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February 2015 Number 208
Christmas Carol Concert Painting – by Neil Brookes
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Paradoxology
(in other words “wrestling with the ‘contradictions’ of faith”)
For the first term of 2015 we are running a sermon
series at our main services called “Paradoxology” –
based on a book of the same name by Krish Kandiah.
Have you ever thought deeply about some of the
apparent ‘contradictions’ in the Christian faith, some
of the paradoxes about God that seem to appear in
scripture? For instance:
God needs nothing, but ask us for everything
God is both far away, but also very close.
We read of God carrying out terrible acts, but at the
same time He is compassionate.
God is active in our lives, but at other times inactive.
God is consistent, but at times unpredictable.
God speaks, but can also be silent
God, in Christ, is divine, but also human
….. and many more.
Now we have two choices with these type of ‘paradoxes’. We can ignore them,
keep our faith ‘simple’, and not dig too deeply. Or we can tackle these questions
head on and look at scripture to see how they might, somehow, fit together.
I believe that our quest as ‘Whole-life Disciples’ has to be to learn to follow and
worship God more and more each day. We can only do that if we know him more
and more each day, and deepen our relationship with him, and to do that we need
to ask ourselves these type of questions, and also what scripture actually says
about them.
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In delving into these questions, and seeking to fathom some of these apparent
‘paradoxes’, I believe we will benefit in three ways:
a) Our faith will be deepened, and our understanding broadened
b) It will also ensure that when we hit some of those tricky moments in life, that
we all do from time to time, our faith will be strong and resilient
c) We will able us to answer some of those tricky questions we are sometimes
asked by others who don’t believe, or who are wrestling with issues of faith.
Through this ‘Paradoxology’ series we will confront some of these big questions of
life and faith through the stories of some of the bible’s heroes of faith. I believe
that through doing so we really come to know God, individually and together.
In our ‘core beliefs’ sermon series last year a key aspect was our understanding of
the ‘authority of the bible’ – all of it, not just the ‘easy bits’. In our ‘core disciplines’
we spoke about ‘meditating on God’s word’ through the reading of scripture. I trust
and pray that as we look at these apparent ‘paradoxes’ of faith as we dig into the
bible and reflect on it, we will find that our understanding and trust in God grows
and grows.
God Bless
Rev’d Canon Dave Middlebrook – Vicar
n.b. The book Paradoxology by Krish Kandiah is available to order at our bookstall
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Come On & Celebrate
“I have come that they may have life,
and have it to the full”
(John 10:10)
Come on and celebrate His gift of love,
We will celebrate
The Son of God who loved us
And gave us life.
We’ll shout Your praise, O King,
You give us joy nothing else can bring,
We’ll give to You our offering
In celebration praise.
So the song goes.
When I’m leading worship at St Luke’s one of my favourite parts of the service is
that section at the beginning of the service where we celebrate people’s birthdays,
anniversaries and other celebrations. I enjoy it because it’s a time when as a
church, a united gathering of disciples, we join together with each other's moments
of joy, and together we can offer these moments of joy to God as part of our
worship, giving thanks for the life that God has given us.
Mostly we celebrate birthdays and anniversaries but can I encourage you to also
use this time to share where God has been active in your life, where He has
answered prayer so we can all share in your joy, giving thanks and praise to God
so that together we are built up as God’s people in this place.
If one part is honoured,
every part rejoices with it
(1 Corinthians 12:26b)
Greg Wiley
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Notice Board………………………………………….
Flowers during January were very kindly donated by;Lexia Heppel
in memory of her husband Fred.
Jayne Caneparo in thanksgiving.
The flower rota for 2015 is up on the Notice Board
opposite the vestry and we are very grateful to those
who give regularly.
However, there are many gaps during the months of
May and June.
If you have a special event you would like to celebrate by donating the flowers, do
please contact Myrtle on 01923 224848
Father Howard, Chaplin of
the secondary school in
Malsoa, made a recent visit
to Bishop Ramsay School in
Ruislip to observe western
styles of teaching and was
delighted to receive clerical
robes from Rev Dave
Middlebrook.
Father Howard has since
returned to Malosa, where
now the long awaited rains
have come but in abundance
and so we ask you to pray
for the families who have
lost loved ones and homes in
the floods!
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Shrove Tuesday 17th of February 2015
Pancake Light Club
We are holding our Pancake Light Club on
Tuesday 17th of February and are inviting all
children aged between 5 & 10yrs
to join in the fun.
We’d love to see you there!
Time: 2.30pm – 5.30pm
Cost—£2 per child includes pancakes,
parents welcome at 5.15pm to enjoy a
pancake!
Please register your child with the
church office on 01923 246161 or
office@stlukeswatford.org
Please pre-register with the church
office on 01923 246161.
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Shrove Tuesday 17th of February 2015
Lent Labyrinth in church, to inspire your
prayerful Lent reflections.
Followed by homemade soup and
pancakes with Fairtrade fillings from
6.30pm-8pm
Any profits from the evening will be
donated to the ‘Kids on Mission in
Puddletown’ event.
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Lent 2015
Lent starts with Ash Wednesday on 18th
February. Lent of course is traditionally the
time when we consider our faith and
relationship with God, and when we seek to
spend more time in prayer, reading the
bible, and considering mission in the world.
As a church we have a number of initiatives to
help you with this drawing near to God this
Lent.
a) Ash Wednesday Service – 8pm 18th
February
A reflective communion service to start
Lent. Time to reflect upon our humanity,
our sinful nature, and what Christ has done for us through the cross.
b) Morning Sunday Sermon Series – Paradoxology
We continue our sermon series on ‘Paradoxology’, looking at the big
dichotomies associated with God, but particularly those raised by New
Testament theology. These issues include:
The Jesus Paradox – God who is both human and divine
The Judas Paradox – God determines everything, but also we have free will
The Cross Paradox – God who wins through ‘defeat’
In addition we will celebrate Mothering Sunday, Palm Sunday and Easter
Sunday.
c) Prayer – every Tuesday
Every Tuesday evening, in the chapel, there will be a time a prayer. These will
be:
Tues 24th February - 8pm : Hour of Prayer
Tues 3rd March – 8pm : Hour of Prayer
Tues 10th March – 8pm : FOCUS (Monthly Prayer Meeting)
Tues 17th March – 8pm : Hour of Prayer
Tues 24th March – 8pm : Hour of Prayer
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d) Wednesday Lent Sessions 8pm – “Eat, Pray, Share”
Every Wednesday, during Lent, we will look at Jesus’ invitation for us to
come, eat, pray, and share together at Holy Communion. Looking at the
Passover and other background to communion, we will deepen our
understanding of this key element of Christain worship. The sessions will be:
Weds 25th February – Community
Weds 4th March – Commemoration
Weds 11th March – Covenant
Weds 18th March – Celebration
Weds 25th March – Commitment
e) Weekly Bible Readings
To supplement the material in our Wednesday Lent sessions there will be 5
weekly bible readings for each week of Lent.
f) Sunday Evening Sermon Series – Exodus
Our Sunday evening sermon series, from March 15th, will supplement our
Wednesday Lent Sessions with a further study of Exodus.
g) Holy Week – w/c 30/3 – 8pm Reflections and Services
Every day through Holy Week there will be acts of worship. These will be:
Mon 30th March – 8:00pm Reflection
Tues 31st March – 9:30am Communion
8:00pm Reflection
st
Weds 1 April – 8:00pm Reflection
Thurs 2nd April – 11:00am Chrism Eucharist at St Albans Abbey
- 8:00pm Maundy Thursday Communion
rd
Fri 3 April
- 11:00am Walk of Witness in Watford Town Centre
- 12:00 Family Workshop
- 2:00pm Hour at the Cross
I trust and pray that this extensive and varied programme of services and activities
will enable each one of us to use this Lent to draw closer to God, and find our faith
deepened and broadened, and our trust in Him enhanced and strengthened.
God Bless
Rev’d Canon Dave Middlebrook - Vicar
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Lent this year is from Wednesday Feb 18th until Easter Sunday 5th April.
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God - not Gossip
Traditionally, Lent is a time when as Christians we reflect on the 40 days that
Jesus fasted in the desert, prior to his ministry. Christians would use this time to
‘give up’ certain foods as a mark of recognition to Jesus’ fast. It also relates back to
the 40 years wandering by Moses and the Israelites, when they used up all their
rich food the night before the flight, and we remember this with joy when eating
pancakes.
Lent is also a time to consciously spend more time in prayer, and to consider our
almsgiving. Therefore, giving the money saved by eg.’giving up chocolate’ to charity
is an easy way to mark the season.
But should it be easy? At the end of Lent the tradition of fasting from Good Friday
to Easter Sunday morning is rarely mentioned – almost forgotten. Is it because this
is an un-popular time for us as Christians to fast? We have a long bank holiday
when often families take the opportunity to get together – and who wants to go to
Grandmas’ house and not have a lovely tea? And yet Christ himself gave us the
direct instruction in Matthew 9. Verse 15 (when challenged by John the Baptists
followers about Christ’s disciples not fasting)
“How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time
will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast”.
Should we pick and choose which instructions to follow – or is it just that we follow
the more socially acceptable and gossiped about practise of ‘giving up’ for Lent? Is
it easier because lots of our friends are doing it, and we support each other? Do we
chat as much about our charitable giving, or our prayer life?
Or, am I wrong? Do others follow the clear instructions below on Good Friday and
Easter Saturday?
“When you fast, do not look sombre as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their
faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth; they have received their
reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so
that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father,
who is unseen, and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward
you.” Matthew 6.16-18
The challenge for this year – let’s pray more, give more, fast when we can, but do
so reverently – for God – not gossip.
Jenny Stromberg
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The Quest – 2 months on
On the first evening of our Weekend Away last October, Martin Wainwright
challenged us as to whether the weekend would be a quest – the start of a
journey – or merely an experience.
A few months later we’ve asked three people who were at the weekend what
has stuck with them.
As one of the Youth at St. Luke’s, the prospect of the Weekend Away primarily meant
socialising and food. There was much more.
Straight after the all-you-can-eat-before-your-Mum-sees breakfast, we waddled to the
morning sessions led by Martin. Would it be like a really long Church Service, without the
singing or the antics of Altitude? Would it be like a lesson in school, but no desks to hide
behind as you read books (that’s me) or the Twitter feed (that’s my sister)? It was actually
enlightening. Martin was interesting, engaging, and informative. After the meetings, we
still ran straight for the cake – but all felt we had a better understanding than before.
Caz and Neil were there to help us with anything: questions; troubles; difficulties; points
of view. And, of course, we had the games room to run amok in. I’d like to think my Table
Tennis skills were unmatched and perfect, but others might disagree. Shocking. The
beautiful grounds and rooms where we could make an atrocious mess (well, until Sunday
morning) added to provide a wonderful diversion from a hectic life, and a setting for
spiritual growth.
The Weekend Away was something to be treasured. It was an escape from routine and
stress of home where, for some reason, little boxes of chocolates aren’t left outside my
bedroom door (thank you, Caz), and where paying attention for a good hour only really
happens when Call the Midwife is on. It was a truly wonderful weekend.
Hattie Stromberg
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Our family are relatively new to St Luke’s so the Weekend Away was an opportunity to
get to know people better and spend time with our new Church family. The children’s
work was excellent and our children had so much fun.
One of the things that has stuck with me the most is a story Martin Wainwright told. It
was about a Central London church which had just started their evening service when the
doors swung open. Two rather unsavoury-looking characters walked in. There weren’t
many free seats, so these two slightly unusual visitors went to the front and sat down on
the floor. Members of the congregation looked at one another uneasily. Then they heard
a tap, tap, tap. The churchwarden (Bob I think) was walking down the aisle with his
walking stick. Great, he’ll sort them out! When he got to the front, Bob just sat down on
the floor beside the visitors. That was God’s heart - love and acceptance.
After that session we broke into groups and discussed what it would mean at St Luke’s if
God added to our number; how the type of people who come along may not fit our idea
of Church. Over the weekend I really got the impression that God was saying to me
personally “are you prepared to move out of your comfort zone?”
Ray Lockwood
This was a special weekend for me. It was my first trip away with any church since I
became a Christian in 2006. I was apprehensive about what to expect. Well, I quickly
learnt about fellowship and being brought into the body of the church because I was
made totally welcome.
Martin Wainwright's teaching, particularly engaging with the "little, the least and the lost"
moved me considerably. Not so long ago I was all of those things. The weekend has given
me a very positive feeling that St. Luke's is a mobilising church. Martin talked powerfully
and pointed to Christ's teaching on the prodigal son (Luke 15) in an utterly transforming
way for me. I think I’ve finally got the message that Jesus has chosen me to be a disciple,
we do not choose Jesus. I have a lasting image of "walking in the Rabbi's dust“.
The location at High Leigh Conference Centre was special and spacious; ideal for the
church family and totally unrestricting.
Have I been transformed by the quest? I’ve been renewed and unburdened as I’ve come
closer to Jesus. I’ve learned many things and particularly how we should support each
other with encouragement and fellowship.
Tim Odbert
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Becoming a Contagious Christian
No matter how long we’ve been a Christian many of us
find it difficult to share our faith with others. We know
we love Jesus, we know what he means to us, we know
we should talk about him, and we know that part of our
role as Christians is to help grow the church by bringing
others to faith, but somehow, somehow ….. it just seems hard. It is that “E” word –
“EVANGELISM”. It is just tricky.
However ‘evangelism’ doesn’t have to be frustrating, or daunting, or intimidating.
Sharing our faith can be the most natural thing in the world. Yes some are naturally
gifted in this area, and ‘evangelism’ is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit highlighted
in Ephesians 4, but every single one of us can speak to others about our faith, and
become a ‘contagious Christian’.
Bill Hybels and Mark Mittelberg have produced a book and a study guide of this
title, and we will be using these as a basis for our evening sermon series from
January to early March.
Based on the words of Jesus we will look at subjects such as:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Discovering our natural evangelism style
How to direct conversations towards matters of faith
How to share our faith story
Why sharing our faith is so important
How to put the gospel in an easy, understandable way
……….. and more
Peter writes:
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason
for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect”
(1 Peter 3:15b).
I trust and pray that as we work our way through this series we will gain in
confidence, gain in understanding, and, through the Holy Spirit, be more ‘prepared’
to give an account of our faith, and why we believe, in a way that is compelling to
others. I trust we will all become ‘Contagious Christians’.
God bless
Rev’d Canon Dave Middlebrook - Vicar
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Kids on Mission
Puddletown 2015
In the May half term, 10 children from St. Luke’s will be going to Puddletown,
in Dorset, in order to run a 3 day holiday club for the children in the
Puddletown area. They will be bringing adults and young leaders to assist the
mission.
Our link with Puddletown is that Sarah Hillman, the vicar of Puddletown, used
to be a member of St. Luke’s.
Our prayer is that this holiday club will help to lead all the children closer to
God and to encourage more children’s work in the parish.
Please pray for this venture as the children are now beginning to make plans
for the club.
Please pray for the leadership team, that we allow the children enough
decision making opportunities to feel this is their project, whilst gently
guiding them.
They will be fundraising – please do support them. If we are blessed enough
to raise more than we need St. Mary’s church in Puddletown is in need of
installing heating so they would be happy to accept a donation!
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‘DO YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE DONE TO YOU?’
Every year on the first Friday in March, Prayer Services are
held throughout the World. Each year Christian women in
a different country write the Service and bring the problems facing women in
their country to our attention: hence the name ‘Women’s World day of
Prayer’. This year the Service has been written by Christian women in The
Bahamas, a country comprising over 700 islands. Although one of the most
prosperous countries in the West Indies, there are huge areas of deprivation.
Women tend to have poorly paid jobs in hotels and restaurants. Mothers
often struggle to support their families. The Service this year will highlight
the needs of women everywhere, victims of domestic violence, single
parents, teenage mothers, those suffering with HIV and Aids, those with
breast cancer, refugees and illegal immigrants.
The Churches in Watford take turns to host the WWDP service and this year
it is the turn of St. Luke’s. The Service will be on
Friday 6th March at 2pm
Men & women are invited to attend and to partake of the tea after the
Service.
Offers of help: welcomers, stewards, serving teas & coffees, clearing up
afterwards would be much appreciated.
Please speak to Jackie Mee tel: 234033 BandJmee@ntlworld.com
To prepare for the Service a Bible Study will be held on
Friday 6th February 2pm at St Luke’s, in the Lounge.
Pat Watson has kindly agreed to lead the Bible Study on John 13: 1 – 17.
Come and explore Jesus’ desire for us all to demonstrate radical love to
others. Everyone welcome.
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St. Luke’s Services
Sunday 1st February – Presentation of Christ
8.00am Holy Communion (CW)
9.15am and 11.00am Morning Service
6.00pm Holy Communion
Tuesday 3rd February
9.30am Holy Communion (CW)
10.30am Heathdene Communion
Sunday 8th February 2nd Sunday before Lent
8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
9.15am and 11.00am Morning Service
6.00pm Evening Service
8.00pm Christians Across Watford ONE HOUR at St. Andrews
Tuesday 10th February
9.30am Holy Communion (BCP)
8.00pm FOCUS
Sunday 15th February - Sunday before Lent
8.00am Holy Communion (CW)
9.15am and 11.00am All Age Service
6.30pm Evening Service with Prayer for Healing
Tuesday 17th February - Shrove Tuesday
9.30am Holy Communion (CW)
6.30pm Lent Labyrinth & Pancake Evening
Wednesday 18th February – Ash Wednesday
8.00pm Holy Communion
Sunday 22nd February – 1st Sunday of Lent
8.00am Morning Prayer (BCP)
9.15am and 11.00am Holy Communion
6.30pm Informal Evening Service
Tuesday 24th February
9.30am Holy Communion (BCP)
Wednesday 25th February
8.00pm Lent 1
Thursday 26th February
10.30am Toddler Service
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Dear St Luke’s Friends
Greetings from the other side of the world.
Yes, we have moved to the other side of the
Greenwich meridian, from Abbots Langley
in the Western Hemisphere to Earith in
Cambridgeshire which is 0.02 degrees East!
Just thought we would let you know how
we are settling in. We’ve been pretty
busy with moving, having a new
grand-daughter, Holly, who arrived
safely three weeks early, then Christmas, and Anita’s 60th birthday, for which
a surprise party was thrown, with friends from long ago finding their way to
the Cambridgeshire out-back! We have found the village here very friendly,
and although there is no church in Earith, we have started attending
Bluntisham Baptist Church just one mile away. They have given us a very
warm welcome and we have already joined a Home Group that meets in
Earith.
We love our new house, with the view across the river, and the geese that come up
into our garden – a bit different from Abbots Langley! We feel very blessed
indeed, it’s felt rather like being on holiday, especially for Anita, who has not
been at work for nearly two months. She is however starting a new job in the
Radiology Department at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in nearby Huntingdon
(which has been rather in the news lately!) on February 9th, so Tony will then
be back in charge of cooking etc!! (Definitely not roast goose though)
We would be very happy to see any of our St Luke’s friends if you’d like to come to
visit. We are near St Ives and Ely, both pretty market towns, and the
countryside is beautiful around here, and you would be very welcome! (The
church office has our address)
We miss you all and wish you God’s blessings,
Much love, Tony & Anita Catterick
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Partners in Mission
Create Justice – Do, Think, Be
From 1st to 12th January Anne, Katie, and I had the privilege of helping with a
conference in Cancun, Mexico. The conference, called “The Global Gathering” was
entitled “Create Justice: Do, Think, Be”.
The aim of conference,
run by Amor Ministries
(The American house
building charity that our
young people have been
to Mexico with, and
some of our ladies visited
South Africa with), was
to draw together young
people (Aged 18-25)
from across the globe
(we had people from
USA, UK, Australia, South
Africa, Egypt, Swaziland,
Moldova, Mexico …. to
name just a few) to focus on justice, and the difference we could make in our
community through our lives, our worship, our service, and our prayers. There was
excellent teaching from Tony Campolo, Mark Yaconelli, Matt Summerfield, Pete
Gilbert, and others; worship led by a group drawn from across the globe, coordinated by Deb Stanley from Soul Survivor, Australia; we built 5 houses, as well as
providing children’s clubs, vision clinic (giving away free glasses after eye testing),
prayer, and sports outreach, in a slum area in the jungle on the outskirts of Cancun.
I was a leader of a group of young people, part of one of the house building teams,
and responsible for part of the evening reflections, Anne was part of the hospitality
team, and Katie worked with the children’s outreach team. I was greatly
encouraged and enriched by the young people of such faith and passion, as well as
the challenge and impact of the conference.
A few things struck me from the conference.
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DO
The activity and impact in the community was outstanding. Homelessness is one of
the main causes of people falling into crime, prostitution, the breakdown of
families, and more. 5 families were given new homes, and these families now have
a greater chance and opportunity. Over 120 pairs of glasses were given out to
people who could not afford them, and they are now were able to see, read, and
grow in confidence. Over 200 children attended bible based children’s holiday
clubs. Prayer walks were carried out throughout the community, and no-one
refused prayer, and people were healed.
What could we do as a church in our community to bring about such change and
opportunity?
THINK
Jesus came to bring in the Kingdom, both here on earth, and in the future in
heaven. One of the signs of the Kingdom is justice. Why is justice so important in
the bible?
a) Justice is part of God’s nature – He is just
b) It is a natural desire of all people, we all want justice (sometimes selfishly as we
want it especially for ourselves) – not surprising as we are made in the image of
God
c) When government, people, and churches are unjust the poor and powerless
suffer – those with no voice are unable to speak for themselves and need someone
to help them speak out
d) God holds the poor in high regard – Jesus suggests in the beatitudes (Matt 5:312) that God has a ‘bias’ towards the poor.
Jesus says (Matt 5:39-44) that it is more important to give justice, than to receive
justice.
So what does God require of us?
“God has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of
you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God”. (Micah
6:8)
What could we do as a church, and as individuals, to ‘act justly, and walk humbly
with our God’?
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BE
Tony Campolo quoted that “If all the wealth of the world was evenly distributed
everyone would live off $11,000 pa (approximately £7500), if we have more than
that ‘someone is being robbed’”. In other words if we have more someone else has
to make do with less. Now I know life is more complicated than that, but it does
provoke questions such as: Do we have more than we need? Are we satisfied with
what we have? Are we willing to give from our ‘wealth’ to help the poor and
marginalised?
Of course we can buy Fairtrade, support the Foodbank, volunteer with ‘New Hope’
(Homeless charity in Watford) and ‘Watford &Three Rivers Refugee Project’, and
give to St Luke’s “Thanksgiving Fund”. But do our lives reflect a just and fair and
equitable approach to life, and what does that look like?
What lifestyle changes and choses do I, and you, have to make to ensure we are
‘just beings’ in a global sense?
At the end of the conference, and after we had handed
over the keys of the 5 houses we had built to the new
owners, each one of us was given a key. A key to
symbolise that new home we’d provided, but also the
new hope and opportunity we’d unlocked for these
families. We were also asked to take home the key and ask
how many others we could help unlock from their prison of
injustice.
That is the question and challenge I now ask myself, and I also ask
you. Can we ‘unlock’ others from the imprisonment of injustice and help
them rebuild their lives?
God Bless
Rev’d Canon Dave Middlebrook – Vicar
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Katie’s Gap Year
When am I going: January 2015 – July 2015
Where am I going: San Diego, California
Who am I going with: Amor Ministries.
Amor Ministries is an American Christian charity with thirty-four years
experience of serving the poor. Amor’s work with the poor specifically
focuses on housing issues in the U.S., Mexican border regions and South
Africa. They help people from all over the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the
U.K volunteer their time and talents to construct houses in poor communities
working alongside the local churches.
What will I be doing?
 For the first two weeks I will be part of a team in Cancun, Mexico
running a conference, The Global Gathering, for 18-25 year olds. We
will be looking at mission work and social justice.
 Help organise short term mission trips that Amor will be holding
throughout the year for churches, youth groups, business groups and
others.
 Help organise children’s activities at the family camps Amor hold every
summer.
 Serve with a team of 18-25 year olds from all over the U.S. who
facilitate the house building process and cultural interaction through a
program called Project Nexus.
 Travel to and from Mexico to act as a member of the hospitality team
on some of the mission trips.
 Work in the Mexican communities
 Volunteer with the Mexican church by building houses for families who
earn on average $3 per day or less.
I will find out more about exactly what I will be doing when I get there.
How I will keep you updated:
 Facebook
 Skype calls with my parents
 Email – katie-middlebrook@hotmail.co.uk
 Prayer (email)
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Please pray for me:
 Big move to America
 Settling into a new community and lifestyle
 Coping outside of my comfort zone
 Safe travel
 Forming good relationships with the Amor staff
 Gayla and Scott Congdon – founders of Amor
Thank you so much for the support you have given me in this new
adventure! I look forward to sharing more of my experiences with you in due
course.
Thanks again,
Katie Middlebrook
Sunday afternoon Music Recitals at 4.30pm
Sunday afternoon recitals at St Luke’s Church will be 30 to 45
minutes in duration without interval followed by light refreshments.
Sunday Feb 15 4:30pm Alison Eales Clarinet/piano
and Anna Le Hair Piano
Sunday March 15 4:30pm tba
Sunday April 19 4:30pm Sue Gill Clarinet
Sunday May 17 4:30pm Ruth Harris flute
Sunday June 21 4:30pm Sophie Harrison flute
Sunday July 19 4:30pm Teresa Whiffen Clarinet/sax
Sunday Sep 20 4:30pm Adrienne Cooke Viola
Sunday Oct 18 4:30pm Sarah Devonald and friends (baroque
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The edition for March 2015 will be published on March 1st, any entries
please to the church office by February 18th.
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