Matt Brown at the Cathedral Sunday Afternoon
Director of Music Matthew Brown will perform an organ recital at the Cathedral of St. Philip on Sunday, December 6, at 3:15 p.m. His program will feature music by George Baker, Jehan Alain, J.S. Bach, and Flor Peeters. The concert will be livestreamed at this website: https://www.cathedralatl. org/worship/music/concerts/recitals/
|
|
CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9 AM
|
|
NOTE: The class descriptions for the following offerings are bellow in the Adult Ed section. |
|
Mary Had a Baby: An Advent Series based on African American Spirituals
|
|
SACRED GROUND Meets 5-6:30 p.m.
Dec 6 (12:30-2 p.m.) | Jan 10 | Jan 31 | Feb 14 | Feb 28 (12:30-2 p.m.)
|
|
A Big Screen for Christmas Eve |
|
By popular demand, St. Luke's will assemble two large screens -one each in two of its parking lots so that parishioners can attend Christmas Eve services (4 p.m. and 8 p.m.) at St. Luke's. While we cannot hold services inside because of the pandemic and the health risks of gathering, we're offering outdoor space for socially distanced viewing of the livestreaming services -- with masks on please. Space is limited and registration is required. Details coming very soon.
|
|
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 continues this Friday, December 11, with a performance by the Atlanta Chamber Brass performing music by Claudio Monteverdi and J.S. Bach, as well as carol arrangements.
|
|
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.
|
|
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.
|
|
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
|
|
ANNOUNCEMENTS and OPPORTUNITIES |
|
SAVE THE DATE as we join with Ebenezer Baptist Church to read Caste, Isabel Wilkerson’s bestseller that examines laws and practices that created what she describes as a bipolar, Black and white caste system in the United States. We will meet via Zoom on eight consecutive Wednesday evenings during and after Lent, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., beginning on February 24 and ending on April 14 (including the Wednesday of Holy Week). Each evening will begin with a brief segment of music, intercessory prayer, and homily. We will then move into a plenary presented by Ed Bacon or Ebenezer’s executive pastor, Rev. John Vaughn, followed by small discussion groups (“breakout rooms” in Zoom-speak) that will be randomly assigned each week. Registration will begin in January, with participants asked to read the assigned part each week and attend all eight sessions. Ebenezer Baptist, is the home church of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is located in downtown Atlanta. For more information, contact Sue McAvoy (chair; smcavoy@emory.edu) or Carolle Perkins, Marisa Sifontes, or Jon Tonge.
|
|
Comfort, warmth, and flavor is what you’ll taste in our chicken tortilla soup this week, served with cornbread, and—take note, chocoholics--we’re making fudgy brownies. 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, pound cake, and frozen entrees.
|
|
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.
|
|
Free COVID-19 TESTING AT ST. LUKE'S
this Thursday, December 10 and next Saturday, December 12.
|
|
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.
|
|
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).
|
|
|
|
If you would like one of our very special yard signs - 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
|
|
|
|
|
|
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! |
|
|
Adult Education Classes in Advent |
|
Mary Had a Baby: An Advent Series Based On African American Spirituals
Dr. Catherine Meeks and LaFawn Gilliam lead sessions 1 and 4; 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.
|
|
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.
|
|
Support the ministries of St. Luke's |
|
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.
Spotify:
Apple Podcasts on iTunes
|
|
Stay Connected!
- FOLLOW St. Luke’s on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
