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March 2013 Messenger of Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal ChurchTRANSCRIPT
The MessengerGrace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Volume 60, No. 3 March 2013
What’s Inside?
•Holy Week and Easter
•Bomb Squad Visits 3rd Thursday
•VBS Registration and more...
Front: Fr. Joseph Wallace-Williams, Lillian Trotter, Betsy Black, Ann Dillard, John Dillard, Wight Boggs, Paula Barnes, Julia McDonald, Judy Self, Gayle Evans, Dena Woodhams, Juan Fuentes
Middle: Michele Charbonnet, Hallie Peyton, Amanda McGriff, Joann Rhea, Sandra Ireland, Carolyn Gardiner, Kim Norris, Sandy Baker, Edith Heller, Judy Beaird, Anne Beaty, Ginger Collier, the Rev. Gayle McCarty, the Rev. Brent Powell
Back: Robert Thompson, Bruce Williams, Ashley Chiozza
Blessing of the Hands Service
Inside This Issue20-30@GSL ................................................... 539ers ............................................................ 5Altar Flowers................................................ 14Athletics ........................................................ 6Bygone Days ................................................. 7Christian Education ...................................... 8-9Easter Bunny Photos ....................................... 4Easter Egg Hunt ............................................. 4Easter Flowers ............................................... 4ECW Spring Conference ................................... 6EYC News ...................................................... 7Flowering of the Cross ..................................... 4From the Rector ............................................. 3Guide Book and Directory ................................ 5Lay Schedule ............................................... 15Holy Week & Easter ........................................ 4Looking Towards Sunday ............................... 14Member News .............................................. 14Memorials/Honorariums................................. 14Men’s Retreat ................................................. 6Outreach Ministries ...................................12-13Pastoral Care Corner ..................................... 10School News ................................................ 11Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper ..................... 10Third Thursday ............................................... 5
To download the March calendar, go togracestlukes.org/uploads/files/march2013calendar.pdf.
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Sunday Service Times8:00 am Holy Eucharist8:45 am Breakfast9:30 am Christian Education 10:30 am Holy Eucharist5:30 pm Holy EucharistNursery available for all services except the 5:30 pm
service.
Office Hours8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday–Friday
StaffThe Rev. Richard Lawson, RectorThe Rev. Gayle McCarty, Associate RectorFr. Joseph Wallace-Williams, Associate RectorChristi Authement, Activities & Athletics Dir.Beulah Boone, SextonBeth Claybrook, Financial AssistantWesley Emerson, Organist/ChoirmasterSharon Campbell, Nursery/PDO Dir.Connie Johns, Membership & NewcomersEva Loftin, Assistant Director of NurseryCourtney Oliver, Youth MinisterLucy Owens, Communications DirectorHarriet Roberts, Christian Education DirectorDebbie Smith, Music AssociateLinda Stine, Parish Administrator
2013 Vestry Grant Adams, Antoinette Cheney, Ginger Collier, Edith Heller, Sidney Hickey, Allison King, Stinson Liles, Hal Medling, Catherine Morehead, Linda Niell, Donna Sanders, King Self, Pete Shearon, Doug Smith, Nicki Soulé, Bruce Williams, and Hal Wright.
Vestry and Executive Committee The vestry meets the third Tuesday of each month in Trezevant Hall. The Executive Com-mittee meets the Thursday before vestry at 5:30 pm in the old school science lab on the 3rd floor of the Evans Building. These meetings are open to the parish. Vestry members are also available to convey matters of importance from parishio-ners to the vestry. Watch your eNews and eMessenger for the links to the vestry minutes. To be added to the eNews/eMessenger distribution lists, contact Lucy Owens, [email protected]. Vestry email: [email protected]
Messenger DeadlineThe deadline for the February issue of The Messenger is 9 am, Jan. 15! Contact Lucy at 272-7425 or [email protected] with any questions.
Support Groups at GSLWeight Watchers: Mondays, Weigh-in at noon,
Meeting from 12:20–12:40AA meetings: Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
Narcotics Anonymous: Sundays, 8 pm
Al Anon: Thursdays, 10:30 am
Suicide Anonymous: Wednesdays, 7:30 pm
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous: Mondays & Thursdays, 8 pm
Look for us in cyberspace
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I am delighted to announce that Grace-St. Luke’s has called Mary Margaret Winn to be our full-time youth minister. Mary Margaret will begin work in July. She comes to us from Sewanee, where she is a graduating
senior and an English major. Mary Margaret was born and raised in Atlanta, and her home parish is Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Decatur.
There is so much that I want to tell you about her. Mary Margaret is someone who has thrived and been a leader in a variety of settings. For example, she is both the Head Sacristan at All Saints Chapel and the Head Proctor for residential life at her University. She is a confident person, too, who naturally engages both youth and adults. She has been graced with a ‘preacher’s voice.’ By this I mean that she likes to talk about faith and is very comfortable speaking in front of all ages.
Mary Margaret is a person of faith. She speaks naturally and thoughtfully about her personal faith in God, the guidance of the Holy Spirit throughout her life, and the comfort we receive from the liturgy in the Episcopal Church. Clearly, she is someone who will be a fabulous example of faith and joy for our youth. She lives the kind of faith, self-esteem, and love that we hope to cultivate in each youth at Grace-St. Luke’s.
When she joins us in July, here is the way—if you are a youth of the parish—to get to know Mary Margaret. We will have weekly EYC (6th-12th grade) youth lunches at local restaurants. We also will have a 6th-12th grade youth mission trip to New Orleans during the third week in July (expect more information soon from Courtney Oliver, our part-time youth minister).
Mary Margaret will be with our youth who attend the Parish Exodus/Retreat from September 27-29 at Camp Bratton-Green, which is always a great time to gather as a parish in a fun place with all ages.
It was our privilege to receive resumes from some very impressive candidates. We are very grateful for all the interest in the position. Additionally, many people have worked hard and faithfully for us to reach this point of calling a full-time youth minister. I want to thank the seven adults (Courtney Ciaramitaro, Rob Clark, Ginger Collier, Amy Huber, Harriet Roberts, Father Joseph Wallace-Williams, and Marci Woodmansee) and the six youth (Katie Ayers, Grey Clark,
Jake Epperson, Audrey Garrett, Abbie Huber, and Adaline Lawson) who served on our search committee. As a group, we learned a lot about the kind of parish that God is calling us to become for the sake of our youth. And our committee is as excited as I am about Mary Margaret’s arrival and the gifts she brings with her.
In the meantime, please know that Courtney Oliver continues to do a wonderful job planning activities and guiding our youth program. I am so grateful for Courtney’s guidance during this interim year. Courtney is another terrific example of faith and joy for our youth. I am delighted as well that Courtney wants to stay engaged with our youth program as a youth advisor once Mary Margaret arrives. Courtney will join us as well for the mission trip to New Orleans, which she is planning.
Last but not least, I want to thank the entire parish for one thing that is so important: pledges. It is that financial generosity—as well as a gift especially given to establish a fund for youth at GSL—which has made this important hire possible at this crucial moment in our parish’s history. This is an example of how the money we give to our parish church generates mission and meaning, with God’s help.
The Reverend Richard Lawson
From the Rector: Welcome, Mary Margaret!
Mary Margaret Winn
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Holy Week and Easter Services
palm sunday (mar. 24)remembering Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem
The Blessing of the PalmsReading of the Passion Gospel & Eucharist
8:00 am 10:30 am 5:30 pm
Nursery provided for 8 and 10:30
maundy thursday (mar. 28)remembering the last meal Jesus had with his friends
The Washing of Feet and EucharistStripping of the Altar
7:00 pm
Nursery provided
good friday (mar. 29)remembering God’s gift of Jesus as Savior of the world
Liturgy of Good Friday 12:15 pm
Nursery provided
easter vigil (mar. 30)remembering our commitment to Jesus through our baptism
Celebration of Light and Baptism First Easter Eucharist
7:00 pm
Nursery provided
easter day eucharists (mar. 31)remembering our belief in the new life Jesus gives to us
8:00 am 10:30 am (no 5:30 pm service)Music with Choirs, Brass, Organ
8:00 & 10:30 am
Flowering of the Cross 10:30 am
Easter Egg Hunt 9:45 am Nursery provided
Easter Flower Deadline Mar. 25If you would like to make a donation in honor of or in memory of a loved one for Easter flowers, you may send a check to the church office listing the names of those you would like
remembered. These names will be listed in the Easter leaflets if received before March 25. For your convenience, you can also pay online at http://www.gracestlukes.org/onlinegiving/. Select the “Make a donation for altar flowers” link under “Memorials and Honoraria.”
Flowering of the CrossPick up a Hope Chest for your children to col-lect monies during Lent. These boxes, located with the reflection books and at the Christian education table, are to be brought to the Easter services for the Flowering of the Cross.
Easter Egg Hunt Sunday, March 31, 9:45 am
We will meet in Trezevant Hall and we will hunt for eggs according to age. Everyone is welcome to participate! Please bring one bag of candy per child and drop it off in the bas-ket in the Church office. And, in case the day is hot, please choose candy that will not melt like Tootsie Rolls or Smarties.
Photos with the Easter BunnyThere will be a photogra-pher at the Church during the Easter egg hunt. She will be taking both candid and informal family por-traits with or without the Easter Bunny (since ru-mor has it that the Easter Bunny will make an ap-pearance)! You will be able
to order these photographs if you choose directly from her website.
20-30@GSL
Connecting for Food, Fun and Fellowship
March 3, immediately following the 10:30 service, 20-30@GSL is going to Frida’s Mexican Restaurante on Madison Avenue for lunch. All parishioners and newcomers
in their 20s or 30s are welcome to join us for free food, drink, and fellowship. An evite will be sent out. To be added to the list, please email [email protected].
Bomb Squad Comes to March 21st Third Thursday Dinner
You will not want to miss the March 21st Third Thursday Dinner! The Shelby County Bomb Squad promises a very interesting program about their work and experiences. Perry McEwen will speak to us about the work of this group and promises a “dynamite” presentation, for sure. This group provides a major service in keeping Shelby County secure and uses devices you may only have seen on TV.Third Thursday dinners are designed to include empty nesters who enjoy the op-
portunity to have a fun evening with others. If you haven’t been to a Third Thursday event before, now is a good time to join us and to expand your GSL friendships. We need to know each other in order to fully care for each other. Dinner together is a great way to have a good meal, a good time, and good fellowship.Our evenings always follow the same format: drinks, nibbles and conversation beginning at 6:30 pm in Trezevant Hall, dinner promptly at 7:00, and a program to follow. You’ll be home by 8:30 having had a wonderful time for a most reasonable fee. We always are casual, so do join in. Please make reservations by calling Lucy at 272-7425 or emailing her at [email protected] by Tuesday, March 19. Our seating is limited, so don’t wait! In keeping with church policy, your reservation is your agreement to pay. You may pay in advance online at www.gracestlukes.org/events/third-thursday.
Fellowship, Lunch & Program on March 8
The 39ers will meet for their 2nd Friday of the month gather-ing on March 8. Join them at 11:30 am for wine and cheese, with a light lunch at noon for $6.00, followed by the program.
Reservations to Lucy by noon Mar. 6 at [email protected] or 272-7425. Everyone is invited!
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Updated Membership Info Needed We’re publishing a new Committee Guide and Parish Directory. This is not a pictorial directory, but will include information about the life of the parish and a membership directory. We want your information to be listed correctly. • Have you moved? • Changed your phone number? • Stopped using your landline number? • Changed emails? • Have your grown children moved and now have
their own addresses? Please contact Lucy Owens with your correct info!
New Guide Book and DirectoryAdvertising Opportunity!
This guide book and directory is being provided: • At NO COST to the church or its members,
including the mailing to each family. • It will be subsidized by local businesses that
advertise in it. • If you own or manage a business and would like
to find out about advertising in our book, please contact Lucy Owens for more information.
Lucy Owens: 272-7425; [email protected];1720 Peabody Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Grace-St. Luke’s Committee Guide
and Parish Directory 2013-2014
Wesley Emerson, Julie Denman and Esther Gray Lemus enjoy visiting at the February Third Thursday Dinner
THANK YOU to all of the 2012-2013 Basketball Coaches:
Bubba Halliday, Wendy and McKay Smith, Russell Church, Michael Axt. Donnie Sappington, Cameron Kitchin, Douglas Duncan, Owen Sharp, Drew Mascolino, Brian Schaffler, Waring Porter, Brett Summers, Rich Kelly, Spencer Hare, Patrick Hough, Jon Lakey, Todd Brown, Bruce Williams, Daniel Williams, Stephanie Anderson, Vernard Fisher, Randy Engel, Andy Cates, and Jennifer Parsons.
Church AthleticsChristi Authment, Director
Skill Assessments Let’s Play Ball
It’s baseball time and to get the season started we are having Skill Assessments which are part of the baseball and softball registration process. This is not a tryout, but a simple way to more evenly divide the teams.
The Skill Assessments are REQUIRED for ALL 1st–4th graders who are registered to play baseball and softball. There are NO Skill Assessments for t-ball players.When: March 23 3rd/4th Grade Boys 9-11 am
3rd/4th Grade Girls 11:15 am- 12:15 pm
March 24 1st/2nd Grade Girls 3:30-4:30 pm
1st/2nd Grade Boys 4:45-6:15 pm (We will need 2 hours if there are 25-35 participants.)*Dates and times are subject to change depending on registration numbers. For example, one team in any division would NOT warrant evaluations. Rain Date: TBA
Where: GSL Snowden Field (2233 Harbert Ave)
What: Players will rotate through 3–4 stations, to include catching, throwing, fielding, batting & pitching. Pitching will be incorporated during the assessments.
Be on time so you can get signed in and warmed up. Come dressed and ready to play. Bring your glove (bat if you like) along with your enthusiasm and love of the game and let’s have some fun!
Questions: Contact Christi Authement, GSL Church athletic director, Todd Brown, Paula Sappington, Katherine Lawson, Allison Cates, or Bruce Williams
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Coach Bruce Williams talks to the team before a game.
GSL Saints vs. Greater Pleasant Hill
2013 Tri-Diocesan ECW Spring Conference
“Food, Faith and Fellowship” is the theme of the 2013 Tri-Diocesan ECW Spring Conference to be held at DuBose Conference Center, Monteagle, TN, April 19-21. The guest speaker will be Sister Schubert. We can smell the delightful aroma of her famous dinner rolls already. Complete details and registration forms are available at www.ecwwtn.org. Registrations received after April 5 will be subject to a late fee. Get yours in early!
Grace-St. Luke’s Men’s Retreat
Save the date: April 26-28
Plan on coming to this annual get away to St. Columba for fun and
fellowship with the men of Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.
The Youth of GSL sponsor a Food Basket to collect items for the GSL Food Pantry. The next collection will take place on Sunday, Mar. 31, and donation baskets will be available at the rear entrance of the church and east vestibule
entrance by the sacristy. The most needed items are usually dry milk, canned meats, nutritious cereals, paper products like toilet paper, and toiletries such as soap or toothbrushes and toothpaste.
Teen Breakfast at Grace-St. Luke’sSunday, March 24 (8:45–9:30 am)
All teenagers welcome!Join us for our monthly “Teen Time Breakfast.” Teens will gather and have breakfast with adults who have been involved in different ways at Grace-St. Luke’s. This informal breakfast meal is the perfect time to catch up, to have lively discussion, and to hear a little bit from involved, capable, fun-loving adults all while snarfing down some yummy bacon and eggs! Bring your appetite, your breakfast money (approximately $6.00), and be a part of the fun! It will be so worth rolling out of bed a little bit early!
EYC News and EventsCourtney Oliver, Youth Minister
EYC PARENTSParents: Please contact Courtney at [email protected] to sign up to provide a dinner for the youth and to receive weekly EYC updates. THANK YOU to all parents who provided dinners during the month of February!!
Unless otherwise noted, Jr. High EYC will be from 5–6:30 pm and Sr. High from 6–7:30 pm all month long (dinner for both at 6 pm). Meet in room 212.
March 3 Fitting It All In: We’ll be talking about our busy lives, and how we can make time for everything that’s important to us.
March 10 NO EYC: Enjoy Spring Break!March 17 Pre-Easter Challenge: We’ll have a combined Jr/Sr
EYC from 5-7 & play games & have a competition to see who can stuff the most Easter eggs for the hunt. Bring $5 for dinner.
Mar. 22-23 EYC overnight at St. Columba: All 6th-12th graders are invited, whether or not you attend EYC.
March 24 NO EYC due to St. Columba overnight March 22-23. March 31 NO EYC: Happy Easter!
For any seniors in high school or current college students look-ing for scholarships, contact [email protected] for a list and application information.
Summer will be here before you know it, and there are are several camp opportunities throughout the diocese. Contact Courtney for more information
NEWS OF BYGONE DAYS50 years ago (1963): The Spring Hat Sale, sponsored by the Sara Day Snowden Chapter, begins at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Trezevant Memorial Auditorium, and continues until 2:00 p.m. Last fall’s sale was a near sell-out, and the same high quality fashionable hats are offered at this sale.
25 years ago (1988): I would like to share with those of you who were not in church on Sunday that our Search Committee for the Organist-Choirmaster met last week and voted by secret ballot to select Wesley Emerson as the permanent Organist-Choirmaster of this church. I want to express my appreciation to the following members of the committee who worked long, professionally and diligently during the selection process: Sidney Hickey, Corinne Wilson, Jeanie Nichols, Lee Wardlaw, Martha Pipkin, Tom Wyatt and Jane McSpadden... The standing ovation at both 9:00 and 11:15 this past Sunday is an indication that we have made a choice with which the congregation agrees. Faithfully and sincerely, Charles M. Riddle, III
GSL youth Sally and Jake attended Happening #53, Feb. 15-17, at St. Columba. For more information about Happening #54,
contact Courtney Oliver, [email protected].
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Christian EducationHarriet Roberts, Director of Christian Education
Prayersby Harriet Roberts
I HAPPENED TO BE STANDING
I don’t know where prayers go, or what they do.Do cats pray, while they sleep half-asleep in the sun?Does the opossum pray as it crosses the street?The sunflowers? The old black oak growing older every year?I know I can walk through the world, along the shore or under the trees,with my mind filled with things of little importance, in fullself-attendance. A condition I can’t really call being alive.Is a prayer a gift, or a petition, or does it matter?The sunflowers blaze, maybe that’s their way.Maybe the cats are sound asleep. Maybe not.
While I was thinking this I happened to be standingjust outside my door, with my notebook open,which is the way I begin every morning.Then the wren in the privet began to sing.He was positively drenched in enthusiasm,I don’t know why. And yet, why not.I wouldn’t persuade you from whatever you believeor whatever you don’t. That’s your business.But I thought, of the wren’s singing, what could this be if it isn’t a prayer?So I just listened, my pen in the air. - Mary Oliver
When I was in Boston last month, my sister, Kate read this poem to me.
On probably my first morning there we were both still in our Lanz nightgowns drinking Dunkin’ Donuts coffee while piled atop Kate’s bed. This has become our lazy morning ritual when I visit. We sit and talk quietly—coffee in hand—before we shower and tackle the day.
“Have you read Mary Oliver’s latest book” Kate asked. I shook my head. Kate extracted herself from under a duvet and three large cats and she picked up a small grey, hardback book that was on the floor next to her bed. Opening to a page that was being held by the dust jacket, Kate stood in the middle of her bedroom and started reading. With her clear, quiet voice, she read a poem to me. Generally speaking, I like Mary Oliver’s poetry. It is accessible. That is to say, I actually understand it!
When I came back to Memphis with now—my own copy of Mary Oliver’s book, A Thousand Mornings—I read the same poem, “I Happened to be Standing,” to Linda Stine because I thought she would like it as much as I did. I was standing in the doorway to her office.
When Father Joseph arrived at work half an hour later, I read it to him too. I even made Christi listen to me read it too: I just loved it so much. It was a real treat for me to share this poem with Linda and Joseph and Christi in the very same way Kate had first shared it with me.
It is because of Mary Oliver’s poem, I started thinking about prayers.
There are the prayers that we all say together like the Lord’s Prayer or the Nicene Creed. There are the prayers that we say in moments of fear or sadness or desperation. (It seems to me that those are prayers we say when—as Anne Lamott says—we have run out of bullets.) And, there are the prayers we say in moments of profound gratitude.
But, this poem made me think of another type of prayer: The prayer that simply is a spectacular thing or a spectacular moment. I suppose that would be the prayer that is acknowledging the knowing and the appreciating the very essence of something: That marvelous moment when that precious thing is absorbed right into you.
It might be the prayer of watching aurora borealis, lying on your back in a field in Maine; the prayer that is walking through a sequoia forest and pausing to touch the thick, ancient bark; the prayer of holding a baby opossum in the palm of your hand; or the prayer of noticing a strange, pale green, evening light after a thunder storm.
That is the prayer of inhaling and being infused with the very moment of wonder.
Stop by and tell me about your most recent moments of wonder. But, be warned, if you sit down on my office chair, and if you stay for more than five minutes, I just might whip out my copy of A Thousand Mornings, stand up, and read a poem to you.
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Needlework Guild
If you enjoy knitting, cross-stitch, embroidery, crewel embroidery, needlepoint, quilting, smocking or tatting, grab your sewing things, or pick out a project and make plans
to join other ladies (and ladies in training) on Saturday, March 2, from 4–8 pm. Please bring a sack supper. You need to be 10 or older and want to spend some time visiting and stitching. There will be plenty of opportunity to share what you have made and admire what others have created. We will share skills and enjoy being together in Trezevant Hall. For more information, please contact Harriet Roberts, [email protected], or Kim White, [email protected]. Beginners are welcome!
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Sunday Mornings, 9:30-10:15 am
AdultsRector’s Forum: “Interpreting the Gospel” (BCP 517)
Facilitator: The Reverend Richard LawsonLocation: TrezevantThe Church in DialogueMar. 3 “Islam’s Core Beliefs & Practices” with Dr. Bashar
Shala. Dr. Shala, of the Memphis Heart Clinic, has an intense interest in promoting philanthropy and interfaith relations; he speaks regularly to faith-based organizations around the Memphis area. He was recognized in 2007 by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for his excellence in cardiac care
Mar. 10 No Class; Spring BreakMar. 17 “Myths and Controversies” with Dr. Bashar Shala &
Sehrish Siddiqui. Daughter of Pakistani immigrants, Sehrish Siddiqui is a young Muslim attorney who grew up in Memphis.
Mar. 24 Holy Week, Holy Life with James Farwell. Dr. Farwell will reflect on what Holy Week is NOT, for the sake of understanding what it IS - for our lives, our sufferings, and our hopes.
Mar. 31 No Class; Easter
Children and YouthNursery: Birth–24 Months; Location: Church Nursery
Little Lambs Pre-Atrium: 24 Months to Young ThreesLocation: Church Nursery
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd–Atrium IPre-K, JK and SK; Location: Atrium I (Nursery)
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd–Atrium IIFirst, Second, and Third Grade; Location: Atrium II (Nursery)
All Things New: Fourth and Fifth GradeLocation: McClure Hall
Rite 13: 6th–8th Grade; Location: Room 212
J2A: 9th–12th Grade; Location: The Lounge
Other Sunday Morning Offerings Children’s Activity Table (during adult coffee hour)
Location: Room 212 or the Lobby of McClure Hall
June 3–7; Sign Up Nowfor Vacation Bible School: Moveable Feast!
Make plans to join us Monday, June 3, through Friday, June 7, from 8:30–11:30 am for Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Grace-St. Luke’s. There will be a Traditional VBS Program for rising JK–rising 4th graders ($35); an Outreach Program for rising 5th–rising 8th graders ($35); and a Student Volunteer Program for rising 9th–rising 12th graders (no charge). There will be lots of time for learning, singing, crafting, snacking, and playing. Come on and bring a friend! Sign up online at www.gracestlukes.org/events/vacation-bible-school/. If interested in volunteering, contact Harriet Roberts, director of Christian education, at [email protected] or 272-7425.
Christian EducationHarriet Roberts, Director of Christian Education
Easter Egg Hunt Sunday, March 31 9:45 am
We will meet in Trezevant Hall and we will hunt for eggs according to age.
Everyone is welcome to participate! Please bring one bag of candy per child and drop it off in the basket in the Church office. And, in case the day is hot, please choose candy that will not melt like Tootsie Rolls or Smarties.
There will be a photographer at the Church during the Easter egg hunt. She will be taking both candid and informal family portraits with or without the Easter Bunny (since rumor has it that the Easter Bunny will make an appearance)! You will be able to order these photographs if you choose directly from her website. More information to come.
On Saturday, February 16 , GSL experienced a mighty “Holy Ghost moment” in the Blessing of the Hands service for members of our Pastoral Care ministry. The chancel was full as we gathered together for a beautiful and moving service of blessing, prayer and anointing of our hands—the hands that provide a host of holy touches for our parish day in, day out, all year long. The Rev. Brent Powell, GSL parishioner and
chaplain at St. Jude, delivered a powerful sermon that inspired us all. Each of the thirty servants gathered there, one by one, placed our hands in the hands of Rev. Powell as he prayed these words, “Your hands are the hands of god. They are instruments of healing to everyone you touch. Receive every person as a child
Pastoral Care CornerThe Rev. Gayle McCarty, Associate Rector
of God offering God’s compassion, mercy and love. Amen.” He then gently anointed them with holy oil. It was a meaningful reminder of and renewal of commitment to our individual and corporate calls to ministry.
I commend to all the Closing Prayer for our individual prayer lives:
O Lord, take our ears and hear through them,take our hands and use them,take our lips and speak through them,take our eyes and smile through them,take our hearts and minds and wills,and use them as lamps of love,by which your light may shinein all the darkness of this suffering world. Amen. (picture on the cover)
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Crossmen’s Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, sponsored by the Crossmen with assistance from the GSL youth, was a great success. A fun time was had by all with plenty of delicious pancakes (with yummy toppings), sausage and bacon.
More than $1400 was raised which will benefit the youth programs of the parish.
At Grace-St. Luke’s (and most other independent schools, I daresay), this time of year is marked by excitement and anticipation. We have been busy counting numbers of returning students, while eagerly awaiting responses from the new students who have received GSL enrollment contracts. We are looking forward to finding out which high schools our graduating eighth graders will be attending, while beginning to make plans for the many new families who will be joining our community. Add a dash of spring fever and some March madness to that, and you can see why we are all running in high gear! I thank you in advance for your prayers and support, and ask you one favor: please continue to talk to your friends and neighbors about the excellent program we have here at GSL. Your positive word-of-mouth keeps us strong and is truly invaluable in helping bring new families to this special community.
We look forward to a number of special events this month. First up is our school-wide Dr. Seuss Day, which brings different grade levels together in classroom partnerships and fun activities that celebrate the writings of Dr. Seuss. Next we will have our 8th Grade Internship Project Presentation Fair, at which 8th graders present visual displays of the work they did during their business internships in February. We also host our annual 4th Grade Citizenship Breakfast, when fourth graders invite people they consider good citizens to a special meal and presentation in Trezevant Hall. Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell is scheduled as our guest speaker for that event.
We will be closed in the middle of the month for Spring Break (March 11-15). At the end of the month, in preparation for Easter, we invite you to one of our favorite annual traditions—the third grade’s presentation of the Stations of the Cross. At this event, third graders dress in Biblical costumes and present six scenes from the life of Christ: Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem, Jesus at the temple, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, Jesus’ burial, and the Resurrection. This will take place on Thursday, March 28, beginning at 8:05 am in the circle drive in front of the Church and Lower School. Scenes are presented every five minutes until 9:00 am, and wind from the church ramp to the left, ending in front of the school administrative office. Please join us!
Finally, I hope you will save the date for our Middle School spring production, Into the Woods, Jr., which runs April 4-7 in McClure Hall. We will share times and ticket info in an upcoming Church eNews bulletin.
News From GSL SchoolThor Kvande, Head of School
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Congratulations to all of the third and fourth graders who participated in the annual Lower School spelling bee, and to our top three finishers:
Christopher (third place), Hallie (first place), and Frances (second place), pictured here with Head of Lower School Andy Surber.
We stopped by Father Joseph’s office in February; he was kind enough to pose for a Valentine’s photo and show his love for GSL!
Many thanks from Meredith, Callan, Margo, Carter, Audrey, Francie, and all of GSL’s 8th graders and their parents, to everyone who attended
our Italian Dinner. We appreciate your support!
your hearts and through this NetsforLife program to eradicate deaths from Malaria. You heard the message, saw the need, acted with a loving heart and saved your global neighbors from an agonizing death. Thank you for this amazing outpouring of love. Our hearts are full.
Sincerely and Gratefully, Betty Johnson, Debbie McCanless, Rinnie Wood, and the Rev. Gayle McCarty
NETSforLIFE CAMPAIGN 2012
The FIGHT is not over, but the MOSQUITOES are losing, thanks to the gigantic gift from Grace St. Luke’s to the NetsforLife Campaign in 2012! The generous donations from the Church and School (listed on page 13) far surpassed our goal.
This was truly a “grass roots” effort because so many families and individuals were actively participating. GSL raised in the neighborhood of $14,000! Most of the gifts to the Nets Campaign were doubled by other donors who were willing to match your donations if sent and received during the designated time. Episcopal Relief and Development is at 99% of the NetsforLife nationwide $5 million goal. Donations are still being processed, so we expect to hear any day that the goal has been reached. We will let you know the final figures soon!
We know well that times are hard and money is of short supply. There are many deserving and needy people. We can assure you that 92 cents of every dollar goes to this program. You have definitely saved lives by your generosity. God is working through
Outreach NewsThe Rev. Gayle McCarty, Associate Rector
Episcopal Churches worldwide celebrated ERD Sunday on February 17
•What is Episcopal Relief and Development? ERD (er-d.org) is an international relief and development agency and a compassionate response to human suffering on behalf of The Episcopal Church of the United States. Their work to heal a hurting world is guided by the principles of compassion, dignity and generosity; they take their mandate from the words of Jesus, found in Matthew 25: 37-40, that call us to feed the hungry, care for the sick and welcome the stranger.
• Pick up a 2013 ERD Lenten Reflection book located in the baskets in the narthex and west entranceway. You can also go to er-d.org/Lent and click the link to have the meditations emailed to you daily.
• Pick up a Hope Chest for your children to collect monies during Lent. These boxes, located with the reflection books and at the Christian education table, are to be brought to the Easter service for the Flowering of the Cross.
Betty Johnson talks to
GSL School children about Nets for Life
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Outreach NewsThe Rev. Gayle McCarty, Associate Rector
In Honor of & Thanksgiving forThe Rev. Gayle McCarty by Betsy Black, Sherry Sachritz & Jana Putnam, King & Judy Self, Lane Driscoll & Maura Sullivan
Katherine Smythe by Ham Smythe III
Drew Woodruff by Ruthie Lentz
Tracey & Hazel Snyder by Linda Niell
Betsy Wilson by Preston Wilson
Katherine McCormick by Betsy & Jet Tate
Corinne Wilson by Charlotte Jones
GSL Choir by Charles & Mary Stagg
Coaches John Huber & Richard Lawson by Huber/Lawson Basketball Team
Patricia Darlington & Family by Virginia B. Darlington
Ken Woodmansee by Huber/Lawson Basketball Team
Fellowship Committee by Antoinette Cheney
Marion Page by John & Shelley Baur
Pastoral Care Team #2 by Julia Chesney McDonald
Irvin Sachritz by Sherry Sachritz & Jana Putnam
Dottie Sachritz by Sherry Sachritz & Jana Putnam
GSL School & Kindergarten by Trudy, Alex, Hannah, & Will Dunlap
Laura Beth Grissom by Kelli & James Grissom
GSL Kindergarten by Michael Dyer, Victoria Van Cleef & Nick Dyer
Father Joseph by Jack Sullivan
Emily Richards by Amy & Bill Richards
Jim Beaty by Anne Beaty
The Rev. Richard Lawson, the Rev. Gayle McCarty, & Father Joseph Wallace-Williams by Bettie Welsh
Jimpsie Ayres by Warren Ayres
John Mayton by Wynn & Gwin Scott
The Rev. Ollie Rencher & Ellie Rencher by Barney Rolfes, Jr.
The Rev. Ollie Rencher by Barney Rolfes, Jr.
Betty Johnson, Betty Peyton, Kathy Stubblefield, & the Rev. Gayle McCarty by Noel Schwartz
Julie Denman & Michael Rowland by Betsy Black
The Dillard Grandchildren: Walker, Zach, Annabelle, Lucy, Maysey by John & Ann Dillard
Betty Johnson by Betsy Wilson, Ed & Carolyn Wills, Wesley Emerson, Ellen & Jere Fones, & Warren & Jimpsie Ayres
Joanne McCanless by Debbie McCanless
Betsy & Preston Wilson by Jim & Bond Moore
The Rev. Richard Lawson & Earle Donelson by Maura Sullivan
In Memory ofAnne Mangum Smith by Merilyn Mangum
Thomas William Twele by Alymarie Twele
Lynn R. Strickland & Ryan McCollough by Lynn & Lynda Strickland
Jimmy Tual by Doug & Judy Douglass
Delores Forrester Hines by Amy Starks
Ewing Carruthers, Jr. by Shepherd & Janet Tate
Mahaffey White by Genia Vookles
Nellie Newman Mercer & Zeno C. Mercer by Z. Chris Mercer
James E. Dowd, Sr. by James E. Dowd, Jr.
Julian & Jeanne Darlington by Virginia B. Darlington
Mary Wright Robinson by Caroline S. Nave & Cathy Wood
Ann Little Trammell by Kim Trammell
NETSforLIFE DONATIONSPlease note: This is our most up-to-date and correct listing of donations. Please inform the office of additional corrections.
Tif Bingham & Virginia & Charles Dickey by Ann Dickey
Phillip & Agnes Kennedy by Maureen Kennedy
Sam Gassaway, Sr., & Lucy & Waldrup Brown by Cissy & Waldrup Brown
Minnie Reeves by Lee Nix
Noreen & Harold Carpenter by Keith Carpenter
John Peyton by Hallie Peyton
Tom & Billie Jean McCarty by the Rev. Gayle McCarty
Bill Pittman by Bettye Pittman
Louise Wills Church by Carolyn and J. N. “Jim” Clay III
Martha Haynes & Dean McCanless by Debbie McCanless
Donations Given byBetty & George Johnson, Keith & Rinnie Wood, Philip Hamilton, Tom & Janet Wyatt, Molly & Robert Gooch, Anne Ayres, Edith & Bob Heller, Helen Saino, Duncan & Dee Sheats, Dorsey & John Wade, Buddy & Barbara Adams, Mark & Debra Herr, Doug & Rachel Smith, Steven & Allison King, Nora Conaway, Beth Claybrook, Lynn Stockley, John Huber, Blair Crook Taylor, Carrie & David Vaughn, Bob & Corinne Adrian, Molly Gary, Happy Jones, Jim & Peggy Williamson, Larry & Debbie Whitlock, Linda Stine, Sharon Taylor, Lucy Owens, Holley & Lucius McGehee, Matt Crow, Sue Harpole, Nancy Edwards, Frances Cianciolo, Mollie Coates, Sandra & Ron Ireland, Carolyn Gardiner, Carolyn & Tom Chesney, Michelle Couch, Shanna Eason, Jane Williams, Lauri & David Prather, Ken & Marci Woodmansee, Andy Nix & Nicki Soule, Virginia & Michael Rowland, Julie & Dan Wood, Kim & Bob Bell, Matthew, Judy, Charles, & Emma Heiter, Edens Richardson, Tanja & Kevin Thompson, Shannon & Mac Ladd, Mary Faith Sharpe, Paula Sappington, & Anna Robbins
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Membership News
BirthsMays Kopert Meeks, born February 11, 3013, daughter of Simone & Logan MeeksWilliam Smith Callaway Collum, born February 14, 2013 son of Dabney & Richard CollumFaithful DepartedErna Durr, died February 21, 2013; burial February 25, 2013
Looking Towards Sunday ~ March
Revised Common LectionaryTrack 2 Year C
The Third Sunday in Lent
March 3Exodus 3:1-15 • Psalm 63:1-8
1 Corinthians 10:1-13 • Luke 13:1-9
The Fourth Sunday in LentMarch 10
Joshua 5:9-12 • Psalm 322 Corinthians 5:16-21 • Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 17Isaiah 43:16-21 • Psalm 126
Philippians 3:4b-14 • John 12:1-8
Palm SundayMarch 24
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 • Luke 19:28-40Isaiah 50:4-9a • Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11 • Luke 23:1-49
Maundy ThursdayMarch 28
Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 • Psalm 116:1, 10-171 Corinthians 11:23-26 • John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Good Friday
March 29Isaiah 52:13-53:12 • Psalm 22
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 • John 18:1-19:42
Easter VigilMarch 30
Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21 • Ezekiel 37:1-14 • Psalm 114Romans 6:3-11 • Luke 24:1-12
Easter DayMarch 31
Isaiah 65:17-25 • Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24Acts 10:34-43 • Luke 24:1-12
Go to the link below to access Sunday lectionary readings online at your convenience, and then reflect and pray over them at any time. Also offered is an overview, scripture backgrounds, a reflection and prayer starter to enhance your worship experience.
Altar Gifts are offered in Memory and Honor of
March 3 Andrew Alexander Mitchell
March 10 Ernest Joseph Smythe, Marion Summers Smythe, Henrietta Clarke Smythe, William Hamilton Smythe, Margaret Dyck Thinnes, Katherine McAlpin Hinds, Stanley Robins Hinds, Mary Clay Tate Smythe, and William Hamilton Smythe, Jr.
March 17 Lacey Tucker Scott, Gwin Chalmers Scott, John Gwin Scott, John McArthur Skipper, Lois Hardage Skipper, Louisa Warfield Scott, Elenna Thisbe Scott, and Noah McArthur Scott
March 24 Sallie Whitaker Denman, William Emmett Denman, Jr., Ethel Merrin Moss, John Crutcher Moss, and Garth Connally Jones
March 31 Listed in your Easter leaflets
Memorials& Honoraria
Given in Honor ofSonny and Nancy Golden from Merilyn MangumBetsy & Preston Wilson from Sherry PrewittAnna & Gwin Robbins from Merilyn Mangum
Given in Memory ofJohn Moloney from Bettie WelshDorothy Halliday from Mr. & Mrs. Gardner Brooksbank,
Helen T. Tvetsnstrand, Nancy & Rodgers Menzies, Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Green, Candice & Marty Carr, Lynda Patton Wexler, Betty & John Malmo, and Alice Anne & T.V. Miller
Dorothy Whitlock from Wilford Homeowners AssociationDiane Ozier from Health Safety & Environmental Department
of Valero Memphis, Ray U. Tanner, Carolyn Gardiner, and Alice Anne & T.V. Miller
Julian and Jeanne Darlington from Virginia & Patricia Darlington
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Lay Service ScheduleMarch 3Altar Guild: A Crow, A Cheney, N Golden, S Hickey, C Morehead, B Peyton, E Smith, J WilliamsBreakfast Cooks: M Herr, C Mercer,
M Crow, D McLemore, K Patton, B Williams, T Brabyn8:00 Acolyte, Reader, Chalice:
Edwards, N. Edwards, Morse10:30 Acolytes: A Hartney, K Kellett,
C Hartney, S McGehee, E Shearon, L Robbins
10:30 Ushers: M Rowland, D Conaway, J Dillard, L Martin
10:30 Verger: H Rittenberry10:30 EM: E Shearon, L Robbins, E Hendry, L Wardlaw10:30 Lectors: J Clay, J Greer, S Prewitt, J Wyatt5:30: D McCanless, E Wills
March 10Altar Guild: A Crow, A Cheney, N Golden, S Hickey, C Morehead, B Peyton, E Smith, J WilliamsBreakfast Cooks: H Morse, T Claybrook, J Mercer, W Ayres, B Morse, I Hendry, D Douglass8:00 Acolyte, Reader, Chalice:
Rolfes, Adams, D. Whitlock10:30 Acolytes: A Garrett, G Garrett,
C Martin10:30 Ushers: M Tate, D Brown, K Carpenter, W Brown10:30 Verger: Grant Adams10:30 EM: D Woodhams, L Wardlaw,
C Mullis, T Wyatt10:30 Lectors: C Nave, D Pigg, P Wilson, D Smith5:30: J Dowd, E Wills
March 17Altar Guild: K Harper, G Acuff, E & MG Brewer, C Gardiner, S Ireland, R Martin, K Savage, J Tate, C Wills, J Fuentes, S Barnett,
L Deeley, D McCanless, A Orpet, M Sullivan, L TrotterBreakfast Cooks: J McCalla, P Burnett,
D Brown, A Nix, S Moore, J Hartney, B Orpet, J Huber, E Hord
8:00 Acolyte, Reader, Chalice: McGehee, Busby, Busby
10:30 Acolytes: D McClew, MC Morrow, AM Burnett, K Ayres10:30 Ushers: T Claybrook, D Sappington, G Scott, S King10:30 Verger: Sidney Hickey10:30 EM: D Woodhams, P Barnes, T Wyatt, C Mullis10:30 Lectors: S Baur, J Vergos, J Wyatt, D Smith5:30: B Black, E Wills
March 24Altar Guild: K Harper, G Acuff, E & MG Brewer, C Gardiner, S Ireland, R Martin, K Savage, J Tate, C Wills, J Fuentes, S Barnett,
L Deeley, D McCanless, A Orpet, M Sullivan, L TrotterBreakfast Cooks: J Clay, A Nave, E Taylor, R Norcross, H Medling, K Self, R Clark8:00 Acolyte, Reader, Chalice:
Rolfes, Adams, Morse10:30 Acolytes: L Robbins, A Lawson,
E Sappington, K Rasberry, C Rhea10:30 Ushers: M Crow, D Douglass, J Norris, L Howell10:30 Verger: Dan Pigg10:30 Lectors: R Clark, S Ireland, J Vergos, J Williamson10:30 EM: E Hendry, L Wardlaw, D Conaway, N Conaway, M Robinson5:30: C Jefcoat, B Foster
March 28, Maundy ThursdayAltar Guild: K Harper, G Acuff, E & MG Brewer, C Gardiner, S Ireland, R Martin, K Savage, J Tate, C Wills, J Fuentes, S Barnett,
L Deeley, D McCanless, A Orpet, M Sullivan, L TrotterAcolytes: G Adams, D Conaway, H MorseVerger: Sandra IrelandLectors: J Greer, C Nave, J Vergos, P WilsonEM: H Morse, D Conaway, J Ayres
March 29, Good FridayAltar Guild: K Harper, G Acuff, E & MG Brewer, C Gardiner, S Ireland, R Martin, K Savage, J Tate, C Wills, J Fuentes, S Barnett,
L Deeley, D McCanless, A Orpet, M Sullivan, L TrotterLectors: D Pigg, J Vergos, J Wyatt
March 30, Easter VigilAltar Guild: K Harper, G Acuff, E & MG Brewer, C Gardiner, S Ireland, R Martin, K Savage, J Tate, C Wills, J Fuentes, S Barnett,
L Deeley, D McCanless, A Orpet, M Sullivan, L TrotterAcolytes: M Cline, D Collier, S CollierVerger: Hunter RittenberryLectors: S Baur, S Prewitt, J Williamson,
J WyattEM: D Woodhams, P Barnes, M Robinson
March 31, Easter DayAltar Guild: L Tual, C Jefcoat, L McLemore, J Morse, L Niell, S Prewitt, V Rowland, A Crow, A Cheney, N Golden, S Hickey, C Morehead, B Peyton, E Smith, J WilliamsBreakfast Cooks: D Conaway, S Liles,
M Rowland, J Fields, B Bland, D Sappington, J Sullivan8:00 Acolyte, Reader, Chalice:
McGehee, Whitlock, Whitlock, MG Brewer, Brewer10:30 Acolytes: C Rhea, M Woodmansee, R Liles, Z VanDeveer, S Crow, M Nix, M Crow, L Robbins10:30 Ushers: J Shipley, D Mascolino, J Rasberry, G Burruss10:30 Verger: Sidney Hickey10:30 Lectors: J Clay, N Conaway, H Stovall, J Vergos, 10:30 EM: D & N Conaway, T Wyatt, J Ayres, L Robbins, Z VanDeveer
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The Messenger of Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (USPS 778-900)-pub-lished monthly by Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 1720 Peabody Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38104. Periodicals postage paid at Memphis, TN. POSTMASTER: send address changes to Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 1720 Peabody Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104, (901) 272-7425, email [email protected]. Lucy Owens, Editor.
Calendar HighlightsMarch 1-3 Women’s RetreatMarch 3 20-30@GSL at Frida’sMarch 8 39’ersMarch 12 Finance CommitteeMarch 15 Executive CommitteeMarch 19 VestryMarch 21 Third ThursdayMarch 22-23 EYC Retreat
March 24 Palm Sunday Teen-Time BreakfastMarch 28 Maundy Thursday ServiceMarch 29 Good Friday ServiceMarch 30 Easter VigilMarch 31 Easter Day Easter Egg Hunt Bring Food for Food Pantry Basket No Christian Education Classes No 5:30 service
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