events

Check out what’s coming up - or subscribe to our calendar of key events.


UPCOMING events

Men’s Dinner
Apr
4

Men’s Dinner

Men’s Dinner | “80% of life is just turning up” - Join us for our annual Men’s Dinner with guest speaker Al Stewart, on the power of just turning up.

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AGM
Apr
7

AGM

At our AGM, we’ll hear reports on the last year, elect people to roles of property and finance, present the budget, and pray.

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Hope Explored - Intro Night
Apr
10

Hope Explored - Intro Night

HOPE EXPLORED

There are few emotions more powerful than hope. But these days, hope often feels hard to come by. Where can we find a hope that won’t disappoint us?

Hope Explored looks at the life, death and resurrection of Jesus over three sessions, to see how Jesus offers us hope for the future that changes the present.

You’re invited to join us for the Intro Night and two further sessions. Each session we’ll watch a short video, look at a section of the Bible, and you can ask as many questions as you like or just listen along.

Dates: Wed 10 April
Time: 8pm-9.15pm
Venue: Dave and Meredith’s lounge room (RSVP for details)

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Fun in the park
Mar
16

Fun in the park

Join us for a super fun Saturday for our whole community!

FREE activities -- GIANT inflatable obstacle course, Inflatable Bungee Run, Face painting, Colouring in competition, Nerf wars, awesome kids + youth activities.

Oh ... and did we mention Clovelly's biggest Easter egg hunt!?

Plus BBQ food + drinks for sale (card only).

Sat 16 March
3pm-6pm.
Varna Park (west end).

Come and join the fun with our whole community - as St Luke's proudly hosts 'Fun in the Park'.

 
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Prayer + Praise night
Mar
12

Prayer + Praise night

PRAYER + PRAISE NIGHT

If you are not praying, then you are quietly confident that time, money, and talent are all you need in life. You'll always be a little too tired, a little too busy. But, if like Jesus, you realize you can't do life on your own, then no matter how busy, no matter how tired you are, you will find the time to pray. - Paul Miller

As we begin the second half of the year, we’re gathering together for a special time to seek God in prayer and sing God’s praise. There will be opportunity for all to pray, but no expectation you’ll need to lead others in prayer.

Date: Tues 12 March 2024
Time: 7.15 for 7.30pm (with 9pm finish)

There’ll be a simple dinner of soup and a roll. Please RSVP below.

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LAUNCH DINNER 2024
Feb
6

LAUNCH DINNER 2024

LAUNCHING THE YEAR TOGETHER

Life is better together - and this year together is going to be huge!

So we want to launch our year together, over a meal, in prayer, with a message on community from guest speaker Mike Dicker. Don’t miss it!

details

Date: Tues 6 Feb
Time:
7pm - 9pm
Location: St Luke’s church building
Cost: $15/$10

About Mike our guest speaker

Mike is the Principal of Youthworks College. He loves Jesus, his wife Fi, and his 3 kids: Evie, Josie and Benji. He has a soft spot for graffiti, motor bikes, hardware, Pearl Jam, custom T-shirts, and AFL. He makes a habit of building stuff, telling stories, drinking coffee, doodling, going to concerts, watching movies, and he loves talking with others about life and hope in Jesus through his abounding grace and forgiveness.

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Meals with friends
Sep
9

Meals with friends

MEALS WITH FRIENDS

As a church, we want to keep building community together, whether you’ve been at St Luke’s for weeks or years!

To help make connections with newer friends, we’re organising some social meals - just let us know whether you’d like to host a meal or prefer to go to a meal, and we’d love to connect you with others.


SIGNUP CLOSED

If you’ve signed up, please check your email/mobile for details, or contact the office.

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Growing Families - Date Night
Aug
26

Growing Families - Date Night

We believe in strong marriages at St. Luke's. And yet sometimes in the busy-ness of family life we can forget to invest in the relationships that matter most.

Growing families date night is a night where we look after your kids so you can go out.

We'll feed them a simple dinner (Sausage Sandwich, Veggie sticks + an ice cream) for $5/child. 

Please note for the sake of appropriate care we can only take children who are 1 year old and above. And strongly suggest kids below the age of 3 are picked up by 7:30pm. 

We pray this will be a blessing to your marriage and family. 

Registrations are now closed.

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Refresh Mini Conference
Aug
12

Refresh Mini Conference

"Refresh" is a chance for women from across all three gatherings at St Luke’s to come together to be encouraged, to sing, to pray, to enjoy time and a meal together and to hear from God's word with talks from the Bible specifically for women.

This year we’ll look at Colossians 3:1–17 and explore together how God’s grace and love can give us transformed lives in Jesus. In 2023 our speakers are Fiona Smartt and Jess Cowell.

KEY DETAILS
Saturday 12 August
9:30am-1pm (lunch included)
In the church building at St Luke's
Cost: $15.

“I was really encouraged and really enjoyed meeting up with our dear sisters. It was a wonderful way to refresh and encourage each other and to be reassured how we all fit into God’s beautiful story. Such a great initiative to bring us all together. And the band was amazing!” (Quote from Refresh 2022)

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Foundations Course
Aug
2

Foundations Course

FOUNDATIONS COURSE

What does it look like to live as a Christian? What are the building blocks of Christianity?

In this course we’ll explore six of the building blocks of Christian faith, including what it means for God to accept us by ‘grace’, the Bible, prayer, church community, and serving others. Each night includes a short video, time studying a Bible passage, Q+A, and dessert.

This course is for those exploring faith, new to faith, or returning to faith.

Starts Wed 2nd Aug for five Wednesdays
8pm - 9.15pm
Dave and Mera’s lounge room

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Confident Parenting
Mar
16

Confident Parenting

Lauren Errington, (Executive Director of the Family Systems Institute) will be speaking on confident parenting.

This seminar offers an approach to thinking about parenting that helps shift the focus away from making a project out of our children. When parents’ energy is directed back into themselves, parents are able to invest in the one thing they have control over – themselves. It will help parents observe their own interactions with their children, and raises ideas about how to work on being the best resource they can be for their kids.

The night will be most helpful for parents of school age children, however the principles can be thought about in other ages groups as well.

Bookings Essential. $10/pp

Listen to Lauren Errington sharing about about why you should come to the Confident Parenting seminar.

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Dinner with Mike Baird
Nov
17

Dinner with Mike Baird

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We’re delighted to welcome Mike Baird to share with us about the connection between faith, work and leadership.

When: Thu 17 Nov, 7.15-8.45pm
Venue: St Luke’s, Clovelly. Cnr Arden + Varna Streets, Clovelly. [location]
Guest speaker: Mike Baird, CEO of HammondCare and former NSW Premier.

With experience in finance, politics, and now the non-profit sector as the CEO of HammondCare, Mike Baird will be sharing with us about thoughtful leadership. Proud father, surfer and sports fan, he’s about getting involved and giving back to the community.

Join us for a two-course catered dinner, to hear from Mike Baird, and connect with others. All welcome.


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Belonging
Sep
26

Belonging

Welcome to St Luke’s!

We realise it can be daunting when you’re new at church, so we’d love to invite you to Belonging to help you feel at home here.

Belonging is a chance to meet new friends, learn what St Luke’s is all about, and ask all your questions. You’ll hear about the vision for our church, but especially God’s vision for you and how we hope to help you grow. When you’re ready, you’ll have the opportunity to explore ways to serve or join a Community Group.

Others have said: ‘Thanks for running Belonging last night. I enjoyed it and it was fuel for thought!’ We hope you’ll have a similar experience.

If you’re new to faith, new to church here, or reconnecting with church, we’d love to see you at Belonging - please RSVP below.

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Health supper
Sep
22

Health supper

HEALTH SUPPER

The message of Jesus makes a difference to all of life. This Faith+Work event for those working in health explores how Christian faith impacts the way we approach our daily work.

When: Thu 22 Sep, 7.30pm-9pm
Venue: St Luke’s, Clovelly [location]
Guest speaker: Professor Melanie Lovell.

Professor Lovell is a palliative medicine physician, senior staff specialist and Medical Head of Palliative Care with HammondCare in Northern Sydney. She has been caring for people with pain and cancer and doing research to improve cancer pain for over 20 years. She was founding Chair of the Australian Adult Cancer Pain Management Guideline Working Party, which developed and updates Cancer Council Australia’s Cancer Pain Guideline. She has recently co-authored ‘The Cancer Pain Book’.

Join us for an evening of supper, input and encouragement, and networking with others in health.

This event is for those in health at St Luke’s, as well as friends and colleagues.


RSVP here


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Creatives Supper
Sep
21

Creatives Supper

CREATIVES SUPPER

God is the original creator, whose world is breathtakingly beautiful even amidst the brokenness we feel.

At this lounge room event with other creatives, we’ll have a guided discussion about the joys and challenges of our creative work, and hear from each other.

When: Wed 21 Sept, 7.45pm-9.15pm

Please RSVP here for location details.

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Education supper
Sep
12

Education supper

EDUCATION SUPPER

The message of Jesus makes a difference to all of life. This Faith+Work event for those in education explores what this looks like, from the classroom to leadership.

When: Mon 12 Sep, 7.45-9.15pm
Venue: Alex + Alana Koch are hosting in their home in Randwick (address details when you RSVP)
Guest speaker: Paul Dudley

Paul is an educator and minister, who has over 30 years experience in sharing the gospel to young people as a teacher, children's minister and school chaplain, and has a passion for seeing the next generation take up the opportunity to share the gospel in schools.

Join us for an evening of supper, encouragement, and networking with others in education.

This event is for those in education at St Luke’s, as well as friends and colleagues.


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REFRESH: mini conference
Aug
13

REFRESH: mini conference

"Refresh" is a chance for women from across all three gatherings at St Luke’s to come together to be encouraged, to sing, to pray, to enjoy time and a meal together and to hear from God's word with talks from the Bible specifically for women.

Our topic this year is “strengthened” as we explore God’s wonderful promise to strengthen us amidst and even despite our limitations, weakness and weariness.

KEY DETAILS
Saturday 13 August
9:30am-1pm (lunch included)
In the church building at St Luke's
Cost: $15.

REGISTRATION FOR 2022 HAS CLOSED.
REGISTER FOR REFRESH 2023
HERE.

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Growing Families - Date Night
Jul
30

Growing Families - Date Night

We believe in strong marriages at St. Luke's. And yet sometimes in the busy-ness of family life we can forget to invest in the relationships that matter most.

Growing families date night is a night where we look after your kids so you can go out.

We'll feed them a simple dinner (Sausage Sandwich, Veggie sticks + an ice cream) for $5/child. 

Please note for the sake of appropriate care we can only take children who are 1 year old and above. And strongly suggest kids below the age of 3 are picked up by 7:30pm. 

We pray this will be a blessing to your marriage and family. 


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HOPE Explored
Apr
27

HOPE Explored

HOPE EXPLORED

There are few emotions more powerful than hope. But these days, hope often feels hard to come by. Where can we find a hope that won’t disappoint us?

Hope Explored looks at the life, death and resurrection of Jesus over three sessions. It helps us see how Jesus offers us real hope: a joyful expectation for the future, based on true events in the past, which changes everything about my present.

You’re invited to ‘Hope Explored’ over three Wednesday nights to ask the big questions together, led by Dave our senior minister. Each session, we’ll watch a short video, look at a section of the Bible, ask the big questions and explore together how Jesus offers us hope.

Dates: Wed 27 Apr, Wed 4 May, Wed 11 May
Time: 7.45pm-9pm
Venue: Dave and Meredith’s lounge room (RSVP for details)

Register here and we’ll be in touch:


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Growing Families
Apr
2

Growing Families

Family Rhythms

God has given parents a wonderful blessing and responsibility: “Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.” (Deuteronomy 4:9)

This will be a night to hear from and chat with parents at different stages to hear what their gospel family rhythms have looked like. The good, the bad and the ugly.

Mark will share some stories and provide a helpful framework for your family rhythms into the future.

Bookings for dinner are closed, however, you are welcome to just turn up from 6pm to join in the session.

On the Night

5:30-6pm - Simple dinner with kids and parents combined (Hall)

6:00-7:30pm - Parents head to Growing Families Seminar (Church), Kids will enjoy a movie or play together with some of our leaders (Hall)

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Belonging
Mar
28

Belonging

Coming to a new church is a big thing!

Whether you are new to faith, have been in church all your life or not for a while, ‘Belonging’ is a chance to learn more about St Luke’s and how things work. As well as hearing more about the vision that drives us, this is a great way to meet others and ask all your questions. When you’re ready, you’ll have the opportunity to explore ways to serve and consider joining a Community Group.

If you’re new or newish with us, and considering calling St Luke’s ‘home’ we would love to see you there. Please RSVP below.

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CG Launch Dinner
Feb
9

CG Launch Dinner

LAUNCHING THE YEAR TOGETHER

Life is better together - that’s something our Covid-induced separation has only reinforced. Our Community Groups at St Luke’s are a powerful way we can grow together with Jesus, but it’s not automatic. So to launch our Community Groups on the right footing, we’ve invited Dr John Dickson to share how we can be the kind of communities that God wants us to be, as we eat together and commit ourselves in prayer to God and each other.

If you’re not already in a Community Group, please signup here.

We’ll start with drinks outside, enjoy dinner together in the church building, a talk from John Dickson, prayer, then dessert in- or outside. Food will be individually served and we’ll have better spacing than eating at a restaurant. Please bring a face-mask for times we’re not eating.

Guest speaker

Dr John Dickson thinks, writes, and speaks. Starting out as a singer-songwriter, he now works as an author, academic, and media presenter. In 2007 he co-founded (with Dr Greg Clarke) the Centre for Public Christianity, and has published 18 books and three TV documentaries. He teaches ‘Historical Jesus’ at the University of Sydney, and is a Visiting Academic (2016-2021) in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Oxford. In 2019 he was appointed Distinguished Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Public Christianity at Ridley College, Melbourne. In all that he does, whether in the media or the church, creative or academic, he strives to be a public advocate for the Christian faith. His podcast Undeceptions seeks to promote clarity about Christianity in doubting times. Having lost his father in a plane crash at 9, John is sympathetic to the sorrows and questions of our world, and values his wife and three children above all other gifts of this life.

details

Date: Wed 9 Feb
Time:
7pm-9.15pm
Location: St Luke’s church building
Cost: $15/$10

This event won’t be livestreamed, but we hope to offer John’s talk afterwards on request.

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Dec
4

Gingerbread

Join us for our Gingerbread Christmas events make a delicious gingerbread house that all your friends and family will love to eat on Christmas day! While your house sets we’ll hear a short message about the true meaning of Christmas. Saturday 4th December, 10am or 3pm

This event is Sold Out for 2021.

We apologise for any inconvenience. And hope that you can join us for one of our other Christmas Events.

 

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Dec
2

Wreath making

 

Wreath Making

Join us for an evening of canapés, fresh flower Christmas Wreath making and a short talk reflecting on the joy of Christmas.

We’ll be joined by local Bronte florist, Violette and Ivy, who will show you everything you need know to make your own beautiful wreath. We provide all the materials, you just need to bring your creativity! 

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT FOR 2021. We apologise for any inconvenience. And hope that you can join us for one of our other Christmas Events.


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Nov
2

Life of Jesus (in person)

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life of jesus course

We love big questions at our church - and we figure that Jesus is a good place to start finding answers.

So we’d love you to join us for the ‘Life of Jesus’ course, that explores the history of the person who changed history more than any other. Each session, we’ll watch a short video filmed on location in Israel, field your questions, look at a section of the Bible, and explore how the life of Jesus then can change our lives today. Oh, and there’s dessert too!

You’re invited to join Dave (our senior minister) and Mera in their lounge room for this course in person (due to the Public Health Order, this session of the course will be for those vaccinated only).

Tuesdays in November: Tues 9, 16, 23, 30 Nov
8pm-9.15pm, with dessert


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Sep
1
to Sep 11

TOGETHER

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Together is to help us stay connected and have some fun together as a community during lockdown. It has two parts:

  1. Walk Together
    A step challenge with others in your Community Group that runs from 1st-11th September.

  2. Join Together
    On the final night of the step challenge (Saturday 11th September) we’ll all ‘join together’ for a fun evening of trivia, community and good times, together and on Zoom.

Find out more by clicking on the button below:

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Aug
25

Life Explored (Online)

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LIFE EXPLORED (ONLINE)

Where do we find happiness and hope in life? How can we experience satisfaction and security? The pandemic has meant that we’re all living a life we never expected, with big questions that need answers.

We love big questions at our church - and we figure that Jesus is a good place to start finding answers. So we’d love you to join us for ‘Life Explored’, five online sessions to ask the big questions together, led by Dave our senior minister. Each session, we’ll watch a short video, look at a section of the Bible, ask the big questions and explore together what life’s all about.

Intro Night: Wed 25 Aug, 8pm-8.45pm (then let us know if you’d like to continue)
Sessions 2-5: Wed 1 Sep, 8 Sep, 15 Sep, 22 Sep.

Register here and we’ll be in touch:


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Apero: a taster on cliches, red wine and hope.
Aug
20

Apero: a taster on cliches, red wine and hope.

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An evening with the Appas discussing what the French do better and worse than everyone else!

In France, apéro are the appetisers or nibbles before or after a meal. Our friends Josh and Susannah have spent the last three years in France and are hosting a conversation about French clichés, red wine, coping with Covid and hope.

This night is for believers and sceptics alike. BYO wine and cheese. :)

Register below and we’ll send you the Zoom meeting details:

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Jun
8

6pm on ramp

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We launched our new 6pm church at the start of March and we’d love to invite you to make 6pm church your home, by coming to our ‘6pm on ramp’ over three Tuesday nights.

We’ll talk about how the gospel grows us, why serving changes us, and how to build the community we need.

And when you’re ready, you’ll have the opportunity to explore ways to serve and consider joining a Community Group when our first 6pm church groups start in mid-July.

Tues 8 June, 7-9pm - Thai for dinner ($5 contribution)
Tues 15 June, 7-9pm - Pizza for dinner
Tues 22 June, 7-9pm - Dinner details TBA

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LEADERSHIP SESSION: MENTAL HEALTH & PASTORAL CARE
Jun
7

LEADERSHIP SESSION: MENTAL HEALTH & PASTORAL CARE

Nearly 1 in 2 Australians will face mental illness at some point in their lives.

Mental illness has a way of reaching and touching just about everyone. How do we best care for people with depression and anxiety? What resources does God offer in the face of such pain? This leadership session will explore how we can practically love and pastor those struggling with their mental health.

GUEST presenter: Lily Strachan

Lily serves as the Chaplain to Robert Menzies College at Macquarie University and is writing a book about living with bipolar disorder and caring for those who struggle with it. Before studying theology, she worked as a corporate lawyer and before that she learnt to love coffee, big books and politics whilst studying at the University of Sydney. She enjoys long lunches with family, hiking and the beach with friends and, most of all, talking about God’s goodness in all of life.  She also happens to own the cutest dog in the world, a cavoodle named Ziggy.

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Away Together
May
21
to May 23

Away Together

  • St Luke's Anglican Church, Clovelly (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Covid kept us apart last year, but we’re excited to go away together for our whole church weekend away.

This event is now past, but save the date for our 2022 weekend - May 20-22 in 2022.

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