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st. luke’s episcopal church • 435 peachtree st. ne • atlanta, ga 30308 • 404.873.7600 • www.stlukesatlanta.org
A twice monthly newsletterFebruary 15, 2013
When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. Luke 9:51
Long before Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of Califor-nia, and even before he was a famous actor, he made his name as a competitive body builder. There was a documentary made about him at the time he was on the body building circuit entitled Pumping Iron. The part of the movie that is most re-membered by people who saw it was his confession that he did not attend his father’s funeral because he was in the process of training for a competition and did not want to give in to the distraction his father’s funeral.
I can’t help hear this part of his story and wonder: what kind of focus gone awry causes a person to not attend his father’s funeral? What is wrong with someone who allows his or
her priorities to get so out of balance as to make this kind of choice? Of course, hidden behind the question is a self-congratulating smugness that allows me to feel superior to someone who made such a bad choice. I think I am standing on the high moral ground because I would never make that kind of choice.
But if I am honest, then I probably would be forced to acknowledge that it is always easier to identify the problems in my neighbor’s yard than it is in my own. I have no doubt that I have many times allowed my priorities to become focused upon what I want rather than what I need.
Lent is a time in which we attempt to slow down enough to place the priorities of our life back in order.
We are told in scripture that Jesus “set his face to go to Jerusalem.” The passage means that there came a time in which Jesus knew what Jerusalem held for him, yet it was his mission to see it through so he kept his face, his focus, and commitment moving towards Jerusalem.
Lent is a season of spiritual commitment. No one is asked to truly suffer. No one I know will be expected to suffer bodily pain, much less death. It is merely an opportunity for each of us to acknowledge that we have allowed our priorities to get out of order, in one way or another.
So we take this season to set our face on God. We attempt, for this brief period of time, to return our focus to the one who created us, the one who loves us, and the one who has promised to redeem us.
Come with Moses to
the mountain,
stand before the bush
in flame,
where the very ground
is holy
and the spirit calls
your name.
Then return and take
the vision
that has blazed upon
this height
to the church and
world that hunger
for its liberating light.
“Come with Moses to the Mountain”
from Above the Moon Earth Risesby Thomas H. Troeger
Parish Announcements
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St. Luke’s Episcopal Church404.873.7600
RectorThe Rev. Dan Matthews, Jr.
Beth Elliott, Rector’s Executive Assistant404.873.7610, e-mail: [email protected]
2013 Vestry
ClergyThe Rev. Andrew Cannan,
Youth & Young Adults404.873.7633, e-mail: [email protected]
The Rev. Buddy Crawford, Liturgy & Senior Pastoral Care
404.873.7612, e-mail: [email protected]
The Rev. Dennis Patterson, Jr.Christian Education & Parish Life
404.873.7609, e-mail: [email protected]
The Rev. Liz Schellingerhoudt,Outreach & Pastoral Care
404.873.7690, e-mail: [email protected]
Program StaffMark Simmons, Director of Stewardship &
Membership404.873.7624, e-mail: [email protected]
Heather Chase, Director of Children’s Christian Education/Formation
404.873.7622, e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Arlan J. Sunnarborg, Director of Music404.873.7620, e-mail: [email protected]
Charles Higgs, Music Associate404.873.7634 e-mail:[email protected]
Colleen Kingston, Assistant for Children’s Music404.735.1933, e-mail: [email protected]
Administrative Support StaffMichelle Jemmott, Manager of Office Admin.
404.873.7616, e-mail: [email protected]
Jean Lamer, Accountant404.873.7617, e-mail: [email protected]
David Lowry, Parish Administrator404.873.7663, e-mail: [email protected]
Marcia Murphy, Liturgy Assistant404.873.7667, e-mail: [email protected]
Hala Hess White, Director of Communications404.873.7630, e-mail: [email protected]
Facilities SupportBrian Hummel, Manager of Facilities Support
404.873.7647, Cell: 404.291.0059
Staff Information
David Gillion Sr. WardenMignon Crawford, Treasurer Cap Putt, Finance ChairRobert Long, IV, ChancellorBoyce AnsleyKenzie BiggensBarbara Culmer-IlawJeanne DanielsElaine DeCostanzo
John EarlesRenee HuskeyJackson KaneJeff MuscarellaPeter OdomSteve Stephens
Wednesdays at Noon
during Lent
begins Wednesday,February 20
The Refugee Resettle-ment Ministry is pre-paring to welcome our fifth refugee family. If you are interested in getting involved either through volunteering your time or donating items, we’d love to hear
from you. We have an urgent need for do-nations of gently used household items and furniture to help set up the family’s new apartment. The resettlement agency pro-vides beds and mattresses. But we could use almost anything else: dressers, dining table and chairs, end tables, lamps, linens, pots and pans, small appliances, etc. We will also need volunteers to help set up the apartment and to provide fellowship and transporta-tion upon their arrival. If you are interested in volunteering or making donations, please contact Allison Ezell at [email protected] or 404-584-7323.
A New Look at Scripture through an Old Frame
Join The Rev. Dan Matthews, Jr. as he takes a look at five passages from scripture and a corresponding master piece that the scripture inspired. Artists explored will be Leonardo da Vinci, Paolo Veronese, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Eugene Delacroix.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdayduring Holy Week - March 25-28
Lenten reflections at High
Sacred Moms....
Join us for Lenten Reflections at the High Museum of Art. Using pieces of art already exhibited throughout the museum, Rev. Rebekah Bokros Hatch will lead us through re-
flections and meditations to help focus our minds and hearts on Lent. Space is limited so you must RSVP. This event is not lim-ited to members of St. Anna’s Circle, everyone is welcome.
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2013Time: 10am-11:30amPlace: High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree St.Cost: Museum admissionRSVP: [email protected]
FINDING SACRED TIME FOR FAMILY AND ME. We hear a lot of talk about sacred space. But what about sa-cred time and seeing our time, our stages through life, as sacred? How do we do this? Join a group of Moms of young children guided by Moms of grown chil-dren, for an evening of discussion on vari-ous topics to support this sacred journey --Thursday, February 28 at 8 p.m. We’re gathering at the home of Paula Bokros (262 Adair Street, Decatur 30030). Call Paula if you have questions - 404-272-
The Grief Support Group meets Thurs-day, February 28 at noon in the library. Bring your lunch. Call Meg Moye at TACC if you plan to attend 404 876-6266 ex 2003.
Daughters of the King meets Saturday, February 23 at 10:30 am in the St. Luke Room.
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O P P O R T U N I T I E S
On any given Monday or Wednesday morning, about ten blocks south on Peachtree from St. Luke’s, folks gather for Morning Prayer. Before we come together in the prayer circle, we enjoy steaming hot cups of coffee. Someone always raises their cup in
the air and says, “Ahhh, thank you Lord for good hot coffee.” I smile and say, “Thank you, Holy One, for our broth-ers and sisters at St. Luke’s who have given us all this coffee and creamer.” Having a cup of coffee before we pray warms our bodies and souls. We serve 80-90 cups of coffee each day and perhaps twenty folks stay to pray for themselves, each other, and all God’s people. Thank you for help-ing Church of the Common Ground be a church community on the streets of Atlanta.
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Loaves and Fishes gath-ers at 6 p.m. on Sunday, February 24 at the home of Bill and Susan Willson (541 St. Charles Ave. NE, Atlanta, 404-874-3729). Bring a dish to share. Soft drinks provided. Loaves
and Fishes is a social gathering for St. Luke’s adults to be in community. For more information, contact Susan or Stan Reid:[email protected] or 770-396-4041.
Women’s Bible Study
All women of the parish are invited to join this new gather-ing the second Monday each month. Clergy will lead each Bible study in the Hamilton Room and coffee will be avail-able. If you wish to stay for lunch and fellowship, bring a sandwich. Questions? Mary Anne Edwards (404-444-7022). St. Teresa’s Guild is spon-soring the Bible Study but ALL are welcome.At its January 2013 meeting the Vestry:
• welcomed as guests the Leadership St. Luke’s Class of 2013• learned that 110 people attended the new 11 AM Christmas Eve service• heard that the 58th stained glass church tour occurred, with more planned• received the year end financial report,
in which the budget was met and pledge income increased
• heard a detailed report on the status of the various Pastoral Care ministries.
Submitted by Carter Fowlkes
LENTEN QUIET DAY
sponsored byMARCH 23All are invited.
Look for details in March.
The Rev. Mary Wetzel
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calendar
FRIDAY, FEB 15•Morning Prayer – 9 a.m., WC
SATURDAY, FEB 16•Flower Guild – 9 a.m., CH•IHAD Planning Mtg. – 9 a.m., HR•Leadership St. Luke’s – 9:30 a.m., SLR•IHAD ACT Prep – 10 a.m., Rm. 219, 221
SUNDAY, FEB 17 - Lent I•Holy Eucharist – 8 a.m., CH•Holy Eucharist – 9 a.m., CH•Children’s Chapel – 9 a.m., WC•Coffee Hour – 10 a.m., HR•Adult Education – 10:15 a.m.•Youth Confirmation Class – 10:15 a.m., LI•Holy Eucharist – 11:15 a.m., CH•Sunday 2.0 - begins at 4 p.m.•Faithful Play – 4 p.m., Rm. 111 •Adult Fellowship – 4 p.m., PH•Jr. Choristers – 4 p.m., HR•Sr. Choristers – 4 p.m., CR•Adventures in Music – 4:30 p.m., Rm. 109•Preparatory Choir – 5 p.m., Rm. 109•Sunday 2.0 Dinner - 5:45 p.m., PH•Compline - 6:45 p.m., CH
MONDAY, FEB 18Presidents’ Day - Church offices closed.
TUESDAY, FEB 19•Morning Prayer – 9 a.m., WC•EfM – 9 a.m., LI•Tellers – 9:30 a.m., Rm. 219•Staff Meeting – 9:30 a.m., PR
WEDNESDAY, FEB 20•Bible Study – 7 a.m., LI•Morning Prayer – 9 a.m., WC•Shepherd’s Voice Labeling – 9:30 a.m., PR•Soup & Scripture – 12 p.m., SLR•Dads Lunch – 12 p.m., PR•Crossroads Executive Committee - 12 p.m., LI•Adult Choir Rehearsal – 7:20 p.m., CR
THURSDAY, FEB 21•Morning Prayer – 9 a.m., WC•Staff Weekend Update – 10 a.m., PR•Tower Bells – 7 p.m., BT•St. Arnold’s Guild – 7:30 p.m., OS•Mom’s Night Out – 8 p.m., OS
FRIDAY, FEB 22•Morning Prayer – 9 a.m., WC•Communities in Schools - 10 a.m., SLR
•Youth Confirmation Retreat - OSSATURDAY, FEB 23•Youth Confirmation Retreat continues•Courtland Street Ministries, 8 a.m., CR Kitchen•IHAD ACT Prep – 9 a.m., Rm. 219, 221•Flower Guild – 9 a.m., CH•Daughters of the King– 10:30 a.m., SLR•Sojourners’ Church Tour - 11 a.m., CH
SUNDAY, FEB 24 - Lent IIYouth Confirmation Retreat continues•Holy Eucharist – 8 a.m., CH•Holy Eucharist – 9 a.m., CH•Children’s Chapel – 9 a.m., WC•Coffee Hour – 10 a.m., HR•Adult Education – 10: 15 a.m.•My Faith, My Body Class - 10:15 a.m., PR•Holy Eucharist – 11:15 a.m., CH•Coffee Hour – 12:15 p.m., PH•Last Brunch(er) - 1 p.m., OS•Sunday 2.0•Faithful Play – 4 p.m., Rm. 111•Adult Fellowship – 4 p.m., PH•Jr. Choristers – 4 p.m., HR•Sr. Choristers – 4 p.m., CR•Adventure’s in Music – 4:30 p.m., Rm. 109•Preparatory Choir – 5 p.m., Rm. 10•EYC – 5 p.m., Rm. 219, 221, PR•Sunday 2.0 Dinner – 5:45 p.m., PH•Loaves & Fishes - 6 p.m., OS•Compline - 6:45 p.m., CH
MONDAY, FEB 25•Morning Prayer – 9 a.m., WC•Tellers – 9:30 a.m., PR•Tai Chi – 12:30 p.m., SLR•Memorial Gifts Committee - 4 p.m., LI•Vestry - 5:30 p.m., SLR•EfM – 6:30 p.m., LI
TUESDAY, FEB 26•StreetGRACE Breakfast – 7:30 a.m., PH •Morning Prayer – 9 a.m., WC•EfM – 9 a.m., LI•Staff Meeting – 9:30 a.m., PR
WEDNESDAY, FEB 27Shepherd’s Voice Deadline: March 15 edition•Bible Study – 7 a.m., LI•Morning Prayer - 9 a.m., WC•Soup & Scripture - 12 p.m., PH•Adult Choir Rehearsal – 7:20 p.m., CR
THURSDAY, FEB 28•Morning Prayer – 9 a.m., WC•Staff Weekend Update – 10 a.m., PR•Grief Support Group - 12 p.m., LI•Mid-Atlanta Convocation Luncheon - 12 p.m., PH•High Class High School Supper – 6:30 p.m., OS•Tower Bells – 7 p.m., BT
CH-Church PR-Parkins Room SLR-St. Luke Room LI-Library
BT-Bell Tower HR-Hamilton Room WC-Wilmer Chapel PH-Parish Hall
CR-Choir Room G-Garden OS-Offsite
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We celebrate the lives that make up the community of St. Luke’s! Church.
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
1- John Andrews, Shemar Fletcher, Elizabeth Hand, Tillan Hyde, Philo Odihe, Mary Vachon2- Bryce Bowman, Shay Bowman, William Dixon, Mary Lynn Owen, Robert Sherrill3- Tian Buzbee, Jeanne Daniels, Tanya Farshy, Sophie Gotham, Pierre Howard, Anna Philpott4- Quinn Hammond, Kate Kennedy, Uchenna Odihe, Phillip Peacock5- Steven Albert, Julia James, David Perry, Henrietta Sola, Marguerite Wellborn6- Nathan Conable, Louisa D’Antignac, Katherine Graham, Meghan Grist, Janet Johnson, Dallas Messina, Marshall Norman7- David Cramer, Mary Rawson Foreman, Quontavious Grier, Sharifa Jackson, Patricia Petiot, Drew Putt8- Ruth Claiborne, Paul Neff, Elizabeth Townsend, Benjamin Wake-field, Abigail Zoukis9- Allison Bower, Jack Chapel, Charlotte Cloyd, Page Griffin, Andrew Hollis, Jacquelyn Nunneley10- Daniel Cherrix11- Maria Faurot, John Floyd,
Julian Friday, Randy Pfleger, Brenda Street, Bryan Walls12- Jan Dixon, Reed Michael Gott, Jewell Grubbs, Milton Mason, Xavier Massey, James Strack, Pamela Yawn13- John Drann, Elijah Dumitrescu, Brooks Franklin, Stephanie Garza, Allison Hawkins, Gene Martin, John McFarland, Mary Ann Phillips, Ward Seymour14- Lisa Ballard, Anna Currey, Julius Hollis, James Hughes, Paul Murphy, Linda Parks, Joan Purdon, Thomas Shelton, Melissa Summers,Jonathan Tabb15- Joseph Byrd, Andrew Dean, Virginia Doty, Marvin Garrett, Melissa Heath, Carson James, Isabella Zamboni16- Albert Bauer, Catherine Bonk, Palmour Dodd, Peter Miller, Stephanie Okpala, W. Catesby Perrin, Francesca Townsend, Jonathan Vason17- Glen Alston, Arn St. Cyr, Thomas Glenn, James Lockhart, Helen Moore, Isabel Parker, Patty Pflum, Elizabeth Thompson, Joel Withrow, Annie Zintak18- Barbara Dulin, Anna Faurot,Kristopher Knaak, James Myrick
19- Jacob Croskey, Adaeze Ezigbo, Bruce Gunter, Albert Hutchison, Michelle Jemmott, Tess Ker-Seymer, Charles McFall, Virginia Muir, Darcey Mullis, Anna-Catherine Rasheed, Joseph Sands, Catherine Thibadeau20- William Caproni, Tamara Cullum, Andrew Hall, Hannah Hamby, Katherine Harlan, Ali Perpall21- Alexander Cann, Mary Guyton, Lauren Kelly, James Patterson22- Melba Hughes, Sarah Topfl23- Charles Benedict, Donna Fowlkes, Wes Gifford, J. Lewis Glenn, Grace Hill, Obinwanne Nwizu, Houston Payne24- John Graettinger, Peter Marchetti, Benjamin Shipp, Jason Westberry25- Vivian Bencich, Michael Rigby, Laura Watson, Patrick Whelchel26- Duncan Carel, John Horten, Edith Wright27- Victoria Benedict, Sarah Svensen Bennah, Henry Holmes, Samuel Jennings, Louis McLeod, Tanner Overbay, Patricia Purcell28- Peter Gerakitis, Elizabeth McDuff-ie, Margaret Mobley, Kelly Moulton29- Arn St. Cyr, Anna Fowlkes, William Moore
Tell others what you love about St. Luke’s -- maybe they’ll visit and find God’s loving peace as part of our community.
Go to YP.com or yelp.com and write a review on the St. Luke’s page.
once you’re on their site, just search for St. Luke’s Atlanta to find our listing
Adult Christian Education
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St. Luke’s welcomes fine art and documentary photographer Marilyn Suriani February 17 as she brings her expertise and insight to the Adult Education series Lent Through Lens.
Those attending the class are asked to bring their own cam-eras --any kind. Still, video, DLSR, point and shoot -- even a phone camera will work! Using the Gospel lessons for each Sunday during Lent, participants will read scriptures and offer interpretation of the reading through their own documentary photography. Participants will also be coached on basic cam-
era techniques. All levels of “camera users” are welcome.
Suriani’s work can be found in the permanent collections of museums, corporations, private individuals, and includes two commissioned exhibits at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Her documen-tary studies include Storefront Churches, which features small urban non-corporate congregations, and The Women’s Prison. Suriani was the Senior Photographer for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. Her photos were projected on the jumbo screen and televised worldwide during the 1996 opening ceremonies.
Coming in April Becoming Creation Wise: A Primer for the Christian Call to Creation Care
More than 100 women welcome Dr. Beth Sarah Wright to lunch at St. Luke’s
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Children’s & Families’ Ministries
REMINDERS for February
Dad’s Lunch - Feb. 20th @ noon
RSVP to Alex Sherrill & meet in the Parkins Rm
Sign up for Vacation Bible School
June 3-7 (Full and Half Day)
Join us for the AMAZING ROADTRIP as
we Journey with God through the desert,
mountains and the waters.
Sign-up online or fill out a form on Sunday
My Body, My Faith class
begins Feb. 24th in Hamilton Rm*
This class is for 5th graders and their
parents to encourage discussion
about teenage issues (peer pressure,
changing bodies) and their faith.
Dates are 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 & 3/24
It’s not just for KIDS, WE NEED ADULTS too!
This year we are going to travel in biblical times through the desert, the mountains
and the waters. This will be quite an AMAZING ROADTRIP so we need lots of helpers and guides to make the journey
safely and have fun. Contact Anna MacHarg - 404-578-8623 - to get involved.
Can’t help that week? Donate a scholarship for a child or pitch in making lunches.
Half Day (9 am -12:30 pm)
$50 (includes lunch) All kids aged 2- rising 5th grade welcome
Full Day (9 am – 5 pm) K-2nd - $150, 3rd-5th -$175
Scholarships Available
Sign-ups on website & Sunday am!
The
Amazing
We’re on a Journey with God
Mark your calendars for Mom’s Night Out this Spring! March 21: Outing to paint at studio Hostess: Celia O’Keeffe
May 16th: Gathering at Susanna Roberts’ house
CHILDREN’S CHAPEL
Just as we are about to change to Lent, the Children’s Chapel is changing too. We have two new leaders, Em-my (one of our seminarians) and Rev. Nan. They enjoy working each week with the kids and helping them come closer to God. Over the last 3-4 months they have been working on the liturgy for chapel. Changes like adding Prayers of the People and a short reflection on the Scripture are enhancing our already terrific offering on Sunday mornings. We have great music and story volunteers that help create a special time of worship for our young ones. Join us on Sundays (except the first Sunday of the month) in Wilmer Chapel at 9 am.
Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, St. Luke’s welcomes you.
Pastoral Crisis or Concerns?
Call Beth Elliott at 404.873.7610, from 8:30 am - 5 pm, weekdays: X To connect with our Pastoral Care staff for such things as illness, hospitalization, miscarriage, divorce, unemployment;X To add a name to our parish prayer list or;X To have someone placed on the St. Luke’s Intercessory Prayer list to be prayed for daily.After-hours & on weekends, call the church at 404.873.7600 to get the name and num-ber of the priest on call.
May God bless you and comfort you in your difficult times as well as your joyful ones.
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Births
Helen Margaret Fogartygranddaughter of
Meg & Frank Moye
Deaths
Hugh Cox
Rose Edna Hammondgrandmother of Jack Hammond,
great-grandmother of Ike,Noah & Quinn Hammond
XFom time to time, St. Luke’s publishes names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and photos of church members in the church bulletin, newsletter, direc-tory and other church communica-tions. As a policy, we will not use names with photos of children.
If you do not want us to use your information in communications, please send an e-mail or letter to David Lowry, Parish Administrator at:
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To Submit Articles
The Shepherd’s VOICE is a twice monthly newsletter. E-mail Hala Hess White: [email protected] or call 404.873.7630 to sub-mit articles.Deadline for the March 1 issue is:
Tuesday, February 12 by Noon
3: 6-9p
Souper Bowl @ the Matthews
5: 7:15a Holy Innocents
10: 5-7p EYC Groups
12: 7:15a Paces Ferry
13: Ash Wednesday services: 7a, 12:15p, 7p
14: 6:30p @ Jason’s
15: 7p-12a YAC
Night of Awesome
17: 5-7p, EYC Serves
19: 7:15a Woodward
24: 5-7p EYC Groups
26: 8a Inman
28: 6:30p
EYC
FebruaryKEY:6th-7th 8th-9th high-class
dinner10th-12th breakfast
club
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