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st. lukes episcopal church • 435 peachtree st. ne • atlanta, ga 30308 • 404.873.7600 • www.stlukesatlanta.org

A twice monthly newsletterOctober 15, 2016

Parish News.................................... 2Opportunities & Announcements ... 3Calendar ......................................... 4Birthdays ........................................ 5Leadership St. Luke's 6Outreach | Young Adults | GAP....... 6Children & Families ....................... 7Mustard Seed Garden ..................... 7EYC................................................. 8

St. Luke’s Day

Sunday, October 20 at 5 p.m.

Works by Brahms, Dyson, Hurford, & Phillips

Sung by the Adult, Youth, &Children’s

Choirs of St. Luke’s

Reception follows in the Parish Hall

Sunday, October 165 p.m

Featuring the adult,

youth and

children’s choirs.

Repertoire by

Stanford, Vaughan

Williams,

Bruckner, Courtney,

and McCreary.

Reception follows in the Parish Hall.

For those of you that have read my reflections before, you know that I am a fan of Julian of Norwich. She is a saint the church honors for her faithfulness during a very dark time in Europe’s history – the black death. One in 3 people died during this plague, which equaled over 20 million people over 5 years. Amid all this suffering, her famous saying was “All will be well.”

St. Julian was an anchoress, which means she lived in a cell or was walled in. She did not leave her small space and someone

brought her meals. People would come to her window as she faced one of the busiest streets in Norwich and the other window faced the chapel so she could see mass. It has always seemed strange to me that even though she lived in isolation, her world was shaped by those outside her walls.

Monasticism is such a mysterious life. It seems so utterly simple. You live in a bubble. You are isolated. But as we know from other famous monastics, despite their isolation, they were very much shaped and impacted by the outside world. Despite what we might assume about it, monasticism is not a life of immediate peace and freedom.

A Buddhist friend has called my bedrest a time of learning, my monastic time. And having been on bedrest for over a month now, looking at the same walls in my house, watching the world pass by outside my window, greeting visitors who talk about life outside and entrusting others to take care of me, I am struck by the question: what am I called to learn from this time?

There are many gifts to the life of monasticism, but there are also many challenges. But, isn’t that like our lives? There are gifts to freedom, but also challenges. We have the freedom to go trick-or-treating with our kids or deciding what we want to eat. But this freedom can also feel like a burden when we begin to wonder if we will be able to get everything done? We can choose what to eat but who exactly will cook it, clean up after it, and how can we afford it? We can leave our houses but will our children be safe? Will we, and are we, ever doing enough?

In her cell, St. Julian’s learned who we are as people and what God has to say to us. She learned that sin is part of life and yet God offers us salvation. That suffering is part of life but there is also joy. That all will be well. I can only imagine as she looked out her windows that that is what she saw every day – joy and suffering.

I know for many, as we get closer to November, our anxieties rise. What will happen, should we hide or engage in a world that seems broken? We humans are always living in the tension of joy and suffering. But God, God is consistent. Always showing us the way, reminding us that all will be well because we have God to trust in. It doesn’t matter whether we live enclosed in a cell or can move freely in the world because we can find peace and freedom in God who will overcome the fear we have about the future, who will love us no matter how lost or sinful we feel, who will give us great joy in a world that often feels broken and who is our hope amid our suffering. Either way, just like Julian living in her cell or us dealing with day-to-day life, we can’t hide from the world but we can find peace and hope in our faith. Let us over the next few weeks help each other find that peace by hearing what God says to each of us - that all will be well.

Staff InformationSt. Luke’s Episcopal Church

404-873-7600

RectorThe Rev. Dan Matthews, Jr.

Beth Kraft, Rector’s Executive Assistant404-873-7610 | [email protected]

2016 Vestry

ClergyThe Rev. Elizabeth Shows Caffey

Liturgy and Adult Education404-873-7612 | [email protected]

The Rev. Heather ChaseChildren’s Christian Education/Formation404-873-7622 | [email protected]

The Rev. Lauren R. HolderOutreach and Pastoral Care

404-873-7690 | [email protected]

Staff

Valerie Freer, Receptionist/Admin. Assistant404-873-7600 | [email protected]

Brian Hummel, Manager of Facilities Support404-873-7647 | (c) 404-291-0059

Michelle Jemmott, Manager of Office Admin.404-873-7616 | [email protected]

Colleen Kingston, Assistant for Children’s Music


Jean Lamer, Accountant404-873-7617 | [email protected]

David Lowry, Parish Administrator404-873-7663 | [email protected]

Megan Petenbrink, Director ofYouth and Young Adult Ministries


Mark Simmons, Director of Stewardship & Membership


Dr. Arlan J. Sunnarborg, Director of Music404-873-7620 | [email protected]

Amanda Vaughn, Liturgy Assistant404-873-7614 | [email protected]

Hala Hess White, Director of Communications404-873-7630 | [email protected]

Kate Kennedy - Sr. Warden

Mignon Crawford, Treasurer Cap Putt, Finance Chair

Robert Long, IV, Chancellor

Debbie BachmannArdith BarrowRussell CurreyHal DanielScott Inman

Phil LamsonSue McAvoyBecky MickBrian OpsahlSusanna Roberts

Greg Vaughn - Jr. Warden

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Parish News

NEW PRAYER SERVICE BEGINS OCT. 23 | 6 P.M.Beginning in October, St. Luke’s will offer a monthly Prayer Service in response to violence. On the fourth Sunday of every month, we will meet in the Bell Tower at 6 p.m., just prior to Compline, for a time of prayer and reflection as we lift up the names of gun violence victims and ask God for healing in our city and world.

O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.And grant us thy salvation.O Lord, save the State.And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee. Endue thy ministers with righteousness. And make thy chosen people joyful. O Lord, save thy people.And bless thine inheritance.Give peace in our time, O Lord.For it is thou, Lord, only, that makest us dwell in safety.O God, make clean our hearts within us.

YOUTH FUNDRAISER - OCTOBER 21-23

This year, St. Luke’s will have its first pumpkin patch! This will be an inter-generational event that has volunteers from all groups and stages of life participating. The patch will take place on the weekend of October 21-23 in front of the church and will be open to both the St. Luke’s con-gregation and the community. The pumpkin patch will be-gin on Friday, Oct. 21 with a kick-off festival from 5:30-8:30 p.m., and include children’s games, beverage stations,

treats, and of course, pumpkins! To sign up to volunteer for this event, please contact Megan Petenbrink at 404-

873-7633 |[email protected]. For more information and to pre-order your pumpkins: StLukesAtlanta.org/order-pumpkins.

PeaceIN OUR T IME

A Prayer Serviceof remembrance,healing,and hope.

Join us the fourth Sunday each month topray for an end to gun violence and terrorism.

6 p.m. | Bell Tower

all saints’ festivalSunday, Oct. 30 | 6 p.m.

You never know who might show up!

Come early and join your friends for Sunday 2.0 Supper at 5 p.m.

Stay to see which saints visit this year.

I t ’ s n o t j u s t f o r t h e k i d s !

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Announcements & Opportunities

In October, the focus of LIVE & LEARN, the Training and Coun-seling Center's (TACC) monthly luncheon program, is Family Re-sponse to Addiction: How to Support a Loved One While Taking Care of Yourself. Join TACC on Tuesday, October 18 beginning at 11:30 a.m. RSVP’s encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome. Sug-gested donation: $5 to attend or $15 to attend with lunch. RSVP to [email protected] or 404-876-6266, ext.1.

HOLY COMFORTER COMMUNITY SUPPER Join us at Holy Comforter Wednesday, October 19 to serve dinner to the congregation at 6 p.m. Holy Comforter is a parish in Ormewood Park in which about 60% of the congregation live with mental illness. In support of the work of the parish, St. Luke’s serves dinner one Wednesday most months. It is a ministry not only of food but also of presence and fellowship. Questions? Contact Barry Bynum (404-317-3777/[email protected]) or Con-nie Wooten (404-432-0733/[email protected]).

THE RITE OF HOLY BAPTISM will be celebrated next on November 6. If you wish to have your child baptized, or are an adult prepared for baptism, please contact Michelle Jemmott at 404-873-7616 or [email protected]. Deadline for information to be in to the church is Monday, October 17.

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING We meet next on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 10:30 a.m. in Wilmer Chapel. DOK is a spiritual sisterhood of women dedicated to prayer, service and evangelism.

COURTLAND STREET MISSION is twice this month: on two Saturdays - October 22 and 29. Join us beginning at 8 a.m. in Clyde’s Kitchen to serve breakfast and enjoy Bible Study with friends at Crossroads.

ADULT EDUCATION

Oct. 16 Culture of Violence, Policing, Black Lives Matter |The Rev. Markel Hutchins| Parish Hall Lectionary Bible Study |EfM Leaders |Hamilton Room Parenting Class |Regina Finan| St. Luke Room Oct. 23 Culture of Violence, Policing, Black Lives Matter |Jonathan Serrie, Carolle Perkins |Parish Hall Lectionary Bible Study | EfM Leaders |Hamilton Room Parenting Class |Regina Finan| St. Luke Room Oct. 30 Culture of Violence - Vicarious Trauma |Lisa Boswell | Parish Hall Lectionary Bible Study | EfM Leaders |Hamilton Room Parenting Class |Regina Finan| St. Luke Room

Sunday, Oct. 306 p.m.

at the home of

Rae Lynne and Larry Mattis

296 Ecarte Ct., Lilburn

770-923-9156

Loaves and Fishes is a monthly potluck get-together for St. Luke’s adults to be in community.

For more information, contact Susan or Stan Reid (770-396-4041 or [email protected]).

INGATHERING OCTOBER 16

Through this year’s annual stewardship campaign at St. Luke’s, we have been

invited to ponder anew. The Stewardship Committee hopes this time of reflection has produced inspiration and insights as to contemplating what are our personal values and how we might utilize and align them through our various kinds of support.

Stewardship is what you do with the gifts you have been given. What kind of giving is right for you? The Bible reminds us that all things come of God and we must discern what is the right level of commitment of our resources of time, talent and treasure to further God’s work in our lives and the lives of others.

A goal of this year’s campaign is to share more information about the church’s finances. We hope the financial and giv-ing information shared in this year’s stewardship booklet is

informative. Our committee realizes that not discussing these matters in recent campaigns has allowed the congregation to make their own interpretations about the church’s need. We wish to dispel the myth that the St. Luke’s endowment can replace our responsibility to support the mission and ministries of our church. Despite our reluctance to talk about

money, there is a real need to reach others through Christ and to grow through our giving.

As we pause and consider our pledges for 2017, may we truly align our values, our good works and our financial resources with the possibilities God has placed before us. Together, let us Ponder Anew what the Almighty can do in and through us!

Please, join us on St. Luke and Ingathering Sunday as we celebrate our community of faith! It will be a day filled with beautiful liturgy and music.

Other seeds fell on the good soil and brought forth grain.Matthew 13:8

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From time to time, St. Luke’s publishes names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and photos of church members in the church bulletin, newsletter, directory and other church communications. As a policy, we will not use names with photos of children.

If you do not want us to use your photo or information in communications, please email David Lowry, Parish Administrator at:

[email protected]

1 Ashley FowlkesBruce FaurotElizabeth Wilcox2 Stuart GirardeauHowell HollisAmy Bryan3 Ellie MooreGiede UzziHarry PuttNeill LesterOlivia StephensSue MattisonSherra DeierhoiSally StrandMary Claire HuffXavier Tabb4 Barrett BatsonDebby Crawford-YatesKathy HunsingerMolly CannRuth YurchuckCarole SchenckHunter HughesKatherine TribblePaul Philips5 Reed DobbsMadison RiggerEdwin JohnsonNancy HostetterNora CrawfordCarrie Teegardin6 Gavin BradleyJC LedbetterAnnabeth BalanceJulie BallounRebecca SandsJulie Northup

7 Dawn ShippFrances NeelyEmory Sourbeer8 Meg RamseyFontaine DraperNova HortenAnna SherrillGeorge DusenburyLily Johnson9 Caitie CarrChris MaxwellHunter HydeHunter HughesAlexandra Milliken10 Lansing LeeErika BirgNina LamsonDarencia PearsonLori KirkNorman Hoyes11 Ellie DinermanLewis GlennMoira JohnsonSally LawtonConnor NorthCourtney Vann12 Carter FowlkesJoey BurbyRusty Price-PyrdaWeedie StowersRhita PflegerFrancis BrewsterCatherine D'AntignacLoralei CullumLois Proeller13 Seana BuzbeeKatherine Stewart

Nicholas KnollJadyn KaltenbachMatthew Traxinger14 Butch RossCharley HillRobby RussellJoanna GreeneJames WilliamsBrian HummelSophia West15 Yale JohnsonMay AlstonJean AndersonMichael WakefieldSeth Hagen16 Bill GranthamDrew VannJane OkpalaNancy SmithAlice LimehouseWeber WhelanJohn Whelchel17 Elizabeth PortwoodJames PringleRobert Long18 Eleanor HandJill HelmerJanet Tanksley19 Veronica BigginsSally Train20 Billy VaughtBob SniderKen BaggsFranklin BigginsJoan BaillieCicely Benford

21 Denson ButtreyLaura McNeillMeg MoyeSusan LairdLiam SerrieKayla LockettMelissa Clineburg22 Larry HannanRob HerrigMary Jane NewsomAnne Louise PortwoodJordan KillenbergParker KillenbergMark Carubia23 Geoffrey HandGeorge HeeryAziz MehramChristopher KennedyMatthew KennedyCallie KennedyDebbie BachmannEleanor Odom24 Ian PhillipsBarbara BriceGlenn CouvillonLibby TaylorChristopher MoultonLeslie LangDaphne ColeyAnne Wilson25 Moira KellerMarianne McConnelSamuel LewisCarolyn Barlow26 Martha Lea DavidsonSammy FowlkesLinda ParrishRichard Lee

October Birthdays

Anna MooreClaire Haskell27 Bert ComptonJoe CrawfordGlancy StowersEliza HeathMichael GlassPaul DuckwallRowan ScronceJoseph RainboltJane Morris28 Alex DanielsAlex MaxwellAnnie MorrisCJ CashDiane OkpalaNat NwizuCharles CalhounLinda WiantSandra WilliamsJames PoindexterHenry PolletDavid Schenck29 Alice NaruckiMary BearFrances WoodGrant Lawton30 Helen IzlarFrances HarroldEllen WinerReese Long31 Jackson JamesKate DinermanKatie RigbyVaneesa LittleElizabeth KirkConor AmmarWilliam Patterson

We celebrate the lives that make up the community of St. Luke’s Church.

8:40 a.m. Nursery opens9 a.m. | Holy Eucharist, Rite II9 a.m.|Children's Chapel|WC10:15 a.m.| Education for all ages11:15 a.m.|Holy Eucharist, Rite II12:15 p.m.|Coffee Hour|PH3:30 p.m. |The Nursery opens for Sunday 2.04 p.m.|Preparatory Choir Rehearsal|Room 1074 p.m.|Sr. and Jr. Choristers Rehearsal|CR5 p.m.|Sunday 2.0 Dinner|PH5 p.m.|EYC|Room 2036 p.m.|Loaves and Fishes|OS6 p.m.|All Saints' Festival|CHMONDAY, OCT. 319:30 a.m.|Tellers|PR12:30 p.m.|Tai Chi |SLR6:30 p.m.|EfM|LI

In October we’re

filling the baskets

with Christmas

stocking stuffers

for parishioners at Holy Comforter.

Recommended items: small-size

toiletries, socks, decks of cards,

dominoes. Please place your gifts

in the Outreach Baskets in the

Narthex or Reception Area.

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CALL TO CUBA!You hear the name every Sunday as we pray for our companion parish in Camaguey, Cuba—San Pablo! But who are the people of San Pablo parish, and how do we connect? Have you felt a nudge to find out for yourself why San Pablo is such a special place to St. Luke’s? We are hoping to make our next venture to Camaguey in February of 2017, and we need a group of six St. Luke’s parishioners with people skills, Spanish skills, and a willingness to sweat. Do you have any of these gifts? Share them with San Pablo! Go online to http://www.stlukes-atlanta.org/cuba-companionship to watch videos from our previous travels and apply online today.

As the time approached for our opening night dinner, I was wondering what I had gotten myself into by signing up for Leadership St. Luke’s. I am half introvert, half extrovert, and both sides were questioning my hesitation. Per my usual, the extroverted side prevailed, and I showed up that cold, January night. I was not disappointed!

From day one, I found Leadership St. Luke’s to be one of the best choices I made for learning more about this church community. It was like scoring a behind-the-scenes tour to your favorite place that you never even knew existed.

All places and people have stories to be told. I go through life curious about them all. And as I showed up each Saturday, it was a journey of learning about all the stories that make up St. Luke’s from past to present.

More than just listening to stories, we were encouraged to consider at what part of the story we might want to enter in and offer our own gifts, talents, and skills as we write St. Luke’s future together.

I never felt pressure from anyone to join this or do that. More than anything, I needed time to sort through, sit with, and process just what might be mine to do. I always knew that there were so many op-

tions that if I tried one thing, and it didn’t fit then I could go onto something else that might be a better fit.

Above all, I learned that the tagline that St. Luke’s uses is true – “Wherever you are on your spiritual journey,

St. Luke’s welcomes you.” Maybe you’re like me, ready to find a place to be of ser-vice within our faith community. Maybe you’re at a place where you need to be served rather than to serve. Or perhaps somewhere in between.

Regardless of where you are, Leader-ship St. Luke’s will show you where to go to find what you need. In the process you will make new connections with the people journeying alongside you. And that has expanded and enriched my life more than I ever thought possible!

Debbie NewmanLeadership St. Luke's

Class of 2016

The next class of Leadership St. Luke'sgathers in January 2017. Be a part!Look for the application from the

Sign Up tab:www.StLukesAtlanta.org

FriendsGiving DayFriday, Nov. 11

7 p.m. until

Let's kick off the holiday season with some adult time for

eating and merriment.

Potluck at Mignon's 951 Glenwood Ave SE,

#2501

Atlanta, GA 30316Please let us know

you plan to join us:

stlukesatlanta.org/FriendsGiving

St. Arnold's Guild will be going to Oakland Cemetery's "Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Halloween Tour" on October 27. This tour guides individuals around the cemetery at night and shares the stories of those that are buried there. Join Megan beforehand at Six Feet Under, on Memorial Drive, at 6:15 pm for a cocktail before walking over for the tour or meet the group at the tour site at 7:30 pm. Tickets are limited - call or email Megan to reserve yours.

Children’s & Families Ministries

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October 22 | 6-9 p.m. | Parish HallBring the kids for fun with their church friends and get three kid-free hours for parent fun! Youth and adult chaperons will run the event as it is a fund-raiser for the EYC. The event is for kids 4 years old through 5th grade. Kids are encouraged to wear PJs and dinner is provided. Online sign-up is available on our website! It’s $15 per child or $40 family max. What a deal!! Only 30 spots available, so don’t miss out! Sign up today!

Have you used your grace cube yet? It is a great way to get prayers into family meal times. It was in your fall mailing. Here’s another way to do faith at home with food this fall.

Have weekly family movie night with popcorn? Looking for something spooky with skeletons for Halloween? Instead of using microwave popcorn, get the seeds and teach your child(ren) a lesson from faithinhomes.com.

Popcorn prayers: giving dry bones life

Buy a bag of popcorn kernels (not microwave packets). Put some kernels into a plastic or glass container. Gently shake it and hear the sound of the popcorn (like dry bones) rattling around inside.

Read the scripture passage about “dry bones” in Ezekiel 37:1-14.

What are the ‘dry bones’ for you - the things that you would love to see change? Maybe it’s a difficult situation at school or work, or someone who is unwell or unhappy? If you feel able, share those things together. The story of the dry bones explains how things can come back to life when God is in a situation.

Heat some oil in a pan and add the popcorn kernels. (This should be done by an adult.) Cover the pan with a lid and keep it on until the popping stops. Standing at a safe distance, listen to

what happens when heat is present. The popcorn comes to life.When the popping stops, carefully remove the lid - sometimes a couple of kernels carry on popping! See how it has become some-thing much better than when it was dry kernels rattling around.

This may help us to understand that, in a similar way, God can bring situations to life. Talk to God about those 'dry bones' you thought of. Ask God to help you see if you can do things to help that situation come to life.

Finally… toss in some oil, add your favorite flavor and enjoy your popcorn!

Faith at Home Ideas

Dig Day in the Mustard Seed Garden

F A M I L Y M E A L S T O F R E E Z ESunday, Oct. 23 | 4 p.m.

Join Kate Silvis to learn the magic of making meals to freeze for your family. Each participant will take home

meals to freeze and donate one meal to the parish delivery program for families with new babies. $15 per

family. You must sign up online before the class.

EYC:

Big Game Day:

Offsite Event:

H.S. Dinner:

Meeting:

Oct. 1: Pumpkin Pre-orders Begin!

Oct. 9: Christmas Tree Sales Begin!/ EYC

Oct. 15: Uncle Shucks from 5:30-10:00 pm

Oct. 16: EYC attends Evensong!

Oct. 21-23: Youth Pumpkin Patch

Friday 21: Kick-off festival 5:30-9:00

Saturday: 9:00 am– 9:15 pm

Sunday: 1:00– 7:00 pm

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An awesome, crazy month for the Youth! Join Us!!

“Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, St. Luke’s welcomes you.”

Pastoral Crisis or Concerns?

Call Beth Elliott Kraft at 404-873-7610, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays: X To connect with our Pastoral Care staff for such things as illness, hospitalization, miscarriage, divorce, unemployment;X To add a name to our parish prayer list or;X To have someone placed on the St. Luke’s Intercessory Prayer list to be prayed for daily.

After-hours & on weekends, call the church at 404-873-7600 to get the name and number of the priest on call.

May God bless you and comfort you in your difficult times as well as your joyful ones.

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Deadline for the November 1

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by noon.

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Celebration Dinner Thursday, October 20, 2016

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

St. Luke's Parish Hall

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Master of Ceremonies: Jud Graves Honoring: Peter Thomas , Palmer Temple, Mir iam

Needham Dinner: Soiree, Roasted Quail Breast on a Bed of Succotash

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