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St. Luke's Day at Dickey Stephens Park - June 5th

St. Luke's Day at Dickey Stephens Park - June 5th: Come help us wish Fr. Carey best wishes for his sabbatical while enjoying hamburgers, hot dogs, and baseball. Tickets are $16 per person, ages 4 and up. 3 and younger are free. Tickets are on sale now in the church office, and will be available for sale in the Narthex starting Pentecost Sunday (next Sunday). The gates and buffet open at 4:30 pm, the game starts at 5:30, and the buffet continues through 6:30. 


Payment is required when you pick up your tickets. 

Hope to see you there! 

St. Luke's Summer Monster Food Drive and Can Sculpture Contest

This summer in May and June bring cans and boxes of food for Food Pantries in North Little Rock and St. Francis House and put in the green bucket in the narthex. At our Vacation Bible School closing on July 1 at St. Luke's there will be a can sculpture contest for our youth making sculptures from the can and box goods. Bring food every week and sign up with Joanna [email protected] to be a participant or judge in the can sculpture contest. We will also need help being with the children on July 1 as they make their sculptures as well as help delivering the food to the pantries. Again, contact Joanna if you can help with this fun summer project. 


 
Abundance Orchard: Where Faith Grows and Hungry People are Fed

VBS will be June 27-July 1, 2016 from 9:00-11:30 a.m. This is a joint effort of Christ Episcopal Church and St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Ages 3 years - 5th grade are invited to participate. We encourage youth and adults to assist. Free to all! Sign up now! To register, email [email protected] with your child's name, age, grade they will be entering in fall, email, phone, and whether you can help as an adult volunteer. We can't wait!
Breakfast at St. Luke's!!

We will have breakfast in the Parish Hall every Sunday from 9 to 9:30. Everyone is invited.  
Landscapes Wanted

We can't wait to see the exciting new artwork for the Parish Hall! Make sure you bring it to the office or give it to Suzzette by the end of the month. Any age, any media, all are welcome. Think "Landscapes"!
MEET THE REV. CHRIS COATES

Chris was born in Homestead, Florida in 1950. In 1971 he joined the United States Navy and married His wife Barbara. They have two grown children and 5 grandchildren. After serving 14 years in the Navy as an air traffic controller, Chris answered the call to attend seminary at VTS and in 1988 he was ordained as an Episcopal priest. Since then he has served as rector of 3 congregations in the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast and one congregation in the Diocese of Springfield. After ordination he entered the US Army Reserves to serve as a an Army chaplain. He retired from the military after 30 years of service and one tour in Iraq. In 2016, after 27 years of ministry, he retired to travel full time with his wife of 45 years. His hobbies are boating, flying his ultralight, and crossing the country in his RV. Rev. Coates will serve as priest June 12th- July 10th.
Pocket Change for Building and Grounds Projects

Do you have change in your pockets or change purse?  Do you think it is only a small amount and doesn't matter?  Just image, if everyone donates and combines this pocket change, the total will continue to grow and needed projects will be funded and completed.  A designated glass water bottle will be placed in the Narthex, remember, no amount of change is too small. Thank you from the Building and Grounds Committee.
Wednesday Noon Eucharist

There will be no noon Eucharist on Wednesdays during Fr. Carey's sabbatical, from June 8th to Aug. 24th. Noon Eucharist will begin again on August 31st.  
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, Bill Shepherd, Kailyn, Bobby and Gary Mackzum, Marilyn Gay, Christine Startz, Adam and Jessie Forrester, David Martin, Bernice Carrigan, Steve Fanning,  Steven Sacks, Jill Cox, Gene Cox, Larry Stewart, James Hargreaves, Jennie Martin, Carle, Paula Kalina, Becky Simpson, Mary Schultz
 
Special Concerns: For all the men and women of our Armed Forces, especially Justin, Joshua, Bret, Brian Mahoney, Tim, Matt, Doug,  Brian Mennes, Frank Tate, Alex Schimelpfening, David Liem, Justin, John Landis, Lucas Kunce, David Jackson