NEWSLETTER JUNE 2024
Church Service on Sundays 10:30-11:30
For Peace Among The Nations
ALMIGHTY GOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, guide the nations of the world into the way of justice and truth, and establish among them that peace which is the fruit of righteousness, that they may become the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen
—From the Book of Common Prayer—
Keeping those in need in our prayers. Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief, health issues or trouble, especially:
Joyce, Pat and Gary, Kathy, Artie, Abril and Ken Peres and their sons Joseph and Kenny, Jesse Morgan, Susan Mills, Garry, Ron, Rhonda, Sandy and Robert, Valerie, John and Bob Rivord,, Jim, Zane, Max and James, Isabel Rivera, Katie Oliver Haas, Frieda, Ayden, Betty, Lena, Kathleen, Bruce and Lynette, Benjamin, Rose, Jim, Russ Howell, Daniel Archuleta and family, Andrew Perez, Elizabeth Garcia and family, Reverend Susan, Bea Trujillo, Linda, Fannie, Ben, and Christian, Marcyand Jeff Northrop, Daniel, Nicole, Cathy and Mike Porter and Marla.
Our newest Acolyte Arlen Speir, son of Katherine and grandson of Frank and Fannie Smyer.
Is your life affected by someone’s drinking? Your child, a parent, your spouse, or a friend.
Al-Anon is a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who meet weekly to share their experience, strength, and hope as they seek to learn how to take care of themselves.
Al-Anon is an anonymous, spiritual fellowship that does not have outside affiliations with other organizations.
Starting May 6th, Seeking Serenity AFG meetings are each Monday from 11:30 am-12:30 pm in
St Luke’s Episcopal Church parish hall, with an entrance on Spruce St., is located at 419 W. Spruce St, Deming.
For more information, please call 757-936-0285.
We are trying to put a monthly Newsletter together and get it out to our congregation and put it on the website as well.
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By the last Friday of the month.
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The Deacon’s Den
Aloha Everyone! This is a new monthly column for St Luke’s newsletter.
My idea: for Deacon Tom and I to have a forum to share what we’re doing in the community and in St Luke’s Church. However, for June, I’d like to tell you a little about me and my diaconal ministry over the years. It’s like the song: Getting to Know You…getting to know all about you.
By the time I was ordained in 1996, my mother had died in Switzerland. My father had congestive heart failure, so we brought him back to California to live with us. I soon discovered he had dementia. This changed my focus of ministry to elder issues. I was also active in my county, coordinating the county-wide Thanksgiving basket program for the needy and the annual Angel Tree program for needy kids as well as small ministries in my congregation that involved our church members.
In June 2005, we retired to the big island of Hawai`i. Within a year, Bishop Chang asked if I’d be willing to be a supply clergy for an Episcopal mission on the other side of the island. I said yes, then began a 3 times a month trek with my husband to lead services and preach to a congregation 1 ½ hrs from my home. This changed my ministry focus again for the next 2 ½ years. This small but mighty congregation saw ways the poor community around them needed help, and they figured out ways to offer help: weekly showers and a free lunch, converting a kids’ classroom into a computer lab for kids who didn’t have a computer of their own, or maybe they had no electricity at home.
Once a priest was hired, my ministry focus changed again to helping more with community outreach especially visiting seniors and bringing Communion to them in their homes. By this time, we had moved to this part of the island.
In 2015 we moved back to northern California to be near family and friends. My ministry focus changed back to elder issues and now also suicide survivors’ issues. I was on the Board of Directors for the Senior Center, was a Senior Visitor to elderly ladies, and taught a weekly hula class at the center. Then I was asked to be a Caring Friend to other women who have experienced a loved one’s suicide. I continue to talk to 2 of my ladies, most weeks, by phone, and I talk to my 89-year-old lady who is part of the Senior Visitor program. Also, through my quilt guild, I made adult clothing protectors, placemats for homebound seniors, dog beds, and sometimes a quilt for the community.
And now I’m here in Deming. Each time on my spiritual journey, I’ve listened for the Holy Spirit’s guidance and inspiration, asking, “What am I to do this time?” I don’t have an answer right now so I’m keeping my eyes and ears open and once again listening for the Holy Spirit’s guidance and inspiration. Come Holy Spirit!
A hui hou (til we meet again) – Deacon Sandy
Click on the image above to explore an inspiring Daily Devotion. Each morning, Br. Kenny Sallee shares an uplifting and soul-stirring message to start your day. A new Daily Devotion is posted daily on St Luke’s Facebook Page and can also be read on St Luke’s website.
Happy Birthday greetings to
Joyce Smith- 6/22
Arlen Speir- 6/1
God's Blessings to you all !
Come and join us for our first Sunday of the month Potluck Lunch following services on Sunday, June 2nd.
Coffee and sweets are served all other Sundays after service, all in the fellowship hall.
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JUNE READINGS
(Revised Common Lectionary Year B)
Second Sunday after Penetcost
June 2, 2024
Deuteronomy 5:12-15
Psalm 81:1-10
2 Corinthians 4:5-12
Gospel: Mark 2:23—3:6
Third Sunday after Penetcost
June 9, 2024
Genesis 3:8-15
Psalm 130
2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1
Gospel: Mark 3:20-35
Fourth Sunday after Penetcost
June 16, 2024
Ezekiel 17:22-24
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15
2 Corinthians 5:6-10 [11-13] 14-17
Gospel: Mark 4:26-34
Fifth Sunday after Penetcost
June 23, 2024
Job 38:1-11
Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Gospel: Mark 4:35-41
Sixth Sunday after Penetcost
June 30, 2024
Lamentations 3:22-33
Psalm 30
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Gospel: Mark 5:21-43