Welcome Rev. Fuquay
NEW sermon series
St. Luke’s new Senior Pastor, Rev. Rob Fuquay, has arrived! He and his family (wife, Susan, and daughters Julie (freshman at Kansas State University), Sarah (junior at North Central High School) and Anna (freshman at North Central) arrived in early August and have been settling into their new lives.
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Rob will be preaching every Sunday in September at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11AM services. His September sermon theme will be Beginnings.
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We look forward to having you in worship with us, as well as bringing your friends, family, neighbors and colleagues to meet our new pastor. If you haven’t had a chance, learn more about Rob and his family through many avenues on our website, www.stlukesumc.com.
SEPTEMBER 2011
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COMMUNION Phil Gulley Returns Friday, September 9, 7:30-9PM, Sanctuary The Quaker pastor and well-known author returns to St. Luke's. A prolific writer (Front Porch Tales; Hometown Tales; For Everything a Season; the Harmony series of novels; If Grace Is True and If God Is Love, both coauthored with James Mulholland; If the Church Were Christian; and his memoir I Love You Miss Huddleston: And Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood). His latest book is The Evolution of Faith: How God Is Creating a Better Christianity. Rev. Gulley will discuss that book at this special event, which will include a Q&A session and a book signing following the presentation. Cost is $10. Purchase tickets online at www.stlukesumc.com, in the St. Luke’s office M-F, 9AM-5PM, or at the door. A “Gift Sets” art gallery presentation with music and refreshments precedes the event, 6-7:30PM in the Narthex.
Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 The St. Luke’s community is invited to note the tenth anniversary of the unforgettable events of September 11, 2001 through prayer, interfaith community and service at two special activities taking place that day. The St. Luke’s Spiritual Life Center is offering an 11-hour interfaith prayer vigil involving 12 different faith traditions and congregations. Sunday, September 11, 7AM-6PM in N103/104. See details on page 12. St. Luke’s Global Health Commission is a sponsor of an Interfaith Prayer Service that has been planned by the Interfaith Hunger Initiative, The Worship Studio and Gleaners Food Bank. The event begins at 2:30PM with a time of fellowship and preparation for worship, and ends with the opportunity to work on a Back Sacks project at Gleaners or participation in a community art project. See details on page 7.
Tee It Up – It’s Spiritual Kick Off Time! September is a month for lots of kick offs. Many classes, book groups, UMW circles, Bible studies, youth and children’s activities go on “hiatus,” which is clearly Latin for “a three-month break in order to breathe deeply and possibly tan.” Now that you’ve breathed deeply and possibly tanned nicely, dig into this issue of the Communion Monthly to see everything that is beginning anew. It’s the perfect time for newcomers to make that first step of becoming old-timers. Get your spiritual game on this fall. On three... one, two, three, turn the page!