e-vangelist
June 22, 2016
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Evening Prayer, Thursday June 23rd at 5:30 pm

We will hold an Evening Prayer service on Thursday, June 23rd at 5:30 pm in the chapel to remember all the victims of the Orlando mass shooting. All are invited and encouraged to come. 
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.
VETS' Dinner, Thursday June 23rd at 6 pm

Our next Vets' Dinner for the Veteran's served by St. Francis House is planned for THURSDAY, June 23rd in the Parish Hall at 6 pm. 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.
Breakfast at St. Luke's!!

We will have breakfast in the Parish Hall every Sunday from 9 to 9:30. Everyone is invited.  
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!
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.
Outreach
 
MONSTER FOOD DRIVE - June 26 is the last Sunday to leave your canned foods and non-perishable foods for the FOOD PANTRIES of North Little Rock and St. Francis House. If you do not get a chance to leave these things in the GREEN BUCKET in the narthex, you may take them by the parish office. These will be used in the Vacation Bible School contest on July 1 and then distributed. Contact Joanna Seibert if you would like to help with the judging of the contest on July 1. Contact Jeannie Fry if you would like to help organize the food on July 1 at noon in the parish hall for distribution to the food pantries.

FAMILY PROMISE-Our neighbor church, Park Hill Christian Church, will be partnering with St. Luke's in our Family Promise ministry. The first week that we will be serving families their evening meal will be the week of July 10. Nancy Crow is coordinating the meals and soon will be contacting those that signed up to help. Contact Nancy if you need more information on the meals we will be preparing and serving. IF YOU WISH to donate to this ministry, 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 leave it at the office. You may sign up anytime to help with this ministry. Contact Nancy Crow at 501.412.3865 or Jeannie Fry at 501.941.0430 for more information on this ministry.

HOMELESS SHELTER donations-may be left in the BLUE BARREL in the narthex. River City Ministries (North Little Rock), St. Francis House, Jericho Way and Dorcas House especially need BOTTLED WATER during these summer months. These shelters always need DETERGENT, PAPER PRODUCTS, BEANIE WEENIES, individually packaged snack crackers and toiletries. Your donations are taken each month on the last Tuesday of the month by your St. Luke's "Delivery Team." For more information, contact: Betty Seymour, Tommie Williams, Sheryl Stewart and Don Woods.
 

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, Dan McKee
 
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