Once again members of St. Luke's will lead Evening Prayer during Lent each Monday and Thursday at 7 PM. During these services we will pray for each household in our parish. You are encouraged to attend the evening when your household will be named intentionally, you are also encouraged to attend any of the services as part of your regular Lenten practice.

Lenten Adult Education Opportunities

Gospel of Mark, Sundays at 9 AM

Lift High The Cross: In scripture, paintings, music & film- Wednesday evenings at 7 PM

Three Sign Up Sheets in the Narthex: Maundy Thursday this year will take a different form. We will gather for a meal that begins as Jesus' Last Supper did--blessing the bread--then we will share a meal and conclude with blessing the cup. In between we will have some of the traditional food that they would have shared. Please sign up...see the sheet for food options to contribute. Second sign up sheet: all night vigil following the Maundy Thursday service into the following morning. Third sign up: to participate in the Great Vigil of Easter. We need acolytes and readers.

"Rest eternal grant her, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon her."  A funeral service for Florence Owen will be held on Saturday, March 24th at 11 AM at St. Luke's.

Please pray for our youth in Confirmation class. We will go on an overnight retreat at Camp Barbara Harris on March 30-31st with 120 others from around the Diocese and Bishop Gayle. Download required retreat documents and "what to bring" list at http://www.diomassyouth.org/retreatinformation.htm

Long Island Shelter

Saturday March 24th-  3:15 PM - 8 PM  (Arrive and return to St. Luke's). We are in need of adult and teen volunteers to help us serve dinner to the homeless of Boston. There is a sign up sheet in the narthex. For more information please email Maureen Keys at morehalp@verizon.net.

March 25 5-6:30pm. Topic is "Strange Worship Practices: Why We Do Them". Snacks and drinks from stockpile, feel free to bring more.
Junior High (7th-9th) and senior high (10th-12th) will meet separately except for snack time. No sign up needed, and friends are welcome.

Joshua and I want to thank everyone who has sponsored us for our Malawi Mission trip so far.  It is an amazing feeling to be so loved by our community.  We enjoyed sharing our plans and the Malawian cuisine with the folks who made Coffee Hour last Sunday.  Most everyone, kids and adults alike, were "brave" to try some new foods.   If you haven't heard about our endeavor please click here to learn more. We are still seeking support in the form of prayers, books and financial contributions.  

 

In peace,

Karen Hirsh

For the month of March, St. Luke's is responsible for helping at the Scituate Food Pantry. We would appreciate if you brought food donations to Sunday services in March. Food will be brought up at the offertory. Sign up sheets for volunteers will be in the narthex.  We still need volunteers for March  27th.

10 volunteers are needed to serve the meal at The Table in Brockton on Saturday, March 31. Please contact Joan Powers for more information at 781-545-9650. Sign up sheet is on the table in the narthex.

On Palm Sunday, April 1st, the children of St. Luke's will be hosting a bake sale after the 10 AM service in Dutton Hall. Parents of children, grades Pre-K through Confirmation class are asked to drop off baked goods donations before the service begins. Items should be labeled please. Anyone, child or adult, willing to help out with the bake sale should speak with Stacey Stratton prior to March 30th. Email: stacey762@gmail.com

The 3rd and 4th Grade Sunday School Class invite you to an exhibition and open house to view an extraordinary village circa AD 1 built entirely out of Legos! Have you ever wondered what people ate in biblical times? How did they bake bread? What did a farm look like? Who lived in villages? What kinds of games did they play? The answer to these and many more fascinating questions will all be answered. Please join us for a tour of our village after the 10 AM service on Palm Sunday.

We know that everyone's calendar has marked the date for the anniversary celebration weekend. Just a reminder- Evening Dinner Gala, Friday, April 27, Barker Tavern and Special Worship Service Sunday, April 29 @10 AM. Invitations will be in the mail by March 15. If you do not receive an invitation (your planning team is human!) please contact the church office by March 25.

Ways you can help us prepare-

    - ideas or desires of things to be included in the service

    - stories to be shared

    - volunteer to help send out the invites

    - volunteer to help the week of the events

    - all "techies" volunteer to help Rev. Joyce and the youth with    their  CD history project

Any questions call Alice Beal, 781-545-5206, Jan Michaud 781-545-0553 or Cheryl O'Grady 508-209-3308  

We are in need of three items. If any parishioners would like to donate said item or make a contribution toward the purchase of same, the church would be extremely grateful.

• Automatic Coffee Maker (commercial type- similar to the Curtis Alfa model in the kitchen)
• 2 Baby Swings for the Nursery
• A tent with side flaps (10' x 20' or larger)

Our present coffee machine is on its last legs and when it fails we will all be in deep trouble. The tent is much needed for future fundraisers and will help to generate revenue and finally the swings would alleviate a growing need in the Nursery.