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Dear Parish Friends After celebrating St Francis and St Luke the last two weekends, we return to the lectionary moving through the teachings of Jesus in Luke's gospel. The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector praying at the temple (Luke 18:9-14), is another example of Jesus' sayings that we think we understand, but then, as we think more about the story find more depth to it. Who do we relate most to? Who are we most like? Our services are at the usual times of 7am a

Dear Parish Friends This Sunday we celebrate our patronal festival with the Feast of St Luke. This is an opportunity both to look back and to look forward. Looking back we give thanks for the blessings that God has given in this parish, both at St Luke's and in the former churches of St Barnabas and St Aidan. I notices this week that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the installation of the Barnabas windows at the west end of our church, and so this weekend we will es

Dear Parish Friends This Sunday we will be concluding our celebration of the Season of Creation, with St Francis Day. The overarching theme is that of giving thanks to God for all God's goodness. At the 7am service (a normal communion service) our psalm draws us to reflect on God's saving work throughout history, which leads the psalmist to declare that not just all peoples, but all the earth, should 'make a joyful noise to God'. Then at our 9am service, we share this joyful