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The Red Shirts Are Coming! 5th Annual Servant Day will take place on Saturday, August 3 Don’t miss the opportunity to join your St. Luke’s family in working together in the community. There are 8,760 hours in a year. This is an opportunity to spend just four of those hours in service to others, sharing God’s love while making new friends. The day will begin with breakfast in the Great Hall, followed by prayer and a rousing send-off, after which teams will be dispersed throughout Pike and Washington Townships. There will be service projects in and around St. Luke’s, at schools and daycare centers, and other community agencies. All ages and abilities are encouraged to participate. There is something for everyone!
Sign-up tables will be in the Narthex on Sunday, July 14, and in the West Passage on the following two Sundays, July 21 and 28. You will also be able to sign up online at www.stlukesumc.com. Friends and family who are not members of St. Luke’s are welcome to participate. Sunday, July 28, has been designated Red Shirt Sunday. Everyone who has one of the red shirts that have been given out on previous Servant Days is encouraged to wear it. Let’s make this the biggest and most successful Servant Day yet!
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COMMUNION Painters Needed! We're giving our children's area a new look this summer, updating classrooms and hallways to create an exciting learning environment for kids. As part of this process, we'll need LOTS of volunteer painters! We'll be painting the weeks of June 24-July 5, July 15-19, & July 29-August 16. You can sign up for any length of time (for a solid week, for one day each week, for a single day even). Email David Williamson at williamsond@stlukesumc.com to indicate when you'd be willing to serve. Thank you in advance for helping to brighten the world of children and families at our church!
Summer Outreach St. Luke’s Outreach has committed to partner with Nora, Fox Hill, Springmill and Greenbriar Elementary Schools to help connect with the 75% of students who qualify for free or reduced lunch. That is over 2,000 students in the area surrounding the church. Our hope is to share that we are in their neighborhood and rooting for their success. In an effort to address this need, St. Luke’s will be hosting the “Back to School Extravaganza” at our church August 4. This event will provide schools supplies, clothing, food and other services to children at these four schools. The goal is to provide a one-stop-shop where students can get the school year off to a great start. As you can imagine, children get a huge boost to their self esteem when arriving at school the first day with a backpack full of supplies as opposed to being handed supplies by a counselor once they arrive at school. These schools are not directly supported by any of the other fundraising/school supply drives in the city. This is a large undertaking to collect schools supplies for over 2,000 students. We are asking you get involved in this effort by sponsoring a child for $25 to get them the supplies they need, or you can pick up a supply list at church (or download it at www.stlukesumc.com/outreach) and bring donations into the main office. You can do this at any time during July. Your $25 (or more) donations may also be made online. If you work for a business that would like to participate, please let us know and we will bring a collection bin to you! Questions? Please contact Jamalyn Peigh Williamson atwilliamsonj@ stlukesumc.com.