This Lent we move from meditating on the Wildness of God to seasons of Wilderness in our lives as we prepare to celebrate Easter. Together we will reflect on the stories of Biblical characters and communities and how they lean on God and each other in seasons of wilderness. Begins 12th Februaryhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/lectio-365/id1483974820https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prayer247.lectio365&gl=GB
Please note we have many things happening in the next couple of weeks to add to your calendars :LICENSING SERVICE: • March 24: Revd Donald's Licensing Service and Bring & Share Lunch, March 24th, with Archdeacon Peter Hooper presiding. An invitation & guest list is in the making and a SignupGenius will be set up to coordinate bring & share lunch; contact Leigh. LES AMIS: • Sunday March 10th : Easter table top sale • Sunday June 9th after the service: AGM LENT and EASTER events: • Start Feb 12: Lenten Study with the app, Lectio 365, "Wilderness Tales" https://www.24-7prayer.com/resource/lectio-365/ • Feb 13: Let's celebrate Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Tuesday, with dinner at La Hirondelle Creperie Fontainebleau 19hr; contact Leigh to reserve your spot. • Feb 18-March 31: Lenten Prayer Sessions at the end of the service (in the vestry) from the Ministry Team; contact Christopher • Feb 15-March 28: Thursday Lenten Lunches; contact Avril (dates & details below) • March 10: Les Amis Easter Table Top Sale; contact Simon • March 17-19: Move-In Place de l'Etape - we are looking for volunteers to help for the cleaning and the move-in; contact Ory• April, date TBC: Lenten Soup Kitchen at Acceuil du Jour; contact Katie and Leigh (the Acceuil de Jour is currently under construction so impossible to offer soup during Lent however they have requested we postpone our offerings until a date in April which we have agreed to do). More info to follow. LENT LUNCHES: • Lent starts next week so it’s the time of year for us to get together around a hot bowl of soup and share in our Christian fellowship, as well as raise money for the church. • We therefore ask for volunteers to host a lunch on a Thursday during the Lent period. Please let me know if you can help and which date you can do. • Our Lent lunches are a tradition started by the late Pam Hastings who saw this as an opportunity to raise money for something specific for the church. Pam generously used to host all the lunches herself and serves as an inspiration for us all today. • The format is to offer a simple lunch (soup, bread, cheese, and fruit) for which we ask people to contribute 10 euros. All the money is donated to the church. • Below is a list of dates which you can sign up for. Please let me know which dates are suitable by emailing at avrilbat@yahoo. comFebruary 15th :February 22nd :February 29th : AvrilMarch 7th :March 14th :March 21st :March 28th : Leigh
This year, the Ecumenical service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity for the Fontainebleau-Montereau-Moret area will take place on Wednesday January 24, 2024 from 20:00 in Montereau, Eglise Notre-Dame des Nations (Place Jean XXIII, 77130 Montereau-Fault-Yonne). Saint-Luke's is involved in the preparation of the service and the music, so please do come to attend and support this event with our fellow Christian brothers and sisters.Directions: Eglise Notre-Dame des NationsFor additional information:- The Unités des Chrétiens / Semaine de prière 2024 web site,- The World Council of Churches web site.
