The Latest News for You from St. Luke's

May 5, 2017

Dear People of St. Luke’s:

On May 11 at 5 pm you will find in the Parish Hall the leaders of St. Luke’s ministries at the Calendar Scheduling Conference. For almost 10 years each ministry comes to “claim” on the church calendar its events for the next 12 months according to their own board’s spring planning. Over the years we have added brief presentations on how to get a new ministry approved by the Vestry, financial policies including reimbursements, use of space, fundraising, publicity, and our staff’s roles in ministry support. The why of it is that we are all engaged in ONE ministry - to know God and to make God known. The Conference clarifies the how we do it and confirms the where and when. But what is always the blessing is that God calls the who – you. God places on our hearts the desire to serve and follow in a variety of ways. Some nurture the desire to learn more about God’s love and our faithful response. Some to serve and care for our neighbors. Some to welcome and have fun. And some to worship whole-heartedly. As we are reminded in baptism: One faith. One Lord. And striving to do it together. All are welcome to come and learn about our ministries.

Reverend Carol Barron+

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

ST. LUKE’S STUDY GROUP
has resumed weekly on Tuesday evenings at 5pm in the Parish Hall through June 13.

Upcoming lectures will be:
May 9      The First 30 Years
May 16     The Kingdom of God
May 23     Back to the Future
May 30     Jesus’s Christology
Jun 6        The Last Days in Jerusalem
Jun 13      How Jesus Became Christ
DVD presentation followed by discussion. Please join us!

CHILDREN’S BOOKS NEEDED
The annual Back to School Event will be held this year on Saturday, August 5, 2017. Each year we give away at least 500 backpacks, free haircuts and lots of other goodies and BOOKS. Books range from kindergarten to 8th grade and each student chooses a book to take from the book corner before they exit. It would be a great help if you could donate books or contribute to the August 5th book event. Books can be left in the basket at the back of the Church. Monetary contributions can be placed in an Offering envelope, please indicate on the envelope the offering is for ‘Books for 8/5’. Your help will be truly appreciated! Thank you, Edwina Dunworth 772-600-5961.

WOMEN OF ST. LUKE'S - Our last meeting of the winter season will be Saturday, May 13, at 10am in the Parish Hall. After the meeting, we will be holding a luncheon at Pirate's Loft in Port Salerno. The luncheon will be held from 11:30am to 1:30pm with a limited menu offered (3 entrees) and payment will be on an individual basis. If you would like to attend, please see Carol Adams (772) 600-5918 e-mail: DeCaA@aol.com or Arlene Brammer (772) 286-9061 e-mail: gobux29@att.net as the restaurant needs to know how many ladies to plan for. The deadline to reserve is Monday, May 8. Our regular meeting schedule will begin again on the 2nd Saturday in September. We hope to see you next month!!

ST. LUKE’S THRIFT STORE NEEDS
HELP!! Our snow birds are flocking North so the Thrift Store is in need of summer volunteers for the shop and the sorting/pricing room. Shop hours are Wednesday thru Saturday 10:00am to 1:00pm and volunteers would work 1 or 2 days a month. The sorting/pricing room would involve 1 or 2 hours on Tuesday mornings. Volunteers receive a discount on clothing and merchandise. If you are interested, please contact Arlene Brammer 286-9061 gobux29@att.net or Bernice Harrison 546-7688 BilBern@bellsouth.net . Thank you for your consideration.

ITALIAN BINGO NIGHT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! For the past few months we've found it necessary to call on the same volunteers each month to prepare and provide ziti (9x13 pan) for Italian night dinner. Please consider volunteering your time and talents so we can count on you every other or every third Italian night (the 3rd Thursday of the month). Thank you!!!
Please contact Carol Broderick @ 772-266-8868

UPCOMING BINGO ITALIAN NIGHT!
Don’t forget, the next Bingo Italian Night is Thursday, May 18th! For the very reasonable price of $10, each person will receive a small Bingo Card and a Pasta Dinner with Salad and Dessert. Beer & Wine will be available for a donation as will the purchase of additional cards and specials. Come join us for a night of fun and fellowship. The doors open at 5pm, dinner will be at 5:30pm and Bingo will promptly begin at 6:30pm.

SUPPORT OUR SLSA SUMMER CAMPERS -- WIN A ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE!
St. Luke's School of the Arts is raffling a cruise for two aboard Royal Caribbean to help raise scholarship funds for this year's summer camp. Raffle tickets are $5 each or three for $12. The 3-4 night cruise can be used any time over the next six months. Tickets are on sale in the Parish Hall after services. Come take a chance on this fun weekend cruise, and at the same time help us to support those students who want to attend the summer camp, but are not in a financial position to do so. Port fees, taxes and gratuities as well as other onboard expenses are not included. Empress of the Seas not included.

CALLING ALL YOUTH TO HELP! with our Vacation Bible School summer program which will be held July 17-21, 9am til noon, with an option for lunch and childcare until 3pm for preschool and elementary age students. Learn about God's Creation and our place within it.   Please call the church office if you are interested in being a helper.

Matthew 25:40  "The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'
As many of you are aware, the people of St. Luke’s are often reaching out to “the least of these,” and now we are asking for your help.  We have a core team of people here in our congregation who provided sandwiches to the homeless or needy through LAHIA each Thursday.  Due to the travel schedules of our regular team, we are now looking for a group of volunteers willing to make 10–20 sandwiches over the course of the   summer and bring them to the church on Wednesday morning 9-11, or early Thursday morning.  Additionally, we are looking for volunteers to pick up those sandwiches and deliver them to LAHIA between 9:30 and 10:00 on two Thursdays each month.  Our goal is to bring 50 – 60 sandwiches each week, which helps with the hunger faced by our neighbors in need in the local area.
If you are willing and able to help with this, in any way, please let us know.  There will be a sign up sheet in the fellowship hall beginning    Sunday, April 30th, and we look forward to seeing how the people of St. Luke’s are going to respond to this need.
Please contact Skip Racette at 413-347-1122 or golferskipr@yahoo.com to get more information or pledge your support to this ministry.  Thank you in advance for your assistance.