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Recently, I sat with my family in our living room. As we enjoyed a quiet evening at home a storm blew outside. We heard the thunder that spoke of the lightning produced by the storm. We could hear the rain as the wind blew it against the windows. I remember camping one me during a storm such as this. It was terrifying. But this night, in the safety of my own home, I was content. I was more than con- tent, I was happy; and a lile bit smug. I felt powerful. I had a sturdy house surrounding me and my family, a house that promised to stand against anything the storm threw our way. I live in a world in which I am amazingly powerful. If I become hot while driv- ing my car, I can turn a dial and make the car cooler. I can turn a handle at my sink and instantly produce clear clean drinking water. Even more remarkable, I can turn another handle and receive the water in heated form. I can reach in my pocket and call anyone in the world who has a telephone and speak to them seemingly without any delay in the conversaon due to the distance. I am amazingly powerful in so many ways that are taken for granted in much of our culture. We don’t stop to realize how wondrous these things would be to most people across the world. Our powerfulness is a giſt from God. God gave us reason and skill and we have used them in remarkable and wonderful ways. We eradicate disease. We cure illness. We transport people across the globe via the magic of internaonal air travel. But in our sense of power and accomplishment there is a price we pay. We am- plify our accomplishments and diminish the role God has played in our lives. I remember having graduated from college and being proud of my own accom- plishment. It was only later I realized graduang from college would have never happened had it not been for the generosity of my grandmother and parents. I was the recipient of generous giſts that made my accomplishments possible. This is similarly true with God. We are capable of remarkable accomplishments and achievements. But nothing is possible in the absence of God. The world we live on is a giſt from God. The water we pipe into our homes to drink is a giſt from God. The air we cool on a summer day is a giſt from God. The sky we fly through on a trans-Atlanc flight is a giſt from God. We should celebrate the technological and scienfic wonders of our world, and while we celebrate always remember to give praises to the one from who all blessings flow. You Are Invited for coffee, tea and information about the school. Wednesday, June 20 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Parish Hall Details page 6. inside this issue st. lukes episcopal church • 435 peachtree st. ne • atlanta, ga 30308 • 404.873.7600 • www.stlukesatlanta.org A twice monthly newsletter June 15, 2018 Expanding Community ................. 2 Parish News ................................... 3 Calendar ......................................... 4 Birthdays ........................................ 5 The Ansley School ........................ 6 Parish Photo Gallery ..................... 7 EYC Summer Schedule ................ 8

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Recently, I sat with my family in our living room. As we enjoyed a quiet evening at home a storm blew outside. We heard the thunder that spoke of the lightning produced by the storm. We could hear the rain as the wind blew it against the windows. I remember camping one time during a storm such as this. It was terrifying. But this night, in the safety of my own home, I was content. I was more than con-tent, I was happy; and a little bit smug.

I felt powerful. I had a sturdy house surrounding me and my family, a house that promised to stand against anything

the storm threw our way.I live in a world in which I am amazingly powerful. If I become hot while driv-

ing my car, I can turn a dial and make the car cooler. I can turn a handle at my sink and instantly produce clear clean drinking water. Even more remarkable, I can turn another handle and receive the water in heated form. I can reach in my pocket and call anyone in the world who has a telephone and speak to them seemingly without any delay in the conversation due to the distance.

I am amazingly powerful in so many ways that are taken for granted in much of our culture. We don’t stop to realize how wondrous these things would be to most people across the world.

Our powerfulness is a gift from God. God gave us reason and skill and we have used them in remarkable and wonderful ways. We eradicate disease. We cure illness. We transport people across the globe via the magic of international air travel.

But in our sense of power and accomplishment there is a price we pay. We am-plify our accomplishments and diminish the role God has played in our lives.

I remember having graduated from college and being proud of my own accom-plishment. It was only later I realized graduating from college would have never happened had it not been for the generosity of my grandmother and parents. I was the recipient of generous gifts that made my accomplishments possible.

This is similarly true with God. We are capable of remarkable accomplishments and achievements. But nothing is possible in the absence of God. The world we live on is a gift from God. The water we pipe into our homes to drink is a gift from God. The air we cool on a summer day is a gift from God. The sky we fly through on a trans-Atlantic flight is a gift from God.

We should celebrate the technological and scientific wonders of our world, and while we celebrate always remember to give praises to the one from who all blessings flow.

You Are Invitedfor coffee, tea and

information about the school.

Wednesday, June 2010 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Parish Hall

Details page 6.

i n s i d e t h i s i s s u e

st. lukes episcopal church • 435 peachtree st. ne • atlanta, ga 30308 • 404.873.7600 • www.stlukesatlanta.org

A twice monthly newsletterJune 15, 2018

Expanding Community ................. 2Parish News ................................... 3Calendar ......................................... 4Birthdays ........................................ 5The Ansley School ........................ 6Parish Photo Gallery ..................... 7EYC Summer Schedule ................ 8

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Staff InformationSt. Luke’s Episcopal Church

404-873-7600

The Rev. Dan Matthews, Jr.Rector

Beth Elliot Rector’s Executive Assistant

and Liturgy Assistant404-873-7610 | [email protected]

2018 Vestry

Clergy

The Rev. Elizabeth Shows CaffeyLiturgy and Education

404-873-7612 | [email protected]

The Rev. Horace L. GriffinPastoral Care and Outreach

404-873-7609 | [email protected]

Staff

Caitlin Dowling, Music Associate404-873-7600 | [email protected]

Valerie Freer, Receptionist/Admin. Assistant404-873-7600 | [email protected]

Brian Hummel, Manager of Facilities Support404-873-7647 | (c) 404-291-0059

Michelle Jemmott, Manager of Office Admin.404-873-7616 | [email protected]

Colleen Kingston, Assistant for Children’s Music

404-735-1933 | [email protected]

Kristin Lennon, Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries

404-873-7690 | [email protected]

David Lowry, Parish Administrator404-873-7663 | [email protected]

Mark Simmons, Director of Stewardship & Membership

404-873-7624 | [email protected]

Dr. Arlan J. Sunnarborg, Director of Music404-873-7620 | [email protected]

Priscilla Tennant, Administrative Assistant404-873-6711 | [email protected]

Hala Hess White, Director of Communications404-873-7630 | [email protected]

Scott Inman, Senior WardenRichard Lee, Junior Warden

Mignon Crawford, Treasurer Cap Putt, Finance Chair

Pat BrumbaughC.J. CashRussell CurreySara KennedyAnn Kimsey

Sue McAvoyCarolle PerkinsSusanna RobertsNeil SchemmDrew Vann

Expanding CommunityA recurring feature to introduce new members.

AMY, GRAHAM, HENRY, AND BEN HAERIf the Haers don’t seem “new” to you, that’s because they were St. Luke’s members from 2009 to 2012 when they lived in Grant Park and were involved with the Young Adult Ministry and Amy was in the choir. After work took them to Tucson for five years, where they were active members of St. Philip’s in the Hills, they are delighted to be back in the Atlanta area (Peachtree Corners to be exact). Graham is a cradle Episcopalian, having grown up at Christ Church Norcross, and Amy’s upbringing near Williamsburg included a Protestant tour including stops as a Presby-terian and Methodist before being received into the Episcopal church. Their children Henry (6) and Ben (4) love singing with the Preparatory Choir, and Amy and Graham look forward to helping on the organizing team of the Week of Service held in conjunction with King Week activities in January. Amy and Graham met at Georgia Tech; Amy is a public interest immigration lawyer and Graham is a CPA working in a university setting. The Haers enjoy hiking as a family.

BILL KOOTSIKASBill came to St. Luke’s courtesy of his marriage to Marie Holbein who had followed her son Michael, daughter-in-law Ashlee, and their sons Frederick (7) and James (5) to our church. A native of North Dakota, Bill was baptized Greek Orthodox but was raised and received into the Episcopal Church as there was no Orthodox church in their area. Bill has been attending St. Luke’s for four years and has served Thanksgiving dinner at Holy Comforter and Christmas dinner at Crossroads, plus has attended Sojourners and grandchild-re-lated events. Bill is retired from a career with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and he and Marie live in Kennesaw.

TOMMY MARSHALLTommy has attended St. Luke’s for a number of years, along with his wife Ellen and children Kather-ine (14) and 10-year-old twins Zoe and Steve. Tom-my is a Charlotte native, and the family came to St. Luke’s from All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, CA, where Tommy served as a Covenant teacher (program similar to our Inquirer’s Class). St. Luke’s was recommended to the Marshalls by All Saints’ rector Ed Bacon who began his ministry here at our church. Tommy is a financial services technology consultant, and the family lives in Druid Hills.

Be sure to welcome our new members to St. Luke’s. An easy way to find contact information for them (and for all parishioners, for that matter) is to use the Church Life app on your cellphone. If you don’t have it, there’s information on the St. Luke’s homepage just under the Sunday Schedule.

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P a r i s h N e w s

Are you new to St. Luke’s and want to learn more about the church? Join us for an informal time to meet new people and find out more about the mission, programs, and minis-try of St. Luke’s. Contact Mark Simmons ([email protected] | 404-873-7624) if you have questions.

Sundays this SummerJune 17 | July 15 | August 1910:15 a.m. | Library

Loaves and Fishes is a social gathering for St. Luke’s adults to be in community the last Sunday evening of each month. In June, we’ll meet on the 24th at 6 p.m. Bring a dish to share and your beverage of choice. Tea and soft drinks will be pro-vided. The location for our supper is still

being firmed up, so please keep an eye out in the Welcome announcements and/or The Shepherd’s Notes. For more infor-mation or to be added to our email list, contact Susan or Stan Reid ([email protected] | 770-396-4041). We hope you can join us for all or any part of the evening.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Ghana

St. Luke’s parishioner LaFawn Gilliam joined 14 pilgrims from across our diocese on a journey to the Anglican Diocese of Cape Coast, Ghana, West Africa last month. Those on the trip included members from Holy Innocents, Epiphany, Holy Family (Jasper), Emmaus House, St. Paul’s and High Point Community, including several college students. The pilgrimage is the result of a Companion Diocese relationship begun by The Right Rev. Victor Atta-Baffoe and The Right Rev. Rob Wright. “This journey of faith and reconciliation work offers opportunities for learning, sharing, listening, acknowledging, forgiving and worshiping as we test our baptismal covenant with descendants of slave trad-ers, slave owners and enslaved Africans,” says LaFawn.

Clergy and lay pilgrims worked to build mutually sustainable relationships with the Ghanaian people of the Diocese of Cape Coast by worshipping at Christ Church Anglican Cathedral during Pentecost, visits to a group of parishes, the Kumasi Eye Clinic, St. Nicholas Anglican Seminary, Elmina Castle, Cape Coast Castle and finally a visit to Asin Manso, the river of the last bath for those in captivity.

LaFawn envisions working with Dan, Elizabeth, Horace and Kristin to share this powerful experience, the history, and the spirit of the people through various St. Luke’s programs. She hopes to identify opportunities St. Luke’s might consider for developing a future ongoing and intergenerational relationship with a Ghanaian parish within the guidelines of our diocesan companion resolution.

The Vestry Corner is aShepherd’s Voice monthly feature that provides the congregation a window into the Vestry’s work on its behalf and a way for the Vestry to advance important topics of interest.

Business items from the May Vestry meeting:

• Youth/Children’s Ministries. Parents of youth gathered at the home of Scott and Leslie Inman for a casual event to get to know Kristin Lennon (new Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries) and share ideas for the coming year with her and The Rev. Elizabeth Shows Caffey. Kristin and Eliz-abeth are working very closely together and are making plans to hire an additional part-time person to complete the team.• Evangelism Program. St. Luke’s plans to initiate a na-tional Episcopal program titled “Invite/Welcome/Connect” to bolster our evangelism efforts. Information on this program will be shared in the coming months.• Shakespeare Tavern Summer Camp. A delay in the renovations at the Shakespeare Tavern has resulted in lack of space to host their annual summer camps, so St. Luke’s has offered to host this program for about 15 children. • Capital Expense. We need to replace our 60-year-old boiler system that has reached the end of its useful life. It was rebuilt in 1999, but this time we need to replace it with a new system. The new twin boiler system will be both more reliable and more energy-efficient. The 2018 operating budget, which is based primarily on pledges from the congregation, does not have sufficient funds to pay for the $250,000 cost of the boiler. $95,000 of the cost will be covered by the proceeds of the recent sale of property in Coweta County (a bequest from a parishioner). The Finance Committee is considering options for funding the $155,000 balance. This project will take place later this summer.• Property Committee Report. Neil Schemm reported on the work of this active, 24-person committee chaired by Bobby Mays. The report outlined projected short-term and long-term repairs and capital expenditures that are not cur-rently funded from the church’s operating budget. Neil noted that we are blessed to have our beautiful church and related buildings but that the buildings range in age from 60-112 years old and therefore require continuous repairs and capital improvements.

IHAD Thank You Celebrationfor Volunteers and Donors

Saturday, June 23 from 5-7 p.m.Hamilton Room - Memorial Garden

RSVP by Monday, June 18: 404-873-7777

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C a l e n d a r

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PRParkins Room

SLR

St. Luke Room

LI

Library BT

Bell Tower

HRHamilton

Room

CHChurch

WCWilmer Chapel

PHParish Hall

CRChoir Room

GGarden

OSOffsite

NNursery

RSRector ’s

Study

CCMCrossroads

Kitchen

SATURDAY, JUNE 23Youth on Pilgrimage8 a.m.|Courtland Street Mission|CCM9 a.m.|Flower Guild |CH10:30 a.m.|Daughters of the King |WC1:30 p.m.| Wedding Prep |SLR3:30 p.m.|McAvoy - McKinnon Wedding |CH5 p.m.| IHAD End of Program Celebration |HR

SUNDAY, JUNE 24Youth on Pilgrimage8 a.m. | Holy Eucharist 8:40 a.m.| Childcare | Nursery 9 a.m.| Holy Eucharist 10:15 a.m.| Coffee Hour |PH11:15 a.m.| Holy Eucharist 12:15 p.m.| Coffee Hour |PH6 p.m. | Loaves and Fishes |OS

MONDAY, JUNE 259 a.m.|Shakespeare Company Camp|HR9:30 a.m.|Tellers |PR12:30 p.m.|Tai Chi Class |SLR4 p.m.|Memorial Gifts Committee|LI

TUESDAY, JUNE 269 a.m.|Shakespeare Company Camp |HR9:30 a.m.| CCG Foot Clinic|The Park9:30 a.m.|Staff Meeting |PR10:30 a.m.|Clergy Meeting|RS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27Deadline for The Shepherd’s Voice 9 a.m.|Shakespeare Company Camp |HR10 a.m.|Canterbury Court Eucharist|OS10:15 a.m.|Dream Group|LI

THURSDAY, JUNE 289 a.m.|Shakespeare Company Camp |HR10 a.m.|Staff Weekend Update |PR7 p.m.|Tower Bells Rehearsal |BT

FR IDAY, JUNE 299 a.m.| Shakespeare Company Camp|HR7:30 p.m.| SoJo: Jazz on the Lawn at Callanwolde | OS

SATURDAY, JUNE 308 a.m.| Courtland Street Mission|CCM9 a.m.| Flower Guild |CH

SATURDAY, JUNE 169 a.m.|Flower Guild | CH3 p.m. | Wedding Prep |PR5 p.m.| Watts - Thomas Wedding |CH6 p.m.| Wedding Reception |HR

SUNDAY, JUNE 17Youth on Pilgrimage8 a.m. | Holy Eucharist 8:40 a.m.| Childcare | Nursery 9 a.m.| Holy Eucharist 10:15 a.m.| Coffee Hour |PH10:15 a.m.| Compass Class | LI11:15 a.m.| Holy Eucharist 12:15 p.m.| Coffee Hour |PH12:15 p.m.| Ledbetter Interment | Columbarium12:30 p.m.| Intercessors |LI12:30 p.m.| Peace in Our Time Prayers| G

MONDAY, JUNE 18Youth on Pilgrimage9 a.m.|Shakespeare Company Camp |HR9:30 a.m.|Tellers |PR12:30 p.m.| Tai Chi Class|SLR5:30 p.m.|Vestry |SLR

TUESDAY, JUNE 19Youth on Pilgrimage9 a.m.|Shakespeare Company Camp |HR9:30 a.m.|CCG Foot Clinic |The Park9:30 a.m.|Staff Meeting|PR10:30 a.m.| Clergy Meeting| RS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20Youth on Pilgrimage9 a.m. | Shakespeare Company Camp |HR9:30 a.m.|Shepherd’s Voice Mail Prep | Room 20110 a.m.|The Ansley School Open House |PH10 a.m.|Canterbury Court Eucharist |OS10:15 a.m.|Dream Group |LI6 p.m.|Holy Comforter Community Dinner |OS

THURSDAY, JUNE 21Youth on Pilgrimage9 a.m.|Shakespeare Company Camp|HR10 a.m.|Staff Weekend Update |PR12 p.m.|Grief Support Group |LI7 p.m.|Tower Bells Rehearsal|BT

FR IDAY, JUNE 22Youth on Pilgrimage4:30 p.m.| McAvoy-McKinnon Wedding Rehearsal |CH

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From time to time, St. Luke’s publishes names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and photos of church members in the church bulletin, newsletter, directory and other church communications. As a policy, we will not use names with photos of children.

If you do not want us to use your information in communica-tions, please email David Lowry, Parish Administrator at:

[email protected]

1 Scott InmanSusan BelmonteChris MorganMiranda TroyBo SchillKiki SchillLuz Culpepper2Marilyn GristBill GristRogers Toy, IIIAndy FordhamAlex Cann, JrJack JenningsZach Massey, IIIBlake Young3Warren WilliamsRichard TurnerJames VaughtThomas ClowerWilliam Bryan, IIIHollie HollisCaroline HowardSarah McDuffieElliot DennisDale Williams4Susan DuckwallSarah Turner McKay Johnson5Bob WickerAnnelies SchellingerhoudtChase Brock6Jeff HopperFlavia GunterA. George Norman, IIIMatthew BoyerSarah CookScott McLeodTommy Davis

7Jennifer McCoyAngela BarringerRod GanskeAllie HorneAllie McFarling HorneZan FoosheeBob FoosheeCharlie Holder8Frederick WillardJohn LivingstoneBrett WilliamsJimmy SatterwhiteMegan Patterson9Jodi WeymanEmery AlstonErin RaittRyan RasheedRegina FinanErin Mueller10Margot GraettingerHarry SmithPhilip LamsonBobby MaysLaura GilesSeth Mellen, IVWestlin Gifford11Snow BenedictStuart AlstonJeff AshworthPam ShaheenDwayne TurnerSusanna RobertsKenzie BigginsWill HollemanHaley Carr

12Tom Claiborne, Jr.Denise NeelyLiz PortwoodPoncie AnsleyAustin BryanJohn O. IzlarChase Kiseljack, IV13Becca EilandFrank FernandezKim NelsonCaitlin McClurePrice O’KeeffeKate Lockett14Meg PrinceCJ Finan, Jr15Elaine FendtStephanie HillhouseJulia TurnerPenson Sherrill16Al SherrodAllison EzellDaphne ZintakBenjamin Lewis17Mike WigginsJack GreshamRachel MedleyOwen Bryant-MolyneauxHana Strack18Roy Walton, Sr.Jim WinerSharla JacksonBeth ShorthouseAmy DuckwallWilliam FryGeorge Smalley

26Nancy HowardMichele SouthwellFielding ArnoldAddie Eiland27Barbara Culmer-IlawMary Hair GrahamElizabeth MurphyDon Rigger, Jr.28Mary BallSharon McClureJohn EarlesRichard Rowe, JrMarcus EvansMason TurnerNina Petiot29Austin BunchPaul IzlarConner BallHolly ByrdKortney Watkins Greg GunterJasmin CunninghamGrace Lockhart30Arthur GriffithEmily HuieKinley RobertsVan Lanier

June Birthdays

We celebrate the lives that make up the community of St. Luke’s Church.

Deaths

19Ginny SikesJeffrey GloverWytch RiggerSydney Marie JonesRyan Nelson20Jack Noland21Brad CurreyAnnie MableyAmy DoylePeter Duncan22Chris CopleyMarie HolbeinJudi HolleyDel HawkinsClaire Marie HuffLori Beth WisemanSteely Hawkins, IIIHenry Portwood, Jr.23Rachel WrightRussell CurreyLuke Hutchison24Bob UrbanGeorge Weidman, IIIVincent Dobbs, Jr.Frederick BartelsRobert KennedyMaura GunterNick ZamboniElizabeth Temple25Sam AllenRich GreeneDondra HayesAshley RuysDavis Nunneley

Births

Jane Peacock

Carol Hagymother of Jeff Hagy

Anne Morrisonmother of Ralph Morrison

Annabel Sinclair Davisgranddaughter of

Lynn and Len Sinclair

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Join us on June 20 for an Information Session

On August 1 The Boyce L. Ansley School will

open its doors for the first time, providing

an excellent education to children

in Atlanta who are

experiencing homelessness.

Please join us for coffee and tea

on Wednesday morning, June 20. Meet our

staff, celebrate with us the progress we’ve

made, have your questions answered and

find out more about how you can become

part of our growing community of support.

When: Wednesday, June 20 | 10 a.m. -12 p.m.

Where: Parish Hall

update: The Ansley School

Muminah Rashid, Lead TeacherWe knew almost immediately that Muminah was a perfect fit for our school. Her passion, energy, positive attitude and depth of experience will be integral

to the success of our first class of students. Muminah began her professional life as an architect but soon realized that her real passion was teaching children and began her journey into education earning a masters in Education from the University of Southern California. She taught at the Clara Muhammad School in Brooklyn for eight years before coming to Atlanta and teaching at The Clifton School. As a teacher, Muminah noticed that many parents did not know how to help their children succeed in school, so she has begun a program called SHAPE (Student Help and Parent Education) to support

parents in their efforts to support their children. When reading about the school, she says she felt a connection to Boyce and knew the School would be a special place, “This school, in my humble opinion, is the product of what our true essence as human beings can produce when we reach inside our nature. I am grateful to be part of this mission.”

Fundraising Update: Currently we have raised over $220,000 and have over 200 individual sup-porters. Here are some specifics from our most recent fundraising events and awards:

1.On February 6, The Boyce L. Ansley School was the designated non-profit for “The Event” -- an annual no-frills luncheon hosted by a group of dedicat-ed philanthropists (a.k.a The Buckettes) who choose one small non-profit each year to support financially through donations from invited guests. This year’s luncheon was held at Northern Trust. We want to thank the steering committee of “The Event”: Judy Allison, Donna Barwick, Paula Lawton Bev-ington, Linda Copeland, Barrett Krise, May B. Hollis, Barby Levy, and Barbara Reid, as well as all the friends and supporters who attended the luncheon, and Northern Trust for hosting. We are so thrilled to have raised $12,300 at “The Event” and made countless new friends.

2.On February 10, two of our founding board members, Julia Levy and Reyn-olds DeLisle, hosted an afternoon Valentine’s Tea at Julia’s home in Decatur to spread the word about the school. It was a lovely gathering of women in the Decatur area. The focus was on the nutrition of the future students of the school. These women have named themselves the Lunch Bunch and plan to support the school by volunteering during school day meals and fi-nancially supporting this important aspect of our program. The Lunch Bunch Valentine’s Tea raised over $9,000 which will help pay for meals and snacks for every student for the first year of operation.Thank you to Reynolds and Julia and all of our new friends and supporters who showed up, listened, and joined our team.

3. On March 25, Neil Schemm and Sharon Gay, Jonathan Miller and Karen Kelly, and Jeff and Ann Cramer hosted an afternoon gathering at Neil and Sharon’s home for their neighbors in Inman Park. The event raised over $6,000 for classroom supplies.

4.We were awarded the Ministry Innovation Grant from the Diocese of Atlanta for $15,000.

5.We are the recipient of the Cathedral Thrift House Grant which gives 25% of their proceeds each year to a nonprofit. This year, we will receive $12,000.

Community Partners Update:We have been out in the community sharing our vision and our story. Along the way, we have garnered the support and commitment to collaborate from so many who are already working to end generational poverty in our area. We have already created robust partnerships for many important services such as:

•Consistent housing and collaborative case management •On site trauma counseling•Staff and volunteer training•After School Programming

We are also working closely with Atlanta Public Schools whose administrators are thrilled to have another alter-native available to the homeless students in our city!

Community Partners: Crossroads, City of Refuge, CHRIS 180, Partners for HOME, TACC, The Salvation Army, Solomon’s Temple, Path to Shine, and the Atlanta Shakespeare Company.

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The Day of Pentecost

Mass on the Grass

Baptized June Catherine NorrisCatherine Elizabeth ShielsRashad Abdul-AzizRobert Crosby HuttoStella Simpson HuttoWilliam Poole Robertson

Youth confirmed

Ann Lucy BrumbaughAva Celeste CarubiaSamuel Owen KennedyAndrew Lloyd MillerHelen Girardeau MooreCatherine Delaplaine OpsahlEden Olivia RoweDaniel Bryan Wakefield

adults confirmed Rashad Abdul-AzizRodney Joseph GanskeReginald Ashley OrrWilliam Poole Robertson

received Mary Kathryn KayeKathleen Ann LangCatherine Yaross Saneda

reaffirmation Michael Wayne BogganLeon Ralph Bush Jr.James Edward Cushman Jr.

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“Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, St. Luke’s welcomes you.”

Pastoral Crisis or Concerns?Call Beth Elliott at 404-873-7610, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays: X To connect with our Pastoral Care staff for such things as illness, hospitalization, miscarriage, divorce, unemployment;X To add a name to our parish prayer list or;X To have someone placed on the St. Luke’s Intercessory Prayer list to be prayed for daily.

After-hours and on weekends, call the church at 404-873-7600 to get the name and number of the priest on call.

May God bless you and comfort you in your difficult times as well as your joyful ones.

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Atlanta, GA 30308-3228

To Submit Articles

E-mail Hala Hess White [email protected]

or call 404-873-7630 to submit articles.

Deadline for the Juy 1

issue is: Wednesday, June 13

by noon.

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EYC Summer Events

Field Days Sunday, July 8 | 5 – 7 PMMeet at the home of John & Ali-son Earles for games and dinner.1541 Fordham Ct NE

Sunday, July 22 | 5 – 7 PMMeet at the home of John & Ali-son Earles for games and dinner. Sunday, August 5 | 5 – 7 PMMeet at Iverson Park for a Kickball Game against Epiphany’s Youth Group. Victory dinner to follow at Fellini’s.

Diocesan Tubing TripSaturday, August 4 | Time TBDPlan to carpool from the church in the morning.

M A C ' s M o s t R e q u e s t e d I t e m s

Mac & cheese Peanut butter & jelly Breakfast/snack bars

CerealCanned meat

Deodorant

A complete list of requested items is online:

StLukesAt lanta.orgor

You can pick up a shopping list at the church!

In June and July, we’re filling the

Outreach Baskets for

Midtown Assistance Center

Kids are out of school, so the need is especially great.