We had a full house at Jane Griffith’s for our Christmas L.A.F.F. Luncheon on Wednesday December 19th. We enjoyed a feast of good food, sang Christmas songs and played Christmas Bingo. Everyone was a winner that day.
On Sunday December 16th, St. Luke’s children gave their performance of “It wouldn’t be Christmas without…” Following their show and the worship service we all gathered around for hot cocoa, cookies and good fellowship.
A merry group of St Luke Carolers headed out to bring cheer to the Amerisist house and to the house of one of our members. Estelle accompanied the wonderful singing on the dobro and Mary Frances kept us on-key on piano. We wish you a Merry Christmas!
On Reformation Sunday, St. Luke’s welcomed the following new members into our congregation; Patricia Bowman, Melinda Franklin, Marvin James, Tricia Hall, Nathan Holliday and Ryan Sullivan.
Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of Newtown, Connecticut, especially those who have lost a child. Let us pray for God’s peace to be present with them even the midst of this terrible tragedy.
We will have a moment of prayer for these families during our Blue Christmas Service this evening (Dec. 16, 5pm).
Let light perpetual shine upon them, O God, our hope and our salvation.
 Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
God’s word of promise is given to all who are facing uncertainty, damage and disruption following Hurricane Sandy and its subsequent storms. That word of promise is Christ is with you always. With Paul we can say, “If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.” (1 Corinthians 12:26) As members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), we remain in prayer, responding generously and working tirelessly to rebuild lives, congregations and communities. We are not doing this work alone. Through ELCA Disaster Response, we are joining with our congregations, affiliates and other partners in our shared commitment to restore communities. As we have shown in past disasters, we stay until the work is done. That is the ELCA’s commitment. Please continue to respond with prayers, generous gifts of time and money, and the commitment to a sustaining presence. Visit ELCA Disaster Response at www.ELCA.org/disaster for updates, downloadable bulletin inserts, worship resources and ways to make contributions online. Thank you for your prayers and generosity as we respond together and do God’s work in Christ’s name for the life of the world. In God’s grace, The Rev. Mark S. Hanson |
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Here are (much delayed) pictures of our recent youth trip to New Orleans!
You can see more about the ELCA 2012 National Youth Gathering here:Â http://www.elca.org/elca/youth-gathering.aspx
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