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Deaths
Bettianne Bowen, June 22, 2010; mother of Laura (Ro) Crumbaugh and grandmother of Morgan, Chase, and Kendall.
Rest eternal grant to her, O Lord, and let light perpetural shine upon her.
Andrew Whitlark Brantley,
May 4, 2010; son of Laura and Jason Brantley, grandson of Andre and Lee Brantley, and great-grandson of Marge and Bubba Brantley.
Abigail Grace McKenzie,
June 23, 2010; daughter of Marilyn and William McKenzie and grandaughter of Lynn and Tim Callahan.
As they grow in age, may they also grow in grace and in the knowlege of their Savior Jesus Christ.
Sunday Lectionary Readings
July 4, 2010; Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Galatians 6:1-6, 7-16
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
O God, you have tau ght us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. | |
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Our Eternal Hero
This sermon was preached by the Rev. Christopher Girata on Sunday, June 27, 2010 and is based on Luke 9:51-62.
From our gospel lesson, "When the days drew near for Jesus to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem." The opening verse of today's gospel lesson is the major turning point of Luke's gospel. Up to this verse, Jesus' activity has been focused in and around the Sea of Galilee where he has been teaching his followers. From this point onward, Jesus' story is focused on what he will do for them in Jerusalem. When Luke writes that Jesus "set his face to go to Jerusalem," Luke is emphasizing the shift that Jesus has made. Jesus has now committed to his great journey. He has committed to fulfilling his great purpose
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Saint Luke's Summer Event!
 Mark Your Calendars for Bingo & Ice Cream
Wednesday, July 14 6:30 pm · Graham Hall - For ALL ages! |
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Purchase Your Tickets for the Ninth Annual Birmingham Hospitality Network (BHN) Auction!
Thursday, July 29 - B&A Warehouse, 1530 1st Ave. South Doors open at 6:00 pm - Live Auction - 7:15 pm
$25 Donation
5 levels of sponsorship for this event are also available!
· Bronze $125.00 - includes 2 tickets
· Silver $250.00 - includes 4 tickets
· Gold $500.00 - includes 6 tickets
· Platinum $1000.00 - includes 8 tickets
· Double Platinum $2000.00 - includes 10 tickets
Tickets may be purchased at Saint Luke's on Sunday mornings or by contacting Anne Rand (asrand@yahoo.com or 591-7889).
Click here to learn more about Birmingham Hospitality Network. |
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Attention Senior Adults!
ROMEO's will NOT go to lunch in July. See you August 3.
We will visit Episcopal Place on Thursday, July 1 at 3:00 for the residents' July birthday party. We'll provide cake and ice cream and have a sing-a- long. Volunteers are needed from our parish. Call Jeanna for more information if you would like to help ( 802-6218).
JULIET's will go out to eat on Thursday, July 29 to Arlington Antebellum Home. Lunches are only offered on Thursdays in the summer, so please take advantage of this opportunity. We'll leave the church parking lot at 11:00 am. Reservations are needed by Tuesday, July 27. Contact Jeanna (jspeegle@saint-luke.com or 802-6218).
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NEW Volunteer Opportunity at Saint Martin's
Saint Martin's is looking for some "angels" to help provide basic nail care for some of their assisted living residents. You do NOT have to be a manicurist - just willing to help with removing nail polish, gently filing nails, and reapplying polish. This sort of service is a gift to the residents! Volunteers are needed every other Friday, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. To learn more, please call Claudia Reach (314-4130). |
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Parents of Rising 4k Children:
We are so excited that your children will be joining us in the fall for Children's Chapel. Please take this summer as an opportunity to introduce them to it. We encourage you to come with them a few times until they feel comfortable coming on their own. Let us know if we can help in any way.
--Ashley Monachelli and Emily Boles
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Returning from Vacation? Bring Toiletries for Grace Woodlawn
As you travel this summer, instead of accumulating clutter from all of those little shampoo bottles, soaps, toothpaste, etc., bring them to the church and place them in the box in Claypool Commons marked "Grace Woodlawn Food Bank." To many in our community, these "clutter" items are considered luxury items. (We can only accept items that have not been opened or used.) |
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Stewardship of Creation
When we buy stainless steel or BPA free plastic water bottles and fill them with our own filtered water, we are stopping a chain of events that can harm our planet. Plastic water bottles can be recycled, but it takes petroleum and energy to make them, and it takes energy to re-make recycled products. A home water filter is more than likely going to provide better quality drinking water, and a couple of re-usable bottles take up less space.
If you do continue to use plastic filled water bottles, please do not re-use these. They are meant for one time use only, and they leach toxic chemicals as hormone disruptors and carcinogens into the water, especially when they become warm. |
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SPAFER Presents The 17th Mid-South Lecture Series Featuring
Dr. Barbara Brown Taylor
Body & Soul: What the Body Knows About God
September 24 & September 25 - St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Go to www.spafer.org for ticket information or to learn more. |
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Nambian P.E.A.C.E. Mission
Dear Saint Luke's Friends,
Penny and I want to take this opportunity to thank for your continued support of our mission work in Namibia through the Saint Luke's Outreach program. I would like to share with you just one of the many programs we have been working with here and how your generosity has made it possible for this program to continue.
Toward the end of 2009 Penny and I came into contact with an organization called the Namibian P.E.A.C.E. Centre. PEACE stands for People's Education, Assistance, and Counseling for Empowerment, and its mission is to help and support the healing process for those who have been scarred by war and abuse.
We came to be associated with the PEACE centre through a partnership with the South African organization the Institute for the Healing of Memories. Led by Father Michael Lapsly, an Anglican priest who lost his hands and eye in a letter bomb attack in 1992, the Institute for the Healing of Memories works throughout the world providing workshops that help participants to begin the healing process in all aspects of their life.
Through this partnership between PEACE and Healing of Memories several workshops have been held and more have been planned. "The target constituency was mainly former soldiers from both sides of the struggle for liberation, church members, survivors and family members of survivors of gross violations of human rights, as well as some professionals from organizations also working with this target constituency." Penny and I were invited to attend a workshop in January of 2010 and were profoundly affected by listening to these experience and healed by having others listen to our journey with respect. After our workshop we recognized the value of this work and decided to help sponsor the next workshop. We donated $5000.00 to the PEACE centre to make this possible. Because of Saint Luke's generosity people in Namibia are being given a chance to move forward in their lives - healed and renewed.
As time goes on Penny and I will continue to support the work of the PEACE center through your generosity, and we cannot tell you how important your prayers continue to be as we walk the WAY in Namibia.
Peace and Blessings,
Jeremy and Penny Lucas |
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Making a Difference
A Majority of One!
The piece below was published recently in the Grace Episcopal Church program notes. Their Senior Warden asked that we publish it in our Dialogue.
This past March, Senior Warden Sandra Lawler and Parish Administrator Jack Allison wrote an urgent letter to parishioners and a number of faithful friends of Grace Episcopal Church, Woodlawn. The letter was an appeal for contributions to establish an emergency fund to be used solely for building emergencies. This appeal came on the heels of a difficult year financially for the Parish that resulted in the depletion of reserve funds. Then, exacerbating an already difficult situation, there were unavoidable and unexpected expenses for repairs to our Church building, coupled with staggering utility bills for the first two months of 2010. Sandra's and Jack's appeal was consistent with our Grace Church mission to "bring the street to the altar and the altar to the street. A goal was set of $6,000 to be earmarked for the "emergency fund." Sandra and Jack pointed out that we cannot fulfil our mission to extend charitable outreach to our neighbors unless we can "maintain our altar."
One of the friends of Grace Church who received the letter was Emmy McGowin of Saint Luke's Episcopal Church. In the past, Emmy has shown her support for Grace and its outreach in a number of ways, including attending services occasionally to get a "feel" for our ministry. She has also helped with our Grace By Day Neighborhood Christmas Party and has shown her awareness and support in other ways. Emmy McGowin's response to our Grace Church appeal for emergency funds disproved the all too frequently invoked truism that "one person cannot really make a difference." Emmy got permission from Sandra and Jack to send their letter, along with her own cover letter, to some 100 of her friends. To date, well over $10,000 has been raised for Grace Church's emergency fund because Emmy McGowin cared enough to act and dared to believe that she could make a difference. We salute Emmy McGowin and her faith that by God's grace she was indeed a majority of one! Further, we salute all those friends, many if not most, of Saint Luke's congregation, who responded so generously, not only with contributions, but also with words of encouragement and support.
--Joyce Benington
For the Senior Warden, Parish Administrator and the Parish of Grace Episcopal Church, Woodlawn |
Alabama Faith Council Event
Sunday after Films at the Jewish Comunity Center Auditorium - 3960 Montclair Road - 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Enemy Mine July 11
Slumdog Millionaire July 25
The Kingdom of Heaven August 8
Movies begin at 3:00 pm, so arrive early for popcorn and beverage service. (No charge for the film or refreshments!) After each screening we will have structured small group dialogue and group sharing for understanding about diversity in faith, common values and community issues raised in each film. |
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