Evening Prayer Friday April 9th 2021
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Evening Prayer Friday April 9th 2021

That this evening may be holy, good and peaceful let us pray with one heart and mind – Miriam recites Psalm 107 and gives thanks to our Lord for his redeeming love and for the miracle of life. She asks God to help us celebrate our life everyday, she prays for the healing of all...

Morning Prayer Friday April 9th 2021
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Morning Prayer Friday April 9th 2021

A mother and son team to start our day, as Austin joins Ann to lead our Morning Prayer. They consider how it feels to pray to God as we get up this morning. They remind us that God shows us love when we arise, and ask God to help us be insightful and develop greater...

Evening Prayer Thursday April 8th 2021
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Evening Prayer Thursday April 8th 2021

Miriam’s Evening Prayer contemplates how our Lord is our strength, our sun and our salvation. Miriam asks for God’s light to be shed over those living in the shadow of death, that this light may also warm the hearts of those who have lost hope, or who bear the cross of ever-present hunger, and she...

Angels Over Charlton
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Angels Over Charlton

Imagine angels all over Charlton! We’d love there to be one in every street, every block of flats. Angels are God’s messengers of hope, so let’s fill up Charlton with an Angelic Host of Hope, celebrating Easter and New Life. To take part, all you have to do is to download the Angel template, personalise...

Morning Prayer Thursday April 8th 2021
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Morning Prayer Thursday April 8th 2021

Ann leads our thought provoking Morning Prayer – she considers where Christ shared meals with friends and strangers, drawing parallels with where we take Communion. Ann describes how we have grown used to attending church services broadcast from people’s kitchen tables, including our Rectors’ Liz – where Communion has been led from our homes since...

Evening Prayer Wednesday April 7th 2021
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Evening Prayer Wednesday April 7th 2021

Miriam recites Psalm 105 which tells of the plagues in Egypt and recounts the flight from Egypt of God’s chosen people. This Evening Prayer Miriam prays for our Lord’s life-giving power, to revive the weary, restore the broken, and renew the face of the earth.

Funeral for Revd Jean Griffiths, 7 April, 11am
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Funeral for Revd Jean Griffiths, 7 April, 11am

The funeral service for Revd Jean takes place at 11am on 7 April. With Covid-19 restrictions still in place, Jean’s family have only been able to invite a small number of people to the service in St Luke’s. The service will be led by Bishop Christopher and will be live-streamed here on YouTube as well...

Morning Prayer Wednesday April 7th 2021
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Morning Prayer Wednesday April 7th 2021

Death is swallowed up in victory – where oh death is your sting? Ann reads Psalm 113 and prays for our Lord to have mercy upon us. Ann reminds us that Christ, in stretching out his divine hands upon the Cross, has joined together all that was divided before… our Morning Prayer.

Evening Prayer Tuesday April 6th 2021
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Evening Prayer Tuesday April 6th 2021

Miriam considers the shadow of the life-giving cross this Easter – that we may keep this in our inner vision – to give us stability when confronted with turbulent times – we ask that we may depart in peace to rest tonight, this Evening Prayer.

Morning Prayer Tuesday April 6th 2021
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Morning Prayer Tuesday April 6th 2021

Ann’s Morning Prayer gives thanks to God for the wonderful gifts we are given – for the kindness of those who care about us, those who work in the NHS, who run shops and keep much-needed services and buildings open, Ann prays that we grow to be open and generous in our giving to others...