Welcome to the Nobles!

The SPRC invites you to contact the Nobles and express your

excitement to meet them and begin Ministry with them!

Address: P.O. Box 245, Sterling City TX 76951

Email: jnoble5826@yahoo.com

On July 7th we will have a Welcome Brunch

during the Sunday School Hour

a sign-up will be available in the Narthex.

Meals will be provided for the Nobles from June 26th through July 2.

Please sign up online @www.mealtrain.com/trains/584o2w#

if you don’t use a computer but would like to participate call Donna

Rogers @325-212-4494 or the church office @325-949-1545

Farewell to the Baskins!

On June 16th there will be a

Come and Go Reception

In MP 1-3 during the Sunday School Hour

A gift from the church will be presented to them at this time and

we will also collect a love offering for Charlie & Heidi as they

retire to Tennessee. You can bring it to the Reception or

place it in the offering plate marked “Love Offering”.

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The Pastor’s Pen

Is This Really “It”? Since this is June, this likely will be the last ar-ticle I write for the St. Luke “Good News” newsletter. (Some may consider that truly to be good news!)

It is hard to believe that June and the date for our departure is so near. In some ways it seems that Heidi and I have been in San Ange-lo for a long time. We have been warmly re-ceived and made to feel so welcome. We have met so many wonderful people and have had so many great experiences. We even have gotten to the point that we know our way around town! We truly have come to feel “at home” here.

Yet, in other ways it seems such a short time that we have been San Angelonians, San An-gelites, … er … residents of San Angelo. It seems that there still are so many more things for us to do here. There still are folks whom I don’t know nearly as well as I would like. And it seems that we still have so much more about the Lord to learn and experience together.

But whether the time has been long or short, it has been good. Heidi and I have been blessed … abundantly. We have had a wonderful par-sonage in which to live and we have been blessed financially, but that has not been our primary means of blessing. Our greatest bless-ings from being in San Angelo have come from you. (Or, actually, they have come from the Lord through you!) We have been blessed to have been a part of your lives and to have had you as a part of our lives.

Yet isn’t that the way the Lord works? The greatest treasures we receive – the greatest treasures we can carry with us – are not those we carry in our pockets or purses, but those we carry in our hearts. So, even as we prepare to take our leave to face new challenges, we will continue to be blessed through you. Be-

cause we will carry a part of you with us. We may not be able to take you with us physically, but you still will be with us in our hearts.

Being a part of this church family, knowing you, loving you, sharing a part of our life jour-neys together has had a significant influence upon who we are. And it will continue to do so from this day forward. Yet, your influence not only will affect us, but also those with whom and to whom we will be in ministry in Tennes-see. That may sound a bit of a “stretch” but I really do think it’s true. That’s a part of the connection we have as members of the Body of Christ. What we do with, for, and to each oth-er influences far more folks than just those of us who are immediately involved. It also influ-ences how we respond to others (and how oth-ers respond to us) in future situations.

So, Heidi and I thank you for being a part of our lives. We thank you for loving and invest-ing yourself in us as you did in the ministry of Christ’s Church. We do take you with us, and we do so gladly. Until we meet again and have the opportunity to share how the Lord has been working in our lives … In Christ,

Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it?

Isaiah 43:19

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Concho Country Emmaus Monthly Gathering

First Tuesday of the Month, 6:30PM,

Sierra Vista UMC 4522 College Hills, San Angelo, TX

FMI contact Carol Watkins @ 234-3343

or go to: www.conchocountryecc.org

Women’s Walks Men’s Walk July 25-28 August 1-4 October 24-27

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Upcoming Events & Happenings

Mark your calendars!

We will cook for Kids Eat Free on

July 29th thru

August 9th Summer Lunch Program

June 5-8 Corpus Christi

Camp Details:

July 28 - August 1, 2019 Sunday, 4:00 pm through

Thursday, 11:00 am 3rd - 9th grades

Families are invited to attend closing worship on

Thursday at 10am.

Camp location: Butman Methodist Camp, 158 County Road 674,

Merkel, TX 79536

Cost: $250 fee per camper. Please mail registration forms and make checks payable

to the following: Sierra Vista

United Methodist Church 4522 College Hills Blvd.

Watch for a sign-up sheet in the Narthex!

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Greetings all. It’s May and I’m always amazed at

just how busy our kids can be at this time of year.

It used to be just the seniors but now it’s all of

them. 2 grades were still taking standardized tests

this last week of the month. Tryouts for athletic

teams, end of the year choir concerts, end of year

orchestra and band concerts and if that wasn’t

enough the football teams have their spring

games. Amid all this activity are their finals which

are still being taken. But somehow amidst all this

academic and extracurricular activity our wonderful

kids still find time to make it to church and youth.

Last week we had a better than average showing

at church and all but one kid made it to youth

where we had our own end of year wrap up. Paul

Schroeder smoked some pork butts, different par-

ents made potato salad and Cathy Pitcock made

brownies, apple pie and brought some watermelon

for desert. We had a wonderful evening looking

back at the year and at the year to come.

Sunday was also Graduation Sunday where we

honored our two graduates Jill Taylor and Lauryn

Pitcock. If you missed this, Jill’s plans are to go to

ASU and while she is officially undeclared in the

major department she expressed a great interest

in Physics. We unfortunately have not seen a lot of

Jill in the last couple of years as her job has pre-

cluded her ability to attend Youth. Always smiling

Jill is one of those people that you see on the

street and she just makes you want to smile. She

has a giggle that is infectious and one of the

sweetest and most empathetic hearts that I have

come across. We wish her all the success the

world has to offer and as I said Sunday morning

that we want her to know that God’s people will be

with her wherever she goes and that St. Luke will

always be her home church.

Our second graduate is Lauryn Pitcock. As most of

you know Lauryn sings with us in the band at the

early service and has been a rock not only in that

regard but also in her presence in Youth on Sun-

day nights. Being the only senior attending most

nights she has been loyal and has continued to

come even though she has no peers from her

grade. I am so grateful for her presence as surly

as she could be at times. She ran errands, mainly

picking up the pizzas for me and would help us

with anything we asked. I know she knew she did-

n’t have to be there but her sense of loyalty and

camaraderie are so greatly appreciated by Carol

and myself not to mention the example she

showed to the rest of the group. Lauryn plans to

attend ASU and is undeclared as of yet. The best

news is that she plans to continue singing with us

as she goes to school across the street. She would

be hard to replace. I’ve told her that I look forward

to just being her friend and not just her Youth Di-

rector.

Summer approaches and as most youth groups

slow down in the summer, summer is where we

ramp up our program with mission opportunities

that we like to support in place of school time the

rest of the year. We will be delivering Meals For

The Elderly, serving meals at the Soup Kitchen, we

will work at Rust Street and help with our own

VBS. Not to mention our Local Mission Camp. Sum-

mer is our opportunity to do the work that Jesus

has called us all to do. Thanks to St. Luke for all

the support you give us. We know we could not do

this without you.

God Bless,

John

BELIEVE THERE

IS GOOD!

JULY 8th - 11th

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St. Luke has another successful Relay for Life

Tom Green county’s Relay for Life was held on Friday, May 10, 2019.

St. Luke United Methodist team raised $3,552.72. Thank you to everyone who helped with this endeavor.

Rather than one disease, cancer is a term used to describe more than 200 different diseases. Cancer happens when normal cells grow abnormally and form a tumor, or in the case of cancers of the blood—where an unusual number of white blood cells form. An untreated tumor can impact how the body func-

tions and lead to death.

"The success story is that cancer mortality rates have gone down over the last 25 years. We’re diagnos-ing cancers earlier and CPRIT, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, is critical in that

effort." #TexansForCPRIT

Welcome to Roar VBS –this summer’s mane event! This epic African adventure engages the

whole herd. At Roar, kids explore God’s goodness and celebrate a ferocious faith that powers them

through this wild life.

Roar VBS will be held at The Boys and Girls Club of San Angelo, located at 1802 N. Lillie St.

July 15th – 19th - 9 am to 11 am

You love VBS, right? You love watching kid’s faces light up as they worship. Please help us to prepare awesome Bible adventures for the kids to take part in. Help us to dream up wacky,

elaborate decorations for Roar VBS.

Volunteer Meeting Sunday, June 9th at 2 pm – Fellowship Hall

CH IL DR EN’S M IN IST RY

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Prayer Concerns

Mission / Outreach

PROJECT DIGNIDAD NEEDS:

Canned Meat • Canned Vegetables

Canned Fruit • Canned Soups

Spaghetti Sauce • Peanut Butter • Vermicelli Pasta • Oatmeal • Pinto Beans • Rice

Please drop your items in the box in the Narthex.

Would you like to help serve

a warm meal??

We need you on any one of the following days:

Monday, June 17 - 9:30 a.m.

Monday, July 15 - 9:30 a.m.

Monday, August 19 - 9:30 a.m.

Call Cathy Talley for more information @ 944-7787

In Memory of Mike Lomas

given by: Jon & Deborah Vinson

In Memory of

Betty Robinson

given by: Jim & Bobbie Holland

Those affected by

the storms

Family of

Chase Lindemann

Bob Bernholtz

Ernest Cano

Marcus Canto

Luann Cate

Corina Charles

Tim Clark

Lisa Clayton

Avery Crumrine

Helen Cunningham

Juanita Gibson

Carson Halderman

Nelda Hazelwood

Janet Hopkins

Ethan Kauffmann

Lois Kelch

Tracey Landry

Charles Lewis

Guadalupe Martinez

Eleanor Perkins

Walter Piel

Brent Rhodes

Cecil Richardson

Joyce Rives

Ben Sargeant

Deene Sproul

Ron Taylor

JoEllen Tianen

Larry Tianen

Jan Wheeler

Carol Wilson

Megan Womack

Memorials

Service Opportunities & Outreach Needs

CPS & Rainbow Room

(all items must be new-often these are the first

new clothes or toys these children have had)

Gift cards for fast food Restaurants

Children & Youth Underwear - all sizes

Children & Youth clothes - all sizes

Children’s Shoes - all sizes

Diapers, wipes, formula

Hygiene Supplies

Stuffed animals & toys

Collecting items for the Border Crisis

We are collecting diapers, wipes and diaper cream to assist those in need. You can drop them off in the Narthex and they will be delivered to Del Rio.

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June Birthdays

Finance Information

Average Worship Attendance

9:00 a.m. Worship ~ 71 11:00 a.m. Worship ~ 68

May 2019

INCOME

Pledged Giving 110,009.52

Unpledged Giving 20,787.80

Miscellaneous Giving 2,431.81

Total Income $133,229.13

EXPENSES

Administrative Expenses 2,686.22

Building and Grounds 36,416.25

Staff Salaries & Compensation 73,493.49

Programs 3,361.54

Apportionments, Outreach, etc. 16,052.60

Total Expenses $132,010.10

6/1 Ashley Huedepohl

6/3 Chris Carpenter

Coy Short

6/5 Jill Taylor

6/6 Ann Boyd

6/8 Kaitlyn Threlfall

6/9 Sara Moss

6/10 Perry Green

Craig Keith

6/11 Audra Clark

Debbie Karschner

Shelby Threlfall

6/12 Clint Smith

6/13 Jon Vinson

6/14 Nalda Steagall

6/15 Christy Burrage

6/17 Stephen McLaughlin

6/18 Brandi Groth

Barb Schmidt

6/19 Gloria Priddy

6/21 Louise Awalt

Karel Zaleski

6/24 Leisa Clayton

Charles Lewis

Kennedy Lloyd

6/25 Ed Halfast

Carrie Slough

6/29 Stella Hodges

Andy Wallace

Dollars for Mission

We have lost touch with some of

our St. Luke members - if you have an address for any of these

members, please contact the church office.

Cody Balentine Erica Palmer

Matthew Stephens Jessica Stephens

Meals for the Elderly $287.27

Bradford Spirit Shirts $400.63

Unknown Addresses

6/6 - noon - Worship Committee Meeting - MP3

6/9 - 2:00 pm - VBS Volunteer Meeting - Fellowship Hall

6/16 - 2:45 pm - Soupers meet to cook in Fellowship Hall kitchen

6/18 - 6:00 pm - Admin Council Meeting - MP3

Wednesdays - 6:00 pm - Chancel Choir Practice - Sanctuary Thursdays - 5:30 pm - Prayer Time - Sanctuary

Important Dates on the Church Calendar

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St. Luke United Methodist Church 2781 West Avenue N San Angelo, Texas 76904

Senior Pastor, Charlie Baskin

Business Administrator, Cindy Brashear

Children’s and Family Ministries, Stephanie Dobbs

Youth Ministries, John Groth

Chancel Choir Director, Jared Capps

Accompanist, Heidi Baskin

Nursery Director, Katina Emert

Child Development Center Director,

Stephanie Dobbs

Church Office 325.949.1545 Website: www.stluke-sanangelo.org

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Information for the upcoming July newsletter is due in the church office

by June 25th.

Church Staff

Church Office Information

Newsletter Information

As we prepare for the arrival of our new pastor - Jim Noble, in July, we would like to make sure all of

our congregation has an up to date name tag.

If you have misplaced your name tag or need a new one, please contact the church office or indicate that you need one on your white attendance card

on Sunday. Thanks!