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St Luke’s Watford

on the Cassiobury Estate WD17 3EG

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News stories St Lukes Watford Children’s work 
October 4, 2025October 4, 2025

Deep Sea Divers Summer Holiday Club

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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

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October 4, 2025October 4, 2025

40 Not Out!

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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

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News stories St Lukes Watford music 
October 4, 2025October 4, 2025

Community Choir Summer Concert

Posted By: St Lukes 14 Views Community Choir

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

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October 4, 2025October 4, 2025

The Sound of Musings

Posted By: St Lukes 13 Views Bryony Wood, Community Choir, 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

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Creative Space News stories 
October 4, 2025October 4, 2025

Pastel and Painting Workshop at Creative Space

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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

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News stories 
September 29, 2025September 29, 2025

VE Day 80 Lunch

Posted By: St Lukes 46 Views Community Choir

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

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September 21, 2025September 21, 2025

Joy at the Easter Monday Pilgrimage 2025

Posted By: St Lukes 112 Views St Albans Cathedral Easter Monday Pilgrimage

“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

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News stories St Lukes Watford music 
September 21, 2025September 21, 2025

Bring & Share Lunch and Afternoon Recital

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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

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September 21, 2025September 21, 2025

World Day of Prayer 2025

Posted By: St Lukes 104 Views World Day of Prayer

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

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News stories Partners in Mission 
September 21, 2025September 21, 2025

Santa’s Hampers 2024

Posted By: St Lukes 98 Views Watford and Three Rivers Refugee Partnership

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

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News stories Partners in Mission 
September 21, 2025September 21, 2025

Tearfund’s The Big Quiz Night 2024

Posted By: St Lukes 108 Views Hope FM, Tearfund's The Big Quiz Night

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

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September 21, 2025September 21, 2025

Big Parenting Questions

Posted By: St Lukes 88 Views Care for the Family

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

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September 21, 2025September 21, 2025

Harvest Sunday 2024

Posted By: St Lukes 98 Views Harvest Festival, New Hope, Watford Foodbank

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

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News stories St Lukes Watford Children’s work 
September 21, 2025September 21, 2025

Desert Detectives Holiday Club 2024

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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

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Cassiobury and nearby Community Choir (CanCC) singing at the Essex Arms
News stories St Lukes Watford music 
October 31, 2024October 31, 2024

70s Night at the Essex Arms

Posted By: St Lukes 635 Views 70s music, Community Choir

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

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News stories 
October 31, 2024October 31, 2024

Esther – The Play with Songs

Posted By: St Lukes 791 Views Old Testament book of Esther, Story of Esther in the Bible

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

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Serving breakfast
News stories St Lukes Watford Children’s work 
October 31, 2024October 31, 2024

Breakfast Club

Posted By: St Lukes 561 Views Breakfast, Club, Family event

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

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News stories St Lukes Watford Children’s work 
December 29, 2023October 31, 2024

Starship Discovery Holiday Club

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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

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News stories 
December 29, 2023December 29, 2023

New Wine 2023

Posted By: St Lukes 1012 Views New Wine Christian Festival

At the end of July, a group of 26 from St Luke’s attended the New Wine Christian Festival 2023, held at the Kent Event Centre in Detling, near Maidstone. A few of us camped but most of us, including myself,

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St Lukes Watford Scout group Father's Day Barbecue
News stories St Lukes Watford Uniformed Organisations 
November 9, 2023December 29, 2023

Father’s Day Barbecue – June 2023

Posted By: St Lukes 864 Views Beaver Scouts, Scouts

The Beaver Scouts, although small in number, thoroughly enjoyed the Father’s Day Barbecue, painstakingly prepared by the older Scouts. The Scouts all deserve a big thank you, particularly James, for co-ordinating the event and getting the production line of assembling

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St Lukes Watford, Cameo group. Bluebells at Ashridge
News stories St Lukes Watford Cameo group 
November 9, 2023December 29, 2023

Cameo Bluebell Walk – May 2023

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We set off from St Luke’s expecting rain but when we arrived at Dockey Woods, Ashridge, the rain stopped. Even when we moved on to the Bridgewater Monument to have coffee and a chat – no rain! After coffee, some decided

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St Lukes Watford members attend Keswick Convention 2023
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November 3, 2023November 9, 2023

Keswick Convention 2023

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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

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July 22, 2023September 13, 2023

The Big Help Out

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On Monday 8th May the nation was encouraged to get involved in volunteering in honour of the coronation. At St Luke’s this was organised in the form of a Big Help Out morning. Our amazing team of around 30 volunteers weeded,

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News stories 
July 22, 2023September 13, 2023

Easter Monday Pilgrimage 2023

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We knew what the weather had in store for us on Easter Monday, so we were well prepared for a very wet walk to St Albans Cathedral. Paul, Mary and I set off from St Luke’s at 9 am and met

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July 22, 2023September 16, 2023

The Coronation Big Lunch

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On Sunday 7th May, to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, St Luke’s held a lunch after the morning service. Over 100 people came and enjoyed coronation chicken (or a suitable adaptation) prepared by our amazing chefs, Wendy and Geoff.

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