Senior Newsletter October 2020
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Join us for our monthly Zoom Video Chat with friends on Friday, October 16 starting at 10:30 a.m. EST. This month's special guest is Amy Martin Cole, St. Luke’s Choral Director of Traditional Music! All you need to participate is a telephone (but laptops, tablets, and cell phones will allow you to “see” others)!
To join, call 1-929-205-6099. When asked for the Meeting ID, dial 820 9584 2099.
*Standard phone company service charges apply for long-distance calls from home phones.
If you are using a computer, tablet, or smartphone, you can simply click this link at 10:30 a.m. EST on Friday, October 16:
No reservations needed. Just drop in to say hi and invite a friend!
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Life Together Groups
Life Together is an online experience where people can find community, friendship, and spiritual growth. Online Zoom gatherings will be 60 minutes or less and provide an opportunity for discussion, prayer requests, resource sharing, and more. These groups are fluid so login when you can and don’t worry if you miss a day.
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Contact Liz Vasquez, Director of Connect Ministries, with any questions.
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Stay connected with your St. Luke's family virtually by watching worship live on Facebook Sundays at 9:30 a.m. EST! A Facebook account is not required to watch worship online.
Click the button below to watch St. Luke's worship services.
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Stay connected with the online St. Luke's Ministry Guide! Click the button below to view a weekly schedule of online events and classes, see updates from the ministry areas you love, and MORE!
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On-Campus Worship Registration
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Registration for St. Luke’s 11:15 a.m., combined on-campus worship service in the Sanctuary will open on Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. EST each week.St. Luke’s will continue to offer a live online worship service at 9:30 a.m. EST each Sunday. If you feel sick, or if you are in a high-risk health group, please do not visit St. Luke’s campus. Please monitor yourself closely for symptoms of COVID-19 to keep your neighbors safe. A completed Health Declaration Form is required upon arrival to St. Luke’s campus or prior to participation in St. Luke’s in-person ministries on or off-campus (the date and time of your submission are automatically recorded). A link to this form will be included in your registration confirmation email.
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"I Need Help" and "I Would Like to Help"
I Need Assistance
If you need assistance, during this time of COVID-19, please complete the short questionnaire below. We want you to know that we respect your privacy and that only a trained St. Luke’s staff member or trained volunteer will see your responses. Your answers will help us to determine how we can best help you and connect you to valuable resources and others who can serve as emotional, educational, and spiritual support during this difficult time.
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I Would Like to Help
Use your spiritual gifts and other resources to encourage and support others who are struggling during this season of COVID-19. Everyone has something to give. Please take the brief questionnaire below to learn how you can help and demonstrate Christ’s love to others.
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Coping with Caregiving – Loving Support for Caregivers
October 25, 2020, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST
Caring for a spouse, parent, or child with a long-term illness, special needs or age-related issues brings stress and unforeseen challenges to our lives. St. Luke’s invites you to attend a safe space for you to share your concerns, challenges, and blessings with others who are experiencing similar situations. Take a small break from your grueling routine on Sunday, October 25 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST and join Pastor David Stephens and Care Ministry lay leaders online for candid conversations where you can share your struggles and blessings when caring for a loved one. We hope you’ll join us!
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St. Luke’s United Methodist Women’s Gift Shop is now open at the Annex (previously the Shepherd’s Hope House) The Gift Shop is taking the place of the annual UMW Bazaar/Marketplace this year due to COVID-19 precautions around large group gatherings. All proceeds go to support Local and Global Missions.
To help ensure the safest environment possible,
please adhere to the additional precautions as outlined on this link: Campus Reopening Plan
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Blood DriveOctober 11, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Two Big Red Buses will be at St. Luke’s on Sunday, October 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. near Building C.
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Care Ministries
Let us know about life events, illness, surgery, or hospitalizations by calling the Care office at 407.876.4991 ext. 262. If you need to speak to a pastor in an emergency, call 407.876.4991 ext. 316.
Care Visitation Team: Let us know if you or someone in your family has an upcoming surgery. Mark your online Connection Card or contact the Care Office at 407.876.4992 ext. 262, so a Visitation Team member can call and pray with you while hospitalized. Know a St. Luker who needs help staying connected? Contact the Care Office; a Visitation Team member can check in with them.
Caring Kitchen: Know a St. Luker who would like a crockpot meal? Contact the Care Office at 407.876.4992 ext. 262.
Hearts to Hands: Please continue to knit/crochet for Hearts to Hands at home during this time.
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Grow MinistriesJoin Pastor Jad for a fun and dynamic 6-week course titled “Our Faith: Christianity, Wesley and the Bible” Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. EST (click here to register), and discover the unique Methodist approach to Christ, the church, and the Bible. This is a great choice for those who are new to St. Luke’s, the United Methodist Church, or simply want to be grounded in basic United Methodist beliefs.
Visit the Holy Land without leaving your home, and see why Dr. Bill and Kim Barnes, among others, regard this trip as one of a lifetime! Join in the fun Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. EST (click here to register), and see a virtual tour, led by Pastor Bill, of what the believers in Israel called “The Fifth Gospel,” the land itself.
Explore the connections Scripture draws between material possessions and spiritual formation with this 6-week course titled “The Bible and Poverty: Changing Mission for Good” Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. EST (click here to register, the cost is $25). Taught by Dr. Ryan Bonfiglio, a member of the faculty at Emory’s Candler School of Theology, this course will discuss how church leaders can use biblical frameworks not only to diagnose traditional models of charity and outreach but also to develop more effective and just poverty solutions.
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Serve MinistriesShare your times and talents through these serving opportunities:
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Consider this ...
“You don’t get just a little oldie but at the same time you also become just a little goldie because old is gold.”
Thought for the day:
You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt, as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear.
— Paul H. Dunn
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Send us your St. Luke’s photos, and you could be featured on the cover of the Senior Newsletter! Email your photos to connect@st.lukes.org.
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