A Note from Pastor Beth

Dear St. Luke’s Saints,

Tonight we begin our journey through the season of Lent at our Ash Wednesday worship experience at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary. This will be a time when we reflect upon the struggles we face as human beings, repent of our sin and claim renewal for ourselves and the world through the forgiveness of Christ. Receiving the sign of the cross on your forehead in ashes serves as a reminder that even in the midst of your own mortality, you are a recipient of eternal life because of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. How humbling and what a privilege! I hope you will make attending this experience a priority as it will serve as a strong foundation for the weeks ahead leading to Holy Week and Easter.

If you were in worship last Sunday, hopefully, you picked up a 2008 Lenten Covenant card. It contained many different ways for you to embrace what it means to be a disciple through the spiritual disciplines of prayers, presence, gifts and service. We are asking our entire St. Luke’s family to utilize one or more of the opportunities provided over the next six weeks to grow in connection to God and commitment to living out faith in the world. If you haven’t yet received a card there will be plenty available this week in worship and throughout the campus. Also, you will be receiving an informational piece in the mail in the next few days which outlines the details of these opportunities and how you can get engaged. Below is the schedule for offerings both on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. This is chance for all of us to come together and be spiritually formed during this holy time around tables for dinner and fellowship, as a community for worship and prayer, and in small groups for study, encouragement and challenge.

Sunday
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Prayers, Presence, Gifts & Service Classes:
           • Jerusalem Marketplace
           • Mission Possible
           • New Members' Class
           • Connections
           • Soul House

Wednesday
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Fuel (6th to 8th Grade programming) - in the Attic
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Children's Choir - in B209
5:15 - 6:15 p.m. Family Dinner - in Fellowship Hall ($8/person, $5 ages 12 and Under, $30 Cap per Family)
6:15 - 6:45 p.m. Prayer and Table Worship Service with Holy Communion - in Fellowship Hall
6:45 - 8:00 p.m. Prayers, Presence, Gifts & Service Classes:
           • Jerusalem Marketplace
           • Mission Possible
           • New Members' Class
           • "Finding Jesus in His Prayers"
           • "Companions in Christ the Way of Forgiveness"
           • "Listening at Golgatha: Jesus’ Words from the Cross"
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Telos (9th to 12th Grade Worship Experience) - in the Attic
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Practice - in B209

You must sign up for dinners and/or classes, please visit www.st.lukes.org/Lent to sign up.

Please prayerfully consider where God is calling you and your family to step up and step out in faith within this Lenten season of reflection, repentance and spiritual renewal. We are the body of Christ called to make a difference in the world that God loves so much. Let’s get equipped and empowered so we will be ready to do just that!

Blessings,
Beth Farabee-Puckett