Vol. 33, Number 12 November 2015

St. Luke’s Episcopal Live Oak, FL 32064

RECTOR

The Reverend

George L. Hinchliffe

DEACON

The Reverend Phyllis Doty

PASTORAL ASSISTANT

Sister Maria Ann OSF

Clerk/Treasurer &

Church Administrator

Ellen Cory

ORGANIST AND

CHOIR DIRECTOR

Vicki Taylor

NURSERY ATTENDANT

Debbie Davis

HOUSEKEEPER

Juanita Lawson

PARISH OFFICERS

Vestry

Hal Airth Jr. Warden—Wyman Harvard

Members

Janet Airth, Lee Harvard,

Judy Jacobsen, Ann Thompson,

and Jackie Kent,

Godly Gazette Editor

Marilyn Jones

Godly Gazette

Volume 33, Number 12 Volume 33, Number 12

Greetings From Your Rector

My Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

Beginning on November 29th, the First Sunday of Advent, we enter a time in the

new Church year of preparation. Preparing not only to celebrate the anniversary

of our Saviors birth, but also a preparation in our hearts and in our lives for the

second coming of our Lord. Both of these are extremely difficult tasks, even in

the best of times. Our modern secular world demands of us a hectic and chaotic

season of shopping, parties, and gift giving. As Christians, we are called to sepa-rate ourselves, to the extent possible, from these all consuming worldly pres-

sures, and make time for our own spiritual preparations. I pray that each of us

might set aside even five minutes a day, to pray and open our hearts and minds to

God. Please join me in praying the following prayer each day during this season of

Advent. This prayer was written for our use by The Rt. Rev. Frank T. Griswold,

25th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church:

“O Day Spring, splendor of eternal light, Sun of Righteousness; come and enlight-en the darkness of our minds. O Key of David, come and open wide the secret

places of our hearts that we may receive you who came among us at Bethlehem,

and who comes among us daily in the unfolding of our lives, and will come again in

glory in the age to come. Amen”

May God continue to bless each of you during this Holy Season!

Each year we adorn the sanctuary with poinsettias at Christmastime.

If you would like to give one in thanksgiving or as a memorial,

the cost will be $13.00 each. Please let Ellen know by Dec. 18th,

so they may be ordered from the nursery

Lay Volunteer Orientation and

Training for Shepherd’s Hands Medical Clinic-Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at 10am

Plans for the clinic are moving for-ward toward opening early next year. We will need to have a trained volunteer staff in place after the holidays. Lori Thompson, Area Volunteer Coordinator for the Florida Department of Health, will conduct a volunteer orientation and training Monday, December 7, at 10am, in the Parish Hall.

The application and reference forms should be completed be-fore the training.

Please bring the following with you to the training on Dec. 7:

Application, with signature on page 2

2 Completed Volunteer Personal Ref-

erence Questionnaires

Volunteer Services Job Description

Completed HIPAA Test

These items will be submitted to Ms. Thompson for review.

We are grateful so many are inter-ested in volunteering. If you know of anyone else who would like to participate, please ask them to con-tact Lydia Bush or Anne Doswell or Ellen Cory for an application pack-et. We look forward to seeing you on the 7th.

An anonymous benefactor from our parish has very generously pledged up to $8,000 matching funds for contributions to the St. Luke’s labyrinth. This pledge would match contributions dollar for dol-

lar. If fully matched by gifts, this contribution would bring the pro-ject very near completion.

SAVE THE DATE-DECEMBER 12th The Daughters of the King extends an invitation to everyone to join them for the Advent Quiet Day on December 12th, from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The bestselling book, Can You Drink the Cup, by Henri Nouwen, will be the theme for prayer and meditation on this day. Nouwen’s book is available online, in paperback and Kindle format, for less than $12. A light lunch will be provided. Watch the service bulle-tin and the December Godly Ga-zette for more information.

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Sunday school 2nd—5th Grade: We still are recruiting for one lead teacher for this class to partner with Sharon Chamberlain. Fr. George is currently teaming with Sharon but will not be able to continue as he will have to teach Confirmation classes in February. Elsy Cerri-tos and Mary Ellen Hinchliffe are currently assisting the lead teachers. If you are inter-ested please contact Father George.

Christmas pageant

This year’s pageant will be held on Sunday, December 13th between the 9 and 11 o’clock services. Please support our Sunday School Children. As the picture below demonstrates, they’re already rehearsing for the big event.

Advent Open House (Christmas at the Rectory)

Father George and Mary Ellen

would like to invite the parish

to join them at the Rectory

on December 13th

between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m.

for hors d’oeuvres,

refreshments,

and good fellowship.

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Deacon’s Corner We heard from Mother Tulia this week. It seems all is going very well there. They have the second floor finished except for the bath-rooms and they hope to have it fin-ished by the end of the year. The funds we have been sending each month have gone a long way in helping them to finish this project. The man who they hope will do the windows came by again and it seems he may be able to start be-fore too long….. The big entry door is made of Cedar, but it is pretty destroyed and they want to fix it up. The women are making things to sell at a bazaar and will use the money for the door. They are using the sewing machine and all the sew-ing equipment we sent several years ago and are, no doubt, mak-ing some beautiful things to sell. Things are changing in Cuba – they can do such a thing now! Anyway the women are hoping to raise $700 to repair the door. Yeah!! More power to them!! And thanks to all of you who gave the materials they can use to do this. Keep them in your prayers as they keep us in theirs.

ICS Cremation & Funeral Home

ICS is offering a free, no obligation information seminar with refresh-ments. While you eat, you can learn about what options are available and why it’s important for your family that you preplan your funer-al. If you are interested, let Ellen know the best time and day to have this program.

Men’s Night Out

The Men’s Group will meet

on Tuesday, January 26,

2016 due to the holidays

Welcome to our World Baby Girl!

Remi Ally Crosby, born July 25, 2014 was baptized Nov. 8, 2015.

Proud parents are Jerry & Tara Crosby along with godparents, Tony & Tammy Williams.

The Coffee Hour following the 11am service has been a tradition at St. Luke’s for many years. It is a great way to get a chance to visit with each other and to meet and greet those visiting and potential mem-bers. We find we are now often without someone who has signed up to host the coffee hour.

The menu for the coffee hour can be very simple such as coffee, lem-onade, and cookies. It is not meant to be a meal or heavy finger foods, just a light treat. We hope you will think about hosting an upcoming Sunday. You can call Ellen to sign up or check the schedule in the Parish hall to sign up. The new 2016 calen-dar is now up.

Busy Hands for Babies

Craft Sale, Saturday,

December 5th

Busy Hands for Babies will meet on Saturday, December 5th from 9am-11am. On this day, the ladies of St. Luke’s Busy Hands will offer for sale our hand craft items. Each of these talented ladies will offer their

unique items to the parish to help support their ongoing ministry. Please stop by the display in the Parish Hall. Great gift giving oppor-tunities.

Social Movement Fitness Class for Seniors & Beginners!

A fitness class for beginners and

seniors is meeting on Tuesday and

Thursday mornings from 10am-

10:45am in the parish hall. Denise

Watson is leading the class. You

need to bring light hand held

weights (1-3 pounds) and a water

bottle. Call Denise for more info at

352-239-3772.

Daughters of the King

The DOK will meet Tues-

day December 1st at 6:00

pm for dinner and the monthly

meeting. The church will be open at

5:15pm for silent devotion. Any

woman who would like to inquire

about Daughters is welcome to

attend. Just drop in at 6 on the 1st.

We would love to have you join us.

For more information, call Maureen

Dear St. Luke’s Family,

It has been a holiday custom at this time of year for members of St. Luke’s to show collective apprecia-

tion for our rector for the many ongoing blessings he gives to us.

If you would like to participate in honoring Fr George and his family, please make your check payable to

St. Luke's, marked for the Priests’ Christmas gifts. Ellen needs to have your contributions by Dec. 19th, in order to combine them for a presentation from our parish family

on Christmas Eve.

Respectfully, Hal Airth, Sr. Warden

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The Prayers of the Parish are Requested for:

Marjorie Hall Carol Griffin Heather & Dillon Ellis Elaine Robinson Jill Pinto Rachel O’Reilly Ronald Hurst Bill Barker Linda Poplin Betty Zurbrick Tina Johns Bart Strang Juanita Lawson Jerry Smith Dorothy Woodrum Dick Patton Linda Gail Jernigan Janet Carney Ronnie Herrington Bill Focht Diana Kosty Brad Green Patrick McKamey Lynda Folsom Ken Swart Michelle Hinchliffe-Trost Randy Law Linda Ratliff

Elise Grabe Sue Styles Richard Ritter Lajuana Peterson Nyla & Don Ritz Jessica Weaver Darian Hatten Tammy Corbett Mary Ussrey Sue Mobley Martha Patton Marjorie Hagert Justin Jacobsen Bill Kosty Polly Barnes Lisa Kirby Joyce Stephens Kim Buchanon Lydia Bush Eula Simmons Whipper Parramore Russell Mobley Gary Brown George Blake Sally Goff Nancy Dowling Jim Poulos Bill Hill

Nevaeh Moses Bart Monroe Mac Clayton Dorothy Mayer Quinn Leibfried Gene Goff Leonard Johnson Ann Warner Katie Croft Kristi Goff Tayah Stevens Carl Dunnam Glenn Miller Joe Wells Mae McNally Linda McCook Norma Morton Gwyn Herrington Buddy Bass Allison Nitti Duane Boise Marge Harner Louise Law Terry Walker Lee Carver Bobby Jones Susan Jordan and Cameron Howell.

Our soldiers deployed: Andy Chamberlain Marshall Boggus Kyle Deas Robert Ice Michael Kinsel James Smith, and stateside; Shawn Brewer Brent Trost and Jennifer Sullivan. Pray for the Diocese of Cuba, our companion church: Fielés á Jesus, and their rector Mtr. Tulia. Pray for Dukatole and the children. Please let Ellen know when someone is stable and can be taken off the list.

What is the Purpose of The Order of the Daughters of the King?

The purpose of the order is evangelism. We desire, through a disciplined rule of prayer and service, to encourage in

others and ourselves a deeper relationship to our Lord Christ Jesus. A Daughter continually renews her spiritual life as she lives out her baptismal vows to follow Jesus, to work, to pray, to witness, and to give for the spread of His

kingdom.

This little prayer was found tucked away in the St. Luke’s DOK archives. It was written by Father Hugh and speaks beautifully to the daily renewal of every heart.

A Prayer of Daily Commitment by Father Hugh

O Lord, Jesus Christ- I give myself anew to You this day,

All that I am - all that I have; To be totally and unconditionally Yours for Your using. Take me away from myself and use me up, as You will –

when you will – where you will – with whom you will. O Lord, Jesus Christ, take from me by loving force,

All that I withhold from You -All that I will not give to You -

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Christmas!

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St. Luke’s Episcopal

December 2015 Planner

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

10am Exercise

Class

5:15pm DOK

Church

6pm DOK mtg

2 10:30am Rite I &

Unction

6pm Rite II &

Unction

6:30pm Youth

3

10am Exercise

Class

5pm N/A & A/A

groups

4

5

6

9am Rite II

9:30am Choir

9:45am S/S

11am Rite II

7

5pm Coliseum

Ave Party

8

10am Exercise

Class

5pm Vestry

9 10:30am Rite I &

Unction

6pm Rite II &

Unction

6:30pm Youth

10

10am Exercise

Class

5pm N/A & A/A

groups

11

11:30am Dowling

Park

12 10 am DOK Quiet

Day

13

9am Rite I

9:30am Choir

Christmas Pageant

11am Rite I

5-8pm Christmas

at the Rectory

14

5pm Weight

Watchers

15

10am Exercise

Class

16 10:30am Rite I &

Unction

6pm Rite II &

Unction

6:30pm Youth

17

10am Exercise

Class

5pm N/A & A/A

groups

18 19

20

9am Rite II

9:30am Choir

9:45am S/S

11am Rite II

21

5pm Weight

Watchers

22

10am Exercise

Class

23 10:30am Rite I &

Unction

6pm Rite II &

Unction

24 10am Exercise

Class

6pm Family Service

11pm Rite II

25 OFFICE CLOSED

Merry

Christmas!

26

27

9am Rite II

9:30am Choir

9:45am S/S

11am Rite II

28

5pm Weight

Watchers

29

10am Exercise

Class

30 10:30am Rite I &

Unction

6pm Rite II &

Unction

31 OFFICE CLOSED

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9am Rite II

Raymond Mickel

Elaine Fletcher Laine Fletcher

Gail Mickel

11am Rite II Hal Airth

Buzzy Burt

Joe Chamberlain Elizabeth Simpson

Joe Chamberlain

Keith Leibfried

9am Rite I Colby Mickel Sally Goff

James Kent Gail Mickel

11am Rite I Cameron Simpson

Sue Mobley

Melissa Woodrum Barbara Chaney

Joe Chamberlain Keith Leibfried

9am Rite II Laine Flectcher Jackie Kent Andy Miller

Gail Mickel

11am Rite II Walter Secrest Vivian Bass Bart Boggus

Brantly Helvenston

Joe Chamberlain Keith Leibfried

6pm Rite II Colby Mickel Gail Mickel

11pm Rite II Please let Bart Boggus

know who can serve.

Joe Chamberlain

Keith Leibfried

9am Rite II Raymond Mickel Tony Williams

Jon Boggus John Tull

11am Rite II Lydia Bush Cheryl Hopper Tamara Burt Jim Hopper

Jim & Elizabeth Simpson

9am Acolytes only - should arrange for their own substitutes AND notify Mrs. Mickel at 776-2268 or 330-4420.

11am Acolytes only – Crucifer and left server: remember to kneel and stand with the right server when he/she kneels to ring the Sanctus bell and s tands to

receive communion. It is your responsibility to arrange a replacement when you cannot serve at your scheduled time and notify Bart Boggus at 364-1858.

1 Thelma Franklin Russell & Roylyn Johnson

2 Diane Stiles Bully Helvenston & Kay Harvard

3 Thelma Franklin Joe & Sharon Chamberlain

3 & 4 IN NEED OF A VOLUNTEER N/A

4 Russell & Roylyn Johnson IN NEED OF A VOLUNTEER

Christmas is love and joy. Christmas is caring, giving and sharing.

Christmas is the most wonderful feeling of the year.

Godly Gazette St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

P. O. Box 1238 Live Oak, Florida 32064-1238

Phone: 386-362-1837

FAX: 386-362-7545

Email: ellen@stlukesliveoak.org

1 Joe Chamberlain 2 Michael Franklin 3 Elizabeth Boyd Allen Davis 6 Amanda Futch 7 Colten Rogers 11 Craig Jacobsen 13 Linda McCook 16 Georgia Lee 17 Betty Colby Shawn Turnan

20 Michael Cameron 21 Gene Goff 22 Janis Brothers Andy Decker 23 Kathy Thomas 25 Marshall Boggus 30 Deborah Little Walter McKenzie 31 Shaun Brewer

18 Dick & Martie Erskine Michael & Felisa Franklin

19 Wyman & Marion Harvard 20 Tom & Elouise Felknor 21 Joe & Sharon Chamberlain Richard and Marilyn Jones Bob & Ruthann Stross

28 Jim & Sheryl Gunther Jonathan Andrew & Elizabeth Woodrum

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