Parish Notes • June 19, 2011
Special Events…
Will Our Children Have Faith? Fr. Sean leading a class for adults (especially those who are parents) in a study of the book Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church by Kenda Creasy Dean beginning today at 9:30 a.m. in the library on Sunday mornings.
Womens’ Circle Group - The Empty Pew would like to invite you to join us for St. Luke’s first Women’s Circle Group. We will be using be Beijing Circles resource book. For more information about the resource book go to:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/109463_110783_ENG_HTM.htm. The resource book connects scripture, prayer, and personal stories with the twelve issues of the Beijing Platform for Action (created at a meeting held in 1995 in Beijing to discuss the status of women globally). Those issues reflect on the experiences of women and families in our world. We will meet on the following Sundays at 12:30 pm (brown bag lunch) in the Commons: June 26, July 10 and 24. To sign up for the Women’s Circle Group or for more information, please contact Amy McLean at amyhmclean@gmail.com or 394-2144.
We are anticipating that we may have some scholarship monies available this year for our parishioners who are college students. Please contact the parish office if you would like an application. We should know for certain what will be available in early June.
We will have a Parish Work Day on Saturday, June 25th from 8 am – 2 pm to get several projects completed, such as painting, minor repairs, flower bed weeding, some insulation installation, etc. We will have a place to sign up to help. It would be helpful to know how many will be there. This is part of stewardship, giving back to the church from your bountiful harvest. We are also planning a one day Vacation Bible School for the children of the church that day from 10 am – 2 pm. We will have lunch provided for all.
New Foyer Groups Begin in August. Foyer groups are an easy and enjoyable way for parishioners to get to know one another – especially newcomers and folks who go to different services – in an informal social setting. Once each month, over a four month period, group members meet at one another’s home or at a restaurant for a simple dinner, to get to know each other. Each time groups are reassigned to meet new people. If you are interested, please sign up on the bulletin board near the parish office or contact Bob or Fran Beare at 731-444-1000.
Parish Groups… Opportunities to get involved…
RIFA Needs for June
RIFA Snack Back Program Needs
Fruit Cups Peanut Butter Crackers
Pop-Tarts Ramen Noodles
Canned Spaghetti Granola Bars
RIFA Pantry Program Needs
Canned Tuna Canned Soup
Pasta Noodles Baked Beans
Condensed Milk Dry Beans
Peanut Butter Jelly
RIFA Community Kitchen Needs
Spaghetti Noodles Onions
Chopped/Minced Garlic Spaghetti Noodles
Commercial Size Green Beans Commercial Size Corn
12 oz Styrofoam Cups Wide Aluminum Foil
Christian Education for Adults…
The Upper Room Class is on break until the fall.
The Tuesday evening Bible study led by Gene Davenport meets each week at 7:00 p.m. The class is now reading and discussing 1 Thessalonians. The class is in discussion formant and is not a lecture. We have just begun 1 Thessalonians and all of you are invited.
The Wednesday Morning Bible Study will resume in the fall. Please watch for announcements of the date.
Calling All Cooks - Saint Luke’s has a reputation for having some of the best cooks in Jackson as members. It is time to re-issue a cookbook showcasing our talented parishioners. This is a fairly long process to publication, so getting the recipes together quickly is vital. We (the ECW) hope to have the cookbook available for sale by October 2011 for the Calendar parties. A good cookbook needs at least 400-500 recipes to be viable. Every one of you has at least 10 favorite recipes! If you have more, feel free to submit as many as you can. Please double check amounts and directions before printing or typing. Suggestions for a name are also welcome. Send your recipes by snail mail to Donna Boren, 12 Deepwood, Jackson, TN 38305.
Other Items of Interest…
The 2011 Altar Flower, Altar Supply and Altar Candle sign up sheets are posted. Please sign up on the bulletin board by the elevator for your Sunday to provide altar flowers. These are filled on a first come, first serve basis so if you have a date that has special meaning to you, sign up early!! Please either sign up on the bulletin board or contact the parish office at 731-424-0556.
Trudy will be taking a few vacation days when we will need office help either the end of July or the first part of August, whenever grandbaby #5 arrives!
The 65th Annual Conference of the Episcopal Churchmen of Tennessee will be August 12 – 14. Please see the information on the bulletin boards for speaker and activity details and we will have more information in the next edition of The Parish Life. You may also visit their website at www.EpiscopalChurchmen.net for conference details and for registration. Ron Canter is the parish keyman and you may also get information about the conference if you have never attended before.
The Parish Office will be closed Monday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.
The Week at a Glance
Sun., June 19 The First Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I
9:30 a.m. Adult Christian Education in the library
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
Tue., June 21 7:00 p.m. Bible Study
Wed., June 22 The Feast of Nativity of St. John, the Baptist
5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist
7:00 p.m. Choir
Sat., June 25 8:00 a.m. Parish Work Day
10:00 a.m. Vacation Bible School
Looking Ahead
Sun., June 26 The Second Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I
9:30 a.m. Adult Christian Education in the library
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
12:30 p.m. Women’s Circle Group
Tue., June 28 7:00 p.m. Bible Study
Wed., June 29 The Feast of St. Peter & St. Paul
5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist
7:00 p.m. Choir
Those serving
Service Participants for June 19 - 8:00 a.m.
Eucharistic Ministers: John Moss
Lector: Lyda Kay Ferree
Acolyte: Hunter Thompson
Ushers/Greeters: Hamilton Moore, Sr. & James Dowd
Service Participants for June 19 – 10:30 a.m.
Eucharistic Ministers: Lee Sparks & Gus Middleton
Lectors: Janie Giles Carp
Acolytes: Hamilton Moore
& James Head
Ushers: Tommy & Gail Hedgepeth
Greeters: Bob & Fran Beare
Service Participants for Wednesday, June 22 – 5:30 p.m.
Eucharistic Ministers: Greg Petrinjak
Lector: Greg Petrinjak
Second Sunday of the Month
Canned Food Collection
Sunday, July 10th
Please place cans in box in Narthex.
Last Sunday of the Month
Paper Recycling Collection
Sunday, June 26th
Van will be parked in the alley behind church!
Recycle your paper and St. Luke’s benefits! All you need to do is take newspapers, magazines, junkmail, cardboard, or any other grade of paper to Southeast Recycled Fiber. Please tell the attendant at the window that you want your paper to go onto St. Luke’s account, and St. Luke’s will receive the benefit. Please see the bulletin board by the parish office or estlukes.org/recycle.htm for a map to Southeast’s facility. You can also bring paper on the last Sunday of the month and we will take it for you so bring your paper on June 26th!
