On 23 October, the Chaplain-President, Vice-President, Secretary-General and Second Secretary, helped by several members of staff at Holy Trinity Brussels, received M. Eric Ghysselinckx and five members of his staff, for a sumptuous High Tea in Holy Trinity Brussels.

M. Ghysselinckx has been the chef du Service des cultes reconnus et des convictions reconnues at the Ministry of Justice for several decades and a valuable partner for the Anglican Church in Belgium.

The bitter-sweet occasion was M. Ghysselinckx's forthcoming retirement on 31 October. The sandwiches and cakes were all home-made as well as delicious. The Second Secretary, Vice-President, Chaplain-President and M. Ghysselinckx himself gave speeches.

The Secretary-General had obtained homemade jam from a parishioner at St John's Gent, a jar each for all of the Ministry of Justice staff present. A short tour of Holy Trinity pro-cathedral followed, as well as a question-and-answer session about the future directions of Belgian Anglicanism.

It was such a joy for the Central Committee, so often received at the Ministry of Justice, to be able to offer hospitality to the civil service team we meet so often there, and we hope that all present learned a bit more about how the recognised convictions in Belgium operate and what we offer to Belgian society.