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The VOICE of St. Luke's
March 4, 2012 |
Lenten Retreat with Bishop Franklin | |
We are thrilled to partner with the Chautauqua Deanery to welcome our bishop, The Rt. Rev. R. William Franklin, for a Lenten retreat. This retreat will give St. Luke's members the chance to connect with Bishop Franklin and with parishioners from the other churches in our Chautauqua Deanery. It will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church at 11 Day St., Fredonia, NY. The cost is $10 which will include lunch. Sign-in/Registration begins at 9:00 am with the program starting at 9:30. We expect to be finished by 2:00. This retreat is part of our year-long series of retreats "Becoming a New Creation: Discovering/Rediscovering the Presence of God in Your Life." Mark your calendar now for the next in the series also, a Celtic retreat led by Janice-Marie McDonald on Saturday, April 28 at St. Luke's.
This Lenten retreat promises to be an excellent opportunity to deepen your spirituality during this holy season of Lent. If you are interested in carpooling up to Trinity Church, please call the office at 483-6405. Registration forms are available at church, at the office and online at our website: stlukesjamestown.org.
Bishop Franklin is a former university and seminary professor and dean and a noted lecturer and workshop leader. Those who attended the forum in Epiphany were raving about his video teaching series. He will be producing another video teaching series for Easter season and I encourage you to catch that if you can. As a special treat, Bishop Franklin will also be dropping in on our Lenten program to be with our kids on March 7th.
--Fr. Eric |
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Spring Ahead | |
Turn your clocks AHEAD One Hour on Saturday evening, March 10th, for Daylight Saving Time. |
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WEEKLY CALENDAR | |
SAT, Mar 3, 2012
9 am - 4 pm
A Day of Healing -
St. Mark's,
Orchard Park NY
10 am - 1 pm
Thrift Shop Open
5:00 pm
HE, Rite I - Chapel
SUN, March 4, 2012
2 LENT
8:00 am
HE, Rite II - Chapel
9 am
Church School &
Adult Forum
10:00 am
HE, Rite II - Church
11:30 am
Youth Choir
12 noon
SLY, Jr. w/Lunch
MON, March 5
9:00 am
Staff Meeting
TUES, March 6
9 am - 12 noon
Thrift Shop Receiving
7:00 pm
Monastery of the Heart
WED, March 7
7:30 am
Men's Bible Study -
parish house
6:00 pm
Worship in the Church for Lent
6:30 pm
Soup Supper - u/c
7:00 pm
Lent Program - u/c
7 - 9 pm Youth Group-
parish house
THURS, March 8
8:30 am
Women's Bible Study
9 - 11 am
4th Street Cafe - u/c
10 am - 2 pm
Thrift Shop Open
12:05 pm
HE w/ healing prayers
1:30 pm
Service at Tanglewood
7:00 pm
Choir practice
FRIDAY, March 9
10 am - 2pm
Thrift Shop Open
SAT, March 10
Spring FORWARD
one hour at bed time
for Daylight Saving
10 am - 1 pm
Thrift Shop Open
5:00 pm
HE, Rite I - Chapel
SUN, March11
3 LENT
8 & 10 am Worship
9 am Christian Edu
1:30pm Nat'l Assoc. of Arts and Writing |
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Prayer List | |
Please include in
your prayers:
Ron Hermance;
Alta Martenson;
Robert Lamp;
Jennifer Pierce;
Jill Thorn;
Robert Gourley, Jr.;
Jason Parker;
Dorothy Meier; Richard Meier;
Patrick; Caleb; Mark; Charlotte; Kathleen |
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Be Cautious ... | |
Thefts -
Please be aware of leaving money and personal items unattended in the church building.
When the doors are unlocked, keep your wallets, purses, cash in pockets, and significant items with you or in view. We have had a couple thefts recently during services and rehearsals. |
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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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JOIN US for Church School ~
Sundays at 9 a.m. Join us! | | |
Moses and a Burning Bush!
How does God get your attention? With Moses, God lit a bush on fire and then spoke from it. Wow! We're exploring this story from Exodus and considering what it might take for us to notice God in our busy, daily lives.
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Moses & the Burning Bush |
March 4 |
March 11 |
March 18 | |
BLUE
(Pre-K & K) |
Bible Adventures -
Undercroft |
Re-Creation
(parish house) |
Re-Creation | |
RED
(Gr. 1-4) |
Bread of Heaven -
undercroft |
Bible Adventures |
Scripture Tent -
3rd fl
Parish house |
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The Acting Apostles | |
The Bible tells us that Jesus grew up as a regular kid in Nazareth, listening to his parents and growing in wisdom (Luke 2:51-52). No doubt he faced temptations as an adolescent, not just as an adult in our famous Lenten story. The Acting Apostles will be presenting an original production, "The Early Temptations of Christ," on Sunday, March 18th! If you'd like to be a part of this production, join us in the "Re-Creation" room!
-Mother Susan & Lisa |
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ADULT FORUM | |
On Sunday, March 11, the Forum will continue the Lenten series on "Sacramental Christianity or Why God has dirt under His Fingernails." Fr. Eric will help us to take a deeper look into the theology of the Eucharist and leads us in an exploration of what it means to experience God in "our peculiar form of liturgical, sacramental Christianity." Join us as we delve into the seven sacraments over the course of Lent. |
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WORSHIP during LENT -
Where Tradition meets Today! | |
Each Sunday through Lent at 10 a.m. we will worship using a different type of liturgy and music, all fitting under the umbrella of "Episcopal Holy Eucharist," adhering to the same pattern of Word - Prayer - Communion. Illustrating the rich diversity of Episcopal / Anglican worship.
3rd Sunday in Lent, March 11: "Contemplative Worship." Elements of monastic worship and silent contemplation will deepen Word and Prayer.
4th Sunday in Lent, March 18: "Joyful Praise." Gospel and contemporary praise songs will lift our spirits as we highlight the joy of knowing Jesus. |
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We Need YOU!
SOUP SUPPERS in LENT - Wednesday eves | |
Have you signed up to help with
Wednesday Night Soup Suppers in Lent?
Lent is here and there are still two weeks open for soup supper sign-up; right in the middle, March 14th and 21st. The sign-up sheet and "guidelines" for soup supper are on the bulletin board by the coffee bar in the Undercroft. If you have any questions, please talk with Barbara Bumsted.
Everyone is welcome to attend our Wednesday evening Lenten program, "Who has God created me to be?" Worship in the main church at 6 pm, followed by SOUP SUPPER, and our program in the undercroft.
Mother Susan leads a special program for our kids, "Sacraments for All Your Senses," and our Youth Group grades 7 -12 meets from 7 - 9 pm. |
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IMPORTANT NOTICE from the
Jamestown Concert Association | |
The date for the Joshua Stafford Organ Concert at St. Luke's Episcopal Church has been changed due to a conflict with Mr. Stafford's Master's Recital at Yale University.
The new date is Friday, March 16th 2012.
Mr. Stafford and the Concert Association apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause. |
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YOUTH NEWS | | |
Youth Sunday and Basket Auction- Last year we had a very successful Youth Sunday/Basket Auction! We are looking to do it again this year with our 2nd Annual Basket Auction on May 6th. The theme is "We Found Love" and you can start thinking about putting a basket together to donate toward this fun event! We have already received a few very special large donations that you don't want to miss bidding on! Get your baskets in before April 15th. See Miguel for a basket donation form!
Other Fundraisers- We are hard at work raising the money for our mission trip this summer! There are a lot of ways you can help out other than just through our event fundraisers. For instance, you can help out online right from home! First, if you like online shopping there is a great program called iGive. You sign up for free, and through this program you'll find coupons and it will send us a percentage of your on line purchase! We have already raised close to $100 through iGive! You can find it here:
http://www.igive.com/9E3Wv5l
There is also have a website where you can directly donate to us! It's a great place for people to just donate from their credit card to good causes. You can find it here:
http://fundly.com/stlukesyouthmission2012
Or, if you like getting something you can hold on to when you donate, we have opened a Café Press store online! You shop for fun items with the youth group logos on them! If you sign up for iGive before shopping at our store we also get an extra percentage donated to us! Check out our store here: http://www.cafepress.com/stlukesyth |
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Love INC | | |
Love In the Name of Christ is still in need of a Call Center Coordinator. Successful candidate will have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, discernment, non-judgmental attitude and the ability to listen, empathize and accept others. Good telephone and communication skills and an ability to work independently and cooperatively.
The position is part time working Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Please mail resume to:
Chris Kibbe, Executive Director
Love In the Name of Christ
31 Water St.
Jamestown, NY 14701
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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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