St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Live Oak, Florida
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
1391 SW 11th Street
PO Box 1238
Live Oak, FL 32064
ph: 386-362-1837
fax: 386-401-2456
jasmine
March 2019
From Your Rector:
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
Ash Wednesday is March 6th and is the beginning of the Season of Lent. A time for us to reflect, prepare ourselves, and repent. Traditionally at St. Luke’s, during Lent, we come together on Wednesday nights for soup, sandwich and study. This year we will be looking at the history of the Christian Church and how it has survived and thrived through the years. It is my hope to present a topical review of the big events in the church and to break that up into five presentations. Those dates and topics are as follows:
March 13th – Christianity and Judaism in the First Century. Churches in Antioch, Alexandria, Rome, Jerusalem and Constantinople. The early spread of Christianity and early writings will be looked at, along with the major heresies.
March 20th – Christian Scripture and the biblical canon. We will take a look at what books made it into the bible, what books didn’t, and why. Who made the decisions and how do Roman, Orthodox, and Protestant scriptures differ.
March 27th – Reformation, abuses within the western church and the response. Taking a look at the German (Lutheran), Swiss and French (Reformed), and English (Anglican) Reformations. Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry the Eighth being the principle players in the protestant churches. The Council of Trent and changes in the Roman Church will also be discussed.
April 3rd – The English Church, prayer book, civil war, and 39 articles. How the English Church survived and flourished. How we got to be who we are today!
April 10th – Christianity in the New World. Puritans, witch trials, and the Church of England. American colonies in rebellion! American enlightenment and fundamentalism. The Rapture and being left behind! Where the Episcopal Church stands today!
Please join us on Wednesday nights as we have some fun with history and our own beliefs. Knowing how we got to where we are . . . . . will help us know where we are going. Join us for Eucharist at 6:00, soup and sandwich at 6:30, and church history at 7:00. Looking forward to some great discussions and sharing!
In Christ,
George+
DEACONS CORNER
We are half way through the ESL classes. They will continue until April 15, which will be Monday in Holy Week. We have a good number of students coming and the classes are going really well. However, we will probably discontinue classes in ESL after this semester due to lack of personnel. We have held classes for 11 years – much to the credit of all the volunteers who have participated in the program. We owe all of them a big THANK YOU! The next big focus is on the next Cuba trip which will be from May 16 to 22. There are 8 people traveling including Bishop Skilton and his wife Deborah and a representative from the DOK international, Pam Runyon. Others planning to go are Lydia Bush, Ann Thompson, Bill Kosty, Laurie Lindley, a Methodist friend and myself. As always we need medicines of all sorts especially over-the-counter meds for pain relief, cold and allergy, eye, ear, and nose meds, and vitamins of every kind. All of the meds should include special things for children as well as adults. This year we are also taking powered food that only needs water or milk added. There is a serious food shortage in Cuba now. We hope to alleviate that problem a little bit anyway. If you would like to donate something for Cuba, please leave it on my desk by May 5th. Thank you for all you do to meet needs for our friends in Cuba.
You know that we have been supplying clergy for the church in Mayo, St. Matthews. We are now sending a team of ministers who will take turns serving in Mayo, so you will be seeing the Deacon at St. Luke’s more. We are working very hard not to close down St. Matthews. Please keep us in your prayers.
Look! We have new pages: SUNDAY BULLETINS & Homilies are great resources to catch up happenings, lectionary and weekly message .
St. Luke's - March 12th
St. James - March 21st
St. Mary's- March 26th
5:30pm - 7:30pm
VESTRY
The vestry will meet April 11th @ 5:30pm
NEW 2019 CALENDAR
If you have special dates you would like to reserve for memorial flowers for your loved ones, please sign up now on the new poster in the parish hall. Flowers can be used to honor anniversaries and special events or occasions in your family’s life. Make sure you get your special dates now.
NEW 2019 CALENDAR AND COFFEE HOURS ARE POSTED
BUSY HANDS
Busy Hands continues to make and send handmade items to Love INC, Honduras, and Gardien Ad Litem. Busy Hands also continues to appreciate your support providing materials to continue making items for the charities served.
*Update: Our final yard sale was a success! We were able to contribute to the Veteran's Hospital in Lake City, Dress for Success, and Sherriff's Boys Ranch with household goods and clothing this month in addition to the ministries we are able to serve with your support..
Meets March 2nd at 9:30-11am
Daughters of the King
Women's Dinner
Please join us 5-7pm Tuesday, March 5th for a pancake supper prepared by the men of St. Luke’s to mark the feasting and celebration which traditionally precedes the observance of the Lenten fast.
The Women's dinner falls on the same date as Shrove Tuesday and the popular pancake Supper (March 5th). The women will join in for pancakes instead of our traditional dinner and there will be a brief business meeting in the church at 6:45. Please text Maureen Menosky with any inquiries. 706-658-4030.
Men’s Night Out
Tues. March 26th at 6pm.
Bring your favorite thing to grill and drink. All men are invited for good food and fellowship!
FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY
St. Luke’s Food Pantry served 100 families in January! Your food donations are gladly accepted anytime. There is a box outside the pantry for convenient drop-off. The next Pantry Sunday will be
March 10th.
UPDATE: in 2017, the Food Pantry served 420 families. In 2018, the Food Pantry served 1,063 families! Praise be to God!
GODLY GAZETTE NOW AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL
If you would like to receive your gazette by email, please notify the church office and we will remove your name from the snail mail list and add it to the email list. Thanks for your help in helping manage our budget. Don’t forget to visit our website. Most, if not all, of the newsletter is posted online. You may let Jasmine know @ jasmine@stlukesliveoak.org or go to http://www.stlukesliveoak.org.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
1391 SW 11th Street
PO Box 1238
Live Oak, FL 32064
ph: 386-362-1837
fax: 386-401-2456
jasmine