St. Luke’s United Methodist Church - Memphis, TN - News

The Epistle for March 11th, 2008, is now available. From Pastor Mark’s Epistle:
Dear Friends,
We now come upon the climactic days of Lent, traditionally and very well named as Holy Week. I hope you will involve yourself in as many of the services and activities as possible, keeping utmost in your mind and heart the love [...]

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The Epistle for March 4th, 2008, is now available. From Pastor Mark’s Epistle:
Dear Friends,
We are approaching the heart of the Lenten season now, and I hope you have been following our theme: the call to “Journey with Jesus to the Cross…” through prayer and daily disciplines.
A couple of folks have asked me, “Why so much [...]

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The Epistle for Feb. 26, 2008, is now available. From Pastor Mark’s Epistle:
As our Lenten journey continues, we come to another first-Sunday Communion time at St. Luke’s. This month is special because of the very strong tradition of One Great Hour of Sharing. Place your special gifts at the altar and they [...]

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The Epistle for Feb. 19, 2008, is now available. From Pastor Mark’s Epistle:
Dear Friends,
Fasting can be an interesting discipline. Just as I was beginning to feel prideful about my Friday noon foregoing of lunch during Lent, I discovered that one of our members fasts for a full day, weekly, all year round! Thinking of [...]

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The Epistle for Feb. 12, 2008, is now available. From Pastor Mark’s Epistle:
Dear Friends,
Now we are well into our Lenten journey, forty days of deepening devotion. I was very pleased with the large attendance for our Ash Wednesday service on the evening of February 6.
As we move through these days, I want to invite [...]

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The Epistle for Feb. 5, 2008, is now available. From Pastor Mark’s Epistle:
Dear Friends,
The Lenten Disciplines are very important as we embark on the forty-day “Journey with Jesus to the Cross” beginning this Wednesday. Here are some practical ways to join in together. I urge your participation in as many ways as possible…
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The Epistle for Jan. 29, 2008, is now available. From Pastor Mark’s Epistle:
Dear Friends,
At our bi-district event last Sunday, a good introduction was given to the theme for our next Annual Conference — “Radical Hospitality.” There are several good books out on this, and we plan to get copies for St. Luke’s. One [...]

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The Epistle for Jan. 22, 2008, is now available. From Pastor Mark’s Epistle:
Dear Friends,
Please join in prayer now as a team of representatives, five each from Galloway and St. Luke’s UMC’s plus the two pastors, begin meeting about a possible merger in June 2008. The first session of this new group will be at [...]

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The Epistle for Jan. 15, 2008, is now available. From Pastor Mark’s Epistle:
Dear Friends,
January 20 is set aside as Human Relations Day, throughout the United Methodist Church. It coincides with Martin Luther King on the 21st, and is a time to emphasize, “Love thy neighbor as thyself” and God’s call beyond mere tolerance to a [...]

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The Epistle for Jan. 8, 2008, is now available. From Pastor Mark’s Epistle:
Dear Friends,
We have much to be thankful for at St. Luke’s as we glance back at 2007. Among the many blessings we experienced were a great stewardship outcome in December and finalization of our 5-year Vision in November.
On the former, we are [...]

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