One parish, two churches giving heart to the Chelsea community. (We are more active on Instagram @stlukesandchristchurchchelsea if you’d like to see more!)
The Deputy Mayor, Cllr Laura Burns, was delighted to celebrate the 4th birthday of St Luke's Community Foodbank @SLCCChelsea. Many thanks to Fr Brian and all the church and community volunteers supporting this vital community initiative!
After the celebrations, the solemnity. Ash Wednesday services, with ashing, will be held at St Luke’s at 8am (said), 12.30pm (said), and 8pm (with choir). You are very welcome to join us. #AshWednesday#40days#Lent
A last blast before Lent! Join our all-age pancake party, in the St Luke’s vestry, tomorrow (Shrove Tuesday) from 3.30-5pm. #pancakes#ShroveTuesday#Lent
This weekend parishioners enjoyed a wonderful retreat at @DouaiAbbey. Our thanks to their guestmaster Fr Oliver and all the brothers for their hospitality. #retreat#prayer
New CD alert!🥳📢 The @choirofStL have released a CD on the @Naxosrecords label of music by @philipstopford. Already previewed twice on @bbcradio3. Launch event at St Luke’s on 25 January – contact Parish Office for more details. https://t.co/4uLGnyFW4R
As we start the new term we are thrilled to share the news that the Rev’d Dr Sam Hole will be joining us at University College as our Chaplain and Solway Fellow. We look forward to welcoming Sam to Castle at the start of Easter Term 2024.
Just in time for the final days of Advent - the winner of the @ChoirofStL carol competition. Nova! Nova! as you've never heard it before, composed by @billiehylton. Pause for 99 seconds and enjoy.
A Huge Thank you to all our local shops & bakeries in Chelsea for donating all the delicious cakes & massive thank you to everyone that came along & donated, We have raised a fantastic £710 for the MacMillan Cancer Support Charity.
For those keen to know about the treasures of St Luke’s, join us on Sunday after the 10.30am St Luke’s Festival service for a working bee to count and check the church contents from stained glass to chairs and silver. We recommend bringing a sandwich and a tape measure!
Last night we had our second Autumn Talk with Mariella Ardron, the head teacher of @ChelseaAcadFdtn. She gave an amazing talk about the future of church schools!
To attend our next talk with David Winterburn about ‘Environment: Can we have hope?’ Please email the parish office.
Do come & join us today at St Luke’s Church Chelsea, we are showcasing the wonderful Met Police Choir & Blaenavon Male Choir with a free event today. All donations are going to SMART, a local charity in Chelsea who support people affected by mental illness