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

WORSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP AT ST. LUKE 2 Staff Contact Info

2 Pastor’s Letter, Schedule

3 Director of Music Letter

4-5 Music events

6 Coming Up in November

7 Time Change, Concerts

8 Committees & Groups Info

9 Attendance, Prayers

9 Upcoming Church Events

10 Council Corner

11 Outreach/Other Info

12 Flowers, Worship Assistants

13 Learning Ministry

14 Thankfulness, Social Media

15 Advent Worship, Poinsettias

16 Angel Tree, Memory Tree

17-18 Shepherds Cntr, RAH

19 November Calendar

20 Join us for Worship

November 5, 2017

All Saints Sunday

9:00am Sunday School for all ages

9:00am Adult Forum

10:00am Holy Communion Worship

November 12, 2017 Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost



11:30am Council Meeting

11:30am Interiors decorates

November 19, 2017

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

8:30am Play Practice



11:30am Christian Ed

November 26, 2017

Christ the King Sunday

NO Sunday School

NO Adult Forum


11:30am Worship & Music

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FOCUS ON WORSHIP

ALL SAINTS DAY: The custom of commemorating all of the saints of the church on a single day goes

back at least to the third century. All Saints Day celebrates the whole communion of saints and the

baptized people of God, living and dead, who make up the Body of Christ. It is the custom of many

congregations to remember the faithful who have died. This may include a reading of the names of our

loved ones who have died during the past year during the past year. The color of the day is white.

CHRIST THE KING: This is the last festival Sunday of the Church year. This festival celebrates the

kingly rule of Christ, who was enthroned upon the cross and will return as humankind’s ultimate

sovereign and judge. As we gather at the Table of Christ, we wear the crown of baptism and trace Jesus’

royal sign (the holy cross) over our brows and bodies. We leave Worship strengthened to serve those in

need. We look for the day when all people will see Christ with the scepter of peace and the crown of

justice. The color of the day is white.

November 2017

St. Luke Lutheran Church Office: 804-272-0486 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stlukerichmond.org 2

No Bible Study Class on November 22nd

Church Staff

Contact Info

Rev. Fred Marcoux, Pastor

804-272-0486 x 2

[email protected]

Tammy Hammond, Church Administrator

804-272-0486 x 1

[email protected]

Richard Barnett, Director of Music

804-272-0486 x 3

[email protected]

Jo Blandford, C.E./Youth Consultant

804-272-0486

[email protected]

St. Luke Lutheran Church is a member of the Virginia Synod of the Evangelical Church in America. To find out more about the Lutheran Church, please visit the following websites: ELCA, www.ELCA.org or Virginia Synod, www.vasynod.org

Virginia Synod News The Virginia Lutheran, which is the

Virginia Synod's newsletter, is available online anytime at www.vasynod.org.

Are you interested in joining our

St Luke family?

If you have enjoyed worshiping with us so far this year and are contemplating becoming a member, we would love to hear from you! Please contact Rev. Fred Marcoux, our pastor; Tammy, the church administrator; or any member of our Evangelism committee for more information. If you would like to meet with Pastor Fred, please call or email the office at 272-0486 or [email protected] to schedule an appointment.

Pastor Fred’s

Thanksgiving Message

What Next?

Now that Halloween is over, it gives us pause to look back beyond all the cute

costumes that arrived at our door steps and consider some of the not-so-fun aspects

of its history. When one considers the suspicions of witchcraft throughout history we

may wonder how people could possibly believe the hysteria that swept over Europe

during the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. Entire families were burned at the

stake and during one period even the Pope declared war on witches that resulted in

some small towns almost devoid of women who were the favorite target of accusa-

tions. The famous Salem witch trials only ended when the town's judge decided it

was time to call a halt on these trials when his own wife was under suspicion. The

whole concept of witches started early in the Old Testament and would raise its ugly

head throughout history.

While we are at it consider the belief especially found among slave owners that black

people were the result of the curse place upon Cain for slaying his brother Abel. Not

only was he banished to somewhere east of Eden but henceforth the color of his skin

would declare his sin that would also be visited among all future generations.

We, of course, are beyond such beliefs. Or are we? It is so easy to use scripture to

proof text subtle discrimination. Consider the ban on ordination of women throughout

the history of the church based upon ancient custom and especially advocated by

Saint Paul. It was only when we Lutherans and some others considered the very core

of the Gospel that we understood that all of humanity was open to the Holy Spirit's

power of proclamation.

So the question rises - what next? What is out there in the world of beliefs that stifle

the work of the Spirit? Or even more frightening, what resides in out own hearts?

In Christ,

Pastor Fred

Pastor Fred’s hours are

Wednesdays 9:30am to 2:30pm.

Please call the church office at 804-272-0486

if you would like to schedule an appointment.

Pastor’s email address is: [email protected]

Bring your family and friends to Church. Everyone is most

welcome at St. Luke. Please have them fill out a Visitor Card

(located in each pew rack or from any usher) and return it in the

offering plate.

If they would like more information about our church, I will be glad to answer any

questions they might have about St. Luke, including church membership. They can also speak with a member of our Evangelism committee or call the church office at

804-272-0486, for more information.

In Peace,

Pastor Fred Marcoux


Please recall our wonderful Reformation Sunday celebration rededicating our church

sanctuary on October 29th. Within that sanctuary we gather to worship each week

with both traditional and contemporary rituals and music. This month I will highlight

the origins of our traditional music. In the future I will highlight contemporary music

that we will begin using in worship.

As we celebrate the special place of Luther in history please recall that the Reformation

began as a theological dispute that mushroomed into a rebellion against the authority

of the Catholic Church and the spiritual leadership of Rome, the center of Western

Christianity. The liturgical changes that eventually ensued naturally brought about

musical changes, which differed from country to country according to the degree of

reform advocated by the various Protestant leaders: Luther in Germany; Calvin and his

followers in France, the Low Countries, and Switzerland; and Henry VIII in England.

At first, the music of the Reformation in Germany, written by Lutheran composers,

remained very close to the traditional Catholic sources and styles of plainsong and

polyphony. Some music retained the original Latin texts, other works used German

translations, and still others had new German texts fitted to the old melodies (this

work was called a contrafactum). The Lutheran Church's most distinctive and

important musical innovation became the strophic hymn— called Choral or

Kirchenlied (church song) in German and chorale in English— intended for

congregational singing in unison. Just as plainchant was the basis for musical

expansion and elaboration for Catholic composers, so, too, the repertory of chorales

became the starting point for a great deal of Lutheran church music from the sixteenth

century until the time of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) and beyond.

St. Luke’s is a congregation that can deftly sing traditional hymns of the past – well-

known music that touches our hearts - even in four parts! Now that we have

rededicated our sanctuary let us also rededicate our voices in song - to sing new

melodies that touch the hearts of younger generations.

Peace,

Richard Barnett

Director of Music

St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church

Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused!

From Rich Barnett our

Director of Music

If you would like more information

about St. Luke’s musical ministry,

please contact our Director of Music.

Rich Barnett

804-272-0486, X3

[email protected]

HANDBELL CHOIR REHEARSALS

Thursdays at 6:30pm

CHANCEL CHOIR REHEARSALS

Thursdays at 7:30pm

Thank you to everyone that

participates in our

musical ministry!


Richmond Symphonic Winds

Iris Schwartz, Conductor

To Present Fall Concert

The Richmond Symphonic Winds will present a Fall Concert on Tuesday, November 21st at 7:30 pm

here at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway, Richmond, VA.

The 40 member ensemble, under the direction of Iris Schwartz, consists of professional musicians,

music educators, college professors, and other dedicated musicians from Richmond, Chesterfield and

the Tri-Cities. Founded in August, 1994, the Richmond Symphonic Winds presented its Inaugural

Concert in October, 1994 at St. Luke Lutheran Church and continued to rehearse and perform there

for two years. The Winds more recently performed concerts there in 2015 and 2016.

The Fall Concert will feature marches, American and British band classics, sacred and patriotic music,

and selections from The Sound of Music.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 804-520-1601 or email

[email protected].

mailto:[email protected]


BIBLE STUDY: Nov. 1, 10:30am

HANDBELL CHOIR: Nov. 2, 6:30pm

CHANCEL CHOIR: Nov. 2, 7:30pm

PASTOR’S MEETING: Nov. 7, 10:30am

BIBLE STUDY: Nov. 8, 10:30am

PM WOMEN’S GRP: Nov. 8, 6:30pm

MEN’S LUNCH GRP: Nov. 9, 12:00pm



BOOK CLUB: Nov. 10, 7:30pm

HANDBELL PERFORM: Nov. 12

INTERIORS DECORATES: Nov. 12, 11am

COUNCIL MEETING: Nov. 12, 11:30am

STEPHEN MINISTRY: Nov. 13, 7:00pm

AM WOMEN’S GRP: Nov. 14, 10:30am

BIBLE STUDY: Nov. 15, 10:30AM

MEALS ON WHEELS: Nov. 16, 11:00am



PLAY PRACTICE: Nov. 19, 8:30am

CHRISTIAN ED MTG: Nov. 19, 11:30am

MEALS ON WHEELS: Nov. 21, 11:00am

NO BIBLE STUDY: Nov. 22

THANKSGIVING DAY AND FRIDAY:

Office Closed Nov. 23 and Nov. 24

NO HANDBELL CHOIR: Nov. 23

NO CHANCEL CHOIR: Nov. 23

WORSHIP & MUSIC: Nov. 26, 11:30am

INTERIORS DECORATES: Nov. 27, 10am

NO MEN’S GROUP DINNER: Nov. 28

BIBLE STUDY: Nov. 29, 10:30AM



Estimate of Giving Cards

Estimate of Giving Cards were given out this year

on Reformation Sunday, October 29, 2017.

Please pick up a card when you are in church,

fill it out and put it in the offering plate.

You can also mail it in to the church office.

Need a card and can’t get to church? Please see page 8.

Please return the card to the church by November 26, 2017.

Thank you for your generosity and support.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANNED?

Do you have an important meeting or an event coming up?

Please make sure to give the church office your dates and

times.

You may call us at 804-272-0486 or email your info to the

office to [email protected]. The Church Scheduling

Calendar, which is located in the office, has all church activities listed, including

outside groups that use our building

There are also large calendars posted on a bulletin board in the fellowship hall

with church events. Please feel free to post your events there and they will be

added to the church calendar.

Thank you for helping us keep the calendar up to date.

Upcoming Musical Events “We Love Music” here at St. Luke. We are so happy to have so many musical events scheduled for the rest of 2017 and for 2018. Please pick up a copy of the updated 2017/2018 Concert and Recital Booklet, which is now available in the narthex. You will find a lot of different music will be played at these concerts: piano, violin, guitar, chamber music. Please come out and enjoy it with us! There’s something for everyone!

Christmas Poinsettias

Please reserve your plant before Sunday, November 26, 2017

Forms are in the narthex and on the page 15 of this newsletter.


Saturday, November 4, 2017

7:00pm

Meredith College Music Ensemble

Saturday, November 11, 2017 3:30pm

Yifei Sun Piano Studio Concert/Recital

Saturday, November 18, 2017 3:00pm

Michelle Huang Piano Studio Recital

Saturday, November 21, 2017

7:30pm Richmond Symphonic Winds

Concert

Saturday, December 9, 2017 1:00pm

Belle Elliott Violin and Piano Studio Recital

Saturday, December 9, 2017

5:00pm Meadowbrook High School Choir

Christmas Concert for CIA for Girls

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Christmas Cantata and Pageant “Share the Good News—

He is born!”

Saturday, December 16, 2017 2:00pm

Faith Hofma Piano Studio Recital

Saturday, January 13, 2018 7:30pm

Alexander Paley Piano Concert

Sunday, January 14, 2018 3:000pm

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY Book of Remembrance

We will celebrate All Saints Sunday on November 5, 2017

Names of St. Luke church members who have died in the faith

since All Saints Sunday of last year (November 1, 2016) will be

read at Worship.

The congregation is also invited to record names of loved ones

who have passed away, at any time, in a special Book of

Remembrance.

The Book of Remembrance is available in the narthex.

You may write as many names in it as you desire.

Don’t be late for church!

Please remember to turn your clocks back an hour before

you go to bed on Saturday, November 4, 2017.

Daylight Saving Time, or Daylight Savings Time, as some

call it, ends at 2:00am on the first Sunday in November.

This year it is November 5th.

"Spring forward, fall back" is the catch phrase to remind us to change your clocks

back one hour in the fall. See you on Sunday!

ALL SAINTS NAME CARDS

On November 5, All Saints Sunday, we will have All Saints

Name Cards available at the entrance to the sanctuary. We

ask you to list the names of those you have loved and lost

on these cards. After filling out your All Saints Name Card,

please deposit them in the provided baskets.

During the Offertory, these cards will be presented along with our gifts and offerings.

In Peace,

Pastor Fred

THANKSGIVING OFFICE UPDATE

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Church Office will be closed on

Thursday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Nov. 24

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!


Committee Meetings

And

Group Events

St. Luke's Sharing Ministry & FeedMore’s Meals on Wheels program

St. Luke volunteers participate every month in the Meals on Wheels

program, where we deliver meals to those in need who cannot leave

their homes to get food. Volunteers are always welcome. Volunteers go

through one training session before they begin.

We assist Meals on Wheels on the third Tuesday & third Thursday

every month. Besides those dates, we have several members that participate on other

days. Please contact Dana Wiggins at 804-475-0077 for details and to sign-up.

St. Luke’s Days For Meals on Wheels: Nov. 16 at 11:00am and Nov. 21 at 11:00am

Next meeting

is Nov. 19 at

11:30am. We will

meet with the

C.E. Committee

The next Christian Ed Meeting

is scheduled for

November 19, 2017 at 11:30am.

The Worship & Music

Committee will meet with us.

Thursday, Nov. 9

at 12:00pm at Positive Vibe Cafe

Please contact Jim Pettit for

more information.

STEPHEN MINISTRY

Next meeting is

Nov. 13, 7:00pm

The next meeting

of the St. Luke Book Club

is Nov. 10 at 7:30pm

at the home of the

the Kerschbaumer’s.

Please RSVP if you are interested.

This month we will be watching a movie.

Interiors will be decorating

for Advent on Nov. 12th,

and Nov. 27th .

St. Luke Lutheran Church Women’s Groups

Morning Women’s group: Tuesday, November 14, 10:30am

Meet at St. Luke to carpool to Max's On Broad for lunch

then travel to the Maggie Walker Historical Site for a 1pm tour.

Evening Women’s Group: Wednesday, November 8, 6:30pm

Devotions, Soup and Salad Dinner, and Program

Luci Hughes will talk about her "acting career and learning to tap dance.

November and December Project: Please remember to bring warm mittens,

gloves, scarves and hats for our annual Christmas donations to St. Joseph’s Villa.

Please help us plan by RSVP. Office at 804-272-0486 or Millie at 804-739-5448.

Our Women's Groups meet the 2nd Tuesday at 10:30am and the 2nd Wednesday

at 6:30pm. We have two meetings so that we can include all of our ladies. We ask

for volunteers to provide the Devotion for each meeting. We welcome guest

dessert, soup and salad makers.

All St. Luke ladies are welcome, whether you’re a new member

or have been a members for years. Please come and join us!

Men’s Group Annual Christmas Dinner

There is no November meeting but please join us in December for our Annual

Christmas Dinner and Party! It’s on Tuesday, December 5th at 5:45pm.

This year we are at Joe’s Inn Bon Air at 2616 Buford Road.

If you would like more information about our Men’s

Group, please call Bill Kipps at 804-794-1384 or

Jim Pettit at 804-378-7012.

The St. Luke Men’s Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm

for dinner and a special program. Come join the fun! We’d love to see you at our

next meeting!


MEREDITH COLLEGE MUSIC ENSEMBLE Saturday, Nov. 4, 7:00pm

DAYLIGHTS SAVINGS TIME ENDS Nov 5, please turn clocks back Saturday night before going to bed

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY ~ Nov. 5

VETERAN’S DAY ~ Saturday, Nov. 11

YIFEI SUN PIANO STUDIO RECITAL Saturday, Nov. 11, 3:30pm

RICH SYMPHONIC WINDS CONCERT Tuesday, Nov. 21, 7:30pm

MICHELE HUANG PIANO RECITAL Saturday, Nov. 18, 3:00pm

THANKSGIVING DAY ~ Nov. 23

CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY ~ Nov. 26

ADVENT BEGINS ~ Sunday, Dec. 3

BELLE ELLIOTT PIANO/VIOLIN STUDIO RECITAL ~ Saturday, Dec. 9, 1:00pm

MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT ~ Saturday, Dec. 9, 5:00pm

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT & CONCERT Sunday, Dec. 10 during Worship

October 2017 Worship Attendance Worship Sunday School

Sunday, October 1, 2017 70 20 17th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, October 8, 2017 78 18 18th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, October 15, 2017 74 18 19th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, October 22, 2017 75 16 20th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, October 29, 2017 120 20 Reformation Sunday

Totals 417 92

October Prayer Requests

We pray for our needs and those of others. Please keep our members, their

families, and our friends in your thoughts and prayers.

Prayers are asked for: Paul Butkovich, Stephanie Christmas, Chrissy Ekman,

Christine Garnett, Ken Hammond II, Darinda Harner, Pat Hein, Pat Holdren, Pat Ipock,

Family of Ann Marie Myers, Casey Reagan, Vince Reedinger, Family of George

Ridenour, Bill Spence, Family of Henry Walker

Continued Prayers are asked for: Marlys Austin, Jo Blandford, Ken Hammond III,

Donald Howard, Betty Howdyshell, Howdy Howdyshell, Michael Hunt, Laura Kimber-

ly, Pastor Bob Maier, Audra McCougall, Carrie Menges, Nancie O'Brien and family,

Beverley Stopps Powers, Wally Wason, Don Wilson, Marilyn Wilson, Phyllis Worrell,

Betty Yarbrough

Our Loved Ones Serving Overseas: Cpl. Sarah Pettit - USMC

Please remember our fellow members who are homebound. A card, a phone call or a

visit would be deeply appreciated.

Names are kept on the list for 4 weeks unless we are otherwise advised.

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.


CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS

2017 Church Council elections were held on Sunday, October 1, 2017.

Congratulations to Dan Crandall, Bill Kipps and Lenee Pennington

upon their election to Congregational Council for 2018.

Their three year terms will begin in January 2018.

Thank you all for being willing to serve in this

leadership role in our congregation.

Our thanks also to Brenda Reedinger and Tim Hesson

for their past service as members of our council.

The next Council Meeting is at 11:30am on

Sunday, November 12th

ST. LUKE Council Corner

2017 Council Officers, Council Members

Congregational Leaders and Trustees:

Rev. Fredrick Marcoux, Pastor

Sim Austin, Council President

Kay Wason, Council Vice-President

Brenda Reedinger, Council Secretary

Dale Bleecher, Council Member

Pat Carroll, Council Member

Tim Hesson, Council Member

Barbara Kipps, Council Member

Bill Kipps, Council Member

Dean Ludwig, Council Member

Luther Shealy, Council Member

Debbie Washburn, Council Member

Ludi Webber, Financial Secretary

Suzie Weeks, Council Member

Marty Witthoefft, Treasurer

Peggy Walters, Trustee

Butch Webber, Trustee

Rick Witthoefft, Trustee

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

2018 Estimate of Giving

Called by God as partner(s) with all other members of our St. Luke Church family, I /we wish to express

gratefulness by making this intent of giving:

$_____ per _____, _______, _____

(week) (month) (year)

Name(s) __________________________________________________________________________

(Your estimate of giving is confidential input to the Financial Secretary, Ludi Webber.)

Please place this completed form in the offering plate or return it to the church office in a sealed envelope.


HELP PAUL UPDATE

We currently have pledges up through the end of December of

this year. Please check the list in the fellowship hall and make

sure you or your group has paid your pledge.

Thank you for your support with this project.

Outside Group Meetings

You may be interested in attending some meetings or events that take place at St. Luke but are not church affiliated. Please note, group membership may be required for some of these organizations. Please check with the group leader for details and more information.

AA - Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00pm , meets all year Morning Al Anon - Wednesdays at 12:00pm, meets all year Evening Al Anon - Mondays at 7:00pm, meets all year Daughters of American Revolution - Moved to a new location 4th District Council - No meetings scheduled Girl Scouts - No meetings scheduled Oxford Civic Association - No meetings scheduled Richmond Audubon Society - Next meeting is Nov. 16 for Potluck Dinner Shepherds Center - Last date before Winter break is Nov. 6

Hearing Devices and Enlarged Bulletins

Large print bulletins are available on Sunday mornings.

Hearing devices which amplify the church sound system

are also available. Please ask any usher for assistance.

Please request these items prior to the beginning of the Worship Service.

Thank you.

NEW PHONE SYSTEM

Dear St Luke members,

On September 27, 2017, we had a new phone

system installed by Verizon. It is very different

than our previous system.

We ask that you please bear with us as we learn

the ins and outs of how it works. Please be

advised that this phone system has different

automated messages and extension numbers

than we previously had.

Pastor Fred Marcoux, X 2

Tammy Hammond, X 1

Richard Barnett, X 3

Pastor Fred is online and on DVD!

Pastor Fred's Sunday sermons are recorded on DVDs. Each DVD disc has a month of sermons and Gospel readings. Please contact the church office or a church member for more information. We do have donated DVD players if you don’t have one available for viewing these discs. If you have internet access, the links to Pastor Fred’s sermons can also be found online at the St. Luke website, Facebook and on YouTube. ww.stlukerichmond.org www.facebook.com/stlukerichmond www.youtube.com/user/stlukesermons

LOST AND FOUND ITEMS

Are you missing something?

It may be in the Lost and Found box. Please stop by the

church office and see if we have something that belongs

to you or someone in your family.


Did you pick up your 3rd Quarter Giving Statement?

Giving Statements are put out on the Narthex table

at the beginning of the month after a quarter ends.

Your third quarter statements were available for several

weeks. f you didn’t pick yours up, please see Ludi Webber.

Would you like to be part of our Worship Service?

Sunday Worship services are a very important part of our church life here at St. Luke. Every Sunday, our church members participate in our worship service as Acolytes, Assisting Ministers, Crucifers and Ushers. We also have Altar Guild members who set up for Sunday services, Altar Bread Bakers, Chancel Choir members, Bell Choir members, Musicians and many other Committee Members who serve the Lord and St. Luke by providing their time, talents and energy.

If you are interested in serving and would like more information about these or other opportunities to be a part of our Worship Ministry, we would love to hear from you.

Please contact Pastor Fred or Vince Reedinger for more information. You’ll be glad you did!

Flower Dedications

The Ministry of flowers is an important part of the

Sunday Service at St. Luke Lutheran. Flowers are

used to beautify our sanctuary and are a gift to God

and those who attend worship services.

Altar flowers may be dedicated to “The Glory of

God”, “In Memory of” a loved one or “In Honor

of” a special person, an anniversary, birthday,

birth, baptism or other special event. More than

one person may find a certain date important so flowers may be

given in more than one name on any given Sunday.

If you would like to donate and dedicate flowers for any Sunday

service, arrangements cost $27.00 each. You will be billed directly

from Coleman Brothers Flowers and the flowers will be delivered

to the church. The flowers are yours to take home after the service

that Sunday or you can ask that they be taken to one of our ill or

homebound members. Please sign up on the flower chart located in

the fellowship hall.

Please contact the church office or Jean Stewart if you have any

questions. Thank you.

Do you have something for the Newsletter?

The Dec. 2017 Newsletter Deadline is Nov. 20. Please call in or e-mail in your submissions with your all of your September meeting dates and notices to Tammy in the church office as soon as possible. Thanks! 804-272-0486, [email protected].

2018 Flower Calendar

The 2018 Flower Calendar is now up in the fellowship hall. To those of you who give flowers every year during the same time frame, thank you. If you’re new to St. Luke or haven’t signed up yet to provide Sunday altar flowers, won’t you consider doing so ? Flowers may be given in more than one name on any given Sunday. If your date seems to be taken, please sign up anyway or call the church office to do so. If you would like more information about our Flower Calendar or if you have any questions about Altar Flowers, please contact Tammy in the church office at 804-272-0486 or [email protected]. You can also contact Jean Stewart, our sacristan, at 804-276-2690. Thank you.

The Word in Season

The October to December copy of “The Word In Season”

Devotional is now available in the narthex.

Please pick up your copy when you’re at Church.


Pastor Fred’s Mid-week Bible Study

Pastor Fred’s Mid-week Bible Study is a scripture discussion every Wednesday morning, from 10:30am - 11:30am. He will continue using a variety of study methods so we can delve into the text to discover new insights in how the words speak over the centuries and into our own time. There is no need to bring a Bible - we have plenty here to work with. Classes will continue every week at 10:30am on Wednesday mornings. Please come out and join us!!

Sunday School for all ages

We’d love to have you and your children join us on Sundays at 9:00am for

Sunday School. This year we have classes for everyone: preschool, elementary,

youth (middle & high school), and Adult Forum.

Won’t you come and see what we are exploring this year?

We’d love to have you!

ADULT FORUM

Meets every Sunday morning at 9:00am

The fall Adult Forum class has resumed. Come by and see what we are about.

We will have continue with book and DVD studies throughout the year.

What’s next? We hope you’ll join us to find out.


STAY IN TOUCH WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

We’re on the web!

Website ~ www.stlukerichmond.org

FaceBook ~ www.facebook.com/stlukerichmond

Flickr ~ www.flickr.com/photos/stlukerichmond/sets

Google www.plus.google.com/+StlukerichmondOrgSLLC/about

Pinterest ~ www.pinterest.com/stlukelutheran

YouTube ~ www.youtube.com/user/stlukesermons

Log onto our website to check Worship Schedules,

upcoming events, read Lessons and Gospel, and

check the calendar.

Did you miss a Sunday service and need of a mid-week

spiritual lift? The link to Pastor Fred’s sermons is also

on our website. Watch him on YouTube!

“Like” St. Luke Lutheran on Facebook. You can see

announcements, pictures and updates just by viewing

your Facebook entries. Don’t forget to share and let your

Facebook “friends” see the wonderful things going on at

St. Luke Lutheran Church.

Go to Flickr to see pictures of

St. Luke’s fellowship and Worship

events.

Do you have Pinterest? You can

find St. Luke there.

If you use Gmail, you can follow us

on Google+.

Do we have your email address?

If not, please let us know so we

can keep you updated on church

services, events and programs.

Demonstrate your thankfulness this season

Now, with fall and harvest time drawing near, people start to reflect upon the things they are thankful for

and how they can show their gratitude by supporting others. During this time, St. Luke Lutheran Church

anticipates and relies on a seasonal increase in contributions. It is through the donations of every individual

and family in the congregation that we are able to carry on our ministries now and throughout the year.

One way Thrivent members who are eligible to participate in the Thrivent Choice® Program can do this is

by directing Choice Dollars® to their churches. The Choice Dollars grant funds your church receives will help

you continue to minister to others, strengthen communities and change lives. The Thrivent Choice (SM)

program lets members recommend where some of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans' charitable outreach

funds go by directing Choice Dollars (SM). The amount of Choice Dollars designated to you depends on the

type of Thrivent Insurance products you have that qualify.

If you need a convenient way to make recurring contributions or plan to make an additional gift before the

end of the year, we encourage you to check out Thrivent’s Choice Dollars program. Do you need additional

information? Log in to Thrivent’s website, www.thrivent.com/thriventchoice to find out more. Once there, you

can choose how to direct Thrivent Choice Dollars to send them to a charity of your choice. When doing so we

ask that you consider designating St Luke Lutheran Church.

Thank you for your generosity and support.


Christmas Poinsettias

This year’s poinsettias will have 4 to 7 blooms per plant and come in a six inch pot. Plants are $12.00 each.

These beautiful plants are grown locally in Chesterfield, Virginia.

I would like to place my order for the following poinsettia(s) to be used during Christmas

Worship Services:

To the glory of God, __________

To the glory of God, and in MEMORY of

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

To the glory of God, and in HONOR of

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

The Order Deadline is Sunday, November 26, 2017.

Please enclose your check made payable to St. Luke Lutheran Church

with your order, and mark “Christmas Poinsettias” on the memo line.

Date: ______________ Amount enclosed: $____________ Cash or Check: ______________

Flowers donated by: ________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

*Poinsettias may be picked up on the Sunday after Christmas.*

ADVENT WORSHIP

Please add the following opportunities for Worship and fellowship to your calendar.

Sunday, December 3, 2017 First Sunday of Advent


10:00am Holy Communion & Advent Wreath Lighting and Readings

Sunday, December 10, 2017 Second Sunday of Advent



10:00am Christmas Pageant and Cantata during Worship

Sunday, December 17, 2017 Third Sunday in Advent



Sunday, December 24, 2017 Fourth Sunday in Advent

9:00am NO Sunday School



ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS DECORATING SCHEDULE

The Interiors Committee will be decorating for the upcoming Advent and Christmas Seasons on the following dates: Nov. 12 at 11am Erect Angel Tree/Memory Tree

Nov. 27 at 11am Hang Advent wreaths and garland. Set up large Nativity scene

Dec. 6 at 3pm Fellowship Hall Decorating and put up tree, Sanctuary decorating and Sanctuary tree with Chrismons, Add Mary to large Nativity set, Nativity set up on old altar

Dec. 10 at 11am Add Joseph to large Nativity set, Move wise men and camel

Dec. 17 at 11am Church wide decorating, Add animals to large Nativity set Remove all Advent wreaths from classrooms, Doves put on Angel Tree, Replace Narthex wreaths with gold bowed wreaths and garlands, Add Baby Jesus to large Nativity set, Put up white banners Add doves to Angel Tree

Dec. 24 at 11am Assemble Luminaries in courtyard

Dec. 26-30 Move Wise Men and Camel to final destination

Jan. 4 at 9:30am Undecorating Day

St. Luke Memory Tree

Everyone is invited to prepare a white dove in memory of a loved one. The doves will be available in the narthex on Sunday, November 12, 2017.

Write your loved one’s name on the dove and place it into the Memory Tree basket in the Narthex. One name per dove please. The white doves will be placed on the tree

after the angels are removed. They will remain until Epiphany , Jan. 6, 2018.

The Angel Tree Collection begins November 12, 2017 Won’t you help make someone’s Christmas merry and bright this year?

Each year, St. Luke partners with a local nursing home, to help give their residents gifts to lift their spirits during the Christmas season. This year we are again giving to the Manor Care facility on Hilliard Road. Please help us keep this time honored tradition alive with generosity and love.

Please pick up your Angel from the Angel Tree beginning Nov. 12th. Buy and wrap the present(s) requested. Return and place them underneath the Angel Tree by Sunday, December 10th. Contact Dana Wiggins at 804-475-0077 if you have any questions or if you lose your angel. Thank you for participating again this year!


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

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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