- 1 - The Bellringer June 2019 The parish newsleer of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church From the Senior Warden — Featured in This Issue A couple weeks ago in May the Newcomers Committee held a dinner for people who have joined St. Luke’s in the near past (see more photos on page 8). It was a very nice event and I got to speak with some people that I had not spoken with before. The experience has reminded me to try to get to know people better. It isn’t easy for me as I am an introvert. Nevertheless, I am committed to doing a better job of getting to know people. It is actually an important aspect of community because each person who joins our community has an effect on it. Several years ago at another church a young woman was being received into the Episcopal Church by the bishop. After the bishop received her he said, “And now the church is forever changed.” It made a big impression on me. It makes it clear that each person that comes to us has an effect upon the community. St. Paul refers to the Body of Christ. He states that with the body each part is important. When people come to us it is important for us to not only make them feel welcome, we must make them feel a part of us. It is equally important that we do not expect them to change to fit in with us, but that we make them feel a part as they are. We are a wide variety of individuals who have something in common. We are not all the same, but we do have the same goal. We all come together to support each other in living the gospel. This is who we are and each of us has our part to play in creating God’s reign on Earth. Together we can do it. — Br. Joe Nuber 1 From the Senior Warden 2 June Calendar Link 2 Spotlight on Ministries 3 June Birthdays 3 Study Group Offerings 4 Music Live 4 Chet Miller Scholarship 5 - 6 Recent Event Photos 7 Community of Francis and Clare 8 Newcomer’s Dinner 8 Pancake Breakfast 9 The Labyrinth is coming! 9 Outreach Report 10 A Word of Thanks 10 Meet the New Bellringer Editor 10 Hospitality Ministry 10 Mother ClayOla Reminder 12 Mission Statement and Directory
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The Bellringer June 2019
The parish newsletter of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
From the Senior Warden —
Featured in This Issue
A couple weeks ago in May
the Newcomers Committee
held a dinner for people
who have joined St. Luke’s
in the near past (see more
photos on page 8). It was a
very nice event and I got to
speak with some people
that I had not spoken with
before. The experience has
reminded me to try to get to know people better. It isn’t easy
for me as I am an introvert. Nevertheless, I am committed to
doing a better job of getting to know people. It is actually an
important aspect of community because each person who
joins our community has an effect on it. Several years ago at
another church a young woman was being received into the
Episcopal Church by the bishop. After the bishop received her
he said, “And now the church is forever changed.” It made a
big impression on me. It makes it clear that each person that
comes to us has an effect upon the community. St. Paul
refers to the Body of Christ. He states that with the body each
part is important. When people come to us it is important for
us to not only make them feel welcome, we must make them
feel a part of us. It is equally important that we do not expect
them to change to fit in with us, but that we make them feel a
part as they are. We are a wide variety of individuals who
have something in common. We are not all the same, but we
do have the same goal. We all come together to support each
other in living the gospel. This is who we are and each of us
has our part to play in creating God’s reign on Earth. Together
PLEASE NOTE — St. Luke’s Calendar: The monthly calendar will no longer be included in the Bellringer, as it is a duplication of the official calendar that is found online. St. Luke’s calendar may be found online at https://wp.me/PawdzV-Au. In addition to the monthly calendar online, the schedule of services and events is being distributed weekly via email.
Spotlight on Ministries
You may have noticed the recent upgrades to the bulletin boards in the
Parish Hall! On the large board on the northwest wall we will focus on
one of the Ministries of St. Lukes’s, with a different Ministry highlited
each month. The same Ministry will be described in the Bellringer,
beginning with the Don Freeman Study Group below. Please check out
the Spotlight on Ministries bulletin board in the Parish Hall!
Prayer Quilt Ministry
SO YOU WANT TO REQUEST A COMFORTING PRAYER QUILT!
FACTS AND GUIDELINES
The purpose of a Prayer Quilt is to provide prayers for a person who is in need of comfort, strength, healing,
guidance, etc. The yarn inserted into the quilts is tied by parishioners into a square knot while prayers are being
offered for the recipient. A label on the back of the quilt will have the recipient’s name and the date the quilt was
given on it. The quilt will be blessed by clergy at both Sunday services.
The prayer quilts that you see displayed for people in need are designed and sewn by ladies who love to sew. We
meet each Monday January through November from 10AM to 1 or 2 PM in the Parish Hall to sew, help each other
sew and laugh. Please join us if you love to sew.
The Prayer Quilts are made with 100% cotton or cotton flannel fabric. The batting is either cotton or a polyester
blend. Wool or cotton yarn is used for the ties.
A prayer quilt takes between 10 to15 hours to make depending on the complexity of the pattern. The cost to make
one quilt is between $20 and $30. Batting costs about $300 a roll or enough to make about 18 quilts. We have a
variety of patterns or the ladies make up their own pattern. The donations that are made to the Quilt Ministry by
parishioners help to make these quilts possible.
Below are the GUIDELINES for requesting a quilt:
a) Always explain the purpose of the prayer quilt and ask the intended recipient if he/she would like a to receive
one. If unable to ask the recipient and you know they would like one you can request it anyway. Some people
choose not to receive a quilt even if you think they need one.
b) The prayer quilt request must be made by a current parishioner who personally knows the recipient. No third
party quilt requests will be honored.
c) Completely fill out a request form found on the Parish Information Center bulletin board Or call Virginia Reker at
681-5363, Sue Clary at 683-3552 or Donna in the office if you are unable to pick up a form.
d) If a particularly theme is requested and not available, you will be contacted and an alternate theme or color will
be substituted.
e) There is labeling, recording, etc. to be done before the quilt can be laid out for prayers and blessing, so please
give the form to or call Virginia Reker, Sue Clary or Donna in the office by WEDNESDAY for a quilt to be laid out the
following Sunday. Any request made after Wednesday will be honored for a later date. Emergency situations will be
The Music Live concert in May featuring Heidi Fivash
was truly worth the wait. It was an amazing tour de
force of exquisite talent and we got to see Heidi play
the piano front and center in the sanctuary as we
were treated to Lieberstraum and Intermezzo. And we
had the added joy of listening to Heidi’s gorgeous
soprano voice singing a Robert Browning poem to Amy
Beach’s composition plus a French love poem to the
haunting melody of Reynoldo Hahn. There was a
feeling by all that we had witnessed a blessed gift and
I am thrilled Heidi will be playing for Music Live next
season.
Because of travel and health issues, we had a reduced crew that rose to the occasion with phenomenal
care from set up to serving. It was an afternoon of joy shared by all. We salute a season and stellar crew
that has fed our soul. — Sammy Greenwood
Chet Miller Scholarship Fund
St. Luke’s will be giving out scholarships this year from the Chet Miller College Fund. According to the
policies of this fund, the applicant must be a member of the parish, or a child or grandchild of a member
of the parish. The applicant must have completed at least one year of full time college or post-high school
vocational school and be in good standing with that institution. The applicant must have at least a grade
point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better on a 4.0 maximum scale. The applicant must be enrolled or plan to
enroll for the next academic time period.
The deadline for applications this year will be June 15, 2019. Decisions will be made and funds
dispersed to the institutions by June 30, 2019. To btain an application, please contact Br. Joe by phone
360-302-1212.
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Recent Photos
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St Luke’s Photo Club meets the 1st Saturday of each month in the parish hall… everyone is welcome. Contact
Lawrence Culbertson or Sherry Niermann for more information.
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June 2019
Recent Photos
— Photos taken by Dianne Onnen, Lawrence Culbertson, Donna Atwood, Sherry Niermann
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Community of Francis and Clare
Recently we had a Celebration of Franciscan Vocations at the ten o’clock Liturgy. At that time I said that I would write an article about the new Community of Francis and Clare (CFC). As most of you know Br. Robert, Br. Bill, Br. Steve, and I all belonged to the Order of St.Francis (OSF). In October of this past year a number of us realized that our calling was in a different direction than that of the OSF. There were a number of areas where we had differing opinions than the minister general (the head of the order). One of the biggest issues had to do with being a canonically recognized community. That means being a religious community that is officially recognized by the Episcopal Church. The minister general of the OSF did not wish to seek that recognition and we did. There was no vote as the decision was his to make. That was the main problem. We believed that the decision was too important to be made by one person. And so after an attempt to discuss it further was denied a group of us resigned from the OSF but we did not renounce our vows. We began to come together on line and started the process of building a new community. We finalized our new Rule of Life earlier in May at our Chapter Meeting and came to consensus on it. We are now an established community and are in the process of doing all the legal stuff necessary for a non-profit organization and will be officially seeking the recognition of the Episcopal Church. We have also made other decisions like accepting women in the community, making decisions by consensus, and electing leaders to terms of office, among other things. What actually changes as far as you are concerned is nothing other than the initials after our names. We are still here to be with you and to serve the people of God in whatever ways we can. If you want to learn a little more about us you can go to our website at cfcfranciscans.org or you can talk to one of us. We and the Little Sisters are still your St. Luke’s Franciscans.