Thank you, thank you, and thank you – for supporting our summer of combined worship services. I felt it was a wonderful worship experience and it also gave our organists a bit of a breather for a couple of weeks at a time. Now that summer vacation and recreation time is over, we can get back to our regular schedules of worship, Sunday school, and Scriptures and Donuts.
As the new school year ramps up, so does the beginning of the 2011 Confirmation class. The class will begin on September 26th and run through Palm Sunday of 2011. There are expected to be five youth in this year’s class, all from St. Lucas.
In case you haven’t heard, Reverend Steve Gray, our INKY Conference Minister, resigned and retired as of August 31st after many faithful years in God’s service. We wish him God’s speed as he settles down to “retired life”. In the interim, The Reverend John M. Gantt has been called to serve as the Interim Conference Minister until the Call Process secures a permanent Conference Minister. We wish Reverend Gantt much luck.
September brings the call for Operation Christmas Child and once again Ruth Wilson has volunteered to take lead for the parish. Please start filling your shoe boxes with the necessary items. The
St. Lucas council has agreed to pay the $7.00 per box shipping cost. This should help you in your planning for items to place in the boxes or perhaps even enable you to fill a second box.
I will be taking a vacation from September 13th – 21st. Mrs. Jane Herbert will fill the pulpit on the 19th of September and be on call for clergy emergencies. Jane and her late husband Chuck served at the Chrisney and Lamar UCC churches for many years. She is now a member of St. Peter’s UCC in Evansville.
Blessings,
Pastor John
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