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MessengerMessengerMessenger I hope and pray that you are having a blessed Lent and Spring! Lent is an opportunity to reconsider our walk with the Lord and to

abide in His Spirit. Hopefully, this Lent has been a time of growth in your life as a disciple of Jesus. If you have not had the opportunity to hear the sermon series for Lent, I encourage you to either get the CDs or go to the website and listen to the Lenten Sermon Series, “The

People of the Passion:” a great opportunity to consider what it means for you to be a part of the Passion of Jesus, and what we can learn in order that we might grow.

Lent concludes in Holy Week, and I would like to highlight what is coming in our calendar, and, in particular, during Holy Week. Our Bishop, Mark Lawrence, will be here on April 6th for his annual visit, as well as for Confirmation. We are blessed to have the Bishop we do! Our Diocesan Convention was held March 14th and 15th at Christ Church in Mt. Pleasant, and it was a blessed time for all who attended. We had a wonderful opening worship service, followed by a great meal! I was able to spend time with Archbishop Mokiwa who attended the opening worship, and we were able to share with one another of our lives and ministry, and our delegation

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Parish Life 2

Music 3

CFM 4

Youth / Holy Week Schedule 5

Missions 6

Outreach 7

ACTS 8

April 2014 Dear Parish Family

Upward: To worship and serve the Lord

Inward: To grow spiritually in the knowledge and love of Christ in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit

Outward: To share our faith, our hands and our hearts, for the sake of the gospel, our community, and the world.

Our FocusOur FocusOur FocusOur Focus

possibly ask our Bishop when he comes on April 6th!

Later in April, we will remember the Passion of Jesus during Holy Week with a daily service, Monday through Friday, at 7:30am, as well as our usual Wednesday Communion and Healing service at 10:00 am. Additionally, we will have our 6:30 pm service on Maundy Thursday, and our Annual community "Good Friday: Seven Last Words of Jesus from the Cross" Service from 12:00-3:00pm, where seven Island pastors will each speak on one of the “Seven Last Words.” We are so blessed on this Island to have wonderful preachers, and I encourage you to take advantage by coming for at least part of if not all of the "Seven Last Words from the Cross" Service on Good Friday!

Easter will be welcomed this year by an Easter Vigil service at 7pm on Saturday evening, and three services on Easter Sunday: 7am, 9am, and 11am.

All services will include music and an Easter Sermon. The final sermon of the Lenten sermon series on "People of the Passion" will focus on Jesus!

We are at a blessed time at St. Luke's and in our Diocese! We have much to be thankful for, and much to do! I encourage you to continue to grow, to worship, and to invite others as we together grow deeper in the knowledge and love of the Lord, and as we build His kingdom!

Love in Christ,

Greg Kronz

from St. Luke's prayed together for Archbishop Mokiwa.

Saturday, the 15th, began with a Call to Order, followed by the Bishop's Address. He spoke on "Making Biblical Anglicans for a Global Age," as well as the state of the Diocese. As retired Bishop Alden Hathaway said to me at the mid-morning break, "Mark is hitting his stride."

One other topic for our time together was “Every Congregation Reaching Every Generation;” a great commitment for witnessing, evangelism, ministries of outreach and compassion, as well as equipping. What a great thought for us as we seek to move forward at St. Luke's!

The various elections, resolutions, and Canons that were voted on all passed by 80% or more, and often by 100%. It is such a blessing to have a Diocese that is committed to the Gospel and to Biblical authority, and that has such a strong Bishop!! Our own Nathan Bistis was elected by the Deanery to be our Deanery Representative for Diocesan Council, which is a great way for Nathan to get to know the Diocese and vice versa!

One resolution, in particular, that passed nearly unanimously by clergy and lay delegates was called "R-3" in which we as a Diocese are being invited to come under "The Global South Primates Steering Committee" and begin to discuss, with them alternate Primatial oversight. This gives our Diocese some "official" recognition by the global Anglican Community. It is a wonderful "interim" step before we decide what Anglican province we will become a part of for the future. The Archbishop of Canterbury was in attendance, as well as Primates that represent a majority of Anglicans. Our Bishop spoke in support of this resolution so that we might have a sense of support, and that he might, too, from the Anglican Community! If you have any questions, I suggest that you go to our Diocesan Website: www.dioceseofsc.org , or

Greg Kronz Rector Rector Rector Rector

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Transitions • BirthsBirthsBirthsBirths - none

• DeathsDeathsDeathsDeaths - Joe Fraser

• New MembersNew MembersNew MembersNew Members - none

Flower Guild The following dates are available for flower memorials:

May 25th ; June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Call Joyce Stebbing with questions at 686-2166 or e-mail to joycestebbing@roadrunner.com.

Church Mouse Spring is here, and time for spring cleaning (if you haven't already tackled it). Like any task, the first step is the most significant - once the process begins, it can be cathartic. All this to say that we need your stuff! Gently used items, that is. Books, linens, bric-a-brac, furniture, jewelry, clothing; all are welcome. Of course there is a tax advantage to your donations, in addition to our heartfelt thanks.

On the other hand, we have lately been blessed to receive some wonderful items. As I write this there is a wonderful pale green sofa that blends with a charming chair in bright spring colors. We invite you to come in and browse, if only to lift your spirits!

Last week I couldn't resist a rooster plate from Italy ($4.00) and a white souffle dish (also $4.00). Our visiting granddaughter and her boyfriend bought pillows, kitchen gadgets and clothing for their apartments at Virginia Tech; they threatened to come back with a u-haul-it! Now it's your turn to enjoy some of these bargains.

Blessings to all from The Mouse,

Carol Gyllenhoff

New Adult Sunday School Classes Underway Expect to be challenged when our Adult Sunday School class offers two new options starting Sunday, February 23. Following completion of our powerful Bible reading curriculum, Scripture Union's Essential 100, we'll continue growing our faith as we delve into Tim Keller's Gospel Christianity I: Gospel and The Heart. The 10-session discussion oriented study will be led by John Wigington. Focusing on many core beliefs in our Christian faith we'll consider such diverse topics as What is the Gospel?... Who is God?...Who is Jesus and why did He die? We'll be challenged to consider how we can change and why we can't do it alone. Join us at 9:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall.

The second study is geared for parents, "Sacred Parenting: How Raising Children Shapes Our Souls." Assistant Rector Nathan Bistis will be leading the sessions. Parents, discover the spiritual potential in your parent-child relationships. Gary Thomas's inspiring and affirming book is not a typical instruction manual on child rearing; instead it demonstrates how God uses kids to profoundly change their parents! Through scriptural insights and encouraging real-life stories, you'll learn how others handled difficulties and challenges--and how it transformed their walk with God. The class will meet in the new Ministry Center at 9:00 a.m.

Parish Picnic Come welcome the Bishop and join us for food, f e l l o w s h i p , blessings of our new members, and the dedication of our new building on Sunday, April 6, Sunday, April 6, Sunday, April 6, Sunday, April 6, after the 10 AM service.after the 10 AM service.after the 10 AM service.after the 10 AM service. The Hog Heaven BBQ will provide a delicious lunch for us, and please bring a dessert to share. Tickets are on sale in the Parish Hall after the services or call church office—Singles $8, Couples $15, Families $25. Reservations are required, so sign up today!

Past 50 ~ Next 50 What an awesome God we serve! He is faithful, sovereign and full of grace, through all generations. We are so blessed to have been able to worship in our beautiful, spirit filled church for these past 50 years! We want to come together as a present church, to honor the l e g a c y o f t h o s e parishioners who came before us and built this gorgeous building for us to worship in; in addition, being ever thankful to our Bishop and Pastors who have stood on solid biblical principles, insuring a firm foundation for us and for the future of our church.

Please join us on April 6thPlease join us on April 6thPlease join us on April 6thPlease join us on April 6th, where we will

celebrate our many accomplishments, past and present. We are kicking off our theme for the remainder of the year, “Past 50 ~ Next 50”! During our action packed

celebration, we will welcome Nell Smith who will share with us some memories from the very beginning of St. Luke’s in 1964. We will begin our “Next 50” by celebrating p r e s e n t accomp l i shmen ts , which will include our B ishop , Mark Lawrence, blessing our confirmands as well as welcoming our new members from

the Discovery Class. We will hear briefly from Norm Galloway, our Rector’s Warden, regarding the exciting changes you can expect to see at St Luke’s in the coming

year, which will include a ribbon cutting at the new Missions and Ministry building.

We have many exciting plans for the year to bring awareness to the Past and the Next 50 years. Be on the lookout for speakers, articles, teas, picnics and other mini-celebrations culminating in our grand celebration at the end of the year. One very exciting item to be on the lookout for on the 6th will be our St Luke’s Timecapsule, which will be “planted” at the end of the year to be opened 50 years from now!

Join us as we honor our past legacy and look toward propelling our church families into the future to reach the goal of celebrating the 100 year anniversary of St Luke’s Church in the year 2064.

A delicious meal is being planned and prepared by Hog Heaven BBQ. (Please RSVP to the church office).

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Gabriel Kney: The Man Behind St. Luke’s Organ God has blessed St. Luke’s with a magnificent pipe organ! The major organ renovation completed in early 2011 brought our instrument very close to its “finished” state. The only missing pieces were the replacement of 4 “Haskell” pipes that were silent because they had disintegrated.

It is now March 2014, and it is with great joy and deep gratitude I report that these 4 non-speaking pipes have been replaced and are now speaking with their full, resonant and joyful voices. Members of our congregation have already told me how much they like the new deep, fuller voice of the organ and its stronger leadership in singing hymns, playing solo compositions, and joining the ensemble in the singing of contemporary songs.

I want you to meet the man behind our tracker organ, Gabriel Kney, organ builder. Installed in the balcony of St. Luke’s Church in 1989 before the church was expanded in 1999/2000, Gabriel Kney’s Opus 108 has presided over many services in the sanctuary of St. Luke’s Church. In 2011 and 2014, Gabriel returned to St. Luke’s to equip, in 2 stages, his instrument to speak into the expanded space of our sanctuary for worship.

Who is Gabriel Kney?Who is Gabriel Kney?Who is Gabriel Kney?Who is Gabriel Kney?

Gabriel Kney is a renowned Canadian builder of pipe organs based in London, Ontario, Canada. Born in Speyer-am-Rhein, Germany, Gabriel Kney apprenticed, at the age of 15, with Master Organ Builder Paul Sattel in Speyer-on-the-Rhine and continued in his service from 1945 to 1951. Along with building new instruments, the firm was engaged in the restoration of historic organs, both Romantic and Classic, in southern Germany. Gabriel’s special field of interest was in researching pipe scaling and voicing techniques used to create the sounds of organs of the 18th and 19th centuries. During his apprenticeship and as part of his training as organ builder, he studied organ and church music at the Institute for Church Music in Speyer, studying organ and composition with Erhard Quack and Ludwig Doerrat

In 1951, Gabriel immigrated to Canada taking on a position as tonal director for Keates

Organ Company. In 1955 he founded with John Bright the Kney and Bright Organ Co. to build tracker organs. Their first instrument is described as “a handsome little organ with mechanical action, slider chests, 1-3/4” pressure”. They were the vanguard of the tracker organ revival in Canada. In the early

1960’s, they rebuilt the organs of Aeolian Hall in London and St. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto. In 1967, Kney formed Gabriel Kney Pipe Organ Builders, Ltd, and by 1990 he and his seven employees had built more than 110 organs, mostly for customers in the Great Lakes region. Some of the best

examples of this company’s designs are the organs of Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Ontario; Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City; Christ Church Parish in Pensacola, Florida; and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.

In his book, The Tracker Organ Revival in America (1978), Uwe Pape wrote: “Gabriel Kney was the first organ builder who built mechanical organs in the course of the tracker organ revival in Canada. His first

organ was built in 1955.”

Now semi-retired, Gabriel Kney is concentrating on building small quality i n s t r u m e n t s f o r residences, chapels, and teaching facilities. He is active as an independent consultant and artistic a d v i s o r f o r n e w instruments, and is frequently consulted r e g a r d i n g c h u r c h acoustics. He has been assisting organist at his parish church and has written Gebrauchsmusik,

a collection of short hymn-tune preludes for the organ published by Emalyn Press. Visit www.gabrielkney.com for more information about Gabriel Kney and his organs.

CDs of his organs are:CDs of his organs are:CDs of his organs are:CDs of his organs are:

Christ ChurchChrist ChurchChrist ChurchChrist Church, London, Canada, George Black, organist. Music by Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, Sweelinck, Mendelssohn.

St. Stephens Lutheran ChurchSt. Stephens Lutheran ChurchSt. Stephens Lutheran ChurchSt. Stephens Lutheran Church, Hickory, North Carolina, Robert Adrian Smith, organist. Clavierubung III, by J. S. Bach.

St. Thomas UniversitySt. Thomas UniversitySt. Thomas UniversitySt. Thomas University, St. Paul, Minnesota, Michael Murray, organist. “The Young Bach”.

Thank You! A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO THE 28 A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO THE 28 A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO THE 28 A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO THE 28 SINGERS OF THE ST LUKE'S CHOIR!!!SINGERS OF THE ST LUKE'S CHOIR!!!SINGERS OF THE ST LUKE'S CHOIR!!!SINGERS OF THE ST LUKE'S CHOIR!!!

Thank you for the beautiful presentation of John Rutter's REQUIEM Sunday, March 23 during the 10 o'clock worship service!!!

Thank you for your commitment to the hours of rehearsals in preparation!!!

Thank you for your "ministry through music" in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!!!

With greatest joy and thanksgiving,

Nina

ST. LUKE’S CHOIRST. LUKE’S CHOIRST. LUKE’S CHOIRST. LUKE’S CHOIR

SopranoSopranoSopranoSoprano

Sonya Jacobs, soloist

Dottie Bowen

Angela Burnaugh

Debbie Coakley

Elizabeth Cavanaugh

Georgina Kimbell

Gayle Lang, soloist

Pam Neyhouse

Susan Stephenson

AltoAltoAltoAlto

Sandy Caswell

Carol Gyllenhoff

Judy Kirby

Rebecca McNemar

Cherri Sabo

Sharon Smith

Mary Vaughan

TenorTenorTenorTenor

Danny Dennison

Chalmers Gorman

Dee Dee Graham

Jordan Sturm

Baritone/BassBaritone/BassBaritone/BassBaritone/Bass

Bill Coakley

Paul Jacobson

Rick Johnson

Bob Menz

Bob Norman

Bill Peace

Jan Steffe

Chris Wray

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CFMCFMCFM Children & Family MinistryChildren & Family MinistryChildren & Family Ministry

31 Days of Blessings31 Days of Blessings31 Days of Blessings31 Days of Blessings Here i s a Blessing for Trust to pray over each family member as you leave your home for the day:

God is strong and can help you not to fall. He can bring you before his glory without any wrong in you and can give you great joy. He is the only God, the One who saves. To him be glory, to him be greatness, to him be power and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord for all time, now and forever.

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13, NIV

[31 Days of Blessings] Max Lucado

Copyright [UpWords Ministries, 1995]

Used by permission http://maxlucado.com/

read/topical/31-days-of-blessing.

CFM Mission StatementCFM Mission StatementCFM Mission StatementCFM Mission Statement The Children and Family Ministry will encourage the collective Church family and the individual families in our congregation, to focus on the Word of God as revealed through Scripture, to pray together daily, to be involved in service to the family of God, and in outreach both locally and internationally. Instruction will be given in a liturgical context in an age appropriate way through songs, storytelling, and interactive act iv i t ies. Intergenerat ional learning will be encouraged so that families can develop the skills and confidence to build and strengthen the Christian faith within their family group.

Church StaffChurch StaffChurch StaffChurch Staff

Jordan Sturm, Publications/Praise Team jordansturm@stlukeshhi.org

Sharon Smith, ACTS Director acts@stlukeshhi.org

Janice Ring, Preschool Director preschool@stlukeshhi.org

Nina Rodman, Minister of Music music@stlukeshhi.org

Steve Chisholm, Youth Director youth@stlukeshhi.org

Kathie Phillips, Deacon kathiephillips@stlukeshhi.org

Greg Kronz, Rector gregkronz@stlukeshhi.org

Denise Gildner, Church Secretary denisegildner@stlukeshhi.org

St. Luke’s Church

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Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

(843) 785-4099 stlukes@stlukeshhi.org

www.stlukeshhi.org

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Amy Cross, Comptroller amycross@stlukeshhi.org

Nathan Bistis, Associate Rector nathanbistis@stlukeshhi.org

CFM NewsCFM NewsCFM NewsCFM News Sue Greig

The Children and Family Ministry Team are starting to plan for next year. We are also working on Backyard Bible as well as what our ministry will look like over the summer months. This ministry has volunteers as its backbone and it is my dream to have a group of volunteers working in CFM who are called to this ministry as their gift to the service of God. Can you imagine what a powerful witness for the Lord we would be if we were trained, intentional, professional, committed and above all passionate about our service. When you are doing what God has called you to do, how enriched your life will become. You will have the energy and interest to sustain a commitment over the long term. Here are descriptions of the work we are called to do for CFM. If you recognize yourself in any of these descriptions then prayerfully consider joining this ministry and making it a part of your spiritual journey.

BackYard Bible BackYard Bible BackYard Bible BackYard Bible – We are doing Exodus, the story of the Passover. The Craft Station will be making a Mezuzah all week, the Cooking Rotation will be eating Egyptian and Jewish food, and the Activity Rotation will be doing a variety of things from origami to acting. BB will be June 23rd to 27th. Our Beach day will be on the Wednesday (the 25th). TRAINING: 09:00-09:50 AM June 1, 8, 15 and 22. MANPOWER: For 30 children we need: 22 volunteers, for every 10 children added, we would need to add 6 volunteers. We would like to make BB a part of our Outreach to the community, but that takes manpower!

Summer Program Summer Program Summer Program Summer Program – June, July and August. We need a team of volunteers who would be willing to teach children ages 4-2nd grade during church (approx. 10:15-10:50AM) TRAINING: May 18, 25 (or by arrangement) MANPOWER: 8 volunteers – we need volunteers with the children at all times. The 8 volunteers would work in groups of 2 and rotate teaching duties)

Outreach Outreach Outreach Outreach – Amy Starnes has stepped up to coordinate social activities to socialize our children and create opportunities to invite new families to our church. She would need 1 -2 volunteers she could call on for assistance at specific events. Look for the Look for the Look for the Look for the movie night on April 11.movie night on April 11.movie night on April 11.movie night on April 11.

GodparentGodparentGodparentGodparent – We need someone to check regularly that pencils are sharpened, the paint is clean, bulletin boards are updated. Our godparent would be asked to pray regularly for our volunteers and children by name.

Wednesday Nights Wednesday Nights Wednesday Nights Wednesday Nights – CFM offers a children’s program during Greg’s Bible Study after the family d inner and before compl ine. (06:15-07:00PM).TRAINING: tbd. MANPOWER: 2 volunteers (one must be an adult) to teach all year OR 4 volunteers to teach for half of the year.

Godly Play Godly Play Godly Play Godly Play –This program runs from September to

May in tandem with the Sunday School year. Kyle Wallace is the leader and trainer for this curriculum. It has specific training for the story teller and is a serious commitment. The training will be scheduled by Kyle to suit the volunteers. The lessons are for the 4yr-2nd grade children and are held during the 10:00AM service. The children are led out with the cross by the helper (called a doorkeeper) and taken to the Godly Play room for the lesson. There is no limit to the amount of volunteers we could use for this ministry.

Sunday School Sunday School Sunday School Sunday School – We will have 3 ages groups in classes next year: the nursery with 3-4 year olds, 5-2nd grade, and 3rd -5th grade. We need a minimum of two teachers for each class. A curriculum will be provided and TRAINING will be held August 3, 10, 17, and 24.

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Events

HONDURAS MISSION TRIP HONDURAS MISSION TRIP HONDURAS MISSION TRIP HONDURAS MISSION TRIP IS JULY 6th-14th Deadline for sign up is April 1st.

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOL

SUN 4/06 YOUTH GROUP 6:30

SUN 4/13 NO YOUTH GROUP SPRING BREAK

SUN 4/20

SUN 4/27

MIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOL

WED 4/02

WED 4/09

WED 4/16 NO YOUTH GROUP SPRING BREAK

WED 4/23

WED 4/30

Steve Chisholm

Being a parent of a teenager is not a small task. From my observations parents often tend to move to two extremes when trying to figure out how to deal with them. The first is what I call “throwing in the towel.” The stress of trying to get them to not make bad decisions, study, be responsible, and even relate to them becomes overwhelming. You have no idea who they are or what they are thinking. Slowly you throw in the white flag and kind of mentally check out for a few years praying they will land on two feet and become a productive adult one-day. The other extreme is what I call the micro-manager parent. You have the magnifying glass on them and do your best to control their every move and decision. You volunteer to help out for everything they do. If they would let you, you would go to prom with them as a chaperone! (When my daughter is old enough- I would gladly be the chaperone!) You know a lot about your teenager but in reality you don’t really know what is going on inside of them.

So what is the solution? Well I believe God

models a better way of

parenting in scripture and it starts with relationship. In Psalm 139 the psalmist describes God’s intimate knowledge of each of us: For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb (Psalm 139:12-14) Also, as Jesus walked with people, and healed them he knew them. He knew their hearts,

their problems and their desire to know God. He sends every believer out with the instruction to follow Him by loving God and loving people. This love is not a surface love but an inside knowledge of people.

When it comes to parenting and loving our teenagers we need to grow in our understanding of who they are and what they are about. Years ago, I saw

a friend of mine who had a 16 year old daughter, with lots of piercings and dyed jet black hair, sitting together at Starbucks in Kroger. The daughter looked a little intimidating until she gave me a big smile when I greeted them. I asked my friend later if he was having a problem with his daughter. He told me no, rather he was making it a point to have a weekly daddy daughter date. He had come to know Jesus and he saw the importance of

Help! I don’t know how to deal with my teenager!

getting to know his daughter better so she would know that she is loved. Understanding our teenagers starts with concentrated times where you can do things together and listen and find out about what they are thinking. I know this sounds overly simplistic and that you may already know your kids better than other parents, but we can all make efforts to have concentrated times where we can learn more about our ever changing teenagers. As you build a relationship with your teenagers there are opportunities to build trust and share the important things in life with them including your faith.

Holy WeekHoly WeekHoly WeekHoly Week

April 14April 14April 14April 14----20, 201420, 201420, 201420, 2014

MondayMondayMondayMonday----FridayFridayFridayFriday 7:30 AM7:30 AM7:30 AM7:30 AM Holy Week ServiceHoly Week ServiceHoly Week ServiceHoly Week Service

WednesdayWednesdayWednesdayWednesday 10:00 AM10:00 AM10:00 AM10:00 AM Holy Eucharist & HealingHoly Eucharist & HealingHoly Eucharist & HealingHoly Eucharist & Healing

Maundy ThursdayMaundy ThursdayMaundy ThursdayMaundy Thursday 6:30 PM6:30 PM6:30 PM6:30 PM Stripping the AltarStripping the AltarStripping the AltarStripping the Altar

Good FridayGood FridayGood FridayGood Friday 12:0012:0012:0012:00----3:00 PM3:00 PM3:00 PM3:00 PM Seven Last Words of JesusSeven Last Words of JesusSeven Last Words of JesusSeven Last Words of Jesus

Holy SaturdayHoly SaturdayHoly SaturdayHoly Saturday 10:00 AM10:00 AM10:00 AM10:00 AM Easter Egg HuntEaster Egg HuntEaster Egg HuntEaster Egg Hunt

7:00 PM7:00 PM7:00 PM7:00 PM Easter VigilEaster VigilEaster VigilEaster Vigil

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Teresa Kunich, Missions Committee Chairperson

tkunich@gmail.com 843-301-3723

I wanted to share with you about our most recent staff retreat. We have a staff retreat at the beginning of the year to revisit the vision that God has put on our hearts and minds and to talk about how He wants to work it out specifically in the coming months. I had prepared a schedule but God, as He often does, changed things! All the teachers and staff from the Jericho School in town loaded up in the busito and we made it safe and sound out to the Villa where the Villa staff and children were waiting for us. We gathered in the all-purpose room and after taking some time to worship, (led by Eduardo and Noe) I shared what God has put on my heart for 2014. Some of our staff are new this year, so I told some of the stories of how we had been a witness to God’s amazing glory in the Jericho history. As I prepared the talk and revisited our call to “set the captives free”, God began to reveal to me that captivity occurs on many levels. It can be as drastic as actual physical captivity (like Pastor Saeed in Iran) or captivity from satanic bondage where deliverance is needed or it can be as simple as being captive to a lie or set of lies that have controlled our lives for years. All of us need to be set free. The beauty of it all is that Jesus came to set the captives free and He is very set on that in our lives if we will but yield to Him. So I shared about how we need to let Him do the work of setting us free even as we work to free the captives that have been sent to us by His loving hand. We talked about the importance of not just being a school or a family home that feeds and clothes and educates (all very important things) but t r u l y b e i n g t h e instruments that He uses to set these young ones free to be all that God has called them to be. They must to be set free so that they can set others free. I talked about little Noe who could not even recognize the alphabet for a year until he was able to forgive his perpetrators and his brother. I talked about Angie who had experienced freedom after watching the movie Courageous because God convicted her of her need to forgive her

abusive father. I talked about Sabdi and how His salvation freedom became real to her in the middle of making jewelry with a woman who had stepped out in faith to come serve with us for a week. I talked about how I was set free recently from some lies that had subtlety wound around my heart until the Lord revealed them to me while I was fasting.

Then Elvia shared about death! She wrote the word DEATH on the whiteboard and drew a big circle around it. She spoke about how we really needed to die to ourselves in order to bring life to those in our care. Nothing complicated really, just hard truth that we all needed to hear. After a bit, some of the staff began to share some of their struggles with the children. They acknowledged in some of the kindest of ways how much they wanted to make a difference in the kid’s lives, but how difficult it was to see beyond the behavior to the broken hearts. One teacher, Miss Margarita, talked about the boys in her classroom. It

seemed that she had won the lottery when it came to wild ones. You see, many of our children come from situations that are far beyond what we can even fathom….not just broken homes but homes filled with addictions and porn and violence and words that should never be spoken to a child. And they return to those environments daily unless they are at the Villa. Elvia encouraged her to see this as an opportunity to cry out to God for His strategies

for these little ones and to grow closer to Him. Miss Margarita is not young and she retired from teaching several years ago. She doesn’t have to be at Jericho but she feels called. She accepted this challenge to love beyond her own strength and it has been amazing to watch her grow as she reaches out to these little boys who so desperately need to be set free.

We then shared lots of vegetable dishes and fruit around the table that had been decorated beautifully by the Villa staff. I made little soap place cards (since I am on

a soap making adventure with some of the kids and wanted to bless the staff) and a bookmark with our ministry ve rse ( I sa iah 61 :1-3 ) imprinted on it. It was a sweet time of breaking bread (actually there was no bread since we were on a Daniel fast) together.

I had wanted to go down to our beautiful prayer kiosk (which was lovingly built by the St. Luke’s team a week before) to end our retreat in prayer before the Lord but by the time we finished our feasting and fasting, it was time to go. Just before we left, we took advantage of the whole ministry being together to give out special Christmas

bags that had been sent to us from a Christian School in Canada. It had taken several months to get all of the goodie-filled zip lock bags down to the Villa. “Joyous chaos” is how I would describe the event as the children delighted in their “after Christmas” Christmas bags. Here is Memo, one of our boys who recently left the streets of Danli to join our family, with his Christmas bag.

Thank you so much for partnering with us for the sake of His Kingdom. We love you!

Always in Him,

Betsy

Update from Betsy Hake

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Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) Volunteers In Medicine (VIM) is a nonprofit volunteer staffed medical and dental clinic that opened its doors June 1, 1993, on Hilton Head Island. Our founder, Dr. Jack B. McConnell, MD saw our community as one of wealth and poverty side by side. The wealthy had good health care and the poor had none. He set about the task of rectifying this situation. The result was a free-standing clinic staffed by volunteer physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, psychologists, mental health specialists, dental hygienists and assistants, translators, facilitators, patient screeners and administrators. VIM cannot accept funds from insurance companies or any tax funds. Patients are screened for their income and those who earn less than twice the U.S. government determined poverty level are treated free of charge. VIM is The Good Samaritan on Hilton Head Island. We depend on private donations to fund patient care. Please prayerfully consider contributing to our mission of providing health care for those unable to do so for themselves. Thank you in advance and may you be blessed for helping those in need.

-George R. Myers, DDS, VIM volunteer

dentist.

Please make checks payable to St. Luke’s Church and put “VIM” on the memo line.

Andrea Myers, Outreach Director gamyers@roadrunner.com 843-689-3880

Outreach Committee The Outreach Committee serves as a liaison between the monthly outreach recipients and St. Luke's. The Committee Members this year are Barbara Carmody, John Evans, Jamie Evans, Andrea Myers, Kathie Phillips, Pat Roach, Jute Penny, and Jean Fraser.

The recipients for 2014 are:

January - ACTS

February - Kairos

March - St. Luke's Missions

April - Volunteers in Medicine

May - Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Achievement School

June - Hilton Head Heroes

July - Pregnancy Center of the Low Country

August - Memory Matters

September - St. Luke's Pre-School

October - Literacy Volunteers

November - Lowcountry Autism

December - Hospice of the Lowcountry.

One focus this year will be to start volunteer opportunities with the monthly Outreach and our St. Luke's family. In the near future you will hear more about the planned volunteer activities. We welcome your interest.

C o n t a c t A n d r e a M y e r s(gamyers@roadrunner.com)

Ways to Help Missions Any wannaAny wannaAny wannaAny wanna----be missionaries out there? Here's your be missionaries out there? Here's your be missionaries out there? Here's your be missionaries out there? Here's your chance to do missions without even leaving your chance to do missions without even leaving your chance to do missions without even leaving your chance to do missions without even leaving your house.house.house.house.

Global Teams (formally Episcopal World Missions) is holding their Horizons training for potential missionaries here at St. Luke's beginning on April 22 through April 27. We are having our Lead Team (think executive committee) meeting here from April 27 through May 1, although a couple of p e o p l e may be s t a y i n g t h r o u g h the 3rd or 4th of May to speak at various churches in the Diocese. This would be a great way to host some amazing missionaries from all over the globe.

We need housing for the 3 prospective missionaries (one of whom is Tabitha Wang, a priest in our diocese) for 6 nights, from 4/22 through 2/27.

We need housing for the 2 trainers, Sheryl Shaw and Michael Jun, and for Kevin and Susan Higgins, for 9 nights, from 4/22 through 4/30.

We need housing for the rest of the Lead Team, Phil Simpson, Orlando Otarola, Bryson Samboja, and Gary Westerman, for 4 to 6 or 7 nights, from 4/26 or 27 through 4/30 or 5/1 (or possibly through 5/4.

All we ask is that you serve them a light breakfast and for those without transportation, that you get them to church by 8:30 in the morning. We will see to getting them home to you each evening.

There is also a need for three different volunteers:

1: 1: 1: 1: To coordinate transportation to and from the airports (so far most are flying into HHH, not SAV). Phil may be arriving by train.

2: 2: 2: 2: To help with setting up for meals (lunch and dinner) and to remind those who have already volunteered (a HUGE thank you to the DOK) when to be at the Missions and Ministry Center (40 Pope) and to assist where and when needed.

3: 3: 3: 3: To put together a committee to put together a small welcome packet of information about St. Luke's and our little bit of paradise here on Hilton Head Island.

Oh, there is one other very important thing you can all do.: Please pray for the prospective missionaries and their trainers and for Kevin and the Lead Team. These meetings are a time of intense Bible study, prayer and planning for the next year and beyond.

Thank you!

Kathie Phillips

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was able to resist the devil’s temptations for His entire life.

Thanks be to God that when we fall, He is able to pick us up and help us turn back in the right direction.

T h e re i s an expression that whenever a door shuts on us, God opens a window. It is the same with our life resurrections. A woman suffers t h r o u g h a n unwanted divorce and through her pain she finds gifts, talents and friends, causing her to realize that somehow she had lost herself in the marriage. A man loses his high stress but lucrative job which causes him to spend more time with his family, and he eventually gets retrained doing something he truly loves. If we live in the real hope of his resurrection, we will learn much from our suffering.

Last year I was privileged to be at a retreat where we viewed the DVD One Thousand Gifts, by Ann Voskamp. She rose from the

ashes of a childhood trauma by focusing on all the blessings in her daily life. In many ways her suffering caused her to have eyes to see God’s provision in the midst of any

o t h e r l i f e happening. She has shown by example that if we choose to see the blessings, even when we are in a p i t , we can men ta l l y and spiritually resurrect ourselves from the cares of the world in which we live.

In 1 Thessalonians 5:16, Paul sums it up when he says, “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” This is definitely the formula for living in this world without being of the world.

Easter blessings as we celebrate the Resurrection that made our resurrections possible.

Counselor’s Comments: New Life Sharon Smith

Easter is fast approaching and once again we get to focus on the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ from the brutal and unfair death he willingly suffered on the cross so that we might have eternal life.

Recently it occurred to me that we all experience symbolic resurrections throughout our lives as we grow in our understanding of God’s character. Unfortunately, life is not fair. We cannot escape the trials of life on earth. In the midst of the suffering it is difficult to see any purpose, but God doesn’t waste anything. Somehow he uses it for His good – to draw others to Him and to strengthen our dependence on Him alone.

Any habit we have, good or bad, can become something to which we are in bondage. We can become enslaved in negative patterns in a relationship, in seeking wealth, success or power. Anything that takes our focus off seeking first the kingdom of God and his righteousness can be detrimental to our relationship with Jesus and our witness to the world. And that is Satan’s plan. Only Jesus in His perfection