The Weekly View

The Weekly View - June 2, 2022

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• Weekly Message from Pastor Andrew P. Quick
• Announcements & Upcoming Events
• Mission & Volunteer Opportunities

Weekly message from pastor andrew

Dear St. Luke Community,

Join us on Sunday, dressed in red, for our Pentecost Celebration!  We will be making a joyful noise as we welcome back Paul Gaffney and Ashley Pogue as our musical guests.  In difficult times it helps to join together, to laugh, to cry, and to sing of God’s enduring love.

As you may know, Friday (6/3/22) begins Gun Violence Awareness Weekend.  After the news from the last three weeks, many of us are angered and grief-stricken.  Last Sunday we had a moment to lament for all those killed by guns in our nation.  As we move from thoughts and prayers to action, I wanted to share two resources for you to pursue:

• Everytown For Gun Safety
• Sandy Hook Promise

As we continue to move forward as a community be gentle with yourself.  And, again, if you would like to talk or vent your frustrations, feel free to reach out to me via phone (831.207.7356) or email ( ). 

Peace be with you,
Pastor Andrew

The Weekly View - May 19, 2022

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• Weekly Message from Pastor Andrew P. Quick
• Announcements & Upcoming Events
• Mission & Volunteer Opportunities

Weekly message from pastor andrew

Dear St. Luke Community:

This has been a rough week.  The shooting in Buffalo was followed by a shooting at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Hills, California.  These traumatic events continue to shape us and our communities.  As we process this violence, I want to offer a prayer by Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett, president, and executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency:

“God of Life, As the sound of gunfire echoes over our land once again, we seek your love and compassion. Too many times, O God, we have cried out to you when family, friends, neighbors and children have lost their lives from gun violence. Again we cry, ‘How long, O Lord?’

For those whose lives have been spared and those whose lives are forever changed, we pray. Send your Spirit, O God, to renew our resolve and commitment to work for an end to senseless violence, racial hatred, and oppression. In Christ’s name, Amen.”

Friends, we worship a God big enough to hold all our emotions.  A God who is with us in sorrow and joy.  I am grateful we can once again get together in community and care for one another.  This Sunday we will continue to reflect on God’s creation and our call to be co-creators with God.  Also, I am excited to have Lori Davis joining us to update us on Sanzuma as we kick off our Pentecost Special Offering.

As always, please reach out to me via phone (831.207.7356) or email ( ).  I would love to meet with you all individually, so if you have a free afternoon or just want to grab a cup of tea don’t hesitate to send me an invite.

Peace be with you,
Pastor Andrew

The Weekly View - May 12, 2022

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• Weekly Message from Pastor Andrew P. Quick
• Announcements & Upcoming Events
• Mission & Volunteer Opportunities

Weekly message from pastor andrew

Dear St. Luke Community,

Come join us on Sunday as we look at the Sabbath rest and creation.  Genesis tells us that on the seventh day of creation, God rested.  How can rest be used to care for the planet?  What is God invited us to do when we rest? During the last two years, we have learned a great deal about resting and taking time to slow down.  At the beginning of the pandemic I came across this poem by Lynn Ungar:

Pandemic
What if you thought of it
as the Jews consider the Sabbath—
the most sacred of times?
Cease from travel.
Cease from buying and selling.
Give up, just for now, 
on trying to make the world
different than it is. 
Sing. Pray. Touch only those
to whom you commit your life.
Center down.
 
And when your body has become still,
reach out with your heart.
Know that we are connected
in ways that are terrifying and beautiful.
(You could hardly deny it now.)
Know that our lives
are in one another’s hands.
(Surely, that has come clear.)
Do not reach out your hands.
Reach out your heart.
Reach out your words.
Reach out all the tendrils
of compassion that move, invisibly,
where we cannot touch.
 
Promise this world your love–
for better or for worse,
in sickness and in health,
so long as we all shall live.

I look forward to rejoining you all this Sunday.

Peace be with you,
Pastor Andrew