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The strength of our community is not dependent on the being together physically on Peachtree Street but by our love for God, one another, and for all God's children.
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“My God, why have you forsaken me?”
A Time of Lament
Join Dr. Catherine Meeks and the Rev. Ed Bacon for A Time of Lament at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 1, broadcasting live online from St. Luke’s.
We gather to express grief and outrage at the heartbreaking and appalling killings of Ahmad Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, and to remember the many innocent African Americans whose lives have been taken because of hatred and racism.
We gather at a time of mourning the loss of 100,000 Americans to COVID-19, a disproportionate number of whom are people of color, and at a time of uncertainty in our national life.
It is difficult to imagine a more salient time for lament. Join us to pray. All are welcome.
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This Sunday: The Day of Pentecost
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Holy Eucharist & Renewal of Baptismal Vows
10 a.m.
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VIRTUAL CHILDREN'S CHAPEL
Go to the St. Luke's home page and look for the Children's Chapel button (at left). Click on it so your kiddos can join Ethan Scott for church fun and learning.
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The Forum follows the worship service and continues from the service's link.
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Ed interviews Elizabeth Lesser, co-founder of the Omega Institute and the Omega Women's Leadership Center and author of
The Seeker’s Guide
,
Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow,
and the memoir
Marrow: Love, Loss, and What Matters Most.
She is one of Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul 100, a collection of a hundred leaders using their voices and talent to elevate humanity, and well-known for her TED talk "Take 'the other" to Lunch."
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PANDEMICS DO NOT STOP
ST. LUKE'S SANDWICH BUILDS
we're making sandwiches for Crossroads to celebrate our baptismal
covenant
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Join us for a very special Sandwich Build for Crossroads in conjunction with Pentecost 2020. We're asking you to purchase your sandwich supplies and build sandwiches at home.
No-contact dropoff of your sandwiches on Pentecost - Sunday, May 31 from noon to 4 p.m. Just drive into the St. Luke's parking lot adjacent to the Reception Area and volunteers will gratefully accept your gifts for Crossroads.
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Drop Off - Sunday, May 31
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Please make as few or as many sandwiches as you can.
Our goal is to give 2K sandwiches to Clyde's Kitchen at Crossroads.
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The instructions:
- BREAD - any type without nuts
- FILLING - two slices of ham, OR two slices of turkey, OR two slices of cheese. No condiments.
- STORAGE - please store each sandwich in an individual plastic bag and refrigerate until delivery or pickup
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There are funds available to reimburse your shopping, especially if you are making a lot of sandwiches. If you prefer, you are welcome to pay on your own as a donation to Crossroads.
Can't make sandwiches, but want to celebrate with us, consider a financial donation directly to Crossroads:
crossroadsatlanta.org/give.
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Adult Education via ZOOM | 11:30 a.m.
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Spirituality of Aging Sundays through June 7 at 11:30 a.m. | Led by Spenser Simrill
The aging process, moving into and through different developmental phases of life, affects the spirit – that animating, vital force within each person. What brings us deep meaning and enlivens the spirit at 40 may not be what nurtures our sense of wholeness and spiritual wellness at 97. Join Spenser Simrill in a discussion about the spirituality of aging and nurturing our hearts and that deep spirit, that soul force within each of us.
Click here --the Zoom link - to join the class
Password: 2020
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Hebrews: Shaking the Kingdom |
with Tony Johns via Zoom
Tony's class
will not meet
this Sunday. It will meet June 7 before a summer break.
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Opportunities and Announcements
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AHOY MATEYS!
Virtual VBS sets sail on June 15
Join us for a week of St. Luke's fun, virtually! You'll get a backpack filled with everything you need for the voyage and have digital access to a new treasure map - filled with music, stories and fun activities - each day! Plan to bring friends along for the journey! Cost: $25 per child. Scholarships available. For registration and more details click the button below.
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COVID-19 is one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. We have all been shaken by the hundreds of thousands of lives lost here and around the world. In addition, millions have become ill, lost jobs, and struggled with psychic pain from this pandemic. As people of faith in the St. Luke's community, we turn to God and each other to find support, strength and renewed hope for the coming days.
To this end, Meg Moye, St. Luke's parishioner and a clinical therapist, and the Rev. Horace Griffin, a pastoral counselor and Senior Associate for Pastoral Care, will begin a Zoom COVID-19 grief support group,
Tuesday evening, June 2 from 7-8:30 p.m.
This grief support group will meet every other week. Grief counseling therapists and speakers will join Meg and Horace occasionally to lead sessions and facilitate discussions. The grief pastoral counseling sessions will provide opportunities to share one's grief related to
COVID-19, receive spiritual support and obtain coping skills for grief.
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Wednesdays at St. Luke's
No-Contact Pick-Up Meals
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Menu for June 3
Vegetable Lasagna:
Layers of noodles with spinach, artichokes, sauce and cheese.
Serves up to 4. $25
Chicken Pot Pie:
A delicious chicken pie with vegetables in a puff pastry crust.
Serves up to 4. $25
Classic Pound Cake
, $15
St. Luke's Pimiento Cheese
, $10 per pint
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The response to Midweek Meals has been so wonderful, that they will continue in June!
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Pick-up on Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-noon. Drive up to the side entrance off Peachtree, call the desk (404-873-7600), and, using CDC guidelines for no-contact delivery, your order will be brought to your car.
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WE DELIVER.
Parishioners who are interested in a meal but would prefer the meal to be delivered to your home, our Good Samaritan ministry will be happy to deliver meals to your doorstep -- for a non-contact delivery. If you are interested in having a meal delivered, go online and place your order. Then, contact the Rev. Horace Griffin at
horace@stlukesatlanta.org
or Jeanne Daniels at
jdanielsnmt@gmail.com
with your name, address and phone number and the meal(s) that you have purchased for delivery. You will receive a response from this ministry regarding a time that is convenient for home delivery.
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Reflections on the Meaning of this Crisis | Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Join Ed on Zoom from 6:30-7:30 to consider current writings on life during this pandemic. Each week Ed emails the Zoom link with a menu of the readings he will use for his teaching. If you would like to be included in the weekly email invitation, please email Bethany (
bethany@stlukesatlanta.org
). While the class runs from 6:30-7:25 p.m. Ed signs on at 6 p.m. for a check-in with those who are so inclined.
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St. Luke's will remember Georgians whose lives were taken by gun violence last year. Join us and wear orange the whole weekend beginning Friday, June 5.
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COVID-19 Benevolence Fund
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Anyone wishing to do so may mail a check payable to “St. Luke’s Coronavirus Benevolence Fund” c/o David Hendee, 435 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, or you may make a contribution online at
www.stlukesatlanta.org
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Any parishioner seeking assistance from this Fund, as well as a limited amount from another similar source, may direct the request to the Rev. Horace Griffin at
horace@stlukesatlanta.org
. Horace and a very small subset of the Vestry will handle the requests on a confidential basis.
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During these days of irregularity, one of our constants is our need to pay our bills, meet payroll, and invest financially in God’s mission in downtown Atlanta. If you have a financial commitment (a pledge) please stay current while we’re not gathering physically.
If you haven’t pledged, please give generously and consider making a Big Love pledge. Every cent given makes a difference in our ministry.
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Streaming live online from the church website, Facebook and YouTube.
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Also, it is good to know that when looking for the broadcast on Facebook or YouTube, it pops up at the appointed "live" time. There will be no graphic indicating a program is about to begin - it just comes on when we flip the switch at St. Luke's!
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Stay Connected!
- FOLLOW St. Luke’s on Facebook and Instagram.
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