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A month of gratitude…

Pastor Kate CostaLeave a comment
Giving thanks is an essential discipleship practice.
 

It’s easy to get caught up in our every day lives.  There are always tasks to be done, things to be fixed, groceries to be picked up, cars to be washed.  And yet, one of our most essential tasks as a Christian is pause each day to give thanks.

This month, we will take an intentional time to learn more about giving thanks to God.  In worship, we’ll hear stories of from the Bible about giving thanks- two weeks of “cautionary tales” and two examples of how to do it right.
And in your everyday life, I encourage you to find a way to give thanks to God every day.  Maybe it’s in a prayer journal, listing a new thing you give thanks for each day.  Maybe it’s on Facebook, lifting up something you are grateful to God for so that your friends and family can give thanks with you.  Maybe it’s in your morning devotions, beginning with thanks to God rather than a request or lament.
Giving thanks is a holy discipline.  As we say in the Eucharistic prayer, “It is indeed right and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to you O God.”  How can you begin, today?
Come, let us walk together in worship.
Pastor Kate Costa
Readings for Sunday:

Catch a Spark!

Bobbie HartmanLeave a comment

Spark Sunday School begins this Sunday.

Additional teachers are still needed for the preschool class and high school class. If you’re interested, please see Steve Elbert or Pastor Ken.

Upcoming Meetings at St. Luke’s.

All members of St. Luke’s are expected to participate in the life of the congregation by actively participating in one or more of the committees of the congregation. Being part of a committee is a great way to help keep the congregation alive and well. A handful of members should not be expected to do all the work. “Many hands make light work.”
September 22: Stewardship Committee – Room 302
September 22: Evangelism Committee – Room 302
September 29: Property Committee – Room 302

There is much work to be done since the school is no longer using our building. Ideas and willing hands are needed to accomplish all that needs to be done. Come with ideas for repairing and sprucing up our building.

The Village at Orchard Ridge is a new state-of-the-art continuing care community being built in Winchester, Virginia. You can learn all about it on Wednesday, September 29, at 11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Representatives from Orchard Ridge will offer an informative presentation, and lunch is included. Please sign up in the hallway near the secretary’s office if you plan to attend this presentation and luncheon (or hit Reply and let me know by email).
This not-for-profit community for active adults (age 60 and better) is affiliated with the National Lutheran Home in Rockville, Maryland. It will offer a fee-for-service structure and an on-site continuum of service and care. The community is scheduled for completion sometime in 2013, and pre-construction prices are being offered now.