A stunning new banner adorns the Gathering Area at St Luke’s. Creative Space members have made leaves, animals, birds and fish to adorn a ‘Tree of life’ banner. The banner depicts the tree of life from the New Testament book
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Christmas Pudding Evening 2025
St Luke’s annual Christmas Pudding making event took place on Friday 14th November, with about 60 puddings being made during the evening. It turns out that we have delivered a recipe, not only for a delicious pudding (thank you to
Remembrance Sunday
On Sunday 9th November, the uniformed organisations joined the congregation for a parade service. During his talk, Neil Brookes, Youth Director, played a moving short soundtrack of the moment the guns fell silent when the First World War ended. The
Open Doors Advocacy
Open Doors Advocacy Rep for Watford constituency and member of St Luke’s, Michelle Ephraimson, met Watford’s MP, Matt Turmaine, on 24th October. They talked about Open Doors advocacy work on behalf of persecuted Christians around the world. Michelle said after
St Luke’s has a new Reader
On 28th September at the Readers’ Annual Celebration Service at St Albans Cathedral, with Bishop Jane of Hertford officiating, Simon Trundle was admitted and licensed as a Church of England Reader (or ‘licensed lay minister’). Simon said after his licensing,
Single Friendly Church
St Luke’s has completed the single friendly church audit compiled by the Single Friendly Church Network (SFCN) which means we can register as a single friendly church. At the beginning of 2025, St Luke’s began the journey towards becoming a
Deep Sea Divers Summer Holiday Club
St Luke’s had the privilege of running a four-day summer holiday club, 5th–8th August, with the highest ever attendance of 75 children. This year’s theme was ‘Deep Sea Divers’ based on material produced by Scripture Union. It focused on Matthew’s
Community Choir Summer Concert
Cassiobury and nearby Community Choir (CanCC) gave their summer concert on Saturday 19th July in St Luke’s Church. Titled, ‘America – Songs from across the Pond’, the choir performed 16 great American songs, including classics such as Moon River, the
40 Not Out!
On Sunday 6th July St Luke’s celebrated cricket enthusiast Revd Michael Norman’s 40 years of ordained ministry with a presentation of gifts and a church family lunch which included a big cake. Church Warden Susan Miller said how grateful St
The Sound of Musings
Revd Bryony Wood visited St Luke’s over the weekend of 14th–15th June to share some reflections from her book, The Sound of Musings. Published in 2024, The Sound of Musings was aptly timed to tie in with the 60th anniversary
Pastel and Painting Workshop at Creative Space
In May, around 40 ladies met for a morning workshop of watercolour painting and oil pastel artwork Following what was described as a ‘yummy’ breakfast and a five-minute reflection on the hymn ‘What a friend we have in Jesus’, everyone
VE Day 80 Lunch
On Sunday 4th May, St Luke’s Church family joined together for a special lunch to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day The Church Hall was decorated with bunting and the tables were decked out in red, white and blue, and
Joy at the Easter Monday Pilgrimage 2025
“Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son, endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won.” This is such a rousing hymn, and none more so than when sung in St Albans Cathedral on Easter Monday, with dogs joining in, and
Bring & Share Lunch and Afternoon Recital
Developing our life as a church family with Bring & Share Lunches The first Bring & Share Lunch of 2025 was on Sunday 9th March. About 60 people attended, including a few children, and we helped ourselves to quiche, cold
World Day of Prayer 2025
A service for everyone If you are familiar with Circle Time, you will understand how good it is to have the opportunity to talk with others about our experiences, without fear of interruption, but in small bursts. Clutching a conch
Santa’s Hampers 2024
A small team at St Luke’s shopped and packed 50 hampers to give to families from the Watford and Three Rivers Refugee Partnership (WTRRP) These hampers might be their only Christmas treat so we aim to make them as special
Tearfund’s The Big Quiz Night 2024
Transforming communities, one quiz at a time On 16th November, 40 of us at St Luke’s joined in with Tearfund’s The Big Quiz Night event. The evening started with a lovely meal together and then the teams had a go
Big Parenting Questions
About 50 people from all over Watford came to St Luke’s for the Big Parenting Questions event on 6th November 2024 Care for the Family were taking this new event for mums, dads and carers around the UK. Robin Vincent, Chief Executive
Harvest Sunday 2024
St Luke’s Harvest Festival celebration with a Parade of Uniformed groups was held in the morning service on Sunday 6th October Donations of non-perishable food were collected for Watford Foodbank and New Hope and the offertory supported the Bishop of
Desert Detectives Holiday Club 2024
We were stranded on a banana island in 2021, working out in the bodybuilder’s gym in 2022 and lost in space trying to get home in 2023. This year (6th-9th August) we went on an archaeological dig as the Desert
70s Night at the Essex Arms
Members of the Cassiobury and nearby Community Choir (CanCC) went to the Essex Arms on the Wednesday of Mission Week (13th March) to host a night filled with 70s hits, from Carpenters classics to the funk of Stevie Wonder. The
Esther – The Play with Songs
2024 kicked off with our very own St Luke’s Church spectacular production of Esther. No expense was spared when procuring some of the best acting talent in Watford! The play was written and produced by our Reader, Pam Norman. As
Breakfast Club
Breakfast Club (8:30-10:00am on specified Saturdays in term time) is slowly growing into the community we have been praying for!Breakfast Club (8:30-10:00am on specified Saturdays in term time) is slowly growing into the community we have been praying for! Families
Keswick Convention 2023
Image courtesy of A Wilder. Keswick Convention, the oldest Christian conference in the UK, began in a tent in the vicarage garden of St John’s Church, Keswick. It has grown into today’s annual ‘convention’ that welcomes 12,000 people a year over
Starship Discovery Holiday Club
From 1st to 4th August we ran a holiday club for over 65 children who travelled through space, following Dr Watt and Ace as they tried to make it home in time for tea, avoiding asteroids and black holes and