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
Dec. 2019
From Your Rector:
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
Happy New Liturgical Year!
On December 1st, we begin a new church year with the season of Advent. It is a time of anticipation, preparation, and remembrance. For most of North America, Advent and Christmas are often confused. The confusion arises because most Americans (and Canadians) begin celebrating Christmas long before it arrives. Waking up the day after the Thanksgiving Day with Christmas carols running through our heads and immediately putting up our Christmas trees. It’s called “the most wonderful time of the year,” and a jolly old time it is with its lights, family times, and good cheer.
But, it’s not at all about Christmas. Instead, we in the Anglican tradition get a good dose of Old Testament prophets and get to experience John the Baptist up close. So for us, the season of Advent is a season of preparation and waiting not just preparing to remember the incarnation and the arrival of the baby in the manger at the first Christmas, but also for Christ’s second coming to judge the living and the dead Just as the Israelites awaited a Messiah to fulfill God’s promises from Hebrew scripture, so do we as Christians await the return of Jesus the Messiah to make all things new.
Remember as or neighbors go frantically about their ways in preparation for our Christmas Day, we in observance of Advent aren’t really giving anything up, because we get to celebrate Christmas for a full twelve days. Just waiting for my partridge in a pear tree!
Prepare your hearts for the coming of the Lord!
Happy Advent!
George+
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NEW NIGHT: Youth Group resumes, each Sunday, @5:00 pm!
DEACONS CORNER
It is just a month until our next trip to Cuba. There are 5 people going this time and everything seems to be going smoothly to arrange for the trip, that is from this side everything is going well. However, from the Cuba side there are complications. Tulia already has our visas, but the problem is how to get them to the airport. Transportation in Cuba right now is very difficult, and the fact that we arrive on New Year’s Eve complicates everything even more. Please pray that reliable transportation will be available and that we can arrive in Matanzas without any trouble. Also, please continue to pray for the Daughters of the King at Fieles A Jesus. Mother Tulia is giving them special instruction in Biblical knowledge and is praying for their spiritual growth. Please join us in prayers especially for this serious need. Mother Tulia is very aware that God is working for the benefit of the group and appreciates our prayers for her and her ministry. Thank you all for your faithfulness.
Look! We have new pages: SUNDAY BULLETINS & Homilies are great resources to catch up happenings, lectionary and weekly message .
St. Luke's - Dec 10th
St. James - Dec 19st
St. Mary's- Dec 17th
5:30pm - 7:30pm
VESTRY The vestry will meet Monday, Jan 9th @5:30pm
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.
Dec 7th meeting @9am
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
Womens Dinner
If you have a curiosity about what Order of the Daughters of the King might mean for you, then please join us for a wonderful dinner and evening of praying, sharing, and caring. Our next meeting is Tuesday, Dec 3rd at 4:30. Feel free to contact any of the new officers.
MEN"S NIGHT OUT
Tues. Dec 17th 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 162 families in November! Your food donations are gladly accepted anytime. There is a box outside the pantry for convenient drop-off.
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