Upcoming Worship
Sunday, June 24
Sermon Series: "The Hero's Handbook"
Sermon: "Wonder Woman: There's a Season for Everything"
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Traditional Worship: Rev. Beth Farabee preaching in the Sanctuary at 8:00 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Contemporary Worship: Rev. Beth Farabee preaching in the Gymnasium at 9:30 a.m. (no 5:30 service due to Pastor Beth's Farewell Bash)
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View the Upcoming Worship Schedule or Listen to past sermons on our website: www.St.Lukes.org/Worship
Upcoming Events
You can see more Upcoming News & Events on our website: www.St.Lukes.org/Events
| Hairspray in Concert Auditions | | | Event Date & Time: 6/23/2012 | | Auditions for a diverse, multi-age cast (ages 12-80) are scheduled for Saturday June 23. Visit http://www.st.lukes.org/Events/Hairspray/ for times and details. | | More Information about this Event | | | Pastor Beth's Farewell Bash | | | Event Date & Time: 6/24/2012 | | Come celebrate with Pastor Beth as she reflects on her time at St. Luke's and prepares to lead her new congregation. The program will start at 4:00 p.m. in the Coleman Memorial Gymnasium followed by games and fun finger foods until 6:00 p.m.
This event is free but tickets are required. Pick up your tickets NOW in the church office (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) or Sunday (6/17 and 6/24)in the Welcome Hall in Building C.
| | More Information about this Event | | | Clothing With Dignity Collection Dates | | | Event Date & Time: 7/13/2012 | | Clean out your closet for the next Goodwill clothing collection dates: Friday, July 13 and Saturday, July 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In addition to providing affordable clothing for Goodwill stores, your gift of gently worn clothing helps St. Luke’s turn donations into jobs and store vouchers for families in need. | | More Information about this Event | |
Kingdom Building Now Serving: Volunteer Opportunities
You can see more Volunteer Opportunities on the St. Luke's Kingdom Building website: www.St.Lukes.org/KingdomBuilding/NowServing
| Mollie Ray Elementary | | | | Reach: Educational IMPACT: IMPACT | | | Description: Volunteer to help at Mollie Ray Elementary School for one hour a week to support the public schools of Orange County. You can select the hour and day you help as well as select from preferred areas with students and other ways to help such as:
- Reading, Math, Science, Music/Fine Arts, Sports and Recreation, One-On-One Mentor
- Speak Spanish,...
View and Sign-up for this Opportunity | | | Pineloch Elementary | | | | Reach: Educational IMPACT: IMPACT | | | Description: Volunteer to help at Pineloch Elementary School for one hour a week to support the public schools of Orange County. You can select the hour and day you help as well as select from preferred areas with students and other ways to help such as:
- Reading, Math, Science, Music/Fine Arts, Sports and Recreation, One-On-One Mentor
- Speak Spanish, ...
View and Sign-up for this Opportunity | |
Disciple Building Growth Groups, Classes & Sign-Ups
You can see more Growth Groups, Classes & Sign-ups on the St. Luke's Kingdom Building website: www.St.Lukes.org/KingdomBuilding/SmallGroups
| Love God, Serve People | | | | Deploy: Missions: Mission Small Groups | | | Description: Led by Shelley Huber, this is six week study is for anyone serving in missions or wanting to serve in the community. It is a Exploring level class for Actively Serving in the World on the Building Blocks for Christian Disciples Grid.Contact Carolyn Green Souder at cgreen@st.lukes.org
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Read: I turned my head and saw yet another wisp of smoke on its way to nothingness: a solitary person, completely alone - no children, no family, no friends - yet working obsessively late into the night, compulsively greedy for more and more, never bothering to ask, "Why am I working like a dog, never having any fun? And who cares?" More smoke. A bad business.
It's better to have a partner than go it alone.
Share the work, share the wealth.
And if one falls down, the other helps,
But if there's no one to help, tough!
Two in a bed warm each other.
Alone, you shiver all night.
By yourself you're unprotected.
With a friend you can face the worst.
Can you round up a third?
A three-stranded rope isn't easily snapped.
Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 (The Message)
Think About: The movie this week is The Avengers. I have to admit, it wasn't my favorite of the year. I guess that is because I was never really into comic books. Another character flaw, no doubt.
I get the point about team work, banding together to overcome adversity. But I want to be cautious about waiting for superheroes - that victory is achieved only by unique and basically non-human "talents", masked in a clever costume. The same risk attends our view of God - that God is only an extra-special superhero whom we call upon in times of need and ignore the rest of the time. "Commissioner, there is trouble in Gotham City! Turn on the God Signal!"
The wisdom of Ecclesiastes is in its ordinariness. The strengths of two together are not superhuman. They are basic: work together; strive together; rejoice together; weep together; keep each other warm. Actually it is our clever masks and the walls we erect that keep us from living Ecclesiastical wisdom. The Avengers heroes had to hide their identities - we must reveal our identities to be truly strong. When we get out of our costumes, when we become real, when we bring our talents to true priorities - then we are a meaningful strand of rope, which combined with other strands, will do the work.
And when we add the unbreakable strand of God - we are living in wisdom.
Pray this Prayer: Oh infinite and sacred. Let me be unmasked. Let me be a powerful strand of rope in the work to done. And let me always be aware that it is the third strand from God that gives the rope true strength. Don't let all my efforts turn to whiffs of smoke. Amen.
Written by the St. Luke's Writing Team
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