Church Hulme Parish Church
St Luke's - Holmes Chapel
Online version of Parish Magazine
Due to COVID-19 lock down restrictions we have not been able to publish a printed copy of the Parish Magazine for August. We have published the content in this online version and will continue to do so each month until restrictions are eased. Please email all suggested content to media@stlukesholmeschapel.uk
In this Issue – August 2020
From the Vicarage August 2020
Dear Friends, It is hard to take decisions in these strange times, but the PCC has gathered good...
Mary Sumner – founder of the Mothers’ Union (9th August)
Remembered this month is Mary Sumner, founder of the Mothers’ Union. The Mothers’ Union is now...
Towards normality? Worship in church – what did you think?
Meeting and worshipping together physically in church form an important part of our life as Christians
Focus in August
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic and uncertainties about when the Methodist Church or Hall...
Bell Ringing Limited Return
By now you will, hopefully, have heard some of our bells ringing for the new and revised Sunday...
Pandemic ‘transforms the Church into Netflix’
The Covid-19 pandemic has “propelled the Church into the contemporary world,” says a new report from CPAS
Spiritual Friendship
During lockdown, I have been ‘meeting’ weekly on Zoom with the friends I made while training for ministry thirty years ago,
The most popular Bible verses
BibleGateway listed the most viewed or searched-for Bible verses for 2019. As it happens,...
When Christ stood in Trafalgar Square
I’m not a big fan of statues – but my favourite was the life-sized figure of Christ that stood in London’s Trafalgar Square
Time for a Smile
Keep your distance! I never thought the comment, "I wouldn't touch you with a six-foot pole" would...
Good News about trial opening of St Luke’s for limited services
After consulting many parishioners, we are trialling in August limited resumption of short services of Holy Communion on Sundays at 9am and Wednesdays at 10.30am with strict safeguarding in place meeting the official guidance.
Full information on the latest situation regarding physical and Zoom meetings and services can be found on our main website or Facebook page.