A warm welcome is extended to anyone joining us for worship for the first time at St.

Luke’s. If you would like someone to visit you, please inform the Minister or one of the

Church Stewards. We trust that you will experience the presence of Jesus and that He will

bless you.

NOTICES FOR SUNDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2018 - SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT

10.30 am : DEACON PETER REAST

10.45 am : TransformUs 10.45 am : YouthiExtra

Items for these Notices go to Carl Sanderson by 8.00 pm on Wednesday, please.

stlukeshoylakenotices@hotmail.co.uk. Phone 07976 409565 Notices can also be viewed

on the church website – www.stlukeshoylake.com – throughout the week.

ST LUKE’S METHODIST CHURCH, HOYLAKE

Deacon: Peter Reast : 07873 267087

Email: preast@live.co.uk (Day off: Monday)

Senior Steward: Mary-Ann Aust 0151 632 5519

Church Office: 0151 632 6524

Email: stlukeshoylakeadm@hotmail.co.uk

Lay Development Worker: Cate Warbrick 07786394436

Bookings: Cate Warbrick 0151 632 6524

stlukeshoylakebookings@hotmail.com

Website: www.stlukeshoylake.com

Monday 10th 7.30 pm Monday Circle: Christmas Special Tuesday 11th 1.45 pm Parents and Toddlers 6.30 pm Guides - Visit to Cinema 7.30 pm Ladies’ Bible Study Wednesday 12th 10.00 am Prayer Gathering: all are welcome to share in prayers together 10.30 am Coffee Morning 2.00 pm Life Group at 3 Barton Close Hoylake Friday 14th 10.00 am Sing and Sign 11.30 am Food and Friends 6.30 pm Christingle Service

SUNDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2018 - THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT

10.30 am : VICKY WALTON - NATIVITY

Diary for period commencing Sunday 9th December 2018

Please pray for these activities

Rota SUNDAY

9TH DECEMBER

SUNDAY

16TH DECEMBER

FRIDAY

14TH DECEMBER

Welcome

Team

Betty and Cate Marjorie and Mary KidzKlub Leaders

Stewards Mary Ann and Colin Carl and Sam KidzKlub Leaders

TransformUs Vicky, Trish, Catriona,

Beth

NATIVITY

Vicky and Rachael

N/A

Tea and

Coffee

Barbara and Roshan Nick and Colin

Flowers Kathy Fegan, in

memory of her

mother, Marjorie

Sue Jones, in memory of

her parents, Ken and Pat

N/A

Reader Edwina N/A N/A

Property John Mealor Roger Murch John Mealor

MONDAY CIRCLE This week’s meeting will be a Christmas Special with poems, car-ols, quizzes and mince pies. CHRISTMAS CARD BOX St Luke's Christmas Card box will be available in the com-munity room TODAY. Christmas cards will be sorted and ready for collection after the service on SUNDAY 16TH DECEMBER. CAROL SINGING IN HOYLAKE On SATURDAY 15TH DECEMBER at 11 AM. Please put your name on the sign-up sheet in the community room. TRANSAID In June 2019 NOEL SCHORAH will cycle from Land’s End to John o’ Groats in aid of Transaid, an international development organisation that trans-forms lives through safe, available, and sustainable transport. This epic 972-mile, 12-day bike ride will cover the length of the British Isles. To help Noel raise money for this great cause, please go to https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/noel-schorah2 or you can give cash or a cheque payable to “Transaid”. Many thanks. THE LEPROSY MISSION A big THANK YOU to everybody who has been remember-ing to put neatly-trimmed, used postage stamps in the box on the bookcase in the foyer, which also contains The Leprosy Mission’s Christmas catalogue. An astonish-ing amount is raised each year for the work of The Leprosy Mission, which for many years was served by Kathleen Duncalf’s cousin and her friend Elizabeth Hainsworth, who many people remember with great affection. Please do continue to contribute to the flow of stamps! THE COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF THE ARMISTICE 1918 At St Luke's on Saturday 10th November. About 120 people attended this event, including the Mayor and Mayoress of Wirral, Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force, Royal British Le-gion, RAF Association, Soldiers and Airmen Scripture Readers Association (SASRA), Salvation Army, RNLI, 472 (Hoylake) Squadron ATC and, of course, many people from our church and the community. The event, which raised £200 for 472 Sqn and SASRA, commemorated the 16 men from St Luke's who died in the Great War to bring our community together and to thank God for the Armistice. PRAYER BREAKFASTS take place on SATURDAY 29TH DECEMBER at TRANMERE METHODIST CHURCH Whitfield Street, Birkenhead CH42 0LR and on SATURDAY 26TH JANUARY here at St Luke’s, starting at 8.30 AM. WORSHIP TEAM will meet on TUESDAY 18TH DECEMBER AT 7.30 PM.

CHRISTMAS 2018 AT ST LUKE’S FRIDAY 14TH DECEMBER 6.30 PM Christingle Service SUNDAY 16TH DECEMBER 10.30 AM Nativity Service, followed by the annual Bread and Cheese Lunch organised by St Luke's youth. SUNDAY 23RD DECEMBER 10.30 AM Film Screening of "THE STAR". This replaces the Morning Service. SUNDAY 23RD DECEMBER 6 PM Carols by Candlelight (Nine Lessons and Carols) MONDAY 24TH DECEMBER 7.30 PM Christmas Eve Communion, led by Rev George Palmer TUESDAY 25TH DECEMBER 10.30 AM Christmas Day Service

PRAYER

If you would like a prayer on the Prayer Tree, please phone Chrissie or Clive on

632 6252, or Mary on 625 1777.

Dear God,

John the Baptist was the greatest of the prophets, But he did not know what we know, That we are Your beloved children

In Your own family. Heavenly Father, may we learn to live

In a way worthy of our calling.

Amen