e-vangelist
June 15, 2016
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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 joannaseibert@me.com 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.
Please note that you need to check the expiration dates of food before dropping them off. We cannot donate expired food. 


 
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.  
Staying connected to St. Luke's during the summer

Get Church "to go" box. Take a picture of you with the picture of Jesus in the box where you go and send back to joannaseibert@me.com for us to put on Facebook. Bring to Joanna your bulletins where you attend church and we will put up on a bulletin board and talk about them in the Evangelist.
Breakfast at St. Luke's!!

We will have breakfast in the Parish Hall every Sunday from 9 to 9:30. Everyone is invited.  
THE BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW

Will meet at 6:00 p.m. , Wednesday, June 15th, in the Library. We will continue The GREAT COURSE'S DVD Series - The Old Testament. Please join us. For more information contact: Dickey Mayland, 835-6411 (Cell: 920-5842), ddmayland@sbcglobal.net.

Office Volunteers Needed

We are in need of both permanent  and temporary office help. Most duties include answering the phone and assisting visitors. If you can help, please contact Caroline at stlukesnlr@gmail.com.   
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.
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 patricia.g.lewis@gmail.com 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!
Outreach

VETS' Dinner: Our next Vets' Dinner for the Veteran's served by St. Francis House is planned for THURSDAY, June 23rd in the Parish Hall.  The menu includes Chicken Spaghetti and "fixins'" provided by St. Luke's parishioners.  Please see the sign up in the narthex for opportunities for you to contribute salad, bread, vegetables or vegetable casseroles and desserts.   If you have questions on this, please contact Dan Dennis.
 
MONSTER FOOD DRIVE: We continue to collect canned and boxes of nonperishable food for Food Pantries in North Little Rock and St. Francis House 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. Following the completion of the sculpture contest, the food will be distributed to area food pantries.  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. Sign up with Joanna joannaseibert@me.com to be a judge in the can sculpture contest.  Contact Jeannie Fry at fryesque@centurytel.net if you would like to help with the sorting of food to be given to the food pantries after the contest is over.
 
FAMILY PROMISE SIGN UP:  You may still sign up to help with this ministry.  Or, IF YOU WISH TO DONATE to this ministry at St. Luke's, you can make your check out to St. Luke's, with "Family Promise" in the memo line, and place it in the offering plate or drop it or mail it to the office. If you want to become involved or have questions, please feel free to contact:  Nancy Crow at 501.412.3865   nancycrow1@comcast.net  or Jeannie Fry at 501.941.0430  or fryesque@centurytel.net . 

BLUE BARREL for HOMELESS SHELTERS: We will continue to keep the blue barrel in the narthex in the summer months for your donations.   River City Ministries (North Little Rock) and St. Francis House, Jericho Way and Dorcas House (all in Little Rock has an increased need for BOTTLED WATER.  These shelters always need DETERGENT, PAPER PRODUCTS, BEANIE WEENIES, individually packaged snack crackers and toiletries.  The next planned delivery date will be on the last Tuesday June.  If you have questions or wish to help with the delivery team, please contact Betty Seymour, Don Wood, Sheryl Stewart or Tommie Williams. 
 

Office Hours
Monday - Friday, 8 to 4 
Closed: Saturday and Sunday 
Office Phone: 501-753-4281 
Office Fax: 501-753-4322 
Email: stlukesnlr@gmail.com  
The office is located behind the church at 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, AR 
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

On-Going Events and Programs