St Luke Radiant
Schedule of Weekend Worship Services
Saturdays
5 PM **In-Person Worship service at St. Luke AND
5 PM Recommended for all: Live-streamed Worship service (from the safety of your own home)
Sundays
10:30 AM **In-Person Worship service at St. Luke AND
10:30 AM Recommended for all: Recorded video Worship service (from the safety of your own home)
* The Nursery and Lounge/Library are available for nursing moms & infants and small children with their parents.
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As we worship in-person
* Let's leave the blue zone parking spaces for church attendees who have difficulty walking.
* Let's wear masks and keep 6 ft. social distant the entire time we are together. We have extra masks, if you forget.
* If you need assistance, please ask an usher.
* After the worship service, we can have our conversations outside of the Narthex, still maintaining social distancing & wearing masks.
Thank you for helping St. Luke church remain safe and healthy.
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This Week at St. Luke
Committees and Small Groups are meeting by Zoom,
except where noted otherwise
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Saturday, September 19
Sermon on the Mount Series 2
16TH SUN. AFTER PENTECOST
Celebrants: Pastor Christa & Pastor Wayne
5 PM - In-Person Worship service at St. Luke
After the worship service: Baptism of Liam Christian Tierney, son of William Tierney & Amy Morgan, grandson of Pam Mares, & grand nephew of Carrie Haugen
AND
5 PM - Simultaneous Live-streamed Worship (from the safety of your own home)
Sunday, September 20
Sermon on the Mount Series 2
16TH SUN. AFTER PENTECOST
Celebrants: Pastor Christa & Pastor Wayne
10:30 AM In-Person Worship service at St. Luke; AND
10:30 AM Recorded video Worship service (from the safety of your own home)
Tuesday, September 22
 First Day of Autumn
No Tuesday Men's Bible Study; please join one of the Sermon on the Mount discussion groups
9 AM Sermon on the Mount Tuesday AM Discussion Group - Preparation: read Introduction & chapter 1
6 PM Sermon on the Mount Tuesday PM Discussion Group - Preparation: read Introduction & chapter 1
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11 AM Staff Meeting
Noon Sermon on the Mount Wednesday Discussion Group - Preparation: read Introduction & chapter 1
4-5 PM Confirmation Class
5:30 PM Baby Baptism 2020 Club
6:30 - 7 PM St Luke Mid-week Radiant Grace (Scripture, Prayer & Holy Communion)
Thursday, September 24
6:30 PM Communications Outreach Media Ministry Team
7 PM Stewardship for All Seasons
Saturday, September 26
Sermon on the Mount Series 3
17TH SUN. AFTER PENTECOST
Celebrants: Pastor Christa & Pastor Wayne
5 PM - In-Person Worship service with Holy Communion at St. Luke
AND
5 PM - Simultaneous Live-streamed Worship (from the safety of your own home)
Sunday, September 27
Sermon on the Mount Series 3
17TH SUN. AFTER PENTECOST
Celebrants: Pastor Christa & Pastor Wayne
10:30 AM In-Person Worship service with Holy Communion at St. Luke;
AND
10:30 AM Recorded video Worship service (from the safety of your own home)
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 St. Luke Radiant Sanctuary Space at HomeBefore worship starts, each household is encouraged to:
1) Light a candle or light a lamp.
2) Open your Bible or Bible app to today's readings.
3) Prepare a place at a table/desk. Do you have a flower in a vase or a plant? a cross? Liturgical decorations for "ordinary time," also known as the "green season" of growing and deepening faith?
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St. Luke Lutheran Church
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sermon on the Mount Series 2
16th Sunday after Pentecost
September 19/20, 2020
St. Luke RADIANT
(In Person and E-worship)
Then [Jesus] began to speak, and taught them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:2-3
Find our Livestream online, September 19, at:
Website: http://www.stlukeabq.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stlukeabq/
Recorded services can be found on our website and YouTube Channel, StLukeABQ
Click here for the weekend's bulletin.
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 Altar Flowers
Given by Mike & Brenda Sanchez, in thanksgiving for LylabelleSanctuary Candle
Given by Joyce Mills, in loving memory of V.L. Morris and Gene Mills.
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 St. Luke Mid-Week Radiant Grace
with Pastor ChristaWednesdays
6:30 - 7 PM, on Zoom
General format is as follows:
* Meditative song & scripture with "Pray as You Go" (a gift for the wider Church, from the Jesuit community. See https://pray-as-you-go.org/about/
* Prayer concerns & celebrations
* Holy Communion (bring your own bread & wine/grape juice)
Spread the word! We hope you will feel moved to invite others to this service, whether they are already part of our church or not. Our host is Christ, and all are welcome!
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 We Want YOU to Join Us for a new
Six - Week Sermon on the Mount
Zoom Discussion Group
Getting to Know Each Other &
Digging into the Word
Beginning.......
Tuesdays - 9 AM (Sept. 22)
Tuesdays - 6 PM (Sept. 22)
Wednesdays – Noon (Sept. 23)
We continue our St. Luke sermon series. Accompanying the series will be six session discussion groups using Amy-Jill Levine’s book, “Sermon on the Mount – A Beginner’s Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven.” Levine is a professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University.
Our 1 hour discussion groups, using Levine’s book as resource along with short 12 minute videos will begin on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 22/ 23 and will continue for six weeks!
SIGN-UP: You may sign-up for a specific ZOOM session by contacting our office manager by phone (505-299-2621) or better yet send an email to our St. Luke office: stluke@thuntek.net. PLEASE INDICATE WHICH DAY AND TIME YOU WILL ATTEND!
After signing up, our office will send you a ZOOM invitation by email. A class schedule will be attached to the Zoom invitation. Please order your books from your favorite bookseller and read the first chapter. Invite a friend to sign up with you!
Whether you’ve not cracked a Bible in years or You’re a Bible scholar
WE WANT YOU TO PARTICIPATE!
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Wednesday Night Christian Education 
for Children
Starting September 30
5:00 - 6:15 PM on Zoom
Watch for more details on the St Luke GPS.
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St. Luke Audio-Visual Team
A St. Luke AV team has been formed with the purpose of enhancing our congregation's worship through sight and sound - whether our congregation is at home streaming our worship or in-person at our sanctuary.
We will be studying how to improve our present AV system (through the hiring of a consultant) and developing a future AV vision as we consider factors like our church's mission, future growth, and worship styles.
Stay tuned for more information!
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Video Production & Streaming TeamAre you interested in joining a team to work with Greg Anderson and Kaden Helmka with the video production setup and streaming of the church services?
There are opportunities for both the production setup and Saturday evening streaming and Sunday service support when videos are being used with the service. If you are interested in learning more, send an email to Greg (at greg.w.anderson@comcast.net). It is planned to have an initial Zoom meeting during the first full week in October to give an overview of what is done. For those that wish to engage in the team, future training sessions will be setup.
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 Pastoral Care & Conversations
Available by phone, by online visit, or by "Courtyard Care," out in the church courtyard, six feet apart while wearing masks. Contact Pastor Christa at pastorchristaABQ@gmail.com or Pastor Wayne at pastorwayneABQ@gmail.com. |
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 St. Luke Baby Baptism 2020 Club
Our next Baby Group get together (still via ZOOM) is planned for Sept. 23 at 5:30 PM.
We hope to be joined by other young families, and other baptisms in the near future. Also, remember, you’re never too old or too young for Holy Baptism, the beautiful Sacrament of Belonging. Call up one of our St. Luke pastors to talk about the possibilities! |
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What We’re Reading / Watching Now
This is a new feature on the Horizon – we invite YOUR input and short contributions about what you are reading in future Horizons. Submit by October 15 for the November Horizon to StLuke@thuntek.net.
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 Friends of St. Luke Preschool
St. Luke Preschool has been a ministry of St. Luke Lutheran Church for over 60 years!
Would you prayerfully consider supporting this ministry?
Your financial help, through Friends of the Preschool, could make all the difference. You can make a contribution by placing a donation to the preschool in the mail or by going to www.stlukeabq.org, clicking the GIVE NOW button, and selecting the FRIENDS OF THE PRESCHOOL SUPPORT FUND.
Thank you for your continued prayers, encouragement, and support. |
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We will be attending the Sermon on the Mount Six-Week Bible Study with Pastor Wayne, Sept. 22 - Oct. 27. See schedule on the Sermon on the Mount on this weekend's GPS. Send email to stluke@thuntek.net for the Zoom link.
The regular Men's Bible Study will resume after Oct. 27. Contact David Follstaedt at MensBibleStudy@stlukeabq.org for more information.
Women's GATHER Bible Study
Tuesday, September 22
Via Zoom at 10 AM
Study: "Holy Memory: Why we remember and how God
re-members us,' by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni, which is in the Sept. 2020 Gather magazine. Gayle Carleton will lead us in the first part of a 3-session invite focusing on the theme of "holy time." Join us & invite a friend. For Zoom link and copy of the study, contact Bev Berardinelli at WomensBibleStudy@stlukeabq.org
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Bucket of Change
Your donation in September will benefit Doctors Without Borders provides medical aid in nearly 60 countries to people who are threatened by violence, neglect, catastrophe, epidemics, lack of food, absence of health care or natural disasters. To contribute online, please click here or mail your check to the church office, indicating Doctors Without Borders on the memo line.
The Storehouse Food Pantry
If you would like to continue your support, you may donate online at stlukeabq.org or place it with your offering at church.
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 Which famous Bible narrative does this beautiful triptych (by 8th grader Halen W.) illustrate?
Send us your answer and why. We'll print your responses in next month’s Horizon!
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Make time for St. Luke Confirmation!
Confirmation weekly mini-workshops
Wednesdays, 4 - 5 PM via Zoom
We want to see YOUR (new?) face with us in this faith formation time! If you are in 7 th grade or above, please contact Pastor Christa to join in – Bible stories, short answer Bible “notsotrivia” facts, Small Catechism, Stump the Pastor, 1 minute sports breaks, creative arts (check out Halen W.’s triptych above), and brainstorming meaningful worship & service projects for the upcoming year. Call or contact the church office and/or Pastor Christa today pastorchristaabq@gmail.com ! What’s a Christian without a little catechism time? We hope to also plan an on-site confirmation week at Rainbow Trails Camp in 2021!
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Prayers of St. Luke Church Family
Rejoice with those rejoice, weep with those who weep. - Romans 12:15
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For those in need of strength, help, healing, comfort
We pray for the mother of Sandy Spears (friend of Pauletta Hendrickson) who is having surgery at the end of Sept., for Mary Rupe (husband Don) as she recovers from surgery; Nancy Krenz (husband Denny) on the preparation & surgery on her knee this week; Betty (mother of Lori Erven); Bonnie Paine (experiencing challenges with medical treatment; husband Bob); Audrey, Sarah, Sandy, Benda, long-time friend of Sandy Williams, Barb McCoy (Barbara Exley's aunt), Jim & Evelyn (preschool teacher Deborah's grandparents); Geffin & Nancy; Bill & Mary Ann Arnold; and Magda Renteria & son Roger.
We pray for our homebound members: Melda Burns, Billie Cooper, Leah & Dick Coughenour, Dottie Donohoe, Aida Elliot, Marilyn Feagler, Lucille Few, Janet Garcia, Mike Griffin, Joann Holmes, Frank Johnson, Bonnie Peter, Leona Reck, Howard Romme, Lois Sherwood, Frances Smith, Ardys Theophilus, and Donald Vlasaty.
We pray for all students in schools, online or in-person, especially our St. Luke Preschool students and the APS students.
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We pray for communities, first responders, fire fighters, and outreach groups in western states affected by wildfires and states near the gulf affected by tropical storms.
We pray for God's mercy in communities where human-made fires are raging. May He make us instruments of His peace.
We pray for the production, producers, & testers of a safe, affordable, ethically-produced, and effective vaccine.
For the wider church
We pray for St. Luke ministries and small groups starting or continuing this fall 2020.
We pray for the Navajo Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ; and missionaries sent by our Lord to serve in various parts of the world.
We pray for all Christian churches, especially those in Albuquerque and the persecuted church - Christians suffering and dying for their faith.
We pray for medical missionaries and those without access to good health care in the U.S.A. and around the world.
Please contact our church Office Manager, Angie Miller at 505.299.2621 or at stluke@thuntek.net to add people to our prayer chain or for a complete copy of the prayer list.
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St. Luke Preschool
For information and/or enrollment for school year 2020-2021, contact preschool at stlukesc@thuntek.net or at 505.292.8812. Click here to go to the Preschool website.
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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
Lori Erven, St. Luke Preschool Director
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