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. Older children worship with the rest of the congregation, leaving during our final hymn for thirty minutes of worship arts with Amy Catania and Deke Polifka, then rejoining their families during coffee hour.
Come Early to Worship - A Hymn Sing Every Sunday!!
Every Sunday we begin our service with a hymn sing with hymns chosen by those in the congregation. Many of you have expressed a desire to sing your favorite hymns. Each Sunday morning beginning at 10:50am as a prelude to our worship service members of the congregation may request to have their favorite hymns sung. After the Hymn Sing Shalom Mulkey will give the weekly Announcements, then Deke Polifka will begin the Worship Service with a Prelude.
Nicaragua Mission Trip—Informational Meeting September 25th
Come join us after coffee hour on Sunday, September 25th to hear about an exciting new mission trip we have planned for July 19-29, 2006. This mission trip, - a mission of accompanimento – to be in relation with will be to la Iglesia de Cristo en Nicaragua. Dave Myers will share a short video, brochures and photos from his past trips to Nicaragua.
Hurricane Relief--How You Can Help
United Methodist Committee on Relief is coordinating an effort to purchase and send health kits and flood buckets to people in the areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. These collections of everyday items help families recover during the early days after a major disaster. The health kits contain items such as a toothbrush, wash cloth, and soap. The flood buckets contain items like gloves, household cleaners, and bleach to help people clean their homes to make them livable again.
You can help by giving:
Your generous gift to UMCOR Advance #982523, Hurricanes 2005 Global, will help those affected by Hurricane Katrina. You can give online at www.methodistrelief.org, at church on Sunday mornings, over the phone at 1-800-554-8583, or by mailing a check directly to: UMCOR, PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068. Checks should be written to UMCOR with the Advance number and name written on the memo line of your check. If you would prefer that your funds to go to recovery in a specific region, please note that on your donation.
and/or sending:
Flood Buckets filled with cleaning supplies that people use to clean their homes after floods and hurricanes. For assembly and shipping instructions, call UMCOR Sager Brown at 1-800-814-8765 or visit the UMCOR website at umcor.org. You may also give a financial donation to to UMCOR's Material Resource Ministry, Advance #901440 to purchase cleaning supplies that the Depot staff and volunteers will use to assemble flood buckets.
New Narthex Gallery Exhibit. Explore the architectural photographs of Carolyn Johnson in our Narthex Gallery.
This gallery is the third in a series of four by Carolyn Johnson that will be featured in the Narthex. The galleries will rotate monthly: Greek Architecture Gallery, September 4-September 30; and Illumination Gallery, October 2-October 31.
About St. Luke's Choir. The St. Luke's choir seeks to strengthen our worship by encouraging congregational singing, by honoring the varieties of the congregation's faith heritages and traditions, and by embracing new ways of discovering God's presence in our lives, through worship that is vibrant and alive. You don't have to be able to read music to be a part of St. Luke's choir. We keep it simple. For more information, contact Director of Music Ministry Deke Polifka, deke@saintlukesmethodist.org.
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 program is located downstairs in the St. Luke's kitchen. For more information, go to www.saintlukesmethodist.org.
Coming Soon … Shalom House! We are developing a new ministry of hospitality for student and church groups visiting DC for experiential learning and advocacy. For more information, check out the web site at www.saintlukesmethodist.org
St. Luke's web site is always current! Check it out at www.saintlukesmethodist.org. Thanks to Derek Willis for making this happen.
Congregational Giving
Monthly Pledges
Budgeted $5000/month
Actual Pledges $3,641/month
Received in August 2,558.00
Non-pledge and Anonymous Giving
Budgeted $1,333/month
Received in August $1,423.02
Joys and Concerns...
For the joy of having the choir back after their summer break.
For Shawn's friend, Kim, who was struck by a car while bicycling. She sustained a broken arm.
For the celebration of the life of Clint Riley's grandfather, who passed away on September 10th. He is survived by his wife.
For all the people affected and displaced by Hurricane Katrina, especially the families of Dorothy Pearson and Rayna Luke.
For Amy and Deke's grandmother's amazing recovery and healing from surgery and chemotherapy.
For the life of William Rehnquist and his family upon his death.
For the joy of Andrea Banyasz' aunt's remission from cancer.
For the joy of Derek and Leslye buying a new house.
For the joy of Adam's grandmother being out of the hospital.
For the joy of Shawn's friend, Kim's, safe return from Niger.
Prayers for homeless people on the streets, especially during this heat.
For the joy of Penny's successful six month check up.
For Sonia's cousin as she heals.
For Earl's cousin Steven who was honorably discharged from the army last month.
For Shirley Henderson and her family, as they mourn the death of her husband Arthur.
For the joy of a new look to the sanctuary.
For the victims of the bombings in London and Egypt, especially their families.
For the sister of Amy's coworker who was in a car accident.
FFor Dorothy Preston's sister who has been hospitalized and for Dorothy's son's father who has cancer
For Shawn's uncle recovering from colon cancer surgery.
The joy of Molly and Vince expecting their child in December
For Jen's uncle, recovering from bypass surgery
For the people of Zimbabwe during this difficult time
For Don's mother, in a time of transition
For those facing unemployment
For those who have died in war
For peace
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 Prince of Peace Methodist Church in Holguin, Cuba
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, Betty Lawrence, 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."