Remember

It’s odd the things that you remember.

I remember the house where my brother and I spent many of our growing up years. I remember Fairview Elementary School two blocks from home and walking there to school. I remember the small brick grocery store where sometimes we would stop on our way home from school in the afternoon – the open cooler with a block of ice floating in the center and how you would reach down in the cold water and grab your favorite brand – maybe a root beer or a Grapette. Or the spring afternoon walking home from school hearing the haunting piano music coming through the open window of the neighbor’s house – was it someone playing or just a phonograph record?

Or the programs you would watch with your family on the black and white TV. One was the Loretta Young program. A beautiful woman, well-dressed, she would begin each show with a short introduction. One night she began with a question, ‘How would you describe yourself?’ Maybe by the work you did, or maybe your family, or your country – there are various ways you could describe yourself. Maybe how you describe yourself says a lot about how you think of yourself.

And then the story. I don’t remember anything at all about the story that night. But I do remember that at the end of the program she walked out again to talk to us, her audience, about the story – and to sort of answer the question with which she began the program, ‘How would you describe yourself?’

She said one way we could describe ourselves would be as a ‘child of God.’ What a strange answer I thought to myself at the time. Yet I’ve never forgotten her answer.

I’m glad Fr. Carey asked Chuck Holeman to share a little bit about the EFM program. You will recall he gave the homily in our June 10^th service. One of the things he said when he spoke to us that morning, “I have this firm belief that we were all created in God’s image…each of us is a child of God…”

Obviously how we understand who we are – and how everyone else we encounter, who they are – has a great deal to say about how we will try to live our lives – and how we will treat others.

How would you describe yourself?

Richard Robertson

Pop up dinners have begun. We have nine Hosts so far.  What is so comfortable about pop ups is that you can have one, two, three, fifty guests.  Many people wanted to host in the past but had room for only four at their table.  As a host you provide the main entry and coordinate what will be brought by those invited.  Where and when you have your pop up breakfast, lunch, brunch, dinner or picnic is up to the host.  All I ask is that the host: 1) takes into account who has already participated in another pop up (I will send the host a list of past participants); 2) sends me a list of who attends (participants can be from within and outside our church); 3) takes photos to post in our St. Luke’s Facebook page.  In reality this can be done year around.  If we had 20 hosts willing to host once during the year we could have enough dinners for everyone to attend one.  There is no dead line to sign up.  Just call Barbara Rhodes and let her know what month you want to host.

 

Donations of 36 cases of bottled water were delivered between RiverCity Ministries and St Francis House. Again both were greatly appreciated. RiverCity stated they were completely out at that time. Let's keep the donations coming during this hot weather. Donations of personal care items, bleach and detergent and diapers are also needed. Riverity stated they need donations of towels, hand towels and wash clothes during the hot weather. At the present time donations of used pill bottles are no longer needed.
If the need arises in the future we will advise.

If you have any questions please contact Tommie Williams or Don Wood.

 

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Special Concerns: For all the men and women of our Armed Forces, especially Justin, Joshua, Tim, Matt, Doug, Brian Mahoney, Brian Mennes, Frank Tate, Alex Schimelpfening, David Liem, Justin, John Landis,
Lucas Kunce, David Jackson, Ryan Riggins, Rhase Riggins, and Derek Caro.