Our first gathering/organizational session will be Sunday, February 10 at 4:30 pm in the undercroft.    

Everything is easier when done as a group, including self-examination. This Lent, join with others as we look at how our concept of God and the way we worship compares with others here at St. Luke's. During the Wednesdays in Lent, the Rev. Liz Simmons will lead a discussion on "What is Your Spiritual Type?" using the book by Corinne Ware Discover Your Spiritual Type, as well as other resources to look at how your personality and views of God may make certain types of prayer and other spiritual practices a better fit for you. On 5 Wednesday evenings beginning Feb. 20th we'll begin at 6:00 with worship in the Chapel, followed by a soup supper at 6:30 and the program at 7:15. Any questions, please talk with Barbara Bumsted or Madre Liz. Join in; this is an important time in our life as a church family.

Thank you to all who attended the annual meeting on Sunday, January 27th. A special thank you to those who offered themselves as candidates for elected office. Linda Dawson was elected as warden; new vestry members are Andrew Hill, JaniceMarie McDonald, and Jay McManus; Priscilla "Cilla" Menzies was re-elected to a second term on the Vestry. Those who continue to serve your vestry include Clyde Card, John Panebianco, Jennifer Pierce, Lisa Yaggie, and Jim Holton.  Thank you to Mardell Johnson for her continued and faithful service as clerk of the vestry. Elected delegates to Diocesan Convention are Cheri Krull, Matt Smith, and Catherine Way, with Jennifer Pierce serving as alternate to convention. 

  What is your gift?

That is the question Madre Liz asked us in her sermon at the Annual Meeting. We all have a gift to offer. The Winged Ox Players would like to ask you to consider what gift you have and how can you use it?

The Winged Ox Players is a drama group of St. Luke's that hopes to use the power of the play to reach out to our community and let everyone know that we have a great and welcoming church. Our hope is to include as many people as possible from our congregation. To seek out the many gifts that people have to offer.

We are very excited to announce the next two productions: March 16 & 17th we will present Freud's Last Session. Imagine if Sigmund Freud met with C.S. Lewis and they had a discussion about life, sex (of course) and religion. This play will make you think and laugh. Matt Smith plays Freud, and Miguel Covarrubias plays C.S. Lewis. Show times will be Saturday March 16th at 7pm, and Sunday the 17th at 12 noon in the undercroft. We'd like to plan a simple supper for Saturday night and a light brunch on Sunday with a discussion to follow the play. Tickets will be $10 and include dinner or brunch.

In April we hope to present C.S. Lewis' famous story, The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe. Auditions for this production will be announced in the coming weeks. This is truly a family show.

Putting on these two productions takes much work and we are looking for your gifts to help. Maybe your gift is not on the public stage - maybe it's making costumes, building sets, publicity, organizing basket raffles, running sound or lights, helping out backstage or selling tickets. As you can see there are so many opportunities. Perhaps you are not able to do any of those things, but remember, financial gifts are always gratefully accepted to support the work of the production. You can become an "Angel of the Theatre."  

The group serves as an outreach ministry, and proceeds from the shows are donated to local charities. Thanks to the generosity of so many people, we were able to donate $300 to four different local charities during our last production of God's Favorite.

We hope that you will prayerfully consider using your gifts with the Winged Ox Players. Please contact, Deacon Pierce @ 969-7412, dpackfan@stny.rr.com  

                                            God Bless!