THE MESSENGER EL MENSAJERO ST. LUKE’S … · THE MESSENGER EL MENSAJERO MARCH 2017 MARZO 2017 The Messenger ~ El Mensajero ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ~ SAN LUCAS IGLESIA EPISCOPAL

THE MESSENGER EL MENSAJERO

MARCH 2017 MARZO 2017

The Messenger ~ El Mensajero

ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ~ SAN LUCAS IGLESIA EPISCOPAL

Volume 48

Issue 2

Rector’s Corner KEEPING FAITH Sometimes, when I feel that the world has become very

threatening towards me, the people I love, and the

world, faith seems to be the only thing left. Faith, a dy-

namic idea in the ancient Hebrew scripture is related to

the same root of the word we use every Sunday:

“Amen (‘mn).” Faith is the affirmation that the Divine

is the destiny and fulfillment of all of human and non-

human aspirations no matter what we might fear, or

suffer, or see others fearing or suffering.

Faith is more than intellectual consent, more than trust,

more than obedience to God’s imperative to love. It is

the challenge given to us to live in the now-not-yet of

the rule of Christ. Each one of us will have a particular

approach. Mine is from James, that when I do not feel

grace and I do not feel faithful, I can at least act faithful;

I’m a Pelagian, a heretic. In the absence of the gift of

faith, I’m going to try to find a way to act faithfully.

Others have to believe completely that they have been

saved so they will be part of the saved: Or trust in God

to be rewarded with abundant life here, and eternal life

later: Or Grace is a gift leading to faith is a gift that ulti-

mately leads to justification: Or being united to the

right church will be the content of the faith that leads to

salvation: Or the mystical union of the contemplative

through prayer with the Divine.

My particular faith only serves me or others who agree

with me, not the whole gathered body. Given the many

words for the rewards of faith that I just shared

(abundant life, eternal life, salvation, justification, un-

ion), I must admit I cannot be sure what our destiny in

the Divine is, much less agree with everyone on the

ways to get there. An agnosticism about the whole of

God’s plan does not negate the faithful practice of the

particular adherent.

Regarding other religions or no religion, there is a

Christian theology of non-Christian ways God is work-

ing in the world. I would go further than that: God is

not limited to Christian revelation only, but could be

working through other faiths and even no faith to gen-

tly and lovingly direct the World toward the Divine

goal. As your pastor, I must hold open the door to

God’s grace to each and every one of us, and even fur-

ther, to the world, filled with Muslims, Hindus, Bud-

dhists, Jains, Zoroastrians, Confucians, Taoist, Utilitari-

an, Rationalists, and Atheists.

The arrogance of limiting God’s love towards any kind

of person by anyone, even by a non-Christian, always

appalls me. What hubris! Keep faith even when you

don’t feel it, especially when we feel threatened or oth-

er people, whom we love, are threatened. Practicing

faith is a very good and commendable piece of advice I

can share with you. “Faith is a kind of ‘Amen’ to God’s

initiatives of love,” says Avery Dulles, SJ. Let us do

“Amen.” It fits Lent very well.

[…] I still my soul and make it quiet,

like a child upon its mother's breast; *

my soul is quieted within me. Psalm 131:3

Fr. Jaime Case

1 “Faith” by Avery Dulles SJ, in The Oxford

Companion to Christian Thought, Adrian

Hastings, Alistair Mason and Hugh Pyper,

Eds. ©Oxford University Press, 2000.

Pp.230-232

(English articles continue on page 7)

Rincón del Rector

GUARDAR FE A veces, cuando una persona piensa que el mundo se

ha convertido en algo muy amenazante a uno mismo,

al pueblo, y al mundo entero, la fe puede ser la única

acción disponible. Tener Fe es una idea dinámica en el

hebreo antiguo, con la misma raíz de una palabra que

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utilizamos cada domingo: “Amén.” Tener fe es afirmar

que Lo Divino es el destino y meta de toda la esperan-

za de la humanidad, y todos seres en presencia de mie-

do, sufrimiento para nosotros mismo o para los demás.

¿Qué es tener fe? Es más que consentir con la mente,

más que confianza, más que obediencia. Es el reto da-

do a nosotros que vivimos en lo ahora-todavía del

reino de Cristo. Cada uno de nosotros va a tener su

perspectiva particular. El mío es de Santiago, que

cuando no siento fe, ni siento gracias, al menos puedo

actuar como si tuviera fe: Soy Pelagiano un hereje.

Otros tienen que creer completamente o no serán sal-

vos: Otros que tienen fe que Dios les dara vida abun-

dante aquí, y vida eterna en el futuro: O que la Gracia

es un don que conduce a fe, que también es un regalo,

que por fin llega a la justificación: O ser unido con la

iglesia correcta será el contenido de fe que lleva la sal-

vación: O la unión mística por contemplación con lo

Divino.

Mi fe particular solamente me sirve a mí, y no el cuer-

po entero. Dado que tenemos muchas palabras para

los premios de la fe que acabo de rendir (vida abun-

dante, vida eterna, salvación, justificación, unión), ten-

go que conceder que no puedo estar seguro a donde

vamos y que es el mejor medio para llegar allá. Un ag-

nosticismo sobre el total del plan de Dios no niega la

practica fiel de un fulano particular.

Sobre otras religiones, hay una teología cristiana de las

maneras que Dios esta trabajando con otros en el mun-

do. Yo pasaría esta aceptación: Dios no está limitado a

la revelación Cristiana solamente, porque puede estar

trabajando por medio de otras fes y religiones para

dirigir con amor y sutileza al Mundo hacia la Meta Di-

vina. Como el pastor de ustedes, tengo que mantener

abierta la puerta a la gracia de Dios para uno y cada

quien, aún hasta todo el mundo, que Dios llenó con

musulmanes, hindúes, budistas, jaenés, zoroastrianos,

confucianos, utilitarios, racionalistas y ateos.

La arrogancia de limitar la gracia de Dios hacia un tipo

de persona particular, aún en las religiones no Cristia-

nas, siempre me da disgusto. ¡Qué soberbia! Manten-

gamos nuestra fe aunque no la sintamos, especialmen-

te cuando estamos amenazado, u otras personas que

amamos están amenazado. Practicar la fe es un consejo

saludable y bueno que puedo recomendarles. “La fe

es un tipo de “Amén” a las iniciativas del amor de

Dios,” dice Avery Dulles, SJ. Hagamos el “Amén.”1

Cabe bien con Cuaresma.

Acallo mi alma y la sosiego,

como un niño en brazos de su madre; *

mi alma está calmada dentro de mí. Salmo 131:3

Padre Jaime Case

MENSAJE DE LA GUARDIAN MAYOR Ya es marzo. La primavera está a la vuelta de la

esquina. Es un tiempo de nuevos comienzos, no sólo

en la naturaleza, sino también para la nueva Junta

Parroquial. Estamos comenzando el trabajo duro de

formar un equipo de liderazgo fuerte. Muchas gracias

a todos los que se postularon a la Junta Parroquial y

como delegados. No es fácil dar ese salto. Tenemos un

buen equipo y deseo trabajar con todos este año.

Hemos estado estudiando la "Guía de Recursos para

Juntas Parroquiales.” Tiene valiosa información y

herramientas que la Junta Parroquial puede usar

durante todo el año. Una de las piezas de información

en ella establece que la Junta Parroquial debe reflejar la

congregación. Estoy tan feliz de que este año tenemos

una mejor representación de nuestro servicio de 1:00

pm lo que nos da un mejor reflejo de St. Luke’s~San

Lucas.

Una de las cosas que fui negligente durante la Reunión

Anual de la Parroquia fue agradecer a Kris Lawless

por todo su trabajo en el Informe Anual. Ella trabaja

incansablemente para esta Parroquia y hace un trabajo

de la calidad en todo lo que produce. Somos muy

afortunados de tenerla. Por favor, vea el informe y

hágale saber el gran trabajo qué hizo.

Además, se hubo preguntas acerca de la entrega de

cruces de servicio de San Lucas este año. La cruz de

servicio de San Lucas fue otorgada en el otoño a Joan

McLean antes de que ella se mudara a Seattle. Es por

eso que no se entregó ninguna cruz en la Reunión

Anual.

Vamos a estar hablando más sobre la mayordomía este

año. Nos gustaría llegar a un modelo en que nos

enfocamos todo el año los diferentes aspectos de la

mayordomía (no sólo la campaña anual). Necesitamos

no sólo ser buenos administradores de nuestras

finanzas, sino también nuestro de edificio y terrenos,

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nuestros niños, nuestros programas, nuestra

adoración, etc. También hablaremos de compartir

nuestro tiempo, talento y tesoro como formas de ser

buenos administradores. Si miramos todos los

aspectos de la mayordomía, será más fácil cuando

llegue el momento de la campaña anual ver a dónde

cada uno de nosotros puede contribuir. Una cita que

veo cada vez que voy de voluntaria al hospital dice:

"Nadie se ha vuelto pobre dando". Piénselo. Otra cita

dice “Den a otros, y Dios les dará a ustedes. Les dará

en su bolsa una medida buena, apretada, sacudida y

repleta. Con la misma medida con que ustedes den a

otros, Dios les devolverá a ustedes.” (Lucas 6:38)

Tenemos muchas maneras de dar alrededor del St.

Luke’s~ San Lucas y cada uno de nosotros necesita

discernir su propio camino.

Kathy Gallaher

MENSAJE DEL GUARDIAN MENOR A la hora de escribir esto, he sido Guardián Menor

por menos de dos días y ya estoy entusiasmado con

lo que ocurrirá en St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas este año. En

primer lugar, sin embargo, quiero darles las gracias a

todos ustedes que proporcionan el apoyo esencial

necesario para mantener nuestras facilidades en

funcionamiento. Un grupo vital es el equipo de

trabajo de los jueves, un grupo de hombres y mujeres

que dan desinteresadamente de su tiempo y talentos

para limpiar, hacer pequeñas reparaciones y hacer

grandes mejoras a nuestros edificios y terrenos. Es

gracias a este grupo que no se gastan miles de dólares

en plomería, mecánicos o contratistas eléctricos para

mantener las cosas funcionando. Venga y únase a

nosotros los jueves por la mañana. No se

decepcionará. Además, si ves un banco roto, una luz

quemada o un grifo goteando, deje una nota en la

oficina para hacérnoslo saber. Lo arreglaremos.

El año pasado terminó con una ráfaga de proyectos

relacionados con la apertura del refugio WHAT en el

sotano. Este año vamos a continuar con los proyectos

para hacer que nuestras instalaciones mejor en el

acogimiento de estas mujeres. Estamos en el proceso

de reemplazar las puertas del patio de San Francisco

para hacer esta zona más segura. También estamos

reemplazando las ventanas en el ala de educación

inferior con ventanas de cristal térmico que también

pueden proporcionar a las mujeres un medio de

salida de emergencia. Una amenidad que no

podemos proveer a estas mujeres es una ducha así

que estamos convirtiendo parte de una sala de

almacenamiento en un cuarto de baño. Curiosamente,

hemos descubierto que este espacio era originalmente

un baño cuando el edificio fue construido alrededor

de 1943. Creemos que esto fue abandonado cuando el

ala de la educación, la biblioteca y la cocina se

añadieron alrededor de 1955. Si sólo estas viejas

paredes pudieran hablar.

John Mathieu

PROCESO DE DISCERNIMIENTO ¡Hola familia de St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas!

Hace unos años escuche una voz muy

fuerte de Dios animándome a buscar y

considerar el proceso de ordenamiento al

diaconado. Es un llamado que he

escuchado a lo largo de mi vida desde que era joven.

El camino de mi vida ha sido un camino sinuoso de

lecciones de vida que han llevado a algo importante.

Así que hace unos años hablé con P. Jaime y comencé

mi discernimiento para las sagradas órdenes.

Mientras estaba en el comienzo de la segunda fase del

discernimiento, como muchos de ustedes saben, a mi

marido le diagnosticaron un segundo cáncer

primario, y luego él y yo tuvimos un accidente grave

en motocicleta. En mis oraciones sentí que Dios me

recordaba que estas cosas estaban creando en mí algo

que Él tenía en mente. Así que continué, pero como

algunos de ustedes recuerdan que la vida no estaba

bien hecho de golpear a mi familia y por lo que tuve

que tomar la decisión de dar un paso atrás por un

poco de tiempo.

Bueno, ha llegado el momento de retomar ese viaje

otra vez. El obispo me ha pedido que comience de

nuevo la fase dos, ya que muchas cosas han cambiado

en mi vida desde la primera vez. Estoy feliz de

empezar de nuevo. Pido su apoyo y oraciones

mientras me encuentro en este proceso, para

encontrar la voluntad de Dios en mi vida y en esta

diócesis.

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Quiero agradecerles una vez más por ser mi familia

en estos últimos años de tormentas y pruebas. Su

amor y su fe que me han sostenido y han sido una luz

en las tinieblas. Ustedes son y serán una parte

significativa de este viaje para mí. El trabajo no será

sólo para mí y mi equipo de discernimiento, sino para

cada uno de ustedes también, ya que la familia es

parte del viaje. Y así comenzamos.

La paz y el amor de Dios estén con nosotros,

Donna Greene.

Meta 1: Relaciones más estrechas entre Hispanos y Anglos

CAMBIOS DE LITURGIA

PARA CUARESMA El 1 de marzo es Miércoles de Ceniza y marca el pri-

mer día de Cuaresma. Vamos a hacer la misa

bilingüe a last 7 de la tarde. ¡Vengan por las Cenizas!

CAMBIOS DE LITURGIA

PARA CUARESMA

Durante Cuaresma vamos a utilizar la mesa humil-

de, en vez del Altar Alto, y lo vamos a colocar donde

actualmente está el Altar Alto. Les recomiendo que

mediten la sencillez y humildad de la mesa para la

estación.

Cada viernes se ofrece las meditaciones del Vía Cru-

cis al mediodía. Si hay asistencia se puede hacer bilin-

güe.

Domingo de Ramos es 20 de marzo, y volveremos al

Altar Alto para el comienzo de la Semana Santa.

El Jueves Santo tendremos misa a las 7 con Lavato-

rio de Pies.

Viernes Santo, a las se celebra en dos idiomas. No

hay comunión en este Rito.

Espero que todos hagan el sacrificio de asistir todas

misas especiales bilingües.

LA JUNTA PARROQUIAL (VESTRY)

DE 2017 Guardián Mayor: Kathy Gallaher

Guardián Menor: John Mathieu

3 Años

Marlene Perez Melanie Kenoyer Russ Roseberry

2 Años

Elizabeth Ruiz Reyes John Mathieu Stu Hennessey

1 Año

Blanca Maldonado Nancy Denny Kathy Gallaher

ANUNCIO DE EMPLEO EN LA

IGLESIA Asistente Administrativo: Asistente de la

Administradora de la Parroquia. Todas las áreas

de la administración parroquial. 16 horas por

semana. Requerido: Bilingüe inglés-español, MS

Office, WordPress, habilidades de comunicación.

Director/a de la Guardería de Niños: Estamos

tomando resumes para la posición de director/a

de la guardería de niños a tiempo parcial: 5 horas

por semana, con experiencia, la verificación de

antecedentes y la salvaguardia necesaria.

Coordinar cuidadores de niños. Preferible:

Español-inglés bilingüe.

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Coordinador/a de Jóvenes: Comienza un grupo de

jóvenes latinos de 1ra generación y Anglos. 10

horas por semana. Preferencia bilingüe para

comunicarse con los padres. Se requiere

verificación de antecedentes y salvaguardia.

Experiencia con jóvenes.

Para los 3 puestos, estos trabajos se pueden combinar para

30 horas por semana, con beneficios (seguro médico y

pensión).

¡COMAMOS JUNTOS!

CONVIVIOS CONGREGACIONALES Último domingo de cada mes

2:30-3:30PM -26 marzo

Compartir comida es central en nuestras Cristiana y

Episcopal. La Santa Cena cada domingo nos une como

comunidad que es enviada a amar y servir al Señor en

nuestra vida cotidiana. Históricamente, la práctica de

compartir comida y comer juntos, ya sea el Pan

Sagrado o un pan dulce, ha sido un símbolo y un signo

de comunión transformacional. En tiempos de

fragmentación social y división, los cristianos están

llamados a unirse y estrechar sus lazos comunales de

amor.

El último domingo de cada mes tendremos la

oportunidad de reunirse toda la congregación de St.

Luke’s ~ San Lucas para comer juntos e intercambiar

historias de nuestras vidas. ¡Traiga algo delicioso para

compartir!

Meta 2: Expandir Programas Sociales

VOLUNTARIOS PARA AYUDAR EN EL

REFUGIO DE HOMBRES

26 FEB-4 MARZO, 2017 Desde el año 2005 de San Luke’s ~ San Lucas ha provis-

to voluntarios para ayudar en refugio de hombres sin

hogar. En el 2016 ayudaremos en la semana del 26 de

febrero al 4 de marzo en la iglesia St Paul Lutheran en

Franklin en el centro de Vancouver. Hay tres turnos

de 4-5 horas cada una de las 7 noches. Los voluntarios

reciben instrucciones claras sobre lo que debe hacer en

cada turno. No se necesita experiencia .

Favor llame a Jeanne Stephens 206-245-0426.

10 MANERAS DE APOYAR EL

MINISTERIO A LA COMUNIDAD

DURANTE CUARESMA St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas durante más de siglo y medio ha

estado a la vanguardia del servicio comunitario - desde

los días en que el apoyo financiero se hizo a los

hospitales locales, a un papel importante en la creación

de la Clínica Libre (Free Clinic), hasta el alojamiento

hoy día de un albergue para mujeres. Aquí hay diez

maneras en las que puedes formar parte de esta

historia.

1. DONANDO alimentos no perecederos al banco de

alimentos de la parroquia. DEPÓSTE sus ofrendas

en la cesta en el Atrio los domingos por la mañana

o en la oficina de la iglesia durante las horas de

oficina.

2. DONANDO ropa nueva o ligeramente usada y

productos de higiene. Llévelos a la oficina de la

iglesia durante las horas de oficina.

3. DONANDO muebles para el hogar y otros

artículos a la tienda Boomerang. St. Luke’s~ San

Lucas ganará el 50% del precio de venta. PONGA

los articular en el escenario de la sala parroquial los

domingos por la mañana y durante las horas de

oficina. Puede llevarlos directamente a Boomerang,

808 Main St. Downtown. Consulte con la oficina

para organizar la recolección de artículos pesados.

4. DONANDO sus obras de arte originales a

Boomerang para la venta.

5. DONANDO joyas de fantasía a Boomerang.

Llévelos a la oficina de la iglesia.

6. SIENDO VOLUNTARIO/A para ayudar con la

distribución de comida, ropa, etc. durante la

semana. Regístrese en la oficina de la iglesia.

7. SIENDO VOLUNTARIO/A para ayudar en el

procesamiento y preparación de alimentos donados

y otros artículos para su distribución. Regístrate en

la oficina de la iglesia.

8. CREANDO artículos para la COFRADIA DE

ARTES DE ST. LUKE’S~SAN LUCAS para futuras

ventas en el bazar anual durante la Navidad.

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9. APOYANDO el Bazar anual de vacaciones con

sus compras

10. DONANDO AL FONDO DISCRECIONARIO

DEL RECTOR.

RECURSOS DIURNOS PARA LA

COMUNIDAD Seguimos buscando más voluntarios. Algunos de

nuestros voluntarios regulares están ausente por

cause de con lesiones, enfermedades, obligaciones

familiares o viajes prolongados. Necesitamos ayuda

para clasificar y organizar las donaciones de ropa y

ayudantes de mesa los miércoles, con una sonrisa

amable y un corazón dispuesto a escuchar, para dar

pases de autobús, almuerzos, bolsas de comida, ropa.

Llame a Donna Greene si está interesado/a.

Meta 3: Crecer En Fe BAUTISMO OFRECIDO 15 de abril, a las 8 de la noche,

La Gran Vigilia de Pascua

16 de abril, Domingo de Pascua, a las 8, 10 y 1.

Se ofrece bautizos para niños, jóvenes y adultos. Con-

tacte la oficina de la iglesia o P. Jaime.

ESCUELA DOMINICAL Ha sido tan bueno estar de vuelta! Realmente extrañe

a los niños de la escuela dominical y ha sido increíble

estar de vuelta en la escuela dominical.

En febrero celebramos el día de los niños y disfruta-

mos de meriendas especiales y llegamos a escuchar la

historia del chico que compartió el almuerzo y ali-

mentó 5.000. También tuvimos que aprender acerca

de San Valentín y continuamos con más historias de

Godly Play.

En marzo comenzaremos las muchas caras de Pascua

mientras vamos en cuaresma. También aprenderemos

sobre el día de San Patricio. El domingo, justo antes

de Pascua, compartiremos la historia del huevo de

Pascua y nuestra actividad será decorar huevos.

¡Es la época del año en la que comenzaremos a prepa-

rarnos para nuestra increíble búsqueda de huevos de

Pascua! Para hacer el día más especial, vamos a nece-

sitar ayuda para conseguir más huevos de Pascua de

plástico y dulces (sin cacahuetes). El año pasado fue

mi primer año organizando la búsqueda y me di

cuenta de que es un evento realmente grande. Para

hacerlo mejor y más organizado, necesitaré volunta-

rios para ayudar a llenar, ocultar y preparar a los ni-

ños para la búsqueda. Los niños y yo realmente apre-

ciamos todo lo que nuestra maravillosa comunidad

hace para unirnos y hacer que este día sea genial y no

puedo esperar a que sea un evento cada vez mejor

para ellos este año.

Herlinda Márquez - Coordinadora de la Escuela Dominical.

EVENTOS PARA JÓVENES Reuniones del sábado en marzo el 4 y 18.

4 de marzo - Esta será una visita fuera de la

película para ver The Shack.

18 de marzo, 6-8PM - Este día se usa verde por

San Patricio con cena y discusión sobre la película,

The Shack y su visión de la trinidad en compara-

ción con nuestras visiones individuales de la trini-

dad.

No se olvide !! Fin de semana de HYC, para estu-

diantes de 9 a 12 años, del 24 al 26 de marzo en St.

Mary's, Lakewood. El tema es Donde están las cosas

salvajes. El costo es de $ 35. ¡Asegúrate de registrarte

antes del 19 de marzo y de que Donna Greene sepa

que vas!

Donna Greene y Don Lawry

EVENTOS DIOCESANOS

PARA JÓVENES 3/24-26 HYC Primavera en St. Mary's, Lakewood,

$ 35, tema: Donde están las cosas salvajes.

5/5-7 Primavera JYC en la Iglesia de la Santa Cruz en

Redmond, $ 35, tema: "Pin de seguridad"

HYC Campamento seis dias: 16-22 de julio de 2017.

Tema: Evangelio según el Dr. Seuss.

Más información y enlaces de registro en

Http://ecww.org/diocesan-ministries/faith-formation/

youth-faith-formation/

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CAMPAMENTO DE VERANO EN

CAMP HUSTON

¡INSCRIPCIÓN ABIERTA! ¡La inscripción para el campamento de verano está ab-

ierta! Regístrese antes del 15 de marzo de 2017 para

recibir nuestro descuento anticipado de $45 por

campista. ¡Las sesiones del campamento están dis-

ponibles para los niños que ingresan a los grados del

1º al 10º otoño próximo!

Aquí hay una lista de fechas de sesión. Éstos se publi-

can en la página del campamento de verano en http://

huston.org/ o busque el folleto con más información,

http://huston.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/

brochure_2017_final_web.pdf. Los requisitos de grado

se enumeran por sesión. Una vez que se registre,

puede hacer clic en el nombre de la sesión para encon-

trar su paquete de información y formulario de salud.

NOTA: Las sesiones en negrita indican cuando Fr. Jaime

estará en el Campamento como Capellán.

June 27-July 6: Counselor Training

July 9-15: Discovery Camp 1

July 9-15: Horse Camp

July 17-20: Mini Camp

July 30-Aug 5: Discovery Camp 2

July 30-Aug 5: Intermediate Horse Camp

August. 6-11: Missoula Children’s Theater Camp

August 13-19: International Discovery Camp

August 13-19: Buckaroo Camp

ACTUALIZACIÓN DEL DIRECTORIO ¿Es usted un miembro nuevo que quiere un directorio

y no lo ha recibido? ¿Hay cambios de su información

en el directorio? Contacte la oficina por (telefono) o

por email [email protected]

DIRECTORY UPDATES Adds, Changes and Deletes to your current roster are

listed below. Please make these notations.

Are you a new member and would like a parish direc

-tory or somehow didn’t receive one? Changes to

your directory information? Please contact the church

office at 360-696-0181 or by email,

[email protected].

ADDITIONS / ADICIONES

MILLER, Patricia (Reactivate )

360-771-0479

6912 NE 47th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98661-1318

HOWARD, Cheryl

503-381-4425

5201 NE 68th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98661-3699

SENIOR WARDEN’S MESSAGE It’s March already. Spring is just around the corner. It

is a time of new beginnings, not only in nature but for

your new Vestry. We are starting the hard work of

forming as a strong leadership team. Many thanks to

all who put themselves out there to run for the Vestry

and delegates. It is not easy to take that leap. We have

a good team and I am looking forward to working

with everyone this year.

We have been studying the “Vestry Resource Guide”.

It has valuable information and tools for the Vestry to

use throughout the year. One of the pieces of infor-

mation in it states that the Vestry should reflect the

congregation. I am so happy that this year we have

better representation from our 1:00 pm service so we

better reflect St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas.

One of the things that I was remiss in doing at the An-

nual Parish Meeting was to thank Kris Lawless for all

her work on the Annual Report. She works tirelessly

for this Parish and it shows in the quality of what she

produces. We are so lucky to have her. Please look at

that report and let her know what a great job she did.

Also, a question was raised regarding awarding St.

Luke’s service crosses this year. A St. Luke’s service

cross was awarded in the fall to Joan McLean before

she moved. That is why one was not awarded at the

Annual Meeting.

We are going to be talking more about Stewardship

this year. We would like to get to a year round model

focusing on all aspects of stewardship (not just the an-

nual pledge drive). We need to not only be good stew-

ards of our finances but also our building and

grounds, our children, our programs, our worship, etc.

We will also talk about sharing our time, talent and

treasure as ways to be good stewards. If we look all

the aspects of stewardship, it will be easier when the

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time comes for the pledge drive to see where each of

us can contribute. A quote I see every time I volun-

teer at the hospital says “No one ever became poor

by giving”. Think about that. Another quote says

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure,

pressed down, shaken together and running over,

will be poured into your lap. For with the measure

you use, it will be measured to you."” (Luke 6:38).

We have many ways to give around St. Luke’s ~ San

Lucas and we each need to discern our own way.

Kathy Gallaher

JUNIOR WARDEN’S MESSAGE As I write this I have been Junior Warden for less

than two days and am already getting excited about

what will be happening at St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas in

the coming year. First of all, however, I want to

thank all of you that provide the essential support

needed to keep our campus running. One vital

group is the Thursday Crew, a group of men AND

women that give unselfishly of their time and talents

to clean, make small repairs and make big improve-

ments to our buildings and grounds. This group is

why we don’t spend thousands of dollars on plumb-

ing, mechanical or electrical contractors to keep

things running. Come and join us on Thursday

mornings. You won’t be disappointed. Also, if you

see a pew broken, a light burned out or a faucet

dripping, drop a note to the office to let us know.

We’ll get it fixed.

Last year ended with a flurry of projects associated

with opening the WHAT shelter in the lower educa-

tion wing. This year we will continue with projects

to make our facility better at hosting these women.

We’re on the process of replacing the gates to the St.

Francis courtyard to make this area more secure.

We’re also replacing the windows in the lower edu-

cation wing with thermal pane windows that can

also provide the women a means of emergency exit.

One amenity we are unable to provide these women

is a shower so we’re converting part of a storage

room into a shower room. Interestingly, we’ve dis-

covered that this space was originally a restroom

when the building was built around 1943. We be-

lieve this was abandoned when the education wing,

library and kitchen were added around 1955. If only

these old walls could talk. John Mathieu

DISCERNMENT PROCESS Hello St. Luke's ~ San Lucas family! A

few years ago I heard a very strong voice

of God encouraging me to seek and con-

sider becoming a deacon. It is a call I have

heard throughout my life since I was a youth.

The path of my life has been a winding road of life

lessons leading me to something important. So a few

years ago I talked with Fr. Jaime and began my dis-

cernment for holy orders. As I was in the beginning

of the second phase, as many of you know, my hus-

band was diagnosed with a second primary cancer,

then he and I were in a serious motorcycle accident. I

prayed about and felt God reminding me that these

very things were creating in me that something He

had in mind. So I continued but as some of you re-

member life wasn't quite done knocking my family

down and so I had to make the decision to step back

for a bit.

Well the time has come that I should pick up that

journey again. The bishop has asked me to back up

to begin phase two again since much has changed in

my life since the first time. I am happy to begin

again. I ask for your support and prayers as I find

my way through this process, that I might find God's

will in my life and in this diocese.

I want to again thank you all for being my family in

these last several years of storms and trials. It has

been your love and faith that has held me up and

been a light in the darkness. You are and will be a

significant part of this journey for me. The work will

not just be for me and my discernment team, but for

each of you also, as family is part of the journey.

And so we shall begin.

God's peace and love be with us,

Donna Greene.

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Goal 1: Develop relationships between the Anglo & Hispanic

BILINGUAL SERVICE

ASH WEDNESDAY - MARCH 1 Ash Wednesday Holy Eucharist with Imposition of

Ashes at 7:00 PM (Bilingual with music).

2017 VESTRY Senior Warden: Kathy Gallaher

Junior Warden: John Mathieu

3 Year Term:

Marlene Perez Melanie Kenoyer Russ Roseberry

2 Years

Elizabeth Ruiz Reyes John Mathieu Stu Hennessey

1 Year

Blanca Maldonado Nancy Denny Kathy Gallaher

LET’S EAT TOGETHER!

CONGREGATIONAL POTLUCKS Last Sunday of every month

2:30-3:30PM - this month on March 26

Sharing food and eating with others is at the center of

our Christian and Episcopal identities. The Holy Food

we eat binds us as a community that is sent to love

and serve the Lord in our everyday lives. Historically,

the practice of sharing food and eating together, be it

Holy Bread or a bagel, have been a symbol and a sign

of transformational fellowship. In times of social frag-

mentation and divisiveness Christians are called to

come together and strengthen their communal bonds

of love.

On the last Sunday of every month we will have the

opportunity for the whole congregation of St. Luke’s ~

San Lucas to come together to share food and stories.

Bring something delicious to share!

CHURCH STAFF WANT ADS! Administrative Assistant: Assistant to Parish Ad-

ministrator. All areas of parish administration. 16

hours per week. Required : Bilingual English-Spanish,

MSOffice, WordPress, communication skills. Supervi-

sory experience with volunteers preferred.

Nursery Director: We are taking resumes for a part

time Nursery Director: 5 hours per week, experienced,

background check and Safeguarding required. Sched-

ules nursery care-givers. Send to Fr. Jaime. Spanish-

English bilingual preferred.

Youth Coordinator: Start a youth group with 1st gen-

eration Latino kids and Anglos. 10 hours per week.

Preferred bilingual to communicate with parents.

Background check and Safeguarding required. Experi-

ence with youth helpful.

For the right person, these jobs can be combined to create a 30

hour per week job, with benefits (hea lth insurance & pen-

sion). Full time employment, a future possibility.

Goal 2: Expand Outreach WINTER HOSPITALITY OVERFLOW Please sign up for a shift (4.5-5 hours) just ONCE a

year. St Luke's ~ San Lucas' week to provide volunteer

coverage at the men's WHO shelter (at St Paul's on

13th and Franklin) is Sunday Feb 26- March 5. There

are available shifts that need a volunteer. The board

for shift sign ups is in the narthex and parish hall on

Sundays after each service and in the office Tuesday-

Friday. The WHO shelter provides a chance for us to

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be a witness, and provide hospitality, to men who live

a hard life on the streets.

Jeanne Stephens 206-245-0426.

OUTREACH DAYTIME RESOURCES We are still looking for more volunteers. A few of our

regular volunteers are out with injuries, illness, family

obligations or extended travel. We need help with sort-

ing and organizing clothing donations and table help-

ers on Wednesdays, to give out bus passes, lunches,

food bags, clothes with a kind smile and listening

heart. Call Donna Greene if you are able and interest-

ed. 360-609-2180.

10 WAYS TO SUPPORT OUTREACH

FOR LENT St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas for more than a century and a

half has been in the forefront of community service –

from the days when financial support was made to lo-

cal hospitals, to an important role in the creation of the

Free Clinic, to today’s hosting of a Women’s shelter.

Here are ten ways you can be part of this history.

1. DONATE non-perishable food to the parish food

bank. DEPOSIT your offerings in the basket in the

Narthex on Sunday mornings or to the church

office during office hours.

2. DONATE new and slightly worn clothing and hy-

giene products. Bring them to the church office

during office hours.

3. DONATE household furnishings and other items to

Boomerang’s consignment shop. St. Luke’s will

earn 50% of the sales price. DEPOSIT them on the

parish hall stage on Sunday mornings and office

hours. You may take them directly to Boomerang,

808 Main St. Downtown. Check with the office to

arrange pickup of heavy items.

4. DONATE your original works of Art to Boomerang

for sale.

5. DONATE costume jewelry to Boomerang. Bring to

church office.

6. VOLUNTEER to help with the weekday distribu-

tion of food, clothing etc. Sign up at the church

office.

7. VOLUNTEER to help with processing and prepar-

ing donated food and other items for distribution.

Sign up at church office.

8. CREATE items for the ARTS & CRAFTS GUILD for

future sales at the annual Holiday Bazaar.

9. SUPPORT the annual Holiday Bazaar

by your purchases

10. DONATE to the RECTOR’S DICRETIONARY

FUND.

Goal 3: Spiritual Growth

TWO ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES

Wednesday, March 1st

Ash Wednesday Holy Eucharist

with Imposition of Ashes

12:15 PM (English)

7:00 PM (Bilingual with music)

CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL It has been so great to be back! I really missed the Sun-

day school children and it has been amazing being

back in Sunday school.

In February we celebrated Día de Los Niños (Day of

the Children) and enjoyed special treats and then we

got to hear the story of the boy who shared is lunch

and fed 5,000. We also got to learn about St. Valentine

and we continued onto more stories from Godly Play.

In March we will begin the many faces of Easter as we

go into Lent. We will also learn about St. Patrick’s

Day. The Sunday right before Easter we will share the

story of the Easter egg and our activity will be to deco-

rate eggs.

It is that time of year now where we will begin to get

ready for our amazing Easter egg hunt! To make the

day extra special, we will need help with getting more

plastic Easter eggs and candy. Last year was my first

year organizing the hunt and I realized that it is a real-

ly big event. To make it better and more organized, I

will need volunteers to help with filling, hiding, and

getting the children ready for the actual hunt it-

self. The children and I really appreciate everything

that our wonderful community does to come together

and make this day great and I can't wait for it to be an

even better event for them this year.

Herlinda Marquez- Sunday School Coordinator.

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CAMP HUSTON: SUMMER CAMP

2017 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Summer camp registration is open! Register before

March 15, 2017 to receive our early bird discount of

$45 off per camper. Camp sessions are available for

children entering grades 1st through 10th next fall!

Here is a list of session dates. These are posted on the

summer camp page at http://huston.org/ or find the

brochure with more information, http://huston.org/

wp-content/uploads/2017/02/

brochure_2017_final_web.pdf. Grade requirements

are listed by session. Once you register, you can click

the session name to find your information packet and

health form. NOTE: The bolded sessions indicate when Fr. Jaime will be at

Camp as the Chaplain.

June 27-July 6: Counselor Training

July 9-15: Discovery Camp 1

July 9-15: Horse Camp

July 17-20: Mini Camp

July 30-Aug 5: Discovery Camp 2

July 30-Aug 5: Intermediate Horse Camp

August 6-11: Missoula Children’s Theater Camp

August 13-19: International Discovery Camp

August 13-19: Buckaroo Camp

YOUTH EVENTS Saturday meetings on March 4 and 18.

March 4th – This will be a movie field trip to see

The Shack. Time and location TBD.

March 18th 6-8PM Wear your St. Paddy’s day

green and have dinner and discussion on the mov-

ie, The Shack and its vision of the trinity com-

pared to our individual visions of the trinity.

Don’t forget!! HYC weekend, for 9-12 graders, March

24-26 at St. Mary's, Lakewood. The theme is Where

the Wild Things Are. Cost if $35. Be sure to register by

March 19th and let Donna Greene know you are go-

ing!!

Donna Greene and Don Lawry

DIOCESAN YOUTH EVENTS 3/24-26 Spring HYC at St. Mary’s, Lakewood, $35,

theme: Where the Wild Things Are.

5/5-7 Spring JYC at Church of the Holy Cross in

Redmond, $35, theme: “Safety Pin”

HYC Six Day Summer Camp: July 16-22, 2017.

Theme : Gospel according to Dr. Seuss.

More information and registration links at

http://ecww.org/diocesan-ministries/faith-formation/

youth-faith-formation/

LENTEN SUNDAY TOPICS SERIES We are invited to explore cultural awareness, compe-

tence, and leadership in a series of presentations

based on the Rev. Eric Law’s work at the Kaleido-

scope Institute at the Diocese of Los Angeles. Please

join us from 11:40 to 12:40 each Sunday. Locations to

be announced!

WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY GROUP All women are welcome to join this group for reading,

studying and sharing as we come together and ex-

pand our spiritual experiences with a feminine view.

Our study and discussion is based on the book, May I

have this Dance – An invitation to Faithful Prayer

Throughout the Year” by Joyce Rupp.

In March, we will meet on Saturday, March 11 from

10 AM to 12 PM and focus on the chapter, “March-

Leaning on God”. Please read the chapter prior to our

session together. Also, we invite you during Lent to

reflect each day on one of the “Forty Questions Our

Lean-To God Asks” found on page 62.

Remember that we enter the church building at the

north entrance, through the kitchen. This door will be

unlocked from 9:50 – 10:10AM for our safety.

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Continuing this month, we are asking attendees to

considering bringing a donation of feminine products

for our Outreach program. With the WHAT shelter

there has been an increased need for these products.

Thank you.

Mary Boettcher Janet Butler Kris Lawless

360-936-2425 360-947-0404 360-574-3755

“R @ R” GROUP Rev. Chuck Barnes invites all the retirees or others

available to come to the Retirees @ Restaurants (R@R)

for breakfast and lively conversation on Wednesday,

March 15th, 9:00AM at Dulin’s Café located at 1929

Main St, Vancouver, WA 98660.

YOUNG FAMILIES’ MEETING Sunday, March 19, 11:30-1:00PM, Children’s Chapel.

This meeting will be to help gather ideas for the year,

recruit some volunteers to help execute those ideas

and for us to socialize and share stories. Please bring

some food to share. This meeting is open to all – for

those with babies, kids in elementary, middle, high

schoolers and for those who want to support families

at St. Luke’s.

LENTEN LITURGY We will have the small, plain altar in the front, where

the High Altar currently is, and we will use it for the

season of Lent. I commend to you its simplicity and

humility for the season.

Every Friday at 12:15 PM we will offer prayers of the

Stations of the Cross. If the occasion permits, we

will do it bilingually.

At the 10 AM service, during Lent we will be using

the Book of Common Prayer Rite II Penitential Order,

with the variations between the Summary of the Law

and the 10 Commandments, and Eucharistic Prayer

A, the Agnus Dei for the fraction anthem, and the tra-

ditional Lord’s Prayer. Although Rite II is not nearly

as penitential as Rite I, it still allows for more repent-

ance, renewal and fasting than our experimental texts.

Fr. Jaime Case, Rector

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

COLORING POSTERS For 7 Sundays we will have different posters in refer-

ence to the Stations of the Cross for coloring at the

Parish Hall during coffee hour. Everyone is welcome

to color- kids, teens and adults! Once the set is com-

pleted, the posters will be displayed in the Parish Hall

for all to enjoy and reflect.

FAMILY ORIENTED

INSTRUCTED EUCHARIST Saturday March 25, from 10:00AM-11:30AM.

Fr. Jaime and I are still working on the details, but

this will give an opportunities for families (adults and

children) to learn more about our Eucharistic practic-

es, vestments, setting, space, movements etc.

Fr. Eliacin Rosario-Cruz

NOTES FROM THE MUSIC ROOM Ash Wednesday on March 1st begins our observance

of the season of Lent, a time to slow down and medi-

tate on our current predicament. The word “lent” in

French means literally “slow,” and in music the Ital-

ian tempo marking “Lento” is often used for the slow

middle section between two fast movements, not un-

like the seasons of Epiphany and Easter. A lento

movement is often beautiful and expressive, too.

Speaking of expressive, we now have a bassoonist in

our midst. Mike Grigsby-Lane has returned to his

instrument of choice and, with oboist Hannah Fem-

ling, offers us an in-house double-reed dynamic duo.

Soprano Catherine van der Salm is helping Mike with

his breath-control, not unlike our need for self-control

in the Lenten season.

Catherine’s group, The Ensemble , will return to St.

Luke’s – San Lucas for a Friday evening program on

March 17th at 7 PM with a chamber opera perfor-

mance of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Eurid ice . There is a Len-

ten/Holy Week theme here of death and resurrection

played out as a Greek myth and performed by an in-

strumental ensemble and seven singers. Half-price

tickets are always available for members of our parish

community.

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We will have to wait a little longer for our new trum-

pet stop to arrive for the Adams organ. The pipes are

made and will be shipped in early March with a dedi-

cation recital by Dr. Paul Tegels to follow. The Jazz

Vespers series will return on April 8th with special

guest flautist Cheryl Alex.

Tim Nickel, Director of Music

ALTAR FLOWERS A Touch of Beauty for our Worship

Have you noticed the lovely flower arrangement or

green plant on the altar every Sunday? Have you seen

the dedications of celebration or remembrance in the

Sunday bulletin? Ever wonder how that happens?

Well, here are the “whens” and “hows”.

Two times during the year are reserved for special

flowers; Christmas and Easter. We order extra flowers

and plants for these two feast days and ask for special

donations to support these special orders. With your

donation you may remember or honor a loved one,

which will be listed in the bulletin. These flowers and

plants usually are used for multiple Sundays.

During Lent we forgo flowers on the Altar. However,

you may still have a dedication of celebration or re-

membrance printed in the bulletin. This year the Sun-

days of Lent are March 5 through April 2. The dedica-

tion cost $35 and helps support altar flowers during

the remaining Sundays during the year. You can use

the same request form that is used for regular Sun-

days.

On all the remaining Sundays we have a fresh floral

arrangement on the Altar. Why not choose a Sunday

to remember someone dear to you or to offer thanks-

giving for a blessing in your life?

The process is easy:

1. Choose your date. We have a lovely Altar Flower

Calendar in the Narthex to help you determine the

date you would like. Any regular flower Sunday

can have multiple dedications so feel free to share.

2. Find one of the Altar Flower forms in the Narthex.

(Soon also in the Pew Pockets)

3. On this form write the tribute you wish to appear

in the Sunday bulletin and include your name as

the sponsor.

4. The dedication cost is $35, and goes to insure that

we have flowers on the Altar all regular Sundays

throughout the year.

5. Insert the completed form in the envelope provid-

ed with your contribution. If you submit a check,

please make it payable to St. Luke’s and note that

it is for “Altar Flowers”. This envelope can be

placed in the offering plate, handed to an Usher or

left in the church office.

If you have any questions or would like more infor-

mation, please call Gail Bauhs, 360-521-9340.

THE LIBRARY The Library committee is preparing to make an inven-

tory of the library. We would very much appreciate it

if borrowed books were returned. This will help us

make an accurate inventory. Thank you!

We are very pleased to announce that St Luke’s library

will be open during Coffee Hour on the first and third

Sundays of each month, beginning Sunday, March 5th.

Please note: No food or beverages -to protect the

books as well as the carpet and the upholstery. We

appreciate your co-operation.

Geri Hoekzema, Sandra Kimura and Nan Williams

USHERS TRAINING Getting ready for Holy Week and Easter Sunday, with

all our visitors and friends coming to worship, we are

having a training for Ushers on Thursday, March 23,

from 6:30 to 7:30 PM in the church sanctuary. Ushers

not only provide people with the service booklet, they

also keep an eye on the buildings for security. Come

learn how to serve and join this group as part of your

church ministry!

GREETERS TRAINING Holy Week is coming and hospitality is our core val-

ue. Training will be provided for those called to the

ministry of greeting on Thursday, March 30, at 6:30

PM in the church sanctuary. Please join this essential

ministry! Remember how you came to St. Luke’s ~ San

Lucas and others greeted and welcomed you!

HOLY WEEK LITURGY SCHEDULE

Palm Sunday, April 9. We will return to the High

Altar for the beginning of Holy Week.

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Maundy Thursday, April 13, we will again have our

Agape potluck simple meal starting at 6PM.

At 7 PM we will have a bilingual service of Holy

Eucharist including foot-washing this year, and

stripping of the altar.

Good Friday, April 14, at 7 pm is a bilingual service

without communion.

I hope you will make it a point to join in the special

bilingual services. Fr. Jaime Case, Rector

BAPTISM OFFERED April 15, 8PM Great Vigil of Easter or

April 16, Easter Sunday, 8AM, 10AM or 1PM

If you are interested in baptism for either yourself or

a family member, please contact the church office or

Father Jaime by April 2.

COFFEE HOUR Coffee Hour hosts for the month of March are:

5 March Cassidy/Lincoln

12 March Surface/Denny

19 March Jennifer Cole/Judy Morrison

26 March van der Salm

2 April Harris

Judy Morrison, Coffee Hour Coordinator

THE LUNCH BUNCH Tuesday, March 14 at 12 noon in the Parish Hall.

This month’s speaker will be an officer from the Van-

couver Police Department’s K-9 division. We will

learn how the dogs are trained, how they assist the

officers as well as give a demonstration by one of the

dogs.

Please sign-up if you are coming and/or if you can

help with a dish for the luncheon. Sign-up sheets will

be in the Narthex. All are welcome!

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE No Friday Night Live for March (host needed!)

One of the best ways to build relationships and grow

together in Christ is by breaking bread together and a

great way to do this is to attend Friday Night Live.

Once each month, we gather in someone’s home to

share food, laughter and fellowship. However, no one

has offered to host FNL for March so as of this writ-

ing we won't be having this event in March. If you

would like to host, please call Sharon Mayhew as

soon as possible. Hosts have the option of providing

the main dish, or going with a potluck format. Re-

member, the Parish Hall is usually available to use as

a location if you'd like to host but would rather not

use your home.

We are also looking for hosts for April. If you’d like

to open your home for this event, please contact Sha-

ron Mayhew, 360-962-0334 or 360-574-0074 or Sha-

[email protected]. Hosts have the option of

providing the main dish or going with a potluck.

Jim and Sharon Mayhew

ARCHIVIST’S CORNER CHURCH QUESTIONS FOR 1938 On October 9, 1938, our rector then, Rev. Mook, pub-

lished a set of questions to the parish in The Lantern.

He wanted to encourage members to become more

aware of what the church offered, and how it was

run. He conducted a contest using the following

questions:

How many can correctly answer the following questions?

How many constitute our Vestry?

Name them.

What is the official corporate name of our Parish?

How many are enrolled in our Sunday School?

How many Communicant members do we have?

What is our total parish budget?

How much do we contribute to the Diocese and

the general Church?

Name six organizations we have in the Parish for women

or girls.

Name four organizations we have in the Parish for men

or boys.

How many services are held each Sunday and at what

hours?

We are going to use our collective historical wits to

find the answers to these questions, in 1938 terms, not

in today’s terms. Send your answers by March 17th to

the Parish Archivist, [email protected]

You can find the answers in either the History of St.

Luke’s Volume One, or in past Messenger articles by

the Archivist (recently I have been sneaking answers

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into some of the articles). Remember, this is in 1938

terms. You will get 10 points for each correct answer,

except #2, for which you will get 2 points for each

name (hint: look at Volume One).

We will post the winners and participants in the Par-

ish Hall. Good Luck and Good Hunting!

Pat Lawless, Parish Archivist

Goal 4: Pastoral Care LIFE GOES ON Life Goes On meets monthly to support those as they

go through the grieving process. Fr. Dennis Cole facili-

tates this group. All are welcome. The group meets off

-site at the Glenwood Place Senior Living (5500 NE

82nd Ave). Next meeting is Thursday, March 23 at

2PM.

PASTORAL CARE COMMITTEE Please let us know if you have someone who is not

able to come to church, is in some type of crisis, medi-

cal or otherwise, or, perhaps, is in the hospital, by

making a call to the office. Our meetings are on the

fourth Tuesday of the month. The next meeting will

be on March 28 at 6:30 PM in the Chapel of the Holy

Spirit, (Children’s Chapel).

The Rev. Dennis Cole

Administrative & Financial GET A JUMP ON SPRING CLEANING

FUNDRAISER St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas will be the featured charity for

the month of March at Boomerang, a faith-based con-

signment shop in downtown Vancouver. They call

themselves, the generosity shop. Visit their website:

http://www.boomerangvancouver.com/generosity-

shop/ . Boomerang sells quality, donated items at ac-

cessible prices and then gives every penny of profit

back to the charity which collected and donated the

merchandise (50% of the selling price).

Now is the time to go through your home and find

any of these type of items in good condition/lightly

used during the month of March:

Home Decor, Art, Lamps,

Pillows, Kid’s Bedroom Décor

Toys Books Purses

Jewelry Sunglasses

iPhones Tablets Laptop Computers,

Wood Items, Antiques Unique Collectibles

FURNITURE: Dining Room, Bedroom Sets,

Couches, Chairs Stools, Tables

(no clothing).

Boomerang will also accept Gift Cards, Professional

Services, Vacation Rentals and Event Tickets for re-

sale.

Once your donations are ready to deliver, you have

three options:

1. Bring your donations down to the church and

leave them on the stage.

2. Take your donations directly to Boomerang

(remember to mention your donations are on be-

half of St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas).

3. Contact Joseph Ziemba to arrange for a pickup, if

you have larger items or can’t get out to remove

them from you home. Contact Joseph by email at

[email protected] or at 360-718-2749 .

Consider visiting Boomerang in March and enjoying

their coffee shop because in addition, as a featured

charity, Boomerang will donate to St. Luke’s ~ San Lu-

cas, 10% of their Coffee Shop proceeds for one week

during March!

Joseph Ziemba

TREASURER’S REPORT

BUDGET SUMMARY

“Dollars and Sense”

At the end of January we expect percentages to be at 8.3%

of budgeted revenue and expense.

Summary as of January 31, 2017

Total Budget Year to Date Percent

for the Year Actual of Total

Amounts Budget

Revenues $584,953 $ 61,206 10%

Expenses $584,953 $ 56,075 10%

Net Income 0 $ 5,131

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Revenues: January revenues are greater than antic-

ipated and this is mostly due to a one-time transfer

of carryover funds raised last year and designated

for the WHAT Women’s Shelter project.

Expenses: Expenses are over year-to-date budget

projections by $7,329. This is not alarming and is

mainly due to quarterly pension payments and

higher utility bills which occur over the winter

months.

Additional Comments: Thank you for your early

pledge contributions. With greater amounts of money

received weekly, we hope to contribute over $22,000 to

outreach activities this year which includes $7,500 for

the rector/curate which will support families and indi-

viduals in need through their discretionary account.

We will also be able to continue supporting our chil-

dren, a new ten hour per week youth coordinator, sup-

port for young families ministry, music programs, and

our pastoral care ministry.

These enhancements, however, are in part supported

by one-time-only funds, which will need to be ad-

dressed through long-term budget planning and addi-

tional financial support as we enter 2018.

Thanks for your continued financial support of St.

Luke’s ~ San Lucas.

Doug Goodlett, Treasurer

VESTRY SUMMARY: FEBRUARY 2017 PARISH OFFICERS: Fr. Jaime Case, Rector. Kathy

Gallaher, Senior Warden. John Mathieu, Junior War-

den. Tom Amies, Vestry Clerk. Doug Goodlett, Parish

Treasurer. Jim Mayhew is Chancellor (our parish law-

yer).

CURACY: Funds have been allocated to cover the

expenses of Fr. Eliacin’s remaining time with us. His

two-year Curacy ends on June 30.

SHELTER COSTS: The location of a proposed bath-

room for the WHAT shelter has been changed. Funds

for the project were authorized. Security upgrades to

gates accessing the St. Francis Courtyard were ap-

proved and funded.

VESTRY RETREAT: This will be at the Gallaher

home on February 25. It will deal with visioning ra-

ther than routine business.

VESTRY RESOURCE GUIDE: Much of the meeting

was spent acquainting new and returning Vestry

members with this helpful reference. We will use it for

planning throughout the year

LIGHTING PROJECT: The final inspection of our

upgrade to LED lights is done. We anticipate a $4,500

rebate.

PARISH WEBSITE: Improvements to our website

may include an app to allow access via smartphones.

Tom Amies, Clerk of the Vestry

Around Town

THE ENSEMBLE CONCERT Friday, March 17 at 7:00 PM

at St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas

Orfeo ed Euridice, Christoph Gluck' s most famous opera, is

based on the myth of Orpheus. The opera details

Orfeo's journey to the underworld in order to return

with his wife, Euridice. Amore, however, has given

him the condition that he may not look at his wife un-

til they have returned. Wackiness ensues. Presented in

chamber form by an instrumental ensemble and seven

singers.

Special half-price tickets for St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas

members, just $10 when you reserve in advance! Don’t

miss this wonderful concert!

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Reminder - If your Ministry group would like to submit an article for the April issue of The

Messenger, please submit your written article on or before March 19 to the church office or email it to

[email protected] Thank you!

Church Office Hours:

9 AM-12 PM & 1-5 PM Tuesday - Friday

Closed Wednesdays for Staff Meeting,

4-5:00 PM.

Church office, 360-696-0181.

eGiving is now available on our website.

Just use this QR Code to visit the

donation page.

CYCLE OF PRAYER / CICLO DE ORACION

Episcopal Diocese of Olympia Congregations,

Ministries & Institutions

Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem & Middle East

Congregations, Ministries & Institutions

March. 5 Ascension, Seattle; Epiphany, Seattle

March 12 St. Clement, Seattle;

St. John the Baptist, Seattle

March 19 St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle;

St. Paul, Seattle;

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Seattle

March 26 St. Peter, Seattle; Trinity, Seattle

March 7 St. George’ School, Jerusalem

March 14 St. George’s Guest House,Jerusalem

March 21 St. Phillip’s Church, Nabus, West Bank

March 26 St. George’s College, Jerusalem

PRAYER REQUESTS ~ PETICIONES PARA ORACIÓN

For those celebrating their birthday in March / Para los que celebran cumpleaños en marzo.

2 - Brent Williams

3 - Carla Sowder

3 - Aaron Hamann

5 - Lucia Ramirez

7 - Paul Hiromura

8 - Amy Case

9 - Heather Lund

9 - Suzanna Tilford

9 - Elias Rosario-Kilmer

10 - Joseph Ziemba

10 - Sirce Plaza

10 - Giovanni Mendoza-Chavez

11 - Chuck Grigsby-Lane

12 - Aleks Rivera

13 - Nancy Lematta

13 - Danny Jones

15 - Tom Smith

15 - Natasha Rezhenkov

16 - Barbara Garlisch

16 - Jose Martinez

16 - Selena Rodriguez-Torres

17 - Fernando Aguilar

18 - Cheryl-Lee Holt

18 - Tristan Sotelo

19 - Janis Lord

19 - Herlinda Marquez

20 - Soveida Medina

22 - Leonel Villa

22 - Leonel Villa

22 - Irvin Villegas

24 - Fr. Jerry Lonergan

24 - Stephen Coble

24 - Angel Plaza

25 - Marcio Carrasco

25 - Kiara Reyes

27 - Rosie Little

29 - Maritza Santiago

29 - Annelies van der Salm

30 - Mary Anderson

30 - Stephen Cookson

30 - Zoila Aguayo

30 - Candy Martinez

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Sunday Mon-day

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

REGULAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE 8:00 Holy Eucharist 9:00 Adult Forum 9:45 Sunday School & Nursery Care 10:00 Choral Eucharist 11:30 Coffee Hour 12:45 Guardería de

niños 1:00 Santa Misa 1:30 Escuela Dominical

Feb. 27 Feb. 28

1

Outreach 12:15 Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes Healing Service

4:00 Staff Meeting

6:00 Handbells

7:00 Bilingual Holy Eucharist & Imposition Ashes

2

Outreach

8:00 Thursday Crew

10:00 Helping Hands

3

Outreach

12:15 Stations of the Cross

4

Youth Group goes to the movies

5

First Sunday in Lent

REGULAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE

11:30 Library Open 11:40 Sunday Topics

6 Office Closed

7 Outreach

7:00 Rosary

8 Outreach

12:15 Holy Eucharist & Healing Service

4:00 Staff Meeting

6:00 Handbells 6:30 Outreach

7:00 Choir

9 Outreach

8:00 Thursday Crew 10:00 Helping Hands

10 Outreach

12:15 Stations of the Cross

11 10:00 Women’s Spirituality Group

12

Second Sunday in

Lent

REGULAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE

11:40 Sunday Topics

13 Office Closed

14 Outreach

12:00 The Lunch Bunch

6:30 Vestry

15 Outreach

9:00 R@R Breakfast 12:15 Holy Eucharist & Healing Service

4:00 Staff Meeting

6:00 Handbells

7:00 Choir

16 Outreach

8:00 Thursday Crew 10:00 Helping Hands

17 Outreach

12:15 Stations of the Cross

18

6:00 Youth Group

19

Third Sunday in Lent

REGULAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE

11:30 Library Open

11:30 Young Families Meeting

11:40 Sunday Topics

MESSENGER DEADLINE

20 Office Closed

21 Outreach

22 Outreach

12:15 Holy Eucharist & Healing Service

4:00 Staff Meeting

6:00 Handbells 7:00 Choir

23 Outreach

8:00 Thursday Crew 10:00 Helping Hands

2:00 Life Goes On (offsite)

24 Outreach

12:15 Stations of the Cross

Spring HYC

25 HYC @ St. Mary’s Lakewood 10 Family Instructed Eucharist

26 Fourth Sunday in

Lent

REGULAR

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

11:40 Sunday Topics

2:30 Congregation Pot Luck

27 Office Closed

28 Outreach

6:30 Pastoral Care Committee

29 Outreach

12:15 Holy Eucharist & Healing Service

4:00 Staff Meeting

6:00 Handbells 7:00 Choir

30 Outreach

8:00 Thursday Crew 10:00 Helping Hands

31 Outreach

12:15 Stations of the Cross

April 1

WINTER HOUSING OVERFLOW - St. Luke’s ~San Lucas Week to Staff

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Prepared by:

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church ~ San Lucas Iglesia Episcopal

426 East Fourth Plain Boulevard

Vancouver, WA 98663

Request delivery by dates: February 25-28

Return Service Requested

Senior Warden: Kathy Gallaher Junior Warden: John Mathieu

VESTRY MEMBERS: Stu Hennessey, Blanca Maldonado,

Nancy Denny, Elizabeth Zurita Russ Roseberry, Marlene Perez

and Melanie Kenoyer

Clerk of the Vestry: Tom Amies Chancellor: F. James Mayhew

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church San Lucas Iglesia Episcopal

The Rev. Jaime Case, Rector

The Rev. Eliacin Rosario-Cruz

The Rev. Dennis Cole, Associate Clergy

Doug Goodlett, Treasurer

Janet Butler, Assistant Treasurer

Tim Nickel, Music Director

Kris Lawless, Parish Administrator

St. Luke’s – San Lucas is a bilingual Episcopal Church serving Vancouver and Southwest Washington since 1853.

Our vision is to answer God’s call to be an Anglo-Hispanic faith community that works together to share the love of

Christ. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, our mission is to extend hospitality to all, to respond to human need

through service, and to grow in faith together.

www.stlukesvancouver.com

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