St. Luke's Community Church
1140 S. McDuff Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32205
(904)-389-7726
www.stlukescommunitychurch.org
ACT 29 E-NEWSLETTER
Volume 1, Issue 30 October 15, 2008
Sunday Worship 10:00am Wednesday Bible Study 7:00pm
BINGO this Friday Evening
The next Bingo night is THIS Friday, NOV. 17. Come join in on the fun, fellowship, and prizes! It's held each month on 1st & 3rd Fridays at 7:00pm @ Twar Hall. 20 Games with $5 donation for all 20 cards. Hot dogs and soft drinks will be available for $1 each
New Members Class on November 1
Several people have been asking about the next New Members Class. The date for the new class has been set for Saturday, Nov. 1 at Noon. See Stephen Jones or Rev. Harvey to sign up or to get more information. You may attend the class if you've like more information about St. Luke's. You are not required to join if you attend the class, but you must attend the class to join the church.
All Invited To Join Next By-Laws Team Meeting
We have volunteers for a By-laws Team in place to look at possible ammendments to our by-laws. The team will consist of 2 Board members, 2 St. Luke's members at large(not on the Board), and Rev. Harvey. The team is as follows: Stephen Jones, Bil Detore, Robbie Roberts, Nancy Bernal, & Rev. Harvey Carr. The next team meeting will be Thursday, October 16 at 6:00pm upstairs in the conference room. The team is working to have amendments to present to the Board before the 30 day deadline prior to the Congregational Meeting.
ANY St. Luke's member may also join the team at this meeting or submit a by-law amendment or change by following the procedures in our by-laws under the 'Amendment' section. They must be submitted in writing to the Board at least 30 days before the Congregational Meeting and include the rationale. The discussion from members present and the Board at this month's Board meeting centered on combining everything submitted into one new proposed set of by-laws to be voted on at our congregational meeting since we have quite a number of changes.
We follow our by-laws because they are put in place by St. Luke's members at our congregational meeting. Our by-laws are the voice of the people and can only be changed by a vote of the congregation.
World AIDS Luncheon
You are invited to attend the 7th Annual Community Awards Luncheon on Monday, December 1. This luncheon is held each year during the World AIDS Week activities in Jacksonville. Princess Kasune Zulu of Zambia will be the keynote speaker. It will be held downtown at the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverwalk. Ticket prices are $30 per individual or $300 for a table of 10. Call the church office or see Rev. Harvey so everyone from St. Luke's can sit together and possibly reserve a full table. FYI- Next year's World AIDS Service will be held at St. Luke's in December 2009.
The Quilt Project Moves To St. Luke's
The Quilt Project's NE Florida Chapter is relocating to St. Luke's! The local chapter stores and cares for a certain number of panels which are part of the AIDS Quilt Project. Their new home is in one of the offices upstairs. Call the church office if you like to sew and would like to volunteer for this organization.
Visit Our New WEB SITE
Work is underway to continue building St. Luke's Community Church's new web site. You can view it now at www.stlukescommunitychurch.org A special thank you to James Creekmore for all his work on this.
Information Available
At the Forum(11/09) we will be discussing what path St. Luke's will take since we are no longer a part of MCC. We have booklets on UCC and info on ICCC available in Twar Hall on the side table. Take time to read about these options.
Transportation Needed To Attend Church
A person needs transportation to be able to attend Sunday Services at St. Luke's. The person lives north of Orange Park, off 103rd Street & Firestone Road. If you can be an angel and help out some or all weeks, please see Rev. Harvey or call the church office.
-REMINDERS-
Bingo Night- NEXT Bingo night is THIS Friday, NOV. 17. Each month on 1st & 3rd Fridays at 7:00pm @ Twar Hall. 20 Games with $5 donation for all 20 cards. Hot dogs and soft drinks will be available for $1 each. Wednesday evenings- Join us at 7:00pm in the Sanctuary. PLEASE join us and bring your Bible.
Choir Practice Every Sunday 9:15am and 11:45pm. See any choir member or Rev. Harvey to join up!
Board Meeting- 2nd Sunday each month at noon in Twar Hall.
RISEN CHRIST BOOKSTORE- Open every Sunday following Worship.
New Members Class- Saturday, Nov. 1 at Noon. See Stephen Jones or Rev. Harvey to sign-up.
Congregational Meeting- Our annual Congregational meeting is coming Sunday, November 23. Other important dates leading up to our annual meeting: 11/02- DEADLINE to turn in application to run for the Board, 11/09- FORUM to discuss proposed 2009 budget, by-law amendments including the church name change, Board candidates, etc.
Check out our new web site for a Calendar of Events: www.stlukescommunitychurch.org
CHILDREN'S CHURCH MINISTRY
Monique Baker is heading up our Children's Ministry. Parents should bring their children to the Children's room off the courtyard and sign them in before going to the Worship Service. We need more adults on the Children's Ministry Team. If you can take a Sunday to help out with the children please let Monique know. Two adults will be present at all times with the children.
We still need Children's Bible Story DVD's for this ministry, like "Veggie Tales" that are available at Wal-Mart.
PRAYER LIST
Remember them in your prayers.
Bill Kimak (West Jax Rehabilitation)
Jean Levy (Heartland on Wells Rd.)
Don Green (West Jax Rehabilitation)
Carmen Santos (Brooks Rehab) knee replacement
Valencia, Alice's partner -knee replacement
Michael Mundy, Gary DeBusk's former partner- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Connie & Soundra
Don's father
Prudencia's Aunt with cancer
Rick
Bill Solomon
Rev. Lee Carlton- cancer
Ruth Hightower - cancer
Barbara Stafford- cancer
PJ Britt- Follicular Lymphoma & upper respiratory infection
James Creekmore
Robert Ford
Should you, or you know of any of our congregants or friends of the church who are hospitalized, please email or phone the church office so that we can properly arrange for prayer and visitation.
St. Luke's Prayer Warriors
(Available to provide you prayer and support)
Barbara Stump- Call Anytime. 272-6256(H), 318-4187(C)
Don Green- Call Tue., Thurs.-Sat. after 7:00pm, Sundays- afternoon & evenings 772-8466(H), 881-5922(C)
Angela Moody- 861-7533
Rev. Jack Inman- 672-9868
FUNDRAISING AND RISEN CHRIST BOOKSTORE NEWS
Drop in the Bookstore (located on the far side of the courtyard)- home crafted bath salts are available, as well as books, devotions, rainbow stickers, and other items.
Name the COOKBOOK CONTEST has been decided!! The name for the cookbook has been chosen! St. Luke's Family Favorites. Robert Woodward will help design the cover. We hope to have it completed by the holidays. Ernestine is also collecting your recipes, especially Vegetable recipes are still needed. Make sure your favorites are included!!
CHRISTMAS CANTATA
This year's Christmas Eve service will feature the Christmas Cantata "Ring the Bells." We are inviting anyone, male and female, who wishes to sing in the cantata to join us for the presentation. We especially need more females to sing. Rehearsals have already begun at 11:45 every Sunday in the sanctuary. We will also need some dramatic readers --Zacharias, Mary, One of the Shepherds, Simeon, One of the Wise Ones. All readings are very short, but will need to be memorized and spoken in dramatic manner. Please see Rev. Harvey if you wish to participate as a singer or a reader. The community is being invited to join us for this special Service. The choir from Sovereign Ministries will be performing with the St. Luke's choir.
CHANCEL CHOIR
The Chancel Choir is still looking for more members, especially female voices. We rehearse at 9:15 AM and 11:45 AM on Sundays. See Rev. Harvey or any choir member for more information.
FOOD PANTRY NEWS
Help St. Luke's do our part! PLEASE bring food items to donate and place them in the red bucket in the narthex or the shopping cart in Twar Hall. Be a blessing to someone in need!
WE ALWAYS NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS TO WORK WITH THE FOOD PANTRY ON TUESDAYS from 10:00am to Noon. The Food Pantry may also begin opening on Fridays and Saturdays. St. Luke's co-sponsors with Trinity Lutheran Church @ the corner of McDuff and Park. St. Luke's also has volunteers that work at the food pantry. If you can help, see Michael Vetrano or call the church office.
The food pantry is in need of toilet tissue, disposable razors, bar soap, bottled water, canned vegetables, canned meat, cereal, etc.
-RECYCLE ALUMINUM CANS-
Bring them to the barrels in the courtyard under the stairs. Drink cans, vegetable cans, etc. are all great to bring, but please rinse them out so they don't attract ants. Proceeds go to help our Hospitality Team provide refreshments and supplies to run our kitchen. Many thanks to all who contribute cans.
Hospitality Team Wish List
If you can donate or help with any of these items, see Jerry Gardner or any Board member. Please help out with any of these items needed to improve our kitchen area.
+ First Aid Kit
+ 2 or 3 100ft extension cords
+ commercial cooktop/oven
+ new faucets (need 2)
+ A/C unit for kitchen (currently no ventilation) prefer 200 volt unit due to size of kitchen
+ need donated commercial refrigerator repaired
+ supplies to build a pantry wall like 2x4's, sheet rock and concrete screws, etc.
FUSE Meeting (Faiths United for Sustainable Energy)
FUSE, a Florida based non-profit organization, Faiths United for Sustainable Energy, is working with Faith communities throughout Florida to make an impact on the most pressing issues of our time by helping to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. They will be coming to Jacksonville on October 27th for an evening of interfaith discussion about faith, fossil fuels, and our future. The event will be hosted at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 7 p.m. You and members of your community will be able to join them and other faith communities from around Jacksonville to find out how faith communities are already having an impact through education, conservation, and advocacy and learn ways that you can take action. You can learn more about FUSE at their website, www.fusenow.org.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
WOMYN'S WORKS ART FESTIVAL- Saturday, 10/18, all day. The COE is having their annual art festival in St. Luke's courtyard. Women may sign-up to display and sell their artwork there. They will also have musical performers scheduled on the stage in Twar Hall. ALL are welcome to attend this event.
Transgendered Fashion Show & Dinner- Saturday, 11/01, at 6:00pm. Sovereign Ministries is holding this event in St. Luke's Twar Hall. Tickets may be purchased at the door. All are invited to attend.
HIV Testing- 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month @ St. Luke's Sacristy 1:00-3:00pm
AA- Meetings held in the "Freedom Ministries" room (2nd floor) every Tue. & Fri. at 7:00pm
SLAA- (Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous) Meets every Mon. and Thurs. evening at 7:00pm in the "Freedom Ministries" room (2nd floor)
Retired Plus 60 Club- Meets the 2nd Thurs. every month at 2:00pm
PFLAG- Meetings held the 3rd Thurs. of the month, 7:00pm @ CCOP
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
10/07 Tim Edwards
10/09 Bil Detore
10/11 Ken Horton
If your special day isn't listed above, please email Stephen Jones at sjonesjax@aol.com
Want to add something in our web site's calendar of events?
Email stlukescc@bellsouth.net
DEVOTIONAL- Cast Your Cares On God
"For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."- Matthew 11:30
Faith is trusting that God will settle the accounts with those who have been unjust and unfair with you. The psalmist David wrote: "Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; God will never let the righteous fall" (Psalm 55:22). No one travels the road of life without being affected by injustice at one time or another.
But the worst thing that can happen to you is to develop victimitis.
Victimitis is carrying your grudge and nursing the hurts. This produces a whole new batch of emotional demons to torment your soul. Resentment, anger, self-pity, and even vengeance become a mixed-up recipe for messed-up feelings.
If you walk the walk of faith, there will be times when you'll be treated unfairly. At such times, you can be assured that God can handle the injustice a lot better than you can. You have the faith that God will settle the score in a way that will be helpful and not hurtful to everyone concerned. So don't carry the grudge; bury it. You can be positive about one thing. God knows the ins and outs of the entire upsetting situation a lot better than you do. God knows how to pull weeds without killing the flowers! God understands your opponents, adversaries, and enemies a lot better than you do. God knows how to turn an enemy into a friend, too!
Let God take over whatever problem you face before it does untold damage to your spirit.
Dear God, with Your help, I promise to drop all resentments, all injustices, into the deepest sea of Your power and mercy and love. I trust You to settle the matter in the best way!
To submit something for the ACT 29 e-Newsletter email sjonesjax@aol.com
or call Stephen Jones at 350-9188
++ Interpretation for the deaf available during Sunday Worship Service.
++ Children's Ministry available during Sunday Worship Service.
GOD IS LOVE. Whoever lives in love lives in GOD, and GOD in them.
There is no fear in love. But perfect love casts out all fear.
1 John 4:16b, 18
What's in a name?
St. Luke's- The name "St. Luke's" was chosen as our name in 1984 because Saint Luke was the only Gentile writer of the Bible. He was a physician and patron saint of healing. St. Luke's Gospel is the Gospel of women, gentiles, prodigals, and Samaritions.
Act 29 newsletter- Saint Luke also wrote the book of Acts, and it's the New Testament book that records the history of the birth and growth of the church. The book of Acts ends rather abruptly in the 28th chapter, but the history and growth of the church continues. Our e-newsletter strives to tell that continuing story of church growth and so the name Act 29 was chosen. St. Luke's Community Church might be considered the 29th act in the drama of God's redemption. -Reprinted from Act 29 Newsletter, November, 1985.
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