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Eucharist

9 am and 11am Sundays

 10:30am Wednesdays 

St. Luke's Welcomes Fr. Ken Johnstone!

Thoughts from the Rector

“And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken.                   - Isaiah 40:5

We have spent the last few weeks in the season of Epiphany, the season of God’s revealing of his Son, Jesus Christ. We have been hearing God’s word speaking the truth as to who Christ is and how deeply loved and cherished we are in the eyes of the Lord, having each one of us been made in the image of God (the Imago Dei). We have heard how it is only because of this revelation from on high that we are able to know and come to God, and not by any power of human-kind or by any of our desires. Now we are drawing to the end of the season of revelation in Epiphany and the season of self reflection is dawning in the season of Lent.

The BCP reminds us that Lent is a season of penitence and fasting. A season of preparation of coming to Jesus in both baptism and reconciliation. Where, we are prepared to enter or re-enter into right relationships with God and with each other. It is a season when we search our hearts in deep ways looking not for our own desires, but rather to open our hearts up to the light of Christ to shine into the dark shadows of ourselves to bring them into the light and redeemed by Christ for himself. In so doing, we are reconciled with Christ Jesus and with each other.

But this season of Lent isn’t just about us as individuals, it is a season for the whole church to seek new ways to allow the light of Christ to shine in this community. Here at St. Luke’s, around Live Oak and indeed around the whole church and entire world, we are called to bring our brokenness and sin and place it at the foot of the cross of Good Friday. So Lent is a season also of hard truths, deep honesty, vulnerability, Godly change and transformation, and humility.

As we prepare for the coming of Holy Week, making ourselves ready for the cross and the empty tomb of redemption and hope, I hope you will consider joining us in the Lenten and beyond Bible study we will be starting on Wednesday evenings starting the first Wednesday in March. The study will be on James using the study from N.T Wright’s “James for everyone”. This will be an opportunity to gather with others, to read and hear the Word and ponder on it as we prepare ourselves for Easter. This is an easy and low key study meant to be accessible to everyone, yet it is full and well written as well.

We are currently working on a service of Stations of the Cross and perhaps a video production using a service I wrote in the past and making it new for us here at St. Luke’s. Along with Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, we are hoping to also offer a Candlelight Easter Vigil service of first light on the Saturday evening of Easter and of course the great celebration of Easter Sunday. If you are interested in being a reader for Stations of the Cross or help out in any other way during Holy Week please let me know.In the meantime as we move into the season of Lent: “I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word. And to make a right beginning of repentance.” -BCP 265

In Christ,     Fr. Ken



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 DAUGHTERS OF THE KING

February 6th/March 6th@4:30pm Parish Hall

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       MEN'S GROUP NIGHT OUT

 Meets 4th Tuesday of the month. Bring your entre for the grill.

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Sundays @10am in the Youth Room.

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