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There will be one service only on Sunday, 1st January 2023 at 9 am at St Luke's Ekibin. Rev'd Timothy notes about this Service: 'We celebrate Epiphany today (it is actually on the 6th of January, twelfth night), and our gospel reading is from Matthew chapter 2; the story of the visit from the Maji to the baby Jesus.' This service will be a Family Service with Communion, and available on Zoom as usual. The Notice Paper and the Service Sheet are available under "Latest News" on

Dear Parish Friends I look forward to welcoming you to our services at St Luke's for Christmas this weekend: Christmas Eve at 7pm. A service for all the family, including communion. Also streamed on Zoom (see link below for service sheet). Christmas Eve at 11pm. Holy Communion. Come early to sing carols together from 10.30pm. Christmas Day at 9am. Family Communion for Christmas.Also streamed on Zoom (see link below for service sheet). The notice pap

Dear Parish Friends Our song for the lighting of the Advent wreath this year has been 'Advent Candles tell their story'. This week we come to the fourth verse: Mary’s gift, beyond all telling, we recall today: Son of God within her dwelling, born to show the way. Who could guess the final story? – cross and glory; Easter Day! We are reminded that our Advent journey has been that of reminding us of the pointers to the Good News that Jesus came to bring to fruition God's plan o

Dear Parish Friends The third Sunday of Advent is upon us, and so we will be decorating the Christmas Tree in church tomorrow (Saturday) morning from 9am. All welcome to come and help. The readings for this week continue the theme of preparation as we recite the Song of Mary (the Magnificat). As a response to being told who she was carrying in her womb, Mary gives praise to God and echoes the call of the prophets who said that, through this child, God would prove his fait

Dear Parish Friends This week we celebrate the second Sunday of Advent, and the focus is on John the Baptist. The Old Testament ends with the book of Malachi in which the prophet tells of God's promise that the Day of the Lord will come, and with it a new unfolding of the Kingdom. This will be preceded by the prophet Elijah who will "turn the hearts of parents to their children and the hearts of children to their parents". As we read the start of the New Testament story, we s

The December edition of Church News has been published. Read it here