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Sunday Worship at 10am!
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Upcoming Church Events
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Something New at St. Luke! 
Sunday Funday -
Want to
meet other parents of young children, but just can't find a time to meet up with your busy schedule?
On the last
Sunday of each month
, we will be hosting our
Sunday Funday
event for parents with children ages 3 and younger. We will provide childcare at St. Luke, so that you can have a fun, relaxing time with other parents from St. Luke. Go to lunch as a group, watch a movie in the SLY Room, play some board games, etc.
Childcare will be available for participating families from 11:15 am-12:45 pm in the nursery on the last Sunday of each month. If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Wright (
jen[email protected])
J
oin us each Sunday as we gather around Word & Sacrament.
Stop by our visitors table for a free gift.
We have a nursery for your young ones, and coffee and snacks are available in the Narthex.
Weekly Recurring Events:
Sundays 9:00 am Sunday School for All Ages
10:00 am Worship Service of Holy Communion
Tuesdays 10:00 am Ladies' Bible Study
Wednesdays 10:00 am Knitting in the Narthex
5:00 pm WEB Meal
5:30 pm Praise Team Practice, Pastor's N.T. Class
6:00 pm Cherub Choir
6:30 pm Confirmation Class
7:00 pm Adult Choir Practice
Thursdays 1:30 PM Women's Bible Study
Fridays 6:30 am Men's Bible Study
Upcoming Events:
Sept. 1 Tailgate Party & Football Game
Sept. 2 Jersey Day
Lifeblood Blood Drive
Food First Sunday
Sept. 9 God's Work, Our Hands Sunday
Sept. 16 Congregational Meeting
Sept. 23 Ministry Fair
Sept. 30 New Members' Class
Oct. 8 - 12 Fall Break
Oct. 14 Receive New Members
Oct. 20 Oktoberfest
about upcoming events.
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Special Congregational Meeting
September 16, 2018
A Special Congregational Meeting has been called for
Sunday, September 16
after the worship service,
11:30 am.
The purpose of this Special Congregational Meeting is to vote on having a Special Capital Campaign to collect $20,000 to rebuild the organ, which was damaged by lightning on July 2. Below are the pertinent points and will help to explain why the Church Council voted to ask for your approval for a Special Capital Campaign.
- The rebuilt organ will cost about $20,000 more than the insurance payment for the lightning damage to the organ.
- We do not want to abandon the organ for use in services. Discussion was held regarding the timing of the special campaign in relation to the stewardship campaign; the goal is to have an immediate campaign prior to the November stewardship campaign.
- Rivierstad, the organ company, will accept payment in three installments: 40%/40%/20%. That means the work could begin prior to full payment.
- The rebuild process will take about five to six weeks.
- It is a unique opportunity to protect ourselves for the future and to have a better instrument that will serve the current needs of the church for many years to come. The new technology of the rebuilt organ will mean an upgrade to today's standards, and it will better serve the congregation with significantly improved sound quality. The rebuilt organ will be equivalent to a new organ which would cost in the neighborhood of $100,000.
- The rebuild will come with a 10-year warranty and regularly scheduled maintenance over this period.
- The rebuilt organ will use modern computer hard drive technology that is readily available using non-proprietary materials, thus making any future repairs much less expensive and it will also be less susceptible to this type of damage.
- Some special events, musical or other types, may be held to generate pledges.
Your vote is needed!
Please plan to attend.
Thank you!
The St. Luke Staff
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Dear St. Luke Saints,
Twenty five years ago I was honored to receive a call to serve as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. This past Saturday was a very special evening to reflect and to celebrate the occasion with you at the 25th Anniversary Banquet. I am very grateful for you and for this congregation. It was a great thrill to walk into the CFC and to be greeted by so many supportive and loving faces. You also blessed us with cash gifts totaling over $1,200 that we will use for a vacation. It is truly a blessing to serve God's people here at St. Luke.
On Sunday, September 9 we are not going to have our regular worship service, instead we will have
a day of service
. We call this
God's Work, Our Hands Sunday
and this will be our fifth year of participating. ELCA Lutherans from around the country will join us in serving our neighbors. All members and friends of St. Luke are invited to join in this day of service beginning at 9 am. We will end with a cook out in the church pavilion at noon.
Calling all members, on September 16, we will have a special called Congregational Meeting. The purpose of the meeting is very specific; to vote on a proposal to raise $20,000 to fix and upgrade our organ. A lightning power surge disabled our organ. The goal is to have the organ repaired and improved so we can worship God with the organ for our Reformation Service on October 28, 2018. You will be hearing much more about this in the coming weeks.
A Ministry Fair is planned for Sunday, September 23 in the Narthex. The purpose of this is to highlight the many ministries that are available here at St. Luke. It is my hope that each of us will serve on a ministry team here at St Luke. At the ministry fair you can see some of the ways you can serve, and use your gifts and talents to serve God and neighbor.
On Sunday, September 30 we will host a New Member's Class at St. Luke immediately following the worship service. A lunch will be served as a part of the class. All are invited to attend.
September is a busy month, I hope you can join in these faith building activities,
Grace and Peace,
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Worship Ministry
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September Worship Schedule
Sept. 2, Jersey Day, Labor Day Weekend, Holy Communion
Wear your favorite Jersey, T-Shirt, or Fun Shirt and celebrate the beginning of
Football Season!
Sept 9, God's Work Our Hands, Devotion at 9 am, No 10 am Worship Service
See the list of activities below, and sign up on Sunday! If you can't
decide where to serve, come anyway and we will add you to a team.
Wear your GWOH Yellow T-Shirts if you have one!
Sept. 16, Begin using Worship Setting 8, ELW, Holy Communion,
Congregational Meeting after Service
Sept. 23, Setting 8, Holy Communion, Ministry Fair, Worship Committee
Meeting
Sept. 30, Setting 8, Holy Communion, New Member's Class
Special Meeting for Notes of Grace Via de Cristo
On September 8, 2018 we will have a special called meeting to discuss and make a decision on the future of Notes of Grace.
The meeting will be held at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Cordova, TN beginning at 10:00 am with a worship service followed immediately by a business meeting.
A light lunch will follow.
Worship Committee Meeting
Sunday, September 23 following the Ministry Fair.
Come and help plan for the fall and Advent Services.
All are Welcome.
The Choir Needs You! 
Director of Music, Jacob Allen invites you to join the Music Ministry!
All ages and abilities are welcome.
Adult Choir rehearses on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm,
Praise Team rehearses Wednesdays at 5:30 pm.
These ladies completed two years of training in
Confirmation Class, making their Public Professions of Faith on Sunday, August 19.
Confirmands are Sydney Chase, Natalie Phillips, Katie White,
Kaylee Nichols, and Katie Mattison, .
Pastor Cliff, Sarah Klein, and Jennifer Wright had the privilege of leading.
The Saturday night before, we celebrated at a banquet in their honor in the CFC.
God's Work. Our Hands. Sunday, September 9, 9am-Noon
The second Sunday of September is a time that Lutherans all over the country reach out and use our hands
and feet - God's Hands and Feet - to help our neighbors!
Service is Canceled - Come Serve!
Gather at 9am in the Sanctuary for a time of prayer and commissioning. Then, we'll disburse to a number of different
activities to serve our neighbors.
- Sing at Grace Healthcare
- Bake cookies for our first responders
- Child Care at St. Luke
- Pack Relief Kits for LWR
- Clean up Fletcher Creek Park
- Prepare for the Cookout at noon
- Drive By Prayer Station
- Refugee Project
- Bake Casseroles
- Project for Men & Teen Boys (Clean up the Green Line)
- Project for Women & Teen Girls
Sign up sheets are available in the Narthex. Don't miss this fun time to be God's Hands and Feet!
After Serving, come back to the St. Luke Pavilion at Noon and enjoy a picnic  lunch with your fellow Saints! Share your stories of how you were God's Hands and Feet.
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A Message From Our Council President
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Greetings St. Luke Saints,
As I write this we have just wrapped up the celebration of Pastor Cliff's 25
th
anniversary of his ordination. The Lord has blessed St. Luke with Pastor's ministry over the past 16 years. Personally, Cliff has been a major influence in all parts of my life and I can truly say that I wouldn't be the person that I am today without him. We thank Lisa, Sophia and Linnea for sharing him with us!
As you have noticed our organ has been out of commission most of the summer. It was damaged by lightning and we have been diligently working the claim with our insurance company. Jacob Allen, our new Music Director, has been instrumental in interpreting organ lingo and providing expert insights. We are in a unique position to use this incident as an opportunity to upgrade our organ to the latest technology. The technology currently in our organ is 20 years old and has become increasing difficult to source and quite costly. Thus, the manufacturer will only warranty the parts for 90 days. If we choose to upgrade the organ to the latest technology most of the parts are readily available and repairs will cost significantly less. In addition, the upgraded parts will have a 10-year warranty along with routine service. This will essentially ensure that our organ, worth over $120,000, will continue to be enjoyed for many years to come.
As you have surmised, the upgrade comes with a price. The insurance company provides all of the funds to fix what we have now but the upgrade will cost approximately an additional $20,000. Your Council leadership has prayerfully considered all options and unanimously endorse the upgrade.
The
Council has called a special Congregational meeting on September 16
th
to provide every Saint with all of the details that we have considered in coming to this decision. We believe that after this discussion the Congregation will endorse a brief capital campaign to raise the required funds for the upgrade. Our organ is such a special part of our Lutheran worship and tradition and we believe that this opportunity will secure this for the next generation. Please ask any Council member - or better yet - Jacob Allen, for details and please pray with us for God's discernment and direction.
God's Peace,
Jim Allay
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Spiritual Growth Ministry
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Helping you to seek a deepening
knowledge of God's Word:
The
Thursday Women's Bible Study
Group will start back up on September 6th at 1:30. We will be starting a new book, Listening to God. Please join us in the Narthex for the study of God's word and great fellowship!
Tuesday Ladies' Bible Study
Psalm 23: The Shepherd With Me  Most of us are familiar with Psalm 23 and each of us have our own interpretation of these words. Beginning Tuesday, September 11th at 10am a new Bible study is beginning in room #135 that will focus on these verses and explore a new way to look at them. Psalm 23: The Shepherd With Me, written by Jennifer Rothschild, is a seven-session video-based Bible study, where you will:
- Experience the depths of God's care for you tucked in the psalm you've always loved.
- Discover how to let your guard down and let God's presence be your confidence.
- Learn that your vulnerability is not a liability because your Shepherd made you to need Him.
It is my hope that through this study of Psalm 23, you will know the Shepherd is with you and you are safe with your Shepherd in every situation, in every season. - Tanya
Intro to the New Testament
The class that Pastor Cliff is teaching in Sunday School is also going to be available on Wednesday evenings beginning September 5th at 5:30pm. This is a college level video based overview using Mark Allan Powell's Introducing the New Testament; A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey. Come at 5 for our WEB meal before class.
[Books are available at Amazon, Christian Book Distributors, Barnes & Noble, etc.]
Attention Writers and Storytellers:
We Saints are writing our own Advent Devotional for 2018!
The T2 Team is asking the St. Luke congregation to write our own
Advent Daily Reading and Prayer Devotional for the 2018 Advent Season.
Anyone - any age - is welcome to participate. Please
contact Sandi Oakley
to receive a Bible verse and date for your devotional contribution. [email protected] or 901-860-1698.
We plan to complete the devotional by the end of October so we can get it printed in time for Advent. Thank you for the contribution you are going to make!
A Stephen Minister
comes alongside a hurting person and meets with that person on a weekly basis to listen, care, encourage, pray, and provide emotional and spiritual support. Men are paired with men; women with women.
Over the years, well over one-and-a-half million people throughout the world have benefited from the one-to-one, Christ-centered care of a Stephen Minister. This care is entirely confidential-no one knows the identity of a care receiver except for his or her Stephen Minister and the pastor or Stephen Leader who paired the two together. Perhaps you have had a need for someone to walk with you ...but noone was there! Perhaps it is now up to you to make sure someone else does have that special someone! Training classes begin Sept. 8 "The Best 50 Hours of Training You'll Ever Experience!"!
To find out more about Stephen Ministry talk with one of our current Stephen Ministers: Paul White, Nancy Lendman, Karen McCracken, Lisa Bahlinger, and Connie White.
New Members' Class - Sunday, September 30, 11:30am
We love having visitors at St. Luke, and invite you to learn more about our church and what we believe, and to become a St. Luke Saint! Let Pastor Cliff or Paul White know if you'd like to attend this special class to learn more about us!
New members will be received into the congregation on Sunday, October 14 at the 10am Worship Service.
T2 Ministry Team Update
Greetings from the T-2 Ministry Team ("T-2" is the abbreviation for "Transformation 2.0")! Our Team is comprised of: Paul Wright (Team Leader), Sue Malone, Sandy Oakley, Burk Renner, Cathy Dafoe, and Pastor Cliff. As you may recall, our Team has been charged with the challenging task of guiding the transformation process of St. Luke of becoming a "missional church".
Mission renewal requires a paradigm shift in all of us to move away from asking the "how to's" (How will we attract more people? How will we increase giving? How will we fill the sanctuary with more people?), and begin asking instead the challenging "who?" and "what?" questions (Who is St. Luke not currently reaching in our community that God is asking us to reach? What is God calling me to do in between Sundays that makes an eternal impact for His kingdom?)
Our Team recently received the results from the Congregational Survey that was distributed in July and we will be presenting that information to Council this month. Once our Team has debriefed the Council we will schedule a date in the not-too-distant-future to share the Survey results with the Congregation.
Look for our booth at the Ministry Fair later this month. We will have an interactive "asset inventory" whiteboard set up for Members to write their gifts/talents/"assets" on a sticky note and place it on the whiteboard so that our Team can begin to "connect the dots" for new ministry opportunities to consider pursuing.
Remember, this transformation process will not succeed if do not accept the responsibility of growing in our own spiritual lives. I am reissuing the challenge to you today to commit to the hard work and discipline of spiritual growth. The 7 Marks of Ministry are an excellent starting point to direct your spiritual growth: Pray Daily. Worship Weekly. Read the Bible Daily. Serve At and Beyond St. Luke. Relate with Others to Encourage Spiritual Growth. Give to God Sacrificially of Time, Talent, and Financial Resources. Commit to Spiritual Leadership and Personal Integrity.
If you would like to learn more about how you can be an active participant of the Transformation 2.0 process at St. Luke, reach out to one of our T2 Team Members! You may also visit: www.elca.org/future
In Christ,
Paul Wright
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Social Ministry
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Thanks again St. Luke Staints!
We would like to thank everyone who donated school supplies this year!! Your giving hearts made a huge difference to many children in the Peace Lutheran Neighborhood and to some of our Outreach Families. You can only imagine the smiles you put on the faces of these children and their parents!! Another job well done, Saints!!!
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 the guests live.
St. Luke Saints led by Dave and Susie Carlson are responsible for the afternoon meal at Grace St. Luke Episcopal Church the third Sundays in April, May, August,
October, December this year.
Another opportunity to serve...Our next blood drive
September 2, 2018
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.
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.
A sign-up sheet will be located on the bulletin board outside the office. Alternatively, you can sign up and complete your health questionnaire in advance at clublifeblood.us.
Don't forget you earn points with every donation that can be redeemed at clublifeblood.us; rewards include t-shirts, movie passes, and gift cards.
Please contact Jon Klein ( [email protected], 574-250-2597), the St. Luke Lifeblood Coordinator, with any questions.
After church on Sunday, September 23, all of our committees, teams, groups, choirs, etc. will have a display in the Narthex for everyone to see what they do. Come and learn, and be open to what the Holy Spirit might be nudging you (or shoving you?!) to get involved in!
Mark your calendars! Please note the date changed from Sept. 16 to Sept. 23.
 Habitat for Humanity
St. Luke's "build day" for Habitat will be Saturday, September 22, 7:30am - 1pm
Location is 3430 Christine Circle, Memphis 38118
See Jim Allay, T.C.Bacon, or Scott Larson for information
Oktoberfest!
Save the Date!
October 20, 6-9pm
in the Pavilion. BBQ by Rachael & Kevin, games, lots of fun.
FOOD FIRST SUNDAY
Please bring non-perishable items (meat, soups, vegetables, fruit, mac 'n cheese, peanut butter, cereal) for our St. Luke Food Pantry on the first Sunday of each month. We also accept food every Sunday!
In the month of August, we were able to give out
47 bags of food. Thank you!
CERT Training has been rescheduled.
Please mark your calendars for January 19th & 26th, 2019, 8:30am - 4:30pm. Please see Tim Flohr for more information.
If you
need a ride to an appointment, someone to stay with you and then take you home,
St. Luke has a solution!
Call Al
ice , 901-752-4973
for confidential assistance.
We have
memb
ers who are waiting to help you.
Helping our youth raise the money for youth activities
can be as easy as swiping your Kroger card or making your usual purchases from Amazon! HOW??? Follow the links below for the details...it's easy and well worth the little effort required!
AmazonSmile
is an automatic way for you to support St. Luke Lutheran Church every time you shop at Amazon, at no cost to you. When you shop at
smile.amazon.com
, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. You can choose from nearly one million organizations to support.
Kroger
is committed to helping our communities grow and prosper. Year after year, local schools, churches and other nonprofit organizations
will earn millions of dollars through Kroger Community Rewards.
Kroger Community Rewards makes fund-raising easy...all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card!
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Children & Youth Ministry News
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September 5th
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Confirmation Classes begin-
Confirmation Classes will be held for 7th and 8th graders on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:00pm
All SLY God's Work Our Hands Youth Activities-
On
September
9th St. Luke will be participating in God's Work Our Hands. We will have 2 opportunities for the youth (5th-12th grade) and parents to participate. The Women's and Sr. High girls will be decorating placemats and making new prayer cards for More Than A Meal. The Men and Sr. High guys will be cleaning up the Greenline. 
We will also begin accepting donations for our Youth Yard Sale, (benefiting our Sr. High
2019 S.O.S (Service Over Self) summer mission trip - all
those entering 9th grade in the fall of 2019 thru those graduating in the spring of 2019 are eligible for this trip
). If you have a truck or can borrow a truck, we might need help picking up some larger items that people are donating but can't get them to them church. If you help with the fundraising, you will receive a percentage of the funds raised, based on how much you worked all of our fundraising events. We will have more fundraising opportunities throughout the year. Please email Jennifer Wright (
[email protected]
) to let me know which activity your youth would like to participate in.
September 9
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Begin collecting donations for the Youth Yard Sale
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On Saturday, September 15th at 7am, our youth will be having a yard sale to raise funds for their 2019 S.O.S. (Service Over Self) summer mission trip.
Help support our youth by donating furniture, clothes, toys, household items, etc.
During the week of September 10th- September 14th we will accept donations from 4-7 pm. Donations should be placed in room #142 (7th and 8th grade classroom).
This year we will not be collecting any TV's unless they are flat screen (if they don't sell, we are no longer allowed to donate them unless they are flat screen). If you need to make arrangements for donations other than these hours, please contact Tammy Anderson at 901-359-2532 or
[email protected]
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September 14th- Yard Sale Pricing for 8th grade- 12th grade-
All 8th-12 graders who want to earn money to help fund their 2019 SOS Mission trip are asked to help work the Youth Yard Sale. We will be pricing donated items on Friday, September 14th from 4 - 7pm. Please come as soon as you can get here. We need as many hands as possible. Dinner will be served. The sale on Saturday will go from  7:00am-1:00pm. Remember that you only get a portion of the funds raised if you help work this event. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Wright.
September 15th
- On Saturday, September 15th at 7:00am, our youth will be having a yard sale to raise funds for their 2019 SOS Mission trip.
Help support our youth by donating furniture, clothes, toys, household items, etc.
We will begin accepting donations Sunday, September 9th on our God's Work Our Hands day. September 10th- September 15th we will accept donations from 4-7pm. If you need to make arrangements for donations other than these hours, please contact Tammy Anderson at
901-359-2532
or
[email protected]
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September 23rd Sr. SLY Block Painting and Board Games
- Sr. Sly (grades 9th-12th) will be meeting on September 23rd 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 have a board game competition while the others are painting. We will meet in the Sr. SLY room at 11:15am for snacks before painting. Be on the look out for an email to sign up for food. Please RSVP to Jennifer Wright (
[email protected]
) by Friday September . If you would like to help chaperone this event, please let Jennifer know.
September 30th- Mid SLY Laser Tag-
On September 30th, our Mid SLY (7th and 8th grade) will be headed to Golf and Games to play
Laser
tag
. We will meet in the  Sr. SLY room at 11:15 am for lunch. Please click on the link to sign up to bring food. An email will be sent out to sign up for food.
After lunch, we will head to Golf and Games for a 30 minute session of
L
aser
Tag
. Cost is $17 plus tax ($8.50 per 15 min. session). Please RSVP to Jennifer Wright ([email protected]) by
Friday, September 21st. If you would like to help chaperone, please let Jennifer know.
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August Happenings
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Rally Day - August 12 - Installation of Sunday School Teachers and First Day of Sunday School Classes!
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Lawn Schedule
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Click here for a copy of the
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Good Stewards
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The Good Stewards schedule is also found on our church website under Calendar and Events from the "Get Involved" icon.
Are you having trouble with Planning Center?
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| Lisa Miskowiec |
1-Sep |
| Collin Anderson |
2-Sep |
| Jon Thompson |
2-Sep |
| Sarah Thompson |
3-Sep |
| Kevin Boes |
3-Sep |
| Lynn Alford |
5-Sep |
| Thad Lievens |
5-Sep |
| Hunter Kluegel |
6-Sep |
| Gloria Mundt-Wood |
6-Sep |
| Becky Arendt |
6-Sep |
| Heather Hemphill |
6-Sep |
| Jackson Feuerborn |
7-Sep |
| Jennifer Sampson |
7-Sep |
| Thomas Dafoe |
8-Sep |
| Gene Miltner |
9-Sep |
| Rich Williamson |
10-Sep |
| Jack Sampson |
11-Sep |
| Theresa Holloway |
11-Sep |
| Ken Dunkley |
11-Sep |
| Marybeth Hetherington |
13-Sep |
| Cliff Bahlinger |
13-Sep |
| Cheryl Joyner |
14-Sep |
| Kelsey Groff |
14-Sep |
| Roberta Renner |
15-Sep |
| Ryan Parish |
15-Sep |
| Susie Carlson |
17-Sep |
| Connie White |
18-Sep |
| Betty Erickson |
19-Sep |
| Barbara Anderson |
19-Sep |
| Luke Wright |
19-Sep |
| Chris Carkeet |
21-Sep |
| Toni Duke |
23-Sep |
| Chris Lievens |
23-Sep |
| Amy Risley |
23-Sep |
| Jay Fellenstein |
23-Sep |
| Lisa Wang |
25-Sep |
| Jasper Mattero-Millican |
26-Sep |
| Stephen Vacante |
26-Sep |
| Jonathan Cowles |
28-Sep |
| Cooper Hall |
30-Sep |
| Esther Allay |
30-Sep |
| Jeff Boes |
30-Sep |
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September Anniversaries
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| Jeff & Diane Boes |
9/6/1987 |
| Gary & Karen McCracken |
9/7/1985 |
| Nancy & Charles Lendman |
9/10/1988 |
| Bob & Pam Metz |
9/16/1972 |
| Gary & Sharon Lehner |
9/18/1976 |
| Derek & Shannon Clayton |
9/18/2008 |
| Steven & Jill Klobe |
9/20/2003 |
| Michael & Agatha Miller |
9/24/1998 |
| Ron & Toni Duke |
9/27/1998 |
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Sunday School Classes
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Sunday School Classes - 9am
Preschool
2's, 3's, and Pre-K 4's Room #113 Amy Wright
Michelle Feuerborn
Carol Mattison
Elementary
K 5's,1st and
2nd grades Room #111 Vikki and Dale Ernst
3rd and 4th grades Room #145 Terri and Richard
Williamson
Youth
5th and 6th grades Room # 154 Priscilla Hughes
Jesse Feuerborn
7th and 8th grades Room # 142 Jim Allay
Britta Hall
Senior High Youth and Adult
9th-12th grade Girls
and Women of Faith
Youth Room Jennifer Carkeet
Jennifer Wright
Study- The Women of Faith and the Senior High Girls Sunday school classes will join together to explore Annie Downs's Looking for Lovely
this fall (a 7 week study) .
"I want you to take every step of your life with excitement for where you are headed. And I want you to feel beautiful and confident as you do." But how? When the enemy whispers lies that we are not smart enough, pretty enough, or rich enough? Or are you too dumb, too loud, too quiet, too thin, too fat, too much or not enough? What if you don't have what it takes to be who you really want to be?" In Looking for Lovely, Annie F. Downs shares personal stories, biblical truth, and examples of how others have courageously walked the path God paved for their lives by remembering all God had done, loving what was right in front of them, and seeing God in the everyday-whether that be nature, friends, or the face they see in the mirror. Intensely personal, yet incredibly powerful, Looking for Lovely will spark transformative conversations and life changing patterns. No matter who you are and what path God has you on, we all need to remember the lovely, fight to finish, and find beautiful in our every day!
If you would like more information about this study or in mentoring the young ladies in our church, contact Jennifer Carkeet or Jennifer Wright ([email protected]). We will begin the study Aug. 19! Books will be available for purchase in class.
9th-12th grade Boys
and Men of Faith
Room #152 Paul Wright
Study- Faith in Action: Building Intergenerational Relationships. This new class is open to any males in the church, High School age and older. This will be a 7 week study that will focus on developing a vibrant men's ministry at St. Luke. If you would like help facilitate, please contact Paul Wright ([email protected]).
Real Faith for Real Life
Room # 106/108 Paul and Connie White
(the new Community Room)
Study- Finishing the Book of Acts . A new study will be announced soon.
Intro to the New Testament
Pastor Cliff
Study - Introduction to the New Testament will be taught by Pastor Cliff at St.Luke.
This is a video based class that uses Lutheran seminary professors of New Testament.
The New Testament is a diverse collection of accounts, letters and prophetic literature.
This is wonderful opportunity for you to read and study the New Testament.
The class will be taught as a Sunday School class at 9:00 am on Sundays, beginning August 19, and at 5:30 pm on Wednesday evenings beginning September 5
. Come at 5 for our WEB meal before class.
Books are available at Amazon, Christian Book Distributors, Barnes & Noble, etc.
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Stewardship @ St. Luke
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Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7
Summer time is here and the 'giving is easy!" Please remember your generous gifts to support all the ministries at St. Luke.
Additional ways to make your offering an act of worship.
QR reader.
Use your smart phone to make your offering. Download a reader app like ScanLife and you can automatically log on to an easy pay site for St. Luke. The QR code is printed on your church bulletin. So now we know what you're doing when those phones come out while the offering plate is being passed!
 Automatic debit.
Sign-up for Simply Giving through Vanco at
automatically deducted as you direct.
Take a look at all the opportunities you have to "exercise" your Good Stewardship!
Family Promise Host Site
More Than a Meal
Habitat For Humanity
Memphis Interfaith Association, MIFA
Church Health Center day sponsor
Community Food Pantry
Refugee Empowerment Program, REP
Asha's Refuge
Angel Tree
Thanksgiving Baskets
Christmas Baskets
Souper Bowl of Caring
Heifer Project
Lutheran World Relief,
School Kits, Comfort kits, quilts
Mission Jamaica, youth and adult teams
Service Over Self, SOS
LIfe Blood donor site
Emergency Fund
Trinity Ministries
YMCA Camp Host
God's Work, Our Hands Sunday
Financial Snapshot - Through July 31, 2018
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Actual |
Budget |
| REVENUE |
(in Dollars) |
(in Dollars) |
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Current Giving
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240,838 |
245,000 |
| Other |
12,429 |
13,576 |
| Total Revenue |
253,267 |
258,576 |
| Expenses |
250,009 |
258,538 |
| Surplus |
3,258 |
38 |
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| CASH |
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| Total |
74,617 |
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Designated Funds
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18,907 |
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| Net Available |
55,710 |
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| MORTGAGE |
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| Balance at 1/1/2018 |
144,097 |
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| Balance at 7/31/2018 |
108,344 |
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July Giving
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32,875
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35,000
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ELCA News
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"We know that the Church of Christ in every age is beset by change, but as Spirit led, is called to test and claim its heritage."
- "Draft Social Statement on Women and Justice," paraphrasing the hymn "The Church of Christ in Every Age"
The "
Draft Social Statement on Women and Justice
" interweaves a confession of faith, theology, Scripture, history, science, sociology and even hymnody. The
Women and Justice: One in Christ
social statement task force needs your feedback in order to revise this text and then to send a proposed social statement to the ELCA Churchwide Assembly in 2019.
Because social statements speak on behalf of the ELCA as a whole church, the task force would like to hear your thoughts on the draft. Is it readable and clear? Is this what the church is being called to say about what women and girls need?
The task force will read and consider all feedback it receives through September 30. Feedback can be sent through an
online
or paper survey form or through letters and emails. For more information and resources, go to
ELCA.org/womenandjustice
.
Thank you to those who have already read the draft and responded, and thanks in advance to those who will!
God's peace,
Bishop Viviane Thomas-Breitfeld and Professor W. Bradley Wendel
Co-chairs,
Women and Justice: One in Christ
social statement task force
The September 30 is the deadline and it is almost here!
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September Calendar
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| 1 Sat |
8:00 am
3:00 pm |
Lawn Team -
Brown
Tailgate Party/Tiger Football Game
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| 2 Sun |
9:00 am
11:15 am |
Food First Sunday
JERSEY DAY
Lifeblood Blood Drive
Executive Committee Meeting |
| 3 Mon |
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Labor Day - Office Closed |
| 5 Wed |
5:30 pm |
Pastor's Class begins-Intro. to New Testament |
| 6 Thur |
1:30 pm |
Women's Bible Study Begins |
| 8 Sat. |
8:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am |
Lawn Team -
Green
Stephen Minister Training
Via de Cristo Meeting |
| 9 Sun |
9:00 am
12:00 pm
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GOD'S WORK OUR HANDS SUNDAY
Commissioning Service, then Disperse to Work
Churchwide Picnic
Begin Yard Sale Collections |
| 10 Mon |
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
7:00 pm |
Yard Sale Collections - Daily through Friday
Church Council Meeting |
| 11 Tue |
10:00 am
12:00 pm
6:30 pm |
Ladies Bible Study Begins
Stephen Ministry Peer Supervision
Mutual Ministry Meeting |
| 13 Thur |
6:00 pm |
Stephen Minister Training
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| 14 Fri. |
4:00 pm |
Youth Set Up for Yard Sale |
| 15 Sat |
7:00 am
8:00 am |
Youth Yard Sale
Lawn Team -
Gold
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| 16 Sun |
11:30 am
3:00 pm |
Special Congregational Meeting
More Than A Meal |
| 20 Thur |
6:00 pm |
Stephen Minister Training |
| 21 Fri |
6:00 pm |
Wedding Rehearsal - Summers |
| 22 Sat |
7:30 am
8:00 am
2:00 pm |
Habitat Build
Lawn Team -
Blue
Wedding - Emily Summers & Eric Yarberry
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| 23 Sun |
11:30 am
12:30 pm |
Ministry Fair
Worship Committee Meeting |
| 27 Thur |
6:00 pm |
Stephen Minister Training |
| 29 Sat |
8:00 am |
Lawn Team -
Purple
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| 30 Sun |
11:15 am
11:30 am |
Mid Sly Laser Tag
New Members' Class |
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2000 Germantown Parkway N.
 Cordova, TN 38016
901-756-8850
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