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 26 September 18, 2008
Sunday Worship 10:00am Wednesday Bible Study 7:00pm
TREE WORK CONTINUES THIS SATURDAY AT 9:00am
Another work party is scheduled for THIS Saturday to work on removing more of the downed tree in our parking lot across the street. It's appreciated if you have a chain saw to use to help cut up this tree. We also need people who can move the cut wood to the curb. A group worked on it and has about the top third cut up and hauled to the curb.
A Nite With Friends Fundraiser Dinner
The annual 'A Nite With Friends' Fundraiser Dinner will be held at 7:00pm on Saturday, October 11, 2008 in Twar Hall. The proceeds of this year's Dinner will go to St. Luke's Building Fund for repairs and maintenance for our buildings and grounds. Come join the fun and enjoy a delicious prepared meal and stay for the silent auction! $12 Tickets are on sale now! The ticket price includes admission to the dinner, beverage, dessert and the silent auction. If you would like to sell tickets, have items to donate for the silent auction or help with the event see Stephen Jones or Ray Kelly.
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 will be one of the offices upstairs. Call the church office if you like to sew and would like to volunteer for this organization.
Our New WEB SITE
Work is underway to build St. Luke's Community Church's new web site. Look for it soon. More details to come as James and Jerry work on this project.
Information Available
At the Forum and our November Congregational Meeting 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.
-REMINDERS-
Blessing of the Pets- Saturday, Oct. 4, 3:00pm in the courtyard.
A Nite With Friends Fundraiser Dinner- Saturday, October 11, 7:00pm in Twar Hall. Benefit for the St. Luke's building fund to cover some needed repairs around our church home.
Board Meeting- 2nd Sunday each month in Twar Hall.
Bingo Night- Every other Monday at 7:30pm @ 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. Don Green is leading a Bible study on the Book of Acts. PLEASE join us and bring your Bible.
Choir Practice Every Sunday 9:15am and 12:00pm. See any choir member or Rev. Harvey to join up!
RISEN CHRIST BOOKSTORE- Open every Sunday following Worship.
Congregational Meeting- Our annual meeting is coming Sunday, November 23.
Check out our web site for a Calendar of Events: www.stlukescommunitychurch.org The new web site will be up and running soon.
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY TEAM MEETING
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. THANK YOU to all those adult volunteers that completed the volunteer slips & attended the Children's Ministry meeting last week. 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 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.
Bil Detore- for a full recovery after surgery
Bill Kimak (West Jax Rehabilitation)
Jean Levy (Heartland on Wells Rd.)
Don Green (St. Vincents)
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
Vernon Maxwell
James Creekmore
Greg Bailey- company closing; seeking employment
Howard Ettlinger
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- 771-2200
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.
COOKBOOK CONTEST!! Ernestine having a contest to name for the new church cookbook and a design for the cover. Ernestine is also still collecting your recipes to produce the St. Luke's Cookbook. 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. 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. Other churches are also being invited to join us for this special Service.
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.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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
EQUALITY FLORIDA YARD SIGNS FOR 'NO ON 2'
Alain Raymond from Equality Florida, whose office is at St. Luke's, has the 'No on 2' yard signs to support the vote against the anti-gay marriage amendment. They are trying to get these signs out all over the state. If any members or friends of St. Luke's can help by taking a sign(s) to put up in your yard or your neighborhood. This is a chance to do some social action for justice for our GLBT community across the state. This amendment will also affect some non-gay couples as well. The signs are still available for pick up.
FIRST COAST CHORUS Looking for Singers & Other Volunteers
FIRST COAST CHORUS is putting out a call for singing and especially non-singing members. They need singers and administrative/volunteer help with everything from production to transport to front of house & intermission activities. The Chorus has started rehearsals at Riverside Baptist. It’s promising to be one of, if not the, best season yet! A group from the Chorus will be singing 3 numbers in our Worship Service on September 28.
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
9/07 Michael Vetrano
9/10 Renee King
9/10 Robert Woodward
9/10 Renee & Les Spooner (Anniversary)
9/12 Bernadette Stephens
9/13 Dot Simmons
9/14 Bryan McGaughey
9/17 Renee Bryan
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 stlukescommunitychurch@gmail.com
DEVOTIONAL- Stop Worrying!
"It begins and ends with faith...those who are right with God...live by faith."- Romans 1:17
A man who maintained he'd swallowed a horse was referred to a psychiatrist who recommended surgery. The surgeon agreed to bring a horse into the operating room so that when the man woke up he'd know the operation was a success. But after regaining consciousness the man opened his eyes and announced, "That's the wrong horse. It's white. The one I swallowed was black!" Too much anxiety and not enough reality - that's why Christ talks to us so much about worry (which means to be divided or distracted). Understand this. Worry: (1) Wastes your time and energy. Jesus said, "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? (Matt. 6:27). It's a medically proven fact that worry won't lengthen or enrich your life, but it can shorten it. (2) Stops you from enjoying what you have. How? By creating burdens God never intended you to carry - because they are God's. (3) Makes you feel less-than. Jesus pointed out that you're worth much more than the birds of the air, and they don't worry or die from hunger; they simply enjoy life. Come on, if God takes care of them, don't you think God will take care of you too? (4) Makes you overlook God's promises. "If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line...by sending God's Son, is there anything else God wouldn't...do for us?" (Ro 8:32) Note the word "anything". That covers whatever you're going through right now, plus whatever comes up in the future. So stop worrying.
-taken from 'The Word For You Today' devotional.
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++ Interpretation for the deaf available during Sunday Worship Service.
++ Children's Ministry available during Sunday Worship Service.
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. |
