Celebrate milestones with your St. Luke's family.
Celebrate milestones with your St. Luke's family.
The monthly "St. Luke's Celebrates" newsletter helps St. Lukers connect to one another as we navigate life together. 
We wish a very Happy Birthday to all our St. Lukers! Click the button below to help us celebrate the next few months of birthdays. 
Happy Birthday to Sarah Parnell who turns 13 on March 27 and to Avery Miller who turns 4 on March 29.
Congratulations to Katie and Larry Loschiavo on the birth of their son Lincoln Joseph who was born on January 19. Lincoln's grandparents are St. Lukers Scott and Sally Hoch. We look forward to seeing Lincoln grow in God's love throughout the years.
On February 25, the United Methodist Women gave St. Luker Marge Almos a socially distanced party to celebrate her 90th birthday. Marge is a long-time member of the United Methodist Women and worked tirelessly at many bazaars making beautiful lighted glass bottles and always helps to raise funds for local and global missions. Happy Birthday, Marge! 
We appreciate the faithful commitment St. Lukers make to our church ministries. Click the button below to help us celebrate the next few months of church partnership anniversaries.
Laurel Hatfield Cooling and Brandon Miller were married on February 22, 2021. They share their love with three wonderful children, Lilly, Ella, and Harrison Cooling.
Danita Mancini, the mother of beloved St. Luker Linnea Maloney, passed away on January 24. Danita was a regular attendee of St. Luke’s when she lived here in Florida. Her love of poetry, gardening, and life were enjoyed by all. Please keep Linnea and her family lifted in your prayers. Click here to read her full obituary.
Long time St. Luker Mavis Gutherie passed away on February 21. She was an owner of Kolor Photo and made sure that St. Luke’s always had the best pictures for our events and mailings. Please keep her husband Lynn and family lifted in prayer. Click here to read her full obituary.
Beloved Theater at St. Luke’s costume designer Anthony John “A.J.” Garcia passed away on February 21. A.J. was an intricate part of the development of our theatre ministry and was loved by all. Please keep his partner C.J. Sikorski and family lifted in prayer. Click here to read his full obituary.

Milestones
Annual Citrus Gleaning
For the first time ever, the bounty of our Annual Citrus Glean STAYED AT ST. LUKE’S to provide food for our Supporting HEARTS arts/entertainment community food distribution. Our team has donated their time and the fruits of their labor to the Society of St. Andrew (SoSA). In this unprecedented year, SoSA decided that St. Luke's was the organization with the greatest need. Our volunteers gleaned two weekends due to inclement weather. This year's harvest blessed the 250 families who have come every Tuesday since last spring to pick up food for their families. We are grateful to all 33 who volunteered to glean and to all who donated potatoes to our food distribution. 
College Acceptance
Marisa Nielson an upcoming 2021 graduating senior and youth worship team member, went 20 for 20! 
She was accepted to all 20 colleges she applied to and has committed to attending FAU (Florida Atlantic University). She will graduate this spring from Windermere High School, and start in the fall of 2021 at FAU majoring in Exercise Science & Health Promotion. We are all super proud of her!
CDC Scientists
Science in early childhood classrooms is important. Our 3’s and VPK students have had two units that make science activities an important part of their learning.
The 3’s learned about dinosaurs and that volcanos might have been one reason for their extinction. They made a volcano explode on the playground!
The 3’s were also Paleontologists and learned how dinosaurs came from eggs.
The VPK students were learning about space. They were astronauts and blasted off to learn about the planets and where they are located in reference to the sun.
The VPK students also did an experiment with blasting off rockets made from film canisters. 
The Child Development Center has started registration for the next school year. There are limited spaces available in the classes. Look for registration information on the website at www.st.lukes.org/cdc or call the school at 407-876-1155. 
Children’s Ministry
The Children’s and Family Ministry Event on Saturday, February 27 brought out kids of all ages to play soccer, meet friends, make cards for Supporting HEARTS and learn how to follow Jesus.
Our Wednesday Night Kids have been learning about our micro-garden and how to be good stewards of God’s earth.
Sunday school is a great place to make new friends and learn about God’s love for us!
We are getting ready for our summer camps and in-person and online VBS. Registration opens on March 15. Click here for more information.
Featured St. Luke's Staff Member
Andrea Whisnant, St. Luke's Church Accountant, received a Staff Shout Out for working hard during tax season by filing reports and setting up a new payroll system with a new company. Congratulations Andrea!
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