CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9 AM
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NOTE: The class descriptions for the following offerings are bellow in the Adult Ed section. |
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Mary Had a Baby: An Advent Series based on African American Spirituals
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SACRED GROUND Meets 5-6:30 p.m. - Meets next Dec. 6
Dec 6 (12:30-2 p.m.) | Jan 10 | Jan 31 | Feb 14 | Feb 28 (12:30-2 p.m.)
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Tomorrow is the first Sunday in Advent! While nothing is "the same" because of the pandemic, St. Luke's is doing its best to keep our traditions - new and old - as best we can. See below for all the details.
Advent Festival Drive Thru
Sunday, Nov. 29 - 1-3 pm
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A gift to bring a bit of St. Luke’s to your home on Christmas Eve as we worship together online. Parishioners coming to the Drive Thru will pick up their gift on the first Sunday of Advent or at Midweek Meals pick up on December 2 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. We will deliver as many others as we can - with COVID-19 no-contact drop off . Please don't peek until Christmas Eve!
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Preparing Your Home for Advent, $10
EYC’s offering for this season of preparation, includes chocolates and clementines for St. Nicholas’ visit. $10
Advent Wreath Making Kit, $15
Everything you need to make your advent wreath at home including the oasis ring to put greens in, the greens, candles and candle holders that go into the oasis plus instructions.$15 each.
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Pick up on Advent I - Sunday, November 29 between 1 pm and 3 pm in the parking lot by the reception desk. A second pick up day is Wed., Dec 2 between 10 am and noon at the reception desk door. |
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Music at St. Luke's series continues
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Online - Sunday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. |
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Music at St. Luke's presents Lunchtime Live!, a series of short, informal concerts on Fridays at 12 Noon throughout the season of Advent.
The series begins on this Friday, December 4 with a performance by Elisabeth Remy Johnson, St. Luke's parishioner and principal harpist of the Atlanta Symphony.
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Advent Reflections: The Valley of the Shadow
The theme for the Advent (and Lent) devotionals is The Valley of the Shadow – inspired both by the unprecedented upheaval of 2020 and also the faithful and hopeful tone of the 23rd Psalm because, even as we walk through the darkest of times, God is with us. Keeping with diocesan COVID-19 mitigation policy, we are not offering printed copies of the booklet this year. The reflections will be emailed to the parish daily. If you are not on the St. Luke's email list, but would like to receive the daily email, please email: hala@stlukesatlanta.org
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The Advent Outreach Tree
During Advent, celebrate Christ’s light in the world by making a donation to one of the ministries supported by the tree and receive a lovely ornament explaining the donation to give to your friends or family. This year’s tree benefits: TACC, Crossroads, Church of Common Ground, and The Boyce L. Ansley School.
Ornaments will be mail as we receive your orders. Orders will be taken until Monday, December 21.
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Christmas Flower Dedications
Make a contribution to the Flower Guild for the church’s Christmas arrangements in memory of or thanksgiving for the special people in your life. Order online until Wednesday, December 16.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS and OPPORTUNITIES |
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‘Cause We Need a Little Cajun ♫
After traditional Thanksgiving fare, lots of folks have a hankering for something different, so for this coming Wednesday, we’re offering some Cajun flair with red beans and rice (the andouille sausage is understood) and a tasty chopped salad. Throughout Advent, we’re offering toasted pecans and Russian tea mix—perfect to enjoy while trimming the tree or watching a holiday special—along with our usual pimiento cheese and pound cake. We’re also back to offering our frozen entrees, including the casserole version of our popular wild rice and sausage that’s a great entrée in itself or a festive side dish.
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Mourning into Unity
Interfaith
PRAYER VIGIL FOR PEACE
Mondays until Jan. 4 at 6 p.m. on Zoom
Advent is the perfect time to join the weekly interfaith prayer vigils hosted by St. Luke's. A season of waiting and spiritual preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Christ, Advent invites prayer. Each Monday through January 4, 2021, St. Luke's will gather leaders from all faith communities as well as the medical profession to lead a 30-minute Mourning into Unity vigil on Zoom. We pray for peace and healing in our nation. We pray for a safe and secure election in Georgia. And, we pray for strength as our country moves from one administration to another. But most of all, we pray to heal the divisions among us - to heal and be a peace with one another. Please join us.
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Introduction to Centering Prayer
Maggie Winfrey, Contemplative Outreach Atlanta
Saturdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. December 5, 12, 19 and January 9 and 16
St. Luke’s and St. Anne’s are collaborating to offer a series of workshops to introduce us to the method of Centering Prayer and its theological basis. These workshops include opportunities to practice contemplative prayer together. Centering Prayer is a simple method of prayer, rooted in ancient Christian tradition. Thomas Keating in his book Open Mind, Open Heart describes centering prayer as “… not so much the absence of thoughts as the detachment from them. It is the opening of mind and heart, body and emotions – the whole body - to God … beyond words, thoughts, and emotions.”
There is no cost to attend, but we do ask that you register.
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Free COVID-19 TESTING AT ST. LUKE'S
this Thursday, December 3 and next Saturday, December 5.
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St. Luke's Stewardship Campaign 2021 |
It's not too late pledge to support the work of St. Luke's in 2021. Just click the button above. And if you missed any of our videos, click below and enjoy them! |
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The Vestry Nominating Committee is putting together a slate of four nominees to be voted on at the Annual Meeting on January 31. Richard Lee, as immediate past Senior Warden, is the committee chair. Members of the committee include Susanna Roberts, Steve Stephens, Ann Cramer, Caroline Fooshee, Bobby Mays and Melba Hughes. If you would like to discuss the nominating process, including suggesting a candidate for consideration by the committee, please speak to Richard or any member of the committee. Per the By-Laws, to be a Vestry member a candidate must be:
- A “Member of the Parish” as defined in the By-Laws
- A “Communicant in Good Standing” (per the By-Laws) who is not less than eighteen years old
- A member of the Episcopal Church, either by confirmation or by reception
- A regular attendee of services in the year preceding the election (virtual attendance counts!)
- Known by the Treasurer to have made and maintained a stated financial commitment for church support in the year preceding the election
The deadline to submit nominations is December 15.
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COAT DRIVE EXETENDED THROUGH DECEMBER
The Daughters of the King invite the St. Luke’s family to join them in providing protection against the cold weather for guests at the Crossroads. Please drop off gently used and/or new coats for men, women and children at St. Luke's Reception Area door for no contact donation. When you return to your car, please call the desk (404-873-7600) and someone will retrieve your gift and see that it gets to Crossroads. If you have questions, contact Lindley Cole (404-964-5238).
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#LoveYourNeighbor
Take a photo of the sign in your yard, send it to us (mark@stlukesatlanta.org) and tell us what part of town you live in -- we want to see where our message of BIG LOVE is staked in the ground!
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If you would like one of our very special yard signs but can't make it by Sunday, call the church to reserve yours and set up pick up. Wouldn't it be wonderful if St. Luke's Big Love adorned yards throughout the metro area! 404-873-7600 | valerie@stlukesatlanta.org
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Adult Education Classes in Advent |
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Mary Had a Baby: An Advent Series Based On African American Spirituals
Dr. Catherine Meeks and LaFawn Gilliam lead sessions 1 and 2; Karl Wicker leads session 2 and 3
Sundays Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Hear the story of Advent and Christmas anew through a deep dive into African American Spirituals. Each week we will engage scripture and African American spirituals in rich discussion as we prepare our hearts once again to rejoice and be transformed by the birth of the Christ child.
Light of the World
The Rev. Elizabeth Shows Caffey and Kate Kennedy
Sundays Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20 at 6:30 p.m.
We will delve together into Biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine’s exploration of the Biblical texts surrounding the story of the birth of Jesus. We will hear our familiar stories and discuss connections of the gospel stories to: the Old Testament, the role of women in first-century Jewish culture, the importance of Mary’s visitation and the revolutionary implications of Mary’s Magnificat, the census and the stable, and the star of Bethlehem and the flight to Egypt. Join Elizabeth and Kate as, together, we prepare ourselves to receive the Light of the World.
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Sacred Ground Series on Race & Faith
The Rev. Elizabeth Shows Caffey and Ellen Ott Marshall
Continues Sundays at 5 p.m. (unless otherwise note) December 6 (12:30-2 p.m.), Jan 10 and 31, Feb. 14, Feb. 28 (12:30-2 p.m.)
Sacred Ground is a film- and readings-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. Small groups are invited to walk through chapters of America’s history of race and racism, while weaving in threads of family story, economic class, and political and regional identity. The 10-part series is built around a powerful online curriculum of documentary films and readings that focus on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian/Pacific American histories as they intersect with European American histories. This series is open to all, and especially designed to help white people talk with other white people. Each class involves small group dialogues as we engage our history and present day. Registration for this first Sacred Ground Dialogue series is closed however we hope to start more Sacred Ground Circles. If you would like to be in the next Sacred Ground Dialogue Circle, please email Elizabeth.
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Support the ministries of St. Luke's |
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While we are not gathering to worship each week, the work of being God's hands and feet in midtown continues. St. Luke's continues it pastoral responsibilities to our members and friends. We continue our Community Ministries in service of seeking justice. We continue to learn and teach and find ways to be together in community. And your continuing financial support is needed, as always, to keep it all going. |
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The content of The Forum at St. Luke’s and our sermons available by podcast. You can still access this information on our website -- both as videos and audio files; but now you can go to Apple Podcasts in iTunes or to Spotify and search for St. Luke’s Atlanta to find two different podcasts: one includes the sermons, the other the forums. Subscribe and every time we have new content and upload it, it will automatically make its way to your favorite podcasting app.
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