Posts from September 2024

Dearest friends, The new pew sheet appears to have gone down broadly well. I hope that you have taken up my call to take them home and read the inside – there’s always something to say, something to do, and something to pray for. Please also note the prayer intentions for each day. This Sunday marks our first 5th Sunday Joint Service. You’ll have noticed a particular drive from myself to find ways for us to work together. We are…

Dearest friends, Welcome to our new-look combined email and pew sheet sheet. You’ll immediately notice some differences – for a start, the front page of the printed pew sheet will now marry the information in the email- and you’ll also notice that it’s the same email AND pew sheet for both St. Luke’s and St. John’s. I think this is a wonderful opportunity to share in the ministry of Jesus across our parishes, and I pray you’ll find it helpful.…

Dear friends, This week marks an important moment. As well as launching our website (www.slsj.co.uk) we’re also launching our new joint newsletter via email. This weekly email will contain all the notices from both churches and both pew sheets. I’ve decided to do this after I accidentally sent all those at St. Luke’s the weekly news for St. John’s. People were really keen to see what was happening and asked if they could see it each week – it occurs…

Dear friends, I want to start by saying a sincere thank you to you all for your kind messages of sympathy and support following the news of the sudden death of my father in law. Catherine has found your love and care to be a great support, it’s really shown what a loving family we are here. It’s been a strange start to the new term, but one centred in love, and for that I’m truly grateful. This Sunday we…