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KEY UPCOMING EVENTS
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THIS WEEK AT ST. LUKE’S
Wednesday - March 10th
8:30 AM Contemplative Prayer
6:00 PM Evening Prayer
6:30 PM Interfaith Class on the Afterlife
Thursday - March 11th
9:30 AM Gospel of Matthew Study with Rev. Cheryl
Popple at P.C. Community Church
Sunday - March 14th
7:45 AM Chapel Holy Eucharist
9:00 AM Adult Choir Practice
9:30 AM Rector's Book Discussion
10:30 AM Children’s Church School &
Choral Holy Eucharist
11:45 AM Parish PotLuck Lunch
Monday - March 15th
4:00 PM Church Staff Meeting
6:30 PM Evening Prayer in Heber
Tuesday - March 16th
8:30 AM Contemplative Prayer
5:00 PM Stations of the Cross
Wednesday - March 17th
6:00 PM Evening Prayer
6:30 PM Interfaith Class on the Afterlife
Thursday - March 18th
9:30 AM Gospel of Matthew Study with Rev. Cheryl
Popple at P.C. Community Church
Sunday - March 21st
7:45 AM Chapel Holy Eucharist
9:00 AM Adult Choir Practice
9:30 AM Rector's Book Discussion
10:30 AM Children’s Church School &
Choral Holy Eucharist
St. Luke’s Presents a Lecture Series on
“THE AFTERLIFE, IS THERE ONE?”
St. Luke’s will be hosting a series of presentations from local religious leaders on “The Afterlife, is there one? is there a Heaven or Hell? how do you get there”. The series will be presented on Wednesday evenings, March 3rd through March 24th from 6:30 to 8:30. A soup and bread dinner will be provided before the presentations.
March 10—Indra Neelameggham, South Jordan Hindu Temple
March 17—Jeff and Joyce Smith, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
March 24—Imam Shuaib Din, Utah Islamic Center
If you would like provide a soup and/or bread for one of these dinners please contact Harriet or Roger Stephens, 435.649.8601 or Denise Lind, 801.319.5208.
All varieties of soup are welcome including vegetarian.
Please join us for these evenings of fellowship and enrichment.
WE COLLECT NONPERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS FOR THOSE IN NEED EVERY SUNDAY:
Please donate nonperishable food items by leaving them in the little red wagon in the foyer of the church. If you would like a donation receipt, blank ones are in the wagon. The food is taken to the Christian Center for distribution. Thanks for caring!!!
WE COLLECT NEEDED ITEMS FOR PEACE HOUSE - DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTER - EVERY SUNDAY
Please bring your donations to church or take them directly to the Peace House office at 1960 Sidewinder Drive. For more information, please call Marilyn Heinrich at 435-640-9557.
Autumn Gospel GROUP FOR WOMEN 55 & UP:
THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 9:00 AM
Current Book under Discussion: Winter Grace by K. Fisher
Questions? Call Claudia 645-9863.
Please note that Autumn Gospel will meet at Shelle Jennings' home, 1132 Cutter Lane in Snyderville Basin. She is almost at the end of the road, with a great view of Swaner Preserve. She may be reachedl at 655-7531. See you March 20, 9 a.m. at Shelle's. Autumn Gospel is a group which pays particular attention to spiritual growth challenges and blessings after age 50+. If you have other questions please call Mthr Claudia at 435-645-9863 or email her at giacoma@sisna.com.
RECTOR'S SUNDAY MORNING BOOK DISCUSSIONS EACH SUNDAY 9:30 AM AT THE CHURCH
Current Book: The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights. All are welcome at any time!!!
For more information, contact Fr. Charles.
CONSIDERING JOINING THE ST. LUKE'S COMMUNITY?
JUST WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH?
Newcomers' Inquiry Lunch - 1st Sunday of Each Month
Soup, salad and conversation with the rector and other leaders of the St. Luke's parish community is offered on the first Sunday of every month at noon at the church. A different topic will be presented each time. All are welcome!!!!
Thursday Morning Bible Study for Women
You are invited to attend the winter/spring Bible study of the Gospel of Matthew. The class is held on Thursday mornings from 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the adult classroom downstairs at Park City Community Church across Hwy. 224 from St. Luke's. We will be using the book, The Hidden Gospel of Matthew, by Ron Miller; however, you are welcome to simply bring your Bible and participate in the discussion. The group is open to all. Please contact Cheryl Popple for further information at crpopple@comcast.net or 649-1101.
RUMMAGE TABLE
Check out our new rummage table. All proceeds go to support our mission outreach projects.
WE NEED YOU
If you have never hosted a coffee hour, we need you! This is an easy and fun ministry. There are openings in March, April and May. For more information contact Barbara Wine at 647-9113.
FR. CHARLES FOUND VOLUNTEERS TO CHAIR OUR NEW SOCIAL ACTIVITIES TEAM
Last Sunday, a team formed to take on this new ministry. The team is composed of Marti Weaver, Sharon Mathews, Nancy Fitez and
Nancy Roberts. THANK YOU!
LOOKING FOR A SKI BUDDY?
IS THE THIRD TIME A CHARM?
March 13th was suggested as a St. Luke’s/Deer Valley ski day, but a major conflict has popped up on the church calendar. So how about these dates?
Join fellow friends from St. Luke’s at 10:30 AM on Thursday, March 18 at the Canyons and on Saturdays, March 27 and April 3rd at Deer Valley. If you are interested please call Denise Lind, 435-655-1277 or Marti Weaver 330-608-1512.
TRAINING SESSION FOR ALL EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS (ALL WHO HELP WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BREAD AND WINE)
Sunday, March 7th at noon at the church.
PLEASE consider this something not to miss!!
The Christian Center is looking for a few friendly, outgoing, pleasant people who would like to volunteer at our lobby reception desk. It would involve greeting and assisting visitors, answering and directing phone calls to appropriate employees or locations within the building, answering basic inquiries, keeping coffee area stocked and clean, and just being a general positive presence to those entering the building for whatever reason.
Ideally, we would like these volunteers to commit to a certain time frame each week, preferably at least a half day each week but volunteers can commit to more time if interested -- we do realize vacations and travel will take volunteers away periodically.
If you are interested in giving some of your time for a good cause, contact Pattie at the Christian Center either by email (pattie@ccofpc.org) or telephone (649-2260).
Thank you so much for considering this service opportunity!!
WOMEN’S GET-TOGETHER FOR MARCH
All women are invited to join us TuesDAY March 9th starting at 6:30 PM for a fun evening of socializing and support. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for Peace House, and either an appetizer or drink to share. We'll be meeting in the home of Karan Swanger (directions below). Hope to see you there!
7930 Mustang Loop Rd: Take the exit from I-80 at Jeremy Ranch and head toward Quarry Village. At the stop sign (intersection of Pinebrook and Kilby) turn left onto Kilby Rd. Pass Quarry Village. Mustang Loop will be your second right. As you enter the loop, bear left and we will be the 4th driveway on the right. We have a large black script letter S on the side of the garage and it is much easier to spot than house numbers. We also have a large green shamrock on the front door! Questions? call me at 585-943-8296.
Educational Opportunities:
Wisdom & Practice Opportunities for Spiritual Growth & Development
EVERYDAY SUNDAY MORNING:
9:00 Adult Choir Practice in the Sanctuary
For information, please contact
Manuel Maravi at 513-2768.
10:30 Children’s Church School
For information, please contact
Bonnie Brown at 901-0698.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
Each Monday 6:30 PM - Evening Prayer in the home of Aimee Altizer in Heber 801-915-9059
At the Church:
Each Tuesday 8:00 AM - Centering Prayer
Each Tuesday 5:00 PM - Stations of the Cross
Each Wednesday 8:30 AM - Centering Prayer
Each Wednesday 6:00 PM - Evening Prayer
PRACTICE....PRACTICE....PRACTICE!
SPECIFIC THURSDAY MORNINGS 9:30 AM (see web page)
ART & SOUL WITH MTHR. CLAUDIA—Using the arts as a tool for spiritual reflection and growth. For information, please contact Mthr. Claudia Giacoma at 645-9863. See the web page for more details.
ONE SATURDAY MORNING EACH MONTH:
Autumn Gospel meets monthly every third Saturday to share wisdom for supporting spiritual growth in challenges of the second half of life. All women 50+ are invited. We are reading Philip Newell's, One Foot in Eden. You can contact Claudia for more information: giacoma@sisna.com or 435-645-9863. If you would like to be added to the Autumn Gospel notification list for meetings, please email Norma Miner at normaminer@comcast.net
NEWS FROM THE DIOCESE:
SELECTING A NEW BISHOP
For updates on the search process, visit our website www.utahbishopsearch.org
Ongoing-Continuing
Ministries & Events
SPECIAL FUNDRAISER FOR THE ELECTION OF OUR NEXT BISHOP
Please find the special envelops in today's bulletin for the fundraiser for the election of our next bishop. $300,000 is needed and there is only about $110,000 in the account. Every dollar donated will be matched with two more. Please be generous. Thanks!
Memo: To all parish clergy
From: Transition Committee
Re: Solicitation for donations and site selection for the consecration of the 11th Bishop of Utah
At recent meetings of the Transition Committee and Standing Committee we realized some clarification would be helpful to clergy in their presentation of material asking for parish support toward the election and bringing aboard of a new Bishop. We present this Q & A:
Q: This solicitation appears to be quite elegant and deluxe. Shouldn’t the money that was spent on this be put to the fund to elect a Bishop?
A: This invitation was produced very quickly at no cost as a gift to the Diocese of Utah by O.C. Tanner Co. It is the company’s gift and does not come personally from our Bishop.
Q. Is it true that the consecration of the new bishop will be held at Grand America? Isn’t this a bit too “grand” given the financial constraints of the diocese and the fact we are asking for contributions from our already strapped congregations to pay for it?
A: The Transition Committee members searched far and wide for a venue that would meet the needs of such an event. Initially Kingsbury Hall was selected as a site. Other sites, such as South Towne Center or the E-Center were also on the list to consider. There were many drawbacks to each of them requiring a good bit of compromise and make-do.
Then, a wonderful thing happened: a major patron of this diocese contacted Grand America. By the time that extended conversation ended, the Diocese was able to secure all that we needed for half the price usually charged by Grand America. This is a great gift: instead of make-do places such as a university theatre, or sports arena, we have a beautiful, and as one of our members put it, “appropriately dignified” site for our day of celebration.
When compared with our costs and the limited availability of space at the other venues under consideration, the cost to take advantage of Grand America’s offer was only $2,000 more. For this, we have all the parking we need and every event from gathering rooms, consecration, reception and excellent catering can be held in one place. Plus, the site is very easy to get to for persons staying at downtown hotels. It is also on the Trax line in the free fare zone.
Q. How come we have to collect money for the election and consecration? Wasn’t this part of anyone’s planned budget?
A. When Bishop Carolyn was elected, funding for her consecration and transition came from the Corporation of the Bishop which at the time was controlled solely by her predecessor. In the interests of transparency and openness, the corporation was dissolved. There were no records kept of the costs to elect a Bishop. Due to a downturn in portfolio earnings, we’ve come up short on what could be budgeted. Every dollar you are able to give to the fund to elect and bring aboard the 11th Bishop will be tripled by a matching gift. Your $10 becomes $30. Our Bishop has placed the remains of her special purposes fund into this effort, and all offerings made at the time of her visitation to parishes in 2010 will also be made part of this fund. By participating as you can, you can take pride in welcoming our Bishop elect and continue the legacy of hospitality of our Bishop as she retires from office.
Please let us know if you receive any follow up questions that, if answered, would be helpful or better reception or understanding of this information. Thank you.
Kari Butler, chair kari.butler@fox13now.com
Transition Committee