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St. Luke Lutheran Church Office: 804-272-0486 Email: [email protected], Web: www.stlukerichmond.org

A publication of St. Luke Lutheran Church, Richmond, VA What’s INSIDE 2 Staff Contact / Membership

2 Pastor’s Letter & Hours

3 Director Of Music Letter

3 Save the Date - Musical

4 Paley Music Festival Info

5 Special Events Info

5 Worship Schedule Change

6 September Events

6 Attendance and Prayers

7 Council Corner

8 October Events

8 Baptism, Worship Assists.

9 Altar Flowers Information

10 Committees & Groups Info

11 Rise Against Hunger

12 Outreach, Member Death

13 August info, Social Media

14 Kroger Rewards Info

15 September Calendar

WORSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP AT ST. LUKE

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September 16, 2018

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost 9:00am Sunday School resumes

10:00am Holy Communion Worship

11:30am Council Meeting

September 23, 2018

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost 9:00am Sunday School


Bishop Humphreys visits

11:30am Reception

11:30am Worship & Music/C.E. Meeting

September 2, 2018

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost 10:00am Holy Communion Worship

Nursery is provided during Worship

September 9, 2018

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

“God’s Work, Our Hands” Sunday No Sunday School


11:30am Reception

FOCUS ON WORSHIP

Holy Cross Day, September 14: This festival, which originated in the fourth century, celebrates the triumph of

the cross. Paul reminds us that Christ crucified is the power and wisdom of God. As Moses put a serpent on a pole

to be a source of healing for the Israelites, we lift high the cross as the sign of our health and salvation. Each time

we make the sign of the cross we remember our baptism into the death and resurrection of Christ. In the fourth

century, Queen Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, made a pilgrimage to Israel to look for Christian holy

sites. She found what she believed were the sites of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus, sites that modern

archaeologists believe may be correct. She oversaw some archaeological digs in Jerusalem, during which was

excavated what she and others believed to be the true cross of Jesus. A long delightful medieval legend narrates

this tale, in which the wood cross that Helena found had originally been the tree of life in the Garden of Eden. The

excavated "true cross" was displayed in Jerusalem for the people's reverence on Good Friday, and splinters of it

were sent throughout the Christian world as relics that meant to connect people with the mercy of God. At one of

the excavations in Jerusalem, Constantine ordered the construction of a church, and on Sept. 14, 335, the Church

of the Resurrection was dedicated. The celebration of Holy Cross Day originated with the dedication of this church.

Subsequently this date became more attached to Helena's finding of the "true cross." Since then some Christians

have kept this date in honor of the cross, on which Christ brought about the life of the world. Today the festival

provides the church an opportunity to lift up the victory of the cross with a spirit of celebration that might be less

suitable on Good Friday. The Orthodox call the festival the Elevation of the Cross.

June 2015

September 2018

September 30, 2018

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost 9:00am Sunday School


with Evan Glasser Baptism

St. Luke Lutheran Church Office: 804-272-0486 Email: [email protected], Web: www.stlukerichmond.org 2

A MESSAGE FROM

PASTOR FRED

Family Circle

Last newsletter I related the story of the man whose wife died after childbirth

because he didn't have the insurance or cash to pay the ambulance ride to the hospital.

He is now part of what I call my Family Circle of prayer. Today I have added another

person to this circle. I met him at the DaVita dialysis center where I take Lesley three

times a week

He is an elderly man, very thin and in obvious poor health. However after a few

visits we started to know each other better and I heard about another problem that he

faces. He does not have a car nor anyone in his family to take him to dialysis. So, he

depends on a private transportation company to bring him to dialysis. Fortunately,

Medicare pays for this transportation so we might see this as a good use of tax payer

funds. But there is more to the story.

There have been several times when the transportation has arrived late which

results in throwing off the schedule at the dialysis center And on one occasion when

he was having difficulty leaving his house with his walker, the driver of the truck

never looked to see his plight and while looking away assumed that he was not going

to need a ride and left the poor man on his doorstep. When this man returned inside

his house he called the transportation company and was told he would have to wait

until tomorrow because the driver's schedule was filled for the day.

This man is now part of what I call my Family Circle of prayer, there are others

there too, most of them are the people who have to fight for their dignity as human

beings.

So, I want to recommend to you your own Family Circle of prayer. You don't have

to look far, they are in the news or even ahead of you in a grocery checkout line. It

costs nothing and can bring you ever deeper into seeing the face of Jesus in those

struggle everyday to survive.

In Peace,

Pastor Fred

The St. Luke Messenger

Church Staff

Contact Info

Rev. Fred Marcoux, Pastor

804-272-0486 x 2

[email protected]

Tammy Hammond, Church Administrator

804-272-0486 x 1

[email protected]

Richard Barnett, Director of Music

804-272-0486 x 3

[email protected]

Jo Blandford, C.E./Youth Consultant

804-272-0486

[email protected]

St. Luke Lutheran Church is a member of the Virginia Synod of the Evangelical Church in America. To find out more about the Lutheran Church, please visit the following websites: ELCA, www.ELCA.org or Virginia Synod, www.vasynod.org

Virginia Synod News The Virginia Lutheran, which is the

Virginia Synod's newsletter, is available online anytime at www.vasynod.org.

Are you interested in joining our

St Luke family?

If you have enjoyed worshiping with us and are contemplating becoming a member, we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Rev. Fred Marcoux, our pastor; Tammy, the church administrator; or any member of our Evangelism committee for more info.

If you would like to meet with Pastor Fred, please contact the office at 272-0486 or [email protected] to schedule an appointment.

Pastor Fred’s returns to his regular schedule on Sept 12th:

Wednesdays 9:30am to 2:30pm.

Please call the church office at 804-272-0486

if you would like to schedule an appointment.

Pastor’s email address is: [email protected].

Pastor Fred’s Mid-week Bible Study resumes September12, 2018

Pastor Fred is resuming the Mid-week scripture discussion beginning Wednesday morning, September 12th from 10:30am - 11:30am. He will continue using a variety of study methods so we can delve into the text to discover new insights in how the words speak over the centuries and into our own time. There is no need to bring a Bible - we have plenty here to work with. Classes will continue every week at 10:30am on Wednesday mornings. Please come out and join us!!



2019 Visit of the Children’s Choir from Uganda -

IMANI MILELE!

On July 12th the Imani Milele Children’s Choir performed a high energy concert full of beautiful singing, costumes and dance. The choir is selected from children who live and attend school run by the Imani Milele organization which is a team of passionate and determined individuals dedicated to working with Uganda's orphaned and many underprivileged children, enabling them to reach their full potential. Currently serving over 3000 children in Uganda Imani Milele is forming a strong and passionate team helping to make a difference, one child at a time. The Imani Milele Children’s Choir is tentatively scheduled to return June 5, 2019 – mark your calendars!

“A Night on Broadway (almost)”

On Friday, September 21st at 7:00 pm, St. Luke Music Ministry will present an evening of Broadway hits (and hopefully no misses!) Mark your calendars for a fun evening of comedy and music – bring your family and friends!

Concerts & Recitals: St. Luke’s sanctuary serves as a wonderful recital hall for many musical concerts throughout the year. Check out the schedule of concert & recitals which Tammy Hammond dutifully updates regularly. Peace, Richard Barnett Director of Music St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church P. S. Regular Handbell rehearsal and Chancel Choir rehearsals resume on Sept. 6. Handbell practice is at 6:30pm. Chancel Choir is at 7:30pm. Do you like to sing or play handbells? We have a great chancel choir and a great handbell choir. Many of these folks have been choir members for years, but we are always looking for newcomers! If you’ve previously sang or played handbells in a church choir, sang in a high school choir or college choir, we invite you to come check us out on Thursday evenings. If you’ve never sung anywhere, you are still invited. Can you play an instrument? Musicians are also invited. Please consider joining us. It's a fun way to be involved in church life and to contribute to our worship service. I hope to see you at choir rehearsal!

Friday, Sept. 7, 2018

Alexander Paley Music Festival 7:30pm

Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 Alexander Paley Music Festival

2:00pm

Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 Alexander Paley Music Festival

7:30pm

Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

St. Luke Broadway Revue 7:00pm

Sunday, Oct. 27, 2018

Caitlin Hunt Violin Studio Students Recital

3:00pm

Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 Richmond Symphonic Winds Band Performance Concert

7:30pm

Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 Michelle Huang Piano

Studio Students Recital 3:00pm

2019 EVENTS Sunday, March 10, 2019

Richmond Music Teacher’s Assoc. Bach Competition Winner’s Recital

3:00pm

Sunday, May 11, 23019 Caitlin Hunt Violin


Saturday, June 1, 2019 Michelle Huang Piano


If you would like more information about

St. Luke’s musical ministry,

please contact our Director of Music

Rich Barnett, 804-272-0486 X3

[email protected]

Musical meanderings….



UPCOMING EVENTS

LABOR DAY

Monday, Sept 3, Office Closed

RISE AGAINST HUNGER

Meal Packing Event

Saturday, Sept. 8, 9:30-11:30

“GOD’S WORK, OUR HANDS”

SUNDAY - ELCA Event

Sunday, September 9

Reception to follow

BISHOP HUMPHREY VISITS

Sunday, September 23, 10:00am

Reception to follow

GLASSER BABY BAPTISM

Sunday, September 30, 10:00am

REFORMATION SUNDAY

Sunday, October 28

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY

Sunday, November 4

VETERAN’S DAY

Sunday, November 11

CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY

Sunday, November 25

THANKSGIVING DAY

Thursday, November 22

Office Closed Thursday & Friday

ADVENT BEGINS

Sunday, December 2

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT

Sunday, December 16, 10:00am

CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP

CANDLELIGHT SERVICE

Monday, December 24, 8:00pm

CHRISTMAS DAY WORSHIP

FESTIVAL SERVICE

Tuesday, December 25, 10:00am

LESSONS AND CAROLS

WORSHIP SERVICE

Sunday, December 30, 10:00am

Calendar of Special Events

We return to the burgundy ELW (Evangelical Lutheran Worship) Book

on September 9th. The liturgy will be included in the weekly church bulletin.

There is no Sunday School on September 9th.

We return to our regular Worship Schedule

on Sunday, September 16, 2018.

9:00am Sunday School for all ages

9:00am Adult Forum


Nursery is provided during the service only

“God’s Work, Our Hands” Sunday is September 9, 2018

Please wear your yellow t-shirt and join us for the beginning of a new

educational year! Pastor Fred and Rich, our Director of Music, are planning something special. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend.

We are only as strong as our attendance.

A fellowship reception follows the Worship service. We need certain finger foods to share. Here are the items we would like to have supplied:

Sliced ham and turkey on rolls or mini croissants, mini quiche, fresh cut fruit for trays, fresh cut veggies for trays, assorted cubed cheeses and crackers for trays,

assorted cookies and brownies. Drinks will be provided by the church.

If you would like to bring “your specialty” or something else, please let us know. That way we will have time to prepare for filling in around the edges with the items desired.

Please let us know which items you can bring right away.

Contact the church office at 804-272-0486 X 1 or [email protected]. You can also contact Allene Cahill at 804-690-4751 or [email protected]

or Betty Walker at 804-647-7783 or [email protected]. Thank you all for your participation!

The Church Office

will be CLOSED

September 3, 2018

for Labor Day

Labor Day, Sept. 3, Office closed

We resume regular office hours

beginning on Monday, September 10th.

Monday - Friday 9:30am to 4:30pm

Pastor Fred will continue his Wednesday office hours this Fall.

Please call the office at 804-272-0486, ext. 1 to schedule an appointment with him.

You can also leave Pastor Fred a private message at 804-272-0486, ext. 2.

Pastor’s email address is [email protected].

Pastor Fred’s Bible Study Class resumes on Wednesday, September 12, at 10:30am.



NO SEPT. MEN’S GROUP MEETING

LABOR DAY: Sept 3, Office Closed

HANDBELL PRACTICE RESUMES:

Sept.6, 6:30am

CHOIR PRACTICE RESUMES:

Sept. 6, 7:30am

RISE AGAINST HUNGER: Sept. 8,

9:30am

“GOD’S WORK, OUR HANDS” Sept. 9

INTERIORS MEETING: Sept. 10, 10am

STEPHEN MINISTRY: Sept. 10, 7:00pm

AM WOMEN’S GRP: Sept. 11, 10:30am

BIBLE STUDY: Sept. 12, 10:30am

PM WOMEN’S GRP: Sept. 12, 6:30pm

MEN’S LUNCH GRP: Sept. 13, 12:00pm

HANDBELL CHOIR: Sept. 13, 6:30pm

CHANCEL CHOIR: Sept. 13, 7:30pm

BOOK CLUB: Sept. 14, 7:30pm

COUNCIL MEETING: Sept. 16, 11:30am

MEALS ON WHEELS: Sept. 18, 11:00am


MEALS ON WHEELS: Sept. 20, 11:00am



BISHOP HUMPHREY VISITS: Sept. 23

CHRISTIAN ED MTG: Sept. 23, 11:30am

WORSHIP & MUSIC: Sept. 23, 11:30am




August 2018 Worship Attendance

Worship Sunday School Sunday, August 5, 2018 65 N/A 11th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, August 12, 2018 76 N/A 12th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, August 19, 2018 78 N/A 13th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, August 26, 2018 89 N/A 14th Sunday after Pentecost Totals 308 N/A

Prayer Requests from August

Please keep the following St. Luke members, their families

and our friends in your thoughts and prayers.

Recent Prayer Requests: Mickey Blandford, Judy Chaplin, Nell Coffman,

Josh Crandall, Family of Flossie Fensch, Family of Greg Harrier, Deborah Hoover,

Family of Jack Jackson, Family of Virginia Lithgow (Marg Bucher’s mother),

Lesley Marcoux, Rachel Reedinger, Chris Richardson, Family of Dede Striffler,

Jean Yerian

Continuing in our Prayers: Thomas Benton Jr., Jo Blandford, Paul Butkovich,

,Mary Dietz, Ken Hammond II, Ken Hammond III, Darinda Harner, Howdy

Howdyshell, Michael Hunt, Wilton “Jack” Jackson, Graham Lighthieser, Carrie

Menges, Linda Metoyer, Beverley Stopps Powers, Chester Ramey, Wally Wason,

Don Wilson, Marilyn Wilson, Phyllis Worrell, Betty Yarbrough

Our Loved Ones Serving Overseas: Aaron Thompson

Other requests: Family of Trooper Pilot Lt. Jay Cullen, Family of Trooper Pilot

Burke Bates

Names are kept on the prayer list for four weeks unless otherwise indicated.

Please keep the office informed of any changes.

If you would like to add a family member or a friend to the

prayer list, please complete a blue Prayer Request Card and

drop it in the offering plate on Sunday or turn it in to the office.

Prayer Request Cards are available in each pew rack, from the

church office and from any usher.


ST. LUKE Council Corner

COUNCIL MEETING The next Council Meeting is at

11:30am on Sunday, September 16

COMMITTEE REPORTS Committee reports are due by

Wednesday, September 12

2018 Council Officers, Council Members

Congregational Leaders and Trustees:

Rev. Fredrick Marcoux, Pastor

Dan Crandall, President

Sim Austin, Council Vice-President

Debbie Washburn, Council Secretary

Dale Bleecher, Council Member

Barbara Kipps, Council Member

Bill Kipps, Council Member

Dean Ludwig, Council Member

Lenee Pennington, Council Member

Luther Shealy, Council Member

Kay Wason, Council Member

Ludi Webber, Financial Secretary

Suzie Weeks, Council Member

Marty Witthoefft, Treasurer

Peggy Walters, Trustee

Butch Webber, Trustee

Rick Witthoefft, Trustee

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2019 ST. LUKE LUTHERAN CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS

The 2019 Congregation Council elections will be held in October 1, 2018. Our church bylaws allow open nominations from the congregation during the final three Sundays leading up to the election. During this period, these nominations are to be added to the list of candidates developed by the nominating committee.

If you would like to serve, or if you would like to nominate someone to serve, this is the time to get your name, or their name, on the candidates list. Please note, permission must be obtained from the nominee before you submit their name. Names cannot be added to the ballot on election day.

If you’d like to nominate someone, once their permission is obtained, please contact Sim Austin, our Council Vice President, and he will send additional information about Council responsibilities, information and expectations to them. Once he confirms that they agree to serve if elected, Sim will also obtain "bio" information from them to share with the congregation.

Once permission is obtained, please fill out the nomination form below or located in the narthex and give it to Sim. If you have any questions, please contact Sim Austin, Vice President, for more info. Email: [email protected], Phone: 860-812-5643 or 804-748-2605.

CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL NOMINATION FORM

I, ______________________________________________________________________________ (your name) Wish to nominate __________________________________________________________________ (nominee’s name) to run for the St. Luke congregational church council on October 1, 2018. I have spoken with and secured the nominee’s permission before submitting this nomination. Date:________________________ (This form is also available in the narthex for your convenience.)



BIBLE STUDY Oct. 3, 10:30am

HANDBELL CHOIR: Oct. 4, 6:30pm

CHANCEL CHOIR: Oct. 4, 7:30pm

RICH OUT OF TOWN: Oct. 5 to Oct. 8

EVELYN K. PLAYS: Oct. 7, 10:00am

STEPHEN MINISTRY: Oct. 8, 7:00pm

AM WOMEN’S GRP: Oct. 9, 10:30am


PM WOMEN’S GRP: Oct. 10, 6:30pm

MEN’S LUNCH GRP: Oct. 11, 12:00pm



BOOK CLUB: Oct. 12, 7:30pm

COUNCIL MEETING: Oct. 14, 11:30am

MEALS ON WHEELS: Oct. 16, 11:00am


MEALS ON WHEELS: Oct. 18, 11:00am



NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: Oct. 20

MEN’S GROUP MTG: Oct. 23, 6:00pm




CHRISTIAN ED MTG: Oct. 28, 11:30am

WORSHIP & MUSIC: Oct. 28, 11:30am


Worship Service Assistants Sunday Worship services are a very important part of our church life here at St. Luke. Every Sunday, our church members participate in our worship service as Acolytes, Assisting Ministers, Crucifers and Ushers. We also have Altar Guild members who set up for Sunday services and communion, Altar Bread Bakers and other Committee Members who serve the Lord and St. Luke by providing their time, talents and energy. In our music department, we have Chancel Choir members, Bell Choir members and all sorts of Musicians. We are so thankful to have these folks assist us every week but we can always use more help. If you are interested in serving the Lord at our church and would like more info about these or other opportunities to be a part of our Worship and Music Ministry, we would love to hear from you. Please contact the following people for more information about Worship: Pastor Fred Marcoux, [email protected] Vince Reedinger, Worship and Music chair, [email protected] For more information about our chancel choir, handbell choir or the music department, please email Richard Barnett, our Director of Music at [email protected].

Do you have an important meeting or an event coming up?

If you would like an announcement in the weekly bulletin, please email the church office at [email protected] or call 804-272-0486 before 12:00pm on Wednesdays with your dates and times.

The Church Scheduling Calendar is located in the office. It has all planned and confirmed activities listed if you’d like to check to see if your date and time is open or has any conflicts. Thank you for helping us keep the church calendar up to date.

UPCOMING BAPTISM Evan Gene Andrew Glasser was born on May 23, 2018.

Evan, the son of Stephanie and Matt Glasser, will be

baptized on Sunday, September 30, 2018 during the

10:00am Worship Service.

Please keep Evan and his family in your prayers. Come help us welcome

him to our St. Luke family on September 30th.



SANCTUARY FLOWERS

Would you like to place Flowers

on the Altar on Sunday?

If so, please sign up on the

Flower Chart in the Fellowship Hall.

Questions?

Please see the information below

or call the Office at 804-272-0486.

Flower Dedications

The Ministry of flowers is an important part of the Sunday Service at St. Luke Lutheran. Flowers are used

to beautify our sanctuary and are a gift to God and those who attend Worship services.

Altar flowers may be dedicated to “The Glory of God”, “In Memory of” a loved one or “In Honor of” a

special person, an anniversary, birthday, birth, baptism or other special event. More than one person may find a

certain date important so flowers may be given in more than one name on any given Sunday.

If you would like to donate and dedicate flowers for any Sunday service, arrangements cost $27.00 each. You will be billed

directly from Coleman Brothers Flowers and the flowers will be delivered to the church. The flowers are yours to take home

after the service that Sunday or you can ask that they be taken to one of our ill or homebound members. Please return the

container the flowers are in to the church at your convenience. You may sign up on the chart located in the fellowship hall.

The 2018 Flower Chart Calendar

The 2018 Flower Calendar is hanging in the fellowship hall. To those of you who give flowers every year during the same time frame, thank you. If you’re new to St. Luke or haven’t signed up yet to provide Sunday Altar Flowers, won’t you consider doing so? Flowers may be given in more than one name on any given Sunday. If your date seems to be taken, please sign up anyway or call the church office to do so. Flowers can be planned for a date on or near your special date, to occur yearly. Just let us know and we will automatically add your info to the Flower Calendar each year. If you have any questions or would like more information about Altar Flowers, please contact Tammy in the office at 804-272-0486 or [email protected]. You can also contact Jean Stewart, our sacristan, at 804-276-2690. Thank you.

THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone that signed up for our open Altar Flowers dates. We appreciate it.

We now have at least one arrangement of flowers for every Sunday for the rest of the year.

Please remember, Altar Flowers may be given in more than one name on any given Sunday.

We love when we have two arrangements for Sunday morning so please feel free to check out the chart!

If your date seems to be taken, please sign up anyway or call the church office to do so. The Altar Flower Chart

is hanging in the fellowship hall near the kitchen.



Committee Meetings

And

Group Events

The next meeting is Thursday,

Sept. 13, 2018 at 12:00pm

at Joe’s Inn Bon Air .

Please contact Jim Pettit for more info

804-378-7012

STEPHEN MINISTRY

The next meeting is

Sept. 10 at 7:00pm

The W & M Mtg

is scheduled for

Sept. 23 at 11:30am

The Christian Ed Meeting

is scheduled for

Sept. 23 at 11:30am.

We will be meeting with

the W & M Committee

St. Luke Book Club

The next meeting is

Sept. 14 at 7:30pm.

St. Luke’s Meals on Wheels Days

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 11:00am

Thursday, Sept. 20, 11:00am

If you can’t serve on the third Tuesday and Thursday of the month,

we also have members that participate on other days.

Please see Dana Wiggins if you’d like to volunteer.

St. Luke's Sharing Ministry and

FeedMore’s Meals on Wheels program

St. Luke’s participation in this program is driving meals to those in

need who cannot leave their homes to get food. If you would like to

assist us with this wonderful program, volunteers are always welcome.

All volunteers go through one training session before they begin. We assist on the

third Tuesday & third Thursday of every month. Please contact Dana Wiggins for

more details and to sign-up.

St. Luke Lutheran Church Women’s Groups Resume

Come welcome fall with the St. Luke's Woman Groups. Pick the time most

convenient for you and join us!

Morning Women’s Group: Tuesday, Sept. 11, 10:30am

Bring a sandwich; drinks and a dessert will be furnished.

Evening Women’s Group: Wednesday, Sept. 12, 6:30pm

Soup, salad, drinks and dessert will be provided for $5.00.

(Soup, salad and dessert makers are welcome, $5.00 waived.)

In addition to having fellowship and fun with the women of the church, our

program this month is Legacy Navigator: Navigating clutter, downsizing, and/or

clearing a loved one’s home. We will participate in an outreach to our shut-ins at

each meeting. Our Outreach items to bring for both Sept. and Oct. meetings are

new or gently used twin bed sheet sets, twin blankets and towel sets for Housing

Families First.

Please RSVP to Millie Olson 739-5448 or [email protected].

We welcome all Women of St. Luke!

If you are new to St. Luke or have been a member for years, please consider

attending either the morning or evening Women’s Group. The fellowship is

rewarding and the programs are thought provoking.

Men’s Group Meetings Resume in October

There will no be a September meeting but come join us in October! The next meeting

is Tuesday, October 23 at 6:15pm. We will have a guest speaker. More information

to follow.

The St. Luke Men’s Group meets on the fourth

Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm for dinner and a

special program. If you would like more information

about our Men’s Group, please call Bill Kipps or

Jim Pettit at the numbers listed below.

Bill at 804-794-1384 or Jim at 804-378-7012.



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“God’s Work, Our Hand’s”

Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Event

September 8, 2018, 9:30am to 11:30am

This year we are once again uniting with “Rise Against Hunger” (formerly Stop Hunger Now) to

make meals for the hungry throughout the world. We plan to break last year’s record of 20,000 meals!

We packaged 20,000 meals in two hours. Wow! That’s a tremendous amount! We thank everyone that

helped us last year, our church members young and older and other friends of St. Luke. As you can see by

the pictures below, we worked hard but had a great time doing it! We hope to see you again this year on

September 8, 2018, 9:30am to 11:30am.

“Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those

who trespass against us;” As we go into the world and care for those who do not have

their “daily bread” we also tell the wonderful love and life in Jesus Christ. We are

fulfilling Jesus command to go into all the world and tell the Good News of Jesus Christ

to everyone!

What can I do besides helping pack the meals? You can donate to our “Rise Against Hunger” project.

We need to raise $6,000.00. Please write “ Rise Against Hunger” on the memo line of your check.

Please contact Marty Witthoefft to sign up to help pack the meals or is you have any questions.

Phone 804-272-9584 or Email [email protected].



Pastor Fred is online and on DVD!

Pastor Fred's Sunday sermons are recorded on DVDs. Each DVD disc has a month of sermons and Gospel readings. Please contact the church office or a church member for more information. We do have donated DVD players if you don’t have one available for viewing these discs. If you have internet access, the links to Pastor Fred’s sermons can also be found online at the St. Luke website, Facebook and on YouTube. ww.stlukerichmond.org www.facebook.com/stlukerichmond www.youtube.com/user/stlukesermons

Outside Group Meetings

You may be interested in attending some meetings or events that take place at St. Luke but are not church affiliated. Please note, group membership may be required for some of these organizations. Please check with the group leader for details and more information.

AA - This class has been canceled by it’s host Al Anon - Mondays at 7:00pm, meets all year Al Anon - Wednesdays at 12:00pm, meets all year Al Anon - Saturdays at 9:00am, meets all year Richmond Audubon Society - Thursday, Sept. 20, 6:30pm Shepherds Center - Starts Monday, Sept. 17, 9:00amSept.

Hearing Devices and Enlarged Bulletins

Large print bulletins are available on Sunday mornings.

Hearing devices which amplify the church sound system are

also available. Please ask any usher for assistance.

Please request these items prior to the beginning of the Worship Service.

Thank you.

Do you have something

for the next Church Newsletter?

The October 2018 Newsletter Deadline is September 20th. Please call in or e-mail in your event and meeting submissions with all May meeting dates and notices to Tammy in the church office as soon as possible. We need to add your events to the church calendar as well. Thank you. Tammy 804-272-0486 [email protected]

Calling all college students!

Please let the church office

know what your address will

be for the upcoming academic

year (2018-2019).

You don’t want to miss out on the cards and

goodies!

The Word in Season

The October through December copy

of “The Word In Season” Devotional

is now available in the narthex.

Please pick up your copy

the next time you are in church.

DEATH OF A MEMBER

Our condolences and heartfelt sympathy go out to the family

of long time St. Luke member Wilton “Jack” Jackson.

Jack passed away to the Lord on Tuesday, August 21, 2018.

His Memorial Service will be held at Bliley Funeral Home on Augusta Ave.

on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 10:00am, with Pastor Fred Marcoux

presiding. Please keep Jack’s family in your thoughts and prayers during

this difficult time.


STAY IN TOUCH WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

We’re on the web!

Website ~ www.stlukerichmond.org

FaceBook ~ www.facebook.com/stlukerichmond

Flickr ~ www.flickr.com/photos/stlukerichmond/sets

Google www.plus.google.com/+StlukerichmondOrgSLLC/about

Pinterest ~ www.pinterest.com/stlukelutheran

YouTube ~ www.youtube.com/user/stlukesermons

Log onto our website to check Worship Schedules,

upcoming events, read Lessons and Gospel, and

check the calendar.

Did you miss a Sunday service and need of a mid-

week spiritual lift? The link to Pastor Fred’s sermons

is also on our website. Watch him on YouTube!

“Like” St. Luke Lutheran on Facebook. You can see

announcements, pictures and updates just by viewing

your Facebook entries. Don’t forget to share and let

your Facebook “friends” see the wonderful things going on at

St. Luke Lutheran Church.

Go to Flickr to see pictures of

St. Luke’s fellowship and Worship

events.

Do you have Pinterest? You can

find St. Luke there.

If you use Gmail, you can follow us

on Google+.

Do we have your email address?

If not, please let us know so we

can keep you updated on church

services, events and programs.


August 2018


Please consider bringing your family and friends to Church. Everyone is most welcome at St. Luke.

Please have them fill out a Visitor Card (located in each pew rack or from any usher) and return it in the offering plate.

This way we can get to know them and see what their needs are and what they are looking for in a church.

If you are a new visitor and if you would like more information about our church, Pastor Fred Marcoux will be glad to

answer any questions you might have about St. Luke, including church membership. You can also speak with a member

of our Evangelism committee. Ann Witthoefft: 804-272-9584 or [email protected] or

Millie Olson: 804-739-5448 or [email protected].

Please feel free to contact the church office at 804-272-0486 or [email protected] for more information.

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St. Luke Lutheran Church and

Kroger Community Rewards Fundraising Program Update

Your attention please. Effective August 17, 2018 Kroger has updated it’s Kroger Community

Rewards program.

What is this program?

You can use your regular Kroger Plus Card and raise money for our church. All you have to do is go online to

www.kroger.com/communityrewards and register your individual Kroger Plus Card to St. Luke’s account by clicking

Enroll. You can search for St. Luke by name. Once you enroll your card, all linked Kroger Plus Cards in your household

will also begin to earn funds for St. Luke. Restriction do apply: fuel, alcohol, tobacco, stamps, lottery tickets, money

orders, sales tax and some pharmacy purchases are excluded.

What do I have to do?

To put it simply, beginning this month, please go online and register your regular Kroger shopping card, your

Kroger Plus Card with the Kroger Community Rewards program and designate St. Luke Lutheran Church

as your organization. After that, every time you shop at Kroger and scan your Kroger Plus Card, St. Luke will earn

rewards for your purchases.

Please note:

If you do not yet have a Kroger Plus card, they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger. You will need

to sign up at Kroger.com and create an account (if you haven’t all ready done so) before you can enroll your Kroger

Plus Card in this program. If you need help signing up online with your Kroger Plus Card, someone from St. Luke will

be happy to assist you in doing so.

What’s the updated info?

Kroger has recently upgraded their Community Rewards system, and as a result, our Non-Profit Organization (NPO)

has a new account number. (SX749) Please reference the new number when contacting Kroger for assistance. Kroger

asked us to share this new number our members. While the previous number will continue to be associated with our

organization, it will not be visible to our members when enrolling. New members can enroll by searching for either the

new number or the name of your organization.

Thank you updating your information yearly with Kroger and for participating in our fund raising projects.


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7757 Chippenham Parkway, Richmond, VA 23225

Office: 804-272-0486, Email: [email protected]

Website: www.stlukerichmond.org

The Rev. Fredrick W. Marcoux, Pastor

ST. LUKE LUTHERAN CHURCH By grace, we know, love, worship and serve Jesus Christ as we proclaim His Good News.

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Keep up with what’s happening at St. Luke! COME SEE US 7757 Chippenham Parkway

Richmond, VA 23228

CALL US

804-272-0486

EMAIL US

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VISIT US

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