Adrienne has dedicated her life to enabling people, particularly women, in the realization of their God-given self worth and dignity. She believes that all people are created with a purpose and value, but through varying environments and circumstances, many are left underprivileged and abandoned, not realizing their full potential.

Listen to and watch the presentation about the work of Siam Care >

More info about Siam Care:

• Website of Siam Care
• Stichting Hamin (info in Dutch)

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• What is the purpose of your life?
• What is God calling you to be or do?
• Do you want to grow a character which can stand up against the battles which face us in life?
• Do you want to learn new skills, and experience ministry ‘on the inside’?

Then why not devote one year of your life to answering these questions?

Hannah was the first apprentice in Christ Church Amsterdam and delayed her entrance to the Amsterdam Conservatory by a year. Reflecting on her experiences she says that she used to think that Jesus was the most important thing in life. Now she realises that He’s the only thing in life: “All the things in my life is all part of is trying to follow Jesus.”

Listen to Hannah who was an apprentice in Christ Church in 2009.

Read more about the contents of the Apprentice Programme >

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At present the volcano in Iceland seems to be at rest again after a few weeks of causing enormous amounts of dust in the atmosphere over Europe. Airport Ministry Team offers help.

The airport ministry and the team of chaplains and many volunteers ‘walked the terminal’. Walking the terminal stands for getting in touch with as many people as necessary to offer a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on. And so we did. We were in touch with people from all over the globe.

Passengers came to our church services for prayer and to participate in the Eucharist.

Read on >

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Today we seek to combine the strengths of the historic Anglican Church with the vibrancy of contemporary worship.

We want to help each other to grow healthy relationships with God, one another and our neighbours as we live together in this wonderful city of Amsterdam.

Everyone is welcome, we look forward to meeting you!

Services

Locations

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On Sunday 19th September we are having a service that is deliberately designed for people who don’t normally come to church.
It is a chance for people in the church to invite their friends to see their church. And a chance for anyone who wishes to think about God and explore what God might think about them.

Why not come and see for yourself?

Share your thoughts and listen to others. We are looking forward to a fun morning together!

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1. that we have a condemning conscience;
2. we still have a worldly or ‘fleshly’ mind (all too frequently we are aware that sin is very much alive in our thoughts and our habits).

How do we deal with this?

Read the sermon >

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This sermon is about the struggle we Christians often seem to have to combine two characteristics that shine out of Jesus – grace and holiness.

Amongst others, what does Philip Yancey´s book “What´s so amazing about grace”,  say about this?

Read the sermon (pdf) >

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Bring something to share

Please bring your salad, cake, crisps, drinks, cups, picnic blankets, sandwiches etc. etc. to share!

We will provide sparkling wine!

In summary:

• What? Summer picnic, bring your to share
• When? Sunday August 29th
• Time? After the joint service at Groenburgwal (no service in South!!)
• Where? Vondelpark; exact place will announce in church

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Bishop Geoffrey prays a blessing over Rik after he has taken his vows. Right: Mark Collinson (chaplain Christ Church)

Present Anglican clergy lay hands on Rik as he receives his ordination blessing

Bishop Geoffrey, Rik and Leo de Bruijn (prior of Spe Gaudentes)

Members of the Spe Gaudentes community

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Shared ownership of Airport Ministry

It is intended that the Bishops of the two churches will share the responsibility for the ownership and operation of the ministry of the currently named foundation Stichting Anglican Airport Ministry at Schiphol Airport Amsterdam. The name and articles of the foundation will be changed accordingly.

The Bonn Agreement

The Bonn Agreement of 1931 is a document that established full communion between the Church of England and the Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht, including the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands. This full communion has since been extended to all members of the Anglican Communion through the synods.

More information >

The Anglican Airport Ministry

Anglican Airport Ministry (AAM) is the sponsoring agency for Anglican participation in the chaplaincy of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, one of the world’s busiest airports. The foundation, a registered charity in the Netherlands, is under the episcopal oversight of the Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, of the Church of England.

Anglican Airport Ministry is a mission partner of Christ Church.

Website of the Anglican Airport Ministry >

Schiphol Airport Chaplaincy

On a daily basis more than one hundred thousand people pass through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. These are people from diverse cultures and backgrounds, and experiencing a range of emotions. Among all these people are those who are facing concerns or problems in life, and are in need of help or an encouraging word. The airport chaplaincy, which began at Schiphol in 1975, is an essential source of support in such cases. Its purpose is to assist any individual present at Schiphol – passengers as well as airport-based employees – with a fitting response to their emotional and spiritual needs.

The chaplaincy consists of a team of three chaplains and 25 voluntary co-workers of differing backgrounds. Together they provide for a place of rest where people of all nationalities and identities are welcome. They offer pastoral and spiritual care at the heart of society.

More information on the ministry on their website (Dutch and English info) >

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