eNews for May 9, 2019

eNews NEWS FOR OUR PARISH COMMUNITY May 9, 2019

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Inside this Issue (Download pdf here) Take Note

Summer Supper Clubs

Directories Available

MTAM Service Opportunities

Congregational Life Survey

Enriching Our Worship

Vestry Minutes

Children & Youth

Vacation Bible School

Episcopal Youth Community

This Sunday's Schedule

Adult Formation

Parish Hall Forum

Preparing for Sunday

Upcoming Events

Youth Sunday

Choral Evensong

Belvedere Chamber Music Festival

Outreach

Golf Tournament

May Messenger

Adult Formation (May 12)

Parish Hall Forum with Dr. Mitzi Minor Memphis Theological Seminary Professor, Dr. Mitzi Minor will help us to explore even more

deeply the gift of hope in the resurrection of Jesus. Christians often speak of believing in resurrection without unpacking what it is and what it did for followers of Jesus. It was a “game changer” for the world. How did it open their eyes? What did it do for their lives? How might we practice resurrection today? Join us for "Hope in Scripture: Practice Resurrection.

Join us in Trezevant Hall for breakfast at 8:45 a.m. followed by the Parish Hall Forum from 9:3010:20.

To listen to past Parish Hall Forum classes, visit www.gracestlukes.org/forum-videos.

To view this Sunday's full schedule: see below.

Preparing for Sunday This week's readings: Acts 9:36-43 · Revelation 7:9-17 · John 10:22-30 · Psalm 23 www.gracestlukes.org/discover/this-sundays-texts/

Upcoming Events

Youth Sunday (May 12) In observance of Youth Sunday, when we celebrate our youth formation ministry and honor our seniors, the sermon will be offered at the 8 and 10:30 a.m. services by a member of our youth community, Joanna McCall.

Choral Evensong (May 12)

Sunday, May 12, at 5:30 p.m., a service of evensong will be presented jointly by the Canterbury Choir of Grace-St. Luke’s and the Boys and Girls Choir of Calvary Episcopal Church. Evensong is The Book of Common Prayer’s service of Evening Prayer (from the Daily Office) led by a choir with assistance from other lay ministers and a member of the clergy. The 30 to 45 minute service is an intentional time to come away from the busy-ness of life to meditate on scripture and to spend time in quiet prayer, while listening to and participating in music. The music selected for choir and congregation seeks to bring worshippers into deeper understanding of the mysteries of faith. If you plan to attend, spread the word, and bring others.

Belvedere Chamber Music Festival The thirteenth annual Belvedere Chamber Music Festival will be presented at Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church June 19-22. Performers are members of the Luna Nova Ensemble and guest artists from around the country. We have been very fortunate over the years to have host families house our out of town participants.

We need a few more host families for this year’s festival. Students will be in Memphis June 19-22 and ensemble members from June 16-22. All of their meals and transportation will be taken care of and they will be involved with Festival activities during the day. Please contact Patricia Gray at pgray at pgray.net or call 901-493-0958 if you are able to help with this.

Click for more: www.gracestlukes.org/news/belvedere-chamber-music-festival/

Take Note

GSL Summer Supper Clubs Summer is just around the corner, and it’s time to sign up for a Summer Supper Club group. This is a casual and fun way to create new friendships, and help new parishioners feel the hospitality that is associated with GSL. Groups of 6-8 GSL parishioners will gather for dinner two or three times during the months of May, June, July, and August. Sign up by May 24 online at https:tinyurl.com/GSL2019SupperClubs.

Directories Available in Church Office If you were not able to pick up your directory on the Sundays they were avaiable before and after services, just stop by the church office during office hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Upcoming Spring MTAM Service Opportunities Please join members of your vestry to help cook and serve at More Than A Meal. We are looking

for some additional volunteers to help with these two dates: Sundays, May 19 & June 16, from 3-5 p.m. If you are available, please contact me or sign up using the following link: tinyurl.com/MTAM2019. —Kurt Patton, Senior Warden

Congregational Life Survey On behalf of the vestry, treasurer, clergy, and staff, I wish to express my profound appreciation for the countless gifts of time, talent, and treasure that have been offered to support life at Grace-St. Luke’s, and to ask for your participation in a Congregational Life Survey. Currently, plans are underway for parish worship opportunities, formation programs, events, and outreach for Summer 2019 through Spring 2020 to nurture the spiritual journeys of parishioners and future parishioners. Your offering of feedback will be key to our process. Please complete this online 5minute survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/EasterSurvey2019.

–The Rev. Ollie V. Rencher

The Use of “Enriching Our Worship” during Eastertide The General Convention of the Episcopal Church (1997) authorized Enriching Our Worship as one of the Supplemental Liturgical Materials to the Book of Common Prayer, in keeping with our Church’s continual seeking of an authorized language of Common Prayer capable of expressing what we believe about God, as well as reflecting on our own corporate and individual relationship to the Godhead. This supplement is not intended to supplant the Book of Common Prayer, but rather to provide additional resources to assist worshiping communities wishing to expand the language, images and metaphors used in worship. Enriching Our Worship liturgies will be used occasionally during certain seasons in life at GSL.

Vestry Minutes The Vestry Minutes are now available for download for the February 2019 meeting, by following this link and the March 2019 meeting, by following this link.

Children & Youth

Register Today for VBS 2019 Wednesday Evenings 5:30-8 p.m.

June 5, 12, 26, July 10, and 17 Crafts, Games, Songs, Stories, and Dinner for Rising JK to 5th grade!

Attend any or all! $10 per night, $25 family max * Sign up online at www.gracestlukes.org/VBS

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Interested in helping? Please contact Sharon Campbell, Director of

Children’s Education, scampbell@gracestlukes.org

*Children of volunteers attend FREE! Nursery also available for volunteers’ children ages 3 and younger

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

Episcopal Youth Community May 12 is Youth Sunday.

Summer Youth Mission Trip, July 14 – 19: This summer our youth will partner with Memphis Youth Mission to serve our community here in Memphis, Tennessee. Youth will volunteer at a variety of agencies, and through their work and their presence will come to know more about issues of homelessness, poverty, food insecurity, and the unsupported. If your child is interested in attending, please register BY MAY 31 at https://tinyurl.com/GSLSummer2019. The total cost is $400; a $200 deposit is required at registration. For more information, email Addison Combs at acombs@gracestlukes.org.

Outreach Ministry

MidSouth Sober Living Golf Tournament MidSouth Sober Living (MSL), a GSL Outreach grantee that ministers to addicts in recovery, is sponsoring a “one club” golf tournament on Friday May 17. The tournament will be held at Overton Park Golf Course and begins at 12:30 p.m. that day with a “shotgun start”. Rain date is May 24. Although individual players may only use one club, members of foursomes may share clubs. Entry fees are $35 per person or $125 per team.

Advanced reservations are required and may be made by calling 901-713-2728 or by emailing info@midsouthsoberliving.org

The May Messenger

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

Issuu version ~ Full-size PDF ~ Small-size PDF Inside this issue: 39ers, Adult Christian Formation, Altar Gifts, Athletics, Belvedere Music Festival, Bishop Consecration, Book Group, Calendar Highlights, Children's Formation, Choral Evensong, Enriching Our Worship, EYC, Food Pantry Facts, Holy Baptism, Looking Towards Sunday, Message from the Rector, MTAM Service Opportunity, Outreach Ministry, Parish Staff News, Public Theology, School News, Vacation Bible School, Waffle Shop Thank You 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.

This Sunday at GSL

Join us for worship, formation, and fellowship May 12 is Youth Sunday.

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 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/

Our Vision is to be a thriving community of hope, belonging, and healing through worship, parish life, and service, and who rejoices in the love of Jesus to transform the world.

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