Parish Church of St Luke Holmes Chapel
Serving Christ in our local community
MU 150th Anniversary Celebration
On Sunday 9th August, Congleton Deanery MU groups joined with other groups from the Diocese to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Mothers’ Union, started by Mary Sumner, on Mary Sumner Day, in a special service of Evensong.
The Romans Course at St Luke’s
We will be following the Bible Society course exploring the letter to the Romans starting in church and then in our fellowship groups from 30 August.
Ladies Italian Evening 17 July
St Luke’s held a second very successful Ladies’ Italian Evening on Friday evening 17th July in the garden of Bridget and David Senior.
Teddy Bears Picnic 12 July
Our first teddy bears picnic and zipline saw the children and families of our various church groups come together to enjoy a Sunday afternoon of fun around St Luke’s church grounds.
MU Planning Meeting 15 July
Our final meeting of the summer was held on an unusually hot Wednesday afternoon. After a short service we began thinking about plans for the coming year.
Churchyard Summer tidy – 18 July
Another successful morning was held by the volunteers today tidying parts of the Knutsford Road churchyard. The next session is planned for Saturday 5th September from 9.30am to around 11am
Letter for Summer 2026
It is time for holidays and rest and refreshment. But any good holiday is helped by the expectation of good things when we return. A time away is sweeter if we know there is something worth looking forward to when our normal pattern of life resumes. So it is that we announce our plans to do The Romans Course at St Luke’s this Autumn.
Praying together in the weeks of Trinity
This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Salvation and glory and power belong to our God whose judgements are true and just…..