The episTleOctober 3, 2016

Volume 52 Number 1

480 S. HighlandMemphis, TN 38111-4302

901.452.6262www.stlukesumc.orgUnited Methodist Church

“We are becoming a faithful community of disciples striving to share the heart, mind, and hands of Jesus Christ with ALL people.”Mission Statement

Worship at St. Luke’sAll are Welcome

OctoberWorship in the Sanctuary

8:30 and 10:50 a.m.

Sunday School Classes For all ages - 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Contents:- Forward in Faith page 2- Upcoming Events page 3- Ministry News pages 4/5- Congregational Care page 6- Calendar page 7- Church information page 8

St. Luke’s StaffJim McKinney, PastorHarry Colter, Pastoral AssistantS.C. Toe, Music DirectorWes Kirkpatrick, OrganistBeth Ryan, Youth/Young AdultsMegan Warren, Children & Community ConnectionsAmy Turman, Day School/PDOAmy McDonald, ChallengersDavid Day, CLC/RecreationCarla Taylor, CommunicationsTim Taylor, FacilitiesVickey Hobbs, Finance

Confession: as a child, I wasn’t very generous. I suppose that’s natural, to some extent, since kids tend to be self-centered. I wasn’t horribly stingy, but while I was taught to share just as most kids are, my default position always tended toward saving things for myself instead of giving them away. I do have a few vivid memories, from my childhood, though, of times when someone was generous to me. I remember my friend’s grandmother taking us to a K-mart store and telling us we could choose something we liked. I was so excited! It really stuck with me that she didn’t HAVE to buy me a toy, but she seemed genuinely pleased to treat us. I actually don’t remember what toy I chose, but I remember the feeling of being grateful and surprised. Another time, I was visiting a family in our church and when it was time to leave, the little boy offered me the storybook I had been looking at during our visit. I assumed his mother would be upset if she knew he was trying to give his book away, but she agreed that it would be nice for him to let me keep it. I will never forget the feeling I had--it was a feeling that was more about his generosity than it was about my desire to have the book. On a much more serious level, I will also never forget the morning that we got the call that my aunt had received a kidney from a family who made the decision to donate a loved one’s organs. It was literally the gift of life from a total stranger, and we are forever grateful.I write all of this to explain that while I am not the most generous person, maybe that makes me the right person to talk about stewardship. I’m the first to confess that it doesn’t come naturally to me, and that I have had to develop the habit of giving over time. As we move into the season of our annual stewardship emphasis, I hope that you will reflect on a time when someone surprised you with their generosity. Maybe it was a big thing, or maybe it was small--like a book or a toy--but I want you to reacquaint yourself with that feeling. What God has done in Christ is the utmost in generosity, and we are all recipients of this gift without having done anything to earn it.Caring for our church and one another is a collective act of generosity that I need to be a part of! It feels good to practice the discipline of thinking of someone other than myself. Sometimes, it is healthy to feel small...not because we are insignificant, but because we need each other. I look forward to the chance to exercise generosity with you, my church family, in the month of October. Beth MastersStewardship Team Chair

Surprised by Generosity

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Forward in Faith Thanks YOU! Thank you to all those who attended the Forward in Faith (FiF) roundtable this past Sunday! Your con-structive and heartfelt feedback is valued as we move forward in meaningfully growing St. Luke’s. This church - each of you - is what makes St. Luke’s a unique and vital faith community. Each of you will serve a critical role in helping to grow our church. St. Luke’s has so much to offer our community: servant hearts, a fervent desire to follow Christ, and a tight knit, wel-coming community and we’re eager to work together towards relevant, long-term growth.

Next Steps:As mentioned, here are the next steps following Sunday’s roundtable:• Compile responses no later than October 9 (to be sent to FiF committee members)• FiF members will review responses to explore areas in which we can grow, change, and strengthen• Next FiF meeting: October 16 The team will begin to layout plans to move forward!• There will be FiF updates in the Epistle and a quarterly FiF newsletter beginning in 2017 Unable to participate in the roundtable discussion?If you were unable to attend the roundtable and would like to contribute, please respond to the fol-lowing questions:1. What are some areas in which St. Luke’s excels and why do we excel? How does this corre-

spond with our call to be disciples?2. What are some areas in which we can improve? What frustrates you and what are some viable

solutions?3. What are some thoughts or ideas you’d like to share with the FiF committee as we work together

to meaningfully grow St. Luke’s?4. What are some areas in which you can be more welcoming to visitors of all ages? 5. What are some ways in which you can connect St. Luke’s with the community?6. What is your role in living out this vision? Please place your legible/typed responses in Megan’s mailbox (located in Hospitality Hall) or email to megan.warren@stlukesumc.org by Sunday, October 9 to ensure your responses are available for review prior to the next FiF meeting.

Together we can move Forward in Faith!Megan

The Children’s Ministry invites You

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DINNER 5:30 PMFellowship Hall

$6.00 adults, $4.00 children, $20.00 Family MaxPlease make reservations for dinner by noon on Tuesday by signing up at the Hospitality Desk, calling the church: 452-6262, or by emailing

Vickey Hobbs at vickey.hobbs @stlukesumc.org

Menus10/5: Chicken Pot Pie/Salad/Cheesecake

10/12: Minute Steaks/Mashed Potatoes/Black Eyed Peas/Rolls/Banana Pudding

10/19: Pork Tenderloin/Scalloped Potatoes/ Green Beans/Rolls/Cobbler

BIBLE STUDY 6:15 PMSt. Luke’s Lounge

The Word of God for the People of God

Bettye Jo Masters is leading a study that focuses on the question: “How can I read God’s words in ways that better guide my

walk and talk?” This study will look at ways to study the Bible and learn some practical techniques to help those words stick in our

every day life. Bring your Bible!

Thanks Be to God!

In October, Sue Whitt will continue the study.Each Sunday morning after Harry reads the scripture, he says, “The word of God for the people of God,” and we respond, “Thanks be to God.” But, sometimes we are more

sincere in our thanks than at others. In the October Bible Study on Wednesday evenings, Sue Whitt will be leading a discus-sion about what to do with those scriptures that we find hard to accept. Readings will be from 1 Timothy, 1 Corinthians, and Romans.

WEDNESDAY NIGHTFELLOWSHIP AND

BIBLE STUDY

Praise the Spiritfree concert featuring, from Frog Jump Tennessee...

FinchersThe

Pre-Concert BBQ Dinner 4pm provided by BarBQue Experimentincluding the famous “dessert” wall. Cost $10

Reservation for dinner due Monday, October 3rd.Dinner proceeds to benefit United Methodist Men Ministries

SaturdayOctober 8, 2016

5:15pm

love offerings accepted

United Methodist Church480 S Highland, Memphis, TN 38111

at St. Lukes UMC

Open HouseOctober 912-12:30

Be sure to stop by and check out the NEW

Assembly Room & Children’s Library

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YOUTH NEWSChildren’s NewsHello everyone! Sun., Oct. 9 - 9:30 - Sunday School 5:00-7:00 - Dinner and Youth Activities (Game Night!)Sun., Oct. 16 - Fruit Sale Begins!9:30 - Sunday School 5:00-7:00 - Dinner and Youth Activities Peace, Beth

Welcome to the Lighthouse!

PRAYERS FOR STUDENTS & YOUNG ADULTS Please be in prayer for our College Students, especially remember Courtney Chick, Uziel Contreras, and Wes-ley Dacus. I know they would love to hear from you as well. You can contact me for addresses or drop a note in my box and I will be happy to mail it! I know they all appreciate your prayers and your notes! -Beth

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. Children from 6 weeks to 5th Grade.

Visit stlukesumc.org/discipleship-ministries/children/sunday-school/ for information about all of our children’s

sunday school classes.LIGHT Night!

Sunday nights, 5 - 7 PM for 1st - 5th Graders. We begin with dinner, followed by a lively, creative work-

shop, and conclude with free play. New workshops - Cooking/Science start on Oct. 23.

Day School NewsThe Day School is collecting BOX TOPS for Education! There is a drop off box in the hospitality hall if you want to donate your BOX TOPS to our collection. We will receive a check for all BOX TOPS turned in...an easy way for us to raise money with your help! Thank you!!

UMW News ...• October 8th ... UMW "Wall of Des-serts". Please bring a dessert to the CLC by 3:30pm on Saturday and buy a ticket ($10) for a BBQ dinner

and an evening with The Finchers of Frog Jump, TN. See David Day or Steve Ragsdale for tickets.

• October 11th ... UMW “Naomi” Circle meets in the Lounge at 6:30pm. Do not forget your “Call to Prayer” of-fering and your toy for Reelfoot Ministries.

• October 18th ... UMW “Mary-Rachel” Circle meets in the Lounge at 10:30am ... Guest speaker is Ruth Ann Sanford to discuss her work with the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital. Don’t forget your “Call to Prayer” offering and your toy for Reelfoot Ministries.

• October 21st and 22nd ... Key Women United Book Sale at Wesleyan Hills UMC located at 390 S Yates, Memphis, TN. All books are $3 including some hard backs in mint condition. All proceeds will benefit the Miriam Center and other United Methodist Neighborhood Centers. Contact Alice Farina (901-494-5140) or Sharon Lockhart (901-412-9304) for further details.

• November 1st ... 9:45 Executive Committee Meeting; 11:00 General Meeting ... Our guest speaker will be some-one from the Veteran’s Administration. Don’t forget to bring a toy for Reelfoot Ministries. The toys will be taken to Reelfoot on Nov 5th when Memphis Conference UMW members go for the work day at Reelfoot Rural Ministries Program.

• November 5th ... Work day with Memphis Conference UMW at Reelfoot Ministries program. Bring hard sole shoes, work clothes, work gloves and a willingness to work at light tasks like raking, painting, yard work, etc. We need to have all of the Christmas Toys for Reelfoot collected by then. For more information, please contact Phyllis Gay at phyllispgay@yahoo.com.

Boo Out is just around the corner! This year’s spooktacular event will have

Trunk-or-Treat, inflatables, games, a fortune teller, a hayride, campfire s’mores, Frankenfood (hotdogs), & more!

Admission: Pay what you canInterested in donating? Want to participate in Trunk-or-Treat? Stop by Hospitality Hall to see how you can help. Be sure to invite your friends, families, and neighbors.

WE’RE EXCITED TO SEE YOU THERE!

BAKE SALE - We appreciate the love and support of our congregation so much! Thank you so much to all of our Bakers and especially those who are not Youth families and to those who worked at the table a HUGE thank you! We made almost $400 Saturday!

The Youth will be taking orders for citrus fruit, beginning October 16 and would love to have your support in this fundraiser! Watch for more information soon!

CRAFT FAIR THANKS!Thanks to everyone who volunteered and to the partici-pants for their efforts in making this a wonderful event. We had 29 vendors including church information, cub scouts selling popcorn and a crafter from our Challengers Pro-gram. Next year's Craft Fair will be Sat. Oct 7. Mark your calendar now. If you would like to volunteer for one of the many tasks involved in making the Craft Fair a success please let us know. Pat Anderson and Alice Roberts

Boxes and Brochures will be available in the Hospitality Hall soon for Operation Christmas Child. Put together your own box or buy a couple of things for the packing party. Look online at samaritanspurse.org/OCC to read all about this wonderful ministry for children around the world.

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MUSIC NOTES Sports Shorts from the CLCHow lovely it was to worship together last Sunday during Mu-sic Appreciation! As always I feel incredibly blessed to serve this congregation that cares so deeply about great church music. And to get to stand in front of such an amazing choir… I am so blessed. It was great seeing so many new faces in the congregation. Thank you all for your efforts in helping to promote not just this past Sunday but the entire music sea-son. I truly believe it will be a season like none other!I am sure most of you received a post card outlining the 16’-17’ season. I have received so much feedback from both St. Luke’s congregation and even more from community folks. Thank you to all of the extremely generous benefactors that made the mailing possible.Looking ahead, mark your calendars now for the first Sun-day in November (All Saints). When I think of All Saints Sun-day it is very easy for me to begin to feel down. Thinking of the great cloud of witnesses in my life that have gone before me, it is only natural to miss them. But in the same breath, what an example they left me. Even in meeting people here at St. Luke’s in my short two years that have since gone to sleep in the hope of resurrection, what fantastic saints this church has had and still has. We will gather on All Saints and I am sure there will be tears, but I’m also sure there will be laughter at memories and smiles as we rest in the knowledge that this life is temporal and our loved ones are still with us. I look forward to seeing you in worship.S.C. Toe, Director of St. Luke’s Music Ministries

Basketball Signups are going on now. Forms are available in the Hospitality Hall and the CLC Lobby. Sign your child up today…Young Adult Open Gym Time Sundays: 7:00 - 8:30pm.As the weather gets cooler, you tend to eat more, which means you tend to gain more …… !!!!!! Your fitness room is open!!!!Pickleball every Tuesday 12N 2pm… Everyone can playRemember HIM Always, Coach Day

FALL RETREAT NOVEMBER 12 & 13

Nelson Woods, Millington, TNCome and stay the night or come up

for the day only on Saturday. Check in be-gins at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning. A bus will be

leaving the church at 8:30 a.m. and will return after dinner. Sign up at the Hospitality desk to ride the church bus. Maps will be available with the registration brochure.The program begins at 9am followed by lunch at noon. Rev-erend Dennis Neenan will focus on care giving, who they are and how to prepare to grow through the experience. After lunch, there will be several choices for an afternoon activity. Shelby Forrest is having it’s Fall Festival. We will take the bus there and join in some of those activities. Or you may choose to stay at Nelson Woods to relax for the afternoon. The church bus leaves immediately after dinner. The evening is traditionally pretty laid back with board games and popcorn, maybe a fire and s’mores.Sunday morning begins with a late breakfast followed by a closing communion service. We are packed and gone by noon. The accommodations are modern and the sleep-ing rooms provide three single beds per room. Troop 40’s Scouts will also be there camping out and working on merit badges, as well. The retreat is focused as an intergenera-tional event.Come to relearn or learn approaches to calmness and readi-ness. Come for the rare opportunity to enrich already exist-ing relationships and/or build new relationships. Come to an environment that supports our continued effort to hear and respond to God’s love. Come!

YOUNG @ HEART Presents FRIDAY FUN TOURS

OCTOBER 14 – Lunch (on your own) at Jerry’s Sno Cones followed by a 2:00pm movie presentation – Pink Palace CTI Giant 3D Theatre - National Parks Adventure 3D- Cost: $5Bus departs at 10:30am. Will return following the movie. Sign-up by Oct 11 at Hospitality Desk.NOVEMBER 18 – SISTERS Singing the Oldies in the Fellowship Hall. The Girls will be singing hits from the, 20’s,30’s,40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.11:00am – 12:00N Lunch served at 12N - Cost : $5Sign- Up sheet at desk in hospitality hallDecember- Pink Palace Christmas Tree’s ExhibitDetails coming soon.

Come and join us!!

October 13th - 16th ... The Walk to Emmaus at Lake-shore. The “Walk to Emmaus” is a 72-hour experience beginning Thursday evening and ending Sunday evening. You will spend three busy but very enjoyable days at Lakeshore Retreat Center. Emmaus Walks are held each spring and fall with men attending one week and women two weeks later. You will live and study together in sing-ing, prayer, worship, and discussion. Discussions center around fifteen talks given by laity and clergy, presenting the theme of God’s grace, and how that grace comes alive in the Christian community and expresses itself in the world. Participants share the daily celebration of Holy Communion to begin to understand more fully the pres-ence of Christ in his body of believers. You will experience God’s grace personally through the prayers and acts of service of a living support community. In order to participate in an Emmaus Walk you must be sponsored by member of the Emmaus community. Spon-sor and participant application forms may be printed from the following website www.emmaus.tn.org. For more information contact West Tennessee Emmaus Community Registrar Sheila Johnson at Sheila.johnson@wtbc.com or West Tennessee Emmaus Lay Director George Tyree 731-635-2107.

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The radio broadcast of Sunday Worship is on WREC 600 AM, 8:00am each Sunday.

The October 9th broadcast is dedicated in memory of Margaret Hancock

by her family.

Congregational Support

prayer ConCerns of our sT. luke’s family

Help St. Luke’s minister not only to our homebound community but also to the entire Memphis area. Our weekly radio broadcasts are heard by many people in our community. For $225 each week you or a group of people can help by sponsoring a broadcast in memory or in honor of someone special. Contact Vickey Hobbs for more information.

Sympathy to to Angie Allen in the death of her brother, Greg Snow, on Sept.

20, 2016.

GiftS received in memory:Kirby Cate from Deborah SandersNancy Weatherly from Diane Chambliss

GiftS received in honor:S.C. Toe and St. Luke’s Music Ministry from Doey Barrar

Flower DedicationsIf you would like to place flowers in the Sanctuary on Sunday in memory or to honor someone, please contact Marilyn Sadler, 901-452-1347.

The Christian Homebuilders Sunday School Class would like to invite every-one to join them on Sunday Mornings at 9:30 a.m. in room 108, located under the Sanctuary. We have a variety of speak-ers each Sunday from our local commu-nity. Come visit!Oct. 9 - Iletha Washington-UMNCOct. 16 - Carol Craig - recent travelsOct. 23 - Dr. Jack Henton

The Red Letter Class would like to invite you to join them this fall as they study the “small books” of the bible at the end of the New Testament. They will be reading and learning more about the books James thru Jude. They meet in room 106 located under the Sanctuary.All are welcome!

Don Day, Joanne Rutherford, Fred Thompson, Laurenda McK-inney, JoAnne Williams, Steve Ragsdale, Dennis Sigman, Sarah Poston, Barbara Young, John & Helen Wofford, Hannah Ander-son, Suzanne Liles, Anne Dean, Milton Anderson, Bob Dunham, Bill Bell, Karie Perkins, Sam Offuett, Akil Al-chokhachi, Sam McHugh, Jim Burch, Jr., Wayne Bengston, Katherine Pennington, Gil Herren, Kathy Bogle, Danny Hobbs, Bobby Mason, William & Pam Rector, Bob Kermick, Ken & Barbara Phillips.

Homebound MembersMay Gordon, Deborah Sanders, Evelyn Brady, Cwell Martin, Deloris Jones, Blanche Miller

Our Schools, Teachers and StudentsBishop Bill McAlillyDistrict Superintendent Tim CarpenterOur Missionaries: Eric and Liz Soard in Tanzania

To add, change or remove a prayer concern please email: prayer.request@stlukesumc.org or fill out a yellow prayer request card located in the sanctuary pews.

Thanks to St. Luke’s UMC for host-ing the Kairos Prison Ministry walk #38 training. More than 30 men from other churches participated weekly for 8 weeks in preparation for the walk. I was proud to represent our church in this Ministry.Special thanks to all who participated in baking 100 dozen cookies here at church and in their homes before the walk. I couldn't have baked them without the help of Debbie Gengler, Pat Anderson, Renee Day, Jeanette Nunis, and Glenda Turner on the Sun-day before the walk. Steve Ragsdale

Greeter Ministry schedule:Oct. 9: Lisa Farrell, Carolyn Galloway, Alice Roberts, Tom PolettiOct. 16: Glenda Turner, Patty Burkett, Kevin Talley, David TurnerOct. 23: Ruth Sanford, Sue Whitt, Judy Green, Bob HendrixOct. 30: Heather Bowman, Mary Seiger, Diane Hayne, Burges BuddNov. 6: Shirley Robinson, Barbara Caldwell, Mary Clyde McKnight, Diane Hayne

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St. Luke’s CalendarWednesday, October 5 - Wednesday, October 19

Wednesday October 5 7:15am – 8:00am UMM Prayer Breakfast - FH 5:30pm – 6:30pm Fellowship Dinner - FH 6:15pm – 7:00pm Bible Study - Lounge 6:30pm – 7:30pm Zumba - Gym 6:30pm – 8:30pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal - Choir Room 7:30pm – 9:00pm Basketball Practice -ELP - CLC GYMThursday October 6 9:00am – 10:00am Sit & Be Fit - CLC Gym 9:30am – 12:00pm Food Pantry - CLC 108 10:00am – 12:00pm Small Group 1 - MB 211 12:00pm – 4:00pm Craft Club - CLC, 103 6:00pm – 9:00pm Young Adult Dinner - 3rd Floor 6:30pm – 7:30pm Oak Ridge Neighborhood - Lounge 7:15pm – 10:15pm Fisher of Men - Gym Friday October 7 6:00pm – 10:00pm Sr. High/Young Adult Game Night - 3rd FloorSaturday October 8 10:00am – 4:00pm Sit & Sew - Lounge 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pre Concert BBQ Dinner - CLC GYM 4:30pm – 5:30pm Saturday Supper - FH 5:15pm – 7:00pm Praise The Spirit Concert - SanctuarySunday October 9 7:45am – 8:15am Breakfast and Devotion - FH 8:30am – 9:30am Worship - Sanctuary 9:00am – 10:00am Blood Pressure Check - CLC, 104 9:30am – 10:30am Sunday School 10:50am – 12:00pm Worship - Sanctuary 12:00pm – 12:45pm Open House for Children’s Ministry- CB 2nd Fl. 12:45pm – 1:45pm Children’s Council Mtg - Lounge 1:00pm – 4:00pm Basketball Practices - CLC GYM 1:45pm – 2:45pm Wesley Bells - Bell Rehearsal Room 5:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner & Youth Activities 5:00pm – 7:00pm Children’s Activities - CLC 7:00pm – 8:30pm Young Adult Gym Time - CLC GymMonday October 10 8:30am – 11:00am Veterans - FH 9:00am – 10:00am Sit & Be Fit - CLC Gym 12:00pm – 4:00pm Craft Club - CLC, 103 1:00pm – 2:30pm Dot’s Prayer Group - MB 211 7:15pm – 10:15pm Jesus is Lord Basketball - Gym Tuesday October 11 10:00am – 12:00pm Women’s Bible Study - MB 211 12:00pm – 2:00pm Pickleball - CLC Gym 5:30pm – 7:00pm Under 10 B-ball practice- Wofford - Gym 6:00pm – 7:00pm SPRC Meeting - MB 211 6:00pm – 8:15pm MYSP Rehearsal - Fellowship Hall 6:30pm – 8:00pm Naomi UMW Circle - Lounge 6:30pm – 8:45pm Boy Scouts - Scout Hut Wednesday October 12 7:15am – 8:00am UMM Prayer Breakfast - Perkins on Park Ave. 1:00pm – 2:00pm Challengers Activity Time - 3rd Floor 5:30pm – 6:30pm Fellowship Dinner - FH 6:15pm – 7:00pm Bible Study - Lounge 6:30pm – 7:30pm Zumba - Gym 6:30pm – 8:30pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal - Choir Room 7:30pm – 9:00pm UNDER 18 Basketball Practice -ELP - GYM

Thursday October 13 9:00am – 10:00am Sit & Be Fit - CLC Gym 9:30am – 12:00pm Food Pantry - CLC 108 10:00am – 12:00pm Small Group 1 - MB 211 12:00pm – 4:00pm Craft Club - CLC, 103 6:00pm – 9:00pm Young Adult Dinner - 3rd Floor 7:15pm – 10:15pm Fisher of Men Bball - Gym Friday October 14 11:00am – 3:30pm Young at Heart - Jerry’s/Pink PalaceSaturday October 15 9:00am – 1:00pm ELP- Basketball - CLC/Gym/Kitchen/103 4:30pm – 5:30pm Saturday Supper - FH Sunday October 16 7:45am – 8:15am Breakfast and Devotion - FH 8:30am – 9:30am Worship - Sanctuary 9:30am – 10:30am Sunday School 10:50am – 12:00pm Worship - Sanctuary 12:00pm – 2:00pm Forward in Faith Team - Lounge 1:00pm – 4:00pm Basketball Practices - CLC GYM 1:45pm – 2:45pm Wesley Bells - Bell Rehearsal Room 5:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner & Youth Activities 5:00pm – 7:00pm Children’s Activities - CLC 7:00pm – 8:30pm Young Adult Gym Time - CLC Gym Monday October 17 9:00am The Epistle deadline 9:00am – 10:00am Sit & Be Fit - CLC Gym 12:00pm – 4:00pm Craft Club - CLC, 103 5:30pm – 7:30pm Glad Helpers Prayer Group - Parlor 7:00pm – 9:00pm Coin Club - Lounge 7:15pm – 10:15pm Jesus is Lord Basketball - Gym Tuesday October 18 10:00am – 12:00pm Women’s Bible Study - MB 211 10:30am – 12:00pm Mary Rachel UMW Circle - Lounge 12:00pm – 2:00pm Pickleball - CLC Gym 1:30pm – 3:30pm Quilting Chaos - Lounge 5:30pm – 7:00pm Under 10 Bball practice- Wofford - CLC Gym 6:00pm – 7:30pm Outreach Committee - MB 211 6:00pm – 8:15pm MYSP Rehearsal - Fellowship Hall 6:30pm – 7:30pm Cub Scouts - Chapel/Children’s Bldg. 6:30pm – 8:45pm Boy Scouts - Scout HutWednesday October 19 7:15am – 8:00am UMM Prayer Breakfast - FH 5:30pm – 6:30pm Fellowship Dinner - FH 6:15pm – 7:00pm Bible Study - Lounge 6:30pm – 7:30pm Zumba - Gym 6:30pm – 8:30pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal - Choir Room

Calendar Room KeyMB-Main Building, FH-Fellowship Hall,

HH - Hospitality Hall, CLC-Christian Life Center, CB-Children’s Building

This is an abbreviated listing of activities.For a full listing of the most current

calendar information visit our website: stlukesumc.org/google-calendar/

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RECORD OF LOYALTY

Sunday School 9/25 119 10/2 117

Worship Attendance - September 25 Sunshine breakfast 88 No 8:30 worship -- 10:50 worship 252 340

Worship Attendance - October 2 Sunshine breakfast 92 8:30 worship 40 10:50 worship 200 332

Gifts & Tithes ReceivedSeptember 25 $6,457.77October 2 $8,569.00

The deadline to submit events and articles for the next Epistle will be Monday,

October 17, 9:00 a.m.

DONATE ONLINE!Our new website is up - stlukesumc.orgWe now have a donate button at the top of the page where you can make a one-time or recurring donation via Paypal. This information remains confidential and only Vickey is notified of your gift.

Recycle your bulletin on Sundays.There are white plastic bins at the exit doors where you can place your bulletin after worship.

TRUNK-OR-TREATat Boo Out!

Please join us this year for some fun!Decorate your car or truck bed & provide pea-nut-free treats to approximately 400 children!

Non Scary Costumes encouraged!

Friday, October 216 pm - 8pm

Set-up time: 5:00 PMUp to 20 spaces available

$25 per spot (benefits St. Luke’s Children’s Ministry)

The best decorated car will receive a Starbucks gift basket!

To reserve a spot - fill out a reservation form in Hospitality Hall.. or contact Megan

megan.warren@stlukesumc.org