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October 2017 Newsletter
Reformation 500
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S
eek God, Serve Others, Share Life
Worship at 10am!
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Upcoming Church Events
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Sundays: 9am Sunday School, All Ages
10am Worship Service of Holy Communion
3pm Girls Scouts
Tuesdays 10am Ladies Bible Study
Wednesday 10am Knitting in the Narthex
5pm WEB Meal
6pm Cherub Choir
6:30pm Confirmation Class
7pm Adult Choir Practice
7:05pm WELCA Meeting
Thursday 1:30pm Women's Bible Study
Saturday 8am Lawn Teams
about upcoming events.
October Calendar
| Oct. 1 |
9am - 1pm
11:15am
11:15AM |
LifeBlood Blood Drive
Reformation Bookstore
Food First Sunday
Exec. Comm Meeting
SR. SLY Block Painting/Mario Kart Competition |
| Oct. 2 |
7:30pm |
Modern Hymnody - Trinity Lutheran Church |
| Oct. 3 |
11am |
Pastor Cliff preach at Memphis Theological Seminary |
| Oct. 7 |
7:30am-1pm |
Habitat for Humanity Build Day |
| Oct. 8 |
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Reformation Bookstore |
| Oct. 9-13 |
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Fall Break |
| Oct. 9 |
2pm
7pm |
Grace Healthcare Birthday Party
Church Council Meeting |
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Oct. 11
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7pm
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Adult Choir Practice
NO WEB Meal or Children's Activities
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| Oct. 12 |
6pm |
Beer & Hymns - Meddlesome Tap Room |
| Oct. 13 |
6:30pm |
Lawn Team Party |
| Oct. 15 |
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Youth Book Fair |
| Oct. 16 |
6:30pm |
Worship Committee Meeting |
| Oct. 21 |
9am
10am
5pm |
Reformation 5K Fun Run
Saturday Sisters Bible Study
Oktoberfest |
| Oct. 22 |
11:15am
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Cherub Choir Sings
Youth Book Fair
All SLY Clue Party
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Oct. 28
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Memorial Service for Ben Roman |
| Oct. 29 |
11:15am
4pm
4:30pm
5:30pm
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Family Promise Hosting thru 11/5
Reformation Sunday
Reformation Luncheon
Decorate Cars for Trunk R Treat
Trunk R Treat Begins
Community Reformation Service |
| Oct. 31 |
11:30am |
500th Anniversary of Reformation
Reformation Service - St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral |
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A Message From Our Pastor
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It was 500 years ago on, October 31, 1517 that a little know monk named Martin Luther began what we now call the Reformation of western Christendom . This reform of the Roman Catholic Church and society in general, was needed and welcomed by many. Of course it was also divisive and ultimately led to multiple protestant Christian denominations and even armed conflict. Martin Luther knew little of this when he started these reforms, he led these reforms so that the church would be centered in scripture, faith and grace.
We will join with Christians around the world in recognizing the importance
of the protestant reformation that was begun 500 years ago.
Below is a list of Reformation activities here in the Memphis area.
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Reformation Music Festival, Monday, Oct. 2, Trinity Lutheran Church, 7:30 pm
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Memphis Theological Seminary Chapel, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 11:00 am, Pastor Bahlinger guest preacher
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Beer and Hymns, Thursday, Oct. 12, Meddlesome Brewery, 6-8 pm
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Community Reformation Service, Sunday, Oct. 29, Church of the Holy Communion, 5:30 pm
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Reformation Day Service, Tuesday, Oct. 31, St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, 11:30 am, sponsored by Memphis Theological Seminary
As you can see from the list above, this is a full line up of activities. St. Luke is joining with area ELCA congregations, Episcopal congregations and the Memphis Theological Seminary.
For the entire month of October, we will have a Reformation 500 theme during worship at St. Luke. The sermons will focus on God's Word, Holy Baptism, Luther's teaching on the "two kingdoms", vocation in Christian life, and justification.
One of the best ways you can help to celebrate is to invite a friend to participate in one or more of these activities. This is truly a historic time, 500 years and we are still sharing the good news of faith alone, grace alone and word alone.
Join with me in commemorating the birth of our Lutheran understanding of God's abundant grace and love. Read a biography on Luther, hear the sermons, and attend one of the special services.
Join the celebration,
Pastor Cliff
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A Message From Our Council President
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October, 2017
Happy Fall Fellow St. Luke Saints!
Well it is officially Fall and although my outdoor thermometer is telling me Summer is hanging on, I know that cooler weather is just around the corner. My fantasy football team is holding their own and another awesome
God's Work Our Hands is in the books!
I cannot tell you how proud I am to call St. Luke my home church. The volunteers who came out and worked on everything from projects at Asha's Refuge to singing at Grace Healthcare were wonderful. Your dedication to this wonderful outreach is uplifting.
There was a great deal of work going on in the kitchen from baking cookies for the first responders to making casseroles for those in need. I enjoyed baking cookies and taking them to the local sheriff's station and fire stations. This year we went to two new fire stations and the first responders were very happy to see us. Also, many thanks to those who helped setup, serve and cleanup for the picnic after all the hard work was finished.
The folks at Grace Healthcare enjoyed the melodies our Saints offered. Our new community room got some much-needed TLC and paint! Fletcher Creek Park became a lot cleaner when our Saints paid it a visit. I understand that some folks helped who were not from our congregation!
The ivy cross on the Shady Oaks School side of the building got a beautiful trim and some cleanup was done inside the building as well. And I cannot forget to mention our younger Saints. The youth really stepped up and helped in all areas of GWOH Sunday.
I hope you have had a chance to check out our legacy campaign and prayerfully consider your contribution to the future of St. Luke. Each time I teach Sunday school, watch the kids choir sing or just stand in the Narthex after church and watch the kids running around, talking to their friends, or in my case, my kids standing by the door waiting for me to stop talking to one of you, I think, St. Luke is a great place to raise my family and hopefully my family will raise their family here too.
First Food Sunday is 10/01/2017 so please bring a can or two or box or two to help our food pantry. Remember, it doesn't have to be Food First Sunday to donate to the pantry.
October is going to be a busy month.
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We have the 500 Reformation and various happenings associated with it. You may find those in the newsletter, on St. Luke website or the bulletin board at church.
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We will be hosting another Family Promise. Please prayerfully consider volunteering to help make this another successful visit and making these families in transition feel welcomed.
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Did someone say candy?! Trunk-r-Treat festivities are happening at the end of the month so clean out your trunks and the back of your cars for those decorations and candy.
Psalm 96: 11-12 "
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof. Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall the trees of the wood rejoice"
Yours in Christ,
Priscilla Hughes
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Reformation 500
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Community Celebration Events:
- Monday, Oct. 2, Reformation Music Festival, Trinity Lutheran Church, 7:30 pm
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Tuesday, Oct. 3, Memphis Theological Seminary Chapel, 11:00, Pastor Bahlinger guest preacher
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Reformation Book Store, St. Luke, Sunday, Oct. 1 and 8
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Thursday, Oct. 12, Beer and Hymns, Meddlesome Brewery, 6-8 pm.
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Reformation 5K, Saturday, Oct. 21, 9am Green Line
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Oktoberfest, St Luke Oct. 21, 6:30pm, Saturday
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Community Reformation Service, Church of the Holy Communion, 5:30 pm., Sunday, Oct. 29
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Reformation Day Service, Oct. 31, St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, 11:30 am., sponsored by Memphis Theological Seminary
A Reformation
Worship Series Celebrating 500 year of Faith:
Topics for each week are:
October 1: God's Word
October 8: Holy Baptism
October 15: Luther's Teaching on "Two Kingdoms"
October 22: Vocation in Christian Life
October 29: Justification
St. Luke is having a
Reformation 500
Book
store
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The 500th
anniversary of the Reformation is fast approaching!
Do you
want to learn more about Martin Luther,
his writings, and th
eir impact on Christianity
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Do you want to reflect on the ongoing impact of the Reformation today?
Stop by our
Reformation 500
Bookstore to shop for engaging books on the Reformation for readers of all ages
and interests!
Save up to
50
% plus
receive
free shipping on all Boo
kstore
titles.
Look for your book on the display in the church narthex
on
October 1st and 8th before Sunday School and after Worship.
to get
fascinating books on the R
eformation for you and your family
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Our Book
store
is sponsored by
Augsburg Fortress, the publishing
ministry
of the ELCA.
The books will include
bestselling biographies like
Luther the Reformer
as well as
an a
tlas of the European Reformations, a
graphic
novel for young readers, and primary sources from The Annotated Luther series. We accept cash, checks payable to St. Luke, and CREDIT CARDS!
 Roots of Modern Hymnody!
Monday evening, October 2nd, 2017, 7:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church will host a special program in commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. All are cordially invited to "The Reformation: Roots of Modern Hymnody." Sponsored by the Memphis Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, this program will explore the impact that Martin Luther had on music in the church. We will sing our way through the church year, using some of the earliest hymns of the Reformation. Performers for the evening are members of the AGO, including Martha Israel, Ty Legge, Phil Brown, Kristin Lensch, and Jane Scharding Smedley. Come, and bring a friend!
Trinity is located at 210 Washington Avenue in downtown Memphis. Free parking is available in the surface lot directly across the street from the church. If you need directions or more information, please call Trinity's church office at 901 525-1056 or Martha Israel at 901 652-0609.
Oct. 12, 6-8pm Meddlesome Brewery, 7750 Trinity Rd. #114
Plan to attend this fun time of fellowship!
Beer is optional; Hymns are loudly encouraged!!!
PLEASE JOIN THE ST LUKE SAINTS ON A 5K FUN RUN COMMEMORATING
THE 500
TH
ANNIVERSARY OF LUTHER'S 95 THESES!
What:
5K Run/Walk with fellow Lutherans- "at the speed of YOU!"
Who: ANY age able to navigate 3.1 miles: pulled in a wagon, walking, running, etc.
Where: The Greenline Trail, starting at the corner of Mullins Station and Farm Road
When: Saturday October 21
st
, 9AM (We decided there were too many competing activities on the 31
st
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Why: For fellowship and community awareness of St Luke and Martin Luther's impact on our world
Regalia: Come dressed in your best Lutheran/German/Monastic Garb and/or Tonsure-with appropriate Footwear!
Cost: It depends on what "bling" you want! (Bling are the awards you receive after a race!) Specifics are on the website-you choose what you want (the medals are REALLY COOL and will make a great heirloom quality keepsake!)
- No Bling - FREE! Just come and have fun and fellowship
- Shirt $35-45 depending on fabric type
- Medal $29
- Commemorative Bib $5
IF YOU WANT BLING, you must Self-Register on
https://vr.redpodium.com/reformation-17?registrants.source=site
Tips on registering:
Be creative if you order a Bib when deciding on Name, Place, and Bib Number! Some ideas:
City: where you were baptized/confirmed/married
Bib Number: date baptized/confirmed/married
Name: Saint
(your name)
; ChildofGod; etc.
Our TEAM NAME is "St Luke Saints"
Once you register, you will be sent an email to create an account, which is how you will end up self-reporting the time it took you to complete the 5K for engraving on the back of the medal.
Anything Else? Bring your own water!
Rain or shine unless severe weather.
David Wright is the event organizer. To plan properly he MUST know no later than Oct. 14th. Please email him (no, don't tell him at church!!) at [email protected] how many from your family will be participating. Stay tuned for updates on possible after party plans (any volunteers to organize that?)
 Join us for an evening of
FUN, FOOD, FELLOWSHIP, and FESTIVITIES
Saturday, Oct. 21, 5-8pm
(Championship BBQ, beer tasting, pretzel making, corn hole, and other activities)
with family, friends, and other folks under the pavilion!!
Names ending in A-M, please bring a side dish.
Names ending in N-Z, please bring a dessert.
Help us with our planning, by signing up on your Worship Communication Card.
ADULTS ONLY
Area Church Holding Community Worship Service 
to Commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
Collierville, Tennessee, USA -
An ecumenical worship service to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation will be held on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 5:30 pm at Church of the Holy Communion, located at 4645 Walnut Grove Rd in Memphis. The worship service is being jointly hosted by Church of the Holy Communion, Epiphany Lutheran Church and other area ELCA congregations including Living Word Lutheran, Peace Lutheran and St. Luke Lutheran, and Kingsway Christian Church. This is a community-wide worship service open to all - we encourage everyone to wear red, the color symbolizing the Protestant Reformation.
The Protestant Reformation, enflamed by theologian Martin Luther's protests against Church corruption, remains relevant today with its message that Christ's life flows through faith into a life of service to neighbor and community. At the time of the Protestant Reformation, Luther spread the message to the populace that God is merciful and loving, and that faith is the work of God's Holy Spirit.
This special worship service will consist of a festival liturgy with Holy Communion, procession of church banners, music performed by combined church choirs, and Reformation-era pipe organ music. Pastors from all the participating churches will take part in the worship service.
The offering at this worship service will be designated to Lutheran Disaster Relief, with 100% going towards hurricane assistance.
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About Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA):
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with about 4 million members in nearly 10,000 congregations across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information about the ELCA, please visit
http://www.elca.org/en/About
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Memphis Theological Seminary
commemorates the
500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
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Community-Wide Worship Service
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 11:30am
St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral 700 Poplar Avenue
Partnering with First Baptist
Church of Memphis; St. Luke
Lutheran, ELCA;
St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, and others.
With preacher, Dr. Jay Earheart-Brown, President of Memphis Theological Seminary
and Grammy-award winning saxophonist, Kirk Whalum
A community lunch will immediately follow at the same location.
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ELCA News
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Each year, more than 225 ELCA missionaries serve in more than 40 countries around the world. They are sent by the ELCA in response to invitations from our companion churches and serve in a variety of roles, working alongside our companions to proclaim the gospel, raise up leaders, care for those in need and develop new ways of being church together.
This October, as we observe the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, join us for
Global Church Sunday
by celebrating and supporting our church's missionaries! Consider coordinating your celebration with World Communion Sunday (Oct. 1, 2017) or Reformation Sunday (Oct. 29, 2017). If each of the ELCA's 9,300 congregations made a gift of $500 or more to Missionaries and Young Adults in Global Mission in commemoration of the 500th anniversary, we could raise nearly $5 million for these life-changing ministries. This is a historic milestone for the Lutheran church and an exciting opportunity to participate in the ongoing Reformation. Will you join us?
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Worship Ministry
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Choir rehearsal begins on
Wednesday,October 4 at 7:00 PM
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Becky Arendt will be preparing the choir for a special offering for Reformation on
Sunday, October 29th
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You are invited to join us as we celebrate the 500th Anniversary of this event which changed the world!
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Spiritual Growth Ministry
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Alexander and Benjamin Klein were baptized September 17th during morning worship. What a special blessing to all the church family!
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| Pastor Cliff with two special blessings! |
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Parents Jon and Sarah Klein with Alexander (R) and Benjamin (L) |
Saturday Sisters Bible Study
Join your friends at the home of Pat Conway
Saturday, October 21st
at 10am. Study is led by Cindy Wright.
New Members' Class!
Wednesday, November 8, 5:30 - 8:00 pm!
More information will be provided. If you are interested in joining St. Luke, or just finding out more about what we believe, plan to attend and let Patti in the office or Pastor Cliff know you are coming!
Evangelism Moment
Remember to introduce yourself to anyone sitting near you in worship.
They may be visitors. They may be long time members. But everyone likes a smile and a welcome!
Stephen Ministry Moment
Our Stephen Ministers are ready to provide confidential, one-to-one Christian care. They will listen, care, encourage, and pray with and for you. Stephen Ministers have been specially trained to meet your emotional and spiritual needs; male Stephen Ministers are always matched with men, and female Stephen Ministers are matched with women. If you or someone you know is hurting, find out more about Stephen Ministry by talking with one of our Stephen Leaders.
Our Stephen Ministers are there to care!
(Call the church office, Paul White or Nancy Lendman)
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Social Ministry
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Habitat for Humanity!
St. Luke participated in the Habitat for Humanity build on Saturday, September 16.
 We had 8 volunteers from St. Luke where we installed house wrap, foam insulation and installed windows. It was a great team building and learning experience by all.
Our last fall Habitat for Humanity build date is Saturday, October 7 from 7:30am - 1pm. The schedule shows that we will be doing some painting, installing trim and cabinets but it may change pending on where the needs are. Sign-up is available on-line through our church website (http://www.stlukememphis.org) or there are sign-up sheets available in the narthex.
St. Luke members and friends are invited to help build.
The location of the build is near the airport at 3473 Christine Circle, Memphis, TN 38118. If you have any questions please contact Scott Larson 901-616-4579 or [email protected].
LifeBlood will be at St. Luke on October 1st from 9:00AM - 1:00PM in the CFC. As the service schedule has changed, please note the slightly later start time.
Lifeblood is the Memphis region's only non-profit volunteer blood center, dedicated to meeting the needs of patients, healthcare facilities, medical professionals and the community at large. Every year Lifeblood supplies more than 100,000 units of blood and blood products for local patient transfusion.
Because Memphis is the eighth largest medical center in the United States and hosts the second busiest trauma center in the nation, the need for blood is constant. Unfortunately, over one-third of our blood supply is currently being imported from other volunteer blood centers throughout the country.
The donation process only takes about 1 hour and takes place entirely at St. Luke. Each donation of whole blood can help as many as 3 recipients - all of them our neighbors.
Please sign up prior to October 1st using the LifeBlood portal at
clublifeblood.org
. You can also complete your health questionnaire prior to October 1st using the portal; this will help ensure fast and efficient donations.
Please contact Jon Klein (
[email protected]
,
901-268-5478
), the St. Luke Lifeblood Coordinator, with any questions. Thanks in advance!
Thanksgiving Baskets 2017
St. Luke is collecting food items for the upcoming Thanksgiving Baskets. We are once again aiming to be able to help out 30-40 families. We will be focusing on families that have graduated from our Family Promise ministry, Tonie Robinson/ Peace Lutheran and of course our Outreach families. We are asking for all the Sunday School classes to participate in this worthwhile project. The packing of the baskets will take place at the Youth Lock-In on Friday, November 17th. Delivery will be on Saturday, November 18th or Sunday, November 19
th
. Each Sunday school student will receive a grocery bag. We ask that you bring the bag back to your Sunday school teacher along with the designated food items assigned to your class. We will be collecting for the baskets the following Sundays: October 29th, November 5th, and November 12th. Again we are asking the Adult Sunday School classes to participate with a specific item. There will be a sign up on the Communication card in the bulletin for turkeys.
This is a great opportunity as parents and caring adults to teach our children the importance of reaching out and helping those less fortunate. Thank you for your help and participation. Any questions please call Vikki Ernst at 378-8829.
Pre-school:
Large cans of soup and Cereal
Pre-K 4's, Kindergarten, 1
st
and 2
nd
graders:
Large cans of soup and Cereal
3
rd
and 4th graders:
5 lb. bags of sugar and 5 lb. bags of flour
5
th
and 6
th
graders:
Large cans of soup and Cereal
7
th
and 8
th
graders:
Large jars of peanut butter and 5 lb. bags of flour
High School:
5 lb. bags of sugar and Large jars of peanut butter
Pastor's Class:
5 lb. bags of flour and 5 lbs. bag of sugar
Men of Faith 1 and 2:
5 lb. bags of sugar and 5 lb. bags of potatoes
Real Faith for Real Life:
5 lb. bags of potatoes and 5 lb. bags of flour
Parenting Class:
5 lb. bags of potatoes and Large jars of peanut butter
Shady Oaks School children:
Cereal
If you are not involved in an Adult Sunday school class please feel free to bring any of the items listed above t
o the CFC.
Food Pantry Donations
Thank you so much for your donations to our food pantry! Currently, we are out of peanut butter, canned tuna and chicken, and cereal. Most needed items are cans of vegetables, fruit, meats, peanut butter, pasta sauces, dry pasta, and mac 'n cheese and cereal.
Please be sure everything is new in sealed packages. Thank you!
St. Luke's next Family Promise hosting is Sunday, October 29 through Sunday, Nov. 5.
We will need our full complement of volunteers such as dinner hosts, overnight hosts, weekend morning and day hosts and people to supply main dishes, side items/desserts for dinners.
We will be utilizing our normal sign-up sheets in the narthex as well as an email/internet-based tool (Volunteer Spot) that will allow easy sign ups anywhere an internet connection is available. This system will also provide automated reminders for all volunteers.
Please prayerfully consider spending time with our families.
Contact Jim Allay, Vikki Ernst or Dan Oakley at
[email protected]
with any questions.
Pecans!!
As a fundraiser for Family Promise we will be selling fresh 1 pound bags of pecans. We will be selling Plain ($13), Roasted Salted ($14), Milk Chocolate ($14), Dark Chocolate ($14) and Praline ($14). These are the freshest, best tasting pecans that you will ever have. Great for baking, gifts and serving at parties. The delivery date will be prior to Thanksgiving.
They will be on sale in the Narthex through most of October or by contacting Social Ministry at
[email protected].
Grace Healthcare
You are Needed!
If you can sing, we need you!
If you can't sing we
still
need you!
You can serve ice cream and cookies to people who love to see your smile! You can talk to a lonely person who wants someone to pay them attention. All you need to do is block out
an hour between 2 and 3 every second Monday of the month!
There are sick, injured and some old folks just waiting for you!
St. Luke's Birthday Ministry to the clients at Grace HealthCare has had more attendees at the parties for the last few months. We need a minimum of three servers and two singers to be successful. The best part is we try to talk to the people while we are serving! God has continued to bless this ministry for many years. Please contact Alice Burns if you are interested in helping, or need more information.
And a couple of requests For Musa's family:
Sagess needs a single bed so she can quit sleeping on a mat on the floor...she is only 4 so small is best! She's now a preK school student
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Gasirida, who loves books, would appreciate a bookshelf, any size, for her bedroom. She hopes to help with the Habitat for Humanity build on
Oct 7.
All the girls are doing well and Isaka is trying to talk and is running. Leya is a freshman at University of Memphis and loves it! Thomas Summers is her lab teacher for chemistry!
Thank you so much!
In Jesus,
Nancy Lange
St. Luke Lutheran Church and Thrivent,
Thank you all for the time you spent with us painting, building storage shelving and organizing our donations. The $250 gift from Thrivent to help purchase the shelving and bins is greatly appreciated! We are so thankful that you made serving a priority in your day and hearts. You are an example of Christ to the Nations! Thank you for your continuous support and faithful encouragement.
Love in Jesus,
Jamie Jones (Asha's Refuge)
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Youth Ministry News
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We will begin collecting candy for our Trunk-R-Treat games beginning October 1st.
PLEASE DO NOT DONATE ANY CANDY CONTAINING PEANUTS
. There will be a box in the Narthex to collect the candy donations.
October 1st- Sr. SLY Block Painting / Mario Kart Event
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Sr. Sly
(grades 9th-12th) will be meeting on October 1st to paint their block in the Sr. SLY room. Each youth gets choose a block on the wall to leave their mark. If you have already painted your block, we will be having a Mario Kart competition while the others are painting. We will meet in the Sr. SLY room at 11:15am for snacks before painting. If you have not already done so,
please bring a package of nonperishable, individually wrapped snacks to share. I will keep what is left and we will use for our next event. Please RSVP to Jennifer Wright (
[email protected]
) by Friday September 29th.
If you would like to help chaperone this event, please let Jennifer know.
October 11th- NO CONFIRMATION DUE TO FALL BREAK
October 15th and 22nd- Children's Book Fair Fundraiser
Shop faith-filled children's books at a special discount and earn money for our St. Luke Youth! Join us on Sunday, October 15th and 22nd in the Narthex to view our display of best selling books from Spark House. We will be taking orders both Sundays (cash, check and CREDIT CARDS accepted) and we will distribute the books when they come in. 20% of all the funds raised will go towards our 2018 Youth Gathering trip to Houston, TX. If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Wright (
[email protected]
)
October 22nd- All SLY Clue Party
It is time again for the annual Skull Manor Costume Ball! Skull Manor is an old estate in the heart of Spider City known for its captivating architecture, mysterious ambiance and unspeakable history. The townspeople have been scurrying about the streets to get ready for the big night of food, inspiring conversations and, of course, outrageous gossip. This has been a daunting year of dissension and discord among many of the residents of Spider City. Rumors of blackmail, thievery, and scandalous controversies have been circulating throughout the town's grapevines. We all hope everybody can put aside their differences for a night of fun. If not, there may be misfortune on the horizon. This is where our story begins....
Want to be a detective? Think you can solve the crime? Join us for our Halloween themed All SLY Clue Party. We will meet in the Sr. SLY Room at 11:15am. If you have not already done so, please bring nonperishable, individually wrapped snacks to share. All costumes will be provided for our mystery event. Please RSVP to Jennifer Wright )
[email protected]
) by Friday, October 20th. If you would like to help chaperone, please let Jennifer know.
October 29th- Trunk-R-Treat-
J
oin us on October 29th for our annual Trunk-R-Treat celebration. Trunk-R-Treat is a fun, safe, and friendly environment where kids can walk around the church parking lot and trick or treat as they go from trunk to trunk. We will have games, food, music, prizes, and of course lots and lots of CANDY! The games and activities will begin at 4pm while the adults decorate their cars. Trick or treating will begin at 4:30 (Don't forget to bring your candy to hand out!) and food will be served afterward. All games, food, and activities will be outside so please dress appropriately for the weather. Trunk-R-Treat is for all ages so bring the whole family and don't forget to invite your friends and neighbors. We can't wait to see all of your amazing costumes!
2018 ELCA Gathering registration is open!!!
If your youth is planning on going on this amazing trip, please contact Jennifer Wright so that she can register you. There is a $150 non-refundable deposit due at the time of registration. The trip will be June 25th-June 30th. We will also be being going to Schlitterbon Waterpark the day before the Gathering begins. If you would like more details about the trip please contact Jennifer (
[email protected]
).
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in order to benefit St. Luke.
Which products on AmazonSmile are eligible for charitable donations?
Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligible for donations. You will see eligible products marked "Eligible for AmazonSmile donation" on their product detail pages. Recurring Subscribe-and-Save purchases and subscription renewals are not currently eligible.
Can I use my existing Amazon.com account on AmazonSmile?
Yes, you use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, Wish List, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same.
St. Luke will receive 0.5% of each purchase, and the funds will go to benefit the youth program.
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