Grenoble part 2
WE’RE more than half-way through our locum stay here. Sunday services seem to have gone well. Last Sunday’s Communion had a good turn-out, and people seem to enjoy the variety of liturgy we are sharing – Jo led the first part of the service, having written her own prayers. It’s the practice here for even very young children to receive communion, especially among the Nigerian families; new for me, it seems to make sense in this context – especially if ‘belonging’ is as important as ‘believing’. I didn’t say very much about the church last time. The building was one of the first fully ecumenical centres in France, and is – we gather – the only one that has survived. Within the centre are various ‘salles’ and a ‘grand espace’ ; the latter is used most weeks for an RC Mass, and the Anglicans meet in the mid-size Cana salle. There are offices and meeting rooms, and the building is often used for secular meetings and concerts. I mentioned last time that the focus at the moment is on d...