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.
Today – new children’s ministry begins. Older children are encouraged to remain in worship until they leave with Amy Catania at the beginning of the final hymn. Then they’ll have about a half hour of learning and sharing before joining us at coffee hour.
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 19th – Our turn with Shelter dinner, 6:45 pm ‘til 8:00. Contact Nikki Parker or Cory Scott at scottc@urbanretail.com for more information.
September 21st – Tuesday night study group will begin The Purpose-Driven Life. 7:30-8:30 pm in Anne’s office.
September 26 – New members will be received during worship. Please talk to Anne if you are considering joining St. Luke’s.
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. A new class begins tomorrow! 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 the safe return of our VIM team from Cuba, and gratitude for the congregation’s support of the trip
The joy of Shirley Henderson being in worship
For Eliza Wharton, who has recently moved back to New Orleans to live
For Anne McAfee on her 90th birthday
For those suffering around the world
Shirley Henderson asked for prayers for her relatives in Florida during the hurricane
Karen Westergaard asked for prayers for a family friend, Joanne, who has had surgery for colon cancer
For the Micah family in Mali
For President Clinton
For the children, families, and teachers who suffered in the terrorism in Beslan, Russia
The joy of Amy Catania being at St. Luke’s, and the joy of our new children’s ministry as it unfolds
For friends of Sonia Kassambara’s who were recently married: Adrienne and Maurice, and Whitney and Charles
For Andrea Banyasz’s family friend Carlos
Penny Andrews asked for prayers for Gary
Nancy Smyrnas asked for prayers for her son Craig, looking for work
Don Scroggin shared the joy of travelling to San Francisco and appearing before federal court
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.
Continued prayers for Jen
For the Pyle’s young friend Eric, who is moving toward death from cancer
For Earl Williams’ cousin Eric, in Iraq
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: Emma Cox, Jeanne Goss, Lucille Dade, and Margaret Roberts..
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.”