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Where is God in war?

Like many of us living in the UK today I am fortunate never to have

experienced being at war. Indeed those who experienced living through World

War 2, and those that served in that war and subsequent campaigns (Korea,

Suez Crisis, N.Ireland “Troubles”, Falklands War) are getting less and less. Also

there are now less than 200,000 active members of the armed forces,

including reserves, in the UK.

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I have great admiration for those who have served this country in times of war and

crisis, and continue to do so across the world today. Despite war films,

documentaries, reading and hearing the stories of people who have experienced

war first-hand, I don’t think anyone who has never been in that situation can ever

imagine the horror, the pain, the fear, and the sights witnessed.

With this diminishing number of people able to tell their stories, and the lack of first-

hand experience of war, it is far too easy for the atrocity of war to be lost, and

indeed film often glamorises war far too much.

War is horrific! War destroys! War kills! War sticks in the memory! We must not

forget that, and that is part of why we have remembrance. To pay tribute and

remember those who paid the ultimate price and gave their lives for our freedom,

and also to remember those who have served this country with great courage, and

witnessed sights and experienced events many of us can never imagine. But also we

remember so that we never forget that war is so destructive and we should seek to

avoid war where-ever it is possible.

However there are occasions when it seems that war is the only solution, a ‘just

war’, to stand against evil. But how can this be? How can a God of love, a God who is

all powerful, a God who is sovereign, how can He allow war?

We have to stand back for a moment and remind ourselves that God does not cause

war. It is humans that cause wars; humanities sin, greed, anger, and our inhumanity

to fellow human beings that causes war. We also have to remember that God is

gracious and He gives us freedom of choice, He gives us freewill, that is out of his

love for us. We are not puppets on a string that are powerless and prone to the

whims of a heavenly power, we are humans made in the image of God. God wants

us to make choices for Him and to seek His way, but the consequence of freewill is

that we can choose to turn away from Him.

Because of the choices humans make we do not live in the Garden of Eden, we live

in a broken, damaged, and sinful world – broken by humanities rebellion against

God and what is good. It is a world in the process of being redeemed, but that is not

yet complete. At times in the grey, murky, damaged world of which we are a part

there are difficult choices to make. Often there is not a simple answer, and

sometimes ‘just war’ is the best answer amongst a series of imperfect choices.

That leaves us with the dilemma of ‘where is God in war’, and I would suggest:

God is weeping amongst the row upon row of graves of fallen comrades,

God stands head bowed beside the widows and children of those killed,

God is knelt in the dust of the bombed out city,

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God is seated in the mud of the trenches and bomb craters,

God is shaking with the terrified soldiers preparing to go ‘over the top’,

God is ……..

Where is God? – He is in the mud, in the midst, in the mess and with those who are

caught up in the horror and fearfulness of war.

This Nov 11th again we pay our respects and remember those who have served this

nation, and continue to serve this nation, and in particular as we remember those

who paid that ultimate sacrifice. Also let us stand beside those who remember what

they have heard and seen, and the horror that brings to them. Let us also remember

that God stands with us, and with them, and weeps too, in the midst of war.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

Rev’d Canon Dave Middlebrook - Vicar

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Origins of Hymns: It Is Well With My Soul

I can’t think of a more similar story to the

Book of Job than that of Horatio Spafford’s; a story about finding joy in sorrow. Born in

1828, Horatio was a well-established lawyer

and Presbyterian Church leader who was

husband to Anna Larson and had four

daughters. The couple were also well-

established Christians in their community,

often hosting people in their home and

welcoming visitors.

Living a very successful life in Chicago, all was well as it seemed with family life

and his business, but out of the blue the first challenge arrives: in 1872, the great

fire of Chicago devastated the city claiming 300 lives and putting thousands

homeless, consuming along with it a considerable amount of Spafford’s real

estate on the north side of the Suburb. A sudden blow, but the family continued

to be strong willed, and caring for their friends despite financial loss.

In ruin, Horatio and Anna decided to give their family a holiday across the

Atlantic to England by ship.

Upon their arrival to New York

before setting sail, Horatio had a

last minute business difficulty and

so had to stay in America. So he

let Anna and their 4 daughters

(ages ranging from 2 to 11) go

ahead on the steamship Ville Du

Havre and planned to reconvene

with them in England. Halfway

during their voyage, the ship was

struck by another iron ship known

as the ‘Loch Earn’, and within 12 minutes the Ville Du Havre had sunk, claiming

226 lives including all of Horatio’s 4 daughters who were swept away from the

deck and consumed by the sea. Anna was later found floating but unconscious on

a plank by a rescue team and taken to safety.

Once Anna had arrived in Cardiff, she sent Horatio a telegram simply stating:

‘Saved Alone’.

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After receiving this news, Horatio immediately set sail for England to bring Anna

home. During the journey, the captain summoned him to the bridge and showed

him the charts, pointing that they were passing over where the Ville Du Havre

had sunk. It was in response to this that Horatio returned to his cabin and there

began his writings which formed into ‘It is Well With My Soul’.

And when we look at the Hymn we know well today, and the line ‘When

Sorrows like sea billows roll, whatever my ‘lot’, Thou has taught me to say, it is well with my Soul’ you can feel the grief pouring into the lyrics. You can feel the

lament and the pain, but he refocuses on what matters more, the security and

promises that God provides for both his Soul as well as his 4 daughters. In

another account that he writes to Anna’s half-sister, he puts: ‘I do not think of our

dear ones there in the ocean. They are safe… dear lambs’,

The tragedy gave birth to the song we know, but it also strengthened the couple

in their faith and their journey with God. We so often forget about the wife Anna

and her side to the story; she quoted once: ‘God gave me four daughters, they have been taken. One day I shall understand why, I will understand why’.

Focusing on the musicality of the Hymn, the composition penned was written by

Philip Bliss, who named it after the sunken vessel ‘Ville Du Havre’

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,

When sorrows like sea billows roll;

Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,

It is well, it is well with my soul.

The first verse references Isaiah 66:12 when it’s prophesied about Israel’s (God’s

people’s) blessings being poured out like a flooding stream. He’s referencing

times in life where God gives and then he takes away, when Sorrow has it’s time

as well as joy. In both calm and storm, God’s covenant with us doesn’t change.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,

Let this blest assurance control,

That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,

And hath shed His own blood for my soul.

‘Buffet’ is old English for a blow with a fist, Horatio knows that Satan has his

schemes and plots, but instead is looking towards what Christ has done on the

cross. Also ‘blest’ is another term for ‘blessed’.

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My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought!

My sin, not in part but the whole,

Is nailed to His cross, and I bear it no more,

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

What relief! Not just a fraction of my sin but the WHOLE! This verse is more of

a long sentence than in parts, as Horatio is declaring a wonderful truth of the

weight of sin and guilt that he does not have to bear, as he can lay it down at the

cross and instead bear the freedom that is in Christ.

For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:

If Jordan above me shall roll,

No pain shall be mine, for in death as in life

Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.

Think to Paul’s letter to the Philippians: ‘To live is Christ, and to die is gain’.

Horatio is confident in this, that when he may find himself under the Jordan

(Jordan in Hebrew means ‘To Descend’, the river Jordan descends from the

Golan to the Dead Sea hence the name) He knows that there is a peace which

passes all understanding, a peace which God brings in the midst of our storms.

Horatio knows life in all its fullness is in Christ, but if he is called home then it

can only mean he will be fully reconciled with God.

And Lord haste the day, when the faith shall be sight,

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;

The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,

Even so, it is well with my soul.

The final verse emphasises how there will be a day when Jesus comes again and

every tear wiped away (Revelation 21 v 4). The line: when ‘faith shall be sight’

speaks volumes when you think of the faith-led life that he has been on, Horatio’s

hunger is for more of God, ‘haste the day’.

All of these verses speak of reasons why it is so well with Horatio’s soul, the

perfect sacrifice for sin, the peace of God, the reality of who God is. One reason

both his and Anna’s faith was so strong was because it was so real, they depended

solely on God’s faithfulness when put through disappointments and hardships.

Jeremy Hogarth

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“BUDGETS AND ALL THAT!”

The PCC will shortly be considering and

approving a budget for 2019. As part of

that process they will review the

estimated outcome for 2018 for the

General Fund which deals with most of

the income and expense of running the

church. That estimate shows that giving

from church members has fallen

£14,000 behind budget over the year

(6.8%) and £11,500 behind giving in

2017 (5.6%). There is no obvious reason

for this and this is a worrying trend

especially as the church is growing

albeit modestly.

Fortunately for 2018 the PCC has

received a one-off grant of £10,000

toward the costs incurred while our

Music Director was not available. As a

result the estimated outcome for 2018 is a small shortfall. But for 2019 the budget is

showing a shortfall of £3,500 which could be eliminated if giving increased by 5%.

Giving in cash or by cheque from now on is going to incur bank charges, which

currently are nil. So please think about setting up a standing order if you do not

already have one and use Gift Aid (at no cost to you) where possible.

The budget is important for the PCC because it provides a framework for the PCC to

manage its costs (many are outside the PCC’s control, for example utility costs are

likely to rise by more than 50% next September) and make decisions about staffing

for example. As the costs of staff increase due to extra members of the team,

ensuring that income budgets are met is also important.

So thank you to everyone who contributes in any way to the mission of the church

at St Luke’s but please will everyone carefully and prayerfully consider their giving,

of time, abilities and money.

Paul Evans (PCC Treasurer)

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SOME THOUGHTS FOR USERS OF THE ENVELOPE SCHEME

Many church members use the envelope scheme

for their regular general giving or for specific

giving to earmarked people or charities. It is

recognised that many appreciate the opportunity

to be reminded on a weekly basis of their giving

to God, not only of money but also of time and

abilities, by way of the offerings on a Sunday.

Until now the PCC has been able to operate its

bank accounts free of charge but shortly the bank

is imposing charges which will largely be caused

by banking cash and cheques. Most payments are

now made electronically and will not attract

charges. The bank estimates that the PCC could face charges of up to £1,000 a year

across all the accounts whereas nothing is paid at present.

If you are using the envelope scheme please will you consider switching to a

standing order, which will avoid any charges (details from John Sills). If placing

something in the weekly basket is important to you then do let me or John know

whether a specially produced token for example would alleviate your concern.

Thank you for your regular and faithful giving in this way.

Paul Evans (PCC Treasurer)

Following a donation made in September by the PCC, the trust writes,

Our goal is to show compassion and financial help where we can to make sure that all our clients and families have the support they need to adapt to life here in Watford. Good news of our

clients making successful applications are always very rewarding, one client who had support for many years wrote following his families leave to remain in England

“God has truly been gracious to us. We can’t thank WTRRP enough for all the support and encouragement through the period. Pass our gratitude to the entire

organisation and partners. Am now looking forward to getting a job.”

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Bereavement service

Sunday 4th of November at 3pm. For all who are grieving.

All welcome

Remembrance service

You are invited to our Remembrance Sunday Services on November 11th at 9.15am & 11am as we give thanks for, and remember those who have served this country in the armed

forces.

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On Saturday 17 November – for one night only – churches and other groups

up and down the country will be taking part in the biggest multi-venue, nationwide

quiz ever. We’d love you to join us and bring your friends!

Where – St. Luke’s Church, Langley Way, Watford

Time – 7.00pm meal (Doors open 6.45pm)

Cost - £5 to include meal

Tables of about 8 but all welcome and will be able to join a team. Bring your own drinks

Contact – Susan Miller susan-miller@ntlworld.com or church office 246161

Every £240 raised could provide four children forced to flee the horrors of war with trauma care and peacebuilding skills, helping restore their hope for the future.

LADIES CAMEO CLUB

2018 Autumn Programme, St Luke’s Church

Nov 3rd Cameo breakfast, Northwood HQ

Saturday Main hall Enabling defence engagement world-wide

Breakfast served at 9am Cameo + Capt Kevin Shaw

Dec 7th Christmas lunch for Cameo + car share from

Friday at 12.30 The Cock at Sarratt St Luke’s Church leave at 12md

Bring your friends and neighbours! Email Jos jocelyn_lawrance@hotmail.com or Pam pamela.willis@btinternet.com

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“I can’t hear!” – Sound System at St Luke’s

We are very grateful to the av team who do such a great job at St Luke’s. It is a difficult job but an important one that very much enhances our worship as a church. If other people would like to assist with sound then please do speak to Tim Whittaker, who heads up ‘technology’ at St Luke’s, and he’d love to talk to you about it.

From the survey we did a little while ago, and from conversations I’ve had with people, we are aware that at times people have said they can’t hear very well. I’m really sorry if that is the case and am aware that it must be very frustrating not to be able to hear properly, and therefore fully participate in the service. We feed back any comments we get to Tim and the team and they always try to see if anything can be done to improve the situation. However I believe that there are some things we can all do to help ourselves in this area. May I make a few suggestions:

1. Don’t sit at the back of church The best place for sound in the building is near the centre aisle and near the front. The loop works best in the centre and from about row 4. The worst places to hear are under the balcony and on the outside edges of the rows. It is the same in any auditorium and is a nature of the design of the building and how sound travels. Also if you can see the lips of someone speaking you are more likely to hear them, because all of us, to some extent, lip read, even if we don’t know we’re doing it. If you sit under the balcony, near the back, you are making it harder for yourself.

2. The loop For all of us our hearing changes over time and gradually deteriorates. The loop system is there to help. If you have hearing aids please use them and switch into the loop system if necessary.

3. Say something at the time Please do not to sit in silence and suffer if you can’t hear, please say something at the time. Please speak to a deputy warden or sides-person and they will go and inform the av team upstairs, who will try to adjust as necessary. Please don’t shout out or ask the service leader, or preacher,

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because they can’t actually do anything about the sound from the front, and it is not possible to tell easily from the platform whether the sound is working properly. After the event it is more difficult to see if anything was wrong because the desk is closed down.

4. Using the microphones If you are reading from the lectern please stand near to the microphone, and speak relatively slowly and clearly. No matter how strong a voice you feel you may have the microphone will enhance and support your voice, and the av team will adjust as necessary. It is also vital for those on the loop system that you speak through the microphone. If you stand too far back the sound team will struggle to pick up your voice. With the handheld mike, at the time of sharing, please allow the service leader to hold the mike, as they can ensure you are speaking into it. Please don’t be tempted to grab it and some people then wave it about in their enthusiasm as they gesture with their hands. If for any reason you are holding the handheld mike then please hold it near to your lips, about at chin level.

The sound team are working hard at other options for the location of the desk, or other equipment that may help to improve the sound. In the meantime we thank them enormously for their hard work and dedication, and if we all follow the above guidelines it will help in ensuring all can hear and all can participate fully in the services.

God bless

Rev’d Canon Dave Middlebrook – Vicar

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Notice Board………………………………………

Flowers

Flowers for the month of October were very kindly given by;-

Roger and Marion Harvey celebrating their wedding anniversary

Pam and Geoff Fox in memory of Tom and Do

Margaret Hudson in memory of her husband John

Prayer

1) For the Alpha course this term, that those on the course would be drawn

closer to Christ.

2) Pray for Growth, spiritual and numerical, here at St. Luke’s.

3) For those preparing for Confirmation on November 11th.

4) For renewed enthusiasm for the Bible and prayer this term.

5) For the future of Friday Club.

6) For the Remembrance services in this centenary year

7) For safety during the fireworks season

BOW Christian Community Choir is for anyone in Bushey, Oxhey and Watford who would like to sing Christian music together and perform to the local community to share the love of Jesus. It meets on Wednesdays 8-9pm at North Bushey Baptist Church. All welcome aged 11+. Email bekahjrobbins@gmail.com.

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Watford Town Centre Chaplaincy

Watford Town Centre Chaplaincy (WTCC) was established in 2003, and is one of the

longest such chaplaincies in the country. Its primary aim is to bring a Christian

presence and witness into the heart of Watford; retail, business, entertainment

economy and more.

Several thousand people are employed in town centre and an estimated 25 million

customers come through the doors in the town each year. For a relatively small

town Watford has numerous head offices for companies, a thriving retail sector, and

a night-life that attracts people from a wide area (London, Aylesbury, High

Wycombe) as well as the local towns and villages.

WTCC has provided chaplains into

business, the police, Intu, town hall,

and Street Angel teams have patrolled

the clubs and restaurants of the Upper

High Street. WTCC is now entering a

new stage in its life. The opening of the

first part of the new Intu extension and

other new stores and the cinema

coming on stream over the coming

weeks is a symbol of that change. A

new Lead Chaplain, Frances Novello,

was appointed over the summer and is

already making good links and a very

positive impact.

Frances and the WTCC trustees are now asking the churches within the area to

respond to this next stage in the life of the chaplaincy. They are asking for assistance

in various ways:

a) Prayer

The whole of the work of WTCC has to be underpinned with prayer. They

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produce a regular prayer bulletin – sign up via www.watfordtcc.org to receive

it.

b) Chaplains

Daytime chaplains are needed for the retail areas and some of the businesses

in the town. Training and pastoral support are given. Are you able to give 2-3

hours per week?

c) Street Angels

Are you more of a night owl? The Street Angel teams go out Friday and

Saturday evenings, 10pm-3am, to help and support those who often get

themselves into difficulties in the pubs and clubs. Can you offer perhaps 1

night per month?

d) Giving

Income to WTCC decreased in the last few years, and although now stabilised

more income is required to further promote and enhance the work of WTCC,

and provide for Frances and full administrative support.

WTCC are keen to emphasise that they hope that this is about ‘partnership’. It is not

simply what WTCC ‘needs’ from the local churches, but how WTCC and the local

churches together can bring the love of God into the lives of people who live, work

and socialise in Watford each week. We all enjoy the facilities of Watford as a town,

and we all have children, grandchildren, and other family members and friends who

visit the town. Together with WTCC we can make a real difference for Christ in this

community.

There are many members of St Luke’s who already give their time and resources to

WTCC, and I am very grateful to them. Please do speak to Anne Bolton, Steve

Bolton, Christine Massey, Cynthy Davies, and others involved if you want to know

more, and see how you could respond.

For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts

to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:6

Rev’d Canon Dave Middlebrook - Vicar

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St. Luke’s Services

Saturday 3rd November 8.30am Heroes

Sunday 4th November –4th Sunday before Advent

8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.15am Morning Service 11.00am Morning Service with baptism 3.00pm Bereavement Service 6.30pm Evening Service with Prayer for Healing

Tuesday 6th November 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP)

Sunday 11th November –3rd Sunday before Advent

8.00am Holy Communion (CW) 9.15am All Age & Act of Remembrance 11.00am All Age & Act of Remembrance 6.30pm Confirmation with Communion

Tuesday 13th November 9:30am Holy Communion (CW) 8.00pm FOCUS, prayer – all welcome

Thursday 15th November 10.30am Toddler Service

Sunday 18th November – 2nd Sunday before Advent

8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.15am Holy Communion

11.00am Morning Service

6.30pm Holy Communion

Tuesday 20th November 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.30am Heathdene Communion

Sunday 25th November – Christ the King

8.00am Morning Prayer (BCP) 9.15am Holy Communion 11.00am Holy Communion 6.30pm Informal Evening Service

Tuesday 27th November 9.30am Holy Communion (CW)

‘Keep watch with me for…

Matthew 26:40

November One Hour 8-9pm Host Venues for

Prayer Walk Park Ward

4 St. Luke’s Church WD17 3EG, led by St Mary’s Church

11 St Luke’s Church, led by Garston Community Church

18 St. Luke’s Church, led by St. Luke’s Church

25 St. Luke’s Church, led by YMCA

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Santa’s Hampers

Monetary donations of all and any size please, gift aided where possible, in a marked envelope with

‘ Santa’s Hampers’ on the envelope. 8) Help gratefully received for packing and delivery on

Friday 30th November 1pm – starting with lunch provided

here at St. Luke’s upper hall.

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Hospitality (Part 2) – A Spiritual Gift

In October’s magazine I spoke about “hospitality” as a spiritual gift and asked us

as individuals to think:

When did I last invite a member of the congregation to my home?

When did I last offer to host the life group, or some other activity or meeting, in

my home?

Are there new people at St Luke’s who I could share a meal, or even a cup of

coffee, with?

Are there any single, lonely, or elderly people, who may often eat alone, that I

could invite to Sunday lunch?

However hospitality is also a spiritual gift we can offer collectively as church family.

Over the last few weeks we’ve had several Sunday lunches together as a church

family: Kerala Lunch, Dave & Anne 10th Anniversary Lunch, Harvest Lunch, Gayaza

Old Girls Association Lunch. Such lunches are not simply about eating or raising

money, such events are about ‘being church’, about ‘being church family’.

Key times in the life of any family are often marked by meals together; birthdays,

anniversaries, Christmas gatherings. These key times when families draw closer are

in those shared celebrations and in the conversations over food – sadly we’re

probably losing that to some extent in the “TV meal” style of many family homes.

Meals are often times when a ‘gathering of people’ actually becomes ‘a family’.

For Jesus, in his ministry, key moments were around mealtimes. Jesus loved good

food, and it gave Him time to sit and talk with his friends, and teach and guide

them. In the gospels we see Jesus at a wedding in Cana, eating at the home of

Lazarus, eating at the home of Simon the leprosy sufferer, having a party with

Matthew’s friends, and of course eating with his disciples at the Last Supper, to

name just a few occasions. It is no accident that the central celebration event of

the Christian church is based around a meal; the communion service.

As a church family, as well as the ‘special’ Sunday meals times mentioned above,

we also have regular times to gather together and to become family. These are just

as important as gathering in church for a service in terms of ‘being church family’.

Examples include:

1) Tea and coffee after the service

2) Weekly Friday Club

3) Monthly ‘SLATE’ (“St Luke’s At The Essex”)

4) Phoenix Club (Pub lunch during the week every few weeks).

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There are two things needed to share this hospitality as a church family:

a) People willing to help run these events

Please could people volunteer to help every so often to serve tea and coffee

after the 9:15am and 11am services – we need more folk on the rota.

Friday Club need extra help in preparing food – which must be done on the

premises – and being available on Friday to provide lifts, serve food, wash

up.

b) Openness to invite people to such events

These events cannot be closed activities for a selected few. If we are really

hospitable then we should be open to anyone coming to such events. Some

are aimed at the elderly (Friday Club), or those who often eat alone

(“SLATE”). But true, spiritual, hospitality, is about an inclusive, openness to

all.

If you would be willing to assist with any of these, or other hospitality events, then

please speak to the office. Also if you would like to know more about these events

because you would like to attend, or know someone who could attend, then please

speak to the office.

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of

sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should

use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of

God’s grace in its various forms.

1 Peter 4:8-10

“Hospitality” is a key spiritual gift. Generous hospitality as a church is the sign of

loving, caring, gracious, Christ-centred church. Let us seek, together, to show this

valuable and important gift.

Rev’d Canon Dave Middlebrook – Vicar

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HEALTH & FITNESS EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY

“Staying Fit & Healthy is the No 1 Priority for the Nation. We are all concerned because either we, someone in the family or friend or neighbour, is either obese, prone to heart attack or at risk of other life-threatening conditions”. It’s what the statistics and Media tells us! So it must be true!. Well yes and no! Statistics are used or misused to promote any message good or bad; they can be and often are manipulated to make a point or a profit….depending on the need or aim! What is important to recognise that we all need to get and stay Fit & Healthy. To do this we can all be more active and eat better. We must plan our days, our weeks, our life, to include what is good for our Health, our Body and our Fitness. That is why…..

‘YOUR BODY NEEDS YOU’

TO ‘MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES’….!

Making the right choices over time is not always easy. We are bombarded by adverts for ‘this and that and the other” or the ‘“latest craze or fad or secret to health’. Making the right choice of activity, food and lifestyle becomes complex, complicated and crazily frustrating; and still those CHOICES are critical to our Health & Fitness longterm. ‘Your Life Your Choice’, a new Health & Fitness Education Programme, helps you make the right Choices and plan a way to a Healthy Body and Lifestyle. We do this through Education and Practical Advice, adapted to all. Our experienced Coaches and Medical Experts answer your questions and guide you to a healthy life balance suited to you. The course starts January 2019. Make the right Choice for your Body - be there on: Monday January 7th at 13.00 - 14.30.hrs or Tuesday January 8th at 19.30 - 21.00hrs Look out for Leaflets in the lobby and make your Choice to register. We look forward to helping you make the right Choices for your Health & Fitness. To Register on the Course : email : tony_whelan@btinternet.com

YOUR LIFE

YOUR CHOICE!

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The edition for December/January will be published on December 2ndt, any

entries please to the church office by November 21st 2018.

You are welcome to submit an article, of not more than 450 words, to be considered for the next magazine.

If you wish to receive St. Luke’s News regularly, either delivered to your door or emailed, please contact the Church Office (246161). Large print is also available. Alternatively, please let us know if you no longer wish to receive it.

The magazine appears on our website www.stlukeswatford.org

Contacts

Vicar Dave Middlebrook 242208

Associate Vicar Adrian Smith 246161

Reader

Music Director

Dave Clarke

Jeremy Cooke

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Children’s Worker & Administrator Jenny Stromberg 246161

Youth Director Neil Brookes 246161

Assistant Administrator Caryl Boxhall 246161

Assistant Music Leader Jeremy Hogarth 246161

Pastoral Assistant Jake Perrins 246161

Church wardens Anne Bolton 212582

Graham Smith 227004

PCC Lay Chair Cate Sims 274486

PCC Treasurer Paul Evans 260704

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JENNY STROMBERG off on Saturdays

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ADRIAN SMITH available Mondays & Fridays

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