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Church NoticesChurchyard tidying – 18th September
THANK YOU!! Knutsford Road churchyard tidied again on Sept 18th The area for cremated remains in the Knutsford Road churchyard is tidy again thanks to the efforts of the regular group of stalwart volunteers (above) at the final working party of the year. This area of...
First guest recital on our new organ – Sat 2nd October
We are excited at the thought that very soon we will be able to enjoy the contribution of our newly installed organ to our church services.
To celebrate its installation, we are presenting an organ recital by the celebrated Liverpool Cathedral Organist, Prof Ian Tracey, on Saturday 2nd October at 7.30 pm.
Church Council Meeting – 20th Sept.
The next meeting of St Luke’s Parochial Church Council will take place at 7.30pm in St Luke’s Church – note changed venue.
Community Choir restarts 15th September
After a year and a half of meeting on Zoom, the choir is now looking forward to meeting again in person. Now is also a great time for newcomers to join and have a good sing together – if you want to know more, please call Wendy Macdonald or just come along to a rehearsal. The first is at 7.30pm on Wed. 15th September in the Church Hall.
Our banking is changing
Following closure of local branches of HSBC, we are moving our banking to the Barclays branch in Holmes Chapel.
August Afternoon Tea in Beautiful Surroundings
In spite of the variable weather, Gill Brickwood held afternoon tea in her beautiful Brereton garden on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th August to raise funds for St Luke’s Church Organ and Lighting Appeal and for the Alzheimer’s Society. In all the excellent total of £1,191 was raised shared equally between St Luke’s and the Alzheimer’s Society.
Safeguarding: Past Cases Review 2 (PCR2)
In 2007, the Church of England commissioned a national Past Case Review which sought to look at the handling by the Church of child protection case over many years. All parishes nationally are required to respond by checking records and reporting to the review all known cases of concern about the behaviour of clergy and church officers towards children and vulnerable adults.
Revised Churchyard Rules 2007
A copy of the revised Churchyard Rules 2007 applying to St Luke’s Knutsford Road Churchyard and now adopted by the Church Council in January 2019 can be downloaded here.