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Lifelines: News and updates for you from St. Luke's |
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We are so excited for the St. Luke's and Calvary Ice Cream Social this Sunday, July 24, from 2-4 at Cook Park, 722 7th ST NW. There is a shelter, there will be games and fellowship, so come prepared to have fun.
Your Vestry spent most of the recent vestry meeting discussing our big challenges of finances, direction for our Congregation in the short as well as long term and building needs. No decisions were made on any big items, but some ideas were proposed that you may want to help us think about:
- Our budget, that was presented and discussed with the congregation at this past year’s annual meeting, is still ‘on track’, but as you may remember, it was a deficit budget by about $3,000 per month. One source of income that was discussed was the ongoing process of being able to rent out the rooms in the Sunday School wing to one or more non-profits. Some parishioners are already involved in the process of sorting, cleaning and clearing existing areas to make room for storage of necessary items from these Sunday School rooms.
- The vestry discussed assets in our funds: capital improvement, local endowment, memorial, leftover capital campaign, and endowment managed by the Diocese. We wondered whether it is time to work on creating a strategic plan, using some of these funds, to invest in St. Luke’s future for a more vibrant and growing community.
We discussed the need to create a committee to develop a plan to attract new members and will be looking for St. Luke’s members who may have expertise.
We will be working on developing “small community groups” for current members and as a way to “plug in’ new members to St Luke's, with the hope to start this fall.
We feel we need to invest in youth ministry, a part-time paid person to build a program, with at least a 3-year commitment for whomever we hire.
- The Vestry asked the HVAC/building and grounds committee to develop a 5-year plan, including investigation and decision making, for Building and Grounds Maintenance needs. This would include identifying areas that must be fixed immediately, such as two small window systems in the administration area, and which can be part of ongoing maintenance. This would include other window replacement, ideas for reducing energy costs, possibly solar, gathering advice and making decisions on fixing or replacing the complex, cumbersome and expensive to maintain HVAC electronic control system(not the hardware), planning for tree maintenance, parking lot resurfacing and any other needs the committee has identified.
As always, your Vestry and Wardens welcome your input, your ideas, and your participation. Don’t be shy. We know you have much to offer.
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I have some travel and vacation come up in the next month:
This week, I’m traveling to Winnipeg to officiate at the burial of my good friend’s father. The Rev. R.C. Laird (who preached at my installation) suffered the death of his father last December. Around that time, he asked me to officiate at the burial, but covid’s complications to international travel means that it’s just happening now. After Monday’s vestry meeting, I’m headed north with R.C. and his family to lay his father's remains to rest. I'll be out of town Tuesday through Friday, July 19 to 22.
In August, the Chapmans are headed to Glacier National Park for summer vacation. I’m leaving Thursday, August 4, and will be back in the saddle on Monday the 22nd. I’ll have specifics about pulpit supply and emergency pastoral coverage in early August.
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Call or text: 612-618-3826
Email: revjustinc@gmail.com
Drop in Office Hours: Wednesdays, 12:30 to 3:00. Note: I'll be out of the office on Wednesday, July 20.
If you'd like a visit, communion, prayer, or just time to talk, please call, text, email, or drop by office hours. I'd love to connect with you!
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Sunday Eucharist: 9:30 a.m.
Please join us for worship on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and plan to stay for coffee hour following worship.
If you're interested in singing with the choir, please join us at 8:45 to rehearse the music. We're not wearing robes currently and there's no commitment, so give it a try!
If you can't make it in person, please tune in for the livestream on St. Luke's Facebook page. Download the bulletin to follow along at home. If you can't catch it live, all our worship services are archived there for viewing anytime.
No Coffee Hour this Sunday, July 24th!
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The choir is back!
Calling everyone who wishes to sing in joyful praise and fellowship! We're doing a soft restart of the choir this summer, meeting in the worship space at 8:45 to rehearse the hymns and service music. We're not wearing robes right now and there's no commitment. Let's make music together!
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Birthdays
- Lance Johnson
- Joanne Russell
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Casey Flynn Decker, brother of Jeffrey Decker
Casey Flynn Decker passed away suddenly on Friday July 8th in Irving, Texas. A memorial service will be in Irving on July 30th.
Diana Bork, sister of Karen Gould
Diana died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 5. Her funeral was held on Monday, July 11, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Arcadia, Wisconsin. Her obituary can be found here.
Joe Gibilisco
Joe died early on July 7. His funeral will be held at 11:00 on Saturday, July 30, at St. Luke's. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church. His obituary is available here.
Have news to share with the congregation? Please get in touch with Rev. Justin (612-618-3826, revjustinc@gmail.com) or Karen (507-288-2469, gouldk@stlukesepiscopal.org).
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Calvary - St. Luke's Ice Cream Social |
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Hello friends!
How does a cool and refreshing ice cream treat sound to you on a hot summer day? What about enjoying that while meeting our Episcopal neighbors from Calvary? The Calvary-St. Luke's Collaboration Team invites you to an ice cream social on Sunday, July 24, from 2:00-4:00 p.m., rain or shine, at Cook Park in Rochester. There will be ice cream, beverages, games, and of course. . . awesome fellowship! There are picnic tables, but please feel free to bring your own chair to allow easy movement for visiting.
See you there!
The Calvary-St. Luke's Collaboration Team
Co-Chairs: Laurie Leaf, Kit Muellner
Members: Rev. Justin Chapman, Penny Duffy, Martha Mangan, Diane O'Mara, Rev. Beth Royalty, Colleen Spillers
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Calvary - St. Luke's Collaboration |
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St. Luke's and Calvary Episcopal Churches in Rochester, MN, are beginning works to collaborate. We are seeking input from both congregations and collecting your ideas. What great ideas can you think of to encourage our parishes to work together to serve each other to serve God? You can consider the areas of Worship, Education, Social and Outreach - or another category, too. Imagine the greatness we can do when we all join together.
Please fill out this survey to share your ideas!
**The team would love it if you'd complete the survey by July 31** Thanks!
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Please check out Calvary's weekly newsletter, The Visitor, published on Wednesdays. Current and archived editions are available here.
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Donations to St. Luke’s of new and gently used household items is on hiatus for a few months. If you would like to continue to share your treasures with others in need during this time a good resource is Catholic Charities at 903 West Center Street Suite 220 in Rochester.
Catholic Charities is currently in need of small household items, bedding (twin is needed, but will take full size also), towels, kitchen utensils, pots and pans, glass cookware, baking pans, plates, bowls and cups, glasses and cutlery. Random drop-off is Mondays, please call first if other days work better. Thank you for your generosity, we are reminded of the slogan that was so popular a few years back, WWJD- What Would Jesus Do?
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From the Episcopal Church in Minnesota |
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Concluded: General Convention 2022
The Episcopal Church governs itself by a General Convention, which concluded on Monday. General Convention meets every three years and is structured like our US Congress, with two houses: the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops. The House of Deputies is made up of a deputation of four lay people and four clergy elected from each diocese within the Episcopal Church. Learn more about General Convention and check out reports from the Minnesota deputation here.
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Bible Study: Luke
Bible Study isn't meeting on July 20 since Rev. Justin is out of town. We'll pick up again on July 27. We hope to see you then!
Meeting ID: 827 6194 5638
Passcode: 1884
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Book Group
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (novel)
Tuesday, September 27th, 6:30 pm
Discussion through Zoom.
Enjoy the book; then join us for a discussion led by Julie Phyliky.
Watch for a St. Luke's Book Group notice to join the meeting by computer or phone.
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If you've got something to include in next week's Lifelines, get in touch with Karen (507-288-2469, gouldk@stlukesepiscopal.org). The deadline is Wednesday at noon. |
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St. Luke’s is...
Joyful community
Faithful service
Transformational worship
Growing in relationship with God in Christ.
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