrecht. CLICK…

Christian Student Life in Utrecht

This outline of student ministry in Utrecht is from Judith Riet (above). The new school year has started and in Utrecht that means the university and colleges have started as well. Did you know the city welcomes 15,000 new students every year? About 20% of the city population is student. Perhaps you have noticed the influx of students cycling badly, who try to get to college on time by blatantly ignoring all other traffic and…

Update from Our Man in Oxford

Dear friends of Holy Trinity Utrecht, It is an absolute delight to write you at the beginning of a new school year of my adventures here in the land of mountain’s green, pleasant pastures, clouded hills, among dark Satanic Mills and so in England’s green and pleasant land. After a long holiday this summer my role is changing quite a bit for the coming year, but still in familiar surroundings. Last year I spent most of…