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VOICE of St. Luke's - # 30
April 13, 2014
Holy Week at St Luke's

   

Holy Week & Easter at St. Luke's

Palm Sunday, April 13th   8 am -Holy Eucharist- Chapel; passion Gospel                                              10 am - Holy Eucharist - Church; palm procession & readings

Maundy Thursday, April 17

                12:05 pm Communion Service in the Chapel with stripping of the altar

 

                  7 pm Communion Service in the Church with Foot-Washing and

                         traditional Stripping of the Altar; followed by

                         Solemn Over-night Altar Watch in the church

 

GOOD FRIDAY, April 18

                12:05 pm Final Communion Reserve

                  7 pm  Mary's Solemn Hour  

 

Holy Saturday, April 19

     9 am Holy Saturday prayers

     7 pm Great Vigil of Easter, followed by a party

 

EASTER DAY, April 20

10 am Festival Communion in the Church with music by the choir

followed by a reception in the undercroft and an Easter Egg hunt for kids!

(No 8 am service)

 

One Sunday a year, you could make a difference!

      We have a wonderful problem here at St. Luke's.

      Don't worry. It's not the kind where you need to alert the bishop, especially since he was just saying that it's so nice for him to look on the map and see Jamestown, and not need to worry about St. Luke's "down there."

      The problem is that we have too many children for the number of volunteers that we have. And the thing is, there aren't that many children. We need MORE.

      Recently, we have had several new families attending St. Luke's every Sunday, with children and babies, and not enough nursery workers and volunteer teachers to be with the children.

      So Debbie Cardone and the kids in Sunday School have adopted a plan, "Helping Hands," and they are asking every member of the church to step up and volunteer ONE Sunday a year (yes, you read that right), to either be in the nursery during the 10 a.m. service or help out in the Sunday School class from 9-10 a.m.

      For those of you who dedicated years of your life to teaching Sunday School, where you had to prepare a class every week for 30+ weeks, and miss church completely, this may seem a little bit ludicrous. ONE Sunday a year? You could do that standing on your head! And you don't even have to do the class preparation. Debbie and her wonderful assistants have that covered.

      Just show up, and rock a baby, or tend another one while Sarah is consoling a crying one. Or if you want to be with the Sunday School class, you might keep a couple of kids from eating the paste and cutting each other's hair while you're there. But most of them don't dare, while Debbie is watching. (There's a lot of rhyming in that sentence; I must be channeling my inner Dr. Seuss!)

      One Sunday a year. You get out of church, and don't have to listen to the sermon, and you might even make a difference in some kid's life!

      It's time to step up!

      Thanks for offering                                   ~ Madre Liz  

 
In This Issue
Holy Week at St Luke's
One Sunday a Year
Weekly Calendar
Adult Forum
CHURCH SCHOOL
SLY, Jr.
Maundy Thursday Overnight Altar Watch
Faith in Practice
Welcoming our new Rector
Love INC Purse Auction
Relay for Life
Quick Links
Join our list
Join Our Mailing List

Weekly Calendar 


SAT, APRIL 12
Thrift Shop closed Holy Week 

5 pm Holy Communion, Rite I, Chapel 

Sunday, April 13
8 am HE - Chapel  

9 am Adult Forum & Church School -undercroft

10 am HE, Rite II - church  -- Palm Procession 

MON, April 14
 
10:30 am Staff meet


TUES, April 15  

Diocesan Clergy Communion

WED, April 16
7:30 am Men's Bible Study

7 pm Youth Group -
3rd floor parish house

THURS, April 17 
Maundy Thursday 
No Women's Bible Study

9 - 11 am 4th Street Cafe - undercroft

Thrift Shop Closed

12:05 pm Communion & stripping the chapel altar  
7 pm Communion & Footwashing, stripping the church altar --
Followed by Overnight Altar Watch

FRI, April 18
Good Friday 

12:05 Final Communion from Reserve Sacrament

7 pm Mary's Solemn Hour

SAT, April 19

9 am Holy Saturday Prayers

7 pm EASTER VIGIL -chapel
followed by Easter Party


SUNDAY, April 20
ALLELUIA! JESUS IS RISEN!  -- EASTER  
 
10 am - Combined Worship EASTER service, Rite II - church -  followed by a reception




Prayer Requests 


Bethine; Luke; Tristan; Pat ; Martha Herbst;  Cheryl; Peter; Kim; Nancy; Vicki; Barb; Mary; Kirk; Linda; Ellen; Jeff; Richard; Daniel, Mike,  AJ, and Pat, Patrick  

EASTER FLOWERS

Submit your EASTER Flower Memorials and Thanksgivings in the envelopes provided with your pledge envelope box, in the pews and in this issue of the VOICE. Please be sure we have them in the office by Monday April 14th.  Your generous donations to honor loved ones helps the Altar Guild prepare a beautiful altar for Easter!  

 
 ADULT FORUM

Join us at 9:00 am on the stage area of the undercroft.

On Sunday, April 13, the Forum will continue discussion regarding "Mindful Living/Mindful Faith".  The focus for this week will be prayer with a video from Barbara Cawthorne Crafton.  Join us at 9:00 on the stage area of the undercroft.

 

There will be NO Forum on Sunday, April 20 as that is Easter with one service at 10:00 and no Christian education that day.  The following Sunday, April 27, Greg Peterson will join the Forum to discuss one of our famous parishioners, Robert H. Jackson.

 

CHURCH SCHOOL 

All school aged children are invited to join in Sunday Morning Church School program beginning at 9 am .... with breakfast available.  Debbie Cardone is our Church School Director and works hard to make each Sunday a fun learning experience for our kids.  As we continue through Lent the church school works to solve the "Lent Mystery," and learn about lessons in light and darkness, and struggles and sacrifices and what all this represents to us as Children of God.   

 

SLY, Jr. meets again!

SLY Jr. will meet on Sunday, April 13th, following the 10 am worship service.  We will serve a somewhat nutritious lunch and then proceed to make communion bread (or burn down the kitchen - whichever comes first).  If there is time at the end, we will play a lively game or two.  Elisabeth and Tom Rankin will be the hosts and head bakers.             Kindest Regards,

Tom "Unleavened" Rankin

All kids in grades 3 - 6 are welcome to join us! Come!

 

Selling Water by the River

Selling Water by the River

meet Sunday, April 13th  4 pm
stage area in the undercroft. 

 

Maundy Thursday Overnight Altar Watch

This year, we will again be observing the ancient practice of the Altar Watch, beginning at the end of the Maundy Thursday liturgy, around 9 p.m. and continuing for the 15 hours until the Good Friday noon service. We invite you to sign up in the vestibule for an hour- or two-hour block of time or by calling the office, and come Thursday night and sit in the church, pray or meditate, read or kneel before the altar. This is a time when you are being asked to stay with Jesus in his hour of need, and to contemplate what you already know will be the greatest sacrifice God has ever made for humankind.

     

"Stay with me, remain here with me..."

Faith in Practice - Medical Missions

Faith in Practice - Life Changing Medical Missions

Deanna Scharf, RN, of Westfield is again joining in a Medical Mission to Antiqua, Guatemala from April 26 - May 2 to assist with providing medical and surgical care to the impoverished people. As a non-profit organization, "Faith in Practice" counts on donations from individuals for funding.  If you are moved to support this mission trip, please include Deanna's name with your contribution, either in the offering plate or to the church office.  Thank you for your thoughtful consideration! from Deanna.

 

 

Thank you, Wednesdays!

Wednesday Night Lenten Soup Suppers

THANK YOU to all who helped with the Wednesday Night Soup Suppers.  It would not have happened without YOU!  Bless you all for the wonderful deliciousness and terrific clean

up! soup

 

Welcoming our New Rector and Family

Luke, Willow, Aidan and Kieran will be arriving in Jamestown late May.  Gael Grossman is putting together a "Cool Places" (with commentary) list for Willow.  If you are willing to participate please send Gael the name of restaurant, shopping, or fun place to visit and a few sentence commentary on it.

EXAMPLE:

Wegmans (Fairmount Ave):  A great place to get a variety of ingredients or ready-made food.  Prepared offerings including salads, pizza, sushi, and soups are available through the day.

Skating Rink (down town Jamestown): There are open hours for open ice skating, lessons, and more available. Skate rentals are reasonable. It's a great place to keep cool in the summer.

If you would like to contribute one or more place descriptions, please email me directly with your information. ggprof@gmail.com                          Thank you, Gael Grossman

 

Love In the Name of Christ purse auction!

It's purse auction time with Love INC !

Love In the Name of Christ is looking for any new or nearly new purses, backpacks, or beach bags for their Annual Purse Auction Fundraiser.

The event is being held Friday, April 25th 6 - 9 pm at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 35 W. Fairmount Ave,

Lakewood, across from HOSPICE. 

You can drop off your donations at St Luke's church office or in the undercroft on Sundays, mark them "for Purse Auction." Zion Covenant Church.  If you would like to help, please call Chris Kibbe @ 338-9705.

St Luke's Relay for Life Team

relay life St. Luke's For Life

Relay for Life Team

May 31, 2014

Frewsburg Central School

 Did you know that the Relay For Life really is not just a one-day event?

Did you know the money raised for the Relay For Life goes to help millions of people not just cancer research?

Fundraising goes throughout the year, and it helps millions of people in the many programs that the American Cancer Society offers.  Relay For Life is purplebecause purple represents all of the cancers, and purple is often called "uplifting," it encourages creativity, calms the mind and nerves, and offers a sense of spirituality.  You, too, can be a part of our

 St. Luke's For Life Team!

Go to RelayForLife.org/SoChautauquaNY

 to join St. Luke's For Life.

For more information about participating and supporting

Relay For Life, speak to Susan Schrader.

The Rt. Rev. R. William Franklin, Bishop of Western New York

 The Rev. Elizabeth Simmons, Interim Rector 

 The Rev. Cathleen Smith, Deacon 

 Kim Johnstone Mann, Secretary/Administrator  

Barbara Bumsted, Director of Adult Formation

Debra Cardone, Children's Church School Ministry 

Andrew Schmidt, Organist & Choirmaster 

Paul Johnson and Linda Dawson, Wardens.

Office: 410 North Main St., Jamestown NY 14701 

 

Phone (716) 483-6405 *  Fax (716)483-6406 

 

Learn more about us on our website: 

http://www.stlukesjamestown.org