Inside this issue:

Vestry Members Lenten Suppers

Vestry Highlights

2

Holy Week Schedule 3

From our Spiritual Director

Lenten Series

4

Wonderful (or Weird) World of Episcopalians

April Outreach

5

Activities Page 6

Prayer List 7

Scheduled to Serve Birthdays

Anniversaries

8

April Calendar 9

Thank you Spring Clean Up Day

10

The Link a publication of

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

270 No. Placer Ave. Idaho Falls, Idaho

83402

The Link is published monthly to keep members and friends informed of the programs of the church and to report news about St. Luke’s.

Deadline for The Link is the 20th of each month. Submit articles to Johannah Grant at jrgrant617@cableone.net

The Link St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Idaho Falls, Idaho

April 2019

Sunday, April 21

8:00 a.m. Lighting of the First Fire Candlelight Procession

Holy Eucharist Lighting of the First Fire takes place at the front entrance of the church.

We enter the church in candlelight procession.

We recount the story of creation, then celebrate the glory of New Creation

with the proclamation of the Paschal Alleluia and singing of the Gloria

Please bring bells to ring.

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist

with Special Music and Flowering of the Cross

Children are asked to bring flowers. Extra will be provided.

Donations are being taken for Easter Flowers. Suggested donation amount is $5.00 to $25.00, although any amount will be accepted.

Please let us know if it will be “in memory of,” or

“in thanksgiving for.”

Please get your dedications in by April 14th so they will be in the Easter Sunday bulletin and remember to mark your check for Easter flowers.

Between our two services Please join us at 9:30 a.m. for an

Easter Brunch Potluck

followed by an

Easter Egg hunt

Volume 18, Issue 4

A Prayer through Transition

Dear God, St. Luke's is a garden of Your Word.

As we transition through our seasons, help us prepare fertile ground through honesty and prayer.

Plant in our hearts seeds of Your Grace, that we may nurture one another, and blossom in Your Spirit.

Strengthen our trust in your good-ness, that we may generously share your blessings.

And when the time is right, send us Your servant to complete our search, that together, in Your garden, we may sow the Good News of Salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, now and Forever. AMEN

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Bishop

The Rt. Rev. Brian Thom www.epsicopalidaho.org

208.345.4440

Interim Priest The Rev. Lauren Schoeck lauren@ episcopaltwinfalls.org

Administrative Asst. Lonnie Martinell

stlukes@qwestoffice.com Stlukesepiscopalchurch

@gmail.com 208.522.8465

Treasurer Suzanne Buchan

sbuchan101@msn.com 208.520.1574

Vestry Members

Nick Burrows Senior Warden burrowsn@gmail.com

208-403-4531

Mark Farnes Junior Warden farnes208@gmail.com

208-523-9262

Daniel Devasirvatham danield@wi-plan.com

858-366-8994

Brian Grant bandjgrant@cableone.net

208.521.6670

Debby Green debbygreen512@hotmail.com

562-883-3720

Jacquie Janibagian janibagian@gmail.com

208-523-2534

Edwin Skilling edwinskilling@yahoo.com

208-390-4788

Kris Smith kristofferjsmith@gmail.com

208-569-7691

Buddy Hall Vestry Clerk cahall@cableone.net

208-351-9376

Highlights From the March Vestry Meeting

The Treasurer shared the 2018 Parochial Report (Membership, Attendance, and Services of St. Luke’s). Thirteen new members were added to the roll. Our cur-rent number of Active Baptized Members is 242. Average Sunday attendance is 51.

Vestry members were assigned as liaisons to Ministry Areas. These are Pastoral Care (Brian Grant), Worship (Jacquie Janibagian), Stewardship (Debby Green), Christian Education (Kris Smith), Outreach (Daniel Devasirvatham), Hospitality (Edwin Skilling),

Buildings & Grounds (Mark Farnes), and Finance (Nick Burrows).

Mid-Week Lenten Soup Suppers and Services

St. Luke's and New Day are excited to be joining together for mid-week Lenten Soup Suppers and Services beginning Wednesday, March 13th at St. Luke's Parish Hall from 6 pm - 7:30 pm. We will start off with dinner, then will have the oppor-tunity to learn about a local non-profit from a guest speaker each week, and we'll close the

evening with a simple taize prayer service. A sign-up sheet for provid-ing food for the soup suppers is available in the Parish Hall during Fel-lowship Hour.

This is a family friendly event. All are welcome to attend!

Wednesdays through April 10 Centering Prayer group session 5:30-6:00 p.m. Lenten Soup Supper & Guest Speaker 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Centering Prayer will be offering a group session every Wednesday

evening at 5:30 as part of the Lenten series.

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From Your Spiritual Director by Cher Stone, Spiritual Director

I am offering a Centering Prayer time Wednesdays at 10:30a.m. and again at 5:30. You are welcome to make an appointment for Spiritual Direction, just talk to me or call 208-757-3029 and leave a message.

If you would like a good read for Lent, try Richard Rohr’s newest book, The Universal Christ. It is a soul expanding adventure!

You may want to try the Ignation Daily Examen Prayer:

Ask God for light Give thanks

Review your day Face your shortcomings

and look forward to the day to come.

Regional Council for

Christian Ministry

2018 Lenten Series Schedule for each Friday:

11:30 Lunch

Noon to 12:30 Worship

12:30 Lunch

Date: Location: Preacher:

April 5 First Lutheran Pastor Nancy Amos April 12 Trinity UMC Pastor Gina Herman

Dear members of St. Luke’s:

St. Luke’s Postcard ministry is looking for a coordinator to start in January 2020. The coordina-tor schedules the members who will write the postcards, and makes sure they get the supplies they need. If you are interested,

please contact me!

Buddy Hall 208-351-9376

c/o St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

270 No. Placer

Idaho Falls, ID 83402

Name Needed Here!

Let laughter ‘spring’ forth! “Spring is when you feel like whistling, even with a shoe full of slush.” (Doug Larson)

“Easter is the only time when it’s perfectly safe to put all of your eggs in one basket.” (Evan Esar)

“Spring is the time of year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade.”

(Charles Dickens)

“Spring is nature's way of saying, ‘Let's party!’” (Robin Williams)

The Wonderful (or Weird) World of Episcopalians By Cher Stone

When I was cutting hair I would spend at least 20 minutes each day explaining Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Lent and why should we observe these old traditional Holy Days. So in my practiced way, here goes.

Lent is a penitential season of the Christian calendar. Meaning the focus is on prayer, meditation, fasting, repentance and examination of your relationship with God, Christ, Creation and the Holy Spirit.

Historically this time was used for preparation for those wanting to be baptized and those who had committed notorious sins and wanted to be restored to the Christian Community. The word Lent is from Old English and means Spring, the lengthening of days.

The forty days of Lent extend from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, omitting Sundays. So you may break your fast on those Sundays. The last three days of Lent are the sacred Triduum of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Nowadays, all Christians are invited to the observance of a Holy Lent. If you would like to begin a practice of prayer and the study of the Way of Jesus, please join the Wednesday evening offering of Centering Prayer, Soup and Bread dinner and a short Taize service 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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April Outreach:

CEI Scholarship

Donations for our April monthly outreach will go to College of Eastern Idaho. Did you know that St. Luke’s provides for a scholarship at CEI (formerly EITC) ? We have been supporting our local higher education students through this outreach for many years. Representatives from St. Luke’s are invited to attend their scholarship event each year and meet the recipients, most of whom have written notes thanking us for helping them with their education.

Donation checks should be made out St. Luke’s Episcopal Church with CEI or April Outreach in the memo portion.

Tomorrow’s Paradise Point By Buddy Hall

The St. Luke’s Capital Campaign for Paradise Point, our diocesan camp in McCall, was a great success. Our parish goal was $20,000 and our total received

or pledged at this writing is $21,770.

Thank you to everyone who con-tributed. Commitment cards are still available in the church office. Pledges can be made over three years. Checks should be made out to “Tomorrow’s Paradise Point.”

If you have made a pledge to the

Tomorrow’s Paradise Point Campaign

and would like to make your payments by direct deposit, Buddy Hall has the form to do so. She can be reached at 208-351-9376 or cahall@cableone.net.

Art Studio Friday, April 26

7 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.

Novices and friends are welcome.

Please bring a snack or drink to share.

St. Luke’s Annual Rummage Sale

May 3 & May 4 Spring is here! Channel your inner Marie Kondo and gather your items for our annual Rummage sale. Bring them to St. Luke’s starting Sunday, April 28.

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.) After Jesus raises Lazarus from death, what does his family do to thank Jesus?

A. They host a dinner for him. B. Martha serves the meal. C. Mary anoints Jesus’ feet with an extravagant amount of expensive perfume. D. All of the above.

St. Luke’s Prayer List

Each month we will be taking the prayer requests from the bulletins and adding them to The Link so that all members, including those who are not able to attend worship services will be able to pray for those listed.

Your prayers are invited for:

Gerry Jones, Art Jensen, Patti Cappa, Phyllis Conner, Tracy Majors, Nancy Jones, Jack Gaskill, the family of Robert Halford, Carolyn Robertson, Mildred McClure, Tracy Langenwalter, Alicia Palmer and baby Gabriella, Ted, Madeline, Marilyn Taylor, Margaret Schwarz, Keith Skilling, Sue Hacker, Everly Douglass, Heather, Emmy Kanrowski, Idonna Clarke, Christy H., Andrew Boyington, Laura Schwarz, Patti Schwarz, Nate Koplin, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Sharla Phillips, Karen Fawcett, Lia, Katie Barrett, Gabe Allen, Elliot Best, Lana, Alex, Pastor Susan, Wendy Crawford, John and Mabel Nelson, LaRonna Weir, Cindy Gentillon, Terry Perez, Austin, Cindy Wright, Jennifer Hansen, Mary Leberknight, Clint Keller, Jim Hall, Connie Titus, Larry Cudmore, John Hughes, Craig Riche, Michael Cleavenger, Gretchen Matthern.

Pray for those living in care facilities or who are homebound:

at Morning Star: Lydia Cash, Graeme Galbraith

at The Gables: Mary Leberknight

at home: Mildred McClure, Dorrine Morgan

Nancy Smith

Pray for those in the Military:

In the U.S. Air Force: Matt Cox, Tony Caliva.

In the U.S. Army: Donald Davis, Tom Hammerle, Cody Rankin, Katie Stone, Nate Crawford, Bob Neidner, Kyle Kahn, Jennifer Jensen, Jason Jensen, Tanner Swanson, Brittaney Wolfensburger.

In the U.S. Marines: Seamus Middleton, Calvin Vetch, Michael Green, Nolan Cook.

In the U.S. Navy: Nathan Marshall, Joseph Hartel, Kevin Mark McClure, Timothy Marshall.

In the U.S. Special Forces: Dan Rose.

If you would like to have someone put on our prayer list, please call the church

office at 208-522-8465.

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The St. Luke’s Prayer Chain

“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will,

he hears us.” 1 John 5:14

The St. Luke’s Prayer Chain is made up of church members who are called to the ministry of prayer. Any member of the Prayer Chain may be called to initiate a “prayer request.” This request is then passed along the chain until it returns to the member who received the call. (If one member is unavailable to receive the call, Prayer Chain members will call the following person on the list.) The Prayer Chain members will keep all prayer requests confidential. Nancy Smith 208-522-9549 Caroline Filby 208-524-3868 Nancy Jones 208-715-4002

Emergency: Senior Warden Nick Burrows 208-403-4531

Pastoral Care Contacts

Susan Mills 208-522-0378 Ministry Head

Nancy Smith 208-522-9549 Prayer Chain

Buddy Hall 208-351-9376 Meal Ministry

Church Office 208-522-8465 Meals, Rides, Visits

To all of those who attended and gave time and helped with arrangements for our mother’s funeral, Carol, Frank and I thank you for

all you did. Mom wasn’t in Idaho Falls long, but she loved St. Luke’s and those who visited her as she declined. The service was lovely and the reception was beautiful.

Again, thank you all so much.

Yours in Christ, Pastor Susan+

Scheduled To Serve If you are unable to serve when scheduled, please find a substitute

and notify the church office of the change in schedule.

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April

Birthdays

4/2 Les Parsons 4/8 Valerie McDaniel 4/9 Gale White 4/10 Bob Caliva 4/10 Lydia Cash 4/13 Carl Baily 4/13 Jamie Sanow 4/14 Nicholas Sutton 4/16 Suzanne Riche 4/18 Pageant Jones 4/20 Erica Blom 4/21 Karen Juell 4/27 Dave Drewes 4/28 Candy Vroman

Anniversaries

4/2 Greg & Buddy Hall 4/2 Kelly & Mike Marshall 4/7 Joe & Pat Ruschetti 4/20 Jack & Kathy Gaskill

Postcard Ministry Contact for April

Nancy Jones

Do we have your birthday and

anniversary in our church records?

If not, please contact the church office.

April 7 5th Sunday

in Lent

April 14 Palm

Sunday

April 18 Maunday Thursday

April 21

Easter

April 28 2nd Sunday Of Easter

One service

9:00 a.m. M.P. I

One service

9:00 a.m. H.E. II

One service

7:00 p.m. With foot washing

Two services 8:00 a.m.

H.E. 10:30 a.m.

H.E.

One service

9:00 a.m. M.P. II

VPOD D. Green J. Janibagian J. Janibagian

Presider Rev. Joseph Farnes

Pastor Gina

Rev. Lauren Pastor Gina

9:00 a.m. Worship Lead. L.E.M.* Lector Acolyte

B. Grant

J. Jemtrud P. Foster

G. Wright Z. Creed

D. Luptak

7:00 p.m. C. Stone P. Jones

T. Devries

8:00 a.m. P. Jones W. Jones D. Luptak

10:30 a.m. C. Stone N. Jones S. Price

W. Jones

D. Luptak

L.E.V.* B. Grant N. Jones

Altar Guild C D B A

Hospitality New Day Lutheran St. Luke’s Potluck between services @ 9:30

St. Luke’s

Tellers J. Grant M. Nigg

L. Alexander H. Crawley

B. Hall K. Farnes

S. Mills B. Benjamin

Committee Meeting Schedule

Altar Guild: First Sunday of each month after the Service (except Sept.) Finance Committee: Meetings are announced Buildings & Grounds: Fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Vestry Meeting: On Sundays as announced Christian Ed: Next meeting TBD Worship Committee: Fourth Wednesday of the month at 4:00 p.m. Leaders Meeting: Next meeting to be determined. Pastoral Care Team: First Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. Hospitality Meeting: meets via email, contact J. Janibagian for more information

* Lay Eucharistic Minister or Lay Eucharistic Visitor

Altar Guild Teams

Team A: L. Alexander, S. Price, D. Luptak Team B: M. Martinell, K. Smith and family Team C: N. Jones, P. Jones, P. Foster, E. Skilling, E. Pierce Team D: C. Filby, C. George, B. Grant, R. Fury, S. Bleak Team E: K. Farnes, M. Farnes

April 19 Good Friday

Scheduled to Serve

VPOD: B. Grant

12:15 p.m. Worship Leader: P. Jones Lector: A. Luptak

7:00 p.m. Worship Leader: W. Jones

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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9:00 am HE Rite II 10:o0 Fellowship 10:30 Transition 11:00 am New Day Lutheran Service

April 1 Office Closed 11 a.m. P.E.O.

April 2 2:00 p.m. Pastoral Care

5:30 p.m. Hospitality 7:00 p.m. AA

April 3 10:30 Centering Prayer 11:00 am Book Study 12:00 pm Al Anon 12:15 Wed. Sack Lunch 1:00 H.E. or Healing Prayers 5:30 Centering Prayer 6:00 Lenten Supper 7:00 Tinntinabulation

April 4

Soup Kitchen 4:30—7:30

Buy a Bowl, Fill Your Soul

7:00 Adult Choir 8:00 Faith ‘n’ Harmony

April 5 Office Closed 11:30 am RCCM

Lenten Series 1st Lutheran

6:00 p.m. Youth Group

April 6

Deanery Days 9:00—3 p.m.

7 9:00 am MP Rite I 10:o0 Fellowship 11:00 am New Day Lutheran Service 11:30 Soup Kitchen 11:30 Altar Guild

8 Office Closed

9

7:00 p.m. AA

10 10:30 Centering Prayer 11:00 am Book Study 12:00 pm Al Anon 12:15 Wed. Sack Lunch 1:00 H.E. or Healing Prayers 5:30 Centering Prayer 6:00 Lenten Supper 7:00 Tinntinabulation

11 10:00 am QOV 6:30 p.m. Eagle Rock Coin Club 7:00 Adult Choir 8:00 Faith ‘n’ Harmony

12 Office Closed 8:00 - noon P.E.O.

11:30 am RCCM Lenten Series Trinity UMC

6:00 p.m. Youth Group

13

10 a.m. until noon

Church Clean Up

Day

14 Palm Sunday

9:00 am HE Rite II 10:o0 Fellowship 11:00 Vestry Meeting 11:00 am New Day Lutheran Service

15 Office Closed 10:30 am

Morning Prayer in the Smith Chapel

11 a.m. P.E.O.

16

10:30 am Morning

Prayer in the Smith Chapel

7:00 p.m. AA

17

10:30 Morning Prayer in the Smith Chapel

11:00 am Book Study 12:00 pm Al Anon 12:15 Wed. Sack Lunch 1:00 Midday Prayer 7:00 Tinntinabulation

18 Maunday Thursday

6:00 pm Agape Meal 7:00 pm Maunday Thursday Service

19 Good Friday

Office Closed 12:00 Good Friday Service

7:00 pm Good Friday Service

20

Deadline For next issue

of The Link

Send articles to jrgrant617@ cableone.net

21 8:00 am HE

9:30 am Easter Brunch

Potluck and Easter Egg Hunt

10:30 am HE

22 Office Closed

23 7:00 p.m. Building & Grounds Meeting 7:00 p.m. AA

24 10:30 Centering Prayer 11:00 am Book Study 12:00 pm Al Anon 12:15 Wed. Sack Lunch 1:00 H.E. or Healing Prayers 4:00 pm Worship Committee 5:30 pm Finance Committee 7:00 Tinntinabulation

25 7:00 Adult Choir 8:00 Faith ‘n’ Harmony

26 Office Closed

6:00 p.m. Youth Group 7:00 p.m. Art Studio

27

28

9:00 am MP Rite II 10:o0 Fellowship 11:00 am New Day Lutheran Service

29 Office Closed

30

7:00 p.m. AA

May 1 10:30 Centering Prayer 11:00 am Book Study 12:00 pm Al Anon 12:15 Wed. Sack Lunch 1:00 H.E. or Healing Prayers 7:00 Tinntinabulation

May 2 7:00 Adult Choir 8:00 Faith ‘n’ Harmony

May 3 Office Closed 6:00 p.m. Youth Group

May 4

8 pm—noon Overnight Watch

Rummage Sale Set up in the Par ish Hal l

Annual Rummage Sale

In Parish Hall

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 270 No. Placer Idaho Falls, ID 83402

208-522-8465

E-mail: stlukes@qwestoffice.net

fax number: 208-542-2904

“St. Luke’s is a comforting and accepting community,

open to God’s love, rooted in tradition,

on a journey of service to others.”

Worship Schedule

Sundays 9:00 a.m. Worship service 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Fellowship Hour 10:30 a.m. Adult Education

Wednesdays 12:15 p.m. Lunch (bring your own) 1:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist or Healing Prayers

The Rev. Lauren Schoeck, Interim Priest

Lonnie Martinell, Administrative Assistant

Suzanne Buchan, Parish Treasurer

Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

We’re on the web! stlukes.episcopalidaho.org

Like us on Facebook! St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

April 2019

The deadline for the May issue of the LINK is April 20th Email your articles to jrgrant617@cableone.net

A very syrupy thank you to Scott and Angie Lee and their crew who cooked up a wonderful pancake supper for the “umpteenth” year!

Saturday April 13

10 a.m.

until noon

Join us for a SPRING CLEAN UP DAY. Bring your rakes, pruners, gloves and join with others as we do some grooming of the grounds around the outside of the church and do some polishing of the inside too. We will have jobs for all ages and all levels of ability.

This will get the church ready for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday.