Église St-Luc
Growth is a Mission Possible
Église St-Luc, Montreal, Quebec
Telling the Story
Three Sundays out of four we have a traditional service in the reformed tradition. The third Sunday of every month we have a family worship where a contemporary and more relaxed format is applied. After the service, the worshippers are invited into the church hall to share a potluck meal. This more casual context favours the development of community and friendships. We have noticed that the attendance is
slightly higher on our family worship Sundays and our monthly communion worship.
Growth seems to be, not only a challenge, but a MISSION POSSIBLE!
Every week, on Thursdays, we have Les Jeudis de St-Luc(St. Luc’s Thursdays) at the minister’s home. Biblical and spiritual activities that take place include Taizé chants and meditative prayer, Bible study (this year - the Gospel of Mark) and Lectio
Divina spiritual and meditative reading of the Bible. St-Luc also supports the magazine La Vie Chrétienne, the french magazine of the PCC. We reach about 600 readers who don’t necessarily come to church at St-Luc’s. We also participate at a radio broadcast ‘Les chemins Protestants’ where we reach a broad audience, sometimes drawing new comers to the church.
There is a great need for spirituality and for community among the French Québec society that we are working hard to meet. Growth seems to be, not only a challenge, but a MISSION POSSIBLE!
— Richard Bonetto, Student Minister