The Weekly e-Blast from St. Luke’s
July 23rd – July 30th
*Items that are NEW or UPDATED this week are so noted*
NEW: AUGUST ISSUE!
More in-depth and long-range than the weekly e-Blast…please look at “The View”!
The AUGUST issue is now on-line at
http://images.acswebnetworks.com/1/1266/newsletteraugust2010.pdf
HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Sunday, July 25th
The 8th Sunday after Pentecost
· Worship With Us Today at 7:45a, 9a, or 11:30a.
- NEW Don’t Miss the Senior High Mission Trip Reportback! Please show your support for our youth by coming to the Parish Hall at 10:30a to see and hear how they saw God during their mission trip to New Mexico this month.
- Summer Lemonade on the Lawn Continues after the 9am service through Sunday, August 15th. Today it will be in the Parish Hall in conjunction with the Mission Reportback. This is a great way to catch-up with old friends and make new ones!
- MOSL Is Raising Funds The Men of St. Luke’s will be taking pre-orders for caps and visors for to raise funds for a variety of causes, including Camp Allen Summer Camp Scholarships, Lake Travis Ministries, Breakfast with Santa, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, special needs of St. Luke’s congregation, and others. Caps are black and khaki @ $20 each. Visors are blue, yellow or white @ $16 each - $35 for both. Both are embroidered with Old English lettering saying “St. Luke’s”. According to Dan Ellenbrook, “They look great – everyone should wear one to get in the door!” With questions or orders, contact Dan at dan@travisgraphics.com.
OTHER NEWS
Missions/Ministries/Outreach
- NEW Hill Country Community Ministries Needs Donations! The shelves are empty. They really need canned fruit, family-size 100% juice and personal care products. Please help our neighbors in need.
· UPDATED Pick Up Your VBS Loaned Items! Thank you St. Luke’s for all of the wonderful items loaned to Christian Ed for VBS. Borrowed items can be found in Design Dock (downstairs of Riker Hall). Any items not collected by August 1st will be absorbed into our Christian Ed programs.
· Christian Education Needs Your Support: On August 1st and 8th we plan to meet for 15 minutes in the Parish Hall at 11:15 right after the Missionaries’ Reportback to visit about what Christian Ed has planned for this coming school year of learning. We will have some “training” handouts for teachers, prospective teachers and parents. Also, we ask you to prayerfully consider what your role will be this fall in the area of Christian Formation. Please contact LoriAnn Lavallee at 627-6061 for more information.
- Operation Christmas Child Collections Continue through August 22nd. Please help this amazing shoe box ministry by donating the following items: toothbrushes, toothpaste, bar soap, combs, crayons, pencils, markers, small cars, small dolls, small balls, kids’ t-shirts or kids’ socks. School supplies are on sale right now, so why not pick up a few items to fill shoe boxes! Please bring your donations to the OCC table in the Parish Hall. Questions? Contact Rachelle Honohan at Contact Rachelle Honohan at rrhlcsw@austin.rr.com.
- Armadillo’s Christian Community Gathers Following is an invitation from Pastor Raul Hernandez, Hill Country Bible Church NW Spanish Pastor: “You are cordially invited to join the Christian community meetings at Armadillo RV Park on Sundays at 7 o’clock in the evening in the central park, patio area of the park. There will be English classes taught, praise, and Bible study. There is nothing more important in life than knowing Christ—that is what the Christian community of Armadillo is all about. As Churches and Christian ministries in the Lake Travis area, we are uniting in order to bring the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Armadillo park community. Some folk come to help with meals and clothing, others come to help with home repairs, others give English classes and child care, some have Christian movies, others preach, some study the Bible, and others throw parties for the community, but we all wish to invite the community to have an encounter with Jesus Christ”. Saralinda Evans of SLOL is very involved in this ministry. For more information about this ministry opportunity, contact her at 799.7485 or se@rwblaw.net.
Programming/Parish Life
· NEW Do You Need a CPR/First Aid Refresher? This class will be offered at SLOL on Thursday, August 12th at 6p in the Parish Hall. The cost is $25. Youth are encouraged to take this and adults are welcome too. RSVP to the office for childcare.
· NEW Learn More About “The Art of Engaging Holy Scripture” August 15th at 10:30a in the Parish Hall. This is a unique small group Bible study curriculum that is much more than a typical Bible study. TAEHS imparts a lively method of engaging the Scriptures through reading, study, conversational and silent prayer, and group sharing. Please come to learn more about TAEHS and a group forming in your neighborhood.
· NEW Do You Need Safeguarding God’s Children Training? If so, plan to attend on August 15th, 11:30a-2:30p ini the Annex. Call the office by August 6th to RSVP for childcare and no later than August 12th to register.
· NEW Mark Your Calendars for Rally Day 2010! August 22nd at 10:15a--programming for adults, children, and youth to kick off a new season of spiritual growth. Read The View and watch the e-Blast for more details!
- Remember These Upcoming Mission Reportbacks at 10:30a in the Parish Hall:
o August 1st - Chelsea Meraviglia, Youth With A Mission (YWAM) staffer based in Honolulu, on her recent work in the Philippines.
o August 8th - Kris & Kat, St. Luke’s Missionaries to the Berber Tribes, on their work in North Africa.
- UPDATED St. Luke’s Goes to Longhorn Village! On the second Thursday of every month at 10:30a Holy Eucharist is celebrated at Longhorn Village. On the fourth Sunday of every month at 3p a service of music and prayers is provided. All are invited to join us in this time of worship with our senior neighbors in Steiner Ranch. Next scheduled services today at 3p and August 12th at 10:30a.
Praises/Prayers/Cares/Concerns
· Did You Know…? Names are added to the St. Luke’s Prayer List only upon request by individuals or their family members. People may request prayers for any situation, not limited to physical illness/injury. Prayer requests are confidential. To request prayers for yourself or a family member, contact the office at office@stlukesonthelake.org or 266-2455.
- Remember in your Prayers:
· GROUPS: Stephen Ministers and care receivers; Order of St. Luke the Physician prayer team and prayer receivers; our St. Luke’s missionaries Kris & Kat & twins Asher & Joy, Veta, Chelsea, Kyle, Chris & Amy; the Diocese of West Buganda and its bishop, Samuel Kamya, St. Paul’s Mission, Leigh, TX.
· FOR OUR ARMED FORCES: Michael John Abalos, Zack Albright, Jonathan Almestica, Brian Beachy, John Blankenship, Russell Butler, Travis Cook, Mark Coplen, Christine Felice, Christopher Foote, Chris & David Freebourn, Raymond Garcia, Lucas Karnes, Kyle Kieke, Jim Lawson, Joe & Allison Martin, Stephanie Normand, John Parks, Phillip, Alex Voyce, Matthew Voyce, Andrew Whitaker, Mark Wilmot.
· FOR THOSE WHOSE NEEDS HAVE BEEN MADE KNOWN TO US: Joe, Kendal, Kris, Mark, Mindie Anderson, Bill & Marian Atwood, Larry Durland, Suzy Grantham, Pam Holley, Barbara Kasten, Eunice Klema, Leonard & Eleanor Mulbry, Hank Parkman, Eugenia Potter, Ann Marie Sandlin, Emma Steen, Bill Sternenberg, Sally Sykes, Rick Watson, Christopher Whitty, the Moreno family, the Holly Wise family.
Episcopal Church Events in the Austin Area and the Diocese of Texas
· NEW EVERY WEEK!
The Dean's Newsletter
What's Happening in the Austin Convocation
Thursday, 22 July 2010
The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection hosts The Cash Band, July 25, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (with a half-time break). "To sing the songs of, and to honor, the legendary Johnny Cash:" this is the near-sacred goal of Paul Podraza and The Cash Band. From the moment Paul belts out the first lines of "Folsom Prison Blues, you hear an uncanny resemblance to the voice and and presence of Johnny Cash. Come hear The Cash Band. This exciting group performs hits like Folsom, Ring of Fire, Walk the Line and others. They also sing new ones like Personal Jesus, Goin' by the Book, and more. The first part of the two-part show will be the more "secular" songs and the second half will be more gospel. Special guest Bobby Johnson, who looks like Michael Jordan and sings like Charlie Pride--who he performed with--will sing gospel. You'll love him--and you'll love The Cash Band. ECR is located at 2200 Justin Lane; phone 512-459-0027 or visit <www.ecraustin.org>. This concert is presented free of charge. Donations will be accepted gratefully. Wait 'til you hear Paul Podraza announce: "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." WOW!
St. Mary Magdalene, Manor, will be moving their Sunday worship services to the cafeteria of Manor High School (12700 Gregg Manor Road, Manor, TX 78653) starting Sunday, August 1 (10:30 a.m.), with their official "public" launch on Sunday, September 12 (10:30 a.m.). Please keep this community in your prayers as they continue to prepare for this transition. St. Mary Magdalene aspires to be a multi-ethnic Episcopal community that is transformed by God's generosity, and is inspired to share this generosity with others, by loving and serving one another, the surrounding community, and beyond. If you would like to know more about this community, or ways you can help, please contact the Rev. Alex Montes-Vela at 512.423.8897 or alex@iamsmm.com.
Safeguarding Trainer Trainings Scheduled
o Trainer training for Safeguarding God’s Children;
Resurrection, 2200 Justin Lane
September 18, 8:45 – 4:15
o Trainer training for Safeguarding God’s People – preventing Exploitation
For those who will lead this training in their congregation
St. Thomas, College Station, 906 George Bush Dr.
September 25, 8:45 – 4:15
o Safeguarding Administrator Workshop
For person(s) in the church, school, institution who maintains/manages Safeguarding fles
Austin Diocesan Center on Seminary campus, 510 Rathervue Pl.
September 30, 9:30 - Noon
St. James’ Episcopal School, a ministry of its namesake church, is currently accepting applications for enrollment for the 2010 - 2011 school year. Our day school, located in East Austin, is proud to offer a strong Montessori-based curriculum for a diverse community of learners ages three through five. Current students come from 27 different Austin area zip codes, 40 percent receive financial aid, and after school care is available. For more information, please visit www.stjamesepiscopalschool.org, call the school at 512-926-4214, or email admissions@stjamesepiscopalschool.org.
St. Alban's, Austin, has several openings in two EFM groups, one meeting in the daytime, the other in the evening. An informational meeting will be held on July 28 from 7:00-8:30 pm. Please extend this invitation to anyone who might be interested. Please email (margaret@stalbansaustin.org) or phone (512.282.5631) to let us who might attend.
Writing on the Heart: a New Program in Spiritual Formation
Study Christian spirituality while engaging in its practice and reflecting on its theology.
Earn a master’s degree in spiritual formation at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin.
Contact Admissions for details.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: St. Mary Magdalene, Manor is seeking two Nursery Attendants to work Sundays from 10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. for infants through four years of age. Please contact the Rev. Alex Montes-Vela at 512.423.8897 or alex@iamsmm.com for more information.
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