http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/ en-us derek@thescoop.org Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:52:44 -0500 http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/october_2005.html http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/september_2005.html http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/july_2005.html http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/june_2005.html From Anne … As I get ready to leave St. Luke’s at the end of June, I wish I could adequately describe my appreciation of all of you and the life of this particular congregation. I consider it a miraculous... http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/may_2005.html From Anne … May is an active month in our congregational life, as we celebrate upcoming weddings and baptisms, receive new members, invite friends to worship with us, and prayerfully discern how we can more intentionally extend St. Luke’s hospitality... http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/april_2005.html From Anne … One of the earliest articles I wrote for the Messenger five years ago was about planting bulbs in the fall and hoping for flowers in the spring. I spent Election Day last November planting tulip bulbs out... http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/march_2005.html From Anne … It’s wonderful news for St. Luke’s that The Rev. David Myers has been appointed as the next pastor. Later in this month’s newsletter Leslye Wooley, our Staff Parish Relations Committee Chair, introduces David more fully. The appointments... http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/february_2005.html From Anne … Lent begins this year on February 9th, with Ash Wednesday. Lent has gone in and out of fashion (if you take the long view of fashion). The earliest mention of Lent as a time of preparation is... http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/january_2005.html From Anne … As I told the congregation early in December, I’ll be leaving St. Luke’s at the end of June. I’m looking forward to this next phase of my life with Greg as we begin to live full time... http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/december_2004.html From Anne … Advent is a time of active waiting. We look forward to the mystery of God’s coming among us in a way so humble and tangible that even the most cerebral of us are able to get it:... http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/october_2004.html From Anne … There will be many wonderful opportunities at St. Luke’s this month for worship and prayer, blessing, the joy of hearing beautiful music, and understanding the world and ourselves in new ways. This is a great season to... http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/september_2004.html From Anne … September has always brought a new “back-to-school” sort of energy to our life together, and this fall is no exception. We are beginning new directions in our Sunday morning children’s ministry, a new structure and a new... http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/may_2004.html From Anne … This year the Easter season seems to coincide remarkably with our congregation’s life. The first Easter season -- the one we read about in the Gospels -- was a time of joyful learning and growing as the... http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/april_2004.html From Anne … During Lent Greg and I watched a movie directed by someone from Down Under that gave me new insight into the powerful themes of Holy Week. No, it wasn’t “The Passion”. It was “Whale Rider.” In “Whale... http://www.saintlukesmethodist.org/monthly/archives/march_2004.html From Anne … Lent begins in ashes and repentance, in the acceptance of our own mortality and in our re-anchoring ourselves, not in ourselves (frail vessel!), but within the eternity of God. Lent moves through Sundays of scripture that speak...