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The VOICE of St. Luke's
February 5, 2012 |
LENT - a Season for Spirituality | |
When I was a kid, Lent meant giving something up, usually something good like chocolate. But I remember looking forward to our Wednesday night church program. I loved coming to church at night, the darkness of the church and the light of the candles. I loved the pot-luck suppers and the youth activities over in the parish house while the adults had their classes.
I invite you and your family to join us on Wednesday nights this Lent for a very special program. Our theme will be "Who has God created you to be?" Each of us is created in the image of God and we will be taking time to discover our unique heritage, qualities, gifts and passions and how God has used these and might possibly use them in the future for His glory. We will begin each night with a simple service at 6 pm featuring music by our young people followed by a delicious soup supper. Youth group will meet and Mother Susan is planning a special series for kids on "Hands-on Sacraments."
This Lenten series begins February 29th. Please also join us the week before for our traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake supper on February 21st from 5:00-7:00 pm. On Ash Wednesday, February 22nd, our services will be held at 7:00 am in the chapel, 11:30 am in the undercroft, and 7:00 pm in the church with choir.
And don't forget our ongoing opportunities for worship and spiritual growth-the healing service on Thursdays at 12:05 pm and the Monastery of the Heart reading group which meets the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 pm. Some years ago we offered a service on Friday nights called the "Stations of Jesus' Life," which used the stained glass windows as a devotional. If you are interested in coordinating that service, please call the office and let us know. You can also use the booklets any time for your own personal devotion.
--Fr. Eric |
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CALENDAR | |
SUN, Feb 5, 2012
8:00 am
HE - Chapel
9:00 am
Church School &
Adult Forum
10:00 am
HE - Church
11:30 am
Youth Choir
12:00 noon
SLY, Jr w/ lunch
2:00 pm
Service on the Slopes at
Ellicottville
MON, Feb 6, 2012
9:00 am
Staff Meeting
7:00 pm
Altar Guild Meeting
TUES, Feb. 7
9 am - Noon
Thrift Shop Receiving
6:00pm
Deanery Vestry
Dinner @ Randolph
7:00 pm
Monastery of the
Heart
WED, Feb 8
7:30 am
Men's Bible Study
7:00 pm
Youth Group -
parish house
7:00 pm
Embroiderers' Guild
-- undercroft
7:00 pm
Journey of Faith
Inquirer's Class
THURS, Feb 9
8:30 am
Women's Bible Study
9 - 11 am
4th Street Cafe
10 am - 2 pm
Thrift Shop Open
12:05 pm
HE & Healing prayers
1:30 pm
Service @ Tanglewood
7:00 pm
Choir practice
FRI, Feb 10
10 am - 2 pm
Thrift Shop Open
6:00 pm
Vestry Retreat @
LCLC
SAT, Feb 11
10 am - 1pm
Thrift Shop Open
Vestry Retreat ends
5:00 pm
HE, Rite 1, Chapel
SUN, Feb 12
8 & 10 am HE
9 am
Christian Education
11:30 am
Soup & CHili Cook-off |
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Prayer List | |
Please include in
your prayers:
Jason Parker;
Jeanne Green;
Nancy Blears;
Bethine Grunewald; Carol Barr;
Dorothy Meier; Richard Meier;
JoAnn Call;
Sharyn Olsen
Soderlund;
Patricia Nagle; Caleb; Mark; Charlotte; Kathleen; Andrew |
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Join Bishop Franklin's Journey | |
You're invited to subscribe to the blog and comment on his posts. You'll find the subscription box on the blog's homepage at www.jerusalem-crossing.com. |
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Urgent Need At Love INC
Love In the Name of Christ, located in the Gateway Center on Water Street in Jamestown, is in need of volunteers in their Call Center to answer phones and complete intakes with clients. The Call Center is open for 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Two to four hour shifts are available and full training is offered. Start the year off by helping Love INC to help others.
For more information please call Chris Kibbe @ 338-9828.
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Follow-Up to the Annual Meeting | | |
Thank you to everyone who offered themselves as candidates for election at the annual meeting. Thanks also to those who are retiring from vestry service this year: Paula Pickett, Warden, and Dan Anderson and Tom Rankin, Vestry Members. And thank you to Mardell Johnson for her faithful service as clerk of the vestry.
Here are the election results:
Warden (2 Year Term) Paul Johnson
Vestry (3 Year Term)
Linda Dawson
Jim Holton
Lisa Yaggie
Vestry (2 Year Unexpired Term)
John Panebianco
Vestry (Alternate)
Donna Vanstrom
Diocesan Convention Delegates (1 Year Term)
Catherine Way
Donna Phillippi
Matt Smith
Diocesan Convention Alternates
Paula Pickett
Roxanne Wendling |
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Church School -- Join us
At 9 am on Sunday! | | |
We've been learning about Following Jesus and plan to make a video this Sunday with the Acting Apostles showing us The Way! Sunday, Feb 5, all students participate in the "Calling of Disciples" video project.
Come join us for Sunday Church School at 9:00 AM in the undercroft at St. Luke's ....
You'll be glad you did!
The next story is "Moses and the Burning Bush," starting Feb. 19. |
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ADULT FORUM | |
On Sunday, February 5, the Forum will reconvene with Part III of the series "Our Episcopal Identity."
We will have a new DVD to use and even a new play!! Please be sure to join us for some great discussion as we learn more about the development of our church in the United States and also more about our Western New York region.
On Sunday, February 12, we will conclude our Bishop's Teaching Series on "Our Episcopal Identity". Be sure to join us as we finally figure out who we are!(?) |
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Youth Group - Wednesdays Weekly | |
YOUTH NEWS!
The Bishop's Ball
February 11, 2012
7 - 10 PM
at the Diocesan Ministry Center
$5 - grades 7-12
Speak to Miguel to sign up to attend; transportation to the ball will be provided.
Youth Mission Fundraiser Soup and Chili Cook-Off
February 12th - Join in the Soup & Chili cook off and support our Youth. Everyone likes to eat!! And some even like to cook! Join in on Sunday Feb 12th to sample some of the best -- make a pot of your best soup and/or chili and let's have lunch together ... oh, and bring your wallet too. Pay $3 for a bowl, and $1 dollar per ladle-full. The soup and chili with the most $$ at the end WINS! All funds go to support our Youth Mission Trip this summer in Denver, CO.
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SAVE THE DATE -- March 3, 2012 | |
March 3rd The Order of St. Luke Healing Ministry of the Diocese of WNY welcomes Nigel Mumford, Director of Healing Ministries at Christ the King Spiritual Life Center in the Diocese of Albany, for a day of healing. Nigel will be at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Orchard Park, to tell his story of becoming a minister of healing and talk about the ministry of healing in the church today. For more information or to register to attend, call the church office - 483-6405. Registration is $20 for the day, 9 am - 4pm, Saturday, March 3rd, 2012. |
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Automatic Pledge Payments | |
Automatic Pledge Payments are available for those desiring to have their pledge automatically transferred to St. Luke's on a monthly basis. Simply complete an "Automatic Withdrawal Authorization" form and your pledge is automatically paid on the 3rd Friday of each month from the account you designate. Forms are available by contacting the church office. If you have any questions or problems regarding your pledge, do not hesitate to speak to Fr. Eric or Catherine Way. |
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St. Agnes Altar Guild | |
ALTAR FLOWERS
Anyone desiring to place flowers on our Sunday altars as a memorial or thanksgiving is welcome to sign up. The cost for the two vases is $60. A Sunday may be shared by two or more people to help defray the cost. You may request specific flowers (subject to their availability, and possible extra cost). To sign-up for a Sunday, check the Flower Board in the undercroft by the stage, or for more information, call the church office - 483-6405.
St. Agnes Altar Guild will meet on
Monday, February 6th at 7 pm
on the stage area of the undercroft. |
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Book Study Opportunities | |
We are planning to have a book study in the Easter season...waiting until Lent is over! Two titles we are considering are: Changing the Conversation: a Third Way for Congregations by Anthony B. Robinson, and The Practicing Congregation: Imagining a New Old Church by Barbara Butler Bass. If you are interested please check out these online and talk with Barbara Bumsted.
(We will also take suggestions for other titles!) |
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LENT is coming! Feb 22 | |
 LENT -- Wednesday Night Soup Suppers
Lent is soon upon us!! It is time to plan for the Wednesday Night Lenten Program and, of course, the Soup Suppers! We will once again be offering a worship service followed by the soup supper and our great program. To that end, we need folks to begin signing up to help "put on" one of the Soup Suppers. There is a sign-up sheet in the Undercroft along with the "guidelines" for a supper. If you have any questions, please talk with Barbara Bumsted. |
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The Rt. Rev. R. William Franklin, Bishop of Western New York. The Rev. Eric M. Williams, Rector. The Rev. Susan Anslow Williams, Associate Rector. The Rev. Deacon Cathleen Smith. The Rev. Barbara Baxter, Priest Associate. The Rev. Sandra N. Dower, Associate. Miguel Covarrubias, Youth Minister. Kim Johnstone Mann, Parish Secretary. Barbara Bumsted, Director of Adult Formation. Andrew Schmidt, Director of Music. Paul Johnson and Donna Phillippi, Wardens.
Office: 410 North Main St., Jamestown NY 14701
Phone (716) 483-6405 * Fax (716)483-6406
Learn more about us on our website: http://www.stlukesjamestown.org |
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