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Seek God.
Serve Others.
Share Life.
This Week
at St. Luke
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Sunday, December 10, 2017
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Second Sunday of Advent
December 10, 2017
10 am Worship Service
Christmas Cantata
"Light of the World"
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 Upcoming Events & Services
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"Light of the World" Cantata
Join us Sunday at 10am and be blessed by the presentation of "Light of the World" by the Cherub, Youth, Adult Choirs, and led by Becky Arendt, Jennifer Carkeet and Barbara Anderson, and accompanied by Nancy Graham.
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Grace Healthcare Birthday Party
Monday, Dec. 11 at 2 pm, help us celebrate birthdays with the residents at Grace Healthcare. See Alice Burns for more information!
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Wednesday Evening, December 13
WEB Meal at 5
Cherub Choir at 6
Advent Service at 7:05
My One Word 7:30
Sign up for the meal on your communication card. Confirmation Class will not meet again until Jan. 10.
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Worship Time is 10 am!
We will continue
one Worship Service of Holy Communion
at 10am until further notice.
Join us for Sunday school at 9am!
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Welcome Visitors!
Join us each Sunday as we gather around Word & Sacrament.
Stop by our visitors table for a free gift.
Coffee is available in the Narthex.
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St. Luke's Vision...
Seek God. Serve Others. Share Life.
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Announcements
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More Than A Meal
Next Sunday we will serve a hot meal to the homeless at Grace St. Luke's Episcopal Church. As part of our Christmas ministry, we give a new pair of socks, gloves and a hat
to the visitors.
We are in need of new hats, gloves and socks for men and women!
If you can help provide some,
please bring to church and put in the grocery basket.
Thank you and
Merry Christmas!
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Angel Tree
Thank you for sharing the spirit of Christmas by choosing a tag and purchasing a gift for our friends.
Please bring your wrapped gifts, with the tag attached to the outside of the packages, and place under the Angel Tree by Wednesday, December 13
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Merry Christmas!
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December 17th- Breakfast in Bethlehem
Everyone is invited to join us from 9:00am-9:45am for our 5th Annual Breakfast in Bethlehem. Stroll through the Bethlehem marketplace. Stop at different stores and observe the activities that are going on. Make crafts, have breakfast, and visit Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus. Have your picture taken as either an angel or shepherd. We will also have some new activities for the adults this year! We hope to see you in Bethlehem, where there is room for everyone!
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More Than A Meal - Dec. 17, 3pm
More Than A Meal provides a hot meal and, in addition, provides the dignity of table service, fellowship, and a break from the invisibility that many of our guests live. Sunday, December 17
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St. Luke Lutheran will provide gifts along with a hot meal at Grace St Luke's Episcopal Church. There are several ways to volunteer:
*Purchase hats, gloves and socks for our midtown friends and place them in the basket in the Narthex. We need 100 of each in sizes for Men and Women.
* Help prepare and serve the meal to our guests on the 17
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Volunteers are needed to plan and coordinate the meal three times in 2018. Please contact Dave (351-1453) or Susie Carlson (486-9972) to volunteer.
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St. Luke Advent Video
Check out our Advent Video today on the website and Facebook. Share it with your friends and bless them this holiday season.
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December Special Events
Advent Services - Wednesday Evenings,
7:05pm. Dec. 13 & 20
Christmas Cantata - Sunday, Dec. 10, 10am
Breakfast in Bethlehem - Sunday, Dec. 17, 9am
Christmas Eve Services, Sunday, Dec. 24
10am Worship Service of Holy Communion
7pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
11pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
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Knitting in the Narthex
Learn to knit for pleasure or charity! A group led by Paula Cooley w
ill
meet weekly in the Narthex on Wednesdays at 10am. Bring your projects (knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, or whatever you fancy) and join the fellowship!
We won't meet Nov. 22 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.
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Calendar
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This Week's Calendar -
December
| 9 Sat. |
9 am |
Christmas Cantata Practice |
| 10 Sun. |
9:00 am
10:00 am
3:00 pm |
Second Sunday of Advent
Cantata "Light of the World"
Sunday School - All Ages
Worship Service / Cantata
Girl Scouts Troop 13778
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11 Mon.
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2:00 pm
5:15 pm
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Grace Healthcare Birthday Party
Jazzercise
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| 12 Tues. |
10:00 am
12:00 pm
5:15 pm
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Ladies Bible Study
Stephen Ministry Peer Supervision
Jazzercise
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| 13 Wed. |
10:00 am
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
7:05 pm
7:30 pm |
Knitting in the Narthex
WEB Meal
Cherub Choir
No Confirmation Class
Advent Service
My One Word Study |
| 14 Thurs. |
1:30 pm
5:15 pm |
Women's Bible Study
Jazzercise |
| 15 Fri. |
6:30 am
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Men's Bible Study
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| 16 Sat. |
8:00 am
10:00 am |
Jazzercise
Set up Breakfast in Bethlehem |
| 17 Sun. |
9:00 am
10:00 am
3:00 pm
3:00 pm
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Third Sunday of Advent
Cherub Choir Sings
Breakfast in Bethlehem - All Ages
Worship Service of Holy Communion
Girl Scouts Troop 13778
More Than a Meal |
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Financial Update
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| December 3 Contributions to General Fund |
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| This Week |
8,620 |
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| Budget per Week |
8,173 |
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| This Year YTD |
389,506 |
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| Budget YTD |
400,481 |
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| Last Year YTD |
409,612 |
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| 2017 Financials Through November 30 |
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| Income |
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| General Fund |
380,886 |
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| Other |
22,485 |
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| Total |
403,371 |
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| Expenses |
398,157 |
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| Surplus/Deficit |
5,213 |
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| Cash Position as of November 30, 2017 |
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| Total Cash |
109,076 |
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| Designated Funds |
32,896 |
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| Undesignated Cash |
76,180 |
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Year-End Giving for 2017
December 31
is going to be here before we know it! If you have contributions for St. Luke that you want counted in 2017, please be sure you:
- Drop in the offering plate on Dec. 31 at the 10am Worship Service,
- Mail - be sure it is postmarked Dec 30, or
- Use Simply Giving before midnight on Dec. 31st!
Thank you for supporting St. Luke!
Scan this QR Code with your Smarkphone to send a contribution to St. Luke:
Create a Lasting Legacy -
Remember St. Luke
in your Will.
Offering Envelopes Update
2018 Offering Envelopes will be available in the Narthex soon.
Thank you ALL for your support of God's ministries through St. Luke!
OVER 70-1/2?
Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD's) have been permanently extended to individuals 70-1/2 and over. These are direct contributions from a qualified IRA (traditional or Roth) to a qualified charity (St. Luke). They do not first go to the owner of the IRA, but instead go directly to the charity from the IRA trustee or custodian. So what are the advantages?
QCDs are included in meeting the test of Required Minimum Distributions (RMD's) from your IRA upon reaching 70-1/2 years of age;
deductibility limits do not apply to QCDs up to a maximum of $100,000;
If you do not itemize you could possibly still get a tax deduction for charitable contributions through lower income assuming that you would otherwise withdraw your charitable contribution from your IRA;
If you pay taxes on a portion of your Social Security, QCDs may reduce reported income below the RMD. This may also help in cases where you are subject to tax on Net Investment Income, or phase-out of personal exemptions or itemized deductions.
If you feel that this is something that would be of advantage to you, talk to your tax advisor. QCD's only became permanent this year so a lot of folks are not familiar with the new law.
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