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March 30, 2016
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Family Promise
Over the past weeks we have been so excited to share with our St. Luke's family information about a wonderful outreach opportunity. St. Luke's has a rich tradition of outreach and Family Promise like our Veteran's dinners, our collections for the homeless and our support of St. Francis house, seems to be a natural outgrowth of our commitment towards helping homeless families in our community achieves independence.
Working together with over 20 local congregations including St Marks Episcopal, St. Michael's Episcopal, Park Hill Presbyterian, Lakewood United Methodist, Second Baptist Downtown Little Rock, St. Edwards Catholic Church to name a few. St. Luke's' volunteers would welcome participating families to stay in one of 4 private Sunday School rooms along with providing nutritious meals and coordinating evening activities for one week of every quarter. We would host only carefully screened families with children under the age of 18. While children are in school, adults are transported in the Family Promise van to the Family Promise Day Center at 7 am each morning. They would then go to their jobs, look for jobs, contact social services and or look for housing. Family Promise will offer comprehensive screening, case management, and helps adults with job skills, budgeting and house hold management to move forward with a successful future.
The host families stay with Family Promise and different host churches changing weekly, on average 45 to 90 days before finding suitable housing and jobs. We are asking for interested volunteers to help with overnight hosting at St. Luke's along with volunteers to prepare meals for the host families. Family promise will bring in all the cots, linens toiletries and other items needed. The host families arrive on Sunday leaving the following Sunday. They are welcomed to attend our services and fellowships with our St. Luke's community. Our role at St. Luke's as a volunteer is to provide shelter, food and most of all God's love.
Most of you have or will be receiving a phone call from one of our coordinators to share more details about the program in the next weeks. We hope you will prayerfully consider your role in this ministry. You will want to mark your calendars as Cynthia Ramey, the Director of Family Promise will also be speaking at St. Luke's on May 1 after breakfast. She will explain in more detail the ins and outs of the program. Several staff from Park Hill Christian has asked to attend this meeting as they have also expressed an interest in partnering with us in this ministry. So far St. Luke's has 6 overnight volunteers and 6 volunteers interested in helping by providing meals and fellowship. We continue to ask for your prayers for this ministry and the homeless families in our community.
If you are interested in volunteering please contact,
Jeanie Fry at 501 941-0430 [email protected].
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The Great 50 Days of Easter
The great fifty days of Easter is the the period of time after Easter until the day of Pentecost (means "fifty"). During Eastertide as it is sometimes called, we mark the victory and triumph by Christ over sin and death of every kind. It has been a long standing tradition in the Western Church to recognize this victory by omitting from the Sunday liturgy the general confession of sin. Obviously, we don't stop sinning during this period but this is the way the transformation of sin to righteousness is marked liturgically. One is encouraged to deal with personal sin that occurs during this time by private confession. For more grievous sins the rite for "The Reconciliation of a Penitent" is available for confession and absolution from a priest. Please let Fr. Carey know if you are in need of this rite of the Church.
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Save the Date: VBS June 27 - July 1
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Breakfast at St. Luke's!!
Starting on April 10 we will begin having breakfast every week from 9 to 9:30 served by St. Luke's new chef, James Jackson, followed by our forum in the parish hall!
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Weekly Centering Prayer
Wednesdays from 3:30 - 4:30 pm in the Chapel
We invite you to join the St. Luke's Centering Prayer group as we sit still together to know God and one another through this method of silent prayer in the Christian contemplative tradition.
This prayer group gathers weekly with a simple format that includes readings, brief conversation and a twenty minute silent sit. Centering prayer is meant to enrich and complement other forms of prayer, not exclude or replace them. We invite you to join us to explore and learn more about Centering Prayer, to experience in community this contemplative practice. Newcomers are welcome at all gatherings. To learn more, please contact Fr. Carey in the church office.
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THE EPISCOPAL LIFE / CONFIRMATION CLASS, APRIL 17 - JULY 17
For those wanting to find out more about the Episcopal Church, those joining our Faith or those desiring to be confirmed or received as well as those wanting to review and be reaffirmed, this is your class. There are 15 sessions meeting after the 9 o'clock breakfast in the forum in the Parish Hall at 9:30 on Sunday mornings beginning April 17 and culminating in Bishop Benfield's visit to St. Luke's on July 24. If you are seeking confirmation, please call the church office 753-4281.
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2016 CAMP MITCHELL RETREAT/WORKDAY
FRIDAY, APRIL 15th & SATURDAY, APRIL 16th
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew has scheduled a Retreat/Work Day at Camp Mitchell for Friday, April 15th for a retreat and Saturday, April 16th for the work day. Lodging w/kitchen will be provided for Friday night. Everyone is invited. Friday evening will include traveling to the Petit Jean Mather Lodge's restaurant for dinner and fellowship back at the Canterbury Lodge. 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 will be provided as it is received.
Lodging: Canterbury Lodge (4 rooms with 13 beds): bedding and towels provided. Address: #10 Camp Mitchell Rd., Morrilton, AR 72110.
Work equipment needed: yard brooms, rakes, gas powdered line trimmer/brush cutter (with attachments) and blowers (with gas, oil & twine), small chain saw, hedge shears/trimmer, extension cords, work gloves, hearing & eye protection.
Recommended work clothes: long pants, long sleeves, coveralls, jacket, tennis shoes or work boots, cap/hat. The weather may be cool, so bring a mixture of clothing.
Please RSVP to Dickey Mayland.
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WALKING THE MOURNER'S PATH
Spring 2016, April 14 through June 2
Thursday nights 6 to 8
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 Mississippi,
Little Rock,
After the funeral and when friends and family go home often is when grief settles in. Walking the Mourner's Path is an 8 week grief group for anyone who has suffered a significant loss and would like to process it in a group setting. Walking the Mourner's Path is a Christ-centered bereavement support program. The purpose is to transform grief into joyful living by offering the outstretched hand of Christ during bereavement. Loss due to a death is always difficult. The support group invites those who have faced death and suffered the loss of a loved one to come into God's loving presence in community with others.
While the Mourner's Path is a non-denominational ministry, it is distinct from many other bereavement programs in that it is Christ-centered, scripturally and spiritually based. Walking the Mourner's Path is not group therapy but is spiritually directed. We believe grieving is not lack of faith but a natural part of living. Through the eight-week program, complete with workbook, mourners learn ways in which they may honor their loved ones, seek spiritual direction and discover God's promise of comfort in community. The fee is $80 for the class. Facilitators are Joanna Seibert, Susan Lyon, and Anita Gwatney. Contact person: Joanna Seibert 425 8525, [email protected] or visit Mourner's Path web site: www.mournerspath.com
Comments from previous participants:
"I never would have gotten better if I had not been there with you all
I feel that I am in God's hands and that gives me comfort.
I cannot thank the church enough for sponsoring this program.
God blessed me when he led me to this program.
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Outreach
Helping the Homeless in Central Arkansas
OUTREACH REPORT - Homeless Shelter Deliveries
On Tuesday, March 22nd, St. Luke's Delivery Team went to Jericho Way (Little Rock), River City Ministries (North Little Rock) and the Dorcas House (Little Rock). We wanted to especially let you know that the children at Dorcas House were ELATED to receive ten of the chocolate and peanut butter Easter Eggs made by St. Luke's ECW, the box of small stuffed animals, and miscellaneous toiletries donated by St. Luke's parish members. We were told that, with summer coming on, there is a great need for outside items for the homeless, such as MOSQUITO REPELLENT, in addition to the usual need for toiletry items, PAPER TOWELS, TOILET TISSUE, and DETERGENT. Please remember that Dorcas House will use ANY FOOD taken to them and articles for children's needs. If you need any further information on this, please feel free to contact Don Wood, Betty Seymour, Tommie Williams or Sheryl Stewart.
FAMILY PROMISE is a national organization that seeks to help homeless and low-income families. The local organization coordinates efforts between area churches to help homeless families regain housing, their independence and their dignity. This is done by providing temporary housing and meals with a safe, supportive homelike environment. St. Luke's is currently exploring how we might become a part of this area network as an outreach program with other churches, such as with St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Christ Episcopal Church, St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Trinity Episcopal Church and, our neighbors, at Park Hill Christian Church. If you believe that you have an interest in becoming involved with this program or if would like to find out more about this program, contact Anita Gwatney at 501.804.0696 or [email protected] , Nancy Crow at 501.412.3865 or [email protected] or Jeannie Fry at 501.941.0430 or [email protected] , or you can visit www.familypromise.org.
We are trying to STOCK THE BLUE BARREL during our Lenten season with DETERGENT, TOILET TISSUE AND PAPER TOWELS for the homeless shelters. When you buy some for your home, perhaps you can pick up something extra for the shelters. Our St. Luke's "delivery team" is still making monthly deliveries to homeless shelters. For more information on this project, or if you would like to be part of the delivery team, contact Tommie Williams or Betty Seymour. Homelessness knows no "season."
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Office Hours
Monday - Friday, 8 to 4
Closed: Saturday and Sunday
Office Phone: 501-753-4281
Office Fax: 501-753-4322
Email: [email protected] The office is located behind the church at 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, AR
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Prayer List
Anne Gontermann, Hudson Woods, Helen Snipan, Nina Goins, Sydnie Reedy, Barbara Coker, Megan Elizabeth Hall, Betty Miller, Chris Mikesell, Louis Jenkins, Gloria Holst, Pam Cox, Bill Shepherd, Kailyn, Bobby and Gary Mackzum, Marilyn Gay, Christine Startz, Linda Hopkins, David Martin, Bernice Carrigan, John Bangert, Steve Fanning, Sandy Barksdale, Lasseigne Family, Georgia Luna, Steven, Henry Chenault, Jill Cox, Gene Cox, Dan Ratliff, Emily Stone
Special Concerns: For 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, Justin, John Landis, Lucas Kunce, David Jackson
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On-Going Events and Programs
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