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 May. 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 – May 2020
From the Vicarage
The Prayerbook of the Church of England used to have these words in the Litany:
“ From plague, pestilence and famine; from battle and murder, and from sudden death, Good Lord, deliver us.”
Mothers’ Union Report – April 2020
Well, what a strange year! Our AGM meeting usually is in March to coincide with the financial...
Holmes Chapel Ecumenical Christian Aid Group – Christian Aid Week May 2020
“Don’t wash your hands” Christian Aid faces a huge dilemma this year. For decades, it has...
Report from our PCSO
We would like to start this month’s article by saying a big thank you to our community and...
Latest News From Barnabus
I have just received the following email from Neil Cornthwaite at Barnabus with an update of the...
Sailing the South Pacific
We were so overwhelmed by people being concerned for our safe return from holiday this March that...
Holmes Chapel Focus Group
The Focus Group Saturday, May 16th outing to the People's History Museum, the Slug and Lettuce and...
News Items You May Have Missed
Values and Beliefs “We need a set of values and beliefs to guide us.” These words give a flavour...
An Icon ‘for such a time as this’
The experience of Julian of Norwich is relevant ‘for such a time as this’. (Esther 4.14) and I find she is a great comfort.
Time for a Smile
Two friends were discussing the vicar’s sermon on tithing. “Times are difficult,” said one,
From the Registers
| Baptisms: | |
| 15th March | Harry John DUTTON, Son of Richard and Donna |
| 15th March | Lilly Allison DINGLE, Daughter of Andrew and Sarah |
| Funerals: | |
| 19th March | Dorothy May ‘Dot’ GOLDING, aged 68 years |
| 19th March | William Reginald ‘Reg’ HILLSDON, aged 93 years |
Services during lockdown
For our parishioners with internet access, at 10am each Sunday we will hold our regular virtual service of morning prayer using an internet Zoom meeting followed by an informal chat session over coffee at 10.45am also by Zoom.
Our vicar, Canon Rob McLaren, records a regular short video to help us worship together. These can be accessed via our main website www.stlukesholmeschapel.uk
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday starting at 9am there will be a shortened Morning Prayer service through Zoom.
On Thursday morning at 9.30am there will be a Special Prayer meeting again through Zoom.
The joining details for the Zoom meetings have been sent to all our parishioners with email addresses. We’re sorry we can’t open these Zoom meetings up to everyone but if you are local to Holmes Chapel and would like to join in, please let us know by email secy@stlukesholmeschapel.uk.