Sunday 28 September 2025 – Sunday school "rentrée"
Sunday School "rentrée" let by Marie-Céline and our team of helpers, at Arbonne-La-Forêt.
Saturday 04 October 2025 – Fête de la Création 2025: a “Care for creation” ecumenical event
An ecumenical gathering of all Christian churches in Seine-Et-Marne will take place on 04.10.2025 at Domaine Emmanuel, 77515 Hautefeuille, from 11:00 to 17:00. There will be several conferences, a shared picnic plus activities for the children. See the details of the day in the attached flyer.
Sunday 05 October 2025 - Harvest Festival
Our service next Sunday, 5th October, will be our Harvest Festival. Please bring with you items for us to donate to Les restos du cœur in Avon:
Sardines
Tinned ravioli (Ravioli en boîte)
Tinned tomatoes (Tomates pelées)
Tomato sauce (Sauce tomate)
Canned sweetcorn (Maïs en boîte)
Breakfast cereal
Big boxes of cakes (Gros cartons des gâteaux)
Tea
Baby hygiene products (Produits d’hygiène pour bébé)
Men’s Breakfast
The first of our Men’s Breakfasts will take place (finally!) on Saturday 11th October, 10:00-11:30am at Donald and Netta’s apartment, 2 Rue des Bois, Fontainebleau, 3rd floor. All men are warmly invited, whether or not regular attenders at St Luke’s. Over coffee, tea, fruit juices and pastries we’ll talk about some of the challenges we face as men in the 21st century, and how Christian faith might help us tackle them. The atmosphere will be relaxed, and the format free-flowing. The next two Men’s Breakfasts will be held on Saturday 8th November and Saturday 13th December.
Thursday 16 October 2025 – Ecumenical service for the 340th anniversary of the Edict of Fontainebleau
A special ecumenical service will take place at the Couvent des Carmes in Avon from 8pm for the 340th anniversary of the Edict of Fontainebleau which revoked the Protestant religion in France in October 1685. Our chaplain will be one of the priests leading the service. Several events are also organised by our friends from the EPUF Fontainebleau (Protestant church) during that week – see the booklet attached to the service sheet email.
Archdeacon Peter Hooper
On Sunday 19th October Archdeacon Peter Hooper will be taking the service (Donald will be teaching in the UK), during which he will swear in Patrick and Leigh as Churchwardens.
Praise and Prayer evenings
Please put in your diaries two further dates when we come together to praise God for his goodness and pray for our life as St Luke’s and for God’s world: Friday 31st October and Friday 28th November at 7:30pm at the home of Christopher and Marie-Céline, 31 rue Madame Müller, 77210 Avon.