The Weekly View

Sunday, June 9, 2019

This Sunday

Dear St. Luke Community, 

This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday. This is the day we refer to as the birth of the church. But the birth of the church, just like our own birth, is just one day. God is not done with you the day you are born any more than God is done with the church on Pentecost. God is forever creating and we are forever becoming more of who God created us to be as we listen for the Spirit of God who is in control whether we like it or not. 

Listening to where we are being led requires an awful lot of letting go. Letting go of where we’ve been and letting go of where we think we should be. 

Norah Jones once said that we find our sound through our limitations. What’s our sound as a church? We may not be big but we are intimate. We may not have millions but we have plenty to share. Soundness is a biblical word. Paul loves that word and uses it quite often. As a Greek word, at its root, it has medical connotations of wholeness and health. 

In this Sunday’s scripture (Genesis 11:1-9) God reminds the people of their limitations. Some call it a curse. Others call it a blessing. If we find our sound through our limitations it’s because we’ve learned how to understand limitations as blessings. Limitations require us to rely more on God and less on ourselves. Let’s celebrate that and more this Sunday as we worship God and celebrate the Spirit. 

See you Sunday,
Nicole

Deacon Ministry

Serving San Pedro Elementary ~
Thank you to all who supported St Luke’s May 2019 Deacon Ministry. Donations were $288 cash, $275 Target gift cards, 8 Stretch Pants, 25 Pairs of Socks & 12 Undies. 

6th Annual Pedal for Protein ~ September 22nd – 28th, Let's ride!
Please use the green envelope to donate ~ noting PEDAL4PROTEIN. A ride for a cause! Supports food bank pantries & projects to help feed hungry people in Northern California. 100% of all donations go to food projects and food justice projects, primarily for the provision of lean proteins.

The ride is organized by The Hunger Task Force of the Presbytery of the Redwoods. For details go to http://www.pedalforprotein.com and www.imathlete.com/donate/PedalforProtein5.

KIVA.ORG ~
St Luke’s Women’s Association has been supporting KIVA for many years. KIVA is a San Francisco based non-profit that offers individuals or groups the opportunity to make a $25 or larger loan in many countries of the world. The loans are made to people working in retail, clothing, services, agriculture, and food.  It is determined how much the recipient needs to start or expand a business, and then people can sign up to provide the loan amount. (It takes many people to fund one loan.) The recipient pays the loan back in a pre-planned manner. We have made 24 loans in 22 different countries and all have been repaid then we’ve loaned the money again.

Bible Study ~ Wednesdays, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM, 6/19 will be the last meeting until September.  

St Luke Choir Rehearsal ~ On Summer break until September.

Morning Women's Spirituality Group ~ Thursdays, 9:00 - 10:00 AM

Deacons Meeting ~ 2nd Tuesday or the month, June 11th, 6:00 PM

St. Luke Women’s Bridge Group ~ On Summer break until September.

Pizza and Theology ~ 3rd Tuesday of the month, June 18th, 6:30 PM, Creekside, SA. It’s the last meeting until September.

Session ~ 4th Tuesday of the month, June 25th, 7:00 PM 

Save The Date

All are welcome to attend 

Pastor Emeritus Rev Dan White preaches  ~  June 30th

Upcoming Acoustic Sundays ~ July 21, August 18th,  September 15th

Fall Speaker Series ~ September 8th, 15, 22 after worship. Professor Greg Love returns for a Fall Speaker series on ‘The Change Towards Wholeness.” Looking at opposing views of how we change.

St Luke’s Annual Fundraiser Dinner & Auction ~ October 6th

St Luke’s Christmas Concert ~ December 8th, 4 PM
Followed by a reception in the Bayview room.