Adeline Mary Mancuso
August 18, 2010,
mother of Alan (Brucie) Mancuso and grandmother of Stephen, Maggie,
Addie, and Brucie.
Rest eternal grant to her, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon her.
BIRTHS
Douglas James Gubner,
August 17, 2010; son of Amy and Doug Gubner and grandson of Sandie and Jim Keith.
Aiden Pierce Jones,
August 18, 2010; son of Cheryl and Chris Jones.
As they grow in age, may they also grow in grace and in the
knowledge of their Savior
Jesus Christ.
Sunday Lectionary Readings
August 29, 2010 - Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Jeremiah 2:4-13
Psalm 81:1, 10-16
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Luke 14:1, 7-14
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Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; 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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Your Calling
This sermon was preached by the Rev. Mark LaGory
on Sunday, August 22, 2010.
Nicholas Winton was a different kind of war hero. Oh sure he flew planes during World War II, but much of his time was spent behind a desk instead of in the air. Yet just before the war began, this little known Brit, courageously defied the Germans by organizing the rescue of over 600 Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia. It wasn't something he had planned to do,
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Rally Day is this Sunday, August 29!
Come to Graham Hall, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am, for a wonderful morning celebrating many of the parish ministries of Saint Luke's. Enjoy Renee's Buffet, a delicious array of pick-up breakfast items! Come and fellowship with your Saint Luke's family and take time to see the Children and Youth Sunday School
rooms, and meet the teachers!
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Opportunity to Submit Names to be Considered for Vestry Nominee
In the coming weeks, our vestry nominating committee will be assembling names for our upcoming vestry elections. If you have any suggestions for parishioners to be considered, please submit these names to our Senior Warden, Diane Weatherford (dewbham@aol.com or 879-0894) no later than Sunday, September 5. Our parish by-laws require that candidates be active, pledging, confirmed adult members, and if they have previously served, been off the vestry for at least three years.
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Preteen Kickoff Event · Cahaba River Cleanup!
5th & 6th-Graders
This Saturday, August 28th
Meet in the back parking lot of the church at 9:00 am. We will return to the church at 1:00 pm. We will have lunch before we return. This will be a great time for fellowship while doing some good for our neighbors and our Earth! Wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. You MUST RSVP to Emily at 802-6211 or eboles@saint-lukes.com. Parents, if you are free to chaperone/drive , please let Emily know. Also, if you have not received an email from Emily about our new preteen ministry please let her know so she can add you to the email list. |
3rd Grade Bible Presentation
The third grade Bible presentation will be this Sunday, August 29th, at the 10:30 a.m. service. This is a wonderful tradition that I hope your child and family will take part in. If you would like for your child to receive a Bible please call (802-6211) or email me at eboles@saint-lukes.com by Thursday, August 19th. I will need to know your child's full name, and the name they go by. The first five rows on the font side of the Nave will be reserved for your families. Please plan on arriving at 10:00 a.m. in the Tilson Room upstairs to receive instructions and check in. I look forward to seeing everyone at this wonderful service.
--Emily Boles |
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Purchase Reusable Cloth Bags on Rally Day!
The Stewardship of Creation Committee will have Saint Luke's cloth bags available for $2.00 each on Rally Day, August 29. The blue bags have the Saint Luke's logo and can go to any grocery or discount store without fear of offending merchants for bringing in a competitor's bag. |
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ECW Program and Luncheon!
Monday, September 13
Featured Speaker: Michael E. McDevitt
11:30 Program · Luncheon to Follow
Mr. McDevitt is Executive Vice President Children's Health Systems and will make presentation on the 760,000 square foot, $400 million expansion of the current children's hospital. This new facility will more than double the footprint of the pediatric specialty care of the hospital's Southside campus. For the most recent two years, Mike has led the Children's Hospital effort to plan and begin the construction of the expansion. Mark your calendars, bring a friend, and a list of questions for Mike. Stay for lunch, childcare provided for this important presentation.
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Join a Foyer Group!
Foyer Groups are composed of eight to ten people who meet monthly, October through May for supper and fellowship. Click here to learn more and download a form so you may be placed in a group.
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS |
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Wednesday Night Supper & Programs
Begin September 8!
Come and Hear the Rev. Becca Stevens!
We will kick-off our series with a presentation by the Rev. Becca Stevens and Friends. Becca is an Episcopal priest and Chaplain to Vanderbilt University as well as rector of a congregation. She is the founder of Magdalene House, a home for women vulnerable to drug addiction and abuse, and Thistle Farms, a business that produces lotions and soaps to enable economically disadvantaged women to earn money. She is a renowned speaker and brings with her two residents of Magdalene. We will not have 6:30 pm Eucharist this evening; however, we will begin the program at 6:15 pm with music and prayer in Graham Hall.
Click HERE to see a recent PBS story on Becca and her ministry. |
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Saint Luke's Presents Lunch and Learn Seminars!
Beginning Wednesday, September 8
Senior Adult Ministry will offer free "Lunch and Learn Seminars" on Wednesdays in September. These seminars will take place in the Founders Room, 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm. A light lunch will be served while professionals speak on topics related to the senior adult population. Seniors, adult children of aging parents, and caregivers are encouraged to attend. For questions, contact Jeanna Speegle (802-6218 or jspeegle@saint-lukes.com). Our first speaker is Michael Remillard, M.D. - Dr. Remillard is Medical Director at Mt. Royal Towers and will talk about dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.
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Following Jesus -
Three Sundays in the Nave with the Rector Begins September 12.
Adult Sunday School begins the year with a class by our rector. The Rev. Richmond Webster will lead an in-depth exploration of our journey along the Continuum of Discipleship. "Following" is the leg of the Continuum where the decision that Christianity is real and essential to life opens the door to growing in faith and living as the Body of Christ. This class will meet September 12, 19, and 26 in the Nave. All our welcome!
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Sunday School for Sunday Night!
Begins September 12 with Dr. Wilton Bunch
Do you love adult Sunday School but do not want to come on Sunday mornings? Beginning Sunday, September 12, we will offer a class called Anglican Voices which will meet at 4:00 pm in Graham Hall. This offering will different Birmingham clergy. Dr. Wilton Bunch, Professor of Ethics, Samford University. will kick-off the series. His topic will be "Theodicy: How Can God Allow Evil?"
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Monday Women's Bible Studies Resume
Beginning September 13, the Monday Women's Bible study (9:30 am and 5:30 pm will be doing a Bible study authored by the Rev. Becca Stevens, our September 8 Wednesday Night speaker. "Finding Balance" includes a video presentation and a workbook with daily reflections to help women resolve some of the conflicting concerns and demands that call for our attention as we follow Christ. The passages we study revolve around women in the New Testament. Men are most welcome to join us!
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Saint Luke's Offers Grief Support Group
Beginning Monday, September 20
The burden of coping with grief and loss can be overwhelming. The process of healing can begin to take root within a caring and supportive group where each participant is encouraged to share his/her journey with others. Once again we are offering a six-week support group experience for interested adults who may be struggling with an experience of loss. The group will be facilitated by Fr. Steve DeGweck and one or more of our Saint Luke's Stephen ministers. The group will meet for six consecutive Monday evenings beginning September 20 at 7:00 pm in the Tilson Room. The group will focus on a different theme or aspect of the grief experience each week. Members will be encouraged (not required) to share their experiences and insights within a safe, supportive, and prayerful fellowship. The meetings will last no longer than ninety minutes. We will require a minimum of five participants in order to offer the group, and registration will be capped at twelve persons. Non-Saint Luke's members are welcome to attend on a space-available basis. Registration for Saint Luke's members only will be taken until Tuesday, September 7. After that date, any remaining spaces in the group will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, please contact Barbara Vandergriff (802-6207 or bvandergriff@saint-lukes.com) If you would like to know more about the group, contact the Rev. Steve DeGweck (802-6203 or sdegweck@saint-lukes.com). |
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STEPHEN MINISTERS: The "After" People
Stephen ministers are there......after the divorce papers have been served and the bottom falls out of your life....after the last child honks the horn, waves, and drives away-and the house seems incredibly empty....after you arrive home following the funeral service and the emotions you've held at bay come crashing in on you....after the relationship has ended but the wounds are still bleeding and painful....after the doctors have said, "There's nothing more we can do."...after the door has slammed shut-for the very last time....after you've washed and returned the last casserole dish....after the phone call you'd always hoped you'd never get....after the nursing home director shakes your hand and says "Welcome to your new home."...after the baby has arrived, putting more demands on you than you ever dreamed possible....after you find the pink slip inserted with what is now your final paycheck....after your family and friends have heard your story one too many times, but you still need to talk it out.Stephen Ministers are the "After" people. We are ready to walk alongside you (or your loved ones) and provide listening, prayer, and support for as long "after" as we're needed. If you or someone you care about might benefit from an on-going relationship with a Stephen minister, call or e-mail Steve DeGweck (802-6203 or sdegweck@saint-lukes.com). |
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Dawson Offers Bible Study for Those Affected by Cancer
A new Bible study will be held at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Homewood for four weeks beginning September 12. This special study is entitled "Confronting Cancer with Faith" and is being taught by the author, Karen Allen, who is herself a cancer survivor. She will have featured speakers along with the Bible study each week for four weeks: September 12, 19, 26, and October 3. The time is 5:00 to 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall at Dawson. This study offers encouragement, comfort, and hope for anyone who has been impacted by cancer. Learn how to redirect a devastating illness into a faith-building opportunity. If you cannot attend the study, you might be interested in purchasing the book which is available at Barnes and Noble in The Summit, Cokesbury Christian Store in Vestavia, Little Professor in Homewood, Books-A-Million in Brook Highland/Hoover, and the Amen Corner in Pelham, among others.
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No Longer Collecting Medical Equipment
Thank you to those of you who donated items to our medical equipment closet. They were put to good use and much appreciated. We are no longer collecting equipment; however, if you have items to donate, please contact Mountain Brook Baptist which serves as a collection point.
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Will You Help Host Our BHN Families?
We will host our BHN families again September 19-25. Look for the sign-up poster in Claypool Commons. There a number of volunteer opportunities for this ministry, from serving a meal to setting up rooms, to spending the night. For more information, contact Kim Kimberlin at kkimberlin@peds.uab.edu
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Books for Woodlawn Children
We are collecting gently used children's books for the families who use the Grace/Woodlawn Food Pantry. If you have any books appropriate for children, from preschool through sixth-grade, please bring them to the church library (located off the Commons), and place in the designated box.
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STAIR (Start the Adventure in Reading) We Need You!
The Norwood Resource Center is joining with the STAIR program to begin a new tutoring site at Norwood Elementary School this fall. We will need adult and teen volunteers who wish to share a love of reading with a child. We hope to have a group of 12 children and we will need 24 tutors dedicated to meet one afternoon a week from 3:00-5:00pm. This program will begin in mid October and go through May with breaks for holidays. Each tutor goes through a two hour training and will receive the curriculum and all materials needed. This has been an amazing and rewarding volunteer experience for those involved, as you get to see your second grader grow, learn and READ throughout the school year.
We are hoping that many people from St. Luke's will be interested in this rewarding and worthwhile ministry. If a weekly commitment is too much for you right now, we also need snack volunteers and substitute tutors to fill in when a regular tutor is sick or out of town. Please prayerfully consider this call for volunteers to make a difference to a child who does not have the advantages other children have---namely adult attention and support.
Please contact us with any questions or to sign up. To learn more about the STAIR program, click here.
--Jeannette Watford (249-3530)
--Betsy Smith (322-7056)
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PreSchool Partners Coupon Books
Are Here!
Back by popular demand, our coupon books are now on sale for $20. They contain lots of great coupons including Food World, Bruno's, Zoe's, Taziki's, 32 Degrees, Chick-filA, and Mountain Brook Creamery. Contact Lella Carl at lellacarl@bellsouth.net or 951-5151 you would like to purchase a book. Thanks for your support!
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Lend a Hand For Hands-On Birmingham Weekend, Saturday, September 11
Hands-On Birmingham is organizing a community service weekend in commemoration of 9/11. Saint Luke's will participate in this weekend by cooking and serving an evening meal on Saturday, September 11 at the Firehouse Shelter. Please help out with this parish! If you are interested in participating, please contact the Rev. Mark LaGory (951-3553) or Barbara Vandergriff (bvandergriff@saint-lukes.com or 802-6207). |
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Continue to Bring Toiletries for
Grace Woodlawn Food Bank
When you travel 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.)
We run this notice often, because the items you donate and continue to donate make a huge difference for the Woodlawn Food Bank. The budgeted amount for toiletry items has been drastically reduced due to the items you faithfully put into the box in the Commons! Thank you! |
Subscribe to our Podcast!!
You can now subscribe to the Saint Luke's podcast! Enjoy listening to sermons and teachings from the clergy of Saint Luke's, updated every week. Search for "Saint Luke's" in iTunes, or click here to follow step-by-step instructions. |
New Email Address?
So you won't miss any of the Saint Luke's digital newsletters, be sure to let Nancy Cain in the office know if your email address changes. Contact her at (ncain@saint-lukes.com or 802-6200).
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