Once a year, a small team at St Luke’s shops and packs 50 Christmas hampers to give to families from the Watford and Three Rivers Refugee Partnership (WTRRP). These hampers might be the refugee families’ only Christmas treat so the
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Tearfund’s The Big Quiz Night 2024: Transforming communities, one quiz at a time
On 16th November, 40 of us at St Luke’s joined in with Tearfund’s The Big Quiz Night event. The evening started with a lovely meal together and then the teams had a go at Tearfund’s quiz video. The competition was
Big Parenting Questions
About 50 people from all over Watford came to St Luke’s for the Big Parenting Questions event on 6th November. Care for the Family were taking this new event for mums, dads and carers around the UK. Robin Vincent, Chief Executive
Live at St Luke’s
Live at St Luke’s aims to bring together local youth bands and their fans in a safe and encouraging environment. It’s a new initiative, trialled during the St Luke’s Mission Week in March 2024, and is now a regular half-termly event.
Harvest Sunday 2024
St Luke’s Harvest Festival celebration with a Parade of Uniformed organisations was held in the morning service on Sunday 6th October. Donations of non-perishable food were collected for Watford Food Bank and New Hope and the offertory supported the Bishop
Desert Detectives Holiday Club 2024 (6th-9th August)
We were stranded on a banana island in 2021, working out in the bodybuilder’s gym in 2022 and lost in space trying to get home in 2023. This year we went on an archaeological dig as the Desert Detectives. Alongside
80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy
On 6th June 2024 the 80th Anniversary of this historic event was commemorated in Normandy, and with it, there was a celebration of peace, liberty and reconciliation. The occasion was marked in St Luke’s with prayers in the Sunday services and
Easter Monday Pilgrimage 2024
Spring sunshine, with no rain forecast until late afternoon, perfect! At 9am on Easter Monday six pilgrims set off from St Luke’s in good spirits. Onwards to North Watford where we were joined by three more pilgrims, one of whom was aged 7
70s Night at the Essex Arms
Members of the Cassiobury and nearby Community Choir (CanCC) went to the Essex Arms on the Wednesday of Mission Week (13th March) to host a night filled with 70s hits, from Carpenters classics to the funk of Stevie Wonder. The
Reflections on the Mission Week: 9-17 March 2024
The Wycliffe Hall team had a packed week at St Luke’s! Kicking off with a quiz and fish and chips evening with the congregation, joining you for your Mothering Sunday services and all your uniformed groups, life groups and youth groups
Esther – The Play with Songs
2024 kicked off with our very own St Luke’s Church spectacular production of Esther. No expense was spared when procuring some of the best acting talent in Watford! The play was written and produced by our Reader, Pam Norman. As
Breakfast Club
Breakfast Club (8:30-10:00am on specified Saturdays in term time) is slowly growing into the community we have been praying for!Breakfast Club (8:30-10:00am on specified Saturdays in term time) is slowly growing into the community we have been praying for! Families
Starship Discovery Holiday Club
From 1st to 4th August we ran a holiday club for over 65 children who travelled through space, following Dr Watt and Ace as they tried to make it home in time for tea, avoiding asteroids and black holes and
New Wine 2023
At the end of July, a group of 26 from St Luke’s attended the New Wine Christian Festival 2023, held at the Kent Event Centre in Detling, near Maidstone. A few of us camped but most of us, including myself,
Father’s Day Barbecue – June 2023
The Beaver Scouts, although small in number, thoroughly enjoyed the Father’s Day Barbecue, painstakingly prepared by the older Scouts. The Scouts all deserve a big thank you, particularly James, for co-ordinating the event and getting the production line of assembling
Cameo Bluebell Walk – May 2023
We set off from St Luke’s expecting rain but when we arrived at Dockey Woods, Ashridge, the rain stopped. Even when we moved on to the Bridgewater Monument to have coffee and a chat – no rain! After coffee, some decided
Keswick Convention 2023
Image courtesy of A Wilder. Keswick Convention, the oldest Christian conference in the UK, began in a tent in the vicarage garden of St John’s Church, Keswick. It has grown into today’s annual ‘convention’ that welcomes 12,000 people a year over
The Big Help Out
On Monday 8th May the nation was encouraged to get involved in volunteering in honour of the coronation. At St Luke’s this was organised in the form of a Big Help Out morning. Our amazing team of around 30 volunteers weeded,
Easter Monday Pilgrimage 2023
We knew what the weather had in store for us on Easter Monday, so we were well prepared for a very wet walk to St Albans Cathedral. Paul, Mary and I set off from St Luke’s at 9 am and met
The Coronation Big Lunch
On Sunday 7th May, to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, St Luke’s held a lunch after the morning service. Over 100 people came and enjoyed coronation chicken (or a suitable adaptation) prepared by our amazing chefs, Wendy and Geoff.
The Easter Experience
The Easter Experience was an all-week-long event from 27th March through to 31st March for all the groups meeting in our building plus others! Six videos performed by members of our very talented church family played all around the church
The Story of Joseph
Congratulations to all the people who made up our unique production of The Story of Joseph, portrayed on seven consecutive Sundays during the morning services in January and February (they are still be available to watch on St Luke’s YouTube if
World Day of Prayer
“I have heard about your faith” Ephesians 1:15-19 Chatting to a friend last month, I discovered that their way of preparing for the World Day of Prayer is to meet together a few weeks beforehand and plan their event. Not
Malawi Cyclone: March 2023
Update from Ruth Guinness, SIM Malawi In mid March, the President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, announced 14 days of national mourning following Cyclone Freddy. It is the Southern Region (which includes Blantyre) that has been most affected. Malawi’s Department of Disaster
Pancake Party
Tuesday 21st February was Shrove Tuesday, and we had an amazing Pancake Party! A dedicated team mixed, flipped and drizzled over 200 pancakes for the Rainbows, Guides, Urban Saints and youth groups, plus the church family. Everyone who came was