September 27, 2011
The Evangelist
What is happening this week at St. Luke's
Good thoughts

 

A good deed is never lost: he who sows courtesy reaps friendship; and he who plants kindness gathers love.
 
- Basil

Vestry
Gary Dunwoody
Senior Warden

Dan Dennis
Junior Warden
  
Becky Terry
Clerk
  
Sally Lumpp
Treasurer
  
Class of 2009
Debi Fricks
Gary Dunwoody
Dan Dennis
  
Class of 2010
Sherry Furr
Gay Hensley
Carmen Quinn
Jerry Hodge
  
Class of 2011
Jason Reynolds

Pat Loomis

James Terry
Ed Seward
  
  

 St. Luke

CAREY'S CONVERSATIONS

  

"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve."

Albert Schweitzer

 

I am continuing to find out how blessed we are here at St. Luke's! One of the blessings that I would like to celebrate today are the many volunteers who have found their place of service here. I am pleased to report that we now have a full contingent of office volunteers. We have the entire week covered, even Friday mornings so that there will someone here to answer the phone! This has been a tremendous help to Joanna, Michael and I.

 

Another group of volunteers that are invaluable are all of our liturgical ministers (Acolytes, Lay Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors and Lay Eucharistic Visitors). We had over 25 people show up for our recent training and several new people who had signed up during our survey of gifts and talents. All seemed to be committed to making our worship here the best that it can be for the glory of God.

 

I have asked Chris Schaeffer, one of our new office volunteers to send all liturgical ministers an email reminder the week that they are to serve. Just another helpful act of service that is possible because our volunteers! Have you found your place of service here at St. Luke's? Joanna or myself would be happy to sit down and talk with you about where your gifts could best be used.

 

Yours in Christ,

Carey+

 

 

 

Deacon Symbol 1

DEACON'S BENCH 

 

In this holy place with a holy outdoor labyrinth made by holy hands, from the Deacon Bench, I send this prayer.

 

             Walking the Labyrinth

God,

Walking the labyrinth

Thinking of the frustrating turns in our lives

How empowering to Find Christ at the center

Where Holy Spirit leads us

As we yield to the path, the mind slows and quiets

The voice of the heart can be heard

Telling us how to be prophetic change makers

If we keep on walking through confusion

       Speaking our truth

We enter the dwelling place of peace. Amen.

 

Rev Diane Brelsford, Women's Uncommon Prayers

 

 
 
Faithfully

Joanna Seibert 

 

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FROM THE ORGAN BENCH!

This Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm we will be having a special service of The Blessing of Animals.  At this time of year, many churches celebrate the joy that our pets/animals give us and the joy we take in God's creatio, all things great and small.  The choir at the 10:30 service will sing a piece titled, Beauty in God's Creation written by A. F. Schultz.  The text follows...

O Heavenly Father, who hast filled the world with beauty;

Open, we beseech Thee, our eyes to behold Thy gracious hand in all Thy works;

That rejoicing in Thy whole creation, we may learn to serve Thee with gladness;

for the sake of Him by whom all things were made.

O Heavenly Father, who hast filled the world with beauty;

for the sake of Him through whom all things were made,

Thy son Jesus Christ, our Lord.  Amen

Bless you all,

Michael

PRAYER LIST 
Carolyn Ford, Jim Howell, Katherine Herring, Rhonda Herring, Annette Gerace, Suzi Martinka & family, M.J. Reynolds, Cory Moses, Louis Jenkins, David Jenkins, Kyle, Erica, Macey, Luke, Kate, Kendall, Diane Faust, Laura Dues, Pete Caro, Lawson Anderson, Maynard Gontermann, Anne Gontermann, Sheila Crim, Eugene Macalik, Tim Woods, Mike Roh,Vince Roh, Bobbi West Jamie Poole and Valerie
Expectant mothers:  Katherine Milholland and Vera Chenault
Special Concerns:  for all the men and women of our Armed Forces, especially Grady, Mark, Jake, Justin, Bret, Joshua, Mark, Tim, Matt, Doug and Lance.

DOK PRAYER CARDS FOUND IN PEW RACKS

 

Since 1885 Daughters around the world have offered daily prayers on behalf of those in need. Here at St. Luke's NLR, St. Emma's Chapter continues that tradition. Please write your prayer requests for self or others on the prayer cards found in the pew racks. Place them in the white box on the shelf inside the church entrance. "For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words." Romans 8:26 

CHRISTIAN FORMATION   
All classes resume this Sunday September 18 at 9:15 am. 

2011 - 2012 Christian Education Classes

3 year olds:         Brouke Reynolds, Guide

                          Paula Benson, Assistant

Catecheses I:       Beth Maze, Guide

(4-6 year olds)     Martha Cross, Assistant

                           Noah Woford, Assistant

Catecheses II:      Ginna Simmons, Guide

(7-9 year olds)      Ellen Moses, Assistant

Catecheses III:     Kimber Barber-Fendley, Guide

(10-12 year olds)  Laura Woford, Assistant

Teenagers:           Wanda Dunwoody, Co-teacher

(13-18 year olds)  Suzzette Patterson, Co-teacher

Adult:Pluggin' Into Our Patron: A Study of the Gospel of St. Luke

Adults from both adult classes will combine and join Fr. Carey on a journey through Luke's gospel. As we explore these powerful stories of healings and miracles we will be reminded of our true purpose as Christians and as a church that bears Luke's name. Begins on September 18th and will go until the first Sunday of Advent.

 

Nursery Care is provided for all activities on Sunday mornings. 

DOK

St. Emma Chapter of the Daughters of the King will have an orientation meeting for the women of St. Luke's Parish who are interested in becoming a member of this chapter on October 2 at 12:30 pm in the Parish Hall.  If you want to know more about Daughters of the King, please come and join us for this informal meeting.  You may contact Pat Martinka (851-0184) or Valerie Smith (835-9642) for more details. 

RACE FOR THE CURE!

Attention women and men of St. Luke's!  This year, we will officially be organizing a team for the Race for the Cure!   Honor breast cancer survivors, celebrate the lives of those who have lost their fight or show your support for the Komen promise, to end breast cancer forever, with your St. Luke's Episcopal Church family!  Together, we can make an even greater impact than we can alone.  The Race for the Cure will be on October 22, 2011.    Won't you please consider joining us?  You can either join online (instructions below) or see me at church and I will sign you up!

 

To register online for the Race, Sleep for the Cure or 3 Miles of Men

-www.komenarkansas.org/race-for-the-cure/

Select Register then

Join an Existing Team

Enter "St. Luke's Episcopal Church" into blank for team name and choose "Church" for Team Division

Select Search for a Team.

Our team will appear, select it - NO password is required.

Follow the directions to complete the Entry Form

 

The deadlines for registration are: October 7 for registration by mail (must be postmarked by this date to receive race packet by mail); October 9 (by midnight) for online registration to receive your race packet by mail; and October 19 (by midnight) to register online and pick up your t-shirt and bib at the Race Space or on Race morning.

 

Thanks,

 

Shannon Stone

Team Captain

St. Luke's Episcopal Church 

Race for the Cure 2011

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Upcoming Community Outreach projects:

  • October 8:   As part of our commitment to help our community and as part of this fall's Great Arkansas Cleanup, we will have our Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup on Saturday Oct. 8.  Meet at the Parish hall after the Churchman's breakfast, around 9:45, and help clean up our stretch of JFK Blvd. 
  • October 16:  Stock the Pantry Sunday:  Remember to bring food donations; there is a box for donations in the narthex.
  • October 22: Race for the Cure:  Go to http://www.komenarkansas.org/komen-race-for-the-cure/ and search under Teams for "St. Luke's Episcopal Church" to register see article above.

CURSILLO.

What is Cursillo?  Cursillo is a movement of the church. Its purpose is to help those in the church understand their individual callings to be Christian Leaders. The leadership may be exercised at work, within the family and social life, in leisure activities, and within the Church environment. Leadership, in Cursillo, does not mean power over others, but influence on others; all of us need to be aware that we can exert a positive influence on those around us.  The goal of Cursillo is the goal of the Church:  to bring all to Christ.   It helps to renew and deepen Christian commitment.  Many people have said Cursillo provides an important learning experience that causes them to feel like newly made Christians with a purpose and with support!  The next Cursillo will take place October 13-16 at Camp Mitchell. If this sounds like something you might be called to experience or would like further information, please feel free to contact Shannon Stone, Father Carey or Deacon Joanna or check out the Arkansas Episcopal Cursillo website at www.cursillo-ar.com 

ECW NEWS:  Soon we will be taking orders for our famous Christmas fruit cakes.  The committee will be starting to bake in October.  If you are interested in joining in the fun, please call Martha Mayland at 835-6411 or email at [email protected].  OTHER NEWS:  We will be sponsoring a Brunch for Shannon Stone on Saturday October 29 from 10:30am-12 noon.  This will be a wonderful opportunity for us to meet and visit with Shannon and for her to get to know us a little better.   The next general meeting will be Tuesday November 8, at 7:00 p.m.

ECW FALL GATHERING

Nov. 4-5 at St. Francis, Heber Springs

St. Francis Episcopal Church in Heber Springs will host the annual Episcopal Church Women's Fall Gathering on Nov. 4-5.  A block of rooms is available at the Red Apple Inn for Friday night (let them know you are with ECW/St. Francis).

For more information, email Wanda Dunwoody @ [email protected] or call her at (501) 412-3998

CATECHESIS TRAINING: 

Anyone interested in becoming a Level 2 Catechesis for children's ministries, contact Dawn Howe at [email protected]. The training will be at St. Margaret's September 23/24. Also Beth Maze is doing Level 1 training at Trinity on Wednesday nights.

ST. FRANCIS DAY: 

The Feast Day of St. Francis will be observed at St. Luke's Episcopal Church North Little Rock, 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd, with a Blessing of the Animals on Sunday October 2 at 2:30 pm. 501-753-4281.

AYE (The Arkansas Youth Event)

October 21-23 at Camp Mitchell

AYE is an annual event for 6th0inh graders where we sing, play, dance, and always have some great Christian formation time.  The cost is $100; scholarships are available from the diocese or your local congregation.  For more details and to register, go to the AYE 2011 web page.

LEG HUGGERS CAMP

Saturday, Oct. 1 - Sunday Oct. 2 at Camp Mitchell

Leg Huggers Camp is a first-time camp experience for 5-7 year olds.  Each child may bring one parent to participate with him or her.

This years theme is "Go in Peace to Love and Serve the Lord."  Activities will include arts and crafts, field games, music, hiking, and campfires.

Registration will begin Saturday @ 10 am, and activities will begin at 11.

The cost for the weekend is $100, which covers the child and adult, meals, supplies and a T-shirt.

All meals for this weekend will be kid-friendly camp food.

To sign up or for more information, please call Helen @ (501) 727-5451

PARISH HALL

All interested parties who would like to contribute for refurbishing the Parish Hall with a UTO (United Thank Offering) grant, please contact Lalia Zakrzewski with St. Luke's Respite Care Center @ [email protected] or work # 501-376-1519; home # (please leave a message) 501-851-4916

Everlasting God, you have ordained and constituted in a wonderful order
the ministries of angels and mortals: Mercifully grant that, as your holy angels always serve and worship you in heaven, so by your appointment they may help and defend us here on earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

4106 JFK Blvd.

NLR, AR 72116

[email protected]

 

 

Michael Monnikendam

501-753-4281