eNews for 4.4.19

eNews NEWS FOR OUR PARISH COMMUNITY April 4, 2019

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Inside this Issue (Download pdf here) This Sunday's Schedule

Directories are in!

Called to Grow

Holy Week and Easter

Observing Holy Week & Easter

Easter Flower Deadline

Overnight Prayer Vigil

Easter Card Offering

Egg Filling Fun

Make & Take Holy Week Boxes

Palm Cross Making Event

Crafts and Egg Hunts

Holy Week & Easter Services

Adult Formation

Parish Hall Forum

Preparing for Sunday

Upcoming Events

Public Theology

Daytime Book Group

Children & Youth

Episcopal Youth Community

Choirs

Take Note

Support for Bishop-Elect

April Messenger

Adult Formation

Parish Hall Forum: Lenten Art Series—Storytelling, History, & Healing in Memphis with Dr. Tim Huebner How can confronting the past help to heal the racial divide and build a better community in Memphis? Join Dr. Tim Huebner, Calvary parishioner and Professor of History at Rhodes College, as he reflects on the spiritual importance of storytelling from a historian’s perspective. Prof. Huebner will highlight the collaborative efforts of the Lynching Sites Project, Calvary, Rhodes, and the National Park Service in erecting new historical markers in Memphis over the past few years.

Join us in Trezevant Hall for breakfast at 8:45 a.m. followed by the Parish Hall Forum from 9:30-10:20. To listen to past Parish Hall Forum classes, visit www.gracestlukes.org/forumvideos. To view this Sunday's full schedule: see below.

Preparing for Sunday This week's readings: Isaiah 43:16-21 · Philippians 3:4b-14 · John 12:1-8 · Psalm 126 www.gracestlukes.org/discover/this-sundays-texts/

Upcoming Events

Public Theology (Apr. 4) Join us this evening, April 4, from 5:30-7 p.m. for our next Public Theology event at Celtic Crossing in the Cooper Young neighborhood.

Join the Rev. Meredith Jane Day and the Rev. Amy M. George to discuss a very Lenten topic: Sin. What exactly is sin? And why are Episcopalians so often afraid to talk about it? Public Theology is a time of laid-back fellowship and open conversation facilitated at a public restaurant by a member of the clergy. Monthly topics focus on relevant issues of faith, spirituality, and current events. Both non-alcoholic and alcoholic refreshments will be available for purchase. All adults are invited to these drop-in gatherings, so bring a friend! Watch the parish news and notices for upcoming topics on May 2 and June 6. For more information, contact the Rev. Meredith Jane Day: mday@gracestlukes.org.

The Directories Are In, Available for Pick-up Sunday (Apr. 7) If you had your pictures made for the directory, stop by the table in Trezevant and pick yours up this Sunday morning between services. At the 5:30 service, someone will be the foyer between the church office and nave. If you did not receive your free 8x10 yet, those will also be available. Directories for those who did not have a picture made will be available at a later date for a small fee. Also, all are welcome to pick up an updated "Guidebook." If you miss us this Sunday, stop by the church office Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Called to Grow, St. Columba Presentation (Apr. 7) This Sunday, April 7 during Coffee Hour (immediately following the 10:30 service), all are invited to the parish hall for refreshments and a 15-minute presentation by St. Columba’s Called to Grow campaign leaders and staff.

St. Columba, our diocesan retreat center, is a place that welcomes, refreshes, equips, and

transforms over 7,000 guests and campers each year. Grace-St. Luke’s parishioners and others around the diocese and beyond have enjoyed the benefits of this beautiful space for retreats, camps, Happenings, picnics, and more. Through the Called to Grow capital campaign, the facilities will be enhanced and expanded so that for years to come we will be able to continue participating in all that St. Columba has to offer. Please join us in Trezevant Hall to hear more about this exciting time in the life of our diocesan retreat center.

Daytime Book Group (Apr. 11) Our next discussion is April 11 with City of Light, City of Poison by Holly Tucker. This is an open group—no invitation or requirements other than a love of reading. We meet in the Red Room from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bring a sack lunch. The group is facilitated by Janie Morris (morrishome1 at bellsouth.net) and Carol Ann Mallory (cam2269 at aol.com). A list of books for upcoming months may be found at www.gracestlukes.org/events/daytime-book-group.

Holy Week and Easter

Observing Holy Week and Easter What will we do at Grace-St. Luke’s?

There are five primary liturgies of Holy Week-Easter.

Each is portrayed with different emphases and perspectives in all four Gospels: Palm/Passion Sunday; The Triduum (Maundy Thursday/Good Friday/Easter Vigil), and Easter Day. In each one, we are invited to journey alongside Jesus prayerfully as we participate liturgically in the final days of his life – the days leading up to the great Paschal Mystery celebrated in the death and resurrection of Jesus. Additionally, we will offer other ways to participate: Noon Eucharist on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; A Community Service of Forgiveness and Healing on Wednesday night; and an all-ages appropriate Stations of the Cross immediately after the Good Friday Noon Liturgy. Follow this link for more: www.gracestlukes.org/news/observing-holy-weekand-easter-at-grace-st-lukes/

Sign Up TODAY for Overnight Prayer Vigil (Apr. 18-19) On Maundy Thursday, sign up in advance to “watch and pray” for at least one hour. The Reserved Sacrament will be encircled by greenery to signify a garden; meditation books will be available; a special door code will be provided to watchers to access the chapel through the parish house entrance. A priest will end the vigil at 7:30 a.m. on Good Friday by officiating a 15-minute prayer service to which all are invited. Vigil sign-up: www.tinyurl.com/OvernightVigil2019

Easter Card Offering (Apr. 7) Stop by the Pastoral Care table Sunday, April 7, before and after each service, and choose an Easter card to send to one of our parishioners or their loved ones who will not be able to attend an Easter service.

There will be a list of names and many lovely cards to choose from. All you have to do is inscribe, stamp and mail. An easy way to be an Easter blessing!

Easter Flower Deadline (Apr. 12) If you would like to make a donation in honor of or in memory of a loved one for Easter flowers, you may send a check to the church office (ATTN: LUCY) listing the names of those you would like remembered.

These names will be listed in the Easter leaflets if received before April 12. For your convenience, you may also pay online at www.gracestlukes.org/onlinegiving/. Select the "Make a donation for altar flowers" link under "Memorials and Honoraria."

Egg Filling Fun For Everybunny! (Apr. 13) Easter Day will be here soon, and if you have an Easter Egg hunter in your life, we’d love to have your help filling the eggs for this year’s festivities! Parents and children should report to Trezevant Hall on Saturday, April 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. for fun and fellowship as we join together to prepare the eggs for our annual Easter Day egg hunts. We’ll have all the eggs and goodies to keep your paws busy, all we need is YOU! Hope to see you there!

Palm Sunday Children’s Make & Take Holy Week Boxes (Apr. 14) Our Palm Sunday children’s tradition continues this year with a special Make & Take craft to enrich your family’s observance of Holy Week.

Before the 10:30 service, we hope you’ll stop by the Children’s Table in Trezevant Hall and put together a Holy Week Box with your child, or make one for a cherished grandchild, niece, nephew, or neighbor. (If you have a box from three years back, feel free to make another for a friend or replace missing parts if needed.) Once assembled, the Holy Week Box will contain all the objects a child needs to recreate and ponder the events leading up to Jesus’ death and the celebration of his resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Nursery and Catechesis Parents: Your children are encouraged to attend the Parish Hall

Forum with you to make Palm Crosses and Holy Week Boxes. Nursery children should be picked up by parents and returned when finished. Atrium children should start out with parents in PHF, and then taken downstairs to the Catechists and signed into the Atrium.

Palm Cross Making with GSL Heart and Hands Fellowship (Apr. 14) This year on Palm Sunday, join the ladies of the GSL Heart and Hands Fellowship for a time of learning about the tradition of Palm Cross Making.

The Parish Hall will be set up with work stations, supplies, and instructors to lead us through this ancient practice. GSL parishioner Charles Chandler will also host an exhibit of intricate Palm Crosses he has created. Folks of all ages, experience, and craft skills are welcome!

Children’s Easter Celebration Craft Fun beginning at 8:45 a.m.

Egg Hunts for Toddlers – 5th graders, beginning promptly at 9:30 a.m.

Schedule of Holy Week & Easter Services Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, Apr. 14

Blessing of The Palms and Procession 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m.

Holy Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday, Apr. 15-17, Noon Holy Communion in the Chapel, 30-minute service without music Holy Wednesday, Apr. 17, 6 p.m.

A Community Service of Forgiveness and Healing Maundy Thursday, Apr. 18, 7 p.m.

Foot-washing, and the Stripping, Washing, & Anointing of the Altar, followed by an Overnight Prayer Vigil in the Chapel. Details above.

Good Friday, Apr. 19, Noon

Service of Music & Meditations, followed by Stations of the Cross at 1 p.m.

Holy Saturday, Apr. 20, 7 p.m.

The Great Vigil of Easter with Holy Baptism Easter Day, Apr. 21 Holy Eucharist, 8 & 10:30 a.m. (No 5:30 p.m. service)

Take Note

Support for Bishop Elect Phoebe Roaf As the consecration of the Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of West Tennessee draws closer, the Transition Committee has asked that we help welcome Bishop Elect Phoebe Roaf by sharing our favorite things in West Tennessee with her. To that end, we are asking the people of the diocese to submit recommendations for your favorite people, places, and things…from your favorite Italian restaurant…to helpful tips about which roads to avoid at 5 p.m. From an upcoming exhibit you’re excited about…to the dates for this year’s Strawberry Festival in Humboldt (May 5–May 11 if you’re asking). From the dry cleaners you couldn’t live without…to the best plumbers, painters and electricians that keep your home humming. We want to share with her all the things you would want to know if you were new around here. We will compile all the information you send into a binder and present this to her upon her arrival in a lovely basket with gift cards, notes, and some fun local products she might enjoy. Follow this link for more information: www.gracestlukes.org/news/support-for-the-bishopelect.

Follow this link to the April 2019 issue of the Messenger.

Issuu version ~ Full-size PDF ~ Small-size PDF

Inside this issue: 39ers, Altar Gifts, Athletics, Book Group, Calendar Highlights, Called to Grow, Christian Formation, Easter Card Offering, Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Flower Deadline, Egg Filling Day, EYC, Food Pantry Facts, Holy Baptism, Holy Week & Easter, Looking Towards Sunday, Memorials/Honoraria, Message from the Rector, Outreach Ministry, Palm Sunday for Children, Public Theology, School News, Third Thursday, Welcoming Bishop Phoebe Please note: For those of you who also get the paper edition of the Messenger, it has been mailed. If you are NOT getting the paper copy and would like to have it mailed to you, please let Lucy know. If you are unable to open the pdf file, updating Adobe Reader will most likely fix the problem. Contact Lucy with any question.

Children & Youth

Sunday Morning Classes To view this Sunday's class schedule, see below.

Episcopal Youth Community EYC, Apr. 7: Redbirds Game, 2-4:30 p.m.

Biscuits and Bible: Middle Schoolers are invited to join us in the Red Room Wednesday mornings at 6:45 a.m. for Bible study, prayer, and Chick-fil-A breakfast! For more information, email Addison Combs (acombs@gracestlukes.org).

Children's Choirs GSL’s two youth choirs, St. Cecilia Choir and Canterbury Choir, rehearse on Wednesdays. Rehearsal times are 4:30–5 p.m. for St. Cecilia Choir (for boys and girls in SK–2nd grade) and 5–6 p.m. for Canterbury Choir (for boys and girls in grades 3–6). Both choirs meet in the choir room at GSL and are under the direction of Music Associate Debbie Smith. For more information, contact Debbie at 901-299-9313 or email her at dsmith@gracestlukes.org.

This Sunday at GSL

Join us for worship, formation, and fellowship April 7.

8 a.m. – Holy Eucharist 8:45 a.m. – Delicious home-cooked breakfast.

9:30 a.m. – Christian Formation classes for adults (details above) 9:30 a.m. – Christian Formation classes for children

Nursery

Infant Room (Newborn–Walking) Toddler Room (Walking–Potty Training) Little Lambs Room (Potty Training–Atrium Ready) Location: Church Nursery with the Nursery Staff Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: Atrium I 3–6 year olds: Pre–K, JK and SK Location: Atrium I (Green Room) Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: Atrium II 6–9 year olds: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade Location: Atrium II (Purple Room) Project Purpose 4th–5th Grade Location: Yellow Room 9:30 a.m. – Christian Formation classes for youth Rite 13 6th–8th Grade Location: Red Room J2A 9th–12th Grade Location: Red Room 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist Following the 10:30 service – Coffee Hour Called to Grow with St. Columba Nursery – The nursery is available from 7:30 a.m. through the end of the 10:30 service 5:30 p.m. – Holy Eucharist Episcopal Youth Community (details above).

More about Christian Formation at GSL

Children: www.gracestlukes.org/sunday-school

Youth: www.gracestlukes.org/youth-formation

Adults: www.gracestlukes.org/sunday-morning/

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