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

A twice monthly newsletterFebruary 1, 2016

Healthy Living, Holy Lent............. 2Parish News .................................. 3Calendar ......................................... 4Birthdays ........................................ 5EYC .............................................. 6Adult Education ............................. 6Parish Photos................................... 7Children & Families ...................... 7

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I m p o s i t i o n o f A s h e s

7 a .m. | 12 :15 p.m.| 7 p.m.

Stone Soup Supper

6 p.m. |Parish Hall

Nursery opens at 5 :45 p.m.

Recently, the payout for the Power Ball lottery soared well over a billion dollars. Lottery mania swept the nation. I spoke to many people from St. Luke’s who were participating in lottery pools at work. In many offices groups of people all agreed to contribute into a community investment fund, of sorts, to purchase blocks of tickets. In truth, the chance of winning the lottery was shockingly small: 1 in 292,000,000. Or, roughly the same odds you would have if you tried to guess one person out of the entire population of the United States.

But tickets purchased in an office pool are not really (for most of us) bought with an expectation of winning. I know this because I contributed to our of-fice pool. I didn’t expect to win, but the benefits of the office pool were not in the probability of winning but instead in the community we shared. The day after the drawing, when we discovered we did not win, there were no long faces or stories of disappointment. There was only excited chatter up and down the hallway because we had shared a moment of community that was fun. I think about all the people throughout our city who are desperately in need of community and joy. And though the moment of fun offered by buying a ticket to the lottery is ephemeral, what the church has to offer is not. We too are a people who have pooled our resources as part of a dream. The difference in our joyful community is there is nothing fleeting about it. We gather together because the great prize has already been won. The good news of God’s love, given to us through Jesus Christ, is certain and assured. And the prize cannot be squandered – God’s love for each of us is unshak-able. No wonder we feel compelled to come together every week, to gather in God’s name and joyful proclaim the good news. Truly, the church is the ultimate place of shared community, excitement and expectation. Thanks be to God!

Staff InformationSt. Luke’s Episcopal Church

404.873.7600

RectorThe Rev. Dan Matthews, Jr.

Beth Elliott, Rector’s Executive Assistant404.873.7610, e-mail: [email protected]

2015 Vestry

ClergyThe Rev. Elizabeth Shows CaffeyLiturgy and Senior Pastoral Care

404.873.7612, e-mail:[email protected]

The Rev. Heather ChaseChildren’s Christian Education/Formation

404.873.7622, e-mail: [email protected]

The Rev. Dennis Patterson, Jr.Christian Education & Parish Life


The Rev. Lauren HolderOutreach and Pastoral Care

404-873-7690, e-mail: [email protected]

The Rev. David WagnerYouth and Young Adults


Program StaffMark Simmons, Director of Stewardship &

Membership404.873.7624, e-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Arlan J. Sunnarborg, Director of Music404.873.7620, e-mail: [email protected]

Charles Higgs, Music Associate404.873.7634 e-mail:[email protected]

Colleen Kingston, Assistant for Children’s Music404.735.1933, e-mail: [email protected]

Administrative Support StaffValerie Freer, Receptionist/Admin. Assistant

404.873.7600, e-mail: [email protected] Jemmott, Manager of Office Admin.


Jean Lamer, Accountant404.873.7617, e-mail: [email protected]

David Lowry, Parish Administrator404.873.7663, e-mail: [email protected]

Amanda Vaughn, Liturgy Assistant404-873-7614, e-mail: [email protected]

Hala Hess White, Director of Communications404.873.7630, e-mail: [email protected]

Facilities SupportBrian Hummel, Manager of Facilities Support

404.873.7647, Cell: 404.291.0059

Boyce Ansley - Sr. Warden

Mignon Crawford, Treasurer Cap Putt, Finance ChairRobert Long, IV, Chancellor

Debbie BachmannArdith BarrowKenzie BigginsHal DanielElaine DeCostanzo

Kate KennedyPhil LamsonBecky MickBrian OpsahlGreg Vaughn

John Earles - Jr. Warden

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Meals for a Healthy, Holy FamilyFebruary 28 | 4-5:30 p.m.Kate Silvis will teach menu planning and making healthy meals to freeze for families. Each family will bring home at least one meal to freeze for dinner and several recipes and tips. $15 per family. You must sign up online before the class.

Talking to Kids about LentMarch 13 | 4:30-5:30 p.m.The Rev. Heather Chase and The Rev. Elizabeth ShowS Caffey will

lead a class about talking to kids and toddlers about difficult issues in Lent and Holy Week.

EAT MORE VEGGIES: A Lenten Practice coming to Children’s Sunday School very soon!

St. Luke’s Running Group: Want a fun way to join with others at St. Luke’s in keeping healthy during Lent? Join the St. Luke’s Running Group! Sponsored by the Young Adults, we’ll have several options avail-able throughout the season of Lent to help you get up and moving.

Sunday, Feb. 7 | 10:15 a.m.An Introduction to Running with Wil CramerJoin us as Wil, St. Luke’s parishioner and manager of West Stride Running, shares some information about how to start (or continue) running on a regular basis. We’ll also have suggested running schedules and info about how our group will join together – both for group runs and via electronically (e.g., communal running apps). Running Pledges: set a goal for yourself by filling out a Running Pledge! We’ll have this available at the Feb. 7 session as well as online under the Sign Up section.

St. Luke’s 5k Fun RunSaturday, April 16 |8 a.m.After getting up and running in Lent, be sure to join us for a 5k run to start Easter off right. We’ll run in Piedmont Park for our health and fun AND to raise funds for Good Measure Meals – a program that promotes healthy eating and nutrition in

Atlanta.

Grace-Filled Aging: Luncheon Program on Mind, Body and SpiritThursday, February 25 | 11:30 a.m. | Parish HallOur February Act III luncheon program will focus on how we can live well, mind, body and spirit, in the third act of life. Join us for fellowship and food and a program sure to enlighten! Reservations

by phone (404-873-7777) or online at StLukesAtlanta.org/sign-ups.

During Lent this year, St. Luke’s will focus on living a healthy life. Healthy in mind, body and spirit. Parishioners, clergy and staff are developing a

variety of programs to support this. Here’s a first look.

Here, Together in the Grace of God, Go WeA Luncheon Program for All Women at St. Luke’s

Wednesday, Feb. 3 | Noon | $5“There, but for the grace of God, go I” is something that most of us have said or thought at one time or another. During this women’s lunch, Ellen Ott Marshall, St. Luke’s parishioner and professor at Candler School of Theology, will examine this familiar saying and the problematic notions it conveys about God’s grace. We will then consider an alter-native and the difference this alternative might make in our responses to God and neighbor, especially in times of vul-nerability and loss. RSVP online or by phone (404-873-7777).

SAVE the DATETUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23

Dan Matthews will lead our program.

In February we’re filling the Outreach Baskets with items to help people who are homeless. Please donate new and gently

used blankets and coats, and new white athletic socks.

Place your donations in the Outreach Baskets in the Narthex

or Reception Area.

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Parish News & AnnouncementsVITAL ST. LUKE’S MINISTRY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

One 2 Another facilitates fellowship and community with-in our large parish while sharing our gifts by connecting a group of lay volunteers with fellow parishioners (or their families) who are in need of practical support. We are looking for new volunteers! And we’re looking for someone with organizational skills to serve as a volunteer coordinator. Can you cook a meal? Take someone to an appointment? Change a lightbulb? Then reach out to Fontaine Draper ([email protected]) or Penny Peebles ([email protected]) to learn more. We need you, and we need each other.

The Women’s Cancer Support Group will meet on Thursday, February 4 at noon in the Library. Bring your lunch and join us for support and sharing with others who have experi-enced cancer or are being treated cancer. We are a group that focuses on living well spiritually, emotionally and phys-ically. Please contact Meg Moye at TACC (404-0876-7277, ext. 2003) if you would like to attend. Friends are welcome.

Faith and Film gathers on Friday, February 12 at 7 p.m. to watch Muscle Shoals, the 2013 documentary film paying tribute to the Alabama city that, thanks to its FAME Studios, holds a promi-nent place in music history. Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin and a host of others recorded there. Faith and Film is a monthly opportuni-ty for St. Luke’s adults to share a movie, snacks, fellowship, and a lively discussion of issues of faith raised by the film. Those who

attend bring a snack to share and a beverage. All St. Luke’s adults are welcome. For location, contact Robert Sherrill ([email protected] | 470-355-1243).

LENTEN DEVOTIONS BY EMAIL

Time and Event, this year’s collection of daily devotions composed and edited by St. Luke’s parishioners, will be available for pick up February 7, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. If you would like to receive the devotions in a daily email, please sign up online: stlukesatlanta.org/Lent-en-devotions-by-email. NOTE: You MUST sign up - even if you have previously received Advent or Lenten reflection emails.

Young Adults and The Church:Identifying Gaps and Strengthening Intersections

Wednesday, March 2 | 6 p.m.

Real Talk: Join us at St. Luke’s for an exciting and open conversation facilitated by Bishop Rob Wright. We’ll discuss and explore ways in which the Church is relevant and meaningful for young adults - or not. Where are the connections between young adults and the Church being made? Where are they not being made? We welcome people of all ages, back-ground, and denominations to participate, with a special invitation to folk in their 20s and 30s. Dinner will be served. For more information please contact David Wagner ([email protected] | 404-873-7633) or Dennis Patterson ([email protected] |404-873-7609).

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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, newslet-ter, directory and other church commu-nications. As a policy, we will not use names with photos of children.

If you do not want us to use your infor-mation in communications, please email David Lowry, Parish Administrator at:

[email protected]

1John AndrewsMary VachonPhilo OdiheElizabeth HandShemar FletcherTillan Hyde2Bill DixonRobert SherrillMary Lynn OwenHannah LandgrafBryce BowmanShay Bowman3Pierre HowardJeanne DanielsTanya FarshyTian BuzbeeSophie Gotham4Phil PeacockUchenna OdiheQuinn HammondKatherine Claire Kennedy5Marguerite WellbornDavid PerrySteven AlbertJulie JamesRetta Sola Connor Hallinan6 Janet JohnsonNate Conable Louisa D’Antignac Meghan GristKate Graham

Dallas MessinaIsaac Chase7John RaevuoriPatty Petiot Drew PuttMary Rawson ForemanWil Cramer8Paul NeffRuth ClaiborneLiz Townsend Ben Wakefield9Page Griffin Jacquelyn NunneleyAllison BowerCharlotte CloydAndrew Hollis10Daniel Cherrix11Brenda StreetJohn FloydBeattie Friday Claudia FaulkenberryRandy PflegerMaria Faurot12Milton MasonJames StrackPam YawnJan DixonJewell GrubbsReed GottXavier Massey13Patrick McFarland

Ward SeymourBrooks FranklinMary Ann PhillipsAllison HawkinsNicholas GalanosElijah Dumitrescu14Julius HollisJim HughesPaul MurphyThom Shelton Lisa BallardJonathan TabbMatt Scofield Anna CurreyDelbert HollomanDelvin Holloman15Ben GarrettVirginia DotyMelissa HeathJoseph ByrdIsabella ZamboniCarson JamesAndrew Dean16 Bert Bauer Palmour DoddCathy Bonk Peter MillerFrancesca TownsendCatesby PerrinStephanie OkpalaFin Vason 17 Glen AlstonTom GlennPatty Pflum

Jimmy Lockhart Leigh Bost Madeline ZavodnyArn St. Cyr IILibby Thompson Annie ZintakHelen MooreLibby Rountree 18Jim Myrick Anna Faurot19 Bruce GunterDarcey MullisDan McFall Ginny Muir Kate Rasheed Catherine ThibadeauTess Ker-SeymerJacob CroskeyAdaeze EzigboWilliam Hutchison20 Randy ColeyAndrew HallHannah HambyBryson Caproni Ali Perpall21 Beth GuytonLauren KellyJames PattersonAlex Cann22 Melba HughesSallie Topfl Katherine Lockett

February Birthdays

23 Charlie BenedictDonna FowlkesWes GiffordHouston PayneLewis GlennObi NwizuGrace HillMason McMillan24 Buzz GraettingerJason WestberryPeter MarchettiBen Shipp 25 Patrick WhelchelMichael Rigby26Edie Wright John HortenDuncan Carel27 Pat Purcell Louis McLeodVicky Benedict Sarah Svensen BennahSam JenningsTanner Overbay28Kelly MoultonLizzie McDuffie Peter GerakitisMargaret MobleyCaroline EvansMary Dinerman29Bill MooreArn St. CyrAnna Fowlkes

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

Deaths

Susan Neer

Richard Lightseybrother of Bob Lightsey

J.D. Johnsonbrother-in-law of Paulette Stewart

John Holder grandfather of Jay Holder

Irene Hoekzema grandmother of Kate Boyer

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EYC COMING UP• Souper Bowl Party Sunday, Feb. 7, 6:00 p.m. at the Matthews’ Home: All youth in grades 6-12

are invited to gather at the Matthews’ home to watch the big game on Sunday, Feb. 7. If you’re not interested in football, come for the commercials! All participants are asked to bring 10 cans of food to donate to Midtown Assistance Center, as well as something to eat: males something salty, females something sweet. Pick-up time will be at halftime – or, around 8 p.m.

• Happening Retreat, Feb. 19-21: High School youth are eligible to participate in the upcoming Happening Retreat at Camp Mikell. Not sure what Happening is? Already know and want to register? Information is available here: http://www.eycdioatl.org/happening.html

• Youth Confirmation Class: Our Youth Confirmation Class will begin meeting in February as we prepare for Bishop Whitmore’s visit to St. Luke’s on Sunday, May 15. Youth in 10th grade and above are eligible to participate. For more information or to sign up, please contact The Rev. David Wagner at [email protected].

• Mark Your Calendar: HungerWalk on Sunday, March 13

Lectio Divina | Sophia Brothers Peterman | Jan 31, Feb 7Lectio divina is a powerful means of reading sacred text for spiri-tual growth. Join us as we continue the gentle, non-threatening practice of group lectio divina with short selections of sacred text and poetry.

Couplehood as a Spiritual Path | Linda and Louis McLeod Jan 31, Feb 7, 14We were created to be in relationship and we know how difficult it can sometimes be to embody love in our committed love relation-ships or marriages. This class will look at some of the reasons it is so easy to become disconnected from our partner and ways to intentionally enhance the connection and joy we desire. This class is taught by Linda and Louis McLeod who have presented work-shops for couples for the past 24 years.

Good Old Fashioned Bible Study | Parkins Room |WeeklyThat you May Believe: The Gospel of John - Join us as we explore this gospel’s spiritually attuned, stunningly beautiful insights into the nature of Jesus and the meaning of faith. Continues weekly through the spring.

Adult Inquirer’s Class|The Rev. Dan Matthews begins Sunday, Feb 7This class is intended for adults who are seeking to explore and deepen their faith by preparing for adult Confirmation and/or Bap-tism, which will be held at St. Luke’s on May 10. Other prospective members of St. Luke’s, newcomers with questions and even long-time parishioners interested in a “refresher” are also welcome to attend.

Examen[ing] our Relationship to Food | Audrey Hindes Feb 14, 21Examen is a spiritual practice of finding God in our daily lives. In this two-part series, we will practice this ancient form of prayer to gain greater discernment in our relationship to food. Over time, we can learn to approach our cooking and eating habits with a spirituality that carries over into the rest of our lives.

Lent thru Lens: Mind, Body and Spirit|The Rev. Dennis PattersonFeb 14, 21, 28, March 13 Using the Gospel lessons for each Sunday during Lent, partici-pants will read scriptures and offer interpretations of the reading through their own documentary photography. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn basic camera techniques. All levels of “camera users” are welcome.

Healthy Living/Holy Lent: Exercising in Place - Why and How Early and Medieval Christian Practices Still Help us ThriveBobbi Patterson | Feb 28Exploring the connections between life-style choices and con-text or place, early Christian communities developed “exercise regimes” for healthy living rooted in a range of activities from gardening, to walking, to prayer. Medieval teachers, like Teresa of Avila, built on these “workouts” broadening exercise types and intentions. This session will explore various “exercise re-gimes” worthy of contemporary commitment (yours and mine) to faith-bearing health.

Stories of Recovery | Shane Phillips and Mary Ann Phillips March 6Come and hear one family’s story of addiction and recovery. Shane Phillips, a St. Luke’s parishioner in long-term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, will share his story of recovery and discuss how addiction affects people from all walks of life. His mother, parishioner Mary Ann Phillips, will also be present to par-ticipate in a Q & A about the process of family recovery. Come to learn more about addiction, recovery, and what you can do to cre-ate recovery-friendly environments within St. Luke’s and beyond.

Forgiveness, Resurrection, and the End of Retribution March 13Beginning with Rowan William’s understanding of the connec-tion between the first proclamation of forgiveness given by the disciples in Acts 2, this class will explore the power of the offer of forgiveness in ending the cycles of violence that have plagued humanity for millenia. In it, we will examine the reality of forgive-ness amid violence and horrific offenses and the difficulty of rec-onciling Christ’s radical posture of forgiveness with the demands of justice. In addition to Rowan Williams, this class will draw upon the writings of Miroslav Volf, James Cone and Jurgen Moltmann to determine both the personal and societal benefits (and possible dangers) of a commitment to forgiveness.

Adult Education Classes

Black History Month Video Series

Sunday, Feb. 7: A Conversation Between Bill Moyers and James Cone: The Cross and the Lynching Tree

Sunday, Feb. 14: The Rise and Fall of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Sunday, Feb. 21: Cornel West: Race MattersSunday, Feb. 28: The Future of the Black Church Panel

Discussion

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POLO Parents of Little Onessave the dates!

March 7 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Be Brave and Kind: An Evening with Glennon Doyle MeltonMom’s Night Out at Momastery LIVE! Sign Up and purchase your ticket to reserve your spot. Liz Young will be our host for the evening and will gather parents following the event for drinks and discussion. Tickets are $26 per person. Please purchase one ticket for each person, so we know who is coming. The event is at Peachtree Road United Methodist and we will meet there that evening and sit together. Make your reservation from the Sign Up tab on the website.

April 24 | 4-5:30 pm Beth-Sarah Wright, well-known author and speaker about mental health and storytelling, will join us for an evening work-shop for parents to show us how to tell our stories. She’ll also explore how to develop support for hearing stories of our life and faith as we build community.

May 1 |4:30-6:30 pm Cinco De Mayo Party! We will meet on the playground for food and fellowship. There will be Nursery staff to hang out with the little ones, too. Dinner will be $10 per family. Watch for Evite and more information to come.

Nina Alexandra Heinrich Wesley Long Clark

Josephine Elinor Ryder Conover Martin Miller Foster

We Welcome the Newly Baptized

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

Pastoral Crisis or Concerns?Call Beth Elliott 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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W i nte r S c h e d u l e 2 0 1 6

Sunday, February 7“Wit”

at the Aurora Theater in Lawrenceville

Coordinator: Donna Church

Saturday, February 13The Capital Steps

at the Rialto TheaterCoordinator: Chris Kinney

Saturday, March 12Beltline hike and lunch at Ponce City

MarketCoordinator: Bill and Susan Willson

Thursday, March 17Joan Baez at Symphony Hall

Coordinator: Noreen Horrigan

Celebrate Mardi Gras with the best of New Orleans: FOOD, DRINKS, MUSIC

The adults will party in the Parish Hallwhile the kids gather downstairsfor their very own celebration.

Friday, Feb. 56:30-9 p.m. - $10 ppNo charge for children 12 and under.

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!at the Reception Desk, online or by phone (404-873-7777)

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