Creative Explorer's Camp - The Light of the World: June 23 -June 27. Information and registration forms can be found on our website or on the table outside the office.    

Spiritual Pilgrimage Documentary "Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago": The screening starting Friday, May 2nd at the Midtown Art Cinema in Atlanta. Walking the Camino documents the journeys of six pilgrims from different walks of life as they travel the Camino, the historic pilgrimage route in Spain.  Director Lydia B. Smith will be in attendance at the Midtown Art Cinemas on Friday, May 2nd and Saturday, May 3rd to answer questions about the film and her experiences on the Camino.

Meaningful Conversations at TACC: The topic of this month's conversation is "Atlanta: A Global Leader in...Child Sexual Trafficking?!?" This conversation is sponsored by The Training and Counseling Center at St. Luke's Episcopal Church and will be held Thursday, April 24 at 6:15 p.m. in the Parish Hall at St. Luke's.  For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

50 Days of Easter: As Paschal candles are lit throughout the world on Easter  morning to signal the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Bishop Rob Wright will ignite 50 days of online Easter prayer throughout the 109 communities of the Episcopal Church in Middle and North Georgia.  Click here to find out how to participate.  

 

Stewardship Update: It is never too late to pledge! Pledge cards for the 2014 Operating Budget are available in the office and you can find a printable pledge card here.Pledge cards should be returned to the parish office. "Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." 2 Cor. 9:7   

Sundays

Nursery - newborn - 4 years - Room 6 

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd:

Level I - ages 3, 4, and Kindergarten - Room 4

Level II - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades - Room 9

Level III - 4th and 5th grades - Room 3

(Children's Music in Room 10)  

Seasonally appropriate coloring sheets available for children during church. 

Youth: 

Rite 13 - 6th and 7th grades - Room 12

J2A - 8th and 9th grades - Room 11

YEA - 10th - 12th grades - Room  14  

Adult Formation Classes:  

• Roundtable Discussion Series, Parlor  
• Dreams: A Way to Listen to God, Library
• The Old Testament: Messages For Today - Too often we think of the Old Testament as writings concerned with whatever was happening "way back when" and fail to see their relevance to the way we live some thousands of years later.  In this class we will look at selected Old Testament books and the message they have to teach us about living in the 21st century. Meets in Boardroom 8a/8b

               Apr 27    The Book of Hosea, Bill O'Schaunessy

               May 4-May 25  Praying the Psalms - A four week look at psalms from the time of Moses to the present led by Deacon Ed.  

• The people of God have been singing and praying psalms for more than 3,000 years?
• The Psalter (book of psalms) is the songbook of the people of God in gathered worship?
• The Book of Common Prayer devotes 20% of its pages to the psalms?
• Psalms in The Book of Common Prayer are arranged for Morning and Evening Prayer so that the entire book of psalms will be read every 30 days?
• David is the author of about 1/2 of the psalms?

During the four Sundays in May we'll learn more about this beautiful section of Holy Scripture and talk about how praying the ancient psalms is relevant to our walk with God today.

Week One - Introduction/re-introduction to the Book of Psalms

Week Two - How the ancients brought their everyday human experiences to God through the psalms and making that relevant to our lives today

Week Three - Christian application of this ancient Jewish songbook including Cramner's approach in the Book of Common Prayer

Week Four - Singing (chanting) the Psalms - from ancient times to today's Anglican chant forms

We'll use Walter Brueggemann's book "Praying the Psalms: Engaging Scripture and the Life of the Spirit" as our guide.The book is available on Amazon.com and other retail outlets.

Join us for lively discussion and discover new ways to use the psalms to enrich your conversation with God.

• Contemplative Class: A Native View of God: Some of us have had transformative encounters with Indigenous peoples and their ways of relating to God. We will explore these experiences and discuss how to relate to indigenous cultures and see God and the land through their eyes and how it can inform our walk with Christ. Come and join in our sharing. We will not follow a book per se, but inspiring materials can be suggested to those who are interested. Contact Jon Richardson with questions or suggestions. Reach Jon at 770-451-7519 or email him here. RSVP's are appreciated, but are not required. Meets in Gathering Room.