Friday, September 24
5:30 - 7:30 PM The Sacrament of Evangelism Conference at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Rio Rancho. Online participation is also available.
Saturday, September 25
8:30 AM - 4 PM The Sacrament of Evangelism Conference at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Rio Rancho. Online participation is also available.
Memorial Service for
LEONA RECK
Saturday, Sept. 25
2 PM, in the Sanctuary
Please join Leona's children Karen & Terri and their families in celebrating Leona's life.
Eighteenth Weekend After Pentecost: Sept. 25 & 26
Jim Class #3. James 3: Taming the Tongue
Saturday, September 25
5 PM In-Person Worship service
5 PM Live-streamed worship service at www.StLukeABQ.org
Sunday, September 26
8:15 AM In-Person Worship service
9:15 AM Adult Forum: Judaism, in the Fellowship Hall (please note new location)
10:30 AM In-Person Worship service
Monday, September 27
8 AM Book of Concord, International Class on Zoom
Tuesday, September 28
9:30 - 11:15 AM Preschool Worship: CREATION
10 AM - 12 Women's GATHER Bible Study on Zoom
Wednesday, September 29
8 AM and Noon Jim Class (Bible book of James) on Zoom
9:40 - 11:40 AM Preschool Music
4:45 - 5:30 PM Salt & Spark on Zoom - for ages 5-12; 12 years & up participate as junior helpers
7 - 8:30 PM Choir Rehearsal in the Choir Loft
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Thursday, September 30
9:15 - 11:40 AM Preschool Music
Nineteenth Weekend After Pentecost: Oct. 2 & 3
Jim Class #4. James 3 & 4: Two Kinds of Wisdom
Saturday, October 2
5 PM In-Person Worship service
5 PM Live-streamed worship service at www.StLukeABQ.org
Sunday, October 3
8:15 AM In-Person Worship service
9:15 AM Adult Forum: Judaism, in the Fellowship Hall (please note new location)
10:30 AM In-Person Worship service
The Nursery is available for parents with their infants and small children.
Welcome and Connections (goldenrod sheet bulletin insert) - Please fill out and place in the basket at church. Please make sure to check the worship service you attend. Thank you.
Altar Flowers for Oct. 2-3 and Oct. 9-10 are available for offering/dedicating. Donation: $35 each.
Given New CDC COVID Guidelines (on July 27, 2021) and the most recent NM DoH Public Health Order (August 17, 2021), The St. Luke Council has put forward the following guidelines for our worship practices: Wearing of masks is required for all attendees, regardless of vaccination status.
Singing is optional for all.
In addition to mask wearing, we continue to follow CDC COVID-19 Safe Practices: having available hand hygiene materials and ensuring adequate ventilation by opening exit doors to increase outdoor air flow (when outdoor conditions allow) and interior doors to help circulate the air throughout the church. Propping open the exit doors before and after services provides an opportunity for a joyful and safe welcome to all worshipers.
--The St. Luke Council, WMA (Worship, Music & Arts) Committee and Pastors
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Altar Flowers
Given by Mike & Brenda Sanchez, in honor of Lylabelle.
Sanctuary Candle
Given by Joyce Mills, in memory V. L. Morris and Gene Mills.
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 The New Hanging Banners
are two in a series of eight CREATION silk panels designed and painted by Nancy Krenz and sewn by Judy Moore. These two examples of the beauty and wonder God has given us through the birds and flowers with insects were made to inspire and remind each of us of our responsibility as caretakers of the earth.
More panels will be hung as they are completed in the coming months.
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We Need Worship Assistants
at all our Worship Services
Sign up sheets are posted on the kiosk in the Narthex.
Please choose day and time of service to serve. Thank you.
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St. Luke Lutheran Church
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eighteenth Saturday After Pentecost
September 25, 2021
5:00 PM
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, Saturdays at 5:00 PM:
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.
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Bucket of Change 
Your donation in September will go to Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless (AHCH) which is the only health care organization in central New Mexico dedicated to providing critical services to over 7,000 men, women, and children experiencing homelessness.
You may place your 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/.
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From the Church Council
September 23, 2021
Dear St. Luke Members,
The church leadership held an all-day planning meeting this past Saturday at the Norbertine Abbey on south Coors Blvd. We split the day into two parts. The morning centered around a discussion of two readings that our pastors gave us concerning declining ELCA worship attendance numbers across the nation and a short book on an autopsy of 14 declining churches. Where does St. Luke fit into this general trend of mainline church attendance decline and how can we best address this in the context of our neighborhood, community, national, and global missions? In the afternoon, we conducted a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis for St. Luke. One of the principal results that came out of this analysis was that we need to be more deliberate in our external ministries. How can we do better in reaching out to our neighborhood, the Albuquerque regional community, and broader ministries?
Well, we have some ideas. If you were in church this weekend, you heard Pastor Wayne ask for volunteers to help St. Luke sponsor a family of Afghani refugees who will be relocated to Albuquerque this fall. This effort is being led by Lutheran Family Services and they have asked local churches to sponsor families and help them get re-settled. Look for other activities that we will be sponsoring in the coming months. Of course, ministries need active church members to carry them out. We ask that you prayerfully consider volunteering your time and talents at St. Luke to help us better realize our Mission Statement: “Rooted in God’s Word, Serving in God’s World”.
St. Luke Church Council
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Jim Class - How to Live Well
A journey through the letter of James in the Bible
Sermon Series at all worship services on September 11 - October 10James is a form of literature similar to what the Hebrews call "wisdom literature" - very practical, established, and tested wisdom. Jim class theme schedule is as follows:
Sept. 11-12: James 1: Listening and Doing
Sept. 18-19: James 2: No Favorites
Sept. 25-26: James 3: Taming the Tongue
Oct. 2-3: James 3 & 4: Two Kinds of Wisdom
Oct. 9-10: James 5: Patience through Prayer and Correction
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Adult Forum: Introduction to Judaism
Sundays at 9:15 AM, in the Fellowship Hall
Please note new location
Topic: The World to Come: What do Jews believe about the afterlife? We will have video lectures by Prof. Shai Cherry and class discussion. Please join us. For more information, contact Susan Alexis at sjalexis@msn.com or David Follstaedt at dfollstd@unm.edu.
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Book of Concord
published in 1580, contains the Lutheran Confessions, which are: ten statements of faith that Lutherans use as official explanations and summaries of what they believe, teach, and confess.
The Rev. Carolyn Schneider, Ph.D., ELCA Global missionary teaching at the United Theological College of the West Indies in Jamaica,
is inviting you to an international class on the Book of Concord on Zoom.
Topic for Monday, Sept. 27: Apostles' Creed
Class starts at 8:00 AM on Zoom
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The Sacrament of Evangelism
www.sacramentofevangelismconference.com
 Friday, September 24, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Saturday, September 25, 8:30 - 4 PM
in-Person at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 2903 Cabezon Blvd SE, Rio Rancho
On-line attendance is also available
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 Women's GATHER Bible Study for Fall 2021
Powered by wind and breathA Bible study written by The Rev. Sara Olson-Smith
Session 1: Holy Spirit: Revealer and resource will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 10 AM via Zoom.
Mark your calendar for Bible! Music! Brunch! Arts & Crafts (no special skills or background needed, just YOU!) Women's GATHER Bible Study - Breath of God: Wild Goose Chase? will be held in-person on Saturday, Oct. 16, 9:30 AM, in the Fellowship Hall. We will have brunch. Bring a friend, and a brunch snack to share!
To participate or for more information, contact Bev Berardinelli at WomensBibleStudy@stlukeABQ.org.
A copy of the Sept./Oct. 2021 GATHER magazine is available by the worship bulletins for you to look at. Please do not take it home; leave it for the next person.
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 Mid-Week Wednesday
Bible Study
The Letter of James has too often been neglected by the Lutheran church. One scholar has said that reading James is a “bit like the kind of Turkish bath where you get hotter and hotter and then suddenly someone dumps a bucket of icy water over you. James thinks in a different way to most other New Testament authors.” Well, on Wednesday mornings, we will be taking not a Turkish bath but a Finnish sauna with Pastor Wayne and then we will together take the plunge in a cold icy lake!
About the Class:
* 6 Weeks – on Wednesdays
* Two Possible Times to Attend: 8AM and Noon, on Zoom.
* Format: Bible Study – Digging into the Bible text – Brief presentation and discussions ... & probably some articles tossed your way from Pastor Wayne!
* Click HERE for the syllabus
* Click HERE for the James Bible Project poster
Zoom link for 8 AM class: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87924414072
Meeting ID: 879 2441 4072
Zoom link for Noon class: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87040954032
Meeting ID: 870 4095 4032
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 Calling all kids! It's time for
Salt & Spark
for ages 5-12; 12 years & up participate as junior helpers
Wednesdays at 4:45 - 5:30 PM, on Zoom
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85968334457
Meeting ID: 859 6833 4457
Lesson Focus: Sept. 29: Abram's Call: We are blessed to be a blessing (Genesis 12:1-9)
For more information, contact Holly Trujillo at CY&F@stlukeabq.org or Pastor Christa at pastorchristaABQ@gmail.com
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 Lutheran Family Services: Afghan Refugees Coming to ABQ
The Lutheran churches of ABQ have been asked to assist in the settling of Afghan refugees [with Special Immigrant Visas (SIV)] – with the withdrawal of American forces in Afghanistan.
Updated Information Regarding Lutheran Family Services (LFS) and Afghan Evacuees:
- LFS will be in charge of welcoming and assisting Afghan refugees settlement in New Mexico. (200 individuals in ABQ, 100 in Las Cruces, 100 in Santa Fe).
- Afghan "evacuees" will enter New Mexico over a period of weeks (not all at once).
- St. Luke has been asked to form a core team that will be responsible for welcoming ONE family (including picking them up from the airport, enrolling children in school, providing culturally appropriate meals for a short time, assisting with transportation to appointments, helping them to integrate into our community [using buses, exploring the city] etc.)
- At this time, St. Luke needs a "point person" to lead our host team of about 6-10 people.
- And $6,000 will be needed for the first 3 months from St. Luke
Please speak to Pastor Wayne!
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 St. Luke PreschoolSt. Luke Preschool is hiring substitute teachers. If you know of anyone who may be interested in working with young children on a part time basis, please let them know! For more information, contact Lori at the preschool office-505-292-8812 or at stlukesc@thuntek.net
Click here for a virtual tour of St Luke Preschool.
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 HOPE IN A TIME OF CLIMATE CHANGEWednesday, September 29,
5:30 PM MT – 7 PM on Zoom
“We stand at a threshold… Another world is coming, one we can’t yet see. This threshold asks that we imagine it anyway. It asks us to reconsider the purpose of our lives.” - Lisa Wells
Lisa Wells is the author of Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021. She will join us for an online conversation about faithfulness and hope in a time of Climate Crisis – with Todd Wynward, Mennonite Minister for Watershed Discipleship and author of Rewilding the Way: Break Free to Follow an Untamed God, Herald Press, 2015. This event is part of the Season of Creation hosted by the ELCA Rocky Mountain Synod Creation Care Team.
Join us on our Facebook page or on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83008940316.
All are welcome!
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Iglesia al Aire Libre (Open-Air Church)
In the south valley
CAMINO DE VIDA
ELCA & PCUSA
3907 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuq, NM
9:30 AM
First Sunday is bilingual service
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Prayers of St. Luke Church Family
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
- Romans 12:15
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For Those Who Mourn
We pray for the family of Clayton Franco (19 years old) who died in an accident on September 21, 2021. He is the nephew of Pamela Franco & her husband and cousin of Sofia & Dante Matteo.
We pray for the family of Crews (father of preschool staff Jane); he died on September 18, 2021.
We pray for the family of David McCoy (cousin of Barbara Exley); he died on September 20, 2021.
Memorial service for JoAnn Wilt Gaskamp (1932 - Dec. 24, 2020) will be held on Saturday, October 2, 12:30 PM. The service will be available online at the Zion Lutheran Brenham YouTube channel. (www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/easternnewmexiconews/name/joann-gaskamp-obituary?pid=197387356)
For Those Who Celebrate
We celebrate the blessing and installation of Pastor Carmen as Parish Associate and Pastor of Nature Ministry at Camino de Vida church, 3907 Isleta Blvd. SW, ABQ, on Sunday, October 3rd, at 9:30 AM.
For Those in Need of Strength, Help, Healing, Comfort
We pray for the Albuquerque communities, for our law enforcement personnel, medics, first responders and their families, and perpetrators & families. May God protect the protectors, convert the hearts of criminals and haters, and bring justice and calm into our city. Amen.
We pray for Leo (from Azar family); Tom Kennerly (from Barbara Exley); Leo T., Fusayo T., & Jake T (from Trujillo Family); Landry (nephew/cousin of Berardinelli Family); Penelope June Meyer (great niece of Brent & Dawn Meyer); Jebbie Solomonson (niece of Pauleta & Sean Hendrickson); Sherri; Karin Duda; Suma Lee Hatchett & Roger Guericke (from Kim Guericke); Valerie Trujillo (Betty Begeal’s friend); the Fuller Family (from Roesler family); Trudy, Chris, Kay, Brandon (from Nancy Espy); Jack Raitt (brother-in-law of David & Betty Begeal); Sumalee Thomas (from Kim Guericke) and for her young children; and Steve Montgomery.
We pray for homebound members: Polly Brodbeck, Melda Burns, Dorela Cole, Billie Cooper, Leah Coughenour, Dottie Donohoe, Karin Duda, Phoebe English, Marilyn Feagler, Lucille Few, Janet Garcia, Janis Prudhomme, Lois Sherwood, Ardys Theophillus, Donald Vlasaty.
We pray for all children & their families, especially in Albuquerque. We pray for all children separated from their loved ones and those who are in unsafe situations. We pray for our St Luke Preschool, students, teachers, and staff.
We pray for the formation of the St. Luke Core Team that will be partnering with Lutheran Family Services in welcoming an Afghan Family.
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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 Council and committee/ministry leaders.
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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; churches in Afghanistan; and missionaries sent by God all over the world. We pray for the persecuted church.
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 (UTCWI) United Theological College of the West Indies ( http://www.utcwi.edu.jm). We pray as she goes through the working visa application process & final travel arrangements, her journey to a new (for her) country and settling at her temporary home at the UTCWI campus.
We join with the staff of World Vision, a Christian relief organization in Afghanistan in praying for the safety of children in Afghanistan amid conflict in the country. We pray that God would bring peace to this country so that children and families might live without fear of violence. We pray for the health of Afghan children and their families; currently 40% of Afghan children suffer from malnutrition.
We pray with The Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA) for children, families and staff of our sister preschools in Louisiana that were heavily damaged by Hurricane Ida: Christ the King in Kenner; Hosanna Christian Preschool in Mandeville; and Concordia Lutheran School in Marrero.
For Our Country
At this time of war and conflict we pray for all the members of the American military and foreign service in danger anywhere in the world. Allow them to accomplish their missions and come home safely to us. We pray for all those innocently caught up in the conflicts. And because our Lord Jesus commanded us to pray for our enemies and those who persecute us, we ask you, Lord to always remind us that you created them in your image, that Christ died for them, that they are beloved of God just like us, so that we might with sincerity pray, Lord have mercy on them.
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Prayer Requests:
Please submit your prayer requests to coordinator Beverly Ronkos, by email at PrayerChain@stlukeABQ.org or by phone at the church office: 505.299.2621.
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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
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