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Seek God.
Serve Others.
Share Life.
This Week
at St. Luke
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10am
Worship Service
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Holy Communion
Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
Lutheran Worship: Sending
Church Health Day
Cliff Bahlinger, Preaching
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Upcoming Events & Services
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Welcome Visitors!
Join 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 is available in the Narthex.
And you are welcome to spend time during worship in our Pray Ground with your Toddlers!
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Private Prayer Every Sunday
Sometimes it is good to be able to share our prayer concerns with another Christian. That's what the after-service Prayer Room (#111, next to the nursery) is all about. If you want to share a prayer concern for yourself or someone you love, there will be a Stephen Minister waiting for you!
Remember Christ said,
"For where two or three gather in my name,
there am I with them."
Matt. 18:20
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Sermon Series - Worship 101
Worship 101: the whats, hows and whys of Lutheran worship. Sunday Pastor Cliff finishes his series with Sending.
July 28 through August 25, Pastor Cliff will begin a series on our Seven Marks of Ministry, detailing each one.
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Church Health Sunday
Church Health giving day is Tuesday, July 23. This is a day to join together to give thanks for our health and help others access the care they need. Pray for the staff and patients and everyone in the Church Health community. Jesus invites us all to care for the least of these. Church Health is our partner in Memphis providing affordable health care and healthy living support for the working poor. St. Luke is a proud sponsor of Church Health and your tithes and offerings to St Luke will fund the Church Health clinic for a day. Both St. Luke and Church Health take seriously the Bible's call to teach, preach and heal.
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ExComm Meeting
10
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Worship Service of Holy Communion
3:00 pm More Than A Meal
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Tuesday, July 23, 10am-noon.
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Next Thursday, July 25, 4-6 pm we'll have a cookout for our YMCA families!
We need volunteers to help coordinate, cook, clean-up and fellowship
with our friends. We have two shifts available - 2-5pm or 4-7pm - or help with both! See Pastor Cliff for more information. cliff@stlukememphis.org, 756-8850
We Need Your Help!
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Summer With the Saints
Next Friday, June 26, at 6:30pm, we'll meet up at Andy B's Bowling in Bartlett for a fun time! Plan to attend with your fellow Saints.
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10
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Worship
Service of Holy Communion
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St. Luke's Vision...
Seek God. Serve Others. Share Life.
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Announcements
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Sunday School Teachers Needed
We need a teacher for our 2&3 year-old class!
We also need a facilitator for our Men's Class.
Please talk to Jennifer Wright if interested or
email her at jennifer@stlukememphis.org
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Remember how much fun it was to get new school supplies? Your could spend hours sorting and resorting and organizing them to fit just right in your backpack! Let's help some special children we know have that same kind of fun! We will be collecting, once again, supplies for the upcoming school year. They will be distributed to some of our St. Luke children and children in the Peace Lutheran neighborhood. While out shopping please consider grabbing a few extra items and place them in or near the grocery cart in the Narthex.
Deadline is August 4th.
Thank you for your support!!
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MIFA is bringing the community together for four months to read, learn, and connect using Kathy Izard's inspirational book
The Hundred Story Home-A Memoir about Finding Faith in Ourselves and Something Bigger.
The book can be purchased at a 10% discount at Novel Bookstore on Perkins Extended.
A
Homelessness Here and Now
forum will be held September 10, 6pm at Second Baptist Church. September 11 at noon, join other St. Luke Saints for a "
Do Good, Love Well Luncheon
" at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis. Tickets are $50 each. Plan to join Pastor Cliff at the luncheon.
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Tim and Amy Wright are the proud parents of
Liora Irene Wright, born July 12, 2019
7lbs., 8 oz., 21 inches long
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Don't miss out on the news!!
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God's Work. Our Hands. T-Shirts for Sale
Time to order your GWOH T-Shirts! Just $10 each; if we order 10 or more, they'll print our St. Luke name on the back! See the order sheet in the Narthex, and please pay when you order. Shirts will arrive before God's Work. Our Hands. Sunday, Sept. 8.
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August Newsletter Articles Needed
Lots of activities will resume beginning August 4 with the Blessing of the Backpacks, followed by Rally Day, Sunday School, etc.
Please send your Newsletter Articles in no later than Friday, July 26, to Connie (conbourne@gmail.com) and Patti (patti@stlukememphis.org). Thank you
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Take Out Church kits are available in the Narthex
! Take Out Church is a way for your family
to bring your faith life with you on summer vacation. In this kit are ways that you can worship God, grow as disciples, and love your neighbors. Just as we do on Sunday mornings, you will have opportunities for laughter and fellowship, to praise God, pray, hear God's word, give thanks, and serve. Through it all we want you to take Jesus with you. Included in your kit will be a Flat Jesus. This summer, let's send Flat Jesus to every corner of the world! Let Flat Jesus be a reminder of Jesus's real presence in every place we find ourselves and as a fun reminder to help others encounter God. Take Flat Jesus with you on all of your summer adventures and take your picture with him. Share the pictures on our Facebook page (@StLukeMemphis) using the hashtag #StLukeELCAFlatJesus or email them to
jennifer@stlukememphis.org
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Save the Date!
The Evangelism Committee is hosting a Grandparents Day Brunch on Wednesday, September 4, 11:30am-12:30pm. More information and sign-ups to come!
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Habitat for Humanity Fall Build
Mark your calendars for Sept. 28 and Oct. 19, 7:30am-1pm, to help build a house! More information and signups to come.
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Mission Jamaica 2020
Our next trip to Mission Jamaica is February 8-15, 2020, costing approximately $1600 plus airfare. Please prayerfully consider joining our St. Luke Missionaries on this trip! See Pastor Cliff.
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Tidbits of the Week, July 14
God's Work, Our Hands T-shirts are available for order. Sign up in our Narthex for your shirt!
Many thanks to all the saints who helped with Family Promise, this past week!
Cliff Notes: Matthew 26: 26-30. The Order of Worship is: Gathering, The Word, The Table, and Sending Out. Holy Communion is set at the altar, or table, which is symbolically and physically in the center of the church. It is a means of Grace (or gift) through Jesus, for He is present with us in this sacrament. We receive it with our hands extended, asking God to give us His gift of Grace. We share bread and wine with one another, for all are welcome, child or adult, in our church, either by baptism of by the belief in Jesus Christ. Communion can be divisive, however; not all are welcome to partake of the meal in some churches. Jesus said, "....that we may be one," which is what we go by, at St. Luke. Jesus is truly present in the sacrament, but there is a mysterious aspect to this common bread, common wine, at a common table. Word and sacrament in the service, as part of Worship - intentionally - with a gathering of people. In the 1st century, communion was celebrated weekly. This rite is given by an ordained pastor, or, if one is absent for an extended length of time, a lay person may give it. We long for unity at Christ's table; we hope for all denominations to share the table in the future. We come as beggars, broken people. All are welcome, blessed by Grace, with one bread. We are grateful, Jesus!
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Facilities Maintenance Log
We have a log book available in the office for you to note any maintenance needs you come across in the church!
In Mac's mailbox (our Sexton) is a binder called
"Facilities Maintenance Log". Inside you can write what the issue is, where it is, who reported it and the date. Mac will check to see if there are needs he should attend to, and note when they are completed.
Thanks for helping keep St. Luke "spiffy"!
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Financial News
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Cick our QR code to give via text:
You may also give online through
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St. Luke Financial Snapshot
through June 30, 2019
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Actual |
Budget |
| REVENUE |
(in Dollars) |
(in Dollars) |
| Current Giving |
202,984 |
210,000 |
| Other |
11,956 |
11,938 |
| Total Revenue |
214,940 |
221,938 |
| Expenses |
201,309 |
223,654 |
| Surplus |
13,631 |
(1,716) |
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| CASH |
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| Total |
77,811 |
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| Designated Funds |
21,554 |
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| Net Available |
56,257 |
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| MORTGAGE |
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| Balance at 1/1/2019 |
83,381 |
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| Balance at 6/30/2019 |
54,152 |
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| June Tithe |
33,593 |
35,000 |
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Calendar
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This Week's Calendar - July
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20 Sat.
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8:00 am
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Lawn Team - Purple |
| 21 Sun. |
10:00 am
3:00 pm
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Church Health Giving Day
Ex Comm Meeting
Worship Service of Holy Communion
More Than A Meal |
| 23 Tue. |
10:00 am |
Food Pantry Open |
| 24 Wed |
10:00 am
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Knitting in the Narthex
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| 25 Thur. |
4:00 pm |
YMCA Cookout |
| 26 Fri. |
6:30 am
6:30 pm
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Men's Bible Study
Summer With the Saints - Andy B's Bowling |
| 27 Sat. |
8:00 am
7:00 pm |
Lawn Team - Blue
Youth Group Overnight Stay |
| 28 Sun. |
10:00 am
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Worship Service of Holy Communion
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St. Luke Lutheran Church
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