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THE MESSENGER EL MENSAJERO

APRIL 2016 ABRIL 2016

The Messenger ~ El Mensajero

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

Volume 47

Issue 3

Rector’s Corner The Huts are Leaving.

Our experiment with hosting the huts on our property

is going to end on April 30th. Thank you for supporting

the emergency decision to host them. We have exceed-

ed our original 90 day commitment and by the end of

their time here, we will have hosted them for 5 months.

Here are the things I have learned and hope to share

with the managers, Outside Inn, before they go.

The huts were conceived by a group in Long Beach,

WA, and they are badly designed. The huts leak,

they accumulate humidity inside, and mold grows

in them. The hut dwellers were lucky we had a roof

to put over their huts!

The hut occupants accumulated a lot of junk

around themselves, spilling out from under the

roof, constantly growing. The dumpster is frequent-

ly full to overflowing and we had to spend extra to

have the dumpsters emptied.

We shared our laundry facilities, but had to deal

with laundry left in washers and dryers, and a

mess in the laundry area.

The huts conception was lacking in follow-up for

helping people turn their lives around. The hut-

makers simply gave the huts to the homeless and

walked away from any management responsibility.

Food was often left outside, contributing to vermin,

trash and stench.

Frequent visits after 10 pm were alarming as well

as annoying, and the trash and smoking of the visi-

tors added to the discomfort of hosting the huts not

only to us but to our neighbors.

Occasional shouting and loud verbal fights late at

night brought the police in more than once. This

was hard on Amy and me since we live right next

door.

The huts were not a permanent solution, but that

was not clear to the occupants. They tried their best

to make them into homes, taking over more space

and overflowing the carport.

We could never be sure who came to live in the

huts; there were lots of people coming and going.

In an emergency we could not tell the Fire Depart-

ment or the Police who was or was not supposed to

be there.

I have had to constantly tell other people who want

to bed down out in the shed or in cars that no, we

do not let just anyone stay on our property.

There has been a heightened sense of tension and of

impending danger since we started this project, per-

haps misplaced, but affecting all the staff and volun-

teers. So we learned that boundaries are not often un-

derstood well by both the occupants and the managers,

and it’s tough to host the huts. We will be looking for

other ways to engage with the needy in our area.

Homelessness is not as simple as a roof over one’s

head. I invite you to watch for a future summit on

homelessness to be held on Saturday, May 14th all day

as we join others in trying to make a difference on this

issue. Look for the announcement. Don’t

forget there are many issues out there;

homelessness is just one.

Fr. Jaime Case

(English articles continue on page 5)

Rincón del Rector

Se van las chozas

Nuestra prueba de hospedar los carritos termina el 30

de abril. Gracias por su apoyo durante el esfuerzo de

emergencia. Hemos sobrepasado los 90 días que ofrecí

a los habitantes. Al fin va a ser 5 meses que hemos ofre-

cido hospitalidad. Aquí están las cosas que hemos

aprendido y que espero compartir con los manejadores,

Outside Inn, antes de su salida.

Los carritos fueron hechos por un grupo en Long

Beach, WA, y son mal diseñados. Acumulan hume-

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dad de las lluvias y de falta de ventilación. Gra-

cias a Dios tenemos un techo sobre ellos.

Los hospedados acumulaban muchas cosas alre-

dedor que pasaron los límites del garaje y siem-

pre aumentando. El basurero quedaba demasiado

lleno y gastamos extra para vaciarlo.

Compartimos nuestras lavadoras y secadoras,

pero no atendía el área y dejaban sucias y llenas

las maquinas.

El concepto de los carritos no tenía seguimiento

para ayudar la gente superar sus dificultades. Los

hacedores de los carritos los regalaron y se fueron

sin plan de manejo.

Comida fue dejada afuera, atrayendo animales,

basura y olor feo.

Visitas después de las 10 fueron una molestia y a

veces causa de temor, y la basura y fumar de los

visitantes añadía a la incomodidad de hospedar-

los.

A veces gritos y pleitos en medio de las noches

traían el policía. Fue difícil para Amy y yo como

vivimos al lado de ellos.

Los carritos fueron una solución temporal, pero

no fue enseñado a los habitantes, y entonces tra-

taron de hacerlos una casa permanente.

Nunca podíamos estar seguro quien estaba pre-

sente en los carros. En una emergencia no podía-

mos decir a los Bomberos o Policía quien debe y

no debe de estar.

Tuve que correr muchas otras personas que pre-

sumieron quedarse en nuestro estacionamiento

porque estábamos hospedando los carritos.

Hay un sentido de presión y peligro desde el comien-

zo de esta, tal vez equivocado, que afectaba todo per-

sonal y voluntarios. Entonces hemos aprendido que

barreras de conducta no fueron bien entendidos por

los ocupantes y los Outside Inn, y es difícil hospedar

los carritos. Vamos a continuar buscado maneras de

enfrentar las necesidades en nuestra vecindad. Estar

“homeless” no es asunto resuelto solamente por te-

ner un techo. Les invito a asistir a una reunión el 14

de mayo todo el día cuando vamos a juntarnos con

otros interesados para buscar remedios para este

asunto. No olviden que hay muchos más asuntos a

aparte de los homeless que enfrentar también.

Padre Jaime Case

GUARDIÁN MAYOR La Junta parroquial paso un retiro muy bueno en fe-

brero. Todos participantes hicieron un tiempo

productivo, no solamente por establecer el nuevo

equipo sino también los asuntos de negocio. Recibi-

mos una introducción a “Vivir en Gracia” programa

que se está ofreciendo para Cuaresma. La Junta uti-

lizará el modelo de RESPETO e Invitación Mutua pa-

ra escuchar a todos. Las metas fueron elaboradas en

discurso largo. El Rector, la Guardián Mayor y la

Guardián Menor compartieron la visión para el año

nuevo. Cada uno tiene en su corazón los mejores in-

tereses de San Lucas – St. Luke´s y trabajarán duro

para ustedes este año.

Uno de los tópicos fue el sabático de P. Jaime este

verano. Estamos tan bendecido que P. Eliacin está

presente para cuidarnos durante este tiempo. La Jun-

ta le nombrará Rector Temporal para los meses de

Junio, Julio y Agosto. Nos toca apoyarle y a su famil-

ia mientras él tiene esta responsabilidad.

También examinamos el presupuesto al fondo. La

preocupación sobre los nuevos puestos y otras adi-

ciones a los fondos para ciertos grupos no se podrán

sostener el año siguiente. Les invito a todos ustedes

mirar lo que estamos haciendo con nuestros fondos

para este año fiscal. Si les gusta el ministerio que ob-

serven, por favor, consideren aumentar su promesa

para el próximo año para continuar la obra im-

portante que realizamos dentro y afuera de nuestras

paredes. El trabajo es importante y transforma vidas.

Solamente tiene que venir durante la semana para

ver cuántas vidas están influenciadas cada día.

Nuestra reunión en marzo fue movido una semana

para acomodar las vacaciones de P. Jaime, y no tengo

nada de agregar sobre asuntos tocando ella. Tenemos

que hablar sobre el cambio al sistema de alarma,

porque el sistema que tenemos se está discontinu-

ando. Nuestro Guardián Menor presentará para

nuestra examinación para un sistema nuevo.

Cuando lean esto, se habría celebrado Semana Santa

y Pascua. Espero que tengan feliz Pascua y se

aprovechen de las devociones y misas y música de

esta temporada. Si tengan chance, den gracias al per-

sonal de la oficina por sus muchos folletos que

produjeran nuestros cleros presidiendo, y la Cofradía

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del Altar por averiguar que todo ande bien, nuestros

coros por su preparación de música especial, nuestros

lectores, ministros eucarísticos, ujieres y todos demás

que han trabajado detrás de las escenas para que ten-

gamos una buena experiencia. Por cierto, requiere

una comunidad.

Kathy Gallaher

GUARDIAN MENOR Hemos logrado un trabajo considerable en el edificio

de la iglesia en los primeros meses año. La próxima

vez que esté en el santuario de la iglesia, por favor

tome el tiempo para mirar hacia la nueva barandilla

del desván del coro. La barandilla fue instalada por

nuestro "Equipo de Trabajo de los Jueves". La nueva

barandilla permite que nuestro organista tenga mejor

visibilidad hacia el altar y mejora el sonido del coro.

También se han hecho reparaciones a los canales en el

techo para llueve. Además todos pasillos de la planta

baja han sido pintados. El sistema de alarma electró-

nica para el edificio es anticuado por lo cual lo susti-

tuiremos por uno nuevo el próximo mes. Hemos pro-

gresado en la sustitución de las bombillas incandes-

centes con bombillas LED de mayor eficiencia y ma-

yor duración. Ya hemos cualificado para la financia-

ción parcial de este esfuerzo a través del Condado de

Clark Utilidades. Esperamos obtener pronto financia-

ción parcial similar para la sustitución de las bombi-

llas restantes. Para terminar, me gustaría hacer hinca-

pié en lo afortunada que es nuestra parroquia de te-

ner al nuestro "Equipo de Trabajo de los Jueves.” Nos

ahorran una gran cantidad de dinero y proporcionar

reparaciones de alta calidad mucho más allá de lo que

los miembros de la mayoría de las iglesias hacen.

Stu Hennessey

Meta 1: Relaciones más estrechas entre Hispanos y Anglos

UN VIAJE DE INMIGRACION Mi nombre es Elizabeth Ruiz, y soy inmigrante de

México. Vine a los EEUU en 1999 por varias razones y

para estar con mi esposo, Glicerio. Mi hijo Ernesto,

entonces un bebé, vino también. Hice la decisión de

cruzar ilegalmente a este país. Tenía miedo de los pe-

ligros de venir por un coyote a mi vida y la de mi hijo.

Fue detenido en la frontera intentando entrar, llevado

a cárcel, y devuelto al territorio de México. No sabía

dónde quedaba Ernesto, mi bebé. Me lo llevaron des-

conocidos. Fue una decisión gravemente difícil, pero

sentí que era la única manera de reunirse con mi fa-

milia.

Ensayé la entrada de nuevo y tuve éxito. Tres días

después de mi llegada fue reunido con mi bebé y me

partí por Washington para reunirme con mi esposo.

Por esta temporada vivía como muchos, aislado en

trabajo y casa, temiendo todo el tiempo que sería aga-

rrado. En 2005 vino una nueva adición a nuestra fa-

milia: Nació Emily.

En 2009 viajaba por el MAX en Portland cuando una

inspección de fletes ocurrió. Me pidió prueba de flete,

que tenía, y después pedido por ID. Tenía solamente

un ID de México. Por cause de no proveer un ID de

los EEUU, fue arrestado. Encontraron un cheque de

trabajo en nombre falso, e ID falso en mi bolsa y aña-

dieron cargos por robar la identidad de otra persona.

Tres días después la ICE vino por mí, y fue transferi-

do a la Detención en Tacoma, donde comenzaron los

trámites de deportación. Fui humillada y maltratada

por personal del gobierno. Tuve suerte de conseguir

el servicio de un abogado que me logró soltar bajo

fianza después de dos meses de encarcelada.

Los dos años que siguieron fueron muy difíciles. Viví

en temor constante que sería deportada en cualquier

momento. Todo el ingreso de mi esposo fue a los pa-

gos del abogado, y teníamos que depender de familia,

amigos, y almacenes caritativos. Por un tiempo no

vivíamos en casa sino el en automóvil para poder pa-

gar los cargos de inmigración y el abogado. Al fin de

cuentas gastamos más que $20,000.

Afortunadamente, mi petición para quedar en los

EEUU fue aprobado los fines de 2011, y junto con ella,

el estatus de mi hijo y mi esposo. Continuamos traba-

jando duro para cuidar a nuestra familia. Glicerio y

yo tenemos tarjetas verdes, Ernesto es bajo nuestra

residencia, y Emily es una ciudadana por nacimiento.

Elizabeth Ruiz


Meta 2: Expandir Programas Sociales

CLASE DE INGLES La Clase de Ingles en St Luke's ~ San Lucas

comenzará un nuevo término el martes, 12 de abril.

Las Clases son martes, miércoles y jueves 9:30-

11AM. El equipo de trabajo agradecería más ayuda.

Algunas de las estudiantes quieren ayuda con la

escritura, y otros quieren ayuda para la gramática o

vocabulario. Cuando tenemos suficientes maestros

estamos capacitados para ofrecer a la gente ayuda de

1 en 1 o 1 en 2. ¿Desea usted venir a veces a ser uno

de los tutores? También necesitamos ayuda con el

cuidado de los niños; a veces tenemos más niños

que nuestro código de bomberos permite en la

guardería infantil. No es necesario comprometerse a

un día fijo pero si puede estar disponible en

diferentes días ayudaría mucho a el programa. Los

maestros y las estudiantes disfrutan juntos de la

clase y los estudiantes están aprendiendo mucho

inglés.

Meta 3: Crecer En Fe BAUTISMO OFRECIDA Se ofrece bautizos para niños, jóvenes y adultos.

Contacte la oficina de la iglesia o P. Jaime.

15 de Mayo , Domingo de Pentecostés

a las 8, y 11 (b ilingüe)

ESCUELA DOMINICAL En primer lugar, quiero expresar mi aprecio y

gratitud por todas las familias que donaron los hue-

vos y dulces de este año. También quiero dar las gra-

cias a nuestro maravilloso grupo de jóvenes para

ayudar a llenar los huevos con dulces y ayudarles a

estar preparados para nosotros! No podríamos ha-

berlo hecho sin usted! Nuestra búsqueda del huevo

de Pascua de 2016 fue tan divertido, los niños disfru-

taron muchísimo!

En la escuela dominical hemos terminado las mu-

chas caras de la Pascua, y continuaremos con nues-

tras nuevas historias de Vol 8. Estamos deseando

compartir estas nuevas historias y experiencias!

Herlinda Marquez

EVENTOS PARA LOS JOVENES Integración Gracias a Juan y Diana Padilla, tenemos ahora dos

padres que pueden ayudar con la invitación de

jóvenes latinos a nuestro grupo de jóvenes, dice

Donna Greene. La lista de los nombres de los

jóvenes fueron entregado a Diana y Donna. El grupo

vio una película McFarland sobre un entrenador y sus

estudiantes hispanos como una manera de abarcar el

tema de la diversidad en medio de ellos. Los jóvenes

que asisten a la misa en español recibirán una

invitación del grupo en forma de una visita a la misa

de la 1.

En Abril El 9 de abril de 6-8 pm el grupo participará en la

preparación de paquetes de cosas para higiene para

nuestro esfuerzo de servicio social. Será la primera

vez que hacemos este que queremos hacer una vez el

mes en el grupo. El 30 de abril de 6-8:30 pm vamos a

mirar otra película para nuestra reflexión, The Water

is Wide.

Eventos Diocesanos En la primavera el retiro de HYC ocurrirá 1-3 de

abril, saliendo después de clase el viernes por van

y regresando domingo. Es para grados de 9-12. Para

JYC las fechas son 20-22 de mayo y es para grados

de 6-9. Ambos están llenos de alegría, alabanza, y

hacer nuevas amistados. Para mas información con-

tacte a Diana, 360-513-5619.

1-3 de Abril HYC en Emanuel, Mercer Is. $35. Be-

cas disponibles

20-22 de mayo JYC en Sto. Columba, Kent. Becas.

5-14 de julio, Eperiencia en Justicia Social, $800

(becas por $400) jóvenes de grados 8-12

Informe: http://www.ecww.org/sites/default/files/

uploads/Mission%20Trip%202016.pdf

17-23 de Julio 6 Dia, para grados 9-12. Costo $290.

Becas disponibles Donna Greene and Don Lawry

http://www.ecww.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Mission%20Trip%202016.pdf

http://www.ecww.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Mission%20Trip%202016.pdf


PROGRAMA DE ESCUELA BÍBLICA DE

VACACIONES EN VERANO Marque su calendario: Julio 12-15

Para niños edades 4-10 años

CAMPAMENTO HUSTON Se abrió la inscripción para las sesiones de campamen-

to para Verano 2016. Visite a www.huston.org.

Fechas de Campamento Entrenamiento de Consejeros 28 de junio-7 de julio

Campamento de Descubrimiento 1 10-16 de julio

Campamento de Caballería 1 10-16 de julio

Teatro Missoula para Niños 17-22 de julio

Campamento de Descubrimiento 2 24-30 de julio

Campamento de Caballería 2 24-30 de de julio

Campamento Mini 8-11 de agosto

Campamento Internacional de Descubrimiento

14-20 de agosto

Campamento Vaquero (Buckaroo) 14-20 de agosto

PRIMERA COMUNIÓN Las Clases de Primera Comunión comienzan 3 de abril

a las 12:00PM en uno de los salones en la planta baja.

En nuestra iglesia practicamos la comunión abierta

todos, incluso bebés. Pero a medida que vamos

madurando vamos aprendiendo sobre más sobre la

Eucaristía. Las clases serán bilingüe y están diseñadas

para niños de escuela primaria (3er grado en adelante)

que puedan leer y escribir; y así participar más

plenamente en el culto dominical. Las clases

continuaran hasta Junio 12.

eGiving is now available on our website.

Just use this QR Code to visit the

donation page.

ACTUALIZACION 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 a Kris en la oficina por

(telephone) o por email (email)

DIRECTORY UPDATES 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 Kris in the

church office at 360-696-0181 or by email,

[email protected].

ADDS VERNON, Juanita M.

3419 E 21ST St Unit 2

Vancouver, WA 98661 360-573-8827

CHANGES P

NOZEL, Jack

610 NW Brady RD

Camas, WA 98607-9042

MAGNOLIA, Ferreyra

8011 NE Fourth Plain Blvd Apt G-16

Vancouver, WA 98662-7707

TACHIQUIN, Rafael & AGUAYO, Zoila

11328 NE 51st Cir Apt 14

Vancouver, WA 98682-1204

DELETES VALDEZ, Felipe & CASTRO, Jenny

Leslie, Laila & Leonardo Moved away

3028 N Cedar St Pixley CA 93256

Reminder - If your Ministry group would like to sub-

mit an article for the May issue of The

Messenger, please submit your written article on or be-

fore April 17 to the church office or email it to

[email protected] Thank you!

http://www.huston.org

mailto:[email protected]


SENIOR WARDEN’S MESSAGE The Vestry had a very good retreat in February. All

of the members were able to participate which

made the retreat a productive time, not only for

team building but for the business at hand. We

were introduced to the “Gracious Living” program

that has been presented during Lent. The Vestry is

going to use the RESPECT model and use mutual

invitation to be sure all are heard. The goals were

discussed at great length. The Rector, Senior War-

den and Junior Warden talked about their vision for

the next year. The budget was reviewed and dis-

cussed. I am excited to work with this group of

committed people. They all have the best interests

of St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas at heart and will work

hard for you this year.

One of the biggest topics of discussion was Father

Jaime’s sabbatical this summer. We are so blessed to

have Father Eliacin onboard to care for us during

this time. The Vestry will name him “Acting Rec-

tor” for the months of June, July and August. It will

be up to all of us to support him and his family as

he takes on this responsibility.

We also discussed the budget at length. One con-

cern is whether the new positions and some of the

additions to various group’s budgets will be sus-

tainable next year. I invite all of you to see what we

are doing with our funds for the current fiscal year.

If you like what you see, please consider increasing

your pledge next year so we can continue with the

important work that we are doing both within and

outside our walls. The work we do is important and

changes lives. You only have to be here during the

week to see the number of lives that are touched on

a daily basis.

Our March meeting was postponed a week because

of Father Jaime’s vacation so I do not have anything

to add regarding any business that may be dis-

cussed. I do know we will be talking about upgrad-

ing our alarm system because the version we have

will no longer be supported. Our Junior Warden is

heading up the discussion with the company to get

a good deal for an upgraded system.

By the time you read this, we will have celebrated

Holy Week and Easter. I hope all of you had a

blessed Easter and were able to partake in the many

offerings of services and music during this time. If

you get a chance, please thank our office staff who

have so many extra bulletins to produce, our clergy

who have presided at numerous services, our Altar

Guild who made sure everything was ready for

each service, our choirs who spent so much prepa-

ration time and provided us with such beautiful

music and the lectors, Eucharistic ministers, ushers

and everyone else who worked behind the scenes so

we all can have a wonderful experience. It “takes a

village”.

Kathy Gallaher

Goal 1: Develop relationships between the Anglo & Hispanic

AN IMMIGRATION JOURNEY My name is Elizabeth Ruiz, and I am an immigrant

from México. I came to the US in 1999 for a number

of reasons, and to be with my husband, Glicerio.

My son Ernesto, then a baby, came, too. I made the

heartbreaking decision of crossing illegally into the

country. I was afraid of the dangers of coming with

a smuggler: my life and my baby's life could be at

risk.

I was stopped at the border when attempting to en-

ter, taken to "jail" and sent back to Mexican territo-

ry. I didn't know where my baby, Ernesto, was. He

was taken from me by strangers. This was an ex-

tremely difficult choice, to come to be rejoined with

Glicerio, but at the time I felt there wasn't any other

way for our family to be reunited.

I tried once more and entered successfully. Three

days after I arrived I was finally reunited with my

baby, and got ready to travel to Washington to meet

my husband.

I started living as many others, isolated to home,

work, and home, fearing all the time we would get

caught. In 2005 we had a new addition to our fami-

ly: Emily was born.

In 2009 while I was riding the MAX train in Port-


land, there was a fare inspection going on. I was

asked for proof of payment, which I showed. I was

then asked for ID. I had a Mexican ID. Because I

failed to provide a US ID card, I was arrested, taken

to jail. I had a paycheck in a false name, and a false

ID, which added identity theft to the charges. Three

days later I was taken by ICE and transferred to the

Tacoma Detention Center where my deportation

proceedings started. The processing for detention

was a humiliating experience filled with hostile and

abusive government agents. I was lucky to retain

the services of a lawyer who got me released on a

bond after two months of incarceration.

The next two years would prove extremely difficult.

I lived in constant fear that I would be sent back at

any moment. Since almost all my husband's earn-

ings where used for attorney fees, we had to rely on

the help of family, friends, and foodbanks. For a

time, we were homeless, living in our car, so that

we could afford the fees for Immigration and the

lawyer. All told, we spent over $20,000.

Fortunately, my petition to remain in the U.S. was

approved at the end of 2011, and along with it, the

opportunity to get legal status for my son and hus-

band. We continue to work hard to care for our

little family; Glicerio and I have green cards, Ernes-

to is under our residency, and Emily was born a

citizen of the USA.

Elizabeth Ruiz

Goal 2: Expand Outreach OUTREACH

The Outreach Volunteers met in the library on

Wednesday March 9th. It was agreed to move the

meeting from the second Wednesday of the month

to the first, so that it is ahead of the monthly vestry

meeting. The next meeting will be at April 6th at

6:30pm in the library. Please join us with some

thoughts on all of our projects through the year,

both ongoing and annual. We will talk about what

works, what doesn't and moving forward. Every-

one is welcome to attend and it is a great way to get

familiar with this very busy and important minis-

try. At the meeting, you may discover something

that sparks your interest and get involved helping

those who need it most.

The HOPE evening will be on April 21st at the 4th

Plain Burgerville. See Article below

Questions? Contact me, Lynne Hulse (360-936-1503)

HOMELESS STUDENT

FUND-RAISER Our fifth fund-raiser for homeless students in Van-

couver schools will again be at Burgerville Central

Park, 4th Plain & Ft. Vancouver Way, north of Clark

College, 4pm-7pm, Thursday April 21. All we need

do is plan supper that day around Burgerville's

menu. Eat in, take out, drive thru --- The HOPE pro-

gram gets a percentage of all sales, at that location,

during those three hours. Please mark your calen-

dars for this delicious and important effort. Volume

counts in percentage fund-raisers, so please join

other parishioners & enjoy our home-town compa-

ny's food, which emphasizes local food sources.

And the need is also local, supporting our sister and

brother students who are homeless through no fault

of their own. Let's pack the place, even more than

last time. Bring friends and spread the word!

ENGLISH

AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ESL at St Luke's ~ San Lucas will begin a new term

on Tuesday, April 12 to June 15. Tuesdays, Wednes-

days, and Thursdays, 9:30am –11:00am. The ESL

team welcomes help. Some students want help

with writing, and others want specific vocabulary

or grammar help. When we have enough teachers

we are able to offer people 1 on 1 or 1 on 2 attention

in another room. Would you want to come at times

to be one of the tutors?

We also need help with child care as we sometimes

have more children than our fire code will allow in

the nursery or adult to child ratio limits in accord-

ance with our Safeguarding God’s Children poli-

cy. You do not need to commit to a certain day but

being available randomly helps the program. The

ESL teachers and students enjoy class together and

the students' English proficiency grows.

Jeanne Stephens


FOSTER HOMES NEEDED Open your Heart! Open your Home!

Give a child Hope! So many children are waiting for families like yours to

open their hearts and homes to give them a warm,

safe and caring place to call home. Service Alterna-

tives is looking for families, like yours, who are will-

ing to become licensed foster parents for children in

need. We primarily license homes for children be-

tween the ages of 6 and 17 years old. We provide ex-

tensive and on-going training, 24/7 support for foster

parents and children, and monthly reimbursement. If

you'd like to learn more, please contact our licenser,

Michelle Murphy at (360) 553-2411 or by email at

[email protected].

Goal 3: Spiritual Growth

BAPTISM OFFERED If you are interested in baptism for either yourself or a

family member, please contact the church office or

Father Jaime by April 24th for baptism on

May 15th, Sunday of Pentecost, 8AM or 11:00AM

(Bilingual).

SUNDAY SCHOOL First, I want to extend my appreciation and gratitude

for all of the families that donated eggs and candy this

year. I also want to say thank you to our wonderful

Youth group for helping fill the eggs with candy and

getting them ready for the hunts! We could not have

done it without you! Our 2016 Easter egg hunt was so

much fun the kids really enjoyed it!

In Sunday school we just finished up the many faces

of Easter and we will continue on to more new sto-

ries . We really look forward to sharing these new sto-

ries and experiences with your children!

Herlinda Marquez

VBS SCHEDULE SAVE THE DATES: July 12—15

for children ages 4-10.

FIRST COMMUNION CLASS “First” Communion classes begin April 3 at 12 noon

in the Room 104, downstairs. We practice open com-

munion for any baptized person, even a baby, but as

we mature, learning about the Eucharist can change.

This course is bilingual and is designed for elemen-

tary school children (3rd grade and above) who can

read and write, and so participate more fully in the

Sunday worship. Classes will continue until June 12.

YOUTH EVENTS Integration

Thanks to Juan and Diana Padilla, we have two bilin-

gual parents helping to invite our Latino youth to our

youth group, Donna Greene said. The list of names of

youth were sent to Donna and Diana. The Youth

Group recently screened a movie McFarland about a

coach and his Hispanic long distance runners as a

way to talk about the diversity that they are facing.

The youth will attend the Spanish service to invite the

kids to join their youth group. Please support the

Youth Group with your prayers as they start this

wonderful process!

What’s happening in April? Starting this month,

Saturday, April 9, 6-8pm, the youth will begin to

help Outreach by bagging hygiene kits every first

meeting of month. Then on Saturday, April 30th, 6-

8:30pm, we will have another movie night to watch

and discuss "The Water is Wide".

Diocesan Youth Events

HYC weekends are available for 9th - 12th graders.

JYC weekends are available for 6th - 9th graders.

Both HYC and JYC are filled with a very fun three day

weekend of worship, games, and making new friends

and reuniting with old friends. For further infor-

mation about HYC and JYC feel free to contact Don-

na, Don, and Itami.

April 1-3, Spring HYC at Emmanuel, Mercer

Island, $35

May 20-22, Spring JYC at St Columba, Kent, $35

July 5-14, South Social Justice Experience $800 (400

family, 400 fundraising) for 8th-12th graders. Infor-

mation and registration http://www.ecww.org/sites/

default/files/uploads/Mission%20Trip%202016.pdf


July 17-23, 6 Day Summer Camp

(for youth who have finished grades 9-12), $290

Donna Greene and Don Lawry

CAMP HUSTON Registration is now open for 2016 Summer Camp

sessions, just visit http://www.huston.org/ for more

information and registration.

2016 Summer Schedule Counselor Training June 28-July 7

Discovery Camp 1 July 10-16

Horse Camp 1 July 10-16

Missoula Children’s Theater July 17-22

Discovery Camp 2 July 24-30

Horse Camp 2 July 24-30

Mini Camp August 8-11

International Discovery Camp August 14-20

Buckaroo Camp August 14-20

NOTES FROM THE MUSIC ROOM The next Jazz Vespers ser-

vice is set for Saturday

April 2nd with the return,

by popular demand, of

trombonist “Jazzy John”

Moak, who both plays a

mean trombone and

smokes a great beef brisket

at his restaurant just north-

west of the 79th St. inter-

change on Interstate 5 in

Vancouver. Bring your

friends, family, and neighbors to this unique ecu-

menical service with a twist. Beth Lawson will be

our cantor. The music starts with some jazz stand-

ards at 6 PM.

Another musical adventure in the month of April

will be a performance by The Ensemble of Bach’s

masterpiece, the Mass in B minor, on Saturday,

April 16th at 8 PM. As with past performances by

this highly acclaimed professional choir, tickets will

be available to the members of St. Luke’s ~ San Lu-

cas Parish for only $10. Our own soprano Catherine

van der Salm will be one of the ten singers support-

ed by a live orchestra interpreting what many con-

sider to be an important pillar of Western culture in

the guise of a stunning yet intimate setting of the

Latin Mass familiar to all of us – Kyrie, Gloria, Cre-

do, Sanctus and Agnus Dei. You won’t want to miss

this special event.

Tim Nickel, Director of Music

“IN THE SPIRIT OF THE CIRCLE” The Spirit of the Circle has changed locations, in the

Chapel of the Holy Spirit. We meet most Sundays

shortly after 9AM and reflect on Christian/Episcopal

and Native history and coexisting through the histo-

ry of The Americas.

This month’s lessons include: April 3 Sacred Symbols

April 10 Urban Indians April 17 Holy Eucharist

April 24 Mother Earth, in honor of Earth Day

Questions or interest in leading a lesson feel free to

contact me.

Lynne Hulse (360-936-1507)

SUNDAY TOPICS Sunday Topics is a great way to extend our discus-

sions in the Parish on the issues that occur around

us in our world in a safe and holy way. We started

with a discussion of what exactly the Anglican

Communion’s Lambeth meeting meant for the Epis-

copal Church, learned how to use Mutual Invitation

and RESPECT guidelines in Bible Study, learned

about transgender, and gender fluid sexual identity,

and we heard a talk on immigration. Soon we hope

to host some Syrians from our area to talk about the

conditions in their homeland, and we will have

more topics that will appear in our weekly an-

nouncement sheet. Come and join us at 11:30 am in

the Children’s Chapel.

WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY GROUP Join us Saturday, April 9 from 10AM-12 noon at the

home of Claudia Frahm (15810 NE 41st St Vancou-

ver 98682). We are carpooling from the south end of

the church parking lot at 9:30AM, for those who

want to ride together! We begin with refreshments

and friendly conversation. Our Study and discus-

http://www.huston.org/


sion is based on the book, The Desert Mother: Spiritu-

al Practices from the Women of the Wilderness by Mary C.

Earl. This month we will be focusing on Chapter 8,

“Showing Up Daily, or Becoming an Ascetic”. Please read

this chapter prior to our time together. Questions?

Contact one of the co-conveners: Mary Boettcher Janet Butler Kris Lawless

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

CHANGING A NAME One of our members has been on a journey of self-

discovery regarding their (her) gender identity and in

that journey has taken a different legal name. Their

change is a teaching opportunity for us. On April 3

at the 10 am service we will celebrate the transition

from Harmony to Roman of this person, a formal

change that fits into the “christening” theology of

Baptism, in the giving of a name. This person was

baptized as Harmony, and we are now joining to-

gether to acknowledge the change with her in a litur-

gical fashion.

EARTH DAY OBSERVANCE On Sunday, April 24 we will focus our worship to-

ward a celebration of our island home, Earth. Special

readings and music will add to this celebration. Be

watchful for other signs of thankfulness and steward-

ship on this day.

SUNDAY ALTAR FLOWERS

2016-2017 Openings Available!

Memorials, Celebrations, or Thanksgivings. There are

forms in the Narthex for your convenience. Just fill

out the form and place it in the offering plate. The

dedication cost is now $35, and will go to insure we

have flowers on the Altar. Any questions, call

Gail Bauhs (360-521-9340), our new Altar Flower Co-

ordinator.

Goal 4: Pastoral Care

LEARNING ABOUT DEMENTIA Are you interested in learning more about dementia?

Do you have a friend or a family member, or perhaps

yourself, experiencing some possible early symptoms

of dementia such as memory loss? The Pastoral Care

Committee is presenting two Sunday evenings in

April to learn more about this increasingly prevalent

disease. As a matter of fact, there are many types of

dementia and a wide variety of treatments.

On Sunday, April 10th, from 5-7, in the church, the

well-known and popular expert, Shanti Potts, will

present an introduction to dementia and its several

forms. Shanti has over 25 years of experience work-

ing with and advocating for seniors and has a passion

for teaching and learning. Employed as an instructor

at Clark Community College, Lower Columbia Com-

munity College, Agency on Aging & Disabilities of

SW Washington & PeaceHealth Southwest Medical

Center, Shanti has presented to a wide variety of au-

diences and works directly with people and families

involved with dementia.

On Sunday, April 17th from 5-7, in the Parish Hall.

A panel of people from St. Luke’s who are either ex-

periencing dementia or are caregivers for someone in

their family facing the disease. There will be presen-

tations about the direct experiences of the disease as

well as an opportunity for questions and answers.

This should be a very helpful series and all are invit-

ed to come and listen and ask questions. There will

be light snacks available as well.

Fr. Dennis Cole, Associate

PASTORAL CARE COMMITTEE This is a group of 8-10 St. Luke’s parishioners who

pay attention to people in the parish who are in need

of special care and prayer. We are in need of several

new members so that our group may be able to serve

more people as we become aware of needs. If you

have someone who is not able to come to church, in

some type of crisis, medical or otherwise, or, perhaps,

in the hospital, please let us know through a call to

the office. Our meetings are on the fourth Tuesday of


the month. The next meeting will be on April, the

26th, at 6:30 pm in the Children’s Chapel.

LIFE GOES ON The 28th of April is the next meeting of Life Goes

On. We meet at 2 pm at Glenwood Retirement Center

(5500 NE 82nd Ave, near the Vancouver Mall.) We

are a group of people who have faced significant loss

and are in the process of grieving. Some lost someone

several years ago, others have lost someone this past

year. We share grief and loss and work hard not only

to remember the ones we have lost but to find new

meaning and purpose in continuing our lives. Life

does go on. Please feel welcomed to come join our

group. We share together from 2-4PM, including

some goodies, coffee and tea.

PRAYER PARTNERS Each week a partner will be in the Chapel of the

Blessed Sacrament to pray with those who wish pray-

er. Confidentiality is respected. Also we would love

anyone interested to contact Donna Greene 360-609-

2180.

Community Life

COFFEE HOUR Thank you in advance to our April Coffee Hour

hosts, who will be providing treats during Coffee

Hour.

Judy Morrison, Coffee Hour Coordinator

Coffee Hour Hosts for April:

3 April Harris

10 April Henry

17 April Hennessey

24 April Stephens

1 May Gallaher

LUNCH BUNCH On Tuesday, April 12th, at 12:00 PM we will have our

monthly Lunch Bunch. Joan Wilson is our program

host this month. She has arranged for Eric Moss, of

the Washington State Attorney General’s office, to

come and speak on “How to protect yourself from

Scams and Frauds”. Please sign-up in the narthex if

you’re coming and/or if you can help with a dish for

the luncheon. As Always your friends and neighbors

are welcome!

“THE ENSEMBLE” CONCERT AT

ST. LUKE’S ~ SAN LUCAS Saturday, April 16, 2016, 7:00 pm

Come hear The Ensemble of Oregon perform Bach's

extraordinary Mass in B Minor. Performed by ten ex-

pert singer/soloists and chamber orchestra, including

Vancouver's own Catherine van der Salm and Laura

Thoreson.

Bach’s Mass in B Minor is the pinnacle of the Baroque

repertory and represents a synthesis of the musical

and spiritual possibilities that Bach worked on

throughout his life. Written over a period of 25 years,

the Mass was never performed in its entirety during

the composer’s lifetime.

Tickets are $10 for St. Luke's members. Purchase your

tickets during Coffee Hour on April 3rd and 10th from

Catherine van der Salm.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE April Friday night live is on the 22nd at 6:30. It is

hosted by Bob Stephens and Michael Moorefield.

Their address is 2217 NE 179th St, unit 56, Ridgefield

WA, 98642. Phone 503-319-7555.

Brad and Ginger Harris

THE ORCHARDS MISSION When Lesla Scott was putting together The History of

St. Luke’s, it appears that the Vestry Minutes for 1908

to 1929 were not available. Found later in the Archive

Vault, they reveal a surprising fact that there was an

earlier mission being supported by St. Luke’s.

On September 19, 1911, Rev. Otis Gray brought up

“the matter of mission work in outside districts of

Clarke County. Chaplain Walter Lloyd of Ft. Vancou-

ver was willing to assist in the work.“ “Openings, it

was thought existed at Ocrhards (sic).” Unanimous

approval was granted by the Vestry.

In March of 1913, a new rector, Rev. E. B. Collier, told


the parish that “St. Luke’s Mission was established ear-

ly in Lent at Orchards under the direction of Mr. J. D.

Fraser who has been appointed Lay Reader and a Pos-

tulate for Holy Orders.” This would seem to indicate

possible Diocese approval of the mission. The mission

had “land and a building donated, and a complete set

of altar hangings.” Rev. Collier further states that

“there are about sixty families of Churchmen living in

and around Orchards.”

In 1913, Vestry notes stated“the Mission at Orchards

desires to come under the authority of this Church and

have a representative on the Vestry”. This was ap-

proved, with Mr. L. Gedney as the new Vestry repre-

sentative. Mr. Gedney served with the Vestry through

at least 1920.

The Orchards Mission was often called “Christ’s Chap-

el”. The St. Luke’s Parochial Report to the Diocese of

Olympia for April 30, 1914 specifically indicates that

Christ’s Chapel had a regular Sunday service, 17 fami-

lies and 54 members, 47 baptisms, 24 confirmations,

and 22 communicants.

After our second church burned down in late 1931, the

church received an extensive list of liturgical items and

furnishings from Christ’s Chapel, with the Bishop re-

ceiving a copy of the conveyance document. It is not

known yet what happened to the Orchards Mission.

Pat Lawless, Parish Archivist

Administrative & Financial VESTRY SUMMARY

VESTRY SUMMARY – March 2016

FUND USE: Father Eliacin has been authorized to use

the Rector’s Discretionary Fund.

HUTS FOR HOPE: Our parking-lot guests and their

structures will be gone by May 1.

NEW CHOIR RAIL: Many thanks to the Thursday

Crew for creating and installing this beautiful addition

to our worship space.

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY: Our Curate and

some new staff positions are funded ONLY through

December 31. To retain them in 2017 and beyond, we

will have to increase our pledges. Please begin plan-

ning accordingly.

SECURITY: Our alarm system is being evaluated for

a possible upgrade.

CLASSES: First Communion classes start April 3. Va-

cation Bible School will be held July 12-15. Confirma-

tion classes will start in August and end with the Bish-

op’s visit on October 2.

YOUTH: The Spring HYC (9th-through 12th graders)

will be held at Emanuel, Mercer Island on April 1 – 3.

The Spring JYC (6th through 8th graders) is set for May

20-22 at St. Columba, Kent.

CLEANUP: Bring gently-used pots, pans, small appli-

ances, linens, etc. on April 2, 9, and 16 for donation to

local charities.

CRAFTERS: See Joseph Ziemba if you are interested

in a Craft Fair at Christmas.

Tom Amies, Clerk of the Vestry

TREASURER’S REPORT

BUDGET SUMMARY

“Dollars and Sense”

At the end of February percentages should to be at 16.7% of

budgeted revenue and expense.

Summary as of February 28, 2016

Revenues: Actual revenues for February are right

where we would expect them to be at this time in the

year.

Expenses: Expenses are under where we would expect

to be at the end of February, which is a very good

thing.

Additional Comments: We are right where we want

to be financially. The positive balance is mostly due to

two employees that had not been hired as of this print-

ing.

We currently have 125 pledging units which is up from

114 last year! Congratulations. Thanks to everyone

who has made a pledge. For those who have not done

so yet, we always welcome additional pledge commit-

ments.

Total Budget Year to Date Percent

for the Year Actual of Total

Amounts Budget

Revenues $583,833 $96,748 17%

Expenses $583,833 $87,852 15%

Net Income 0 $8,896


If you have not picked up your envelopes and you

still want them, please see Jamie Mathieu, Janet But-

ler, or Doug Goodlett and a set will be provided.

Thanks for your continued financial support of St.

Luke’s ~ San Lucas.

Doug Goodlett, Treasurer

SPRING HOUSE CLEANING DRIVE

APRIL 3 TO 17 Since we will not be having the fundraiser Rummage

Sale this year we are asking you to bring donations of

furniture, household items and costume jewelry to

church and place them on the stage in the Parish Hall.

(Clothing can be donated to St. Luke’s Clothes Closet

at any time and are not part of this drive.) Then the

donations will be passed on to Boomerang, Open

House Ministries or Friends of the Carpenter.

Boomerang is a faith-based not-for-profit organization

which operates a consignment shop at 808 Main St. in

Vancouver. St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas is a “Generosity

Partner” and when donations from our members to

the store are sold, St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas receives 50%

of the sales price. Only “like-new” quality home fur-

nishings and costume jewelry are accepted.

Open House Ministries is a privately funded not-for-

profit organization that provides shelter and services

to families without homes in Clark County and sur-

rounding areas. They shelter up to 30 families each

night at 915 W. 13th Street in Vancouver. They provide

case management to the shelter and transitional resi-

dents and connect residents with community re-

sources. Through their “Adopt-a-Room” program,

they provide their clients with necessary home fur-

nishings including linens, hygiene items, cleaning

supplies, small appliances etc. when permanent hous-

ing is obtained.

Friends of the Carpenter is a faith-based day shelter

that provides safety and a sense of purpose to mem-

bers of our community. Located at 1600 W. 20th St.,

Vancouver the “Friendship Center” provides a safe

haven for the homeless in the daytime. Through their

wood working shop they teach new skills and make

wooden items for sale. The 2nd Chance Thrift Store at

3414 NE 52nd St. receives donations for resale and pro-

vides funding for the shelter operations. (One of our

members is the new manager of this store, Jim

Gutierrez).

DONATE YOUR SURPLUS HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

SUPPORT THE WAR ON HOMELESSNESS & POVERTY

If you have a heavy item or load, Russ Roseberry has

offered to pick up your items.

Just give him a phone call, 360-694-2941.

HOLIDAY CRAFT SALE The 2016 Holiday Craft Sale is scheduled, as usual, for

the weekend before Thanksgiving Day, November 19

and 20. Unlike the past sales, items to be sold will be

limited to hand crafted items made and donated by

St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas parishioners and vintage

Christmas ornaments and decorations. We are looking

for “crafters” to plan and start on their projects at this

time of year when we are shut in by the weather.

We have a number of gifted crafters in the parish who

are willing to provide instruction in needle work,

wood working, paper crafting and journal making.

We have a library of Craft books that can be loaned to

get inspired. If you are interested in participating in

this important fund raising event send an email to Jo-

seph Ziemba at [email protected] . We can

make this at St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas signature commu-

nity event like the Antiques Show which was a much

anticipated annual event for 50 years.

GET CHURCH EMAILS! To be sure to get the emails sent by St. Luke’s ~ San

Lucas, please add @stlukesvancouver.com to your

“Safe Senders” list. Each email program has a slightly

different way to do this. Look under settings and

spam for the right commands, and that will prevent

Church emails from going into your SPAM folder.

You can also check your SPAM folder and if you see

one from the Church, right click on it to change to

Safe Sender.


Facility JUNIOR WARDEN’S REPORT Considerable work has been accomplished on the

church building since the first of the year. The next

time you are in the church sanctuary, please take time

to gaze up at the new choir loft railing which our

“Thursday Crew” has installed. The new railing

allows our organist a better line of sight to the altar

and enhances the sound of the choir.

Repairs have also been made to rain gutter downs-

pouts and the entire hallway downstairs in the former

Columbia Counselling area has been painted.

The electronic alarm system for the building is out-of-

date and will no longer be supported by the vendor so

we anticipate replacing it within the next month.

The Green effort is making good progress in replacing

incandescent bulbs with higher efficiency and longer-

lasting LED bulbs. We have already qualified for par-

tial funding of this effort through Clark County Utili-

ties and expect to soon get similar partial funding for

the remaining bulb replacements.

In closing, I would like to emphasize how fortunate

our parish is to have the Thursday Crew. They save

us a great deal of money and provide high quality re-

pairs far beyond what the members of most churches

do.

Stu Hennessey

CHOIR LOFT RAILING The Hospitality Campaign greatly improved our choir

loft by extending it further into the sanctuary to pro-

vide seating for our ever growing choir. We also

strengthened the railing and raised it to the required

height as required by building code. We are no longer

concerned with the railing collapsing or choir mem-

bers tumbling over it. Unfortunately, the original rail-

ing’s design and being raised several inches had the

negative affect of blocking the choir’s view of the ser-

vice and the congregation’s view of the choir or our

guest musicians.

Last fall I began a quest to design a replacement rail-

ing that met the code requirements, didn’t block the

view and was esthetically consistent with the sanctu-

ary design. After hundreds of pictures, several design

iterations, a couple of models and input from several

people, especially Dena Cassidy, Pam Goodlett and

Jamie Mathieu, the design was finalized in December.

In February we received budget approval and ordered

material. During the week of March 7th the old hand-

rail came down and the new railing was installed.

The choir can now croon but they cannot hide.

I would like to thank the Thursday Crew, particularly

Jim Boyd, Bob Hiltz and Pete Melhuish who worked

with great craftsmanship for several days on the in-

stallation. I would also like to thank Pam Goodlett

and Stephanie Aschmann for their manual dexterity

and patience in assembling the small parts and all

those that contributed to the design.

John Mathieu

BEFORE

AFTER


FRIENDS OF TREES

Across the Diocese and Around Town

CATHEDRAL DAY 2016. Cathedral Day will be Saturday, April 23 at St

Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle. The service will begin at

10:30 AM. I hope you’ll join us for events in the af-

ternoon including the dunk tank. Lunch will be pro-

vided this year for everyone. Reservations required.

Please go to https://resources.ecww.org/cathedral-

day-confirmationsreceptions to RSVP.

CELEBRATE MOTHER´S DAY

WITH JIM FISCHER & FRIENDS Saturday, May 7, 3:00 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main Street

A Benefit Concert to Support Friends of the

Carpenter Special guest appearance by Northwest

Harmony Chorus

Tickets are $20 - Go to :

http://honoryourmother.brownpapertickets.com

Tickets may also be purchased at the door on the

day of the concert

For group rate tickets, call (360) 750-4752.

BASEBALL WITH THE BISHOP Grab your mitt on Saturday June 11 and join Bishop

Rickel to watch the Tacoma Rainiers play the Reno

Aces. Tickets will be available very soon.

CONVERSATION ABOUT

INTERFAITH RELATIONS Cathedral Commons will host Bishop Greg Rickel

and Arsalan Bukhari, Executive Director at CAIR

(Council on American-Islamic Relations) On April

13th, for a conversation about inter-faith relations,

islamophobia, and the vocation of the church as a

beacon of inclusion, dignity and respect. More de-

tails to come.

SPANISH LANGUAGE IMMERSION

PROGRAM A Spanish language immersion program at the Dioc-

esan Center in Cuernavaca in Cuernavaca, Mexico is

being organized by the Diocese of Cuernavaca and

the Diocese of Oregon as a joint venture for this

summer. The dates are July 23 to Aug. 6. If you are

an English speaker who is interested in learning

Spanish, this is a wonderful opportunity. We need to

have a minimum of 10 persons enrolled and the reg-

istration deadline is May 31. Please consider partici-

pating in this program. If you would like more infor-

mation or are interested in attending please contact

Deacon Marla McGarry-Lawrence at Sts. Peter &

Paul Episcopal Church in Portland, 503-254-8168

(Church) or 503-803-0028 (cell).

The Ensemble’s Concert Here

Church Office Hours: 9 am-12 pm & 1-5 pm

Tuesday - Friday

Closed Wednesdays for Staff Meeting, 3-4:30 pm.

Church office, 360-696-0181.

https://resources.ecww.org/cathedral-day-confirmationsreceptions

https://resources.ecww.org/cathedral-day-confirmationsreceptions

16 THE MESSENGER EL MENSAJERO APRIL ~ ABRIL 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

REGULAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE

8:00 Holy Eucharist 9:45 Sunday School & Nursery Care 10:00 Choral Eucharist 12:00 Primera Comuníon 12:45 Guardería de

niños 1:00 Santa Misa 1:30 Escuela Dominical

1 Outreach

HYC

2

HYC

6:00 JAZZ VESPER

3

Second Sunday of

Easter


Spring House Cleaning Drive begins

4 Office Closed

5 Outreach

6 Outreach

12:15 Holy Eucharist & Healing Service

4:00 Staff Meeting

6:00 Handbells 6:30 Outreach Meeting 7:00 Choir

7 Outreach

8:00 Thursday Crew 10:00 Helping Hands

8 Outreach

9 10:00 Women’s Spirituality Group

(Offsite!)

6:00 Youth Group

10

Third Sunday of

Easter


5:00 Learning about

Demetia (Church)

11 Office Closed

12 Outreach

9:30 ESL Class 12:00 Lunch Bunch 6:30 Vestry

13 Outreach

9:30 ESL Class


4:00 Staff Meeting 7:00 Choir

14 Outreach

8:00 Thursday Crew 9:30 ESL Class

10:00 Helping Hands

15 Outreach

16

7:00 “The Ensemble” Concert

17

Fourth Sunday of Easter


MESSENGER DEADLINE

5:00 Learning about Demetia ( Parish Hall)

Last Day of Spring House Cleaning Drive

18 Office Closed

19

Outreach 9:30 ESL Class

20

Outreach

9:00 R @ R 9:30 ESL Class


4:00 Staff Meeting

6:00 Handbells 7:00 Choir

21

Outreach 9:30 ESL Class

8:00 Thursday Crew 10:00 Helping Hands

4:00-7:00 HOPE Fundraiser at Burgerville

22

Outreach

6:30 Friday Night Live (Bob Stephens

& Michael Moorefield)

23

24 Fifth Sunday of

Easter

EARTH DAY

OBSERVANCE


25 Office Closed

26 Outreach 9:30 ESL Class

6:30 Pastoral Care

27 Outreach

9:30 ESL Class


4:00 Staff Meeting

6:00 Handbells 7:00 Choir

28 Outreach

8:00 Thursday Crew 9:30 ESL Class

10:00 Helping Hands

2:00 Life Goes On

29 Outreach

30

6:00 Youth Group


St. Luke’s Episcopal Church San Lucas Iglesia Episcopal

The Rev. Jaime Case, Rector

The Rev. Dennis Cole, Associate Clergy

The Rev. Jerry Lonergan, 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.

Senior Warden: Kathryn Gallaher Junior Warden: Stu Hennessey

VESTRY MEMBERS: Stefanie Aschmann, Lynne Hulse,

John Mathieu, Sharon Mayhew, Marlene Perea, Itami Sandoval-Gaitan,

Tako Torres and Joseph Ziemba

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

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

426 East Fourth Plain Boulevard

Vancouver, WA 98663

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