Gillingham: St Luke The Evangelist

An opportunity to share in a quiet mid-morning service, held in one or other of the various chapels within the church.

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A short late-afternoon service, usually held in our All Souls Chapel.

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A Mass for the early-birds (!), usually held in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

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A short service of Evening Prayer, usually concluding with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. (Holy Communion from the Reserved Sacrament is available, if you've missed Mass earlier in the day - please speak to whoever is leading the service).

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A short, said service, usually held in the Lady Chapel (the one in the picture - with a number of furnishings and fittings by Sir Ninian Comper, no less). The Cell of Our Lady of Walsingham meets each month, and details of Cell Masses will be published on this website, and in Church, beforehand.

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Our day's worship begins with said Morning Prayer, usually from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.

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Our main act of worship each week, when we gather to hear God's Word proclaimed, and to receive Holy Communion. We use the modern-language form of service, with a modicum of traditional Catholic ceremonial to foster a sense of the mystery of the Mass. We usually sing a mixture of traditional and more modern hymns, together with a simple congregational Mass setting, led by our cantor(s) and volunteer organist/pianist, although for the time being (owing to the Covid-19 crisis) singing will not be allowed.

Children and young people are encouraged to stay for the whole service, as it is not possible to have a separate Sunday School at present. For young families, there is a 'safe space' especially for them, with room to move around, but at the moment we cannot provide soft toys/colouring materials.

The Ministry of Christian Healing is available by arrangement with Father Garry, as is the Sacrament of Reconciliation (aka Confession).

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