St Luke's Church, Watford

Sunday before Lent

Sunday 19^th February 2012

 

8.00am	Holy Communion (CW) Discovering   Jesus: “Luke and Saving the Lost” Readings: Luke 15.1-10 p1048 & Luke 19.1-10  p1053 Leader & Speaker: Dave   Middlebrook (Vicar)
10.00am	All Age Service Words… Words… Words… “Scripture” Leader: Dave Middlebrook Speaker: Grace Sentamu-Baverstock (Curate)
6.30pm	Holy Communion Discovering   Jesus: “Luke and Saving the Lost” Readings: Luke 15.1-10 p1048 & Luke   19.1-10 p1053 Leader: Stephen   Massey Speaker: Dave Middlebrook
Diary
Today 4.30pm                 Recital  Kenneth Woods Cello, James Lea Piano, Chopin & Mahler Monday   20th
9.15am		Prayer
Tuesday 21st
9.15am		Prayer
5.00pm		Lent   Labyrinth & Fairtrade Pancakes – see flyer
7.45pm		PCC   meeting
Wednesday   22nd
10.30am 8.00pm		Holy   Communion (CW) Ash Wednesday   Service
Thursday   23rd
9.15am 10.30am		Prayer Toddler   Service
Friday   24th
9.15am 7.45pm		Prayer Men’s   Film evening

Sunday 26^th February – First Sunday of Lent  

8.00am	Holy   Communion (BCP)   as 10.00am
10.00am	Holy   Communion: Biblefresh ‘The Church is born’
6.30pm	Informal   Evening Service

 

Notices

St. Luke’s Mission Action Planning day on Feb 25^th is cancelled; anyone who is interested please come to the PCC meeting on Tuesday.

Christian Aid. Would you be willing to take on the Christian Aid co-ordinating role for St Luke’s – maybe with a friend?

Men’s Film Evening. Of Gods and Men “In the face of terror, their greatest weapon was faith.” You are warmly invited to our first ever Men’s Film Evening on Friday February 24^th in the Youth Lounge, 7.45pm for 8.00pm start. Please RSVP to billmiller2@ntlworld.com by Wednesday Feb 22^nd if you would like to come.

Invitation to Watford & Three Rivers Refugee Project AGM.  You are invited on Monday, 20^th Feb 2012, 7.30pm to the Friends Meeting House, 150 Church Road, Watford WD17 4QB. Our guest speaker will be the Rev Professor Nicholas Sagovsky, who has taken Refugee Rights & Asylum Wrongs as his topic.

Curry Night! March 3rd -6-8pm, curry, pizza, beer –  come and enjoy yourselves…….

Welcome Lunch. This takes place on Sunday 26^th February at 12.30pm.  If you are relatively new to St Luke’s and would like to meet some of St Luke’s members & staff please take an invitation from the back of church & R.S.V.P, thanks.

On April 22nd Greg Wiley will be competing in the London Marathon and in doing so is aiming to raise at least £2000 for Leukaemia CARE. Leukaemia CARE has been chosen after a classmate of Eva at Cassiobury Junior School was diagnosed with Leukaemia 2 years ago. If not for the work of Leukaemia CARE, Eva’s classmate may not have received the treatment & subsequent recovery that he did. Please help me achieve & exceed my target by donating at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/gregwiley. If you want more information contact Greg by e-mail greg@wileysworld.org or on 01923 231264. Thanks.

Fairtrade Fortnight events in Watford – Take a Step for Fairtrade

1.  You are all invited to the Launch of Fairtrade Fortnight at a Fairtrade Coffee Morning in the Foyer of the Colosseum at 10am – noon on Monday 27th February, Watford Borough Council Vice-Chair Cllr Andrew Mortimer will officiate.

2.  Richard Harrington MP will launch the Fairtrade Awareness Stand in The Harlequin Centre at 10am, Friday 2nd March, Lower Mall between Bhs & HMV.  All are welcome.

3.  Volunteers for the Harlequin Stand for 1 hour welcome: Brian Mee 07788 676311

Let Justice Prevail - Friday 2nd March  2pm. Women’s World Day of Prayer Service at St Mary’s Church, Watford. Speaker: Elizabeth Goldsmith. Service will be followed by Tea. Further information from Jackie Mee (234033) or Fay Wales (239053)

Youth Team. Help Still Urgently Required. Due to the expansion of BASE & Rock Solid, the team must update their emergency list. BASE runs 6.15-7.30pm, Rock Solid 7.45-9.00pm Thursday evenings. See Neil or Charley for occasional involvement.

ADORAMUS - The Glory of Easter! Sat. March 31st 2012 at 7.30pm, at the Colosseum. Please join us if you possibly can with family, friends & pay & pray for them all! It’s a wonderful opportunity for Christians to get together to hear the gospel, & esp. the truth of Easter, in word, song & hymn, with a wide range of music & composers, & with a children’s choir too! Tickets £12, £15 & £20 (discounts 4 children!), available from Jack Watson, or Colosseum box office (0845 075 3993), or John Lewis Colosseum box office.

LENT 2012 – Experiencing God’s Love

Tues 21st Feb  –     5:00pm     Pancake Evening & Lent Labyrinth

Weds 22nd Feb   – 8:00pm        Ash Wednesday Service

Weds 29th Feb –    8:00pm       Experiencing God’s Love 1 – ROOTED

Rooted in prayer and scripture

Weds 14th Mar –    8:00pm    Experiencing God’s Love 2 – WASHED

Cleansed through baptism, confession and forgiveness

Weds 28th Mar –   8:00pm                Experiencing God’s Love 3 – ENLIGHTENED

Enlightened through worship, mission and growth in holiness

Mon 2nd April –    8:00pm           Experiencing God’s Love 4 – TENDED

Tended through care for one another and the world

Tues 3rd April –   8:00pm                 Experiencing God’s Love 5 – WELCOMED

Welcomed in the Eucharist and in the Fellowship of the Church

Weds 4th April – 8:00pm          The Passion Readings

Thurs 5th April – 8:00pm          Maundy Thursday Communion

Fri 6th April –     11:00am         Good Friday Walk & Family Workshop

Fri 6th April –     2:00pm         Hour at the Cross

Don’t forget to sign up for the “Experiencing God’s love – In Action” activities during Lent.

Collect

Almighty Father,
whose Son was revealed in majesty
before he suffered death upon the cross:
give us grace to perceive his glory,
that we may be strengthened to suffer with him
and be changed into his likeness, from glory to glory;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. 

Suggestions for prayer this week

“Let us pray for the world, for the church and let us thank God for his goodness”

The World Our parish and our neighbours

The Church Christians around the world who are persecuted or face opposition.  Former members of St Luke’s who have gone into full time Christian ministry. Preparations for Lent – the upcoming More Than Gold Spiritual Workout Labyrinth and the Pancake evening.

Community Involvement Relationship building with other communities and people of other faiths.

Watford Deanery St. John’s Church.

Regular Ministry The ministry of welcome in the gathering area, coffee, books, displays and conversation; our witness and welcome to all

Members of St Luke’s Saturday: The Coffee Shop. Urban Saints. In particular, this week, those whose surnames begin with letters T-Z (take a look at the directory).