Sunday, June 12^th, 10:30 AM

St. Luke's Church Annual Parish Picnic at YMCA Camp Onyahsa on Chautauqua Lake at Dewittville.  Come early, our worship service will begin at 10:30 AM. (There is NO 10 o'clock service at the church that day.) Bring yourself and your family, as we enjoy worship at 10:30, Church School prizes, lunch and then time to play/swim/canoe/kayak in the lake.  Don't miss the fun!

Directions:  (From Jamestown) Take I-86 west, continue to follow Rt. 430 up the lake, passing by Midway.   Look for "the Cheese House" on your right when you get to Dewittville, and Camp Onyahsa will be your next left. 

     WEDNESDAY GROUP still meets in JUNE!

"Historical Buttons, The History of the World as seen through Buttons" - The Button Lady, Mary Faffinski is the scheduled speaker at this month's meeting of the Wednesday Group on June 22^nd.  The Wednesday Group is a special time set aside for senior members of St. Luke's and their friends to come together for communion, lunch and a program.  Those who cannot regularly attend church on Sundays are provided with transportation. Contact the church office if you'd like to attend or have any questions!

Congratulations!

Mike LeBaron Track & Field coach for Falconer girls.  Congratulations on being undefeated.

Maddie Pinciaro being selected for the Urban Literary Art Trail in downtown Jamestown with members of her high school English class;

Elisabeth Rankin with the ground breaking for new building complex at Lutheran Social Services;

Lorraine Steen  new vehicle for the Chautauqua Blind Association;

Fr. Eric Williams congratulations at Jamestown Business College's graduation!  We knew you could do it! :-)

Eliza Nelson - earned her Doctorate from University of MA in August, 2010, and is now working in North Carolina.  Eliza is the granddaughter of Mac & Liz McIntyre.          

Borders/Waldenbooks is again offering their "Double-Dog Dare Challenge" to kids age 12 and under. Read ten books, list them on the form available at church, and bring it to Waldenbooks or Borders to get a free book! The offer runs June 1 - September 5.  I'll post a list in the undercroft to share the titles you've read, in case anyone wants a recommendation.

Tuesdays in June join in a book discussion of "Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived," by pastor Rob Bell. 

Sandra Hoyt, the Hostess at the Episcopal Cottage at Chautauqua Institute would like us to help get the word out there are a couple openings available at the cottage:

                  Week One:  2 Rooms

                  Week Nine:  2 Rooms

You can reach her at (704)661-0865 for more information.

Our Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Katherine Jefferts Schori, will be the preacher at the Chautauqua Institution on Sunday, July 3^rd.  We are encouraging parishioners to attend the service at the amphitheater which begins at 10:45 am.  Admission and parking is free!  We will be canceling the 10 am service at St. Luke's that day, but will be having the 8 am service and Saturday 5 pm service as usual.  Episcopal Communion services are held at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd on the Chautauqua grounds at 7:45 and 9:00 am on Sundays.

Our 9^th Annual LOOP the LAKE charity bicycle ride will be held Saturday, July 16th.  Registration is at 8:30 am and the ride begins at 9:00 am.  This is a recreational ride around Chautauqua Lake to benefit Episcopal Community Services (ECS).  ECS is the charitable arm of the Diocese of Western New York and provides assistance to the most vulnerable children and adults in Western New York through eighteen member agencies, including Chautauqua Rural Ministries in Dunkirk. For more information please contact Priscilla or Dave Menzies at 716-763-4331.

And as a warm-up, plan to ride also in the TOUR de ZONTA on July 9 in Mayville.  This ride is sponsored by the Zonta Club of Jamestown and will benefit efforts to end human trafficking.  Visit www.zontajamestown.org for more information.  There are rides of 5, 15 and 35 miles.