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VESTRY OF

ST. LUKE'S 

 

Tom Simmons,   

Sr. Warden

 

 John Rhodes,  

Jr. Warden

 

  Matt Muller, Treasurer 

 

Class of 2012  

Valerie Smith

John Rhodes

Matt Muller

Tom Simmons

 

Class of 2013

Josh Taylor

Jerry Schaefer

Dickey Mayland

Chuck Holman

 

Class of 2014

Suzzette Patterson

Annie Lea Shuster

Ronnie Cox

Curtis Briggs 

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9 to 5

Friday, closed for lunch 12-1

  

We will be closed Monday, Nov. 11th for Veteran's Day 

 

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    Up Coming Events
 
  • Financial update for January 2014: St. Luke's is off to rocky start financially in the new year. During the month of January, we had to pay out approximately $14,000 more in expenses than we brought in because we had some large quarterly bills come due. Luckily, we had some extra money carrying over from last year, but it was a tough month nonetheless. Please keep in mind that it takes almost $30,000 on average each month to run the church. St. Luke's needs your support and donations to continue to thrive! On a separate note, the finance committee will be mailing a letter to all parishioners in Lent requesting a multi-year pledge commitment to MAP. We have done extremely well the past couple of years paying down the loan but we still have a way to go. Please keep St. Luke's in your thoughts and prayers during the MAP pledge drive as we continue to collectively work together on retiring the debt. Now is the best time to donate to St. Luke's mortgage assistance program! Thank you for your generous support of St. Luke's! Matt Muller, Treasurer

  • Adult Formation: Christianity's Family Tree: What Other Christians Believe and Why with Adam Hamilton. January 12 to March 2, 8 sessions 

    • Baptists: Dickey Mayland February 16 

    • Pentecostalism: Fr. Carey February 23  

    • Methodism: Maribeth Murray March    

  • Diocesan Convention: St. Luke's delegates for convention are Valerie Smith and Dickey Mayland. The alternates are John Rhodes and Caryl Hicks. Convention begins Fri. Feb. 14 at Christ Church and continues on Sat Feb 15 at Episcopal Collegiate. More information can be found at episcopalarkansas.org.

  • The Diocesan Youth Event, Winterstar is coming up this month and it is not too late to register. Winterstar is a weekend retreat at Camp Mitchell. It is three days filled with games, music, exploring the outdoors, worship, and seeing friends from around the state. The dates this year are: Jr. High (6-8 grade) and Sr. High (9-12 grade): Feb 28-Mar 2. St. Luke's ECW is helping to pay the way for any of our youth attending. For more information about cost, contact the St. Luke's office. You can register online at: http://eycarkansas.org/register-for-winterstar-2014/ . The ECW will cover $75 of the $110 costs.  

  • How to Beat Winter BOREDom? Bring a Friend and Attend St. Luke's BOARD game night! When: 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 16, Where: Parish Hall, What: We'll play games like Monopoly, Charades and Uno and have a few prizes (including best display of sportsmanship and best comeback) and definitely award some bragging rights.

    • Rules:

      1. Bring both a game to play and a snack to share.

      2. Bring a friend or two if possible.

      3. This is a family friendly free event! Parents are encouraged to stay and play, but we know you are busy. Parents of elementary-school age and older may drop them off, but please be on time for pick up. Bonus hour: By special request of the fourth and fifth graders, we will offer a bonus Nerf hour from 7 to 8. Bring your favorite gun and we'll have a target-shooting contest with awards for the best sharpshooting in different age brackets (including 65 and older and it's impolite to ask).

 

  • Downton Abbey Comes to St. Luke's! That's right on Sunday evening, 23 February at 7pm we will be gathering in the parish hall to share deserts/apertifs and wine and sherry as we watch the season finale of Downton Abbey on the wall screen! You may dress as your favorite character from Downton or simply come as you are.  Can you guess who will come as "Mr. Travis"  and the "Dowager?" Please call or email Caroline at the church (put phone number and email address) to reserve your place and what libation or sweet you can bring.

  • Calling for pancake cook-off teams: Announcing St. Luke's First Annual Pancake Cook-Off! Do you have a special pancake recipe that you think is the very best there is? Perhaps you are famous for your Red Velvet, Sour Cream, Chocolate Chip, or  Pumpkin Pancakes? Well this is your chance to show off your Pancake prowess! Enter our first Annual Shrove Tuesday Mardi Gras Pancake Cook-Off! Each team will have the chance to win a gift card to the mecca of pancake lovers everywhere IHOP, the title of  2014 St. Luke's Pancake Champions the very coveted Golden Spatula trophy! Contact Joanna to sign up. Bring griddles or pancakes already made to warm up
    We will also be having pancake races between teams so start limbering up!
     

  • Baby shower for Meridith Gray: Everyone is invited to a baby shower for Meridith Gray on Sunday, February 23 at 2:30 pm at Peggie Hall's house: 2205 Covington Drive, NLR 72116. Meridith is registered at Babies R Us and www.kellyscloset.com (password for Meridith's registry is "owen.") She's having a boy, and pretty soon, too! Her due date is March 11.

  • Sign up for Time for J.O.Y.:Time for J.O.Y retreat is April 25th-27th at Camp Mitchell. This retreat is specifically for women ages 20ish to 40ish and it is a time for them to reconnect and have a brief hiatus from their busy lives. If you are interested in signing up or sponsoring someone, please contact Elanka Jayaysundera at [email protected] or Wanda Dunwoody at [email protected]. More information can be found here 

  • 2014 CAMP MITCHELL RETREAT/ WORKDAY, FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH & SATURDAY, APRIL 26th:The Brotherhood of St. Andrew has designated April 26th as the Second Annual Brotherhood National Service Day. St. Luke's chapter has scheduled a Retreat/Work Day at Camp Mitchell for Friday, April 25th for a retreat and Saturday, April 26th for the service day. Lodging w/kitchen will be provided for Friday night. Everyone is invited. Friday evening will include food and fellowship. Saturday will be a work day at the camp to include cleaning and clearing the walking trails, flower beds, gardens, and any other work the camp has to be done. There should be something for everyone. Individuals are invited to participate in both Friday night and Saturday, or either one. Work will begin around 9:00 Saturday morning, following breakfast and will end around 2:00, Saturday, noon meal will be provided by Camp Mitchell. If you have not attended a Camp Mitchell work day, you have missed a wonderful experience. Additional information can be found here.

     

     

     

      

 

On-Going Events 

 

  • 12 STEP EUCHARIST: The Eucharist on the first Wednesday of the month at noon at St. Luke's Episcopal Church 4106 JFK, will begin incorporating the 12 steps as well as the healing service in its liturgy. The service has been prepared by the Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church. It is a teaching liturgy showing us how the spirituality of the 12 steps is part of the liturgy of the Eucharist. For people in recovery, this liturgy may be important to see how each of the steps is present in the liturgy of the word and the table. For those not in involved in a 12 step program, the service will be an introduction to the spirituality of the 12 step program.   

  • 12 Step Group Meetings: We have a number of 12 Step Group Meetings throughout the week at St. Luke's. The AA group meets Monday, 7:30-8:30 pm, Friday, 10-11pm, and Sunday 4-5pm. The SLAA group meets Wednesday and Friday from 7-8 pm. These meetings generally take place in the Adult Classroom.  
  • St. Luke's Labyrinth Guild hosts a community Labyrinth walk the first Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7 pm and the first Saturday from 9 to 11 am. This is a wonderful way to learn how to use this ancient and sacred meditative way of connecting to God.

Outreach

 

  • ST. FRANCIS HOUSE GROCERY MINISTRY This Sunday. Our next dates to bring food for our families is on Sunday, February 24th.  Some of you have asked to leave your groceries early this month.  Boxes for our four families will be in the Chapel this month starting this Sunday, February 16.  Or, you may bring your food items to the parish office.  Please be sure to label your sacks with the family's number (or name).  If you did not sign up for a family but you wish to donate canned goods for these St. Francis House families, you may also bring them on these dates and place them in the St. Francis House basket in the narthex. If you have questions regarding this ministry, please contact Jeannie Fry at [email protected] or call/text her at 501.941.0430.

  • VETS DINNER:  St. Luke's will again sponsor a St. Francis House Vet's Dinner on March 13, Thursday, at 6:00 p.m. Watch for the sign up in the church narthex if you would like to help with this event.  Contact Dan Dennis or Jeannie Fry for more information.

     

     

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 PRAYER LIST

 

Anne Gontermann, Bill Spradlin, Lance Lochridge, Allen Baxter II, Jeff Spradlin, Hudson Woods, Paula, Helen Snipan, Louise Mabry, Rhonda Forbes, Caleb Jablonowski, Rebekah, Mitchell and Jordan Brown, Angela Corlett, Emily Stone, Jim Stone, Kate Toepher, Ryan Dillon Parker, Jim Johnson, Bill Moses, Jim, Will Jirik, Michael Drake, Stephen, Patience, Abbey and Will Holt, Don Stewart, Jared Kunz, Lois Waller, Gene DeLisa, Tom Hilton, Larry Maze, Joseph and Marilyn Murphy, Nina Goins, Grey Goodwin, Marilyn H, Edward Anderson, Janette Eddy and family, Megan Dixon, Jan Singer, Jennifer, Louise Ahrens, Cheryl Hall, Paula Kalina, Sarah Herring, Gloria Wiggins, Cole, Carson, Charlie Mac, and Cate Bryant, Jones Family, Bryant Family, Ann, Cherie, Helen Pollock, Zill Coleman, Mayo Smith, Carmen Quinn and her granddaughters and family, Gary Bolen, Dana Smith, Pat Loomis, Sydnie Reedy  

 

 

 

Special ConcernsFor all the men and women of our Armed Forces, especially Justin, Joshua, Bret, Tim, Matt, Doug, Brian Mahoney, Brian Mennes, Frank Tate, Alex Schimelpfening, David Liem, Eddie Klein, Col. Dan Walrath, Justin, John Landis, Lucas Kunce, Justin Hensley.

 

 

 

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