It was great to celebrate the 160th anniversary of St Luke's this October and heritage Weekend with special guests the dean and choir from St Paul's Cathedral Dunedin.
On November 30th the parish will gather to celebrate the 140th anniversary of St Andrew's in Maheno. There will be a 10:30am service at St Andrew's Maheno, followed by a shared lunch and a chance to look at photos and hear stories. Please spread the word and invite others. We look forward to catching up with old friends as well as current parishioners. (There will be no morning service at St Luke's that day.)
From 4th-6th December there will be a display of Nativity sets at St Luke's - details in poster above. Do come along!
On November 20th we have our usual monthly lunch - come along between 12 and 1:15!
We'd love to have you join us for any of our services or other activities. Our regular services are:
Sunday 9am: Holy Communion at St Andrew's Maheno, followed by fellowship over a cuppa
Sunday 10:30am Holy Communion at St Luke's, followed by fellowship over a cuppa
Sunday 7pm at St Luke's - usually night prayer or, once a month, a Taizé service
Tuesday 9am morning prayer at St Luke's
Thursday 12 noon midday prayer at St Luke's
1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays of the month 10am: Holy Communion at St Luke's, followed by fellowship over a cuppa
We have a special children's programme at the 10:30 Sunday service; people of all ages are welcome to all of our services. We also have other activities during the week for children and young people - weekly literacy groups to help young ones with their reading; a fortnightly kidsclub- a fun-filled after school program for kids, fortnightly badminton for young ones, all-age table tennis and involving young ones in music for Sunday.
Thursday 20th November we have our Monthly Community Lunch- for the wider community. This lunch is provided at no charge. You're welcome to come along anytime between 12 noon and 1:15pm.
Where volunteers are available we are seeking to open St Luke's church to vistors Monday-Saturday 10:30am-3:30pm
Come and join us if you're able!
Blessings,
Andrea (Vicar)