Prayer

Prayer is central to the life of St Luke’s, as it is to any church. You are welcome to use the church for quiet reflection or prayer during the week. If it is locked please ask someone in the Parish Office (located in the Community Hall next to the Church) to unlock it for you. Click here for some reflections on prayer.

Requests for prayer

If you or someone you know has an urgent need for prayer and you would like their name included please contact one of the clergy (Revd Elisabeth Morse 020 8673 6506 e-mail or Revd Katherine Smith e-mail) or a member of our pastoral team (Sally Watson email).

Prayer in the church on weekdays

Prayers are said in church at the times below almost every day of the week as well as Sundays. Everyone is welcome.

Weekday service times

Holy Communion - 09:30 Wednesday
Morning Prayer - 08:30 Mondays, 09:30 Fridays
Evening Prayer - 17:30 Monday - Thursdays

Prayer Chain for those in need

The St Luke’s Prayer Chain is a group of people who have undertaken to pray for those in need on a regular basis. A letter with the names of those to be prayed for is distributed monthly. If you have a prayer request or would like to join the prayer chain, please contact Revd Katherine Smith e-mail.

Prayer Board and Prayer Candles

A prayer board and votive candle stand is sited in the Lady Chapel to the right of the altar You are most welcome to pin up a prayer for any situation or person on the board and, if you wish, to light a candle for them.

Charities

Every week we designate a charity for special prayer. The charities we pray for are ones in which members of the congregation are actively involved. St Luke’s also supports these charities financially. Information about the charity of the week is given in our weekly pew sheet.

Healing Ministry

On the first Sunday of each month the ministry of the 'laying on of hands' takes place in the Lady Chapel during the 10:00 service. If you would like to receive a special blessing and prayer for healing and wholeness, please make your way to the chapel after you have been up to the altar. Anyone is welcome to receive the laying on of hands, which is administered by clergy and specially trained lay people. Hands are usually placed gently on a person’s head or shoulder while a prayer is said quietly.

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