Tidying the Knutsford Road churchyard
The next Knutsford Road Churchyard working party is on Saturday 15th July 2023.
Church Electoral Roll 2023
The 2023 revision of the Church Electoral Roll is now complete and the revised Roll has been published as a list of 222 names for checking before the Annual Meetings in church at 10.50am on 14th May. The published Roll is now available to inspect in church after a service on request to the duty warden or the Electoral Roll Officer.
Photos for our publications
We are looking for photos taken of events and activities at and around St Luke’s for possible inclusion in our website or magazine to supplement the text. They don’t have to be of professional standard or specially posed. Smartphone or tablet photos are fine – we can tidy up and crop images if needed before any publication.
Traidcraft plc in administration
On the 20th Jan. it was announced that Traidcraft plc (the company from which we bought the fairtrade goods sold from the monthly stall at St Luke’s) was going into administration and ceasing trading.
Genesis update – Jan 2023
Thank you for all your support and encouragement with the Christmas services which were so well received.
Genesis meets on Sundays normally at 10am in the Church Hall continuing until 10.45am. We then join the congregation in the church service to share our learning with them, for prayers, a short sermon and for singing. The service finishes around 11.15am so we can all leave together to enjoy fellowship over a drink and biscuit back in the Church Hall.
The Spring term programme up to Easter is shown below.
Church Flowers 2023
Many thanks to everyone who helped decorate St Luke’s church with flowers again this Christmas. The new 2023 rota for the altar flowers is now in the church porch for people to sign up when they are able to help. If you are interested in helping and would like...
Contactless Giving at St Luke’s
Most donations to St Luke’s come from our regular church members through our Planned Giving Scheme by envelope or standing order. Regular giving is particularly helpful for budgeting purposes and if this is how you give to St Luke’s, please continue to donate in this way. However, our first contactless giving device is now installed at the back of the church allowing anyone to give by card etc. rather than by cash.
Genesis – summer 2022
photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Genesis Into Summer Genesis now starts at the slightly later time of 10am, where learning and activities will take place in the Church Hall until 10.45am. Genesis will then join midway through the Church service in time to share their...
Jubilee Beacon celebration 2nd June
Enthusiastic start to the Holmes Chapel Jubilee weekend as hundreds came to watch the beacon lit on St Luke’s parish church tower.
2022 Christian Aid Week – thank you!
A very big Thank You to everyone who supported us during Christian Aid Week in and around Holmes Chapel in May.
Your generous support will enable Christian Aid to bring hope and support to the most needy around the world.