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THE MESSENGER EL MENSAJERO

MARCH 2015 MARZO 2015

The Messenger ~ El Mensajero

ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ~ SAN LUCAS IGLESIA EPISCOPAL

Volume 46

Issue 3

Rector’s Corner Updating the Vision At the Vestry Retreat that just took place (20 & 21

of February), the Vestry was presented with a vi-

sion from me of the next three years. It is not the

official vision and mission of the Parish, but ra-

ther ideas to go forward with the Vision, Mission and

Goals that we passed as a Church after lengthy reflec-

tion in January of 2013. It reads:

St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas is a bilingual Episcopal

Church serving Vancouver and Southwest Washing-

ton since 1853.

Vision: Our vision is to answer God’s call to be an

Anglo-Hispanic faith community that works togeth-

er to share the love of Christ.

Mission: With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, our

mission is to extend hospitality to all, to respond to

human need through service, and to grow in faith

together.

GOALS:

Develop closer relationship between the Anglo

and Hispanic members of the parish

Expand outreach programs into the community

Promote the growth of the parish

Provide opportunities for members to grow in

faith in a safe social environment

Continued support of pastoral care program.

Someone pointed out that what we have listed as

“Goals” are not measurable or time bound, as you

might expect from well-expressed goals. Instead they

are areas of focus by which our activities might be eval-

uated.

The first goal is the hardest for us to accomplish, and

under that ministry focus, I have identified challenges

in five areas we could work in the next 3 years: govern-

ance, education, administration, music, and liturgy.

These are sweeping, long term goals, and we have

much discussion to do as to how to implement any of

them.

In reflecting on the work areas, the Vestry agreed

to re-state goal 3. The third bulleted goal reads

"Promote the growth of the parish." We have

agreed to change it as follows:

"3. Allow growth to arise naturally by providing

quality ministries."

The motion to alter the language passed unani-

mously by voice vote. The restated goal expresses our

realization that if we, as a Parish, are faithful to our

core value of hospitality, the quality of our ministry

will probably result in growth. Therefore growth does

not need to be a focus: It simply needs to be allowed.

Fr. Jaime Case

Rincón del Rector

Actualizando la Visión

Durante el Retiro de la Junta Parroquial, que fue hecho

el 20 & 21 de febrero, la Junta fue presentado con la vi-

sión mía para los próximos 3 años. No es la versión ofi-

cial de la visión y misión de la Parroquia, sino más bien

ideas para adelantar la Visión, Misión y Metas que im-

plementamos para la Iglesia después de larga reflexión

en enero de 2013. Dice:

St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas es una Iglesia Episcopal bilin-

güe sirviendo Vancouver y el Suroeste de Washing-

ton desde 1853.

Visión: Nuestra visión es responder al llamado de

Dios para ser una comunidad de fe Anglo-Hispana

que obra para compartir el amor de Cristo.

Misión: Con la guía del Espíritu Santo, nuestra mi-

sión es extender hospitalidad a todos, responder a

las necesidades humanas por servicio, y crecer jun-

tos en la fe.

METAS:

Desarrollar relaciones más estrechas entre miem-

bros Hispanos y Anglos de la parroquia

Expandir programas de servicio a la comunidad

2 THE MESSENGER EL MENSAJERO

(Outreach).

Promover el crecimiento de la parroquia.

Proveer oportunidades a miembros para crecer en

fe en un ambiente confiable.

Continuar el respaldo del programa de cuidado pasto-

ral.

Alguien notó que lo que llamamos “Metas” no son

medibles ni con término, como se debe tener para

unas metas bien expresadas. En cambio son áreas de

foco por lo cual nuestras actividades pueden ser eva-

luados.

La primera meta es la más difícil de completar, y bajo

este enfoque de ministerio, he identificado retos bajo

cinco temas que podemos lidiar en los próximos 3

años: gobierno, educación, administración, música y

liturgia. Son metas de largo plazo que tenemos que

elaborar para implementar.

En reflexionar sobre las áreas de trabajo, hela Junta

decidió enmendar el número “3. Promover el creci-

miento de la parroquia.” Lo vamos a cambiar a esto:

“3. Permitir el crecimiento natural por proveer

ministerios de buena calidad.”

El cambio fue unánime. La meta redactada expresa

nuestra realización que si somos fieles a nuestro va-

lor clave, la hospitalidad, que la calidad de los minis-

terios probablemente resultará en crecimiento. Por

consecuencia, el crecimiento no tiene que ser un foco,

sino permitido.

Padre Jaime Case

IMAGINAR LOS PRÓXIMOS 3 AÑOS Preparé este para el Retiro de la Junta Parroquial pa-

ra comunicar lo que creía que son importantes retos

y oportunidades para la Parroquia por los próximos

3 años. Este documento quiere chispar interés, dis-

curso y discernimiento como Parroquia y Junta por

parte de la Parroquia entera. Por favor, considere es-

to como un borrador complicado de ideas, no como

un orden concreto de procedimiento. Está sujeto a

cambios, borrados, y toda otra forma de enmenda-

ción.

La mayoría de los retos rodean el ministerio de y a

los hispanos. Este es el 16º año que SL2 ha tenido

una Eucaristía en español, y esta misa expresa bien

nuestro valor clave de hospitalidad. La misa tam-

bién representa las generaciones por venir, debido

a que 40% de la asistencia a la misa es menor que 12

años de edad. Por medio de clases de inglés, puede

dirigir la expansión de nuestro ministerio a un seg-

mento nuevo. Lo que sigue es basado en la Visión,

Misión y Metas en mi artículo este mes.

Mejorar la relación entre hispanos y anglos en la

iglesia: Adjunto se resumen los restos que enfrenta-

mos en el gobierno, educación, administración, mú-

sica y liturgia para miembros Hispanos. Los marcos

de tiempo expresan mis pensamientos en cuando

estos asuntos deben ser iniciados o resueltos.

Gobierno (1-2 años):

Retos: La Junta Parroquial está dominada por

Anglos. Reservar solamente un puesto para los

Hispanos no es adecuado:

Posible Solución:

Cambiar de un solo puesto para un hispano a

3 hispanos, 3 Anglo, y 3 que pueden ser

cualquier. Nominar un hispano en 2016 y

cada año después.

Cambiar las Reglas (Bylaws) para realizar esta

meta.

Reclutar personas bilingües para ser nomina-

do cada año.

Educación (1-2 años):

Retos: Estoy solo haciendo las clases de Primera

Comunión (¡otra clase comienza el 1 de marzo a

las 12 con 20 estudiantes!), para integración so-

cial, y liderazgo. La escuela dominical está cre-

ciendo a más que 20 niños cada domingo, que es

demasiado para los maestros y los salones de cla-

se.

Posible Solución:

Examinar el método, situación, y maestros e

identificar soluciones.

Dividir la clase en dos por edad

Proveer entrenamiento a todos los maestros

en Godly Play.

Reclutar más maestros que son capaces en

español.

Pensar en un director de educación para cada

idioma.

THE MESSENGER EL MENSAJERO 3

Administración (1-2 años):

Retos: Toda administración y preparación para

misas de 15, de bodas, entierros, me caen a mí.

Además hago la preparación para todas estas mi-

sas, inclusive todos folletos y todas las clases.

Tengo que reservar las fechas en el calendario.

Solamente yo puedo contestar las llamadas en

español. No alcanzo hacer grupos pequeños entre

los latinos. No se puede ni pensar en manteni-

miento de la página de internet, grabación de ser-

mones, o de música, u otra presencia en la red

social.

Posible Solución:

Llegar a tener un(a) administrador(a) de

tiempo completo.

Emplear un(a) administrador(a) bilingüe.

Música (2-3 años)

Reto: Tenemos un músico que solamente puede

trabajar unos 2.5 horas las semana seleccionando

y dirigiendo para la misa de 1.

Posible Solución:

Preparar para dos líderes musicales, uno para

cada idioma

Incrementar lo que ofrecemos en español pa-

ra formar un grupo de músicos

Liturgia (3 o más años):

Retos: Toda la liturgia (predicación, preparación,

enseñanza y liderazgo) depende de mí.

Posible Solución:

Ser un lugar regular para entrenamiento de

nuevos curas

Buscar un sacerdote jubilado para trabajar de

tiempo parcial.

Servicio Social (Outreach) (1 año):

Reto: continuar el crecimiento en recursos para

este ministerio: voluntarios, finanzas, activida-

des.

Más voluntarios involucrados

Crecer en nuestro presupuesto hasta llegar a

40,000 por año

Reportar nuestras dádivas “in kind”

Crecimiento (constante):

No hay razón para este enfoque: La Parroquia

está creciendo naturalmente, de una manera or-

denada, basado en nuestro local, la demografía

alrededor, y la calidad de nuestros ministerios de

dar la bienvenida y hospitalidad. Simplemente

tenemos que continuar la buena obra. Creo que la

misa en español crece más rápido que las otras, a

pesar de la falta de otros ministerios. ¡Véase la

Meta 3 Revisada!

Crecimiento en la fe (constante):

Reto: para mi es dificilísimo. Vamos a hacer una

encuesta para tratar de encontrar un resultado.

Cuidado Pastoral (constante):

Reto: Casi no hay cuidado pastoral en la comuni-

dad en español.

Asistir todas las fiestas. Convivencia es como

establecer confianza y oportunidad para

cuidado pastoral.

“Confesión” es un aspecto importante de cui-

dado pastoral. Piénsalo como consejería

pastoral, no una fórmula de contrición y

tristeza, ofrecido, no requisito.

Reto: Muchas veces he escuchado sentimientos

de tristeza debido a la perdida de otro miembro

de la generación mayor. Invertimos mucho en

cuidado pastoral para el grupo de ancianos gran-

des, pero el pesar de la Parroquia no se puede

tratar de manera individual. ¿Qué podemos ha-

cer como comunidad?

Definiciones:

“Outreach:” cuando yo lo utilizo, es un acto directo

de servicio a personas con necesidad de nues-

tros vecinos. Incluye apoyo en forma de dinero

de la Cuenta Discrecional, programas de comi-

da, ropa y boletos del autobús.

Ministerio: es una actividad que apoya nuestra

vida espiritual no solamente de los miembros

sino también de nuestros vecinos en la comuni-

dad. Piensa en los AA, NA, conciertos, visitas a

miembros, etc.

Evangelismo: es la atracción y retención de perso-

nas a nuestra vida parroquial. Alguna atracción

puede ser por “Outreach” o por hospedar otros

grupos, por el ministerio de conciertos, la Venta

de Garaje, el Bazar de Manualidades y Regalos,


et. Típicamente esta atracción depende de pala-

bra de invitación desde cualquier miembro a

un vecino o pariente a asistir a la Iglesia. Tam-

bién los Ujieres y quienes saludan a la gente

visitante son parte de este esfuerzo.

ESCUELA DOMINICAL En Jugar Junto con Dios, hemos presentado la esta-

ción de Cuaresma con una lección sobre el Misterio

de Pascua. La historia presenta la seriedad de la tem-

porada de cuaresma, pero termina con el gozo de

Pascua. Cuaresma es triste, pero Pascua es celebra-

ción. Por los domingos hacia la Pascua, se habla del

camino de Cristo Jesús a la Cruz.

Hemos aprendido sobre un Santo cada mes. Los ni-

ños han demostrado mucho interés. Hemos estudia-

do San Valentino y el Día de Amor. San Patricio será

el próximo santo. No es sobre hadas ni enanos.

Ebie Mountford

EVENTOS PARA LOS JOVENES Reuniones de jóvenes en marzo, 7, 14, 21 y 28.

Reunión con padres domingo el 14 entre la misa de

10 y de 1 en el sótano. Vengan con preguntas, preo-

cupaciones, ideas. Contacte a Donna por txt 360-609

-2180

Donna Greene y Don Lawry

DIOCESAN

EVENTOS PARA LOS JOVENES

Spring High School Youth Conference (HYC)

April 10-12, 2015 - St. Luke's Renton

Spring Junior High School Youth Conference (JYC)

May 1-3, 2015 - St. Paul's , Bellingham

High School Youth to General Convention

June 24-30, 2015 Salt Lake City, Utah

High School 6-Day Camp

July 5-11, 2015 Pleasant Valley Camp, Mineral, WA

Fall High School Youth Conference (HYC)

September 25-27, 2015 Good Shepherd , Vancouver

High School Youth to The Episcopal Diocese of

Olympia Annual Convention Nov. 13-14, 2015

Lynnwood Convention Center Lynnwood, WA

Fall Junior High School Youth Conference (JYC)

Nov. 20-22, 2015 Trinity Episcopal Church, Everett

CAMPAMENTO Hay un campamento llamado Camp Huston que

pertenece a nuestro Obispo.

Se ofrece becas. El P. Jaime estará capellán la semana

de 26 de julio a 1 de agosto. Inscripción por la red

electrónica www.huston.org.

LA CRUZ ROJA

RESULTADO DE DAR SANGRE Gracias por su ayuda a la comunidad en ser patro-

nes de la dádiva de sangre el mes pasado. El resulta-

do del esfuerzo:

14 pintas recibidas

Meta: 11

127% ¡Gracias por pasar la palabra! Qué éxi-

to. Recuerda que uno puede donar cada 56 días.

CLASES DE INGLÉS ¡Empezaremos clases para aprender

inglés en marzo!

Clases gratis de inglés serán ofrecidas en la Iglesia

los miércoles y los viernes, a las diez de la mañana.

Se proveerá una guardería para niños pre-escolares.

Todos los maestros son voluntarios. La primera clase

de orientación será el miércoles el 4 de marzo. Ven-

gan y aprendan inglés.

VIA CRUCIS Cada viernes al mediodía

La Vía Crucis, también conocido como

Estaciones de la Cruz, es la experiencia de Nuestro

Señor Cristo Jesús y el testimonio de los que estuvie-

ron con Él en su ultimo camino, crucifixión y muer-

te. Vengan a experimentarla.

CENA AGAPE Se ofrece una Cena Agape el Jueves del Mandamien-

to 2 de abril, a las 6, seguido con una misa con Lava-

torio de los Pies a las 7. Se celebra junto con la misa


esta comida sencilla de sopa, pan, queso, aceitunas. Si

pueden traer algo que compartir, será bien. Son dos

partes de la misma celebración, uno de la cena de pri-

sa y calzado para el viaje, y la misa de lavatorio. Ven-

gan a experimentarlo. Al final de la misa se despoja el

altar. Es muy solemne y lleno de devoción.

SEMANA SANTA Y PASCUA 29 de marzo – Domingo de Ramos, la Pasión

8:00 am Procesión de Palmas y Santa Eucaristía

10:00 am Procesión de Palmas, Santa Eucaristía

con Coro

1:00 pm Procesión de Palmas, Santa Eucaristía con

Música

1 de abril, Miércoles de Semana Santa

12:15 pm Santa Eucaristía con Sanación

2 de abril – Jueves Santo del Mandamiento

6:00 pm Cena de Agape

7:00 pm Eucaristía Bilingüe con Coro, Lavatorio de

Pies y Despojo del Altar

3 de abril – Viernes Santo

12:15 pm Vía Crucis

7:00 pm Viernes Santo Bilingüe

4 de abril – Sábado de Gloria

8:00 pm La Gran Vigilia Pascual Bilingüe

5 de abril – Domingo de la Resurrección – Pascua

8:00 am Santa Eucaristía inglés

10:00 am Santa Eucaristía con Coro, inglés

1:00 pm Santa Eucaristía con Música

BAUTISMO OFRECIDA Domingo, 4 de Abril o Sábado, 5 de Abril de 2015

Si usted está interesado en el bautismo para usted o

un miembro de la familia, por favor llame la oficina

de la iglesia o avisa a padre Jaime anter del 15 de

Marzo

PRIMERA COMMUNION La Primera Comunión es la indagación al niño o

joven a las esenciales de la fe para que puedan parti-

cipar más plenamente en la Misa de los domingos.

Las clases comienzan el 1 de marzo a las 12 medio-

dia~ Inscríbase después de la Misa con P. Jaime

CONFIRMACIÓN La Confirmación es un Sacramento en que uno bauti-

zado mientras niño hace sus votos bautismales frente

a un Obispo y “confirma” la fe que los padrinos y

padres hicieron por su cuenta. Las Clases comienzan

el 2 de agosto, y terminarán cuando el Obispo viene.

El Obispo Sandy Hampton viene el 18 de octubre, el

día de la Fiesta de San Lucas.

ALCOHOLICOS ANÓNIMIOS EN ESPAÑOL: ¿Sufre usted o un familiar o un amigo debido al con-

sumo de alcohol? Venga a nuestra reunión. Domingo

y martes a las siete de la tarde. 360-936-1275

Día a Día Se ofrece gratis libros de meditaciones para Febrero-

Marzo-Abril.

ENVISIONING THE NEXT 3 YEARS By Jaime Case, Rector

February 20-21, 2015, Vestry Retreat

I prepared this for the Vestry Retreat so that I could

communicate what I believe are important challeng-

es and opportunities for the Parish in the next 3

years. This document is meant to spark discussion

and discernment as a Parish and Vestry on behalf of

the whole Parish. Please consider this a complex

draft of ideas, not a concrete set of marching orders.

It is subject to revision, deletion, and all other forms

of amendment!

Most of our challenges surround the ministry to

and of Hispanics in our midst. This is the 16th year

that SL2 has had a Eucharist in Spanish, and the

service represents our core values of hospitality

very well. The service also represents the younger

generations very well, since about 40% of every

Sunday’s attendance is under 12 years of age.

Through ESL it can direct the expansion of Out-

reach to a segment of those in need. What follows

is based on the Goals printed in my article this

month.


Improve the relationship between the Anglo and

Hispanic congregations: Here are the challenges

that I believe we face in governance, education,

administration, music, and liturgy for Hispanic

members. The time frames express my thought as

to when the issues might be initiated or resolved.

Governance [1-2 yrs.]:

Challenges: Vestry is heavily and predominant-

ly from the Anglo community. Reserving the

one membership for a Hispanic is inadequate.

Possible Solutions:

Move from current one reserved space to 3

Hispanic, 3 Anglo and 3 at-large mem-

bers by nominating on that basis. For

example, in 2016 at the general meeting

nominate at least one Latino, and do so

every year subsequently.

Alter the Bylaws to accomplish such the

goal.

Recruit fully bilingual members of 1 pm ser-

vice to stand for election every year.

Education [1-2 yrs.]:

Challenges: Currently I have to rely on myself

for teaching “First” Communion class (new

class starts March 1 at noon with 20 students!),

for social integration and for leadership in the

Latino community. Sunday school is also

growing to 20+ children at 1 pm, which is too

much for our space and teachers to handle.

Possible Solutions:

Re-examine our current class methods and

teachers at 1 pm to identify solutions for

the class

Possibly subdivide the class by age, 10-12

year olds in separate class.

Provide Godly Play training in-house, for all

teachers, as a requisite for teaching (not

currently done)

Recruit additional teachers who are capable

in Spanish

Think about a DRE for each language area.

Administration [1-2 yrs.]:

Challenge: Currently our Spanish services, espe-

cially private services like weddings, 15s

and funerals, fall in total to me for schedul-

ing, service preparation, pre-service instruc-

tion, musical coordination, opening the

building, closing the building, and liturgical

leadership. There is no one but me to an-

swer and field their phone calls. Small

groups whose first language is Spanish are

currently out of my reach. This is not to

mention the website maintenance, sermon

and other recordings (currently defunct!),

and more social media presence.

Possible Solutions:

Prepare to fund a full-time Parish Adminis-

trator position.

Prepare for a search for a fully bilingual Par-

ish Administrator, or two part time

assistants.

Music [2-3 yrs.]:

Challenge: Currently we have a musician who

can only dedicate about 2.5 hours to select-

ing, playing and leading music at 1 pm ser-

vice. Musician is a talented amateur, but not

a professional.

Possible Solutions:

Prepare for two separate musical leaders,

one for each language.

Boost the music offerings in Spanish so that

a musical group can be formed.

Liturgy [3+ yrs.]:

Challenges: Currently our Spanish services de-

pend solely on my preparation, preaching,

teaching, and liturgical leadership. For ex-

ample, I preach every Sunday in Spanish!

Possible Solutions:

Become a regular placement for graduating

bilingual or multicultural priestly for-

mation as curates, or

Look for staff priest who is bilingual, per-

haps retired or other bi-vocational priest.

Outreach [1 yr.]:

Challenge: Continue to grow in types of out-

reach activity, financing, and volunteers.

Outreach offerings to others, [ESL, new food

resources like Panera, the Clark County


Food Bank]

More volunteers involved in Outreach

Grow our Outreach budget to $10,000 from

the current $9,000, on our long-term goal

of tithing (10% or around $40k) on our

budget.

Track In-Kind!!!

Growth [constant]:

No reason to focus: The Parish is growing organ-

ically, in a smooth and orderly fashion,

based on our geographic location, the de-

mographics around us, and the quality of

our welcoming and hospitality. We simply

need to keep up the good work. I think the

Spanish service is growing the fastest, de-

spite the lack of certain ministries. See restat-

ed goal!

Growth in Faith [constant]:

Challenge: I think this one is tough! Where is the

growth in learning and application?

Pastoral Care [constant]:

Challenge: We have almost no pastoral care in

Spanish.

Attend all birthday, 15 and wedding parties

after the service: Convivencia is the way

to create trust and opportunity for Pasto-

ral Care.

“Confession” is an important part of pastoral

care. Think of it as Pastoral Counseling,

not formulaic expressions of contrition

and sorrow, offered and not required.

Challenge: I often hear expressions of sorrow at

the loss of another member of the generation

that is passing away. We do invest heavily in

individual Pastoral Care for this aged Anglo

generation, but the Parish’ mourning cannot

be cared for by the individualized care that

we provide. What can we do as a communi-

ty?

Definitions:

Outreach: when I use it, means directed acts of

service to people in need. It includes financial

assistance through the Discretionary fund,

our Food/Clothing/Bus Passes ministry, and

other sharing of resources and material.

Ministry: is any activity that supports the spiritu-

al life not only of the members, but of the

community we live in: Think of providing

space for AA/NA, concerts open to the com-

munity, drop in pastoral care, etc.

Evangelism: The attraction and integration of

people into the life of the Parish. Some attrac-

tion may take place through our music minis-

try, our hosting of groups, or other public

event, even the Rummage Sale, or the Holiday

Craft & Gift Sale. Mostly this is the function of

word-of-mouth, with the first level of follow

up by the greeters and ushers in the service,

followed up by fine music and liturgy and the

building of friendships.

Spiritual Development

SUNDAY SCHOOL In Godly Play we introduce the season of Lent with

a story called The Mystery of Easter. This story

demonstrates the serious time of Lent but ends with

the joy of Easter. Lent is sad..... Easter is pure cele-

bration. For the Sundays leading up to Easter the

stories cover Christ's journey to the cross and resur-

rection.

We have been learning about one saint each month.

The children have shown a lot of interest. They were

surprised to find a story behind Valentine's Day. St.

Patrick will be their next surprise. It's not all about

leprechauns and rainbows!

Ebie Mountford

SUNDAY SCHOOL GIFTS WISH LIST

The teachers and Thursday crew have already creat-

ed many of the Godly Play materials in use now but

it is very time consuming. There are still some won-

derful story materials needed. Please consider giv-

ing a gift towards the purchase of one of these God-

ly Play material sets. Since some of the sets are more

expensive, a ministry group might consider taking


up a collection or a few friends go in together. We

suggest submitting your checks made out to “St.

Luke’s” with the memo line indicating “Godly Play

Materials” and a story name, if applicable. Then

your donation can recorded to your giving record

and be used to make the appropriate purchase by

the Sunday School staff. We have a poster on the

bulletin board by the office with story tear-offs for

your convenience.

Thank you to the Women’s Spirituality Group for

sponsoring “The Story of Ruth” materials.

Wish List

The People of God Figures $34.95

Figure of Moses $5.95

The Wooden Risen Christ $19.95

The Story of King David $118.95

The Story of Daniel $181.95

The Flood and the Ark $325.95

FIRST COMMUNION CLASSES “First” Communion classes begin March 1 at 12

noon in the Fireside room, downstairs. We practice

open communion for any baptized person, even a

baby, but as we mature, learning about the Eucha-

rist can change. This course is bilingual and is de-

signed for elementary school children (3rd grade and

above) who can read and write, and so participate

more fully in the Sunday worship.

YOUTH EVENTS March Youth Meetings will be Saturdays,

7, 14, 21 and 28, 6 to 8pm.

Parent informational meeting Sunday, March 15 af-

ter 10am service in Fireside Room 11:45 AM. Please

come with questions concerns and ideas .

Donna Greene and Don Lawry

DIOCESAN YOUTH EVENTS

Spring High School Youth Conference (HYC)

April 10-12, 2015 - St. Luke's Renton

Spring Junior High School Youth Conference

May 1-3, 2015 - St. Paul's , Bellingham

High School Youth to General Convention

June 24-30, 2015 Salt Lake City, Utah

High School 6-Day Camp

July 5-11, 2015 Pleasant Valley Camp, Mineral, WA

Fall High School Youth Conference (HYC)

September 25-27, 2015 Good Shepherd , Vancouver

High School Youth to The Episcopal Diocese of

Olympia Annual Convention Nov. 13-14, 2015

Lynnwood Convention Center Lynnwood, WA

Fall Junior High School Youth Conference (JYC)

Nov. 20-22, 2015 Trinity Episcopal Church, Everett

CAMP HUSTON Visit http://www.huston.org/ for more information

and registration.

Adults & Families Events 2015

April 29 - May 3 – Quilters & Croppers Retreat –

Check-in at 4pm on Wednesday, April 29 and the

fun will last until after lunch on Sunday, May 3.

May 1-3 – Work Weekend – Come help us beautify

the Huston property before summer begins! Check-

in Friday May 1 at 4pm. The weekend concludes

Sunday after lunch.

Summer Camp Schedule for 2015

June 23-July 2 Counselor Training (Required: Completed 10th Grade)

July 5-10 Missoula Children’s Theater Camp (The Jungle Book) Entering 1-10 Grades

July 12-18 Discovery Camp 1 Entering 3-10 Grades

July 12-18 Horse Camp 1 Entering 5-8 Grades

July 26-Aug. 1 Fr. Jaime Camp Chaplain

July 26-Aug. 1 Discovery Camp 2 Entering 3-10 Grades

July 26-Aug 1 Horse Camp 2 Entering 5-8 Grades

August 3-6 Mini Camp Entering 1-5 Grades

August 9-15 International Discovery Camp Entering 3-10 Grades

August 9-15 Buckaroo Camp Entering 6-10 Grades

Early Bird Registration Discount of $45/Camper

only available before March 15!!! HURRY!

VISUAL ARTISTS GROUP The first meeting of Visual Artists of St. Luke's ~ San

Lucas, for 2015, will be held on Monday evening,

March 2 at 6:30PM, in the home of Pam and Doug

Goodlett; 2509 NW 115th,Van,WA 98685 (360-573-

6267)

http://www.huston.org/


Let's catch up with one another, bring new work, or

books and articles about artists or art events. We'll

discuss what goals and interests that we have for

the year, and plan workshops, field trips, etc.

Again, we will only have group meetings four

times during the year, with events in between, so

let's make the most of our times together, to share

and encourage one another. Hope to see you March

2nd! (Please rsvp your host as a courtesy, thanks)

Don Lonsbrough

WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY GROUP Our next monthly session is on Saturday, March 14

from 10 AM-Noon. Our sessions begin with re-

freshments and friendly conversation. We will con-

tinue our study and discussion based on the book,

The Story of Ruth: Twelve Moments in Every Woman’s

Life by Joan D. Chittister. This month we will be focus-

ing on Chapters 4 and 5, “Aging” and

“Independence”. All women are welcome. There’s

still time to join us and we have one book available,

just contact the church office or Kris (574-3755 eve-

nings). We look forward to coming together for this

special time. If you have any questions feel free to

contact any of the conveners.

Mary Boettcher Janet Butler Kris Lawless

LIFE GOES ON Life Goes On meets monthly to support those as

they go through the grieving process. Fr. Dennis

Cole facilitates this group. All are welcome. The

group meets off-site at the Glenwood Place Senior

Living (5500 NE 82nd Ave). Next meeting is on

March 26 at 2PM.

LENTEN PROGRAM The previously advertised Lenten Series has been

cancelled. Instead we are offering a special video

presentation, “Being Mortal”, featuring Dr. Atul

Gawande, which explores the intersection of life,

death, medicine and what matters in the end. We

are offering you two opportunities to come and see

this in March. The first time will be during The

Lunch Bunch on Tuesday, March 10 at noon and

the second will be on Thursday, March 19 at 6PM.

Both events will include a shared simple meal of

soup and bread. Following the video presentation

we will have time for discussion facilitated by ei-

ther Fr. Jaime or Fr. Dennis Cole. Let us know if

you are coming and if you can bring soup or bread

on the sign-up sheets in the Narthex

LENTEN RESOURCES Check out these websites and other book sellers:

www.forwardmovement.org

(booklets, Kindle & Nook versions are available).

www.creativecommunication.com

www.cokesbury.com

BAPTISM OFFERED Saturday, April 4 at 8PM

Sunday, April 5 at 8AM or 10AM

If you are interested in baptism for yourself or a

family member, please contact the church office or

Father Jaime by March 15.

CONFIRMATION - OCTOBER 18 Confirmation Classes will start in August in prepa-

ration for Bishop Sandy Hampton. Bishop will be

visiting us on October 18th, St. Luke’s Festival Day.

Please let the office know you want to be con-

firmed, or to be received or do a reaffirmation of

faith.

Worship NOTES FROM THE MUSIC ROOM February was another memorable musical month at

St. Luke’s, with Catherine van der Salm’s beautiful

vocal recital with accompaniment from the new

Steinway piano on Valentine’s Day and a second

visit from master jazz guitarist Dan Balmer at our

Vesper service the preceding week. We are not

quite done yet.

The final recital in our three-event series to proper-

ly introduce our Darrell & Janet Williams Steinway

“B” to the Vancouver community is slated for

http://www.forwardmovement.org

http://www.creativecommunication.com

http://www.cokesbury.com


March 14th. The intrepid

LeRoi Nickel Duo will

present music for one

Steinway piano played

by four hands to include

Poulenc’s Sonate from

1918, which sounds like a

final WWI cannon bar-

rage at the beginning and

is contrasted by a second

movement marked

“naïve and slow,” played

on the white keys only. Schubert’s haunting F mi-

nor Fantasy follows, which is the one piece that inspired

us to investigate the piano duet repertory. We will

also play Fauré’s Dolly Suite and some Brahms

Hungarian Dances.

Nancy and I plan to donate our services and hope

that another large free-will offering from this dedi-

cation concert will help to off-set the expense of a

professional orchestra and soloists at the next musi-

cal event, a vesper ser-

vice presenting most of

J. S. Bach’s towering St.

John Passion at 7 PM on

March 29th, Passion

Sunday at St. Luke’s ~

San Lucas. The St.

Luke’s Choir will be

joined by the Bach

Choir from St. James

Lutheran Church in

Portland and soloists

Catherine van der Salm

(soprano) and Kevin Walsh (baritone.) The orches-

tra will feature two oboes, flute, strings, and a new

Richard Bond portative organ. The role of the evan-

gelist and other individuals involved in the passion

story will be spoken in English so that the account

can be fully understood. All the chorales and most

of the choruses and arias will be sung in German

and presented, according to Bach’s intention in two

parts, with a homily between, given by special

guest Pastor Dennis Anderson from St. James.

Again, a free-will offering will be taken.

Thank you, members of St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas and

friends, for attending these past events and sup-

porting them in such a generous way. And a final

“thank-you” is again due to Darrell and Janet Wil-

liams for their generous gift of the Steinway piano.

This fine instrument is a gift to the community and

will be used by the Clark County Music Teachers’

Association on the afternoon of March 15th for their

scholarship auditions. We have had a number of

requests already by musicians in the area to use the

piano and our email list of interested audience

members is growing. This is an exciting time for

the parish of St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas in dedicating

the piano, as the bronze plaque on the name board

indicates, “to the glory of God.”

Tim Nickel, Director of Music

TAIZE The Taizé service combines readings, chant-like

songs, silence, soft light and a

unique chancel display in the

Chapel of the Blessed Sacra-

ment.

Saturday, March 21 at 6:00 pm:

Come and enjoy this

unique service.

LENTEN LITURGY

CHANGES We will have the small, plain

altar in the front, where the High Altar currently is,

and we will use it for the season of Lent. I com-

mend to you its simplicity and humility for the sea-

son.

Every Friday at 12:15 PM we will offer prayers of

the Stations of the Cross. If the occasion permits, we

will do it bilingually.

On Palm Sunday, March 29. We will return to the

High Altar for the beginning of Holy Week.

Maundy Thursday, April 2, we will again have our

Agape potluck simple meal starting at 6PM. At 7

PM we will have a bilingual service of Holy Eucha-

rist including foot-washing this year, and stripping

of the altar.


Good Friday, April 3, we will come together for a

bilingual service of the Good Friday liturgy.

The Great Vigil, Saturday, April 4 at 8PM will

round out our bilingual services.

I hope you will make it a point to join in the bilin-

gual special services.

Fr. Jaime Case

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER March 29 - Sunday of the Passion – Palm Sunday

8:00 AM Procession of Palms & Holy Eucharist

10:00 AM Procession of Palms & Choral Eucharist

1:00 PM La Pasión: Domingo de Ramos

7:00 PM Passion Sunday Vespers with selections

from J. S. Bach’s St. John Passion

April 1 – Wednesday of Holy Week

12:15 PM Holy Eucharist with healing Service

April 2 – Maundy Thursday/ Jueves Santo

6:00 PM Agapé Meal (Simple Supper)

7:00 PM Bilingual Choral Eucharist with

foot washing and Stripping of the Altar

April 3 – Good Friday/Viernes Santo

12:15 – 1:00 PM Stations of the Cross

7:00 PM Good Friday Liturgy /Liturgia de Viernes

Santo (Bilingual)

April 4 – Holy Saturday / Sabado Santo

8:00 PM The Great Vigil of Easter /

La Gran Vigilia Pascual (Bilingual)

April 5 – Easter Day

8:00 AM Choral Eucharist

10:00 AM Choral Eucharist

1:00 PM Santa Eucaristía

PALM CROSS MAKING The Altar Guild would like to invite one and all to

its Annual Palm Cross Making. It will be in the Par-

ish Hall on Saturday, March 28 at 10:00 AM. Hope

to see you there. Questions? Please call Carol Hiltz

or Sandra Kimura.

AGAPÉ MEAL There will be an Agapé Meal on Maundy Thursday,

April 2 at 6:00 PM, before the bilingual choral

service of Holy Eucharist. Think of this as part 1

and part 2 of a worship experience. The meal will

be meatless, the setting austere and the food sparse

and simple. After the Agapé Meal we will move to

the church for the Holy Eucharist. We hope you

will join us and find this experience spiritually en-

riching to your Holy Week. Please let us know if

you are coming and if possible, sign-up to bring a

portion of the meal. We ask attendees to bring

canned food for our Outreach pantry to feed the

hungry.

EASTER FLOWERS Easter is not far away - April 5, when we will start

having flowers on the altar again. On Easter Day we

will have lots of flowers [azaleas, lilies, perhaps hy-

drangeas, maybe others?]. We need your help to

fund these special plants!! Any amount you give is

appreciated.

The flower offering envelopes will be with the ush-

ers and in the Narthex starting Sunday, March 15.

Please print your name and the name(s) of loved

ones you wish remembered. A phone number

would be helpful in case we have any questions.

After Easter these plants will be planted around the

church grounds to enjoy for many years.

Thank You! Jean Getsinger

A BEGINNING IN 1853 It’s a wet, blustery morning, but that is to be ex-

pected for January in Oregon. The strong ropes se-

curing the ship to this dock do not prevent the

creaking of the boards in this old ship. It is good to

have finished that long voyage.

Standing on the dock is a prominent-looking man

beckoning me over; Mr. Benjamin Stark of Trinity

Church, Portland, I presume. Next to him is a mili-

tary officer who is familiar to me. Greeting Mr.

Stark first, “Mr. Stark, it is a pleasure to finally meet

you. Your letters to the Missionary Society were an

inspiration.”

“You are most heartedly welcome, Rev. McCarty”,

Mr. Stark acknowledged. “We have a carriage wait-


ing to take you to the others of our small congrega-

tion. My apologies, I should introduce you to Colo-

nel Bonneville from Fort Vancouver, across the riv-

er.”

“Captain…err, Colonel Bonneville! I haven’t seen

you since Mexico City, at the end of the war. I was

so honored to be amongst your brave soldiers, and

I always enjoyed our strong discussions about reli-

gion and its many meanings.”

“Strong is a comparatively mild term for those

talks, Chaplain McCarty. All of us over at the Fort

remember your bravery in battle, and your compas-

sionate care for our souls. You may remember some

others from those discussions, now at the Fort. Cap-

tain Brent, as well as McConnell, Wallen, Augur,

and Floyd-Jones; why we even have amongst us

Sam Grant! Capt. Lee unfortunately has gone back

to Virginia; I would so have wanted his engineering

expertise.”

“Rev. McCarty, let us board the carriage now,”

Stark interrupted, trying to lead me away from Col.

Bonneville.

“One moment Reverend, I would like to propose a

counter offer to Mr. Stark’s,” Bonneville stated with

a commanding voice. “As post commander, I offer

you a position at the Fort as chaplain and school-

master. There are many amongst us, and in the

Vancouver village nearby, that seek the benefits of

your religious gift.”

“Well, Trinity Church did request my services first,

although my mission is to serve the many. Would it

be possible to serve both congregations?”

The two gentlemen stepped aside and conferred,

with Mr. Stark strongly speaking his various points,

and Col. Bonneville using all of his considerable

stature in reply.

Mr. Stark finally spoke to me. “Reverend, we have

reached an agreement to share your services, half of

the week at Trinity, and half at the Fort. The good

Colonel will supply a rowboat to take you across

the river. If that is suitable to you, we will begin our

week’s portion at Trinity this Sunday.”

I, of course, agreed. I looked at a map later that

night. I travel on foot 15 miles in Oregon, including

through 3 sloughs. On the Fort side, I travel 5 miles

on foot to the Fort. I expect it to take 1 ½ days in all.

Then back again two days later.

I won’t have time to do much but walk and pray!

Pat Lawless, Parish Archivist

Out Into The World AMERICAN RED CROSS

BLOOD DRIVE RESULTS

Thank you for your support of the community by

sponsoring the blood drive last month. Your drive

results are:

Collected: 14 pints Goal: 11 pints

127%!! Thank you so much for donating and for

getting the word out. Remember that donors can

give every 56 days!

Sonia Cisneros-Arreguin, Account Manager

OUTREACH COMMITTEE Thank you to everyone for their generous support

of our expanded outreach to those in need.

We can always count on the church family to come

through with clothing, various hygiene items, bag-

gies, etc. whenever we are running low . We are

also getting bread, bagels and pastry from a local

restaurant so we are able to add that to our sack

lunches.

We are seeing an increase in those who visit the

church needing basic necessities. There will be a

wish list in the bulletin each week, or feel free to

call Dena or Lee if you want to help. We welcome

new volunteers. We need people to sort clothes,

prepare sack lunches, and staff the outreach table

from 9:15am to noon and from 1 pm to 4 pm Tues-

day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

ENGLISH CLASSES SL2 will offer classes in English Wednesdays and

Fridays, at 10 am, beginning Wednesday, March 4,

for anyone who wants to take them. Nursery care

will be provided also. We have some dedicated vol-

unteers and could use more. There is some demand


for evening classes, which would require more vol-

unteers!

HOMELESS VANCOUVER

STUDENTS NEED YOU! SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, April 16, parish out-

reach will sponsor another easy and delicious fund-

raiser at Burgerville Central Park, 4pm-7pm, for

Vancouver Schools' HOPE program, Homeless

Outreach Pursuing Education.

Community Life

COFFEE HOUR Thanks in advance, to our March Hosts who will be

providing treats during Coffee Hour.

Judy Morrison, Coffee Hour Coordinator

Coffee Hour Hosts for March March 1 Lincoln, Berhows, Cassidys

March 8 Surfaces

March 15 Wildfang/Saathoff

March 22 Harris

March 29 Palm Sunday (Morrisons)

(Hot Cross & Cinnamon Buns)

April 5 Easter Sunday (Vestry)

THE LUNCH BUNCH On March 10 at 12 PM we are using this time to of-

fer the Lenten Program during the day time hours.

Please see that article for more information.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE In March, Dan and Karin Slanina will host Friday

Night Live on March 27, starting at 6:30pm. The

host provides the main course only and guests

bring a dish to share. Guests are responsible for

providing their own beverage. Look for the sign-up

sheet and maps in the parish hall. We always wel-

come new hosts! Please address any questions to

Ginger or Brad Harris. (971-373-8894) of

[email protected]

Administrative & Financial

ALTERNATE DELEGATES TO

DIOCESAN CONVENTION NEEDED No candidates were offered at the Annual Meeting

in January. We are allowed up to four, two men

and two women. If you are interested in serving

our parish at convention (Friday-Saturday, Novem-

ber 13-14, at the Lynnwood Convention Center)

please contact Fr. Jaime or Senior Warden, Stefanie

Aschmann.

TREASURER’S REPORT

BUDGET SUMMARY “Dollars and Sense”

At the end of January we expect percentages to be at

8.3% of budgeted revenue and expense.

Summary as of January 31, 2015 Total Budget Year to Date Percent

for the Year Actual of Total

Amounts Budget

Revenues $432,982 $64,723 15%

Expenses $432,982 $40,880 9%

Net Income 0 $23,843

Revenues: Actual revenues for January are ahead

of schedule due to pre-pledge contributions,

which inflate the monthly averages because pre-

pledge funds are front-loaded instead of distrib-

uting these funds over the entire year.

Also, we are close to meeting our pledge goal of

$316,144, with 114 units promising $314,156!

Many thanks to all.

Expenses: Expenses are over YTD budget projec-

tions by $4,798. This overage is to be expected at

this time in the year, mostly due to a quarterly

pension payment, high winter natural gas usage

and beginning of year office expenses.

Additional Comments:

Thank you for your early pledge contributions.

The economy is picking up, greater amounts of

money are being received weekly, we are contrib-

uting over $16,000 to outreach activities this year,

and we will fully support our children, youth and

music programs. We will do this and much

mailto:[email protected]


more…with a reduced need of relying on fund-

raising activities to meet our fiscal obligations.

Thanks for your continued financial support of St.

Luke’s ~ San Lucas.

Doug Goodlett, Treasurer

DIRECTORY UPDATES Are you a new member and would like a parish

directory or somehow didn’t receive one? Changes

to your directory information? Please contact Kris

in the church office at 360-696-0181 or by email,

[email protected].

ADDS

BARBOSA, Liliana

Rafael, David and Heidi

783 H St Washougal, WA 98671

503-481-5192

CHAVEZ, Evangelina & GUARDIAN, Jose

MONTAINEL, Angela, Alondra & Adilene

GUARDIAN, Xochilt, Emmanuel & Isabella

505 Ash St Kelso, WA 98626

1-360-843-3462

GALLEGOS, Marisela

Alondra, Alberto & Erick

8917 NE 15th Ave Apt B-15 Vancouver, WA 98665

360-576-5633

GONZALEZ, Sulma & Delilah Guadalupe

4501 Addy St #109 Washougal, WA 98671

360-513-1039

PALAFOX, Rene & SIERRA, Francisca

Rene, Roberto, Cristian & Daniela

2900 General Anderson Rd Apt H 74

Vancouver, WA 98661

503-209-2273

PEREZ, Luis & MARTINEZ, Rosa Lila

MARTINEZ, Jatziry and PEREZ, Estrella

2011 Brand Rd Apt 5 Vancouver, WA 98661

360-991-4803

REYES, Filadelfo & HERNANDEZ, Reyna

Soledad & Joseph

801 N Garrison Rd Vancouver, WA 98664

360-931-7469

ZURITA, Glicerio P. & RUIZ, Elizabeth

Ernesto & Emily

11515 NE49th St Apt KK 202

Vancouver, WA 98682-6144

360-903-0439

REACTIVATE TORRES, Claudia & ZARAGOZA, Jesus

Jonathan, Lindsey &Ivan

4710 Plomonden Apt. 108 Vancouver, WA 98661

503-875-2187

CHANGES

ARQUIJO, Larry & Lidia

16712 NW 11th Ave Ridgefield, WA 98642-5740

CASAREZ, Hipolito & BARBA, Francisca

[email protected]

DELETES

LOPEZ, Enrique

VESTRY SUMMARY - February 2015

VESTRY RETREAT: At the retreat, we discussed

Our Hispanic members and ways to:

Give them greater representation in church

leadership

Create more options for Hispanic music

Broaden liturgical options at the 1:00 ser-

vice.

Improve educational opportunities

We also considered ways to expand both our

Outreach budget and activities.

GROWING IN FAITH: How do we do that as part

of the Body of Christ? A survey will be created

soon so all of us can discern corporately those faith

areas in which we are most interested. Having that

information will give the Rector and Vestry a solid

foundation for further planning.

REWORDING: One parish goal has been “Promote

the growth of the parish”. If we are doing the

Lord’s work properly, we will attract and keep new

members. Therefore, that goal was rephrased as

“Allow growth to occur naturally by providing

quality ministries”.



CURATE: Thanks to Fr. Jaime’s negotiating skills,

Bishop Rickel significantly reduced the cost of hav-

ing a curate (Assistant Priest) with us for two years.

Our curate’s name is Eliacin. He is Puerto Rican/

American, fully bilingual, and married with two

children. He graduated from Seattle University in

December.

Eliacin will visit and preach at all three services on

Sunday, April 19 before his official arrival at mid-

year. He will train with our Anglo and Hispanic

congregations through mid-2017. He will be able to

help Fr. Jaime with liturgy, some administrative

duties, and Hispanic pastoral care.

REGULAR BUSINESS: Our retreats include the

routine Vestry meeting for that month. New minis-

try-group leaderships were assigned. Steps were

taken toward a Mutual Ministry Evaluation of both

Rector and Vestry. We will review the parish’s Al-

cohol Policy.

Tom Amies, Vestry Clerk

“GOT RUMMAGE?” St Luke’s ~ San Lucas Annual Rummage Sale

April 17th from 2PM -7PM and

April 18th from 9 AM – 2 PM.

Two great days!

Yes more rummage!

The annual Rummage Sale is coming soon.

Search your house, closet, attic, garage, shed or stor-

age unit for usable items that you no longer need.

Reduce clutter in your house. Ask your neighbors

and family for rummage. Starting April 12th bring

your treasures to St. Luke’s ~San Lucas and place

them on the stage in the Parrish Hall. If you have a

large amount to donate and can’t get the load to the

church yourself, please contact Russ Roseberry at

694-2941 for a pick up

Every item must be in serviceable condition. Do-

nate clean used clothing, kitchen tools, dishes,

bowls, small appliances, lamps, garden tools, furni-

ture, tables, chairs, books and toys. Please every-

thing in good condition. Tax deduction forms are

available.

Items that do not sell are: Stuffed furniture, refriger-

ators, washers, dryers, and mattresses, baby cribs,

child car seats, TVs. If you have any item listed

above that someone might be able to use please

contact Russ Roseberry at 694-2941 so that they can

be listed through the church.

This sale raises funds to provide ministry support

for youth activities including scholarships to send

St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas youth to Camp Huston Epis-

copal Summer Camp. You can do two good things,

clean out your home and help youth go to camp.

Russ Roseberry

SAVE THE

DATE!

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR

MARCUS BORG There will be a memorial service honoring beloved

Canon Theologian, Dr. Marcus J. Borg's life at

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral on Sunday, March 22 at

2PM in the afternoon. Presiding Bishop,

Katharine Jefferts Schori, will officiate. Please plan

on joining us for this celebration of an incredible life

well lived.


Reminder - If your Ministry group would like to

submit an article for the April issue of The

Messenger, please submit your written article on or

before March 15 to the church office or email it to

[email protected] Thank you!

Church Office Hours: 9 am-12 pm & 1-5 pm

Tuesday - Friday

Closed Wednesdays for Staff Meeting, 3-4:30 pm.

Church office, 360-696-0181.

MARCH CYCLE OF PRAYER

Episcopal Diocese of Olympia Congregations,

Ministries & Institutions

Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem & Middle East

Congregations, Ministries & Institutions

March 1 St. Matthew/San Mateo, Auburn

March 8 Good Shepherd, Federal Way;

St. Elizabeth/Santa Isabel, Burien

March 15 St. James & St. Columba, Kent

March 22 St. George, Maple Valley;

St. Luke, Renton

March 29 All Saint, Resurrection,

Holy Apostles & St. Margaret, Bellevue

March 1 Theodore Schneller Guest House,

Amman, Jordan

March 8 All Saints Community Church,

Damascus, Syria

March 15 St. George’s School, Jerusalem

March 22 St. George’s Guest House, Jerusalem

March 29 St. Phillip’s Church, Nablus, West Bank

PRAYER REQUESTS

3 - Carla Sowder

3 - Aaron Hamann

5 - Lucia Ramirez

5 - Sulma Gonzalez

7 - Paul Hiromura

8 - Amy Case

9 - Heather Lund

9 - Suzanna Tilford

10 - Joseph Ziemba

10 - Sirce Plaza

11 - Chuck Grigsby-Lane

13 - Nancy Lematta

13 - Danny Jones

15 - Tom Smith

15 - Natasha Rezhenkov

16 - Barbara Garlisch

16 - Jose Martinez

18 - Cheryl-Lee Holt

18 - Tristan Sotelo

18 - Crystal Gutierrez

20 - Brett Tomer-White

21 - Bob Denny

21 - Gary Swisher

21 - Jonathan Reyes

22 - Leonel Villa

22 - Irvin Villegas

23 - Karla Gaitan

24 - Steve Coble

24 - Fr. Jerry Lonergan

24 - Angel Plaza

25 - Marcio Carrasco

25 - Aaron Sanchez

25 - Jennifer Gutierrez

25 - Kiara Reyes

27 - John Marentette

28 - Chris Mountford

29 - Lew Hampton

29 - Annelies

van der Salm

30 - Mary Anderson

31 - Kathryn Riemcke

DROP, DROP SLOW TEARS A Concert of Sacred Music

for Lent & Holy Week

Sunday, March 8 at 7:30 PM

The Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater

218 West 12th St. Vancouver, WA 98660

The St. James Collegium Musicum

Director, Scott Powell

Suggested Donation: $10 Individual

$35 Family Contact Proto-Cathedral for

Advance Tickets: 360-693-3052 or

www.protocathedral.org


THE MESSENGER EL MENSAJERO 17 MARCH ~ MARZO 2015

Sunday Mon-day

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Second Sunday of

Lent

REGULAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE

8:00 Holy Eucharist 9:45 Sunday School & Nursery Care 10:00 Choral Eucharist 12:00 1st Communion

12:00 Primera Comuníon

12:45 Guardería de niños

1:00 Santa Misa 1:30 Escuela Dominical

2

Office Closed 6:30 Visual Artists Group (Goodlett’s)

3

Outreach

4 Outreach

10:00 ESL Class 12:15 Holy Eucharist & Healing Service

3:00 Staff Meeting

6:00 Handbells

7:00 Choir

5 Outreach

8:00 Thursday Crew 10:00 Helping Hands

6 Outreach

10:00 ESL Class

12:15 Stations of the Cross

7

6:00 Youth Group

SET YOUR CLOCKS

FORWARD 1 HOUR AT BEDTIME!

8

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

BEGINS

Third Sunday of Lent


9 Office Closed

10 Outreach

12:00 LENTEN PROGRAM @ The Lunch Bunch 6:30 Vestry

11 Outreach

10:00 ESL Class

12:15 Holy Eucharist & Healing Service

3:00 Staff Meeting

6:00 Handbells 6:30 Outreach Committee

7:00 Choir

12 Outreach


13 Outreach

10:00 ESL Class

12:15 Stations

of the Cross

14 10:00 Women’s Spirituality Group 6:00 Youth Group 7:00 3rd Steinway Dedicatory Recital

15

Fourth Sunday of Lent


11:45 Youth/Parent Information Meeting

MESSENGER DEADLINE

16 Office Closed

17 Outreach

18 Outreach

10:00 ESL Class


3:00 Staff Meeting

19 Outreach


6:00 LENTEN PROGRAM

20 Outreach

10:00 ESL Class

12:15 Stations of the Cross

21 6:00 TAIZE

6:00 Youth Group

22 Fifth Sunday in Lent


23 Office Closed

24 Outreach

6:30 Pastoral Care Committee

25 Outreach

10:00 ESL Class


3:00 Staff Meeting

6:00 Handbells 7:00 Choir

26 Outreach


2:00 Life Goes On

27 Outreach

10:00 ESL Class

12:15 Stations

of the Cross

6:30 Friday Night Live (Slaninas’)

28 6:00 Youth Group

29 Sunday of the

Passion: PALM SUNDAY

REGULAR

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

7:00 PASSION SUNDAY VESPERS

30 Office Closed

31 Food Outreach

April 1

Food Outreach

Holy Wednesday

10:00 ESL Class


3:00 Staff Meeting

6:00 Handbells 7:00 Choir

April 2

Food Outreach

Maundy Thursday


6:00 Agape Meal 7:00 Bilingual Choral Eucharist

April 3

Food Outreach Good Friday

10:00 ESL Class

12:15 Stations

of the Cross

7:00 Bilingual Good Friday Liturgy

April 4

Holy Saturday

8:00 Bilingual Great Vigil of Easter

H O L Y W E E K


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VESTRY MEMBERS: Hipolito Casarez, Kathryn Gallaher, Brandon Hudson, Sharon Mayhew,

Michael Morrison, Ricardo Romagosa, Kreta Saathoff, Joseph Ziemba

Clerk of the Vestry: Tom Amies Chancellor: F. James Mayhew

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426 East Fourth Plain Boulevard

Vancouver, WA 98663

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St. Luke’s Episcopal Church San Lucas Iglesia Episcopal

The Rev. Jaime Case, Rector

The Rev. Dennis Cole, Associate Clergy

The Rev. Jerry Lonergan, Associate Clergy

Doug Goodlett, Treasurer

Janet Butler, Assistant Treasurer

Tim Nickel, Music Director

Kris Lawless, Parish Administrator

St. Luke’s – San Lucas is a bilingual Episcopal Church serving Vancouver and Southwest Washington since 1853.

Our vision is to answer God’s call to be an Anglo-Hispanic faith community that works together to share the love of

Christ. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, our mission is to extend hospitality to all, to respond to human need

through service, and to grow in faith together.

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