St Luke is growing! We have welcomed 20 new members in 2019 and six baptisms in three weeks. Praise God for his Spirit working among us.
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What's Happening
Highlights of current and past St. Luke activities
 Blood Drive: Vitalant at St. Luke June 2nd,
9:00am - 12:30pm in the CFC. Vitalant is the Memphis region's only non-profit volunteer blood center, dedicated to meeting the needs of patients, healthcare facilities, medical professionals and the community at large. Every year Vitalant supplies more than 100,000 units of blood and blood products for local patient transfusion. The donation process only takes about 1 hour and takes place entirely at St. Luke. Each donation of whole blood can help as many as 3 recipients - all of them our neighbors. A sign-up sheet will be located on the bulletin board outside the office starting May 12th. However, I strongly recommend you sign up at clublifeblood.us. You can also complete your health questionnaire in advance the day of the drive at this website. Don't forget you earn points with every donation that can be redeemed at clublifeblood.us; rewards include t-shirts, movie passes, and gift cards. Please contact Jon Klein (jdklein18@gmail.com, 901-268-5478), the St. Luke Vitalant Coordinator, with any questions.  Join us for a Church Picnic, after worship service on Sunday, May 26. The Fellowship Committee will be providing food and games. Thrivent will again provide an ICE CREAM TRUCK with free ice cream! Thank you Thrivent. All are invited for fun and fellowship.
This year we invite you or someone you know to bring a car or motorcycle to the picnic to show case. If you have a hobby or skill restoring cars or you just own a vintage or fun sports car, bring it out and let the kids of all ages have a look. Let's see what you have in that garage of yours! I bet others would like to share in the joy of seeing cars and motorcycles. Just park them in designated space by the play ground on Church Picnic Sunday, May 26. Who has the oldest car, the fastest, the most classic? Trucks are included!  Please join us on Mother's Day in the CFC after church for a wonderful tea-themed brunch with floral gifts for mom! The whole family is invited to join in fun, food, and fellowship.
 Want to know more about St. Luke and the Lutherans? Join us Wednesday evening April 24, 5-7:30 pm. We'll provide dinner and an overview of our church.
Let Paul White or Pastor Cliff know you'll attend! We would love to welcome you into the St. Luke family!  St. Luke's Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 20th, at 10:00 am!
We would love to have your friends, neighbors, co-workers, schoolmates, and anyone else you can think of! All are welcome! We will have three different egg hunting sections sorted by age groups: 0-3, 4-7, 8-11. Please bring a basket or a container for your eggs!  Holy Week and Easter Services All are invited to join Holy Week Services at St Luke. Join us as we pray and contemplate the cost of discipleship and God's great love for us. Palm Sunday On Sunday April 14, we will begin with a procession of palms. as we sing All Glory Laud and Honor. This year our children shall lead us into the sanctuary with shouts of Hosanna in the highest! The Adult Choir under the direction of Jacob Allen will lead us in All Glory Laud and Honor, and hear the reading of the Passion and death of Jesus Christ. All are invited to join Holy Week Services at St Luke. Join us as we pray and contemplate the cost of discipleship and God's great love for us.  Maundy Thursday On Thursday, April 18, we remember the last supper Jesus shared with his disciples. We receive the absolution of our sins and hear the words of Jesus as he gives us a new commandment to love one another. Jesus' new command is demonstrated in the washing of the disciples' feet. Holy Communion is then celebrated as a gift that Jesus gave to his followers just before his arrest on the Mt. of Olives. Finally we remember Jesus' arrest by stripping the altar in the sanctuary. The service at St. Luke will begin at 7:00 pm. Bartlett United Methodist Church has invited Pastor Cliff to preach at a noon service at 5676 Stage Road. All are invited to attend.  Good Friday April 19, is the day we remember when Jesus died on the cross. It is a day of great sadness, but it is good in that through the cross Jesus delivered salvation to those who believe. Our noon service will be the Biblical Way of the Cross. Together we prayerfully walk in solidarity with Jesus on his agonizing Way of the Cross - from his last torturous moments, to the Garden of Gethsemane, to his death and burial. At the heart of the evening service is the passion reading according to John, which celebrates Christ's victory on the cross. As Jesus draws all people to himself, we pray for the whole world for which Christ died. Finally, we honor the cross as the sign of forgiveness, healing, and salvation.  Easter Sunday Sunday, April 21 is Easter at St. Luke and it will be wonderful!
You are invited to bring flowers for the resurrection cross, as we celebrate our risen savior with music, song, and the sacrament of Holy Communion. Our service times will be 8:00 and 10:00. Both Easter Services will have brass accompanist. An Easter Breakfast will be served in the CFC between 8:30 and 10:30am. Come and celebrate our Risen Lord at St. Luke this Easter! Remember, St Luke church is a blessing to share! Invite a friend to Holy Week and Easter morning Services.  Come one come all to the Community Health Expo on March 30, 10 am - 1:00 pm. Free health screenings, including medical, dental, vision, blood pressure, blood sugar, and mammograms. We will have a Kid's zone with prizes, a bouncy house, face paintings, and fun. Food and door prizes too!   Join us as we attend the Calvary Lenten Series and Waffle Shop on Thursday, April 4. We will carpool from St Luke at 10 am and eat lunch at the Waffle Shop before the service. The Lenten service begins at noon with Rabbi Micah Greenstein.
 The Memphis area Lutheran churches will join at St. Luke to hear Bishop Julian Gordy preach. Following worship, we'll have a catered meal in the CFC. Join us for a discussion on the upcoming election of our new bishop, and fellowship with Memphis area Lutherans.
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