Coffee and Conversation This Sunday: Meet and Greet Chris Reed!

Join us this Sunday from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in the Kramer Room for a meet and greet with our new intern, Chris Reed. Chris is a lawyer who also holds a Master of Divinity degree and is discerning a possible call to the priesthood.

Chris will be with us through December, and we are grateful to accompany him during this season of discernment. Come hear more of his story, introduce yourself, and help us give him a warm St. Luke’s welcome.

Pilgrimage Discussion Meeting This Sunday

If you are interested, please join us for a meeting after the 10:30 service this Sunday in the Kramer Room. We would love to hear your thoughts, answer questions, and begin imagining together what a St. Luke’s pilgrimage might look like.

Our Breakfast Casserole Ministry for St. Joseph’s begins this Sunday! Please take a pan (one or more!) being passed out after each of the Sunday services. Each pan will have instructions, and sample recipes in them. Please pay particular attention to the instructions. We are asking that the cooked casseroles be frozen and then returned to the Johnson Hall refrigerator the following Sunday morning (July 19th). They will be delivered to St. Joseph’s after the 10:30a service on July 19th.  Questions? Please reach out to Steve Engelke.

Sunday Flowers

We are deeply grateful that a florist from Iglesia El Buen Pastor has graciously offered to provide flowers for our weekly worship service at no cost. This is a generous gift to our shared life and worship.

We will continue to invite parishioners to give flowers in honor or memory of loved ones. On those Sundays, we will provide a special additional bouquet in recognition of that dedication.

St. Luke’s Pantry—Donations Needed

We are grateful to be able to offer non-perishable groceries to our neighbors who are often in need of food for their families. Recently, some of our pantry food was among the donations that were sent to Venezuela.

We currently need to replenish many items:
canned tuna and chicken
spaghetti sauce and canned tomatoes
pasta and noodles 
jelly or jam
canned soups 
pop-top containers (ravioli, etc.) 
small bags of rice 
breakfast cereal
instant oatmeal
granola or protein bars
packages of sandwich crackers.
No glass containers, please.

Personal and household items are often needed as well: laundry or dish detergent, shampoo and conditioner, feminine products, toilet paper, paper towels, Kleenex, cleaning supplies, and body lotion.

Please drop your pantry donations in the baskets just outside the nave doors in the narthex.

Thank you for helping to support this important ministry. 

New Ministries in Support of our Community
Your pastoral care team is starting some new ministries aimed at supporting those in need of comfort from our community

  • Meal Train: enabling the offer of meals when our folks are in need of food to help them bridge a difficult or stressful time. Sign up in the Sprague Room to join the email list that will be our form of communication with volunteers when the need arises. If you have questions, please reach out to Ann Riley (anntoddriley@gmail.com) or Deacon Monnie+ (deacon@stlukesdurham.org).

  • Soup: There are times when a bowl of soup and a piece of bread would feed someone’s soul – those who may be feeling sad, those who feel helpless, or those who are just plain worn out. Making something to eat isn’t on the agenda. All anyone in our community needs to do is come to the Johnson Hall freezer and pick up soup and bread. Please reach out to Valerie Callahan (vcallahan51@gmail.com).

Children’s Chapel in Johnson Hall
Families are invited to drop their children off before the 10:30 service begins. They will gather for Children’s Chapel and then be led back into the church in time to join the community for the celebration of the Eucharist.

During Children’s Chapel, the children are participating in a liturgy of the word through bible stories, song, and prayer.  We are also working on memorizing the Lords Prayer through recitation.
 
We offer nursery care from 9-11:45 a.m. in our nursery in Johnson Hall, just across the breezeway from the church. 

Summer Parish Office Hours

During the summer, the parish office is open Mon-Wed 9 a.m.-3 p.m. On Thursdays, the parish coordinator works remotely and is available by phone or email. If you call the church office on Thursdays, your call will be forwarded to her phone. Greg, David, and Monnie will be working and reachable by cell.

This Week’s Calendar

(Please check parish calendar at stlukesdurham.org for updates that may have occurred since printing.)

Sunday, July 12

8 and 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II

  Presider: The Rev. Greg Farrand

  Preacher: The Rev. Chris Redmon

9-10 a.m. Coffee and Conversation: Meet and Greet Chris Reed

10:15-11:30 a.m. Children’s Chapel

11:30 a.m. Pilgrimage Discussion meeting, Kramer Room

12-1:30 p.m. Faith Team, Children’s Chapel

12:30 p.m. Iglesia El Buen Pastor Holy Eucharist, Nave

Monday, July 13

10 a.m. Calendar Team meeting, Kramer Room

7-10 p.m. Church Campus Cleaning

Tuesday, July 14

9 a.m. Centering Prayer, Nave

10-11:15 a.m. Staff Meeting, parish office closed

Wednesday, July 15

11:30 a.m. Noonday Prayer, Zoom

1:30-3:30 St. Luke’s Stitchers, Kramer Room

Thursday, July 16

2 p.m. Web Management Team mtg, Kramer Room

6-8 p.m. Music Room reserved for Iglesia El Buen Pastor choir rehearsal

7-8:30 p.m. Evangelism/Communications meeting, on Zoom

7-10 p.m. Church Campus Cleaning

Friday, July 17

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Connections and Support, Zoom

Saturday, July 18

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

8-10 a.m. Garden Work Day

9:30-10:30 a.m. Altar Guild setup, Nave

2 p.m. Iglesia El Buen Pastor Baptism, Nave

More About St. Luke’s

Newcomers

If you are a newcomer, welcome! We are glad you are with us today. Please join us to say hello! Stop by the Newcomers table in the Sprague Room where you can learn more about St. Luke’s, request a nametag, and maybe make a new friend.

St. Luke’s Email- What’s in it for you?
Our email list lets you stay up to date on parish news and fellowship events (weekly announcements email), stay aware of difficult times facing your fellow parishioners (weekly e-prayers email), and know when the latest issue of our monthly newsletter, Acts of Faith, is published. But, to paraphrase a saying, you have to be on it to get it! Make sure the parish coordinator has your email address, or subscribe automatically by going to our homepage at stlukesdurham.org, “Connect with us.”

St. Luke’s Calendar

Our parish calendar is up to date on our website at stlukesdurham.org. Weddings, baptisms, funerals, and other special services are scheduled by the clergy. The parish coordinator can help you arrange meetings or other events. Contact her at the church office at 919-286-2273.

Online Church Directory

St. Luke’s parish directory is now exclusively online. To view and update your contact information or photo, or look up contact information for other parishioners, you must activate your account using the email address you placed on file with the parish office. If you are unsure what email you used, or need instructions for activating your account, please contact directory@stlukesdurham.org.

Ways To Give: 

  • Check (drop it in the plate or mail to our Parish Coordinator)
  • Use PayPal with a debit/credit card via St. Luke’s website (no need for a PayPal account)
  • Push payments from your bank or credit union to the Church, just like bill-pay payments for your regular bills  
  • Initiate a Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA if you are 70 1/2 or older 

Submission of Materials for the Newsletter

The deadline for submitting materials for the monthly newsletter is the 20th of each month. Please email your materials to Babs Wise: babswise@gmail.com