The St. Luke Messenger

St. Luke Lutheran Church Office: 804-272-0486 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stlukerichmond.org

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The St. Luke Messenger A publication of St. Luke Lutheran Church, Richmond, VA What’s INSIDE

Worship and Fellowship at St. Luke

March 2, 2014

Transfiguration of Our Lord

9:00am Sunday School / Confirmation Class

10:00am Holy Communion Worship

March 4, 2014 Shrove Tuesday

6:00pm Pancake Dinner

7:00pm Talent Show

March 5, 2014 Ash Wednesday

7:00pm Worship Service

March 9, 2014 First Sunday in Lent



with Worship Furnishings Dedications

Special guest: Pastor Chris Price

March 12, 2014 Mid-week Services

7:00pm Lenten Worship

March 16, 2014 Second Sunday in Lent



5:00pm SNLFE dinner, program



March 23, 2014 Third Sunday in Lent





March 30, 2014 Fourth Sunday in Lent



5:00pm SNLFE dinner, program

2 Upcoming Events

2 Pastor’s Letter

2 Pastor’s Schedule

3 Director Of Music Letter

3 Choir/Handbell Schedule

4 Coming Soon

4 Worship Services for Lent

4 In Sympathy

5 Worship Attendance

5 Prayer Requests

6 Council / Committee Info

6 Kroger Cares Program

7 Learning Ministry

8 Other News

8 Weather Policy

8 Church Staff Contact Info

9 St. Luke Stitchers

9 Social Media

10 Thank You Notes

11 Calendar

12 Pictures

13 Signups: Flowers, Dinner

14 Stay In Touch

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FOCUS ON WORSHIP ASHES Ashes are an ancient symbol of repentance, cleansing, human mortality, mourning, and disgrace. Early Christians adopted the use of ashes from

Jewish practice as an external mark of penitence. Since the tenth century, ashes have been imposed on foreheads as part of the Ash Wednesday

liturgy, marking the first day of Lent. The words, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” are spoken as the pastor traces a

small cross on the forehead of each worshiper.

FLOWERS Flowers are fresh blossoms used to adorn the Worship space. Cut flowers convey the symbolism of sacrifice and frailty. Traditionally, flowers

are not used in the Worship space during the solemn and penitential season of Lent.

WORSHIP DURING THE SEASON OF LENT Lent is a spiritual journey for the whole congregation. It is a rather solemn time which provides Christians an opportunity for renewal in both

mind and spirit. We make certain liturgical changes to highlight the Lenten emphasis: the liturgical color is purple (symbolizing penitence); no

altar flowers; draping the crosses and baptismal font as a “fast for the eyes; “ the use of the Kyrie; no hymn of praise; no choir procession; no

Alleluia. We use an alternate setting of the Holy Communion liturgy and prayers.


The St. Luke Messenger

Don’t be late for church on Sunday!

Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday, March 9, 2014.

Please remember to set your clocks AHEAD

one hour on Saturday night.

YOUTH LOCK IN: Feb. 28 - Mar. 2

NEW WORSHIP SCHEDULE BEGINS:

March 2. Sunday School 9:00am

ONE Worship Service at 10:00am

YOUTH SUNDAY: Mar. 2

WORSHIP & MUSIC: March 3, 7:00pm

SHROVE TUESDAY: March 4

Pancakes at 6:00pm, Talent Show at 7:00pm

ASH WED WORSHIP: March 5, 7:00pm

COUNCIL MEETING: March 9, 11:00am.

Pastor Chris Price is our guest.

OUTREACH MTG: March 9, 11:00am

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: March 10

STEPHEN MIN MTG: March 10, 7:00pm

WOMEN’S AM GRP: March 11, 10:00am

MID-WEEK LENTEN WORSHIP: 7:00pm

Wednesdays starting March 12

WOMEN’S PM GRP: March 12, 5:30pm

Program, 6:15pm Soup and Salad Dinner.

CHOIR MOVES TO NEW DATE:

March 12, following the Lenten service

EXTRA CHOIR PRAC: March 13, 7:30pm

BOOK CLUB: March 14, 7:30pm, Weeks’

ST LUKE STITCHERS: March 16, 1:00pm

SUNDAY NIGHT LENTEN FELLOW-

SHIP EVENT: March 16, 5:00pm: Dinner

MEALS ON WHEELS: Tuesday, March 18

and Thursday, March 20 at 11:00am

INTERIORS: Wed. March 19, 10:00am

MEN’S GROUP: March 25 at 6:15pm

SPRING CLEANUP: March 29, 9:00am,

Rain date April 5

SUNDAY NIGHT LENTEN FELLOWSHIP

EVENT: Sunday, March 30, 5:00pm: Dinner

A Note from Pastor Fred

Night Watch

Once in a while I find myself the last one to leave the church during the evening, after choir rehearsal or after a team meeting. At that time there is a vast quietness that surrounds me and I am aware of so many things, so many thoughts that I have heard throughout the years through the psalms. I sit in the back pew, the sanctuary back lit with the five lights above my head and view the aisle as it leads from the baptism font to the altar. It is as if that aisle is a road of the Christian life leading from one sacrament to the other. I am thinking about all the people who have walked this road who are of sacred memory. "Though I walk through the valley of death I shall not fear, for you are with me. I look over at the piano and organ sitting silently awaiting Pamela's hands to awaken them." Praise him with trumpets, praise him with harp and flutes!" Looking above the altar I stare at the cross and the way it seems to float in mid air above me and the tower that rises above my sight. " Let my prayer rise before you as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice." I close my eyes and see us gathered and facing each other at the baptism font for the brief order of confession and forgiveness. "Be merciful to

me oh God because of your constant love, because of your great mercy." The processional hymn starts and we open our mouths. "Sing a new song to the Lord; praise him in the assembly of the people!" I open my eyes and scan the entire sanctuary; aware of the rafters and walls that give us such great acoustics. "I was glad when they said to me, let us go up to the house of the Lord." Often it is only in silence the we can clearly hear the voices of those people who took the time to write down the thoughts of mind, heart and soul. In the quietness of Saint Luke at night they speak to me from the past to remind me why we build places of worship. Beautiful as the moment is, I know I cannot stay. The door locks behind me as I turn and look back one more time to see the red sanctuary light softly glowing; a silent witness to God's constant presence. "Your constant love is better than life itself, and so I will praise you." In peace, Pastor Fred

Pastor Fred’s church office hours are

Wednesdays 9:00am to 2:00pm.

Please call the church office at 804-272-0486

if you would like to schedule an appointment.

Pastor’s email address is: [email protected].

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Is your committee’s information

listed? Please make sure to write

your events and meetings on the

church calendar in the office. You

can also email them to the office.

Thank you. Tammy

MID-WEEK BIBLE STUDY GROUP

Pastor Fred’s Mid-Week Bible Study Group meets every Wednesday morning at 10:30am in the conference room. There is no need to bring a Bible, we have plenty here to work with. Please come and join us!


Recently, I took a course called, “Liturgy and

Music.” Here are some provocative ideas

from my reading.

Samuel Torvend suggests, “Celebrities now sing our national anthem for us….In

a culture that increasingly relies on professionals to sing for it, who but church

musicians will continue to cultivate communal song! Singing is the most natural,

portable and, possibly, the most democratic, the most egalitarian of art forms.

Assembly song…is inextricably bound up with the implicit criticism of any

hierarchy, -- religious, artistic, or political -- that attempts to marginalize or

silence the voice of the many.” The authors of Principles of Worship say it this

way: “a community remembers and sings for those who are absent or unable to

sing, including those who have been silenced by abuse, racism, sexism, homopho-

bia, mental illness, violence, tragedy or any form of exclusion.”

In the ELCA Statement on Word and Sacraments, it says that congregational song

gathers the whole people to proclaim God’s mercy. “The genius of the Lutheran

reform movement….was that it took elite music, previously performed for the

assembly by choirs and paid soloists, and placed it on the lips of all the baptized.

We have little if any evidence that excellence in music was lost. Rather we have

much evidence that an unprecedented flourishing of congregational song emerged

across Europe, inviting church musicians to let their arts serve a newly egalitarian

and a newly literate Christian assembly.”

Martin Luther says that the Holy Spirit honors music as an instrument for its

proper use since, as Scripture asserts, through music the Spirit’s gifts are instilled.

He also said that, “when each person has forgotten himself and poured out God’s

gift, he should conduct himself as if the neighbor’s weakness were his very own…

thus no member of the body serves itself, but that of the other.”

Torvend asks: does reliance on instrumental accompaniment or trained voices

actually diminish the congregation’s capacity to sing? Could we sing the Kyrie,

Gloria, Alleluia…etc. without accompaniment?

Paul Westermeyer says: “We offer our best, for one does not bring the worst in

the presence of a sovereign of the universe and of our sisters and brothers in

Christ for whom we are to show the highest respect. However, since we are

graced by God, we are freed to sing even when the best we bring is less than we

would like it to be - which, of course, it always is.” Words are the means by

which praise is articulated, and music is the means by which the articulation is

carried aloft. Song gives wing to the words.

Contact me at [email protected].

from the Director of Music, Pamela McClain


CHOIR UPDATES:

HANDBELL CHOIR: No rehearsals until after Easter Please contact Joe Bucher if you’d like more information.

CHANCEL CHOIR: March 12 - Moves to Wednesday evenings following the 7:00pm Lenten Service

EXTRA CHOIR PRACTICES: March 13, 7:30pm April 24, 7:00pm May 1, 7:00pm May 3, 9:00am

CONTACT INFORMATION

Are you interested in joining

one of St. Luke’s choirs?

Do you have a musical talent?

We’d love to have you.

If you have any questions or you

would like additional information,

please feel free to contact our

Director of Music, Pamela McClain,

Phone: 804-272-0486, X14

Email: [email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]


New Worship Schedule

Beginning March 2, 2014, we are moving to a

new Worship Schedule.

ONE Worship Service ~ 10:00am to 11:00am

Sunday School ~ 9:00am to 9:45am

ASH WEDNESDAY

March 5, 2014

Holy Communion Worship Service

with Imposition of Ashes at 7:00pm


YOUTH SUNDAY: Sunday, March 2, 10:00am SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER: Tuesday, March 4, 6:00pm CONGREGATIONAL TALENT SHOW: Tuesday, March 4, 7:00pm ASH WEDNESDAY WORSHIP: Wednesday, March 5, 7:00pm WORSHIP FURNISHINGS DEDICATION: Sunday, March 9 during Worship MID-WEEK LENTEN SERVICES: Begins Wednesday, March 12, 7:00pm ST. LUKE STITCHERS: Begins March 16, 1:00pm SUNDAY NIGHT LENT EVENT: Sunday, March 16, 5:00pm, Pot Roast Dinner by Bill &Simone Wiggins, followed by program SPRING CLEAN UP: Saturday, March 29, 9:00am SUNDAY NIGHT LENT EVENT: Sunday, March 30, 5:00pm, Pork Shoulder Dinner by Dieter Karras, followed by program PALM SUNDAY SERVICE: Sunday, April 13, 10:00am MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE: Thursday, April 17, 7:00pm GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE: Friday, April 18, 7:00pm EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE: Sunday, April 20, 10:00am No Sunday School. Continental Breakfast,11:30am Egg Hunt , 11:45am

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All donations

will benefit

the Youth

Scholarship Fund.

Come for a big stack of “hot cakes” at 6:00pm

And “hold on to your seats” for the

Congregational Talent Show at 7:00pm Cost: Adults and Children $5, Family Max $20, 3 years and under free

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper & Talent Show Tuesday, March 4 at 6:00 P.M.

MID-WEEK LENTEN SERVICES

Wednesday Evenings beginning, March 12, 2014 7:00pm Holden Evening Prayer

March 12th and April 9th only: Church members are welcome to come early and join the Women’s Group

at 6:15pm for a soup and salad supper. The cost is $5.00 per person.

Our condolences and heartfelt sympathy go out to the families of

several members and friends of St. Luke who recently passed away.

Bob Stewart, member and beloved husband of Jean Stewart, passed away on

Sunday, February 23, 2014. Please remember Jean and her family in your

thoughts and prayers. Pastor Fred will conduct Bob’s funeral service on Saturday, March 1, 2014. A reception will follow after interment.

John Bernard, beloved husband of member Carol Bernard, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2014. Please remember Carol and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Pastor Fred will conduct John’s

memorial service on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 11:00am. A reception will follow immediately after the service.

Clara Haseley, member and beloved mother of Judy Maier and mother-in-law of Pastor Bob Maier, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Please remember Judy, Pastor Bob and their

family in your thoughts and prayers. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.


Worship Sunday School

Sunday, February 2, 2014 102 27 Presentation of Our Lord Sunday, February 9, 2014 92 33 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Sunday, February 16, 2014 95 41 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Sunday, February 23, 2014 98 35 Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Totals 387 136

February 2014 Worship Attendance


February 2014

Requests for Prayer: Delores Berry, Jo Blandford, Landon and Claire Burgess (infant nephew and niece

of Ludi and Butch), Donnie, Family of Louise Freeman (sister of Lloyd Jennings), Jack Gibbons, Sherrie

Harris, Family of Shea Rothwell Jarrett, Michelle Johnson, Craig Nixon, Vivian Peet, Dr. Richard Ranheim,

brother of Margaret Friedberg, Janet Reedinger

Continuing in our Prayers: Campbell Brandt, Corinne Campbell, Rita Coffman, Kenneth Covell, Ruth Ellis,

Allender Griffin, Arlene Hallett, Ken Hammond, Katherine Hawkins, Laura and Bill Marshall and son

Matthew, Dottie Moseley, Selina Moseley (infant), Mary Rebman, Bob Stewart, Phyllis Worrell

Our Loved Ones Serving Overseas: Josh Bullis, Tim Bullis, Michael Carney, Gerry Grass,

Kelvin Otey, Josh Robinson, Aaron Thompson

Names are kept on the prayer list for four weeks, unless otherwise indicated.

Please keep the church office informed of changes. Thank you.

If you would like to add a family member or a friend to the prayer list, please complete a

blue Prayer Request Card and drop it in the offering plate on Sunday or turn it in to the office.

Prayer Request Cards are available in each pew rack, from the church office and from any usher.

St. Luke Lutheran Church now has Pastor Fred's sermons for each month recorded on a DVD disc. They are available for viewing at home on a DVD player. Please let a church member or the church office know if you would like sermon discs mailed to you or brought to you by a visitor. Each DVD disc has one month of sermons and Gospel readings. We have them going back to July 2013. Please ask us about our donated DVD players if you do not have one available for viewing these discs. You can also find the sermons and Gospel readings on our website if you have access to the Internet.

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Explore your Church Family!

Introduce yourself to someone new each week

or bring someone to church with you.



Committee Meetings Church Council Corner

Church Council Meetings

March 9, 2014, at 11:00am

Pastor Chris Price will be our guest

April 6, 2014 at 11:00am

Please join us on Tuesday, March 11, at 10:00am for the Morning Women’s Group. Drinks and dessert will be provided. Please bring your lunch.

Please join us on Wednesday, March 12 for the Evening Women’s Group. 5:30pm - Program for St. Luke Women 6:15pm Soup and Salad dinner, includes bread and dessert. All church members are invited. $5.00 pp, 7:00pm Lenten Service

Please see page 13 for more information on our program and to sign up for dinner. To continue our monthly projects, please bring a pretty pillowcase.

We will be making pillowcase dresses at anther meeting.

ST. LUKE WOMEN’S GROUPS

ST. LUKE MEN’S LUNCH GROUP MEETINGS

Thursday, March 13 at 12:00pm

The St. Luke Men’s Lunch Group meets on the second Thursday of every month for lunch and fellowship at “The Crazy Greek” on Busy St. in Midlothian. All St. Luke men are invited to attend. Please call Jim Pettit for more info.

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All men of St. Luke are cordially invited to attend.

ST. LUKE MEN’S GROUP MEETING

March 25, 2014 at 6:15pm

Guest Speaker: Dean Ludwig Topic: William Pinkney

Attorney General 1811-1814

The next meeting is Tuesday, April 1

at 7:00pm

STEPHEN MINISTRY

The next meeting is

March 10 at 7:00pm

at Clover Hill Library

The next meeting is

Monday, March

at 7:00pm.

Outreach Ministry

The next meeting is

March 9, 2014

11:00am

St. Luke’s Days

Meals on Wheels

Tuesday, March 18

Thursday, March 20

11:00am

The next meeting is

Wednesday, March 19

at 10:00am.

St. Luke and Kroger Cares Fundraising Program

Did you know that you can help St. Luke simply by shopping at Kroger? Through the Kroger

Cares program, you can earn money for St. Luke simply by doing your regular shopping for

groceries, gas or prescriptions.

Kroger Cares Gift Cards cost $5.00 each and come loaded with $5.00. Before you go grocery

shopping, load your gift card with funds using whatever form of payment you would use at the

check-out; cash, debit card or credit card. Then, use the gift card to pay for your purchases at the

register or at the pump. All your regular benefits will still be available to you such as your Kroger

PLUS card and your Kroger Fuel Points.

You can preload your card either at the Customer Service Desk before you shop, or ask your cashier to "reload" your card in a separate

transaction BEFORE they begin ringing you up. Kroger will then credit St Luke’s account for 5% of the amount you load onto the gift

card. Your card is still valued at the ENTIRE amount you load it with. The 5% is paid by The Kroger Company. Please see our Kroger Cares

Fundraising Program Coordinators, Barbara Vonada and Marty Witthoefft, if you have questions and to purchase your Kroger Cares Gift

Card.

Be Sure To Get Your

Kroger Gift Card! It’s Reloadable!

St. Luke Lutheran will receive 5% of

every dollar loaded

to your card.

This is how it works



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Pancake Supper

&

Talent Show

Tues., March 4

6:00 P.M.

Come for a big stack of “hot cakes” at 6 PM

And “hold on to your seats” for the

Congregational Talent Show at 7 PM!!

Cost: Adults and Children $5, Family Max $20,

3 years and under free

All donations benefit the Youth Scholarship Fund.

MARCH 2, 2014 SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9:00 AM

We’re moving on UP!

With the NEW CHURCH SERVICE beginning at 10:00am, we’re moving 45 minutes earlier and starting at 9:00am.

So set your alarm clock just a little bit earlier and join us as we go forward into the Lent.

MARCH 2, 2014 10:00AM

OUR YOUTH ARE LEADING US INTO THE NEW YEAR

AND A NEW SERVICE TIME.

COME , SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS AND SEE

THEIR FAITH IN ACTION.

This year we’ve doubled our dates!

Plan on being here

for the best meals ever on

Sunday, March 16 and

Sunday, March 30th.

along with fantastic programs.


St. Luke's Sharing Ministry & Meals on Wheels

Thank you to everyone that helps with Meals on Wheels.

We welcome anyone who would like be a new helper.

All St. Luke volunteers will go through one training session, and then our part

of this program will be driving meals to those in need. If you are interested in

helping to feed and care for those who cannot leave their homes to get food,

please contact Dana Wiggins for more details and to sign-up. St Luke assists

on the third Tuesday & third Thursday every month.

March dates: Tuesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 20.


Other News

The Virginia Lutheran, the Virginia

Synod's newsletter, is available online

at www.vasynod.org.

If you’d like to view it while you are

at church, we also keep copies in a

binder in the church office.

Do you have something

for the Newsletter?

The deadline for the April 2014 newsletter is March 10th. Please call or e-mail your submissions with your meeting dates and notices for the April Newsletter.

Please send your email to Tammy in the church office at [email protected].

Church Staff

Contact Info

Rev. Fred Marcoux, Pastor

804-272-0486 x 11

[email protected]

Tammy Giambanco, Church Administrator

804-272-0486 x 10

[email protected]

Jo Blandford, C.E./Youth Consultant

804-272-0486 x 12

[email protected]

Pamela McClain, Director of Music

804-272-0486 x 13

[email protected]

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St. Luke Book Club

The next St. Luke Book Club meeting is Friday, March 14 at 7:30pm. We will meet at the home of Suzie Weeks. Please call Suzie for more info and if you plan to attend.

St. Luke’s Weather Policy and Worship Cancellation Information

We are now into the time of the year when we may have to deal with wintery weather and cancellations of worship services or fellowship events. In the event of inclement weather, St. Luke follows the same protocol of the public school systems in the area. Usually, if local schools are closed because of bad weather, St. Luke will be closed for all church activities and to all groups using our build-ing.

Pastor reserves the right to make other decisions concerning building closure. Please check our web site, www.stlukerichmond.org, for the most up to date information on any changes. All weather related cancellations and changes will be posted on the home page of the St. Luke web site and on WWBT, Channel 12’s website. Thank you.

Happy Birthday Dottie Thomas!

Dottie Thomas, a long-time senior St. Luke member, is having a

birthday on March 16. We think it would be wonderful to honor her

with a “shower” of birthday cards. Please send your birthday wishes to:

Dottie Thomas, 2741 Kenmore Road, Richmond, VA 23225.

Victoria Norris is working on her Girl Scout Silver Award.

Her project is to help beautify our church grounds at spring cleanup by planting plants and helping with the clean-up. To raise funds for this, she will have a bake sale at our church on Sunday March 16, 2014. Please help her by buying her baked goods and/or making a donation. Thank you for your help and support.

SPRING GROUNDS CLEAN UP Saturday, March 29, 2014 ~ 9.00 AM to 1:00 PM

Spring and Easter are almost here! We always want the church to look its very best during this special time of year. If you can spare a few hours on Saturday, March 29, we would love to have your help. Many hands make light work and. Drinks will be provided. Your talents and some extra rakes or tools in support of the following tasks would be greatly appreciated: clear out leaves, vines and Sweet Gum burrs between the parking lot & the street; fertilize the lawn and the shrubs; Spring maintenance of the riding mower; clean up the Memorial Garden. The rain date is April 5. If you have any questions, please call Lambert Kerschbaumer.

Monday - Friday,

9:00am to 4:00pm

http://www.vasynod.org



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STAY IN TOUCH WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

We’re on the web!

Please visit us on the web: Website ~ www.stlukerichmond.org

FaceBook ~ www.facebook.com/stlukerichmond Flickr ~ www.flickr.com/photos/stlukerichmond/sets YouTube ~ www.youtube.com/user/stlukesermons

Log onto our website to check Worship

Schedules, Worship Assistants schedules,

read the monthly newsletter, check the

calendar, and find information about

upcoming special events and fellowship activities.

Did you miss a Sunday service and need of a

mid-week spiritual lift? Not a problem. The link

to Pastor Fred’s sermons is also on our website.

Watch him on YouTube!

“Like” St. Luke Lutheran on Facebook

and get announcements, pictures and

updates just by viewing your Facebook

entries. Click “share” while viewing postings from

the St. Luke Facebook page and let your Facebook

“friends” see the wonderful things going on at St.

Luke Lutheran Church.

Do we have your email address?

If not, please let us know so we can

keep you updated on church services,

events and programs.

Go to Flickr to see pictures of St. Luke’s

fellowship and Worship events.

Beginning Sunday, March 16, 2014, the St. Luke Stitchers (formerly the LWR

Quilt Group) will meet in the church fellowship hall from 1:00pm - 5:00pm.

The newly reorganized group will meet monthly as an opportunity for stitchers of all ages

and experience to come together for friendship and to share their enjoyment of their chosen

stitching craft. This group is open to all that have a love or passion for stitching whether

it's sewing, quilting, needlework, cross stitch, knitting, crocheting or needle-punch. If your

stitching craft isn't listed, then bring it in and introduce it to us!

The goal of the St. Luke Stitchers is to create an opportunity for all stitchers to enjoy the fellowship of their

fellow stitchers and for you to finally finish a project you've had hidden in your closet forever or to begin a new

project. We'll share ideas, do show-and-tell, participate in service projects, offer classes and there may even be

a few surprises in store for you! Provided are tables, cutting mats, cutters, rulers, ironing board, iron, scissors,

pins, lots of fabric, and maybe a rickety sewing machine or two. It's not fancy, but there's lots of work space

and never a shortage of conversation and laughter. Come relax and sew with us! Be a St. Luke Stitcher!

Here are two kick-off events prior to our first monthly meeting:

February 27 - March 2, 2014:

The Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXV located at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. Please visit their

website for more information, www.quiltfest.com

March 7 - 9, 2014: The Williamsburg Christian Retreat Center Quilt Retreat. Barb has all ready registered to attend. She would

be happy to have some folks to attend with her. Please visit http://www.wcrc.info/upcoming.php for more

information.

http://www.quiltfest.com

http://www.wcrc.info/upcoming.php



The Sharing Ministry Thanks You

We thank you for your continued support of St. Luke’s Sharing Ministry. On January 27, Carol Bernard

and Doreen Dahl took six bags of clothing and shoes to the Good Samaritan Ministry. Your donations of

clothing, shoes, books and toys can placed in the Clothes Closet in the Youth Room. Food items can be

placed in the food box in the fellowship hall and will be delivered to the Central Virginia Food Bank.

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Dear Rev. Marcoux and St. Luke Lutheran Church,

Love asks nothing in return. And through your support of FeedMore, you’ve

demonstrated that truly selfless love by helping so many people who will never

be able to say “thank you”. Children who will go to school with full tummies,

ready to learn. Families who will have one less worry in their lives. Seniors who

won’t have to choose between medicine and food.

That’s why, on their behalf, I’m reaching out to you to say “thanks”. Though it’s

just a simple gesture, I hope this little note lets you know how truly appreciated

you are. Happy Valentine’s Day.

Sincerely, Douglas H. Pick, CEO, FeedMore

RE: (U) letters of support/encouragement Thank you from Chaplain Jeff Jacobson 1/18/2014, UNCLASSIFIED Greetings Bob and Judy, Thank you very much for all the letters of encouragement. My apologies for this late update - I had an unexpected trip back to the US over Christmas and I'm just getting back to these important correspondences. I will send photos (via my ipod) of the letters as I was able to build a "wall of encouragement" with them in the upstairs hallway where the chaplain offices are here in Kabul - and where we also distribute the largess of the care packages that come our way. Hundreds if not thousands of soldiers have seen these letters as they are strategically located between all the candy and the only nice public bathrooms on the base :). These were great letters and I especially enjoyed the one Judy wrote regarding the planting of tomatoes - something I am now encouraged to pursue and looking forward to attempting upon my return home - which should begin in about 25 days or so. Blessings and again thank you to your "care" team. Chaplain Jeff Jacobson

Dear St. Luke Lutheran Church,

Thank you for your generous contribution in support of the Virginia Synod during the year of 2013. Through the years, the ministry we share has touched thousands of lives. Together, in years to come, we will be able to do far more than we ever imagined.

Thank you for your faithful committee as Virginia Lutheran Homes continues to value and serve the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of more than 550 seniors. Warmest Regards, Emily Rudolph, Director of Development

Dear Ms. Eggleston, February 12, 2014

During the bright and benevolent time of year, St. Luke Lutheran Church has fulfilled the wishes of our children and families. Thank you so much for your gift of hats and mittens for Christmas to the Season of Hope program at St. Joseph’s Villa. Your support helps provide a joyous and plentiful holiday season for families who would otherwise struggle to secure the most basic necessities-including food and clothing-this winter.

When our children and families experience the generosity of others who believe in them, they begin to believe in themselves. At St. Joseph's Villa they are able to overcome the chal-lenges of autism, mental illness, physical disabilities and homelessness to achieve brighter futures. Their journeys to lives of greater independence and hopefulness is made more promising by friends like you.

On behalf of our staff and the families served by St. Joseph's Villa, thank you for sharing your spirit of giving with us. We wish you a warm holiday season and a Happy New Year.

Gratefully, Brenda T. Savage Senior Administrative Assistant-Advancement

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January 2014

Souper Bowl Sunday was February 2nd

Our Youth planned a Soup Lunch just for our members. We had a wonderful program and enjoyed a hot bowl of

soup. Our monetary donations for the lunch were used to feed the hungry in the Richmond area.

The Souper Bowl of Caring utilizes Super Bowl weekend in America to mobilize young people to fight hunger and

poverty in their local communities. Its vision is to transform Super Bowl weekend into America’s largest youth-led

weekend of giving and serving. 100% of the money and food is then given directly to local charities.


EASTER FLOWERS

It’s time to order your Easter Flowers.

This year’s choices are: Lily ~ $11.00 or Chrysanthemum ~ $11.00 (Please indicate number of each plant desired) in each section as needed)

I would like to order the following flowers to be used during Easter Worship: _____ Lily _____ Chrysanthemum

*To the glory of God, and in MEMORY of

________________________________________________________________________________________________


*To the glory of God, and in HONOR of

________________________________________________________________________________________________


*To the GLORY OF GOD

Order Deadline is Monday, March 31, 2014

Please include cash or check made payable to St. Luke Lutheran Church with your order form and put “Easter Flowers”

on the memo line. Flowers may be picked up after the 10:00am Easter Worship Service or left to be planted in the Me-

morial Garden. Please specify below.

Take home ______ Plant in Memorial Garden _______ Date: _____________

Amount enclosed: $___________ Cash or Check Donated by: __________________________________________

St. Luke Women's Group Meetings for March 2014

Soup & Salad Dinner for all on March 11th at 6:15pm

Morning Women’s Group: Tuesday, March 11, 10:00am ~ Bring a Bag Lunch, drinks & dessert provided.

Evening Women Group: Wednesday, 12, 5:30pm ~ Program for Women of St. Luke, 6:15pm ~ Soup and Salad Dinner,

includes bread and dessert, Everyone is invited: women, men, children, guests - $5.00pp,

7:00pm ~ Lenten Service Program for both meetings will be a discussion of the articles on "Justice for Women" from the February 2014 “The

Lutheran”. A link to the articles: http://www.thelutheran.org/article/article.cfm?article_id=11866

http://www.thelutheran.org/article/article.cfm?article_id=11867

If you cannot open the articles, there are copies available in the fellowship hall on a table by the Sunday school bulletin

board - please take one of each. To continue our monthly projects: please bring a pretty pillowcase. We will be making

pillowcase dresses at another meeting.

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Please complete the form below, put in the offering plate or return to the office before Lenten Service on Wednesday.

I/We plan to attend the Soup and Salad Dinner on March 12, 2014.

Name: _______________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ____________________ No. of People attending: _____________________________

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7757 Chippenham Parkway, Richmond, VA 23225

Office: 804-272-0486, Email: [email protected]

Website: www.stlukerichmond.org

The Rev. Fredrick W. Marcoux, Pastor

ST. LUKE LUTHERAN CHURCH By grace, we know, love, worship and serve Jesus Christ as we proclaim His Good News.

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