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Hough on the Hill, Gelston and Brandon Villages |
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To arrange baptisms, wedding, etc and for other church enquiries, please contact Rev Alan Littlewood. Rev Alan can be contacted on 01400 231145 His e-mail address is: ancaster.rectory@btinternet.com |
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From the Rectory
18 October – St Luke’s Day
St Luke was a Greek physician, a disciple and companion of St Paul and the author of both The Acts of the Apostles and the third gospel, which bears his name. His gospel account underlines the compassion of Christ, which together with Luke’s emphasis on poverty, prayer and purity of heart, makes up much of his specific appeal to the Gentiles, for whom he wrote this Gospel of the Saviour of the world. Women feature more prominently in his account than any other. An artist with words, Luke has also been credited with being a painter – hence he is the patron saint of artists as well as doctors and surgeons.
Luke himself reflects that wholeness that comes from Christ: healing in body, mind and spirit. The importance of treating the whole person, the spiritual as well as the mental and physical, is increasingly recognised today, yet so many are starved of sustenance for the soul. Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty” and “I give you life in all its fullness”.
With every blessing,
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