St. Luke’s Episcopal Church501 E. Wallace

Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho 83814

Time After TimeThe Rev. David Marshall

Former Curate of St. Luke’s

In the ever-changing world of San Diego radio, my (formerly) favorite radio station has slowly

changed its format. Luckily for me, a “new” radio station formed which plays my favorite hits from

the 80’s. And, on Sunday morning, they play repeats of Casey Kasem’s Top 40 countdown. This past

Sunday the countdown was from October 16, 1982. As I drove to church, I got to hear numbers 39, 38,

and part of 37 on the countdown list.

Because of this “new” format, I’m able to hear hits that I grew up with. It’s funny to hear them with

my older ear. This morning they played, "Time After Time." by Cyndi Lauper. The song reminded me

of my high school jazz band. We were good, for a high school band, and our director, Mr. Williams,

took us on tour around the school district. Once, while we played for an elementary school, our

director announced the next song, “Time After Time,” and the children suddenly sat up and cheered.

Alas, it was not the song by Cyndi Lauper, but was, instead, an old jazz standard by Sammy Cahn that

gained popularity when it was sung in a movie It Happened in Brooklyn, with Frank Sinatra, in 1947.

When Mr. Williams heard the cheers, he turned to us and said (and I am not kidding), “Wow, a bunch

of Cahn fans; great.” We all had a good chuckle about that. After the performance we told him about

the Top 40 hit by the same name, of which he was unaware. Mr. Williams then told us all the songs

that Cahn wrote, including, “High Hopes,” “My Kind of Town,” “Come Fly With Me,” and “Let It Snow

Let It Snow Let It Snow.” (continued on page 2)

Yesterday on the radio, while listening to Lauper’s “Time After Time” I suddenly figured out what

she was talking about. Although it is easily the 200th time I’ve heard that version of the song, I sud-denly realized that Lauper believed that she was a difficult person unworthy of love. In spite of that,my earlier interpretation was that her boyfriend gave her unconditional love in spite of her lowself-esteem. But now, in 2014, hearing a song that is thirty years old, I no longer think it was her boy-friend she was singing about. I think it was the grace of God.

Here is the chorus line,

“If you’re lost you can look and you will find me,    time after time.If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting,    time after time.”

Mother Teresa wrote that God must rewrite Scripture every night. She wrote this because the same

Bible passage she read at night will have a different meaning to her in the morning. I too have had

that experience. Maybe it’s not Scripture that changes, but it is us who mature and read it differently.

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ST. LUKE’S COMMUNITYGARDENERS

We need your help - and you don’t have to be a Community Gardener!Anyone who would like to help with the St. Luke’s Community Garden, we

ask that you please sign up to take produce donations to SHAREDHARVEST COMMUNITY GARDEN,

1004 E. FOSTER AVENUE, COEUR d’ ALENE , between5:30 and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Our gardeners will bring their harvest and place it in thebasket(s) located outside the Parish Hall door on both Tuesday

and Wednesday. The person signed up to make the delivery will then deliver it to SharedHarvest Community Garden. The sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall.

One of the responsibilities of a St. Luke’s Community Gardener is to sharein taking our produce to Shared Harvest Community Garden that will then

be shared with all of our area food banks.

Thanks for your help. If you have questions, call the church office at 664-5533.

Birthdays07/11 Bob Gustafson07/11 Roberta Bozath07/12 Ken Allison07/13 Bobbie Ann Peterson07/16 Rick Nobis07/18 Gary Goeke

Healing & Support

David Hudson, Laura Hudson, Richard Rogers,

Chuck Lund, Brian Boyer, Chris Butterfield, Eddie

Barnett, Dane Summerfelt, Jamie Butterfield, Alan

Ewald, Shane Mott, Nick Cazel, Shaun Pennington,

George Runkle, Jason Bowers, Mike Ferrari, Tim

Jarratt, Bobby Carbajal, Maggie Ann McLachlan

Military Personnel DeployedThroughout the

World, Especially:

July 11th & 12th

Seventh SundayAfter Pentecost

Proper 102 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19Psalm 24Ephesians 1:3-14Mark 6:14-29

Prayer Requests

Anniversary ofdeath

07/13 Robert Campbell07/18 Ida Addington

Wedding Anniversary

07/11 John & Jody Miranda07/12 Bob Runkle & Mary Beth Jorgensen

Joe Smatlan Jr., John & Jodi Miranda, Steve Hamm, Curt Campbell, Brian Simpson, Dave Otto,

Howard Martinson, Joe Manuola, Jason Clifford, Chelsea, Helen McTear, Bill Brooks, Violet Hise,

Evelyn Chute, Sandy Davis, Pat Bell, Mike Maheu, Connie Prosser, Char Mills, Gretchen Rehberg,

Cheryl, Victoria Barrett, Bob Hasseries, Elizabeth, Manny Funtall, Lori Thompson, Glenn Coleman,

Peggy, Elaina McClain, Pearl Harwood, Nolan Redman, Debbie Kerns,Chad, Jean McCauley, Virgil

Huffman, Eloise Swanson, Bobbi, Farley Green, Judi Burks, Becky Larsen,Walter Kalberg, Dianne

Harrison, Gayne Clifford, Jack & Ann Olof, Cameron McLachlan, Tava Crim, Vick Kukarol, Jack

Schnabl, Emily Harwood, Tony Imperatrice, John Plouffe

Sat 11th

5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist II

7:00 p.m. Young People of AA

Sun 12th

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist I

9:15 a.m. The Family Well Service

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist II

2:00 p.m. Camp Cross Check-In

Mon 13th

4:00 p.m. St Christopher YouthCamp spending night

5:00 p.m. Youth Committee mtg

Tues 14th

9:00 a.m. Fit & Fall Proof

3:30 p.m. Facilities Committee mtg

5:30 p.m. Men’s AA meeting

Wed 15th

10:00 a.m. St. Vinnie’s Kids Fishing

5:30 p.m. Finance Committee mtg

6:00 p.m. PFLAG

Thurs 16th

9:00 a.m. Fit & Fall Proof

10:00 a.m. Painting with a friend

1:00 p.m. Blankets for Kids

Fri 17th Office Closed

Sat 18th

5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist II

7:00 p.m. Young People of AAmeeting

My father’s day blessingBob Gustafson

6/21/2015

Within the past couple weeks I have been blessed

with one of the greatest gifts a father could

receive. My oldest son came over from the Seattle

area to spend three days with us. That does not

sound like a big deal but we have been apart

physically and emotionally for about fifteen

years. That is, no contact whatsoever. Now that

the healing has begun, I want to share the

blessing with my church friends. Father’s Day

seems like a good time to do that.

I have had loved ones go out of my life as most

everyone my age has but to have total silence

from a son for 15 years and only 300 miles

separating us was difficult. I could not fathom

the necessity for this silence and distance. My

efforts at reconnecting were ignored or rejected.

It felt like reaching for something through a

fence but not quite able to grasp or touch it.

The circumstances and effects that created this

family rupture were important to more than

Dave and I.

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The splash over on others in and out of the family had substantive, even dramatic affects.

One lesson for me has been to emphasize the importance of open relationships as they influence

others. In this case, our lack of communication set an example of self-protection and isolation. In

retrospect, pride and deception were the main players in the original mutual defection. Pride, fear,

and stubbornness prevented us from honestly talking and praying together to repair the rip in our

curtain.

The initial contact was made by Dave via email a couple months ago out of his need to discuss a

situation he found particularly distressing. Since then we have talked about once a week regarding his

situation and just about anything else that comes to mind. He is in computer software development

and woodworking as a hobby so conversation has been easy. My role has been to start from scratch to

foster a new positive relationship and tread lightly on old wounds.

One further blessing was that daughter Julie joined us at Dockside for breakfast the second day he

was here. Again, not a big deal ordinarily but Julie and Dave had not spoken in about the same

amount of time. After breakfast and a walk around the boardwalk, their relationship had the

beginnings of a sincere healing also. I thought it a good sign that events for the future were discussed

between them. The three way healing and reconciliation were prayers answered beyond my

expectations.

A small group Bible study meeting of a few months ago that focused on forgiveness helped me with the

resolution once we did start to talk. One of the questions that I was reminded of was, “does forgiveness

given relate to forgiveness accepted”? In other words, is the act of forgiving part of my accepting being

forgiven?

August 7-9

St. Luke’s hosts

BIKE and BUILD

a group of young adults

“Pedaling for Affordable Housing”

These young people raise money for affordable housing by securing pledges for their bike ride

across the USA. The group will be housed at the church and will work on Habitat for Humanity

projects while in our area. For more information on the group, check out their website:

www.bikeandbuild.org

If you would like to help with their stay at St. Luke’s, contact church office to find

out ways you can help.

The Healing Ministry

Individuals available during communion at the 8 and 10:30 services to offer prayers

at St. Brigid's altar in the office reception area.

The group could use some more folks to help with this ministry.

If you are interested or want more information, please contact Fr. Pat.