Aug. 8 - 15, 2021: St Luke GPS

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St. Luke GPS
St. Luke's "Grace Positioning System" - opportunities to connect at St. Luke

Rooted in God's Word, Serving in God's World

August 8 - 15, 2021

This Week at St. Luke
All summer worship services are based on the Now the Feast and Celebration Liturgy by Marty Haugen.

Sunday, August 8
11th Sunday After Pentecost

Guest Preacher: The Rev. Carolyn Schneider, Ph.D.
Sermon Title: Three Gifts from Scripture and Church History

8:15 AM Worship service in the Courtyard
9:15-10:15 AM In the Sanctuary Presentation by The Rev. Carolyn Schneider.
10:30 AM In-Person Worship service in the Sanctuary
10:30 AM Simultaneous Live-stream service
After the 10:30 AM service Recorded worship service available
6:05 PM St. Luke Night at the Isotopes

Monday, August 9

Angie out of the office

Tuesday, August 10

11 AM-2 PM Elders Alive Vacation Bible School - Fellowship Hall. Bring a sack lunch. Topic: Fostering Kittens, presented by Janet Morse
2:30 PM Staff meeting on Zoom

Wednesday, August 11

6-7:15 PM Choir Rehearsal - Sanctuary

Thursday, August 12

10 AM and 6:30 PM St. Luke Preschool New Parents' Meet & Greet - Zuni room
5:30 PM Children, Youth & Family Comm. meeting on Zoom
7 PM Preschool Committee meeting on Zoom

Saturday, August 14

No 5 pm worship service; resumes next Saturday, Aug. 21

Sunday, August 15
12th Sunday After Pentecost

8:15 AM Worship service in the Courtyard
10:30 AM In-Person Worship service in the Sanctuary
10:30 AM Simultaneous Live-stream service
After the 10:30 AM service Recorded worship service available

August Horizon Newsletter - please click HERE. Hard copies are also available in the Narthex.
**Deadline to submit articles for September 2021 Horizon newsletter: Monday, Aug. 16th
The Nursery is available for parents with their infants and small children.
Welcome and Connections (goldenrod sheet bulletin insert) - At church, please return your filled-out goldenrod sheet in the basket by the worship bulletins. Please make sure to check the worship service you attend. Thank you.

Altar Flowers
Given by Tommy & Ruth Glauner, in celebration of their 72nd wedding anniversary.

Sanctuary Candle
Given by Mike & Carol Abramovich, in celebration of the marriage of Wendi Abramovich and Milton Wood on August 6, 2021.

Altar flower arrangement for Aug. 28-29 worship service is available for offering. Please sign up on the Altar Flower calendar on the kiosk in the Narthex. Donation: $35 per flower arrangement.

Announcement from Church Council

Given New CDC COVID Guidelines (on July 27, 2021)

The St. Luke Council has put forward the following recommendations for our worship practices:

1) 8:15 outdoor service: wearing of masks is optional but recommended for non-vaccinated attendees. Singing is optional for all.

2) 10:30 indoor service: wearing of masks is recommended for all attendees. Singing is optional for all.

We institute these changes with the recognition that things are moving quickly and we are trying to be responsible and responsive, with a bias towards caution.

-- From the St. Luke Council & Pastors

Sunday Morning Outdoor Worship Service

Our early Sunday morning worship service outdoors has been one of our many blessings this summer. Hence, the Worship, Music & the Arts Committee hopes to extend our outdoor service through September 12^th this year. In order to make this happen, we need at least two strong people to come at 7:15 AM on Sundays to set up. If you are one of them, please contact the church office at (505) 299-2621 or at StLuke@thuntek.net

*** Click HERE for this weekend's bulletin. ***
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St. Luke Lutheran Church
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

August 8, 2021

St. Luke RADIANT
(In Person and E-worship)

St Luke Lutheran Church
9100 Menaul Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87112
505-299-2621 Email: StLuke@thuntek.net

Find our Livestream online, Sundays at 10:30 AM:
Website: http://www.stlukeabq.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stlukeabq/
Recorded services can be found on our website.
Recorded sermons can be found on YouTube at StLukeABQ.

Lutheran Adventures in the Caribbean
This Sunday, August 8
9:15 - 10:15 AM, in the Sanctuary

ELCA pastor, missionary & church history professor The Rev. Carolyn Schneider, Ph.D., will visit St. Luke August 8th. Dr. Schneider will preach at both services and give a presentation during our education hour between services. She will also share some of her hopes, fears, prayer requests, and plans for her new call to ELCA Global teaching work at the United Theological College of the West Indies, an ecumenical school in Jamaica (website: www.utcwi.edu.jm)

Bucket of Change

Your donation in August will go to ELCA Lutheran Disaster Response which brings God’s hope, healing and renewal to people whose lives have been disrupted by disasters in the United States and around the world. When the dust settles LDR stays to provide ongoing assistance to those in need.
You may place our offerings for the BUCKET OF CHANGE in the bucket at church, send gifts directly to St. Luke via mail or contribute via our online giving resources on our church website http://stlukeabq.org/.

Elders Alive! - Adult Vacation Bible School
Tuesdays, August 10 - 31
11 AM - 2 PM, in St. Luke's Fellowship Hall
Theme: Hidden Talents of Our Members
Featuring: invigorating discussions and activities reminiscent of VBS when you were a child: singing songs and making crafts

Sessions:
August 10 - Fostering Kittens, by Janet Morse
August 17 - Raising Parrots, by Debbie Werner
August 24 - Photography, by Gil Quintana
August 31 - Rag Dolls, by Rosetta Bidne
Daily schedule includes: Opening devotion, singing, presentation, brown bag lunch with more discussion on the topic of the day, and crafts.
While you are welcome to just attend, help us with planning by indicating on the goldenrod sheet if you will be attending or by sending a message to Judy Moore at EldersAlive@StLukeABQ.org.

Bring a sack. Invited a friend.

Back to Three Worship Services

Starting August 21 - 22
All services will be held in the Sanctuary

Saturday
5 PM In-Person Worship service
5 PM Live-streamed Worship

Sunday
8:15 AM In-Person Worship service
10:30 AM In-Person Worship service

Church Potluck

Sunday, August 22
Between the 8:15 AM & 10:30 AM services
In the Fellowship Hall

Sign-up sheets are available starting August 1st at both services. Let us celebrate returning to three services and the beginning of the 2021 Fall schedule.

St. Luke WELCA will host this event.

An opportunity for families with 6th, 7th, or 8th graders

Faith Stepping Stone: St. Luke Confirmation Program
resumes with Enrollment into Confirmation for new students

Saturday and Sunday, August 21 & 22, 2021

Deepen your faith & explore new ways to serve in God’s great big world. New students/families warmly encouraged to join in!

Weekly mini-workshops will be held via Zoom or in-person, or a combination of both! (exact time and dates will be decided on together with participants. Possibly - one hour on Wednesdays after school/ late afternoon). Please contact Pastor Christa to join in – Bible stories, Small Catechism, Stump the Pastor, one minute sports breaks, snacks (did somebody say SNACKS????) creative arts, and meaningful worship & service projects for the upcoming year. Call or contact the church office and/or Pastor Christa today pastorchristaabq@gmail.com!

Blessing of the Backpacks
August 28/29, 2021
at 5:00pm Saturday and/or 8:15/10:30am Sunday worship services
At St. Luke Lutheran Church
Blessing all students, teachers, and school staff! (& special recognition of St. Luke Preschool community)
We mark the new school year through a Blessing of the Backpacks... and those who carry them. Students, teachers, and school staff of all ages will be invited to stand with their backpacks, briefcases, or bags to receive a blessing, a prayer, and a small gift of grace for the 2021-2022 new school year!

St. Luke Preschool

For information on registration for the 2021-2022 school year,
contact Lori at 505.292.8812 or at stlukesc@thuntek.net.

Click here for a virtual tour of St Luke Preschool.

Prayers of St. Luke Church Family

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
- Romans 12:15

For Those Who Celebrate

We pray for newlyweds Wendi Abramovich (Mike & Carol Abramovich's daughter) and Milton Wood, married on August 6, 2021; for Tommy & Ruth Glauner, on their 72nd wedding anniversary on August 7, 2021; and for newlyweds Georgia Brodbeck and Edward Adams, married on July 24, 2021.

For Those Who Mourn

We pray for former longtime St. Luke members, Nancy Linnerooth and her children, on the death of Nancy's husband Tom on July 20, 2021. Tom’s obituary is available at: www.BradshawFuneral.com. To send sympathy cards to Nancy and family, mail to: 124A Bridgewater Way, Stillwater, MN 55082.

For Those in Need of Strength, Help, Healing, Comfort

We pray for Jim Rasmussen; Crews & Jane; Jessica & Brett (from Azar family); Bob Folkes (Steve Folke's brother); Karin Duda; Lawrence Kazura; Jack Raitt (brother-in-law of David & Betty Begeal); former St. Luke member Linda Erlandson (Betsy Abel's friend); Richard Peters & family (cousin of Daleen Olson); Pastor Jonathan Lotz (son of Anne Graham Lotz); Sumalee Thomas (from Kim Guericke) and for her young children; Bonnie (from Barbara Exley); Kenneth (from Sally Meeks); Tom M. (from Azar family); Jack Raitte & his wife Linda (sister of Dave Begeal); Liz Wills; Rita, Brandon, Kay & Jack (from Nancy Espy); Steve Montgomery; Susan (Les Anderson's niece); Bonnie Paine; Bill; and Roger (son of Magda Renteria).

We pray for homebound members: Polly Brodbeck, Melda Burns, Billie Cooper, Leah Coughenour, Dottie Donohoe, Phoebe English, Marilyn Feagler, Lucille Few, Janet Garcia, Janis Prudhomme, Lois Sherwood, Ardys Theophillus, Donald Vlasaty.

We pray for all students & their families, especially our St. Luke Preschool & staff, as they prepare for school year 2021-2022.

We pray for all children separated from their loved ones.

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We lift up in prayer our pastors Christa & Wayne as they minister to us. (God said, “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.” – Jeremiah 3:15).

We pray for our church leaders - the Council

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For the Wider Church

We pray for Lutheran Family Services in Albuquerque; Luther House NM/CNM; Navajo Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ; and missionaries sent by God all over the world. We pray for ELCA missionary pastor and professor of Church History, The Rev. Carolyn Schneider, Ph.D. as she prepares to move to Jamaica to teach at the United Theological College of the West Indies http://www.utcwi.edu.jm. Dr. Schneider was a colleague of Pastors Wayne & Christa during their years at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Hong Kong and will be visiting St. Luke August 8, 2021 before she leaves for her first teaching term in Jamaica.

For Our Country

We pray for our government and service personnel & first responders and their families. We pray for for the preservation of our freedom & for the continued upholding of the our US Constitution.

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Update on Susan Walters: She is doing well and has moved to her own apartment: 6720 E. Green Lake Way N. Seattle, WA 98103

Prayer Requests: Please submit your prayer requests to Angie by email at stluke@thuntek.net or by leaving a message at 505.299.2621.

ST. LUKE LUTHERAN CHURCH

Pastor Christa von Zychlin
Pastor Wayne Leo Nieminen

Pauleta Hendrickson, Director of Music Ministries

Angelica Miller, Church Office Manager

Michelle Barba, Bookkeeper
Nancy Granert, Organist
Pamela Franco, Media Ministry Assistant

Lori Erven, St. Luke Preschool Director

ST LUKE LUTHERAN CHURCH
9100 Menaul Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 299-2621 StLuke@thuntek.net
www.StLukeABQ.org

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