The Men of St. Luke's held their annual meeting on February 25, 2012.  Present were Dan Anderson, Richard Anderson, Albert Brown, Jim Holton, Brian Johnson, Paul Johnson, Matt Smith, Eric Williams.  We enjoyed fellowship and an abundance of great food and drink, reviewed the past year of activities and looked ahead to an exciting 2012.  The first event of the year has already been held-the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.  Thanks to coordinator Peter Dawson and his excellent crew, this was again a successful event.

Our next event will be our signature event, the "Paul Bunyan" Day, which is open to men of all ages and abilities.  After some discussion, we decided to hold this year's event on Sunday, April 29.  This event includes an outdoor celebration of the Eucharist, a delicious lunch of hamburgers and hot dogs and the opportunity to play in the woods.  The wood we split goes to families who need it and is much appreciated.

Shortly thereafter we hold another very popular event, the Mother's Day Brunch on Sunday, May 13.  This brunch is provided free of charge in honor of all the women of the parish.  And we also regularly provide a hot-dog barbecue on Start-up Sunday in September.

At our meeting we also came up with some other ideas for events this year, including a kayaking/canoeing outing for the parish in July and a day at the beach in August.  We discussed a couple of requests from the youth group, namely the construction of a GaGa Ball court and a Casino Night fund raiser.  We are also considering regular men's gatherings which might include a guest speaker from time to time.  If you are interested in any of these ideas, please contact Dan Anderson, Men's Group coordinator at (716) 386-7802 or by email at imn24stree@windstream.net.

And remember that all men are always welcome at the men's Bible Study on Wednesday mornings at 7:30 am in the parish house kitchen.

                                       ~ The Rev. Eric Williams