St Luke's Church, Modbury

The story of the shepherd responding on the occasion of a lost sheep takes place in a setting where livestock were in part a shared responsibility. Most days, a flock made up of sheep from several households would be guided out from the town sheep-fold, and grazed together. In this setting, it makes perfect sense that if a shepherd discovered that one of his household animals had gone missing, he would leave the rest with the main group and set out to look for the stray. And on their return, not only that one household, but all the families would be happy to get the news that the wandering sheep had been found safe.

When Jesus tells this story, he had just demonstrated the importance to God of the ‘little ones’, by using the example of a young child. God holds such ‘little

ones’ to be of special value, just for themselves. If God values people differently from how the world did, then so must we. It’s clear that we are not to seek just the clearly desirable in our outreach. God shows unearned grace to all of us. If that’s to be our pattern, let our Church community be as open at the edges as it is solid at the centre. We aim to welcome people in and treat one another with the love Jesus showed us.

Usual weekly services and activities:

Sunday: Holy Communion 8.00 am

Holy Communion 10am

Monday: Bible Study 10.00 am

Tuesday: Holy Communion 8.30 am

Community Garden 9.30 am

Christian meditation 9;30-10am alternate Tuesday from

21 Jan 2025

Wednesday: Bible Study 10.00 am

Fortnightly Foodbank 10.00 am

Thursday: Holy Communion 10.00 am

Friday: Community Garden 9.30 am

1st Tuesday of the month Community Garden BBQ 11.30 am

1st and 3rd Sunday of the month Bari Service 11.30 am

2nd Thursday of the month Men's Group 7.30 pm

1st Friday of the month "Come as You Are" - Women's Fellowship 10-12

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St Luke's Church

The Parish of Modbury and Golden Grove

An Anglican Church in the Diocese of Adelaide, South Australia