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St. Luke Lutheran Church Office: 804-272-0486 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stlukerichmond.org
What’s INSIDE
WORSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP 2 Staff Info, Office Hours
2 Pastor’s Letter, Schedule
3 Director of Music Letter
4 Music/Concert Schedule
5 February Church Events
6 Attendance, Prayers
6 Special Events
7 Council Corner
8 March Church Events
9 Altar Flowers
10 Baptism pics
11 Learning Ministry
12 Committees & Groups Info
13 Outreach/Other Info
14 Social Media Info
14 January Info
15 February Calendar
February 3, 2019
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Souper Bowl Sunday
9:00am Sunday School
10:00am Holy Communion Worship
February 10, 2019
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
9:00am Sunday School
10:00am Holy Communion Worship
11:30am Council Meeting
February 17, 2019
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
9:00am Sunday School
10:00am Holy Communion Worship
February 26, 2019
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
9:00am Sunday School
10:00am Holy Communion Worship
11:00am Worship & Music/C.E. Mtg
1
FOCUS ON WORSHIP
THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD: This day is an important day in the church year that doesn’t get much
attention since it rarely lands on Sunday. It is an early episode in the life of Jesus, describing his presentation at
the Temple in Jerusalem in order to officially induct him into Judaism. The event is described in the Gospel of
Luke, (Luke 2:22–40). According to the gospel, Mary and Joseph took the Infant Jesus to the Temple forty days
after his birth to complete Mary's ritual purification after childbirth, and to perform the redemption of the
firstborn son, in obedience to the Torah (Leviticus 12, Exodus 13:12–15). Luke explicitly says that Joseph and
Mary take the option provided for poor people (those who could not afford a lamb; Leviticus 12:8), sacrificing "
a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons." Leviticus 12:1–4 indicates that this event should take place forty
days after birth for a male child, hence the Presentation is celebrated forty days after Christmas.
Upon bringing Jesus into the temple, they encountered Simeon. The Gospel records that Simeon had been
promised that "he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ" (Luke 2:26). Simeon, representing
the expectant nation of Israel, at last, after years of patient and faithful waiting, held the infant Savior in his arms.
The consolation of the nations, the light to the Gentiles, had come. The child was being presented to God by his
parents, but in this child God was coming to meet his people, so that he who is the light of the world might make
his people lamps shining in a dark world that others might see the right path. Simeon’s song has been sung by
countless generations of believers ever since.
A publication of St. Luke Lutheran Church, Richmond, VA What’s INSIDE
Febru ary 201 9
St. Luke Lutheran Church Office: 804-272-0486 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stlukerichmond.org 2
A Message from Pastor Fred
Saint Valentine and others
Pastor Fred’s church office hours are
Wednesdays 9:30am to 2:30pm.
Please call the church office at 804-272-0486
if you would like to schedule an appointment.
Pastor’s email address is: [email protected].
St. Luke Lutheran Church is a member of the Virginia Synod of the Evangelical Church in America. To find out more about the Lutheran Church, please visit the following websites: ELCA, www.ELCA.org or Virginia Synod, www.vasynod.org
Virginia Synod News The Virginia Lutheran, which is the
Virginia Synod's newsletter, is available online anytime at www.vasynod.org.
Church Staff
Contact Info
Rev. Fred Marcoux, Pastor
804-272-0486 x 2
Tammy Hammond, Church Administrator
804-272-0486 x 1
Richard Barnett, Director of Music
804-272-0486 x 3
Becky Wade, Program Coordinator
804-272-0486 x 1
Are you interested in joining our
St Luke family?
If you have enjoyed worshiping with us and are contemplating becoming a member, we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Rev. Fred Marcoux, our pastor; Tammy, the church administrator; or any member of our Evangelism committee for more info.
If you would like to meet with Pastor Fred, please contact the office at 272-0486 or [email protected] to schedule an appointment.
There are many stories that refer back to the person of Valentine. The most probable is that he was a priest who was ordered killed by Claudius II. It seems that the emperor forbade young men to marry thinking that they would be better soldiers than those who were married with families. As a priest, Saint Valentine performed secret marriages which defied the emperor's order's.
There is a book, “The Roman Martyrology” which contains an extensive list of those who gave their lives for the faith. Some are subject to question - the writers embellishing the facts quite a bit. However, it is clear that second and third century Christians had a lot of problems in living out their faith in a pagan society.
If you look at pages 14 through 17 in the ELW, our red worship book, you will find a sampling of names that are worth investigating. All kinds of people throughout the centuries whose lives reflect an unusual fervor for the faith. There were several that I had never heard of so I did a google search to find out more.
Because I was brought up as a Roman Catholic, I was surrounded by names of many saints and quite frankly I always though of them as friends from the past. Even now as a Lutheran, that has not changed very much. The lives of those people often offer me a litmus test of my own understanding of being a Christian and that
includes Lutherans who are not all that well known.
For example: Pastor K. C. William Dahl who started a mission congregation in Axtell, NE. It was at that time that he discovered the horrors of the institutions that housed those who were proclaimed insane. He worked tirelessly to raise money to start a church sponsored facility to house those people in a far more compassionate environment. He died after becoming ill while trudging through a snow storm on his way to plead for support in a nearby town.
Throughout my life I have been fortunate to have some really fine mentors who have helped me, especially when I was tempted to jaywalk on an easier path. Some have the title of Saint and many do not, but does it really matter?
February seems to be a fine time to take stock of those people, present or gone from your life, who offered you an insight into your life as a Christian. After all, what more appropriate time than during the month when Saint Valentine arrives and reminds us that above all, love is what God is all about.
In peace, Pastor Fred NO BIBLE STUDY ON
FEB 6th OR FEB 13th
Bring your family and friends to Church. Everyone is most welcome
at St. Luke. Please have them fill out a Visitor Card (located in each
pew rack or from any usher) and return it in the offering plate.
If they would like more information about our church, I will be glad to answer any
questions they might have about St. Luke, including church membership. They can also speak with a member of our Evangelism committee or call the church office at
804-272-0486, for more information.
In Peace,
Pastor Fred Marcoux
St. Luke Lutheran Church Office: 804-272-0486 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stlukerichmond.org 3
Musical meanderings….
Our newest choir member, Sue Gamber, shared this article with me. It struck a chord with me and I would like to share it with you. The author, Jim Taylor ([email protected]) allows non-profit organizations to reprint it.
Singing is breathing together
The most radical thing that churches do these days is not their social justice programs, their housing for the homeless, or even their political lobbying. It’s their singing. Have you noticed that the younger generations don’t sing? Oh, they’re never without music. They have music or at least what they consider music, pumped into their ears constantly by their Bluetooth ear-buds. They have audio systems in their cars that can rattle windows a block away.
But they don’t sing along. They kind of grunt and twitch along. They don’t even know what to sing, unless a loudspeaker provides leadership. I sat around a blazing campfire in a mountain resort, a couple of summers ago. Many of the group were half my age, cheerfully toasting marshmallows, passing bags of snacks, staring into the embers. Someone started singing campfire songs. Only the older folks joined in. Increasingly, I think that singing is a counter-cultural phenomenon. And it happens mostly in churches.
A way to build community
It’s just my personal view, but I don’t think we sing so that the sound of our praise can go up to God. I think we sing to build community. By singing, we do something together, something that we enjoy, something that we don’t have to vote on, something that doesn’t require us to defend our views.
Lindy Thompson, who manages Tennessee United Methodists for Inclusion, recognizes why she goes to church. She put her feelings into a poem (excerpts reproduced by permission: lindythompson.net).
I go to sing. It’s the willingness to stand if you are able, the common agreement on page number, the voluntary sharing of songbooks with people on your row but most of all, it’s the collective in-breath before the first sound is made, the collective drawing upon the grace of God, the collective, if inadvertent, admission that we are all human, all fragile, all in need of the sustaining air, freely dispensed, all in need of each other to get the key right and not sound discordant, it’s the hidden life-celebration in the act of making a joyful noise, all together. We don’t even have to sound that good. Singing together still brings home the we-ness of worship, the not-alone-ness of life in God, the best of all we have to offer each other.
I love her line, “the collective in-breath before the first sound”. Meditation commonly encourages us to focus on our breathing, to breathe deeply. Singing requires a whole congregation, whether twelve people or twelve hundred, to breathe in unison -- all drawing a breath at the end of each line, all exhaling together as we sing the next line.
When we sing, whatever our belief or theology, we live and breathe it today, drawing in the grace of God, voicing out our need and hope and gratitude and longing. When we are singing, I can feel the better world coming, and if I get to be a part of it, you do too. So, sing with me and we’ll make our way down that blessed road together, collectively better than we ever thought possible.
Peace, Richard Barnett Director of Music
If you would like more information
about St. Luke’s musical ministry,
please contact our Director of Music.
Rich Barnett
804-272-0486, X3
HANDBELL CHOIR REHEARSALS
Thursdays at 6:30pm
CHANCEL CHOIR REHEARSALS
Thursdays at 7:30pm
Thank you to everyone that
participates in our
musical ministry!
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Saturday, February 9, 2019
Yifei Sun Music Studio Traditional Chinese Music Concert
3:00pm
Sunday, March 10, 2019 Richmond Music Teacher’s Assoc. Bach Competition Winner’s Recital
3:00pm
Saturday, April 20, 2019
Yifei Sun Piano Studio Students Recital
3:00pm
Saturday, May 4, 2019 Ingrid Keller Piano
Studio Students Recital 3:00pm
Sunday, May 5, 2019
Sue Gamber Piano Studio Students Recital
2:00pm
Saturday, May 11, 2019 Caitlin Hunt Violin
Studio Students Recital
3:00pm
Saturday, May 25, 2019 Yifei Sun Music Studio
Music Concert 3:00pm
Saturday, June 1, 2019 Michelle Huang Piano
Studio Students Recital 3:00pm
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Imani Milele Children’s Choir 7:00pm
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Belle Elliott Piano and Violin Studio Students Recital
1:00pm
Friday May 19, 2019 Music Camp Concert
6:30pm
SOUPER BOWL CAN COLLECTION
January 13 – February 3
Beginning next Sunday, January 13th and running through February 3rd, we will be
collecting CANS of SOUP or CHILI for Souper Bowl Sunday. Souper Bowl Sunday
is February 3. Please bring your cans and put them in the SOUP KETTLE in the
narthex or just drop off your bag at the display.
After Super Bowl Sunday, our can collection will be delivered to FEEDMORE.
You can also make a donation instead of bringing cans. Please make your check out to
St. Luke with Souper Bowl on the memo line. Thank you for your participation again
this year.
2019 Offering Envelopes
Your 2019 Offering Envelopes are available for pickup in the fellowship hall.
Please make sure to pick yours up, if you haven’t already done so.
Please discontinue using your 2018 envelopes. They are no longer valid. You have a different envelope number for 2019.
Thank you for your cooperation.
2018 End of Year Statements
Your 2018 End of Year Statements are available in the narthex. Please check over your statement carefully.
If you made a pledge for 2019, there is a letter included with your statement.
Please verify that your pledge information is correct
If you think that you have incorrect info on your statement or pledge letter, please contact Ludi Webber, our Financial Secretary. Thank you.
Estimate of Giving Cards / Pledge Cards for 2019
Have you turned in your Estimate of Giving / Pledge Card?
If not, it’s not too late.
Please put yours in the offering plate or mail it in to the church.
If you need one, they are available from any usher
and they are on the table in the narthex.
You can also mail it in to the church office.
This information is confidential and goes to the Financial Secretary.
Thank you for your generosity and support to sustain and grow our ministries.
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SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY: Feb. 3
NO BIBLE STUDY: Feb 6
HANDBELL CHOIR: Feb. 7, 6:30pm
CHANCEL CHOIR: Feb. 7, 7:30pm
BOOK CLUB: Feb. 8, 7:30pm
COUNCIL MEETING: Feb. 10, 11:30am
STEPHEN MINISTRY: Feb. 11, 7:00pm
AM WOMEN’S GRP: Feb. 12, 10:30am
NO BIBLE STUDY: Feb 13
PM WOMEN’S GRP: Feb. 13, 6:30pm
MEN’S LUNCH GRP: Feb. 14, 12:00pm
HANDBELL CHOIR: Feb. 14, 6:30pm
CHANCEL CHOIR: Feb. 14, 7:30pm
MEALS ON WHEELS: Feb. 19, 11:00am
BIBLE STUDY: Feb. 20, 10:30am
HANDBELL CHOIR: Feb. 21, 6:30pm
CHANCEL CHOIR: Feb. 21, 7:30pm
MEALS ON WHEELS: Feb. 21, 11:00am
WORSHIP & MUSIC: Feb. 24, 11:30am
CHRISTIAN ED: Feb. 24, 11:30am
MEN’S GRP MTG : Feb. 26, 6:00pm
BIBLE STUDY: Feb. 27, 10:30am
HANDBELL CHOIR: Feb. 28, 6:30pm
CHANCEL CHOIR: Feb. 28, 7:30pm
Explore your Church Family!
Introduce yourself to someone new each week
or bring someone to church with you.
St. Luke’s Weather Policy and
Worship Cancellation Information
We are now into the time of the year when we may have to
deal with wintery weather and the cancellation of worship
services or fellowship events. In the event of inclement
weather, please be advised that St. Luke follows the same
protocol of the public school systems in the area.
Usually, if local schools are closed because of bad weather, St. Luke will be
closed for all church activities and to all groups using our building.
Please check www.stlukerichmond.org, the St. Luke web site, for the most up to
date info on any changes. All weather related cancellations and changes will be
posted on the home page.
We will also add closings to Channel 6, Channel 8 and Channel 12. Channel 12
is the only one that lists church closings on their TV station channel. The others
stations list church closings on their website only.
It’s Time for a Lunch and Learn Event!
St. Luke’s Stephen Ministry Committee presents a Lunch and Learn event on the topic of our communities Opioid Crisis on
Sunday, March 31, 2019.
We will serve lunch and hear from our panel about this growing crisis and what we can do about it.
Lunch: 11:30 to 12:15 Program: 12:15 to 1:30
Please sign up on the bulletin insert so we can plan to have enough food for everyone. All are welcome as we learn about
this important topic.
Thank you,
The Stephen Ministry Committee
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SUNDAY, February 3
Souper Bowl Sunday
TUESDAY, February 14
Valentine’s Day
MONDAY, February 18
President’s Day
SUNDAY, March 3
Transfiguration of Our Lord
10:00am Worship Service
TUESDAY, March 5
Shrove Tuesday
5:30pm Pancake Supper & Program
Mardi Gras with Dixieland Music
WEDNESDAY, March 6
Ash Wednesday - Lent begins
7:00pm Worship Service
SUNDAY, March 10
Daylight Savings Time begins
Spring forward at 2:00am
WEDNESDAY, March 13
7:00pm Evening Lent Services begin,
continue through April 10
SUNDAY, March 17
St. Patrick’s Day
SUNDAY, March 17
Sunday Night Lenten Fellowship Event
SNLFE, Irish Dinner & Special Pro-
gram 5:00pm
WEDNESDAY, March 20
First Day of Spring
SUNDAY, March 31
Stephen Ministry Forum
Lunch and Program, 11:30am
SUNDAY, April 14
Palm Sunday
10:00am Worship with Palms
THURSDAY, April 18
Maundy Thursday
7:00pm Worship Service
December 2018, January 2019 Worship Attendance
Worship Sunday School
Sunday, December 2, 2018 104 5 1st Sunday in Advent
Sunday, December 9, 2018 Canceled for snow 2nd Sunday in Advent
Sunday, December 16, 2018 118 5 3rd Sunday in Advent, Pageant
Sunday, December 23, 2018 89 N/A 4th Sunday in Advent
Monday, December 24, 2018 121 N/A Candlelight Christmas Eve Svc
Tuesday, December 25, 2018 18 N/A Christmas Day Svc
Sunday, December 30, 2018 50 N/A 1st Sunday of Christmas
Sunday, January 6, 2019 101 5 Epiphany of Our Lord Sunday, January 13, 2019 Canceled for snow Baptism of Our Lord
Sunday, January 20, 2019 83 5 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Sunday, January 27, 2019 75 5 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
January 2019 Prayer Requests
We pray for our needs and those of others. Please keep the following
members, their families, and our friends in your thoughts and prayers.
Prayers are asked for: Julie Altizer, Marlys Austin, Andrew Borden,
Sandra Carpenter, Paul Crizer, Chevell Davis, Family of Donald Grass,
Lesley Marcoux, Family of Arnie Sells
Continued Prayers are asked for: Carol Lee Bell, Jo Blandford, Paul Butkovich,
Judy Chaplin, Sharon Crandall, Kay Douglass, Arnold Griffith, Ken Hammond II,
Ken Hammond III, Deborah Hoover, Howdy Howdyshell, Michael Hunt,
Sandra Jennings, Linda Metoyer, Beverley Stopps Powers, Chris Pyle, Eli Pyle,
Josh Scott, Jearald Spear, John Szumlanski, Wally Wason, Don Wilson,
Marilyn Wilson, Phyllis Worrell, Betty Yarbrough, Jean Yerian
Please remember our fellow members who are homebound. A card, a phone call
or a visit would be deeply appreciated.
Names are kept on the list for four weeks unless otherwise noted.
Please inform the office of changes.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Calendar of Special Events
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2019 Council Officers, Council Members
Congregational Leaders and Trustees:
Rev. Fredrick Marcoux, Pastor
Dan Crandall, President
Sim Austin, Council Vice-President
Debbie Washburn, Council Secretary
Dale Bleecher, Council Member
Barbara Kipps, Council Member
Bill Kipps, Council Member
Ashley Lathrop, Council Member
Lenee Pennington, Council Member
Luther Shealy, Council Member
Kay Wason, Council Member
Suzie Weeks, Council Member
Ludi Webber, Financial Secretary
Marty Witthoefft, Treasurer
Peggy Walters, Trustee
Butch Webber, Trustee
Rick Witthoefft, Trustee
New Devotional Booklets
The January - March copies of
the “The Word In Season”
Devotional Booklet
are now available in the narthex.
Please pick up your copy
the next time you are at church.
Have You Met Our New Council Members?
On Sunday, January 27, during Worship,
our new Council Members were installed.
Please say hello and introduce yourselves to our new council
members: Sim Austin, Ashley Lathrop and Suzie Weeks.
Thank You to all our Congregational Council Members
Serving on Congregational Council is a significant and vital ministry.
Our sincere thanks to our “outgoing” Council member, Dean Ludwig for his ministry in 2018.
Our thanks and welcome to our “incoming” Council member: Ashley Lathrop.
Our thanks to those Council members who continue to serve in 2019: Sim Austin, Dan Crandall, Debbie Washburn,
Dale Bleecher, Barbara Kipps, Bill Kipps, Lenee Pennington, Luther Shealy, Kay Wason and Suzie Weeks.
Mission Endowment Fund Committee: We wish to express our sincere thanks to Ed Von Hoene for his ministry on this
committee. We also wish to thank Ron Diamond, Kay Wason, Andy Glass, Leif Dahl and Perry Remaklus for their
ministry in 2018 and for agreeing to serve again this year.
Our thanks also to: Ludi Webber - Financial Secretary
Marty Witthoeff - Treasurer
The St. Luke Trustees are: Peggy Walters
Butch Webber
Rick Witthoefft
2019 Council officers are: Dan Crandall - President
Sim Austin - Vice-President
Debbie Washburn - Secretary
Please keep Pastor Fred and our Congregational Council members in your prayers throughout 2019.
COUNCIL MEETING
The next Council Meeting is at 11:30am on Sunday, February 10
COMMITTEE REPORTS Committee reports are due by
Wednesday, February 6
Council email: [email protected]
ST. LUKE Council Corner
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SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER:
March 5, 5:30pm
BIBLE STUDY: March 6, 10:30am
ASH WEDNESDAY SVC: March 6, 7pm
HANDBELL CHOIR: March. 7, 6:30pm
CHANCEL CHOIR: March. 7, 7:30pm
BOOK CLUB: March 8, 7:30pm
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS:
March 10
HANDBELLS PLAY FOR SVC: March 10
COUNCIL MEETING: March 10, 11:30am
STEPHEN MINISTRY: March 11, 7:00pm
AM WOMEN’S GRP: March 12, 10:30am
BIBLE STUDY: March 13, 10:30am
NO PM WOMEN’S GRP: March 13
MID-WEEK LENTEN SVC: March 13, 7pm
CHANCEL CHOIR: March 13, 7:30pm
MEN’S LUNCH GRP: March 14, 12:00pm
SUNDAY NIGHT LENTEN FELLOWSHIP
SNLFE: March 17, 5:00pm
MEALS ON WHEELS: March 19, 11:00am
FIRST DAY OF SPRING: March 20
BIBLE STUDY: March 20, 10:30am
MID-WEEK LENTEN SVC: March 20, 7pm
CHANCEL CHOIR: March 20, 7:30pm
MEALS ON WHEELS: March 21, 11:00am
WORSHIP & MUSIC / C.E. MEETING:
March 24, 11:30am
MEN’S GROUP MTG: March 26, 6:00pm
BIBLE STUDY: March 27, 10:30am
MID-WEEK LENTEN SVC: March 27, 7pm
CHANCEL CHOIR: March 27, 7:30pm
ST. MINISTRY FORUM: March 31, 11:30
Worship Service Assistants
Sunday Worship services are a very important part of our church life here at St. Luke. Every Sunday, our church members participate in our worship service as Acolytes, Assisting Ministers, Crucifers and Ushers.
We also have Altar Guild members who set up for Sunday services and communion, Altar Bread Bakers and other Committee Members who serve the Lord and St. Luke by providing their time, talents and energy.
In our music department, we have Chancel Choir members, Bell Choir members and all sorts of Musicians. We are so thankful to have these folks assist us every week but we can always use more help.
If you are interested in serving the Lord at our church and would like more info about these or other opportunities to be a part of our Worship and Music Ministry, we would love to hear from you.
Please contact the following people for more information about Worship: Pastor Fred Marcoux, [email protected] Vince Reedinger, Worship/Music chair, [email protected]
For more information about our chancel choir, handbell choir or the music department, please email Richard Barnett, our Director of Music at [email protected].
Do you have an important meeting or an event coming up?
If you would like an announcement in the weekly bulletin, please email the church office at [email protected] or call 804-272-0486 before 12:00pm on Wednesdays with your dates and times. The Church Scheduling Calendar is located in the office. It has all planned and confirmed activities listed if you’d like to check to see if your date and time is open or has any conflicts. Thank you for helping us keep the St. Luke Church
Do you have something for the next Church Newsletter?
The St. Luke Messenger goes to press on the 23rd of each month. Because of this, all information needs to be in the church office by the 20th of the month. This will help us in getting an accurate newsletter out in a timely manner.
Please call in or e-mail in your event and meeting submissions with all meeting dates and notices to Tammy in the church office as soon as possible. We need to add your events to the church calendar as well. The March 2019 Newsletter Deadline is February 20th.
Thank you. Tammy 804-272-0486 X1, [email protected]
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YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE
Pastor Fred has decided to allow Altar Flowers during the season of Lent this year. Lent begins on March 6, 2019,
Ash Wednesday.
If you would like to donate and dedicate Altar Flowers during this time in Lent, please sign up on the Flower
Calendar in the fellowship hall. Please remember, Altar Flowers may be given in more than one name on any
given Sunday. We love when we have two arrangements for Sunday morning so please feel free to check out
the chart! If your date seems to be taken, please sign up anyway or call the church office to do so. Thank you
for your gifts of Sunday Altar Flowers.
SANCTUARY FLOWERS
Would you like to place Flowers
on the Altar on Sunday?
If so, please sign up on the
Flower Chart in the Fellowship Hall.
Questions?
Please see the information below
or call the Office at 804-272-0486.
Flower Dedications
The Ministry of flowers is an important part of the Sunday Service at St. Luke Lutheran. Flowers are used
to beautify our sanctuary and are a gift to God and those who attend Worship services.
Altar flowers may be dedicated to “The Glory of God”, “In Memory of” a loved one or “In Honor of” a
special person, an anniversary, birthday, birth, baptism or other special event. More than one person may find a
certain date important so flowers may be given in more than one name on any given Sunday.
If you would like to donate and dedicate flowers for any Sunday service, arrangements cost $27.00 each. You will be billed
directly from Coleman Brothers Flowers and the flowers will be delivered to the church. The flowers are yours to take home
after the service that Sunday or you can ask that they be taken to one of our ill or homebound members. Please return the
container the flowers are in to the church at your convenience. You may sign up on the chart located in the fellowship hall.
The Flower Chart Calendar
The 2019 Flower Calendar is hanging in the fellowship hall. To those of you who give flowers every year during the same time frame, thank you. If you’re new to St. Luke or haven’t signed up yet to provide Sunday Altar Flowers, won’t you consider doing so? Flowers may be given in more than one name on any given Sunday. If your date seems to be taken, please sign up anyway or call the church office to do so. Flowers can be planned for a date on or near your special date, to occur yearly. Just let us know and we will automatically add your info to the Flower Calendar each year. If you have any questions or would like more information about Altar Flowers, please contact Tammy in the office at 804-272-0486 or [email protected]. You can also contact Jean Stewart, our sacristan, at 804-276-2690. Thank you.
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THE BAPTISM OF THEO HENRY RUDNEY
January 6, 2019
On Sunday, January 6th during the 10:00am Worship Service, we rejoiced as Pastor Fred baptized Theo Rudney,
son of Dana Wiggins and Nathanael Rudney and grandson of Betty Walker.
We welcome Theo into the Lord’s family and our St. Luke Church family.
We receive him as a member of the Body of Christ and as a worker with us in the Kingdom of God.
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Pastor Fred’s Mid-week Bible Study
NO BIBLE STUDY ON FEBRUARY 6th OR FEBRUARY 13th. Pastor Fred’s Mid-week Bible Study is a scripture discussion every Wednesday morning, from 10:30am - 11:30am.
He will continue using a variety of study methods so we can delve into the text to discover new insights in how the words speak over the centuries and into our own time. There is no need to bring a Bible - we have plenty here to work with.
Classes will continue every week at 10:30am on Wednesday mornings. Please come out and join us!!
Sunday School
We’d love to have you and your children join us on Sundays at 9:00am for
Sunday School. We have classes for all ages, including adults.
Won’t you come and see what we are exploring this year?
We’d love to have you!
ADULT FORUM
Meets every Sunday morning at 9:00am
Come by and see what we are about.
We will have continue with book and DVD studies throughout the year.
What’s next? We hope you’ll join us to find out.
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Committee Meetings & Group Events
The next meeting
Is Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 at 12:00pm at
Positive Vibe Café.
Call Jim Pettit for more info
STEPHEN MINISTRY
Next meeting is
February 11, 2019
At 7:00pm
St. Luke's Sharing Ministry & FeedMore’s Meals on Wheels program
St. Luke volunteers participate every month in the Meals on Wheels
program, where we deliver meals to those in need who cannot leave their
homes to get food. Volunteers are always welcome. All volunteers go
through one training session before they begin. St. Luke’s Volunteer days
are the third Tuesday & third Thursday every month. Other days are also
available. Please contact Dana Wiggins for details and to sign-up.
St. Luke’s Days For Meals on Wheels
Thursday, Feb. 19, 11:00am and Tuesday, Feb. 21, 11:00am
St. Luke Lutheran Church Women’s Groups Morning Women’s Group: Tuesday, February 12, 10:30am Program: Active Shooter Response Training by Virginia State Police. Everyone is welcome to attend, men and women. There is NO charge. Please bring a sandwich; drinks and a dessert will be furnished.
Evening Women’s Group: Wednesday, February 13, 6:30pm We will watch a video and have a discussion on Scott Harrison and his life journey to CEO of a nonprofit group that brings water to people around the world. Soup, salad, drinks and dessert will be provided for $5.00.
Our Women's Groups meet every month on the 2nd Tuesday at 10:30am and the 2nd Wednesday at 6:30pm. We have two meetings so that we can include all of our ladies. We ask for volunteers to provide the Devotion for each meeting. We welcome guest dessert, soup and salad makers. All St. Luke ladies are welcome, whether you’re a new member or have been a members for years. Please come and join us. We’d love to have you!
THANK YOU
I would like to thank everyone at St. Luke for my very generous Christmas gift.
It was a wonderful surprise and greatly appreciated. I also want to say thank you
to all the folks that sent me Christmas cards.
Happy New Year everybody!
Love,
A joint W & M / C.E.
Meeting is scheduled
for February 24 at
11:30am.
Christian Ed
A joint C. E. / W & M
Meeting is scheduled for
February 24 at 11:30am.
ST. LUKE MEN’S GROUP MEETING
FEBRUARY MEETING
Please join us at church on Tuesday, February 26 at 5:45pm
for our Men’s Group Dinner and Program.
We hope you will come out for some fun and fellowship.
All men of St. Luke are cordially invited to attend.
If you would like more information about the dinner or about our
Men’s Group, please call Jim Pettit at 804-378-7012.
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Pastor Fred is online and on DVD! Pastor Fred's Sunday sermons are recorded on DVDs. Each DVD disc has a month of sermons and Gospel readings. Please contact the church office or a church member for more information. We do have donated DVD players if you don’t have one available for viewing these discs. If you have internet access, the links to Pastor Fred’s sermons can also be found online at the St. Luke website, Facebook and on YouTube. ww.stlukerichmond.org www.facebook.com/stlukerichmond www.youtube.com/user/stlukesermons
Outside Group Meetings
You may be interested in attending some meetings or events that take place at St. Luke but are not church affiliated. Please note, group membership may be required for some of these organizations. Please check with the group leader for details and more information.
AA - This class has been canceled by it’s host Al Anon - Mondays at 7:00pm, meets all year Al Anon - Wednesdays at 12:00pm, meets all year Al Anon - Saturdays at 9:00am, meets all year Girl Scouts - No meetings scheduled Oxford Civic Association - next meeting is April 2 at 6:30pm Richmond Audubon Society - Next meeting is March 21 at 7:00pm Shepherds Center - Mondays at 9:00am
Hearing Devices and Enlarged Bulletins
Large print bulletins are available on Sunday mornings.
Hearing devices which amplify the church sound system are
also available. Please ask any usher for assistance.
Please request these items prior to the beginning of the Worship Service.
Thank you.
HELP PAUL UPDATE
Dear St Luke members,
Thank you all for your support of
our child Paul.
Please check the 2019 list in the fellowship hall
and make sure you or your group has signed up
for the new year.
Thank you for your support with this project.
The Outreach Committee
We give thanks for those who help us every month We couldn’t do it without you! Thank you all for everything you do.
We thank all our members who:
Help maintain the church Take care of our Altar and candles Bake Communion Bread Serve as Worship Assistants on Sundays Read our Lessons on Sundays Teach Sunday School Serve as Ushers on Sundays Serve as Tellers on Sundays Drive our Elderly to Church on Sundays Sing in our Chancel Choir Play in our Bell Choir Share their musical ministry Help our fellow members with food and cards Make calls for the Church when needed Record our Services and Special Events Take pictures for Special Events Do video presentations on Sundays Maintain and clean up the church grounds Maintain our Memorial Garden
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January 2019
STAY IN TOUCH WITH SOCIAL MEDIA
We’re on the web!
Website ~ www.stlukerichmond.org
FaceBook ~ www.facebook.com/stlukerichmond
Flickr ~ www.flickr.com/photos/stlukerichmond/sets
Google www.plus.google.com/+StlukerichmondOrgSLLC/about
Pinterest ~ www.pinterest.com/stlukelutheran
YouTube ~ www.youtube.com/user/stlukesermons
Log onto our website to check Worship Schedules,
upcoming events, read Lessons and Gospel, and
check the calendar.
Did you miss a Sunday service and need of a mid-week
spiritual lift? The link to Pastor Fred’s sermons is also
on our website. Watch him on YouTube!
“Like” St. Luke Lutheran on Facebook. You can see
announcements, pictures and updates just by viewing
your Facebook entries. Don’t forget to share and let
your Facebook “friends” see the wonderful things going
on at St. Luke Lutheran Church.
Go to Flickr to see pictures of
St. Luke’s fellowship and Worship
events.
Do you have Pinterest? You can
find St. Luke there.
If you use Gmail, you can follow us
on Google+.
Do we have your email address?
If not, please let us know so we
can keep you updated on church
services, events and programs.
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St. Luke Lutheran Church Office: 804-272-0486 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stlukerichmond.org
7757 Chippenham Parkway, Richmond, VA 23225
Office: 804-272-0486, Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stlukerichmond.org
The Rev. Fredrick W. Marcoux, Pastor
ST. LUKE LUTHERAN CHURCH By grace, we know, love, worship and serve Jesus Christ as we proclaim His Good News.
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