weekdays at St luke's
Through the week we have a variety of activities that help people develop their faith and unity as The Body of Christ in this corner of Formby. These activities help us to get to know other members of the body better, and are quite diverse in nature. We try to provide something for everyone. The examples below are not intended to cover everything that happens, just to give an impression of life at St Lukes.
For more information on anything we do please contact us.
Developing our faith
Many are the needs of our community, and of our country and the world. For that reason we meet together, usually on the evening of the first Tuesday of the month, for prayer.
The meetings are partly guided and partly informal in small groups. They are loosely integrated with the home groups, see below.
What a friend we have in Jesus
All our sins and griefs to bear
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer...
...a well-known hymn reminds us. But as a Christian community we want to know what it is we should be talking to our Lord about. To help us a prayer network has been developed where prayer requests are emailed to a coordinator who then circulates them using email.
Several groups meet in homes across the parish throughout the week with the purpose of studying the Bible. All groups study the same book from the Bible, but not necessarily at the same speed.
By having several groups we enable all church members to find a time suitable for their needs, morning, afternoon or evening. One member of the group will take on the task of leader and will have prepared some points for discussion from the printed material provided. The leader’s role can rotate among willing group members.
The group members become friendship .groups in many ways as they get to know each other.
From time-to-time Matt, the vicar of St Luke’s, organizes very short courses that introduce people to Christian belief. One such course is the 3-2-1 course that lasts for 3 or 4 weeks and uses short videos and discussion.
Other courses may be used but always with the same purpose – telling the story of who Jesus is and why he is so very important in our lives.
We have a service of Holy Communion on the first Thursday of each month, starting at 11.00 am. The service is usually taken from Common Worship and lasts about 45 minutes,
Our pastoral visiting team is formed from people who are established members of St Luke’s and have completed appropriate safeguarding training and have a DBS certificate.
Members of the team go in pairs to visit people in need in their home, nursing home or hospital for conversation and prayer and to determine if they need any special help or support from the team.
For young people
We are pleased to have groups of young people affiliated with St Luke’s. They assemble in our meeting room, are named after the church and are invited to parade services. The groups are responsible to their national organisations.
The group is for young people in school years 6 to 9. They meet Friday evenings in our parish hall where they have a tuck shop and enjoy a variety of mad games and much more.
Getting together
Tuesday lunch is from 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm on the first and third Tuesdays of most months. It is particularly attractive to older people, especially those living alone and coming not only from the church but also from the wider community. People are able to come at any time in the two hour slot.
Lunch consists of a bowl of soup with a choice of two flavours, sandwiches and cakes. The main beverage is tea.
We do not charge for the lunch but people are invited to make a contribution to the cost if they wish and are able.
In addition to the lunch those attending enjoy a time of fellowship as they meet with people they may not have seen since the last Tuesday lunch.
Coffee mornings are normally held on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10.00 am until noon. We have an “Open Door” to all comers so why not join us
On the first Saturday of the month from 2.00 to 4.00 pm, starting near to the church and meeting room. For the first hour we go for a walk with different walking abilities catered for. We are blessed with woodland and sand dunes so have plenty of option’s for walks. We then return to the meeting room or it’s outdoor picnic area for refreshments and optional games for those that want them.
St. Luke’s church is nicely located in woodland. This beautiful environment poses some challenges because it does require managing or it will soon become untidy and overgrown. We have regular occasions when people are invited to join together to carry out ground maintenance work and enjoy fellowship together,