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BR ING ING YOU GOOD NEWS Luke 2 :10
SEPTEMBER 2015
ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — PRAYER, RESPECT, HOSPITALITY, SERVICE
PASSAGES
Repose of the Soul: Ginny Griswold, Clyde “Denny” Denniston, Isabelle Harstad
Marriage: Hanna-Lee Sedgwick & Nicholas Jacobson
COMING EVENTS September 1—St. Luke’s Guild, 11 a.m. September 6—Orientation to the Episcopal
Church, 9 a.m. in the Alison Library
September 7—Labor Day Concert in City Park, 1-2 p.m.
September 8 —Bryan Elementary Mentorship Training, 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall
September 10—Stewards of Children Training by iCare, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul H.E.L.P. Center
September 13—Orientation to the Episcopal Church, 9 a.m. in the Alison Library
September 14—Bryan Elementary Mentorship Program begins
September 14—St. Luke’s Men, 6 p.m., Elmer’s Restaurant
September 20—Orientation to the Episcopal Church, 9 a.m. in the Alison Library
October 3-4—Belonging Weekend October 4—Farewell Reception for The Rev.
Bob Runkle & Mary Beth Jorgensen, after the 10:30 service
October 5—St. Luke’s Men, 6 p.m., Elmer’s Restaurant
October 6—St. Luke’s Guild, 11 a.m. October 9-10—FPNI’s Cardboard Box City October 16-18—Diocesan Convention,
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane
FROM FATHER PAT'S PEN
I have been delighted during the last year to meet
with a small group of people who have been tasked
with working on one of our remaining objec�ves of
the long range congrega�onal development plan.
That objec�ve is to evaluate how we do liturgy with
an aim of enhancing our worship experience, and
to consider if there is a need to offer addi�onal
liturgies in order to a ract new members.
Our task force on liturgy has now prepared an
instructed Eucharist which we will be sharing
during weekends in September and October as one
way of enhancing our worship experience together.
An instructed Eucharist is a means to educa�ng the
congrega�on on the various components of our
liturgy, about their purpose and some on their
development and rela�onship to the whole liturgy.
We will be offering these snippets of informa�on in
the context of the actual liturgy, but only doing a
por�on of the service at each of the four weekends
we have scheduled so that everyone is not
overwhelmed by informa�on. Our hope is that this
will enhance everyone's experience in worship.
The teaching components of the instructed
Eucharist will be printed into an instruc�onal
pamphlet for ongoing use once we have completed
the presenta�ons in October. It is our hope you will
discover new ways of making the liturgy more
meaningful for you.
There will be other opportuni�es for further
educa�on about our liturgy, and those will be
announced as we move through the winter
months. We will look forward to your involvement
and any feedback you would offer.
Fr. Pat
SEPTEMBER 2015 ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — BRINGING YOU GOOD NEWS PAGE 2
WELCOME!
If you’re new to St. Luke’s, please fill out the newcomer’s card found in the pew and place it in the collection plate or in the office.
Many thanks to Angela Francis and Gwen
Letson for their expert proofreading and
edi�ng assistance.
ST. LUKE’S GUILD Monthly meetings resume Tuesday, September 1 11 a.m. in the Parish Hall
The next St. Luke’s Guild mee�ng is scheduled for
Tuesday, September 1, at 11 a.m. in the Parish Hall
with lunch to follow. Barbara Webb will begin
discussion and planning for December’s Snowflake
Faire. Carl Bessent will present a program with his
guide dog, Norice.
All women of St. Luke’s, visitors, friends, and women
of faith are welcome to join the Guild. We are a
diverse group of women of all ages who meet
together in fellowship to support the efforts of the
clergy and other service groups of the church. We
meet on the first Tuesday of each month (September
-May) at 11 a.m. for a luncheon in the Parish Hall.
The Guild raises money through the Snowflake Faire,
which is an annual vendor event, Treasure Trove
rummage sale, and luncheon held on the first
Saturday of December. Ques�ons? Contact Peggy
Lembeck (208-664-1098).
Please Wear Your Nametag
In an effort to help newcomers get to know
other parishioners, the Welcoming Commi ee
encourages all parishioners to wear their nametags each
�me they a end services at St. Luke’s.
Deadlines:
Newsletter – 10th of each month (to Kate Dolan at [email protected]) Sunday bulletin & “Let’s Connect” – Tuesdays by noon (to parish office at [email protected])
Dinner Circles Are Starting Up Again!
A:er a summer break, it’s �me to sign up for
Dinner Circles for September, October, and
November.
Dinner Circles consist of six to eight people
who meet once a month for three months for
a potluck meal at the home of one of the
members. Dinner circles are fun, they’re
delicious, and they’re a great way to get to
know others at St. Luke’s…whether you are a
newcomer or an old hand.
Sign up in the parish hall or send
an email to Farley Green at
GOOD MUSIC, GOOD TIMES
FREE Labor Day Concert in the Park, Monday, September 7, 1-2 p.m., Coeur d'Alene City Park Bandshell
The Coeur d'Alene Symphony presents this annual
family event. Bring your own chairs or blanket,
your lunch, and your family
and friends. This concert will
be part of the Symphony’s
“Realms of Nature”
performance season.
SEPTEMBER 2015 ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — BRINGING YOU GOOD NEWS PAGE 3
Reverse Offering — Giving in Action
We delivered 333 pounds of food and other items to
the Post Falls Food Bank for the July Reverse
Offering.
Please take those slips of colored
paper during the offering on Sunday
and bring in your dona�on! Contact
John or Betsy McTear (208-665-
0809) with ques�ons or sugges�ons.
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER
September 6: Children’s Chris�an Educa�on
and Forma�on
Give thanks for our children and the energy
and fresh outlook they bring to any
endeavor. Pray that we all con�nue to be
both teachers and learners throughout our
lives in Christ.
September 13: Holy Trinity, Wallace
September 20: St. Luke’s, Wenatchee
September 27: St. Michael’s, Yakima
EDITORIAL POLICY
The newsle er contains ar�cles of interest to
members and friends of the congrega�on of St.
Luke’s Episcopal Church. The Newsle er Editor (alone
or in coopera�on with the Communica�ons Ministry
team) reserves the right to set submission deadlines,
edit material for length or gramma�cal or spelling
errors, and decline material that is not in keeping
with this policy. Every effort will be made to be
inclusive. Any member is invited to submit story
material directly to the Newsle er Editor. We
welcome your comments and sugges�ons at
Fall Coffee Hour Hosts Needed
Can you help us with a coffee hour following the 10:30 a.m. service this fall? A sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall for dates in September through December.
If you can help, please sign up and participate in two of our core values at the same time—hospitality and service. If you have any questions about Coffee Hour, please contact Gwen Letson (208-762-1199).
Orientation to the Episcopal Church Beginning Sunday, September 6
As an ongoing effort to welcome and orient
new members to St. Luke's, Fr. Pat is offering
a course to persons who want a basic
background to the tradition and spirituality of
the Episcopal Church. The course will
comprise three separate sessions and will lead
to membership and service within the
community of St. Luke's. It may also serve as a
refresher course for those who already are
members.
Fr. Pat will offer these courses on Sunday
September 6, 13 and 20 at 9 a.m. in the Alison
Library. Each class will last one hour.
Please contact the church
office (208-664-5533) or Fr.
Pat directly (208-659-2325
or [email protected]) to
register or for more
information.
SEPTEMBER 2015 ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — BRINGING YOU GOOD NEWS PAGE 4
Getting To Know...EVE ARMSON
Eve was born in Nelson, B.C., and arrived in Coeur d’Alene about a year
ago. She studied Interior Design at Parson’s School of Design in New York
City before launching a successful design business in Sea le.
A:er ten years in St. George, Utah, where her daughter and son-in-law
owned a business called “Cowboy Living,” Coeur d’Alene seemed like the
ideal place for her and her dog, Luke, to be close to B.C., where she s�ll has
family. Eve looks forward to her daughter, son-in-law and their two children moving to Coeur d’Alene some
�me in the near future.
Eve told me that her first friend in Coeur d’Alene was Gwen Letson. “She took �me to call me in Utah a:er
visi�ng St. Luke’s for the first �me,” Eve said. It didn’t take Eve long to become involved at St. Luke’s,
joining the Pain�ng with a Friend group and St. Luke’s Guild, as well as modeling clothes for the Bishop’s
Guild fashion show this past spring. By the way, did anyone no�ce that well-dressed cowgirl waitress at the
St. Luke’s Men’s Western Ca lemen’s Steak Dinner?
We are grateful that Eve has chosen St. Luke’s as her church family and look forward to ge!ng to know her.
To view some of Eve’s original artwork, go to www.cowboyliving.com.
Phyllis Allbee
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
Birthdays
If your birthday or anniversary is listed incorrectly or does
not appear, please no�fy the office so it can be corrected
or added to the parish records.
2 Violet Hise 2 Barbara Webb 4 Patrick Green 5 Jim Curtis 5 Marty Gustafson 6 Mary Jo Boyle 8 Angela Francis 8 Sancy Parkinson 10 David Pratt 12 Jo Clifford 12 Rose Robbins 15 Madeline Hennig 16 Jane Feerer
16 Brendan Green 17 Stephen Baxter 17 Jerry Neely 19 Bob Lee 20 Ed Griswold 23 Ben Fuller 25 Barbara Lee 26 Kim Jungjohann 27 Robin Bass 28 Jon Hirz 29 Pam VanDerDoes 30 Lori Cullen
Anniversaries
1 Karen & Bill Skelton 3 Marilyn & Dave Otto 5 Farley & Tom Green 7 Jane & Bill Brooks
7 Melinda & Jeff Hennig 14 Sue & Jim Lee
30 Cathy & Art Boysen
Belonging Weekend, Saturday & Sunday,
October 3 & 4, at each service
As a part of our ongoing congregational development effort, we want to provide regular opportunities for newcomers to make a public commitment in joining, or belonging to, the community of St. Luke's. The next such opportunities will occur at all services during the weekend of October 3-4.
A Liturgy of Belonging has been developed for use on these occasions. This will be the time for our current congregation to embrace and support our newer members, and for the latter to pledge their involvement as active participants within our community.
Anyone who would like to become a member of St. Luke's and would do so within the context of our common life is invited to be presented during any of the weekend’s services. Please contact Father Pat (208-659-2325) or the church office (208-664-5533) to indicate your desire.
SEPTEMBER 2015 ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — BRINGING YOU GOOD NEWS PAGE 5
Got Joy? Care to Share It? Join the Bryan Elementary Partnership
St. Luke’s and Bryan Elementary School offer
an opportunity for you to be a mentor and
role model to a child. Ten percent of Bryan’s
census (approximately 30 students ranging
from kindergarten through fi:h grade) are
iden�fied as “at risk” due to academic, social
or behavioral challenges. You could be a
posi�ve part of a young person’s life.
Let your light shine! Enter into a rela�onship
with a child who is hungry for posi�ve
a en�on and uncondi�onal support.
Whatever your passion — reading, math,
art, gardening, biking — you can be an
inspira�on to a youngster. Volunteers’
interests, e.g., subject ma er, grade level,
availability, are matched with the needs of
the children. Training is provided and
includes training to safeguard children. Also,
a background check is performed at the
school office on your first volunteer day.
Join us in this most wonderful adventure.
Build rela�onships, be one of the people
who cares, and make a difference!
Ques�ons? Please contact Dana Smith (509-
670-7882 or [email protected]).
To awaken in another human being
powers, dreams beyond one’s own;
to induce in others a love for that
which one loves; to make of one’s
inward present their future; that is
a threefold adventure like no other.
George Steiner,
Lessons of the Masters
THE PRAYER CHAIN
Members of the Prayer Chain pray faithfully at your
request for anyone in need of whatever sort. We
use e-mail for those members who prefer it;
however, we s�ll use the telephone tree to send out
new names for those who would rather get them
that way.
On each Wednesday, at exactly 10:30 a.m.,
members will stop what they are doing to take a
moment to pray for those on the list. It is exci�ng
and humbling to be praying to God at the same �me
for the same people and the same needs.
To add a name to the Prayer Chain so that prayers
can be said for someone in need, remove the name
of someone no longer in need or become a member
of the Prayer Chain, please contact Anne Salisbury
(208-664-7755) or Barbara
Lee (208-666-1121).
Barbara Lee
SEPTEMBER 2015 ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — BRINGING YOU GOOD NEWS PAGE 6
FPNI’s 8th Annual Cardboard Box City
Friday-Saturday, October 9-10
Please join Family Promise of North Idaho (FPNI) in the fight against homelessness and save the date for the 8th Annual Cardboard Box City event on Friday, October 9. The City will be located at Community United Methodist Church, 1470 W. Hanley Ave. in Coeur d’Alene.
The Cardboard Box City shines a light on the plight of homeless families by giving participants a brief taste of what it would be like to be homeless. Each fall participants build a city of cardboard box shelters which they sleep in for the night. The event includes dinner, breakfast, prizes, and entertainment. Funds are raised through pledges collected by participants and by business sponsorships. Individual participants are asked to have a personal goal of $125 per person. In addition to raising awareness, the event produces much needed funds to keep our program going.
This event is a chance to give back to the community, help raise awareness, and raise funds to help us help families in need. It is a chance to be the difference. Volunteers are needed, too.
Friends, families or groups can register to participate online at www.familypromiseni.org or by calling FPNI (208-777-4190) for a packet. For more information or to volunteer, contact Ali at [email protected].
Back-to-School Blessing by the Rev. Marilyn E. Thornton, UMC
Bless my paper and my pen.
Guide my spirit deep within.
Help me think and help me play,
This whole school year, day by day.
As I move from class to class,
Guide my footsteps; clear my path.
Keep my tongue to speak your words.
Let your will for me be heard.
In every subject high or low,
May God's excellence be shown!
Keep me strong to reach the prize,
To grow in grace, becoming wise.
Whether far from home or near,
May I hold God's precepts dear.
To do my best at every task;
For this blessing, I do ask.
Help my family be apart
As I li: my mind and heart.
As I study, work, and pray,
Be with them throughout the day.
Of whom much is given, much is
required.
May learning be your greatest desire!
SEPTEMBER 2015 ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — BRINGING YOU GOOD NEWS PAGE 7
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Coeur d’Alene, ID
83814
S T . L U K E ’ S E P I S C O P A L C H U R C H
501 Wallace Ave. Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
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Office Hours Service Times—Holy Eucharist Business Office: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday 5:30 p.m. Fr. Pat Bell: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. - noon Sunday 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday (The Well) 9:15 a.m.
501 Wallace Avenue, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814—208-664-5533—www.stlukescda.org Email: [email protected]
Rector The Rev. Patrick Bell @ 208-659-2325 Priest Emerita The Rev. Marj Denniston Deacons The Rev. Robert S. Runkle The Rev. Glenda Empsall Director of Music Susan Pierson Parish Administrator NJ Daniel Newsletter Editor Kate Dolan
Vestry Class of 2016 Class of 2017 Jane Brooks George Kelley Bob McCroskey Joan Lewis George Young Andrea Paroni Ern Warner
Class of 2018 Mike Dolan Lisa Hubbard Terri Radford
George Kelley Jr. Warden Chris Jessen Treasurer Dana Smith Clerk
SEPTEMBER 2015