Welcome to St. Luke’s! We invite visitors and guests to come and explore this community at worship, at work caring for God’s world, and in fellowship together as we seek to create a community of faith in the city.
There is a visitor card in the pew rack; if you’d like a call this week, please fill out the card and give it to the pastor or place it in the collection plate.
Please join the congregation for refreshments after worship in the Wesley Room.
Welcome, children! Our nursery is located upstairs. Just follow the signs. Mrs. Fatu Colley is in charge of the nursery. The nursery is available from 10:45 until 12:15. Parents can take their infants, toddlers, and younger preschoolers to the nursery at any time during the service.
August 29 –The Rev. Mark Schaefer is guest preacher. Mark is the United Methodist Chaplain at American University.
St. Luke’s Choir and children’s choir are taking a summer break. For more information contact deke@saintlukesmethodist.org or 202-333-4949.
Looking Forward to September…
September 5th - Grate Patrol offering and meal-making. Once a month we make and deliver 150 bag suppers to homeless people living on the streets downtown. The Grate Patrol offering pays for the supplies and groceries for these meals. Please stay after church on the 5th to help assemble the meals.
The meals will be delivered on Tuesday evening, September 6th. To be a part of the delivery team, sign up on the bulletin board in the Wesley Room. The Salvation Army Grate Patrol van will pick up the meals and those helping to deliver them here at the church at 7:00 pm on Tuesday and return the helpers after the delivery.
September 6th- Labor Day Barbeque with St. Luke’s Shelter. Bring a dish to share and enjoy celebrating Labor Day with the Shelter community: residents, staff, board and volunteers. 4:00 pm on the garden porch.
September 9th - Jazz in the Garden. Michelle Walker sings, 6:30-8:30 pm. This is the last concert for the 2004 season. Come and enjoy!
September 11th – Choir Retreat. For more information contact deke@saintlukesmethodist.org
September 12th -- Children’s Ministry begins. For information contact shalom@saintlukesmethodist.org, or 202-333-4949.
September 15th – Shelter newsletter mailing. A great way to help out and meet some of the Shelter community as we put out the quarterly mailing. In the Wesley Room, 7:00 pm
September 18th – Glover Park Day, 11:00-5:00.
There’s lots to do and see (and eat!) at Glover Park Day. Rained out in June, but coming back strong in September. St. Luke’s will have a table, and so will the Shelter. At Guy Mason Recreation Center (across the street).
September 19th- New member orientation after church. New members will join on September 26th. Please talk to Anne if you are ready to join.
September 21st – Tuesday night study group will begin The Purpose-Driven Life. 7:30-8:30 pm in Anne’s office.
St. Luke’s Shelter is a ministry of St. Luke’s Church. The Shelter, which is located in the church, provides a small group of homeless men with a secure residence for up to six months. The Community Council for the Homeless at Friendship Place refers residents to the Shelter. The Shelter operates every night of the year. The dinner meal is provided 365 nights of the year by neighbors, members of nearby churches and synagogues, and several Wisconsin Avenue restaurants and grocers.
St. Luke’s Shelter Next Step Kitchen is a program of St. Luke’s Shelter and St. Luke’s Church, providing job training in restaurant skills for homeless men and women. The first class graduated on July 2nd! The program is located downstairs in the St. Luke’s kitchen. For more information, go to www.saintlukesmethodist.org, or Susan Keenan, Executive Director, susan@nextstepkitchen.org.
Yoga classes. A practice of breath and posture that helps integrate body and soul. Beth Sworobuk leads yoga Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the sanctuary balcony, 9:30-11:00 am. Classes are half-price for church members and friends. Contact bethsworobuk@aol.com for more information and for her summer schedule.
St. Luke’s web site is always current! Check it out at www.saintlukesmethodist.org. Thanks to Derek Willis for making this happen.
Put yourself on the map. We now have a map on the wall in the Wesley Room so that we can see where everyone is from and also the places we all keep in our hearts. Please add your places during coffee hour today.
Sermon copies for the hard of hearing can be picked up every Sunday in the narthex. Each week’s sermon is also available on the web.
Joys and Concerns…
For Inne Kim’s friend Deborah on the death of her mother, Linda.
For Penny Andrews’ former employer who had melanomas removed from her face.
For Carmen Rottenberg, who is moving to Houston for the year to attend law school.
For the pastor and members of Farai’s home church who were involved in a car accident.
For all those who suffered loss due to hurricane Charlie.
For Clint Riley’s sister Megan’s recent success with work
The Sworobuks shared the joy of a great trip to visit family in Tennessee
For Richard Pyle’s recent good trip working with the Peace Corps in West Africa
Continued prayers for Jen
For the Pyle’s young friend Eric, who is moving toward death from cancer
For Nancy Smyrnas
For the beauty of the day, and the blessing of living in Washington DC
For the Volunteers in Mission trip to Cuba
For Adam Briddell’s aunt diagnosed with cancer and for his cousin
For the flooding of towns in New Jersey
The joy of Cecilia Rossiter’s cello students playing during coffee hour
For Paige Trevor and her family on the death of her grandmother
Eliza Wharton asked for prayers as she travels home to New Orleans next week for a visit
Molly McCracken shared the joy that she and Vince Meehan are engaged
Marian Potter asked for prayers for Meg Markham, long-time supporter of St. Luke’s Shelter, on the unexpected death of her husband Allan
For Earl Williams’ cousin Eric, in Iraq
For Charlene, who is scheduled to have surgery in the next few weeks
For Jen Runyon, whose father died as the result of a car accident in early July, and for Jen’s family
For our military in Iraq and for the people of Iraq, and for our leaders that they may lead with wisdom
For the children and staff of Wings of Hope Orphanage, in Haiti.
For the community of St. Luke’s Shelter.
For those living with HIV/AIDS
For our members who are unable to attend because of their health: Margaret Roberts, Jeanne Goss, Vernon Thomas and Lucille Dade.
Our Mission Statement
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church seeks to serve the community’s spiritual and physical needs. We are a small congregation dedicated to creating an atmosphere of inclusiveness in which all feel welcome to worship. At St. Luke’s, we try to follow the example of Christ’s ministry and teaching by sharing our building, our time and our prayers in many community partnerships. We embrace new ways of giving thanks and work to teach the joy of God’s grace to all whom we can reach.
We follow in the Wesleyan tradition in our belief that “scriptural holiness entails more than personal piety; love of God is always linked with love of neighbor, a passion for justice and renewal in the life of the world.”