St Luke's Church Eccleshill, Bradford, UK

Forthcoming Events and Services

This page doesn't list all our regular services and events, but we do always mention any changes to the usual programme. Click the following link for a list of events elsewhere which we have heard about.

Events and Services for March 2010:

Midweek	Mon 1st: 7.30pm Mothers' Union: "Overseas Projects" by Mrs Janet Wade. Tue 2nd: 2pm Church Service at Eccleshill Community Hospital. Sat 6th: 10am Coffee Morning.
7th	3rd Sunday of Lent 8am Communion, 10.30am All-Age Service. 11.30am Annual Meeting of Parishioners (to elect the Churchwardens). 1pm Thanksgiving and Blessing for Demi G and Lauren H.
Midweek	Wed 10th: 7.30pm John speaks at St Andrew's Undercliffe.
14th	Mothering Sunday (4th Sunday of Lent) 9.30am Communion, 11.15am Communion with Renewal of Marriage Vows for Dennis and Shirley. 2pm Thanksgiving and Blessing for the G family.
Midweek	Mon 15th: 9am John leads worship at Cavendish Primary School. Tue 16th: 9am John leads worship at Fagley Primary School. Sat 20th: 11am Wedding of Daniel and Jennifer.
21st	Passion Sunday (5th Sunday of Lent) 9.30am Morning Prayer (shortened), 10.30am Annual Parochial Church Meeting, 11.15am All-Age Service (will start late if the APCM overruns).
Midweek	Wed 24th: 2pm Service at Ashcroft Nursing Home. Sat 27th: 11am-1pm Councillors' Surgery (Cllrs Beardmore and Wallace).
28th	Palm Sunday Clocks forward today! 9.30am Communion, 11.15am All-Age Service. 2pm Thanksgiving & Blessing for Daisy S. 3pm Thanksgiving & Blessing for Blake H.
Midweek	Mon 29th: 9am School Easter Service. Tue 30th: 1.15pm Holy Week service in church (including members of our Day Centre). Wed 31st: 10am Communion. Wed 31st: 10.30am Children from Cavendish School are visiting our church building. Wed 31st: 7.30pm PCC Meeting.

Provisional Events and Services for April 2010:

1st	Maundy Thursday 1st: Service (if any) to be arranged.
2nd	Good Friday 12 noon to 2pm: Church open for prayer and snacks, 2pm: "An hour at the foot of the cross". 7pm: Prayers at St Clare's Fagley, then ... ... "A walk in the footsteps of Jesus" from St Clare's to ... 7.30pm Churches Together Good Friday Service at St Luke's Eccleshill.
3rd	Sat 3rd: 10am Coffee Morning
4th	Easter Sunday 8am Communion, 10.30am Communion. 2pm Thanksgiving and Blessing for Madison T and Lottie B.
Midweek	No midweek service or events during the school holidays.
11th	2nd Sunday of Easter 9.30am Communion, 11.15am Communion.
Midweek	No midweek service or events during the school holidays, except ... Mon 12th: 7.30pm Mothers' Union: "The work of the Night Stop" by Mr Bill McCann. Sat 17th: Mothers' Union: Senior Citizens' Afternoon Tea. Sat 17th: Bradford Diocesan Day.
18th	3rd Sunday of Easter 8am Communion, 9.30am Morning Prayer, 11.15am All-Age Service.
Midweek	Tue 20th: 3pm Day Centre Committee meeting. Wed 21st: 7pm Social Evening: "The Bead Lady". Thu 22nd: 2pm Church Service at Ashcroft Nursing Home.
25th	4th Sunday of Easter 9.30am Communion, 11.15am All-Age Service. 2pm Thanksgiving & Blessing for Joshua D.
Midweek	Mon 26th: 7pm School Governors meeting.

Advance Notice of Provisional Events in 2010:

May
Sat 1st: 9am Car Boot Sale and Coffee Morning.
Mon 3rd: 4pm Wedding of Paul and Tanya.
Wed 5th: 7.30pm Archdeacon's Visitation at Queensbury.
Sat 8th: Christian Aid Week starts.
Mon 10th: 9am John leads worship at Cavendish Primary School.
Mon 10th: 2pm John speaks to Ben Rhydding Mothers' Union on hymns.
Mon 10th: 7.30pm Mothers' Union.
Mon 10th: 7.30pm John speaks to Yeadon Mothers' Union on hymns.
Fri 14th: 7pm Social Evening: Auction.
Sat 15th: 11am-1pm Councillors' Surgery (Cllrs Beardmore and Wallace).
Tue 18th: 9am John leads worship at Fagley Primary School.
Wed 19th: 7.30pm Prayer for Sorted 2 at St Andrew's Undercliffe Wednesday Worship.
Thu 20th: 2pm Service at Ashcroft Nursing Home.
Sun 23rd: 6.30pm Churches Together United Worship for Pentecost at St Andrew's Undercliffe.
31st to June 4th: School Half Term (Education Bradford's dates).

June
Sat 5th: 9am Car Boot Sale and Coffee Morning.
Mon 7th: 7.30pm Mothers' Union.
Wed 9th: 7.30pm Churches Together Open meeting on possible revision of the boundaries of our area, at Bolton Methodist Church.
Sat 12th: 2pm Social event: Flower Arranging.
Mon 14th: 7.30pm John speaks to Thornton Mothers' Union on hymnwriting.
Thu 17th: 2pm Service at Ashcroft Nursing Home.
Sat 19th: Diocesan Synod.
Mon 21st: 9am John leads worship at Cavendish Primary School.
Tue 22nd: 9am John leads worship at Fagley Primary School.
Fri 25th: 6pm Jumble Sale (Jumble welcome 6pm Thursday).

July
Sat 3rd: 9am Car Boot Sale and Coffee Morning.
Mon 5th: Mothers' Union Evening Outing.
9th-13th General Synod, so the vicar will not be available.
Sat 17th: 11am-1pm Councillors' Surgery (Cllrs Beardmore and Wallace).
Sun 18th: 2pm possible Wedding of Gary and Jenna.
Thu 22nd: 2pm Service at Ashcroft Nursing Home.
Sat 24th: 2pm Wedding of Wayne and Sophie (provisional).
26th to 3rd September: School Holidays (Education Bradford's dates).

August
Sat 1st: 9am Car Boot Sale and Coffee Morning.

September
Sat 4th: 9am Car Boot Sale and Coffee Morning.
Mon 6th: 7.30pm Mothers' Union.
Sat 18th: 11am-1pm Councillors' Surgery (Cllrs Beardmore and Wallace).
Sat 20th: 3pm Wedding of Matthew and Naomi (provisional).
Thu 30th: 1.30pm John speaks to Keighley Mothers' Union about hymnwriting.

October
Sat 2nd: 10am Coffee Morning.
Sun 3rd: Harvest Thanksgiving. 6.30pm Churches Together at St Francis.
Mon 4th: 7.30pm Mothers' Union.
Tue 5th: 1.15pm Day Centre Harvest Thanksgiving Service.
Sat 9th: 7pm Churches Together Harvest Supper at St Clare's Fagley.

November
Mon 1st: 7.30pm Mothers' Union.
Sat 6th: 10am Coffee Morning.
Sat 13th: St Luke's Christmas Bazaar.
Tue 16th: 2pm John speaks to Sutton-in-Craven Mothers' Union on hymns.
22nd-24th Inauguration of the new General Synod, so if the vicar stands for election and gets elected he will not be available.
Tue 30th: Churches Together Annual Meeting and Committee Meeting.

December
Sat 4th: 10am Coffee Morning.
Sat 4th: 12.30pm Wedding of Andrew and Michelle (provisional).
Mon 6th: 7.30pm Mothers' Union Christmas Symposium.

Advance Notice of Provisional Events in 2011:

* Please note that we cannot guarantee weddings during the school holidays until the September before the wedding will take place. This means we are not taking bookings of dates from 23rd July to 1st September 2011 until September 2010.