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Salisbury, nc / THE CHURCH THAT FEEDS PEOPLE

MARCH 2016

Dr. Mark Ardrey-Graves Leads Us on Musical; Journey through Holy Week

E ven though it seems that some of us have barely recovered

from Christmas (I’m still

working through my stocking

candy!), somehow or other we’re already deep in the midst of the

season of Lent. Even when Ash

Wednesday doesn’t fall as early as it did this year, it still seems to have a

way of sneaking up on us when we’re

least expecting it. As we journey through Lent, I would like to take

this opportunity to call your attention

to its culmination in Holy Week and

talk about some of the musical offerings St. Luke’s will provide

during that week.

H oly Week begins with Palm Sunday when we

recall Christ’s triumphal

entry into Jerusalem at the end of the career of his earthly ministry.

As is tradition, we will begin

outdoors with a palm procession,

while the choir and congregation sing psalms of joy and expectation

as we enter into the church. Our

Lenten pattern of Sunday worship will continue, but as the communion

service draws to a close, the mood

shifts and we begin to turn

inevitably to what lies ahead at the end of the week. Palm Sunday is

remarkable in the church year as it

marks the beginning of our spiritual calendar slowing to “real time” as this

commemorative week mirrors the

week that Jesus spent leading up to his Passion.

E ach weekday during Holy

Week (Monday through

Thursday), I will be offering a

meditative half-hour of instrumental

music, from 12 noon to 12:30. You are

invited to come to the church to sit, pray, reflect, listen, and meditate – feel

free to bring your lunch.

I ’m particularly excited about the

offering, a new one for this year, of the Tenebrae Office on

Wednesday of Holy Week (March

23, at 7pm in the Church). The Office

of Tenebrae (from the Latin word for

“shadows”) originates in the ancient

monastic traditions for Holy Week. In fact it is a combination of two of the

Daily Offices (such as our more

familiar Morning & Evening Prayer), those of midnight (Matins) and dawn

(Lauds). The tradition of combining

these services into one and celebrating them earlier on the preceding evening

during the last three days of Holy

Week dates to the later Middle Ages.

Apart from chanting or reading from the book of Lamentations, the most

conspicuous feature of Tenebrae is the

gradual extinguishing of candles and other lights in the church until

only a single candle, a symbol

of Christ, remains. It is an austere, meditative liturgy that

does not ask much of the

congregation in the way of

direct participation (beyond reading together a few

psalms), but it does ask the

worshiper to enter into deep prayerful reflection upon the

events of Holy Week and the

suffering that Jesus endured.

Our observance of the Tenebrae Office will be led by

a small choir. It will also

feature a beautiful setting of the Lamentations texts by the

seventeenth-century Italian composer

Giacomo Carissimi, performed by guest soprano Jessica Wakelyn,

accompanied by Mark Ardrey-

Graves on harpsichord and another

guest musician, Anthony Harvey, on lute.

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A Muscial Journey Through Holy Week (Continued from page 1)

M aundy Thursday (“Maundy” is a Middle

English word borrowed from the Latin mandatum, meaning

“commandment,” pointing to Jesus’

“new commandment” that his disciples

love one another) recounts the Last Supper, when Jesus initiated the

observance of the Holy Eucharist with

his disciples in the Upper Room. At our 7pm Communion Service, we will

celebrate this memorial. In the midst

of a week of pain and pathos, Maundy

Thursday offers a beautiful glimpse of our eternal banquet around the

heavenly throne. The Gloria in

excelsis, typically not sung or spoken during the Lenten season, will be sung

at this service. An ancient tradition of

symbolic foot washing is also a feature of many Maundy Thursday

observances; and while this is not the

custom at St. Luke’s, the parish choir

will sing anthems associated with the ritual of foot washing during the

Communion. The liturgy ends starkly,

however, with the stripping of the Altar (as a symbolic representation of

Jesus’ betrayal and arrest in the

garden), during which time the choir

will sing Psalm 22.

G ood Friday, observed at noon,

recounts the events

surrounding Christ’s crucifixion. Music accompanies us

here as well: in fact, the only place in

our Book of Common Prayer where a specific hymn is instructed to be sung

is for the Good Friday liturgy – Sing

my tongue the glorious battle. As we

reflect upon Christ’s Passion and suffering, and ancient hymns (known

as the Solemn Anthems) will be sung.

H oly Saturday parallels the

day when Jesus lay in the

tomb. It ends, however, with an amazing celebration that is one of

the great treasures of our Prayer Book:

the Easter Vigil. Our observance of

the Vigil will correspond with the

setting of the sun, and begin at 8 pm on March 26. The service begins in

darkness (just as both Tenebrae and

Maundy Thursday end in darkness),

with the singing of one of the longest but most glorious hymns in the

Church: the Exsultet chant. We then

proceed through a recounting of the history of God’s saving work in the

world, accompanied by hymns and

psalms, and culminating in the proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection:

the lights return, an ornate Alleluia is

sung, and we will join together in the

Gloria in excelsis Deo and triumphant hymns celebrating life and Jesus’s

victory over death and the grave.

This year the Vigil will end with one of the great monuments of

Christian music: the Passacaglia in c

minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, which although an instrumental work

(for pipe organ) without text, carries

an embedded symbolic meaning as a

reflection and meditation on God’s salvation history from Creation

through the Resurrection: a musical

recapitulation of the entire journey of Holy Week.

D uring Holy Week the

suffering Our Lord endured as he moved toward the cross is

happening again liturgically. We need

opportunities to share in Christ’s affliction and to experience his week-

long descent through humiliation and

pain into the lonely shadows of death. Anticipation is suffering –

nevertheless, we must do precisely

that. We must wait. We cannot skip

heedlessly from Palm Sunday to Easter Day and expect to grasp the full

significance of the Resurrection.

Spiritually, we need Holy Week to be intentionally Holy: we need it to be set

apart, and even for the week to be

spiritually, emotionally, and even

perhaps physically exhausting. Only thus may we truly know the Easter

truth, “The strife is o’er, the battle

done, the victory of life is won.”

—Dr. Mark Ardrey-Graves, Director

of Music Ministry

We invite you to join us in marking the week of the Lord’s Passion with communal prayer and worship.

March 20 ☩ Palm Sunday Liturgy:

8am and 10:30am (beginning outside at 10:30)

March 21 ☩ Morning Prayer: 8am

Meditative Organ Music: 12-12:30pm

Holy Eucharist: 7pm

March 22 ☩ Morning Prayer: 8am;

Meditative Organ Music: 12-12:30 pm;

Holy Eucharist: 7 pm

March 23 ☩ Morning Prayer: 8am

Meditative Organ Music: 12-12:30 pm Tenebrae: 7pm

March 24 ☩ Morning Prayer: 8am

Meditative Organ Music: 12-12:30 pm Maundy Thursday Liturgy: 7 pm

March 25 ☩ Morning Prayer: 8 am

Good Friday Liturgy: 12 pm

March 26 ☩ Holy Saturday Liturgy:

Great Vigil of Easter: 8pm (beginning in columbarium)

March 27 ☩ Easter Sunday: 8 am and

10:30 am; Choral Evensong: 5:30 pm

Nursery will be open for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday liturgies, and for 10:30 am Sunday

services. All services, except for Morning Prayer, will be held in the Church.

Easter Egg Hunt

following 10:30 service Easter Sunday. We have plenty of plastic eggs. Please bring individually wrapped candies or stickers to narthex on March 6, 13, or 20.

Thank you!

The Messenger 3 FR. ROBERT’S MARCH MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT As I continue my new practice of highlighting a different ministry each month in The Messenger, I’d like to acknowledge and thank the members of the Altar Guild for their holy work. Our worship happens because of their tireless and faithful service. They pay attention to the “little things” so that we can focus on the “big picture” when we

worship. They fill candles with oil; they make sure that bread and wine are ready for each service; they make sure that linens are cleaned; they ensure that liturgical hangings mark the season. We are a people of symbols, and the Altar Guild serves as the custodians of these holy symbols that enable our worship to

take place. So please join me in thanking Judy Newman for leading the efforts of the Altar Guild. And if you are interested in joining this ministry, please let her know. Thank you to members of the St. Luke’s Altar Guild: Ann Dunn, Alex Dunn, Becky Graham, Luanne Short, Lynn Bolick, Ann Dandison, Lori Van Wallendael, Karen Setliff, Tricia Manik, Carol Comer, Gene Krueger, Kathy Dunn, Stephanie Potter, Mary Jane Roemer, Kit Davis, Penny Roemer, Eve Phillips, Jane Riley, Joanna Young, Melissa

Eller, Barbara Perry, Amy Goodnight, Carol Palmer, Laura Thompson, Kay Ash, Stewart Ash, Judy Newman, Nancy Mott, Trudy Thompson, Kathleen Tronsor, Dora Wood, Beth Bentley, Katie Lipscomb, Reg Boland, Karen Childers, Angela Hall, Sallie Rork, Betty Ralston, Pennie Martin, Mary Ruth Arthur, Anne Crawford, Lillian Gascoigne, Sarah Kellogg, Vicky Slusser, Betty Little,

Charles Gaither, Bethany Fortner, Diane Hundley, Elizabeth Langford, Babe Nobles, Tory Curran, Anne Scott Clement, Ruth Clement, Nancy Morton Wade, and Oliver Scott. — Father Robert +

PREPARING FOR OUR EPISCOPAL VISIT Bishop Anne-Hodges Copple is scheduled to be with us on Sunday, October 9, 2016. It has been a while since we’ve had an episcopal visitation (we didn’t have one in 2015 because of the renovation project and Bishop Curry’s resignation in order to become the Presiding Bishop) and it will be a grand celebration. Though October seems like a long time from now, we do need to begin preparations for Bishop Anne’s visit as it pertains to preparing candidates for Confirmation, Reaffirmation, or Reception. In our Anglican structure, bishops are shepherds of the flock, and so they are the ones who preside over the ceremonies in which people are brought into our flock. Bishops have the task of laying their hands on people and praying for the Spirit to continue its good work in them. The Bishop can do this in three

contexts: Confirmation: For those who have already been Baptized and wish to make a mature and further commitment to Christ and their Baptismal promises. Reception: For those who have already been Confirmed in another faith tradition. The Episcopal Church

recognizes and honors your Confirmation, and you will be welcomed by the Bishop as a member into this church. Reaffirmation: For those who are already Confirmed members of The Episcopal Church, but wish to reaffirm their membership in this church and desire to take part in the preparation process along with the other candidates In order to prepare for this event, we will have preparatory classes, both for youth (who are at least 14 years old) and adults. If you, or your child, is interested in signing up for these classes or would like to discuss further, please contact me at either 704-633-3221 or rblack@stlukessalisbury.net.

The classes will be held separately for youth and adults and will cover Anglican theology, worship, structure, and history; the Bible; the Book of Common Prayer; and our Baptismal Covenant and vocation.

If you are interested in learning (or relearning) more about The Episcopal Church and are not interested in Confirmation, Reception, or Reaffirmation, you are still welcome to attend these classes. Please let me know of your interest so that we can begin planning and

scheduling. Peace, Father Robert +

LENTEN SCHEDULE Wednesdays / March 2-23

Novice Choir / 5-5:30 Choristers / 5:30-6, dinner break, 6:30-7:15

Healing Eucharist in Chapel / 5:30-6:00 Dinner / 6:00-6:30

Program / 6:30-7:15 Adult Choir Practice / 7:20-9:00

The subject of the Lenten Study will be teaching and conversation based on Verna Dozier’s The Dream of

God. The book is available at the Literary Bookpost or online. For more information on the study, see page 4

of the February Messenger.

congratulations -o- Harrison Latimer and Barbara Perry were elected as new members of the St. Luke’s Foundation Board of Directors. -o– Jake Trainor, third grade, was the Sacred Heart Good Citizen for the month of January. -o– Mary Kaufman had a second place (relay), third, and a fourth place finish in the Central Carolina Conference swim meet. A student at Salisbury High School, she was also a winner in the district DAR history contest.

4 The MessengerPancakes were the menu for Shrove Tuesday, Delighting Everyone’s Sweet Taste Buds

St. Luke’s youngest member, Rowen Black, is held by her father as Penny Roemer and Bethany Sinnott cook up stacks of pancakes.

St. Luke’s young people got their share of pancakes early on Shrove Tuesday and feasted away on the traditional fare, which came about in years past as a way to use up eggs, sugar, and milk before the fasting season of Lent. Ah, tasty!!

GO TO THEM BY Tom Ehrich February 23, 2016

See, you shall call nations that you do not know, and

nations that do not know you shall run to you, because The LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has

glorified you. (Isaiah 55.5)

I just signed up for a satirical blog by someone named

Sarah Cooper. I have no idea who she is. But my

Brother, an excellent judge of character, cited her blog in a

Facebook post. So I clicked, read, and laughed.

In a year when rage,

whining, petulant obstructionism, and ugliness

are daily fare, a good laugh struck me as useful. I will tell

this story to a vestry that has asked me to help them plan a better future. My point won’t be the usefulness of

laughing—although most church leaders take themselves

way too seriously. My point will be word-of-mouth

marketing via social media and the Internet.

Too many churches open their doors on Sunday and wait

for new people to walk in. They are surprised when no one enters. Even though “attractional church” hasn’t worked

in decades, it’s easy—just keep on doing what you enjoy

doing and wait for others to appreciate it—and it doesn’t require any change or even effort.

Reality isn’t kind to such dreamy expectations. Reality is

that people don’t drive out on Sunday morning looking

for an open church door to enter. They once did—in the

1950s—but no longer. Now people must hear about the church through word of mouth and through the tools they

actually use, such as social media. People don’t just drop

into websites. They don’t just discover blogs or programs. It isn’t that easy. They must be led, enticed, sold.

Or as Isaiah told Israel, “You shall call nations that do not know you.” Israel was to be a “beacon to the nations,” a

light shining across the gaps and showing people some-

thing of God. In the same way, Jesus sent disciples out two

by two to heal and to proclaim good news. God called Saul of Tarsus to travel widely, preaching the Gospel and

establishing faith communities. Missionaries dispersed

throughout the known world. Even though their behavior was often suspect—killing natives to pave the way for

European conquerors—the basic mode was right: If you

want to reach people, you must go where they are and speak in words they can hear.

The truth is about more than church growth. It is also true

of love and kindness. “Call me if you need anything” is an empty assurance that pleases the speaker but does nothing

for the person in need. If you want to help someone, go to

them. Call them. Be the presence of God in their midst. In going, you will glorify God. In playing it safe, you make

God too small to matter.

GUEST COLUMN By The Rev. Tom Ehrich Episcopal Consultant & Writer

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Treasurer’s report Kathy Dunn, Treasurer

Sacrament of Holy Baptism

Father Black baptizes Coralie Elizabeth Brandl, daughter of Staff Sgt. (USAF) Bruce & Lauren Brandl on February 7.

Treasurer’s report Kathy Dunn, Treasurer The revenue posted for January 2016 was low partly because the revenue for January 31 was posted on February 1; not so with expenses, which means expenses exceeded revenue by $18,936.

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church near Woodleaf Featured on Sacred Places Tour by Historic Salisbury Foundation

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is one of three Episcopal churches with long histories that will be on the list for the Sacred Places Tour March 19. The churches are St. Andrews Woodleaf, St. George’s Woodleaf, and Christ Church Cleveland.

On Sunday, March 20 (Palm Sunday) at 3 p.m., the annual service at St. George’s Woodleaf will be held. The Rev. Sarah Blaises, Rector of Christ Church Cleveland, will be the celebrant.

St. Luke’s Davis Cooke serves as organist of St. Andrew’s and St. George’s.

Easter Memorials and HonorariumsEaster Memorials and HonorariumsEaster Memorials and Honorariums Would you like to give Easter flowers in memory of or in thanksgiving for friends and family? The names of those Would you like to give Easter flowers in memory of or in thanksgiving for friends and family? The names of those Would you like to give Easter flowers in memory of or in thanksgiving for friends and family? The names of those you recognize will be printed in the Easter Sunday Bulletin. Please fill out the form below and send it to the Church you recognize will be printed in the Easter Sunday Bulletin. Please fill out the form below and send it to the Church you recognize will be printed in the Easter Sunday Bulletin. Please fill out the form below and send it to the Church Office Office Office by Monday, March 21 at noonby Monday, March 21 at noonby Monday, March 21 at noon. print clearly and make your checks payable to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.. print clearly and make your checks payable to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.. print clearly and make your checks payable to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

In Thanksgiving For:__________________________________________________________________In Thanksgiving For:__________________________________________________________________In Thanksgiving For:__________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In Memory Of: _______________________________________________________________________In Memory Of: _______________________________________________________________________In Memory Of: _______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Given By: ___________________________________________________________________________Given By: ___________________________________________________________________________Given By: ___________________________________________________________________________ Thank You for your donation to recognize your loved ones and help make the church lovely for the Thank You for your donation to recognize your loved ones and help make the church lovely for the Thank You for your donation to recognize your loved ones and help make the church lovely for the

Easter Services.Easter Services.Easter Services.

6 The MessengerMARK YOUR CALEnDAR . . . 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.

__ March 2, 9, & 16—Novice Choir, 5 p.m.

Healing Service, HE 1, 5:30 p.m.

Choristers Rehearsal, 5:45 p.m.

Lenten Supper, 6 p.m.; Lenten Study,

6:30 p.m.

Parish Choir, 7:20—9 p.m.

—-March 3—Building & Grounds Committee, 5:30 p.m.

Parish Hall (PH)

__ March 6, 13, 20, 27—Knitting Group, 1-4 p.m.

St. Agnes Room

—-March 8—Finance Committee, Noon , Library

—-March 10—-St. Luke’s Foundation Meeting, Library,

5:30 p.m.

—-March 13—SUNDAY, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

BEGINS (Spring Forward One Hour!)

___March 13—Youth Group Meeting, 5:30 p.m., PH

___March 15—Vestry Meeting, 6 p.m., Library

___March 15—MESSENGER DEADLINE FOR NEWS!

___March 20—Young Families Group Meeting, 5-7 p.m., PH

—- March 21, 22—-Meditative Organ Music, Noon

Holy Eucharist I, 7 p.m.

___March 21—DEADLINE FOR EASTER MEMORIALS

AND HONORARIUMS

—-March 23—Meditative Organ Music, Noon

Novice Choir, 5 p.m.; Choristers Rehearsal,

5:45 p.m. Tenebrae Service, 7 p.m.

(No Healing Service at 5:30 p.m.)

8 p.m., Parish Choir Rehearsal

—-March 24 —Meditative Organ Music, Noon,

MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE, 7 p.m.

___March 25—GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE, Noon

(office closes at noon)

___March 26—HOLY SATURDAY LITURGY, 10 a.m.

GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER, 8 p.m.

(beginning in the Columbarium)

—-March 27—EASTER SUNDAY, Holy Eucharist I, 8 a.m.

Holy Eucharist II, 10:30 a.m.; Choral

Evensong, 5:30 p.m.

___March 28—EASTER MONDAY (Office Closed)

___March 28-April 3—Father Robert on Vacation

—Don’t forget…March 11 & March 25...St. Luke’s

Breakfast Club at The Palms Café, 8 a.m. Sr. Coffee free!

thank YOU… from All of Us February Altar Guild Team—Lynn Bolick, Captain, and Ann Dandison, Tricia Manik, Karen Setliff, and Lori Van Wallendael Children’s Chapel Leaders— Tory Curran, Trevor Eppehimer, Lisa and Joe Trainer, and Michelle and Brian Whitson To Carol and Harrison Latimer and the Parish Life Committee for providing dinner on Wednesday nights throughout Lent and for their faithful service all year long!

ANNOUNCEMENTS morning & Evening prayer leaders’ updated schedule Mondays— A.M. Dick Martin / P.M. Reg Boland Tuesdays— A.M. Lee Piper / P.M. Melissa Eller Wednesdays— A.M. Kit Davis Thursdays— A.M. Will Jordan / Gary Thornburg P.M. Ed Joyner Fridays— A.M. Eve Phillips P.M. Lillian Gascoigne LECTIONARY-BASED BIBLE STUDY

During March our Adult Sunday School Class will

discuss the Sunday readings with Father Black. We’ll

meet at 9:15 in the Saint Agnes Room in the Parish

Hall. Results of the previous survey about preferences

for Sunday School are being considered in planning this

and future offerings. If you would like to read ahead,

the readings for March are as follows: March 6: Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; March 13: Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3b-14;

John 12:1-8

March 20: Palm Sunday-Luke 19:28-40; Isaiah 42:1-7; Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29; 1 Corinthians 1:17-25;

Luke: 41-20:8; Luke 23:1-49

March 27: Easter Sunday - No Study

THE WATER WAS REALLY COLD! Mark Setzer took the Polar Bear Plunge February 6 into the cold Mississippi River at Memphis, TN. The event was a fundraiser for the Baddour Center in Senatobia, Mississippi, where Mark is a resident. This was his second plunge, making it two years in a row.

Condolences Our prayers are offered for the family of Diane Hundley. Diane’s mother, Janet Brand, died Monday at home in the care of Hospice. May she rest in peace and glory, and may God hold her family in the tender mercy of Divine Love.

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What Is a Deacon? St. Luke’s Will Have One Soon by the Rev. Robert Black

T he Deacon is the mascot for the greatest university

in this nation. Oh wait, that’s another sort of

deacon. In The Episcopal Church (as well as many

branches of the Orthodox tradition and Roman

Catholicism), we maintain the Biblical precedent of a three-

fold order for ordained ministry; and when we add in the

order of the laity, there are four forms of ministry within the

Church: lay persons, bishops, priests, and deacons. Though

there is overlap (in that all of our Christian vocations are

rooted in our Baptism), each form of ministry has its own

distinct privileges and responsibilities.

According the Book of Common Prayer, “The ministry

of a deacon is to represent Christ and his Church,

particularly as a servant of those in need and to assist

bishops and priests in the proclamation of the Gospel and the

administration of the sacraments” (p.856). Deacons are to

have a role in our communities, being the presence of the

Church outside of the walls of the church.

Deacons are to bring a sense of awareness of the needs

of the world into the Church. Within the liturgy, deacons are

responsible for reading the Gospel, preparing the Eucharistic

Table, and dismissing the congregation to go out into the

world.

The word “deacon” comes from a Greek word meaning

“servant,” and in the earliest days of the Church, the role of

deacons was to ensure that the tables were prepared to serve

those in need and maintain the practice of breaking of the

bread for fellowship.

W hile it is true that every bishop was first a priest,

and prior to that a deacon, deacons are not “priests

in training.” The diaconate is its own order of

ministry. In the Diocese of North Carolina, lay people who

feel called to serve the Church in the formal role of a deacon

go through a discernment process (just as a priest does) and is

trained in the areas of Church history, Scripture, liturgy,

pastoral care, and theology. Deacons receive no financial

compensation for their work in the church. Deacons are

ordained, and so the title “the Reverend” is appropriate for

them to use, as is wearing a collar and a stole in liturgy (worn

only over one shoulder). It is also important to know that

deacons are not Assistant Rectors, nor should it be expected

that a deacon will “help us to get more stuff done.” Rather,

the ministry of a deacon is about helping to make sure that

God gets more done through us. The ministry of a deacon is a

ministry of connection –connecting us to the world and

connecting our faith with our daily life.

T he reason why I want you all to know about deacons is

that we will soon have a deacon

appointed by Bishop Anne to serve in and through St.

Luke’s. This will be a blessing to St. Luke’s, as it would give

us all a greater sense of the varieties of ministries that flow

from our Baptisms. Having a deacon here would also help us

to go deeper into our own faith and further into our world in

service. Deacons though are not often commonplace in

congregations, so knowing a bit about this important and vital

ministry in the Church is important. Please find a letter of

introduction from the Reverend Bonnie Duckworth, who

plans to start her diaconal ministry with us on March 13.

A Letter from Reverend Duckworth to the People of St.

Luke’s

Dear People of Saint Luke’s,

I look forward to joining you soon in the role of deacon!

It will be good to reconnect with some parishioners I knew

when I served an internship here years ago and make new

connections with folks who have come to St. Luke’s since my

time here.

I thought you might like to know a little bit about me

and my journey since I was last here. After ordination to the

diaconate in 2004, my first assignment was to the Yadkin

Valley Cluster in Rowan and Davie Counties. In 2005 the

cluster dissolved and Bishop Curry assigned me to Grace

Church, Lexington, my home parish. I served at Grace over

ten years until the rector I worked with retired. With the

calling of a new rector, the diocesan guidelines require that

deacons resign from their current placement. So, after some

sabbatical time away, Bishop Anne suggested that I consider

St. Luke’s as my next assignment. I visited a few times, met

with Father Robert, your Jr. and Sr. Wardens and felt like this

was a good match. Then your Vestry approved my placement

here. Now we begin our journey together.

My family life has greatly changed since my last time

with you. My husband of 42 years died two years ago and

thus I find myself in a new season of life. Our family

continues to expand as our two children

have blessed us with five grandchildren.

They bring a lot of joy and happiness to

my life!

I continue to write music as I was doing

when I was at St. Luke’s previously. In

fact, my first published work occurred

when I was here before. I am now

fortunate to have three publishers. I also

serve as the Director of the Arts

Academy at Grace, in Lexington. This

is a Community School of the Arts for

Children and Adults that I founded 8

years ago.

We will have time to learn more about

each other in the coming days but I wanted to briefly share a

few things about me before we begin our ministry together. I

hope the next few months will provide us with many

opportunities to know each other and that we will begin to

discern together where God is calling us to serve in this

broken and troubled world in which we live.

Peace and Blessings,

The Rev. Bonnie Duckworth

ST. LUKE’S PRAYER LIST 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. Dr.

Albert Aymer, Patsy Beard, Katherine Carr, Alicia Corriher,

Walter Hall, Betty Hedrick, Barbara Riley, Alan Scott, Meghan

Thompson, Seth Tinsley, Ann Tronsor, Barbara Upright, Jeanne

York -Maybe you would like to send a card to the following who are

in nursing homes or home- bound: 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, Dick McGuire, Matt Russ, Ian Schulte, Alexander Smith, Dirk Steenwyk, and Ben Wilson Remember the Vestry and Staff in your prayers: Robert Black, our Priest; Rhonda Mobley, Parish Administrator; Dr. Mark Ardrey-Graves, Director of Music Ministry; Marcus Corry, Sexton; and Staff Volunteers Kathy Dunn, Treasurer; Dawn Hamaty, Office Assistant, Chip Short, Chancellor; and Ann Dunn, Vestry Secretary. Our Vestry — Reg Boland (Sr. Warden); Cathy Green (Jr. Warden); Jason Chan, Davis Cooke, Brenda Forbis, Diane Hundley, Andrew Lund, Penny Roemer, Karen Setliff, Greg Shields, Bethany Sinnott, and Vicky Slusser. Minutes of Vestry meetings are avaialbe on our website. If you would like a printed copy, please contact the Church Office. 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 to the world. Amen.

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 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 pm Leaders are: Reg Boland, Kit Davis, Melissa Eller, Lillian

Gasciogne, Will Jordan, Ed Joyner, Dick Martin, Eve Phillips,

Lee Piper, and Gary Thornburg—Morning and Evening Prayer services are held in the Chapel. And, as always, a HEALING and a EUCHARIST SERVICE is held every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Leaders are: 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.

Shopping List for Rowan Helping Ministries SOUP: chicken noodle, tomato, vegetable beef, etc. CANNED MEAT: chicken, tuna, salmon, roast beef, Spam, Treet, corned beef, Vienna sausages, chili, ham CANNED FRUIT or FRUIT CUPS: peaches, mixed fruit, pears, pineapple, tropical fruit, fruit cocktail CANNED VEGETABLES: peas, all kinds of beans, carrots, mixed vegetables, greens CEREAL: corn flakes, rice krispies, shredded wheat, cap’n crunch, raisin bran, etc. STARCHES: ramen noodles, mac & cheese, boxed potatoes, pasta, rice. ALSO NEED: Coffee Creamer Please share with your friends and help fill the pantry shelves! DON’T FORGET OUR “LITTLE RED WAGON!” ROWAN HELPING MINISTRIES has had an increase in clients who need food and more volunteers and have asked all Salisbury congregations to help. The two areas of greatest need are in Jeannie’s Kitchen (cooking & serving the noon meal) and the Food Pantry (packaging groceries for those in

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MEMORIALS & HONORARIA Given to the Glory of God—March 2016

Eucharistic Candles—In Memory of Ran Turner and Mary and Lloyd Hendricks by Mrs. Ran Turner

Office Candles—No Office Candles during Lent

Sanctuary Lamp Candle—In Memory of Bud Hartle by Joy Hartle

Altar Flowers / Greenery during Lent

March 6—In Memory of Charles Lewis Hess by Mrs. William (Carol) Comer

March 13—In Memory of Mary Lawson Hardin, Ernest Lauriston Hardin, Ernest Lauriston Hardin, Jr., Eleanor Barker Hardin, and Edward Tennent Taylor

March 20—Palm Sunday; March 27— Easter Day

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