Messenger January 2015 - St. Lukes Episcopal Church

The Messenger
St. luke’s episcopal church
Salisbury, nc / St Luke’s—Feeding People In Body and Spirit
JANUARY, 2015
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people dwell together in unity. Psalm 133:1
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hat verse speaks to the power of Christian unity—
something our world could use some more of.
Christian unity is also a calling each of us has. As
St. Paul wrote, “For just as the body is one and has many
members, and all the members of the body, though many,
are one body, so it is with Christ” (1 Corinthians 12:12).
In our Baptism, we become a part of this Body and in being
bound to Christ, we are bound to one another.
When Ellie was born, I am thankful that I had several
weeks off for paternity leave. Those first few weeks with
her was sacred time that I will always cherish. Each Sunday
that I was off, I attended a different church—Baptist, nondenominational, Moravian, Unitarian, and United Church
of Christ.
While I enjoyed the experience of worshiping in new
ways, I remember thinking, “It would be easier to have dialogue and respect with
people of other faiths than
it would be to do so with
Father Robert Black
other Christians.” Most of
the fights in the public
sphere and media in our nation are between Christians,
some on the left and some on the right. Too often we focus
more on being “right” than we do the work of the Gospel.
My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so.
St. Paul wrote a letter to the Church in Corinth, which
was struggling with factions and divisions, saying “Has
Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were
you baptized in the name of Paul?” The answer, obviously,
is “no.”
e are Christians before we are Methodists, Roman
Catholics, or Episcopalians. When I came to Salisbury, one of the things that I wanted to do early on was to
reach out to the other downtown clergy to build a network
of mutual respect and resources. To be honest, I wasn’t
sure what sort of response I’d get. But I was pleasantly surprised that all of the clergy I contacted responded and I’ve
had coffee or lunch with many of the downtown clergy.
I was also pleasantly surprised to learn that the downtown churches have worked together in the past on outreach projects and continue to do so through the Community Dental Clinic. Another way in which our union with
Christ, and thereby to each other, is celebrated is in a new
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downtown tradition—a worship service in which all of the
downtown parishes participate. The first such service was
held last year at St. John’s Lutheran, and this year the Service for Christian Unity will be held at First United
Methodist Church on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at
7pm. The Reverend Dr. André Resner, Professor of Homiletics at Hood Theological Seminary, will preach. I will
have a role in the service, and Dr. Burgess will be directing
the choir made up of members of nine downtown congregations. Does this mean that we will have total agreement on
all points of theology? No. But we will more fully know
the depth and breadth of God’s presence in the Salisbury
community. This season of Epiphany, the season in which
we celebrate the manifestation of God in Jesus of Nazareth,
we will come together in the various manifestations of
God’s Church to worship the one Lord. I hope that many
of you can plan to attend and experience how good and
pleasant it is when Christians come together in unity.
Blessings, The Rev. Robert Black
Your prayers and presence are requested at
THE CELEBRATION OF NEW MINISTRY
Between the Reverend Robert W. Black
and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
131 West Council Street, Salisbury, North Carolina
The Right Reverend Michael Curry and
The Right Reverend Anne Hodges-Copple, presiding
The Reverend Dr. Luis León, preacher
Reception to follow in the Parish Hall
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Phillip Burgess Has Given a Wonderful, Melodic Gift to Our Community
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have seen Phillip Burgess conduct many times in
the 18 years of his sojourn with us. They have
been sessions demonstrating knowledge of the music and showing his ability to mold together disparate
voices doing their best to please the conductor and
share their love of music with a congregation who
looks forward to their weekly offering and is appreciative of their efforts and fully aware of their gift to God.
The recent Sunday afternoon and its Glory of Christmas concert was another chapter in the history of Phillip’s conducting and concert arranging career. He has
grown significantly in his mastery of blending voices
and instrumentation. This year’s several hundred eager
concert patrons heard the result of his 18 years of development and an artistic validation of his
recent appointment as Director of Choral Music at Catawba College. In July, he vacates his position at St.
Luke’s but we are most fortunate that his talent remains close by and we can still enjoy the special
New Vestry Members
Elected for 2015-17
R-L: Greg Shields, Penny Roemer; Father
Black; Bethany Sinno; Cathy Green.
touch he exhibits with a
massed choir. His ability at
choosing compositions, instrumentation, and balancing
young and senior voices to
share their special gifts will,
hopefully, remain close by
for years to come.
He has blessed this community and this church with a rare
blend of humor, love, and
understanding that remains a
significant gift to the lives of
all our fellow citizens. That
his efforts have been blessed
by God, there is no doubt,
and have been blessings to all
of our hearts and especially
our ears—David Setzer
Would YOU like to give money away?
A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO ST. LUKE’S FOUNDATION
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Foundation will have one opening on
its board for 2015. Election will take place on Foundation Sunday, February 9, 2015. Please submit your name or the name of someone who
would agree to be nominated, along with a brief biography to: Nancy
Mott at: njmott@carolina.rr.com or mail to: St. Luke’s Episcopal
Church Foundation 131 West Council Street, Salisbury, NC 28144.
Requirements for Foundations Members are:
—Willing to serve a five-year term beginning May 2015.(Vestry members cannot serve concurrently as a member of the Foundation)
—Attendance at monthly meetings, second Thursday of the month;
—Oversee fiduciary obligations; Oversee by-laws and policies;
—Study grant applications and be ready to vote at the Fall & Spring
cycles.
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An Introduction
To Father Robert
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t. Luke’s Episcopal Church is celebrating the season of Advent not
only with the traditional observance
of the coming of Christ into the world, but
also with the arrival of our new rector, the
Reverend Robert Black, the 28th in the
parish’s 261 year history. He suceeds the
Reverend Whayne Hougland, who was
elected Bishop of the Diocese of Western
Michigan last May.
The south Florida native, with most
of his relatives now living in Piedmont
North Carolina, has been the leader of the
parish since September 8 and held his first
services on September 14. He is married to
Tyler, a professional speech therapist, and
they are parents of two-year old Ellie.
Father Black came to St. Luke’s from
a four-year stint as Assistant Rector of St.
Francis Episcopal Church in Greensboro.
Prior to that he was Assistant Rector at
what is referred to as The Church of the
Presidents—St. John’s Episcopal Church
on Lafayette Square, Washington, DC.
A graduate of Wake Forest University, he earned his master of divinity from
Virginia Theological Seminary.
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n a letter to St. Luke’s parish, Father
Robert said that he could not tell the
members of his new parish “how excited I
am to have been called to be your next
rector.” He had been working on the process of seeking a new church position for a
year and in the process was learning “a lot
about myself and the wider church. There
were difficult times in my search process,
but my prayer throughout was ‘Thy will be
done’ and I trusted that God was leading
me to the place where I was called.
“After I first did a video interview
with St. Luke’s Search Committee, I felt a
sense that the right call was beginning to
take shape. When we visited Salisbury a
few weeks later, that sense of call was only
strengthened. It was with great joy and
thanksgiving that I accepted the call to St.
Luke’s.”
Father Black’s journey to the priesthood began when he was a young boy
serving as an acolyte in his Florida church.
He enjoyed being an acolyte. He looked
forward to the services and made sure he
was in attendance as preparations were
underway. He wanted to make sure he was
available in case some other acolyte did
not show for his or her turn. His faithfulness did not go unnoticed and the Rector
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who are not here,” Robert observes.
“I liked the portion of my interview for St.
Luke’s where the search committee talked
about St. Luke’s mission as the church that
feeds people. I want to build on that so that
we can feed people through outreach, feeding their souls and being a part of the community and not just a historic building.”
He remembers during his time at St.
John’s, especially in the spring and summer when the tour buses would stop in
front eager to visit the so-called
“Presidents’ Church” located across from
the White House and in a historic neighborhood. People would often ask ”Do you
actually have services here or is this just a
he next week, he talked with the Epismuseum?”
copal campus minister at Wake Forest
“And that was one of our talking
and started his journey to ordination,
points,” he remembers, ”St John’s is not a
which eventually was sponsored by the
spiritual museum. And we don’t want St.
Wake Forest ministry.
Luke’s to become museum church, tucked
In the latter stages of his seminary
away in an historic neighborhood. To that
training, he became an intern at St. John’s
end, Robert is out and about in the area. In
in Washington, which was known as a
fact, he writes his sermons on his laptop at
good place if an intern’s interest was in
a table in the Koco Java coffee shop a few
getting experience in both English and
short blocks from St. Luke’s. “I like to
Spanish. He interned there two years and
support local businesses,” he says, “and I
upon graduation from seminary, he was
have few distractions there.”
retained for two more years then began his
search for a permanent parish position.
hat he wants is for St. Luke’s to be
His time at St. John’s was interesting
recognized as a church for all peoand varied. The parish, true to its reputaple. You don’t have to think a certain way,
tion as The Presidents’ Church, was athave a certain sense of piety, cross yourtended by Presidents George Bush and
self a certain way. One of the comments
Barack Obama on varying occasions. Bush that most impressed him about St. Luke’s
frequented the 7:45 a.m. service. A number was said during a Skype interview. A
of Cabinet officials were regulars, includ- search committee member said “We are
ing the recent Secretary of Defense Chuck going to do great things at St. Luke’s with
Hagel, as well as his wife, who served on or without a priest. We just want someone
the Vestry. Also seen regularly at services to help us.”
“ That was the most exciting thing that I
were former head of the FBI Robert
had heard from any of the churches I had
Mueller and David Sanger, Washington
bureau chief of the New York Times. Cab- interviewed with during the whole search
inet officials led many of the adult educa- process. And that is what I have picked up
tion classes.
here since we arrived. That St. Luke’s is
ow that he is the leader of his own
ready to go, excited, on the move, ready to
parish, what does Robert see for St. be a force in the community, and to go
Luke’s future. “We want St. Luke’s to
deeper into worship.”
work beyond its walls,” he declares.
And what do we call him, this new,
“Being a part of the community, not inyoung leader? He says “Father Robert” is
wardly focused, but being a force for God OK, for others “Robert” is fine. “I know
in the greater community. Churches that
that my office and title are not just about
are vibrant and growing are churches that me. What works for others is OK with me.
look outward and are strong members of
First and foremost, I know that everyone is
the community.” Often using quotes from a child of God and that is what I want to be
learned scholars in his sermons, Robert
known as. When I am in the community
references a former Archbishop of Canter- and wearing my collar, most folks call me
bury William Temple who said that “the
‘Father’ and that is fine.
church is the only organization that exists
And at Koco Java?
for the benefit of people who are not yet its
It’s usually “Father,” he says.
members.”
—David Setzer
“We want to keep in mind the people
took him under his wing and nourished his
growing interest and experience in worship
activities.
When asked by parishioners what he
wanted to do when he grew up, he often
answered that he wanted to be a professional acolyte. He later figured out that
being a priest was getting close.
In college he was having a conversation with a friend about religion, faith, the
church, etc. The phone rang. He tried to
answer, but there was no one on the line,
no caller ID. It only rang once. Robert felt
that it was, in fact, a relatively clear sign
that his life was about to change.
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Foundation Awards $122,700 in Grants
From Mission Fund; $6,182 from Outreach
At the November 2014 meeting the St. Luke’s Foundation
trustees awarded $122,700 in grants from Fund B (Foreign Mission Fund) to eight organizations and $6,182 was awarded from
Fund C (Community Outreach Fund) to three local organizations
to assist them in continuing the Christian work they are doing.
Grants Awarded from Fund B:
St. Luke’s Durham Mission Trip to Holy Cross Anglican School, San Padro, Belize. Students who attend the school
come from the poorest areas in San Pedro and without Holy
Cross these children would not have an opportunity for an education. The mission team going in February will be tutoring and
teaching, upgrading computer labs, doing building maintenance,
handling medical mission to the school and community, assisting
in the sewing center, and repairing bicycles.
Anglican Frontier Missions – Mobilizing, Mentoring
and Sending Church Planters for Yemen, China, India, and
Turkey
The Reverend Christopher Royer, Executive Director of
AFM, states that “church planting projects is the heart and soul
of the organization. AFM believes that birthing churches in every
ethno-linguistically distinct people group is both the hope of the
world and the command of our Lord. \
AFM’s mobilizes churches, mentors and trains potential
missionaries that come out of these churches and sends them to
the most difficult, risky, and restricted-access countries in the
world.” Church planting does not happen overnight. Reverend
Royer led a church plant 19 years ago in Adana, Turkey that began with zero Christians because there were no Turkish Christians in the city. After five years, 15 individuals, disenchanted
with Islam, had become Christ-followers. Today there are three
churches in Adana and the largest one has 50 Christians, all from
a Muslim background.
St. Stephens Church, Oxford, NC Outreach & Missions
– Mission Barracks in Eastern Costa Rica
Restoration of the barracks and dormitory at Santa Maria
Church in Siquirres will allow for mission groups to work in
closer proximity to the eastern part of Costa Rica in the Limon
province where Episcopal churches are concentrated. Also, much
needed roof restoration at Holy Cross in Guacimo, Limon where
holes in the metal roof forced the Rector of the church to sleep
in the sacristy.
Global Missions Strategies – Cape Verde, West Africa
GMS takes the Gospel message where it is not preached in
targeted regions and nations. By creating a core infrastructure of
Believers, then then train those who receive the Gospel to multiply themselves as disciple-makers to reach their nation for the
cause of Christ thus instigating a “Church Planting Movement”.
Then leaders are trained to be house church planters. Once personal evangelism grows, focus is then on continuous training of
core Followers to ensure the Gospel message remains pure as it
moves through targeted areas.
Even Ground – Dikatole Scholarship Fund - Dikatole is
an informal settlement in Johannesburg, South Africa. The name
is a Zulu word which loosely translates to “lost child. It is a dangerous place for the children living in this area who are impacted
by AIDS, violence, drug activity, and rape. The Scholarship
Fund provides a way out by education. In 2006, thirteen elementary school children were given that opportunity with school
funding, tutoring, day trips to museums and libraries, etiquette
and manners lessons, and relationships cultivated with volunteers
and donors. Now at high school age, of those still in the program
all five boys and four girls have been accepted in boarding
schools (the youngest will apply next year) with hopes of university education opportunities ahead for them and leadership skills
to allow them to be productive and give back to their community.
Karimu - The description of the project for this grant application read as follows: “To continue to provide a sufficient
and well balanced diet to Theology students at Msalato Theological College in Dodoma, Tanzania. This would include meat four
times a week, maize and rice, oranges and bananas and greens
and tomatoes when available.” The project name is Learning
Without Hunger. Without outside meal funding many of the
students would go hungry, become ill and drop out of school.
The Diocese of Central Tanganyika is the largest Diocese in the
world with 600,000 communicants. The need for well-trained
priests and pastors is enormous. Once completing their degree at
the Theological College, these men and women will become
leaders in the church and Africa.
ICCD – International Christian Centers for the Deaf –
Reynosa Church School Missions Project, Mexico –
International Christian Center for the Deaf will use their
grant funds towards the purchase of a vehicle for the teacher/
interpreter of the Reynosa Church School. They are currently
using public transportation. Also the funds will go toward expansion of the school. The school has grown from 20 to 60 students,
ranging in age from primary school to mature adults.
The Episcopal Diocese of Costa Rica –La Ascension in
Desamparados, Costa Rica began in a small dark and dank
house. Over a 25 year period the congregation grew to over 100
parishioners and recently has added the ladies of Esperanza Viva,
an advocacy and education community for men and women with
HIV (the first of its kind in Costa Rica). Now the congregation
has a new sanctuary built and funded in part by mission groups.
The roof for this beautiful new building had to be constructed by
professionals. So with the grant money from St. Luke’s Foundation, the sanctuary will now have a roof.
Grants awarded from Fund C:
Food for Thought - Ten children at Koontz Elementary
School will receive weekend meals due to the grant funds from
the St. Luke’s Foundation. These children are among many in
Rowan County (27%) who are identified as “food insecure.” This
means they have limited access to adequate foods. They receive
free or reduced cost meals at school but often on weekends they
are uncertain about where they will get their next meal.
Capstone Recovery Center, Salisbury- The Center provides a safe environment for women whose lives have been
devastated by substance abuse, are exiting prison, or have other
life-controlling issues and desire to begin a new life. A facebased center, Capstone’s approach is of healing with no medication. The Center celebrated their first residential graduation in
September. The client, Crystal, was the first to complete the
residential portion of the program.
Meals on Wheels – Subsidized Meals - With the aging
population in the county increasing, the need for subsidized
meals for the elderly and disabled also increases. MOW projects
costs of meals for 2015 to exceed $229,000. Grant money from
the Foundation will help cover the subsidized meal cost deficit.
THANKS BE TO GOD for all these wonderful organizations for
the work they do. St. Luke’s Episcopal Foundation is honored to
be able to assist them to continue their work.
—-Nancy Mott, Administrative Assistant
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Following an even"ul worship service on December 21 with Bap)sms and
Confirma)ons, The Right Reverend Anne Hodges-Copple met with the vestry.
Scenes from Bishop’s visit,
Purely Social, Glory of
Christmas concert, Lessons
& Carols, Hanging Greens.
A Very Merry Christmas!
The Confirmands had their picture made with Bishop
Hodges-Copple and Father Robert. L-R , front row—Father
Robert, Mary Kaufmann, Ellen Simons, Hans Roemer,
Charles Gaither; back row—Roy Bentley, Bishop HodgesCopple, Walker La)mer, Colin Daugherty
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MEMORIALS & Honorariums
Given to the Glory of God During the Month of January
Eucharist Candles—In Memory of Franklin Way and
Virginia Way by Anne Way Crawford
Office Candles—In Memory of Margaret and Bill Weant
by Nan Medley
Sanctuary Lamp Candle—In Honor of St. Luke’s Altar
Guild by Reg Boland
Altar Flowers
January 4—In Memory of Hayden Clement, Clay Croxton
Clement, Hayden Croxton Clement, Laure Moreau Paine,
William Overton Paine, and Lou Murphy by Lee Piper
January 11—In Memory of Oliver and Mary Gilbert, Fulton Scott, Betty R. Scott, and Eva Scott by Oliver and Alan
Scott
January 18—In Memory of Donald Clement and Alice
Vanderford Clement by Donald Clement, Jr.
January 25—In Memory of William Stephen Linn, Peter
King Messinger, Mary Lee Corriher Linn, and Richard
Dwight Messinger by Ellen and Tim Messinger
SYMPATHY
To the family and friends of John McGill and
Cassandra Shive Beaver
tREASURER’S REPORT
Kathy Dunn, Treasurer
At its recent meeting the finance committee discussed several items in preparation for developing a formal budget proposal next month to bring
to the vestry. With incomplete pledge information putting a realistic budget together is not
possible. The goal is to have a realistic and hopefully balanced budget proposal for the January 20 vestry
meeting.
We will also be reviewing our relationship with SunTrust as the manager for the Consolidated Trust. The Foundation is moving its funds to Franklin Street Partners in
Chapel Hill. The treasurer will review the potential costs
and benefits of making a similar switch so the finance committee can have a discussion at the January meeting.
2014 Annual Meeting Report,
Building & Grounds Committee
Our buildings and grounds here at St. Luke’s serve
as a magnificent home for this Parish Family. These
venerable old buildings provide a warmth and character
and spirit that only come from many years of faithful
use and love. Of course every blessing, such as beautiful old buildings, comes with responsibilities.
This parish has been served so well with a succession of Vestries and Wardens and a Building and
Grounds Committee and parish members who have
faithfully and diligently worked to preserve and enhance our beautiful church home.
As you read the Building and Grounds report
month by month in the Messenger, you can see we constantly seek to fulfill this responsibility and the tasks at
hand.
Dick Martin and the members of the B&G Committee truly do an outstanding job. They invest a serious amount of their time and talent into the fabric of St.
Luke’s. But they are not alone and many members of
the Parish step in to help when needed. For example a
few mornings ago 18 of our folk, led by Judy Newman,
went through this Sanctuary like a whirlwind, cleaning
every nook and cranny in preparation for our celebration of the Nativity. We had a great time, laughing and
joking and cutting up – as my Grandmother would say
….Busy hands are happy hands… the only thing missing was the hot coffee and doughnuts that I forgot to
bring.
In addition to our ongoing efforts this year we also
completed a Comprehensive Facilities Review. I developed a review format and Dick Martin, Brenda Forbis,
Mike Mills and I spent five hours one Friday afternoon
going through every room, hallway, closet and space
systematically compiling a ‘to do’ list. Hopefully this
Report can be used in planning and prioritizing needed
improvements in addition to our regular maintenance
and repair activities.
Please do not hesitate to bring to our attention
any issue that you become aware of regarding our
buildings and grounds.
Of course our focus in the coming year must be on
our very exciting Chancel Renovation and New Organ
Projects.
In the near future, a Power Point presentation on
the renovation project and details about the organ will
be presented and questions will be answered.
—Reg Boland, Junior Warden
— Dick Martin, Buildings & Grounds Chairman
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MARK YOUR CALEnDAR . .
tHANK YOU… from All of Us
Weekdays—Morning Prayer, 8 a.m.; Evening Prayer, 5:30 p.m.
—Wednesdays—Healing Service, 5:30 p.m.
—Saturdays—Knitting Group, 1-4 p.m.
—-January 1—New Year’s Day—Office Closed
—January 6—Epiphany Service, 7 p.m.
—January 8—Bldg. & Grounds Committee, 5:30 PH
—St. Luke’s Foundation, 5:30 Library
—January 13—Finance Committee, Noon Library
—January 15—MESSENGER NEWS DEADLINE!
—January 18—Young Families, 5-7p.m., PH
—January 20—Vestry Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Library
—January 25—Youth Group, 5:30 p.m., PH
—Evensong, 5:30 p.m., Church
—January 31—Youth Group Trip to ACC BB Game
Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech,
Leave at 11:30 a.m.
December Altar Guild Team—Judy Newman, Captain,
and Kay Ash, Charles Gaither, Sarah Kellogg, Pennie
Martin, Oliver Scott, and Karen Setliff
December Children’s Chapel Leaders— Joe &
LisaTrainor and George Simons
St. Luke’s Parish Life Committee—Dr. Harrison
Latimer, Chair, Father Robert Black, Betsy & Dean
Cunningham, Kathy Dunn, Bethany Fortner, Candy &
Bernie Graper, Cathy Green, Fle Griffith, Angela Hall,
Sarah & John Hartpence, Bob Hopkins, Diane Hundley,
Will Jordan, Ed Joyner, Carol Latimer, Lynn Mills, Char
Molrine, Babe & Al Nobles, Georgia & George Simons,
Bethany Sinnott, and Joe Trainor
Carol and Harrison Latimer for hosting the Parish
Christmas Social in their beautiful home.
Vestry Class of 2014—Bethany Fortner, Bob Hopkins,
Harrison Latimer, and Dora Wood.
Daryl Brunner and Phillip Burgess for hosting the
Vestry Christmas Party.
”In this season of gratitude, the Youth Group is so grateful to
—Don’t forget…January 9 and January 30...St. Luke’s
Breakfast Club at The Palms Café, 8 a.m.—Sr. Coffee
free!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NURSERY — will open at 9 a.m. on Sundays so parents
can attend Christian Formation Classes
2015 PLEDGES: The Stewardship Committee invites you
to prayerfully consider your pledge for 2015. Pledge cards
are available in the Narthex and pledges can still be mailed
or hand-delivered to the church office. You may also pledge
on the church website at www.stlukessalisbury.net. The
2015 Church Pledge Link is on the homepage—and
thanks to all who have already made their pledge!
God and the wonderful people of St. Luke’s for helping to make
the Bake Sale a huge success. The group had set a very ambitious
goal of raising $1,000 to help with Youth Room renovations. They
also wanted to involve members of St. Luke’s by inviting them to
donate various items for the Bake Sale. As a result of your generosity and God’s grace, we exceeded our goal and raised a total of
$1,381. We cannot express our appreciation enough to everyone
who donated and purchased items. Thank you so much St. Luke’s
for your support of the youth program!
CONGRATULATIONS
TO Ella Trainor, who was on the All-A Honor Roll at
Sacred Heart School.
TO Mary Kaufmann, who made the 2014 Rowan County
Girls Cross Country Team.
TO Cathy Green, Bethany Sinnott, Penny Roemer, and
Greg Shields who were elected to the Vestry 2015-2017
YOU ARE INVITED! The Salisbury-Rowan Church
TO Daryl Bruner, who received word that he has been
Women United Annual Meeting will be held on February 8 selected as a keynote speaker/presenter at the International
At 3 p.m. at Moore’s Chapel AME Zion Church on West
Conference of the Association of Disability Practitioners.
Monroe Street. No reservations are required. Please join us! The conference will be held July 2015 in Manchester,
-Lynn Bolick
England. His work and research has been selected to represent the USA from Greensboro College. Over the past year,
PARENTS: Have a child in college or in the military?
Daryl as done research on how the mind processes informaContact Brenda Forbis (633-6034 / forbmama@aol.com) tion and how students with different learning capabilities
actually learn. His approach, the Universal Design for
Learning, is based on research done at Harvard University
SEARCH COMMITTEE FOR MINISTER OF
MUSIC—If you are interested in serving on a Discernment and is one in which lectures and assessments for students are
Committee and Search Committee for the Minister of Music approached from a “universal” standpoint. This methodoloMinistries (once Dr. Burgess leaves in July), please contact gy, when implemented correctly, eliminates many of the accommodations needed for those with learning difficulties.
Father Robert. Both musicians and non-musicians will be
That is to say, everyone receives the same information in the
part of this committee.
same way. The UDL has been implemented by Greensboro
College as part of their learning strategy and has met with
great enthusiasm from both faculty and students.
TO Juliah Smith and Jeffrey Baird who were married on
December 27th at St. Luke’s!
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Please include those on our Prayer List in your daily
prayers and thanksgivings. If there are changes that need to
be made, please call the church office. Remember, sometimes
even our clergy don’t know if you or a loved one is in the
hospital out of town. Dora Atkinson, Chris Barnes,
Debbie Belk, John Buchanan, Wayne Cline, Odin
Daugherty, Rex Todd Davidson, Beth Ely, Alma Gay,
Betty Gregory, Lenore Hamaty, Caleb Hanby, Betsy
Parrott Hart, Martha Hawkins, Tommy Hedrick, Rev.
Doug Holmes, Debbie Katcoff, Elizabeth Kaufmann, Jane
Kearns, Laura Lansford, Charis Lehnert, Don Lyerly,
Nancy Maturo, Bruce Miller, Pat Palmer, Barbara Riley,
Roberta Safin, Alan Scott, Adrienne Schulte, Phyllis
Steimel, Lib Taylor, Harry Tronsor, Maggie Tronsor, John
Vogler, Jeanne York and Ken York -Maybe you would like
to send a card to the following who are in nursing homes or
homebound: Rachel Whalen, Heritage Plantation, 2809 Old Concord Road, Salisbury 28146 and Betty Jean zumBrunnen, Carolina House of Cary, Apt. #229, 111 McArthur Drive, Cary, NC
27513
Pray for all who serve in the military, especially Jonathan
Auten, Christian Beck, Bruce Brandl, Clark Cave, Elliot
Cave, David Cline, David Hamaty, Connor Holcomb,
Mark Holcomb, James Hunter, David Kemp, Bill Kluttz,
Jason Koontz, Tom Larson, Timothy Lewis, Matt Russ,
Ian Schulte, Caleb Smaragdis, Alexander Smith, Dirk
Steenwyk, and Ben Wilson
Yamo . . . Youth and Military Outreach
If you have a child in college or in the military who has been
a member of St. Luke’s and you have not been contacted about
the Graduate Program, please contract Brenda Forbis at
704–633-6034 with his/her name, address, date of birth, email,
phone number and list of favorite snacks. This is a new program that will allow these young people to remember they are
still loved and cared for by their St. Luke’s Family.
REMEMBER…MORNING PRAYER Monday-Friday
8 a.m. and EVENING PRAYER Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday 5:30 p.m. Leaders are: Reg Boland, Art
Bolick, Dawn Stuart Brown, Lillian Gascoigne, Maria Hall,
Rebecca Hyde, Ed Joyner, Dick Martin, Eve Phillips, Lee
Piper, and Brenda Walker. Morning and Evening Prayer
services are held in the Church. And, as always, a HEALING
and EUCHARIST SERVICE is held every Wednesday at
5:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Leaders are: Dawn Stuart
Brown, Davis Cooke, Ann Dunn, and Sarah Kellogg.
EVENSONG, a sung version of Evening Prayer, is
held the last Sunday of every month at 5:30 p.m. in the
church. Thanks to the choir and Davis Cooke, the music
is beautiful!
Shopping List for Rowan Helping Ministries
Cereal—Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Shredded Wheat,
Captain Crunch; Starches—ramen noodles, mac & cheese,
potatoes; Canned Fruit or Fruit Cups—peaches, pears,
mixed fruit; Canned Meat—tuna, chicken, beef stew; Rice;
Remember the Vestry and Staff in your prayers: Robert Black, Beans. Please help us provide groceries for people in our
community who are in need! Also, please share with your
our Priest; Phillip Burgess, Director of Music Ministries;
friends and help fill the pantry shelves!
Rhonda Mobley, Parish Administrator; Marcus Corry, Sexton;
DON’T FORGET OUR “LITTLE RED WAGON!” Fill it
and Staff Volunteers Kathy Dunn, Treasurer; Chip Short,
Chancellor; and Ann Dunn, Vestry Secretary. Our Vestry — Joe with food. It is located near the Baptistry in the Nave!
Trainor (Sr. Warden); Reg Boland (Jr. Warden); Davis Cooke,
Brenda Forbis, Bethany Fortner (Clerk), Bob Hopkins, Larry
Kerns, Harrison Latimer, Andrew Lund, Barbara Setzer, Mary
Tinsley, and Dora Wood
Prayer for the Parish: God, loving and ever present; transform
us to live your word more profoundly and to share your gifts
with others. Reconcile us so our enemies become our friends.
Nurture our relationships, enliven our parish, and unite our
families. Fill us with joy to celebrate the fullness of life. Empower
us to be a community of love, growing always in your likeness.
And when we leave your church, remind us that we are Christ
Deadline is Sunday, January 15. Contact Editors
to the world. Amen.
Got News for the February Messenger?
*** SAVE THE DATE! . . . Tuesday, January 13, for the
Celebration of New Ministry Service for Father Black.
Barbara & David Setzer at 704-633-5779 or email
sgrayhouse@bellsouth.net