YOUTH SUNDAY. 10am HOLY EUCHARIST IN THE PARISH HALL ON THE BIG SCREEN

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1 The Parish Church of St. Luke 1382 Ontario St., Burlington, Ont. L7S 1G1 ( ) Rector: Canon H. Stuart Pike Pastoral Associate: Rev. Holly Klemmensen Honorary Deacon Assistant: Rev. Deacon Sheila Plant SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 YOUTH SUNDAY PENTECOST XIV WE WELCOME NEWCOMERS & VISITORS and invite you to participate fully in our worship this morning. You are welcome to come to the Altar Rail or station to receive communion or a blessing. All are encouraged to receive from the chalice or with bread alone, and to refrain from intinction (dipping the wafer in the chalice). We invite you to keep a time of silence in preparation for worship 8:15am HOLY COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer page 67) 1st Reading: Romans 13: 8-14 (New Testament p.162) 2nd Reading: Matthew 18: (New Testament p.20) Homily: Rev. Holly Klemmensen 10am HOLY EUCHARIST IN THE PARISH HALL ON THE BIG SCREEN THE FLOWERS ARE GIVEN TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN THANKSGIVING FOR AND IN CELEBRATION OF: **their 69th Wedding Anniversary; given by Alan & Peggy Kirby. **50 years of faithful service to St. Luke s Church; given by Group A. Coffee hour resumes today following the 10am service. Please remember to sign up to help serve and clean up one Sunday.. In the Narthex, we have FM Assistive Listening Devices. Please speak with the Verger if you would like to use one. Please return them to the Verger following the service. A warm welcome this morning to Su McLeod who will be our speaker at the 10am Youth Ministry Service. Su is the Diocesan programme consultant for children, youth and family ministries.

2 COLLECT: God of unity and truth, encourage the fervent, enlighten the doubtful and bring back the wayward. Gather us all together in mutual love, so that our prayer may be pleasing to you. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS: God of mercy and grace, the eyes of all wait upon you, and you open your hand in blessing. Fill us with good things at your table, so that we may come to the help of all in need, through Jesus Christ, our redeemer and Lord. Amen PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION: God of abundance, with this bread of life and cup of salvation you have united us with Christ, making us one with all your people. Now send us forth in the power of your Spirit, so that we may proclaim your redeeming love to the world and continue forever in the risen life of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. EVENSONG SEPTEMBER 17th AT 4PM Due to its popularity and in response to parishioners requests we will have Evensong each season. Please join us on Sept. 17th at 4pm for this quintessentially Anglican traditional service, ending with the hymn, The Day Thou Gavest, Lord is Ended. THANK YOU to all who helped with the Rib Fest Parking. We raised $4, for St. Luke s! Out best year ever!! Every Wednesday: SERVICES -10am - Holy Communion Sept. 17: Sept. 24: Pentecost XV -8:15am Holy Communion -10am Holy Eucharist -4pm Evensong Pentecost XVI Time and Talent Sunday -8:15am Holy Communion -10am Celtic Eucharist -2pm afternoon Communion (Parish Hall) Readings for next Sunday: Exodus 14: 19-31; Psalm 114; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18: The Church Office: Tuesday-Thursday 9:00am to 3:30pm (closed for Statutory holidays) Phone No. (905) Fax No. (905) Ontario Street, Burlington, Ontario L7S 1G1 St. Luke s office office@stlukesburlington.ca St. Luke s Web Site: Diocese of Niagara Web Site:

3 SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 PENTECOST XIV HARVEST SUNDAY - OCTOBER 1, 2017 Come ye thankful people come, raise the song of harvest home! All is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin NEEDED: Donations of fruits (apples, pears), vegetables (squash, cabbage, pumpkins, etc.), corn stalks, Mountain Ash berries etc. To decorate the church the Altar Guild decorate with the donations received from parishioners we can t do it without your help! Please bring donations to the church on Saturday, Sept. 30th, from 8:30am (NOTE: we are usually finished by 10:30am) Perishable fruits & vegetables are taken to St. Matthew s House following the Harvest Sunday services. The remainder decorate the church for Thanksgiving Sunday and then go to our Food For Life programme. Questions? contact Chris Hughes ( ) AFTERNOON COMMUNION: We are starting a monthly afternoon Holy Communion especially designed for those who find it hard to get to our Sunday morning services. It will be a traditional service over in the Parish Hall because it s more accessible there. Please join us, and/or let people know who can t get to our morning services. Our first afternoon Communion will be September 24th at 2 p.m. and we plan to have one the last Sunday of each month going forward. PHOENIX FELLOWSHIP DROP IN CENTRE meets Wednesday mornings in room 201 of the Parish Hall, following the 10am church service. Sept 20: Social Day Sept. 27: Bingo day with prizes monthly birthday draw GROUP A Thank you for all the toilet rolls and the jelly jars - we have more than enough now!!! YOU RE INVITED St. Luke s Engagement Party Parish Hall Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Coffee Hour

4 Speakers Lunch Group The first meeting of the Speakers Lunch Group 2017/18 season is on This Thursday September 14th when Mary Lou Tanner, Burlington s Director of Planning & Building, will be speaking about the City s long term planning, as it relates to the aging population. The aim of the Speakers Lunch group is to foster awareness among parishioners of happenings & endeavours in the wider community that may be worthy of interest & support. The group meets at 11:30 am on the second Thursday of each month for social time, followed by a Bring Your Own Lunch & a talk by the speaker of the month. All are welcome. Please call Bill at for more information about the group. Group A Group A has been together, this month, for 50 years! Always working for St. Luke's, through laughter, love and tears Ever with a helping hand-we tried in lots of ways, Gathering many memories we'll treasure all our days Our thanks to all the clergy and to every Parish friend, Your support has been our strength - Our commitment will never end. Outreach's annual concert for Children in Need on September 30th at 7 p.m. "What Would I do Without my Music" PLEASE SEE FULL PAGE NOTICE FOR DETAILS Tickets on sale at coffee hour St. Luke's Annual Parish Dinner and Silent Auction Saturday, October 21st, 2017 Doors open at 5:30pm Hors D oeuvres at 6:00pm Potluck Dinner at 6:30pm Registration will take place every Sunday at Coffee Hour. Donations to the Silent Auction would be gratefully appreciated. Please call: Dorothy Kew at Colina Magee at Lorraine Berrington at

5 Music at St. Luke s presents its 2017/18 season -On Oct. 14, rock to Frankie and the Fairlanes 50 s and 60 s revue. -Dec. 9 is an Evening of Light Classics with Andrea Battista & friends. -Jan. 27 is a Robbie Burns Supper, complete with bagpipes, the address to the haggis, Scottish songs & dancing. -April 21 we end the series with the 12/4 Swing Orchestra tribute to the golden oldies of Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin. Series tickets are 4/$120 which includes a delicious catered dinner. Tickets available at or hlennard@cogeco.ca. Doors Open at St Luke's Saturday, September 30, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. This is a wonderful chance to open our doors again this year to our community and we are very pleased to be invited to be part of this again. In the past we have had about 400 people come through our beautiful church on this day where many historic buildings in Burlington open their doors for many interested visitors. But we need your help - volunteers for a 3 hour shift to welcome and guide visitors through. A most rewarding time to meet up with many of our community. Please contact Janice Skafel or the.skafels@sympatico.ca Save the Date: St. Luke s Blanket Exercise November 4 The Blanket Exercise is a simulation that illustrates the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non indigenous peoples in Canada. This hands on truth and reconciliation activity will engage you on an emotional and intellectual level. It is a profound learning experience that teaches the Indigenous rights history we are rarely taught. We are pleased to announce the exercise will be led by the Venerable Val Kerr, Archdeacon for Truth, Reconciliation and Indigenous Ministry. The event will take place from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Watch for more information and registration details later this month. PLEASE HELP US TO KEEP IN TOUCH If you have a friend or family member who is in the hospital please let the clergy know or contact the office at or office@stlukesburlington.ca Or, if you notice that a parishioner who usually attends our services hasn t been here for a while, or you know them to be sick or in hospital, please let us know. The clergy will be happy to contact them to arrange a visit.

6 El Hogar in February 2018! It s hard to believe that it s already time to think about organizing our 2018 trip to El Hogar. The date of the trip is Saturday, February 24 th to March 3 rd, If you ve been pondering whether or not this might be an item for your bucket list, please join us on Tuesday, September 26 th at 7:30 in the board room. We will discuss El Hogar s mission and goals, team members obligations and expectations both financial & personal, as well as the work involved as we prepare for the trip, while we are in Honduras, and after our return. Stamina, flexibility, a sense of humour & the ability to be involved over a period of 7 months from pre to post trip, are essential. The rewards of service there and how this can be a life-changing experience will also be discussed. Please bring any questions you may have about this wonderful project. For more information please contact Ros & Rick Reycraft at , rosreycraft@hotmail.com or Janice Skafel at Givings Horse Race: Each week we will update how our general offerings are doing relative to budget. It ll look like a slow-motion horse race which will last all year! Here are our current numbers as of Sept. 3rd: Weekly Budget for general givings each week is $ Budget Actual Difference Last Week $7, $7, $ Year-to-date $261, $274, $13, We almost made our budget for givings last week, but not quite. Note that although we are $13, ahead of year-to-date budget for this giving line on the budget, there is still about $10, 000 of additional revenue that we will need to find on another line of the budget. So, all in all, we re tracking quite well to budget. We hope that with the generous support of parishioners we will balance our budget by year end. We appreciate all that our parishioners do to support their Church throughout the year! Shalom/Salaam.. Stuart ALLERGY ALERT We have a number of parishioners with scent allergies, so we are reminding people to please refrain from wearing any perfume or perfumed products to church. Thank you for your consideration for those who suffer in this way. Have a suggestion/comment? Please use the suggestion box in the Narthex. Be assured that all suggestions & comments are directed to the appropriate person or group, but we can only provide feedback if you include your name/contact info.

7 SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 PENTECOST XIV ST LUKE S FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST A TALK BY BISHOP MICHAEL BIRD WALKING ON WATER IN NIAGARA SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 at 9am Bishop Michael Bird will be our guest speaker. The Bishop s talk will focus on God s greatness at work in many parishes throughout our Diocese. This event will be held in the Great Hall at 9am. A light breakfast will be served beginning at 8:30am All are welcome. Registration is required so that we know how many to expect and can plan for breakfast. Please call Dave Beck at Free will offering. CHRISTMAS MARKET SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2017 A reminder to those Christmas Market Group Leaders (and other interested parties) just returned from summer vacations: We will be having a Group Leaders Meeting on Monday September 11 at 7:30 in Room 201. Please mark this on your calendars; we hope to see all of you there. Also, we are still in need of someone(s) to take over the responsibility of ordering/selling the wreaths and poinsettias this year. If you think either of these endeavours might be a way you would be interested in contributing, please do come along to the meeting and make yourself known to one of us. Although November 18th (Save the Date!) seems far away while we all have the glow of summer still about us, November will be here before you know it, and we begin in earnest to save those items that might be suitable to the Treasure Room & Children s Tables, as well as producing items such as baked goods, sewn and knitted items, craft items etc. for contribution to the cause. Whatever your creative passions, we hope you will find it in your heart to contribute some to the Christmas Market. Notices will follow as to drop off times during lead-up week, and sign up sheets for interested volunteers who do not already have a fixed position in one of the many groups will be available at coffee hour in October. Thank you one and all! Sincerely, Your 2017 Christmas Market Convenors, Lesley Emery (905) Colin Campbell (289) Carole Prytula (905)