Around the Parish
March 2018



We enjoyed having our Boy Scout Troop 28 with us for National Scouting Sunday!






St. Luke's Girl Scout Troop 8085 participated in Girl Scout Thinking Day. They chose the country India. They had to teach other troops about this country and do a performance. For their performance the girls learned an Indian poem and recited it in the Hindi language. They also learned about many other countries from other girl scout troops.
We want to thank everyone who helped make the Safe Haven weekend a success! The ladies from McKemie Place were very grateful.
Lent at St. Luke's
Sunday’s and Monday’s in Lent
The Good Book Club
Sunday’s at 8:45 a.m. in the Activities Room
Monday’s at 12:00 Noon
(Soup and Salad Provided on Monday’s)
 
Wednesdays In Lent
Holy Eucharist and Healing Service
12:00 Noon
 
The Sunday of the Passion
Palm Sunday
March 25
7:30 am and 10am
 
Wednesday in Holy Week
Holy Eucharist and Healing Service
Wednesday, March 28
12:00 Noon
 
Maundy Thursday
March 29
The Holy Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar
6:00 p.m. (nursery provided)
 
Good Friday
March 30
The Good Friday Liturgy
12:00 Noon
 
McKemie Place Dinner
Please sign-up to help serve the 70 ladies of McKemie Place, the regions only shelter for homeless women. You may call the church office, 666-2990, or you may log onto www.perfectpotluck.com to sign-up. The user name is mckemie the password is dinner. The dinner is Thursday, March 29th. Or, you may click below and be taken straight to the sign-up page.

 
Christus Theological Institute Annual Conference
March 8 and 9

Presented By: Dr. William P. Brown, Columbia Theological Seminary

Thursday, March 8, 7pm, Gautrelet Room (Lucey Administration Center, Springhill College)
"The Temple of Life: Biblical Creation in the Light of Modern Cosmology"

Friday, March 9, 10:15 am, Gautrelet Room

Admission:
$5 for Thursday evening
$3 for Friday morning

For more information call
251-380-4660
or visit the website
In Your Hearing
Bishop Russell, in his introduction to the second week of our Luke readings, talks about Jesus reading in the synagogue (Luke 4:16-21)( BpRussell_Luke5-7 )   “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing .”
Bishop Russell reminded me of my own journey. I began lecturing back in the early 90’s. I was extremely nervous. My church in Atlanta was established in 1926, and some of the original families still attend. I did not want to make mistakes in the expected way of doing things, and thereby disrupt people’s worship. I prepared all week for my reading. But frequently someone would come up after service and say how much my reading had meant to them. Since I knew that I had stumbled over a word or missed a cadence, it was very apparent that my reading was not the issue. It had to be God in their hearing.
Bishop Russell goes on to say that the power of the sermon [and the scripture reading/gg] is in the listener. I pray that God will help me to be a good listener.
TBTG
Gail
One of the highlights of the 47 th Central Gulf Coast Diocesan Convention was Bishop Russell Kendrick’s opening address, shared here:
Click Below to hear it:

From the Diocesan Convention
The Noonday Prayer sermon at the Diocesan Convention this weekend was a little unconventional. It was a video of a sermon by Brene’ Brown, given at the National Cathedral January 21, 2018. This address is well worth your time. We hope that you enjoy it as much as we did! (Click on the link )   

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Easter Day Services
April 1

Holy Eucharist, Rite II
7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

Easter Breakfast 8:30 a.m.

Easter Egg Hunt 9:30 a.m.
 
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Easter Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt
April 1st Breakfast: 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
We need you to provide food! Please log onto www.perfectpotluck.com to sign-up! User name is easter password is breakfast. Or call the church office to sign-up.




Egg Hunt: 9:30 am to 9:45 am.
We need Easter Eggs for the hunt! Please  donate a dozen, candy filled (wrapped candy only) eggs. You can turn your donation into the church office before Thursday, March 29th. Thank you!  
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Flowering of the Cross
The annual flowering of the cross will take place during the 10:00 a.m. Easter service April 1st. Please bring flowers, with stems, for the children to carry in the processional. 
Beckwith Summer Camp
It is time to register for Summer Camp at Camp Beckwith!
Join us as we begin our 46th year of offering a tradition of recreation, spiritual growth, and memory-filled summers through Summer Camp. Early registration discount applies through March 31st. Please go to www.beckwithal.com to register. 
Daylight Saving Time Begins
On Sunday, March 11th "Spring" your clocks forward 1 hour!
March Propers
March 4
Exodus 20:1-17
Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
John 2:13-22

March 11
Numbers 21:4-9
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
Ephesians 2:1-10
John 3:14-21

March 18
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 51:1-13
Hebrews 5:5-10
John 12:20-33

March 25 (Palm Sunday)
Mark 11:1-11
Isaiah 50:4-9
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Mark 14:1-15:47

March 29 (Maundy Thursday)
Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14
Psalm 116:1, 10-17
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-17, 31-35

March 30 (Good Friday)
The Solemn Collects
Save the Dates
March
6  Organic Farmer's Market
7  Holy Eucharist and Healing Service
14 Holy Eucharist and Healing Service
20 Organic Farmer's Market
21 Holy Eucharist and Healing Service
21 Altar Guild Meeting to make Palm Fronds and Crosses
28 Holy Eucharist and Healing Service
29 Maundy Thursday Service
29 McKemie Place Dinner
30 Good Friday Service
31 Altar Guild meets to decorate the church for Easter

April
1  Easter Services, 7:30am and 10am
1  Easter Breakfast, 8:30
1  Easter Egg Hunt, 9:30
3  Organic Farmer's Market
4  Holy Eucharist and Healing Service
17 Organic Farmer's Market
29 Altar Guild Meeting, 3pm

May
1  St. Luke's School Band and Chorus Spring Concert
1 Organic Farmer's Market
2  Holy Eucharist and Healing Service
6  Piano and Violin Concert, 3pm
15 Organic Farmer's Market
18 Baccalaureate Service
19 St. Luke's Episcopal School Class of 2018 Graduation
20 Bishop Russell Kendrick Visits
28 Church Office Closed - Memorial Day Holiday
29 Organic Farmer's Market
31 McKemie Place Dinner

June
6  Holy Eucharist and Healing Service
11-15 Vacation Bible School
March Birthdays and Anniversaries
Birthdays
2  Stan Daniel
5  Cecil Byrd
6  Kacy Conklin
6  Abigail Krause
9  Claude Buerger, III
9  Sarah Leonard
9  Claude Buerger, IV
11 Chance Cooper
11 Monetta Noland
12 Greg Yeager
14 Betty Watts
16 Becky Schulte
18 Kristi Kadel
19 Sherry Poole
21 Kathy Thompson
24 Alison Akridge
25 Jim Easter
26 Eric Darst
27 Virginia Midgette
27 Alexa Roberts

Anniversaries
9  Sherman and Sandy Cherry
21 Mike and Joyce Ori