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
Jan. 2019
From Your Rector:
Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
Christmas and New Year’s bring new opportunities and new hope into our lives. Christmas offers us the gift of God’s Son and begins the unfolding of God’s plan of salvation for us. This gift that God gives is only truly received when we accept it thankfully with gratitude. In this gratitude we are led beyond the gift itself and become one with the giver. Abiding in God and having him abide in us empowers us to face and overcome the challenges of the world.
In that empowerment, we are able to start a new year walking in the ways of God, seeking and doing God’s will and not our own. The blessing for the New Year that God gives us is His abiding power of love, that which allows us to face any tragedy or vanquish any temptation. Emmanuel, God with us, literally occurs when we accept His gift and he abides with us. The Apostle Paul rhetorically asks the Christians in Rome, “If God is for us, who is against us?” Of course the answer is, If God is with us, then, nothing can stand against us. That is how we are called to face the New Year, abiding in God and filled with the certain expectation of His promised salvation.
Happy New Year my brothers and sisters in Christ, may God continue to bless you all in the coming year.
In Christ,
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 - Jan 14th
St. James - Jan 16th
St. Mary's At Greenville United Methodist- Jan 28th
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.
Jan 4th 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, Jan 7th at 4:30. Feel free to contact any of the new officers.
MEN"S NIGHT OUT
Tues. Jan 21th 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 many! 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