Latest News
Here you will find other news & events about the life and activities here at St Luke's and at our partner church in mission, St Alfred's Blackburn North.
Our regular Sunday Service is at 9.30AM.
Everyone is welcome to attend!
Sunday May 21 Commandments 1-3
This Sunday May 21 we continue our sermon series called 'Choose Life' based on the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy
St Alfred's Associate Minister Rev Rene Pfitzner will be preaching on the theme Commandments 1-3 from Deuteronomy 5:1-11
All are welcome!
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Sunday May 14 Keep God's Commands
This Sunday May 14 we continue our new sermon series called 'Choose Life' based on the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy
Our Associate Minister Rev Dr Mark Simon will be preaching on the theme Keep God's Commands from Deuteronomy 4
All are welcome!
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Sunday May 7 Visit of Bishop Paul Barker
Sunday May 7 we begin a sermon series called 'Choose Life' based on the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy
We are delighted that our Area Bishop Rev Dr Paul Barker will be preaching.
All are welcome!
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Sunday April 30 2023 Compassion and Healing
This Sunday we conclude the sermon series called 'Life In The Kingdom' based on the Gospel of Matthew.
St Luke's Associate Minister Rev Dr Mark Simon will preach on the theme 'Compassion and healing' from Matthew 20:29-34
All are welcome!
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Sunday April 23 Suffering and Death
This coming Sunday we continue the sermon series called 'Life In The Kingdom' based on the Gospel of Matthew.
St Luke's Associate Minister Rev Rene Pfitzner will preach on the theme 'Suffering and Death' from Matthew 20:17-28
All are welcome!
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Sunday April 16 Grace and Grumbling
This Sunday we resume the sermon series called 'Life In The Kingdom' based on the Gospel of Matthew.
St Luke's Senior Minister Rev Peter MacPherson will preach on the theme 'Grace and Grumbling' from Matthew 20:1-16
All are welcome!
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Good Friday and Easter Sunday Services
Please join us at St Luke's as we celebrate Easter.
Both services are at 9.30AM
Good Friday April 7
Easter Sunday April 9
Everyone is welcome!
Sunday March 26 - Cost and Reward
Next Sunday we continue the sermon series called 'Life In The Kingdom' based on the Gospel of Matthew.
St Luke's Associate Minister Rev Dr Mark Simon will preach on the theme 'Cost and Reward' from Matthew 19:16-30
All are welcome!
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Sunday March 19 - Marriage and Children
This Sunday we continue the sermon series called 'Life In The Kingdom' based on the Gospel of Matthew.
St Alfred's Rev Maree Vines will lead our Holy Communion service, and Rev Graeme Vines will preach on the theme 'Marriage and Children' from Matthew 19:-15
All are welcome!
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Sunday March 12 - Mercy and Forgiveness
Next Sunday we continue the sermon series called 'Life In The Kingdom' based on the Gospel of Matthew.
St Luke's Associate Minister Rev Dr Mark Simon will preach on the theme 'Mercy and Forgiveness' from Matthew 18:21-35
All are welcome!
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March 5 2023 Restoration and Prayer
On Sunday March 5 we continue the sermon series called 'Life In The Kingdom' based on the Gospel of Matthew.
We welcome St Alfred's Associate Minister Rev Rene Pfitzner will preach on the theme 'Restoration & Prayer' from Matthew 18:15-20
All are welcome!
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February 26 Life In The Kingdom
This Sunday we start a new sermon series called 'Life In The Kingdom' based on the Gospel of Matthew.
Our Senior Minister Rev Peter MacPherson will preach.
All are welcome!
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Sunday February 12 Blessing and Prosperity
This Sunday February 12 we welcome Dr Shannon Hood, from our Partner church St Alfred's will continue our current sermon series called 'summer blessings'
This Sunday Shannon is preaching on 'blessing and prosperity' taken from Psalm 128
All are welcome!
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February 5 2023 Suffering and Blessing
This Sunday February 5 our Associate Minister Rev Mark Simon will continue our current sermon series called 'summer blessings'
This Sunday Mark is preaching on 'blessing and suffering' taken from 1 Peter 4:12-19
All are welcome!
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January 29 - Final Service With Mike and Jo McNamara
This Sunday, January 29 2023 will be the final time we have Rev Mike McNamara come to preach.
Mike will be preaching on Living For Christ, from the text 2 Cor 5:11-6:2
All are welcome!
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January 15 2023 Blessing and Honesty
Sunday January 15 we welcome St Alfred's Associate Minister Rev Rene Pfitzner who will continue our current sermon series called 'summer blessings'
This Sunday Rene is preaching on 'blessing and honesty' taken from Psalm 24
All are welcome!
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January 8 2023 Blessing and Deception
This Sunday our Senior Minister Rev Peter MacPherson will preach on the theme 'Blessing and Deception' from Genesis 27 : 1-40
All are most welcome!
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January 1, 2023 A Time and Season for Everything
Happy New Year to everyone! On Sunday Jan 1 2023 our Associate Minister Rev Dr Mark Simon begins a new sermon series.
This week we are looking at the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes 3:1-13
All are welcome!
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Christmas Services at St Luke's!
All are welcome to join us for Christmas celebrations in 2022. We will have a family-friendly service at 5.00pm on Christmas Eve. This service will include a kids nativity where all children present can join in. We will be singing well-loved carols, and we'll share in communion together.
At 9.30am on Christmas Day we'll have a service of Carols and Communion. All are welcome. This service will only have a short kids segment, and some activity packs will be provided for children as they stay with their parents in church.
Sunday December 18, Born To Conquer Evil
This Sunday, December 18, is the fourth week of Advent, and we continue our new series called 'Born'
St Alfred's Associate Minister, Rev Rene Pfitzner will preach on the theme 'Born To Conquer evil' based on the text Phil 2
All are welcome!
Advent and Christmas Series
Our preaching series for the Advent and Christmas services is called “Born.” We will be using Philippians 2 as the basis of the series, reflecting on the amazing implications of the incarnation. A resource we recommend for personal or group study is The One True Gift by Tim Chester.
Sunday December 11, Born to Reshape Our Lives
This Sunday, December 11, is the third week of Advent, and we continue our new series called 'Born'
St Alfred's Senior Associate Minister, Rev Mike McNamara, will preach on the theme 'Born To reshape our lives' based on the text Phil 2:1-11
All are welcome!
Advent and Christmas Series
Our preaching series for the Advent and Christmas services is called “Born.” We will be using Philippians 2 as the basis of the series, reflecting on the amazing implications of the incarnation. A resource we recommend for personal or group study is The One True Gift by Tim Chester.
Sunday December 4, Born To Create a United People
This Sunday, December 4, is the second week of Advent, and we continue our new series called 'Born'
Our Senior Minister, Rev Peter MacPherson, will preach on the theme 'Born To Create a United People'
All are welcome!
Advent and Christmas Series
Our preaching series for the Advent and Christmas services is called “Born.” We will be using Philippians 2 as the basis of the series, reflecting on the amazing implications of the incarnation. A resource we recommend for personal or group study is The One True Gift by Tim Chester.
Sunday November 27 - Advent Begins
This Sunday, November 27 we commence a new series called 'Born' - our Advent series for 2022 as we prepare ourselves for Christmas.
Our Associate Minister, Rev Dr Mark Simon, will preach on the theme 'Born to set an example' based on Phil 2:1-5
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday November 20 Testimonies and Thanksgiving
This Sunday we are having a special service when we thank God for the past year, and we hear from people who are thankful to God for His blessings.
We have our annual general meeting following the service.
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday November 6- On a Mission to Help People Become Mature Disciples
This week our Associate Minister Mark Simon will preach on the theme 'On a Mission to Help People Become Mature Disciples' taken from Matthew 28:16-20
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday October 30
This Sunday Rev Dr Chris Mulherin from ISCAST will give his final talk in the series Creation and Humanity
ISCAST is a network of people, from students to distinguished academics, exploring the interface of science, technology, and Christian faith.
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday October 16
This Sunday we continue our sermon series called 'Creation and Humanity'
We welcome back Rev Dr Chris Mulherin from ISCAST will be preaching for his fourth presentation of five in series.
ISCAST is a network of people, from students to distinguished academics, exploring the interface of science, technology, and Christian faith.
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday October 2nd - Creation Care - Why Care?
This Sunday we continue our sermon series called 'Creation and Humanity'
We welcome back Rev Dr Chris Mulherin from ISCAST will be preaching.
ISCAST is a network of people, from students to distinguished academics, exploring the interface of science, technology, and Christian faith.
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday September 25 - Creation Ruined
This Sunday we continue our sermon series called 'Creation and Humanity'
Our Associate Minister Rev Dr Mark Simon will be preaching on the theme 'Creation Ruined' from the text Genesis 3:1-24.
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday September 18
This Sunday we continue our sermon series called 'Creation and Humanity'
We welcome back Rev Dr Chris Mulherin from ISCAST will be preaching.
ISCAST is a network of people, from students to distinguished academics, exploring the interface of science, technology, and Christian faith.
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday September 4 - Creation and Humanity
This Sunday we continue our sermon series called 'Creation and Humanity'
Rev Dr Chris Mulherin from ISCAST will be preaching.
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday August 28 - Creation and Humanity
This Sunday we commence a new sermon series called 'Creation and Humanity'
St Alfred's Senior Associate Minister Mike McNamara will be preaching.
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday August 21 - Liberating Truth
This Sunday St Alfred's Senior Associate Minister Mike McNamara will lead our Holy Communion service.
Our Associate Minister Mark Simon will preach on the theme 'Liberating Truth'
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday August 14 - A Longing for Love
This Sunday St Alfred's Associate Minister Rene Pfitzner will preach on the theme 'A Longing for Love'
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday August 7 - A Deeper Beauty
This Sunday our Senior Minister Peter MacPherson leads our Communion service, and Associate Minister Mark Simon will preach on the theme 'A Deeper Beauty'
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday July 31 2022 - The Forest Underground
We welcome Tony Rinaudo this Sunday
Tony has a truly inspiring story to tell about the regeneration of millions of hectares of land firstly in Niger, west Africa, and then into many other countries across the globe.
In his 17 years in Niger, Tony, who grew up in Myrtleford in Victoria, discovered an embarrassingly simple and affordable method of regreening land by reviving damaged trees rather than planting new ones. It’s a technique that not only alleviates poverty and soaks up carbon, but also costs almost 36 times less than planting trees from scratch.
This is not some green fantasy. Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) has, from small beginnings, already regreened more than 18 million hectares in 27 countries, reduced our carbon footprint and transformed millions of lives and livelihoods.
The Forest Underground offers tangible hope for climate change, as well as a deeply moving account of one man’s faith-journey. In a seemingly hopeless crisis, this is the good-news story that will move hearts and hands to care for the planet.
Tony has a wonderful faith in God, and his prayers were answered magnificently with the profoundly simple but effective Farmer Managed Natural Resources FMNR method
Come and hear about this ongoing green revolution that is providing food and income for many, and restoring land once left desolate.
Everyone is welcome!
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Sunday July 24 - True Spirituality
Last Sunday we commences a new sermon series called "Signposts to Life" at St Luke's.
Rev Mike McNamara from our partner church, St Alfred's will preach and our Associate Minister Rev Dr Mark Simon will lead.
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday July 17 - New Sermon Series - Signposts to Life
This Sunday we commence a new sermon series called "Signposts to Life" at St Luke's.
Our Senior Minister Rev Peter MacPherson will lead the service and our Associate Minister Rev Dr Mark Simon will preach.
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday July 10 2022 - Safe With the Lord
This coming Sunday July 10 we welcome Revs Maree and Graeme Vines from our partner church St Alfred's in Blackburn North.
Graeme will lead our service and Maree will continue our Keep The Faith sermon series and preach from 2 Timothy 4:9-22
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday July 3 2022
This coming Sunday July 3 we welcome Rev Mavis Payne from our partner church St Alfred's in Blackburn North.
Mavis will lead our Holy Communion service and will continue our Keep The Faith sermon series and preach from 2 Timothy 4:1-8
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday June 26 2022 - Keep Going
This Sunday our Associate Minister Rev Dr Mark Simon will continue our Keep The Faith sermon series and preach from 2 Timothy 3:10-17
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday June 19 2022
This Sunday our Senior Minister Rev Peter MacPherson will lead our Holy Communion service.
Associate Minister Rev Dr Mark Simon will continue our Keep The Faith sermon series and preach from 2 Timothy 3:1-9
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday June 12 2022
This Sunday June 12 we welcome Liz Bolton, Assistant Minister at our partner church St Alfred's in Blackburn North.
We have a special service this week with the theme "Christian call to mission" taken from Acts 8
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
Sunday May 29 - We Welcome Lauren Weatherlake
This Sunday May 29 we welcome Lauren Weatherlake, Assistant Minister at our partner church St Alfred's in Blackburn North.
Mark Simon will lead the service and Lauren will continue our sermon series from 2 Timothy "Keep the Faith"
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday May 22 - Be Strong In Christ
We are grateful to live in a democracy and have the privilege to vote.
This Sunday Mark Simon will continue our new sermon series called "Keep the faith" - based on Paul's second letter to Timothy.
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday May 15, We Welcome Rene Pfitzner
This Sunday Rene Pfitzner from our partner church St Alfred's will continue our new sermon series called "Keep the faith" - based on Paul's second letter to Timothy.
Our Mark Simon will lead our Communion service.
After Rene has preached, he will drive to St Alfred's and preach at their 10AM service.
All are welcome!
If you cannot attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream from St Alfred's or listen to the audio recording.
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Sunday May 8, Mother's Day
This Sunday (May 8) is Mother's Day in Australia.
Loving God, thank you for mums and children and for all the joy of family life.
We thank you too for grandmothers, for women who are mother or aunty figures, for women who enrich the lives of those they encounter in diverse ways.
Be with those who are grieving the loss of their mother; be near to those who are sad because they are far apart from those they love.
Let your love be present in every home, and help your church to have eyes to see and ears to hear the needs of all who come.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Keep The Faith - New Sermon Series
This Sunday, May 8, we commence a new series called "Keep The Faith", based on Paul's second letter to Timothy.
We invite everyone to come if they can!
Our partner church St Alfred's has recently begun livestreaming their 10AM services so if you cannot attend, please take part from home
ANZAC Day Weekend April 2022
Ahead of ANZAC Day on Monday April 25 we reflect on the costly courage and sacrifice by our armed forces and the families left behind since the 1915 landings at Gallipoli.
God of love and liberty,
we bring our thanks today for the peace and security we enjoy.
We remember those who in time of war faithfully served their country.
We pray for their families, and for ourselves whose freedom was won at such a cost.
Make us people zealous for peace, and hasten the day when nation shall not lift up sword against nation neither learn war any more.
This we pray in the name of the one who gave is life for the sake of the world:
Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. Amen.
At our Sunday service this Sunday April 24, we will remember and give thanks for our freedom, and to particularly pray for the people of Ukraine.
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St Alfred's Livestreaming Has Started!
If you cannot attend our Sunday services in person, you can now watch our partner church St Alfred's 10AM service live!
The service is also recorded, and you will be able to watch the recording at any time
https://www.stalfreds.org/stalfreds-online/
The audio recording of our sermons will continue and is available on our https://www.stlukesvermont.org.au/sermons
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