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TTTTTidingsidingsidingsidingsidingsJanuary 2007 Vol. 48 No. 1

Christian Formation at St. Luke’s:

Ready, Set, Grow

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Anniversaries, Birthdays, 11

Around the Churchyard, 6

Children’s Ministries, 7

Liturgy, Music & the Arts, 7

St. Luke’s Life, 8-10

Prayer Requests, 10

This month’s focus in Tidingsis Christian Formation.

Dorothy Tarbox

Christian Formation at St. Luke’s not only has something for everyone, it has it all! So often people will tell you they don’t have time or there’s

not a program that interests them, but that just can’t be the case at St.Luke’s. They should look at the booklet called Becoming. They’re sure to getexcited about all that’s available to them and their family. It doesn’t matterif you’re interested in current events or prefer a discussion on history,theology, and spirituality, you’re sure to find a program that sparks yourinterest.

There are, in fact, five Tracks of varying interests that meet on Sunday morningsfor adults. There is also Sunday morning programming for children, youth, and music;and Wednesday night programming for adults, children, youth, and music, men’s Biblestudy, women’s Bible study, house groups, Cursillo, meditation group, quiet days, andmany other opportunities for individuals and families.

The adult side of Christian Formation has seen remarkable growth under the di-rection of Bp. John MacNaughton, Fr. Chip Prehn, and the Adult Education Committeeled by James Dennis and Gill Cook, with the quality of theprogramming achieving new heights. The Christian For-mation Team, consisting of staff members, meets everyweek for planning, trouble-shooting, and prayer. Recog-nizing that lifestyles and families with young children dic-tate that an occasional class must be missed, there are op-tional Tracks with subjects that can easily be followed evenif a class is missed. The five Tracks offered on Sunday morn-ings for adults are: Scripture Studies; Living a Christian

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7.30 p.m. Christmas Concert 8.00 p.m. Holy Eucharist�

with Brass FX andAvanti Strings

10.30 p.m. Christmas Concert11.00 p.m. Solemn Eucharist

with Brass FX andAvanti Strings

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Homily, &TraditionalHymns

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Give us an enquiring

and discerning heart,

the courage to will and

to persevere.

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Christian Formation

House Groups: One group’s perspective

Jane Gidney

Lifestyle 24/7; News and Reviews; His-tory, Theology, and Spirituality; and TheABC’s of Discipleship and a NewcomerClass.

In brief, the Sunday morning adulttracks cover the following topics. Pick one,come join the group, try it out and grow!

Track 1 Scriptural Studies willexamine the Psalms; the forty days of Lentwill be considered in the context of RickWarren’s Purpose Driven Life and PurposeDriven Church; and the women of the Biblewill be discussed.

Track 2 Living a ChristianLifestyle 24/7 “Leap of Faith” is a gath-ering geared towards but not limited toparents with children of all ages. Fellow-ship and open discussion are paramount inthis class.

Track 3 News and Reviews, hasbeen a popular and lively class with all ages.Designed to raise the ethical and moralissues dealing with current events, you canbe sure the class is never dull.

Track 4 History, Theology, andSpirituality includes the the contempla-tive writings of Thomas Merton, an intro-duction to Rowan Williams, Archbishop ofCanterbury, and a short course on Islam.

Track 5 The ABC’s of Disciple-ship and Newcomer Classes are a se-ries of short classes for those new to theEpiscopal Church.

And that’s just the Sunday offeringsfor adults! (See details of all the Sundaymorning offerings for adults on page 4.)

Ann Allen directs the Children’s Min-istries program with a committee chairedby Suzanne Dickie. Chapel and SundaySchool are available for two-year-olds

through fifth-graders at a level they canunderstand and relate to. From Bible teach-ings and stories to activities, nursery andfun, Sunday mornings and Wednesday eve-nings are filled with friendships, smiles,life lessons, and a strong Christian founda-tion. Nurseries are available for infantsthrough Kindergarten. This is where chil-dren belong and find strength to go forthinto their world and learn to stand strong.

The youth at St. Luke’s are an activeand thriving group. Under the directionof Chris Mitchell, Youth Ministry at St.Luke’s has flourished. There are, of course,all of the traditional offerings that you ex-pect; the Youth Group, the Confirmationpreparation, mission trips, etc., but Chrishas included numerous other opportuni-ties for youth to gather and to learn aboutthe Lord, giving and sharing, and about

being in His world and interacting withothers.

Activities for youth at St. Luke’s maybe Sunday or Wednesday offerings such asHighway 146, Dinner and a Bible, Missionand Outreach, or maybe a friendly gameof paintball!

If music is more your passion, DavidEaton has a music program for you. Be-ginning pre-K through Kindergarten(Kinder Choristers), first and second grade(St. Cecilia’s Choristers), third grade andup (St. Luke’s Choristers), choir opportu-nities are available at St. Luke’s. The Mu-sic Program at St. Luke’s is known as oneof San Antonio’s finest. Even if you’re oneof those people who thinks you can’t singbut have never really tried, now’s the timeto try. Give your voice to the Lord andrehearsal time to David!

Each member of the ladies’ Monday Night House Group was asked to de-

scribe our group. Their responses were:“Hospitality, growth, new friends, in-

timacy, good fun, learning to laugh at our-selves.”

“My house group gives me so much:weekly fellowship, sharing our individualspiritual journeys, a time for study andreflection, and an opportunity to reach outas a group.”

“It gives me a community to studywith intellectually and spiritually. Withthat, it also gives me friends who share ofthemselves and invite me in.”

“I’m drawn to our group by the shar-ing, open-heartedness and trust develop-ing among us.”

“I’m enjoying seeing deep friendshipswhich are developing along with spiritualgrowth.”

“One of the things I like about ourgroup is the commitment to trying todeepen our relationship with God whichresults in our ability to minister to oneanother.”

“It’s been a great blessing to me. I’veenjoyed the books we’ve read. We’velearned to be close to each other as trusthas built.”

“I like the opportunity to know bet-ter other members of St Luke”s, the inti-mate sharing of our faith journeys, themutual support of one another in responseto what is happening in our lives, theintercessory prayer we do, and the goodfood.”

“It’s good to be with a group of womenwho value me and one another. The cre-ative salads, desserts, and humor are bothhealthy and delicious.”

“Every Monday night I have the op-portunity to share God’s Grace and Lovewith my house group. It is such a specialtime to me, and it has helped me to growin so many ways. Through laughter andtears, we have all shared our lives and chal-lenges that each day brings us. The studiesthat we have presented together have in-troduced thoughts and feelings that makeme aware of my spiritual growth. Thankyou St Luke’s for this wonderful fellow-ship.”

“Each one of us came away from ourlatest study of Addiction and Grace with agreater awareness of how addiction isabout us; each of us stands in need ofGrace.”

When we restart in January, our studywill be John Claypool’s Stories Jesus Still Tells.

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Christian Formation

News & Reviews

Andrew Morrison

Perhaps you’re a person who preferssmaller settings in which to gather. Maybea book club (the Inklings), a Bible study, ora house group is for you. St. Luke’s haseight different house groups! What is ahouse group? It’s a ministry built on themodel of the early Church, where Chris-tians met, not only in the temple, but alsoin their homes, where they “partook offood with glad and generous hearts, prais-ing God and having favor with all thepeople.” (Acts 2:46-47)

At St. Luke’s, groups of eight to four-teen people meet in someone’s home orat the church on a regular basis to sharefellowship, study, worship, and outreach.If this sounds like something you mightlike to be a part of, it’s as easy as contact-ing Jane Fleisher in the Parish Office(828.6425, x206, jane@saintlukes.net) orGillian Cook(822.3873, gillian.cook@worldnet. att.net). They will be happy to con-nect you with a house group that fits yourschedule.

On a personal level, you might wantto make an intense spiritual connectionthrough a parish quiet day, the meditationprayer group, or Cursillo. These are ex-cellent ways to become aware of the HolySpirit in your life. There was a quiet daysponsored by the Daughters of the Kingon December 9, and there will be anotherin March. The Meditation Class will be heldperiodically and will teach us how to de-velop our relationship with God anddeepen our spiritual lives.

Cursillo, meaning “short pilgrimage”,is a phenomenal four-day spiritual retreatproviding an intensive re-introduction tothe Christian faith. For more informationon these classes and programs, contact thethe Administrative Assistant for ChristianFormation, Jane Fleischer (828.6425 x206,jane@saintlukes.net).

St. Luke’s has placed wonderful op-portunities before us so we may grow andshape ourselves into Christians who areaware and caring. At St. Luke’s, we canfeed ourselves not only with relationshipsbut with knowledge and spirituality. Ev-ery door we walk through holds opportu-nity for us. We simply need to pause andlisten to what is going on in the rooms.Walk in, sit down and be a part of it. Chris-tian Formation– it’s happening at St. Luke’sfor children, for youth, and for adults. Be apart of it. Ready, Set, GROW!X

My wife traces the origin of News

and Reviews to the time I sat in a Bible

study with a former rector, armed with

my Greek New Testament, and pro-

ceeded to ask irritating questions. In

truth I had already proposed the cre-

ation of the class, but she believes the

rector consented just to get me out of

his class.

Irritating and provocative questions

are our stock-in-trade today at News

and Reviews. The class expects lead-

ers to say their piece and then be pre-

pared to field questions and opinions

from a variety of more or less well-in-

formed participants. We have had as

regular or occasional members a

bishop, a former Catholic, a current

Episcopal priest, a former Unitarian

minister, and a current Lutheran pas-

tor and senior military chaplain. Oth-

ers have made their careers in educa-

tion, the military, the law or politics,

psychiatric therapy, and a variety of

other fields, providing an impressive ar-

ray of instructive insights.

New and Reviews was intended in

part to move those lingering in the par-

lor to discuss politics, movies or church

matters into a Christian Education

class and offer them a forum where we

still could talk about the same things

and try to agree on a Christian (or at

least an Anglican) perspective. Another

concern was that class members be

exposed to different views on things.

People would have their received ideas

tested. We rarely reach a firm conclu-

sion, but sometimes people ponder the

topic during the following week.

No subject is off-limits. Our inspira-

tion, taken from the Rite of Baptism,

remains: “Give us an enquiring and dis-

cerning heart, the courage to will and

to persevere.” The class often ad-

dresses political or theological sub-

jects which the clergy may not want to

discuss for fear of alienating someone.

We provide a forum where these mat-

ters can be discussed without official

attribution or responsibility.

We have fun. We sometimes gently

tease each other, but we give everyone

a fair and respectful hearing. Along the

way we have come to learn something

valuable about community and about

the Anglican way. We are a broad

church. We can learn from each other

if we learn to listen properly. Construc-

tive, respectful engagement and debate

serve us better than returning to our

bunkers, playing to our base, and de-

monizing the opposition. Perhaps we

will be able to negotiate a middle way,

perhaps not. But in any case we will

understand that good people can see

things differently and that probably none

of us has been given all the correct

answers by God.

Like good Episcopalians we end in

a prayer, usually led by the incompa-

rable Bill Killam, Wayne Knutson, or

Tim Turner. Each has the uncanny abil-

ity to recombine us, refocus us, and

send us out in service to the same Lord,

refreshed and renewed.

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Track I: Scriptural Studies

Psalms: The Music and Poetry of Is-rael: A Study of the PsalmsLeaders John MacNaughton, and

Shirley MacNaughtonLocation Parish HallDates Jan. 7 - Feb. 11

We sing the Psalms on Sunday. Howcan we understand them better?

Sunday Mornings in Lent:Forty Days of PurposeLeader The Rev. Dr. Malcolm EllisLocation Parish HallDates Lent Feb. 25 - Apr. 1

The entire Parish is invited to par-ticipate in this six-week Sunday morningclass. Led by Dr. Ellis, Father Prehn, and ateam of facilitators, we shall enter upon acommon quest to go deeper into our pur-pose in life as Christian persons and fami-lies. In the Bible, the number 40 is an im-portant symbol of fulfillment, fruition, andcompletion. God can accomplish much in40 days! Using materials provided by RickWarren, the best-selling author of The Pur-pose-driven Life and The Purpose-driven Church,members of St. Luke’s Church – and, byall means, bring your friends and neigh-bors! – will have a chance to “grow in theknowledge and love of the Lord” and tolearn how God wants to transfigure ourhectic days and weeks into purposeful andsatisfying lives. Begins February 25. More in-formation about Forty Days of Purpose willbe available after the first of the year.

Women of the BibleLeader Diane Thrush, a member of

St. Luke’s Church and a giftedgroup leader

Location Parish HallDates Apr. 15 - May 20

The Bible is full of stories aboutwomen of faith who have played impor-tant roles in the history of our faith. Wewill look at some of these women, fromthe famous Mary to the not so famousHuldah, and learn the unique gifts theybring to us today.

Track II: Living a Christian Lifestyle 24/7

Leap of FaithLeaders Will and Kim Russell

& othersLocation Room 201Dates through - May 20

This is a class where fellowship andopen discussion are of paramount impor-tance. The offering is geared but not lim-ited to parents with children of all ages.We meet each Sunday morning for fellow-ship and open discussion that is focused ona single topic in the following areas:

•Studying and living a Christianlifestyle•Helping our children become betterChristians•Bible study and its application to ourlives, and•PrayerWe invite you to join us, and bring

your thoughts and ideas to share.

Track III: News and Reviews

Leaders James Dennis andAndrew Morrison

Location Large Conference RoomDates Year round

A continuing, usually provocative,sometimes controversial, and never dullexamination of current events in the reli-gious and secular worlds with an eye tothe moral and ethical content of theseevents. The class is designed to raise theethical and moral issues in our contempo-rary culture and to provoke our thoughtabout appropriate religious and specificallyChristian responses to them. While thesubject is carefully prepared, the class en-courages full discussions from the partici-pants.

Track IV: History, Theology & Spirituality

Preparing the Soil of the Soul for theSeeds of Contemplation: A Reflec-tive Class on Contemplative Writ-ings of Thomas MertonLeader Sylvia MaddoxLocation Room 202Dates Jan. 7 - Feb. 11

Thomas Merton was a Trappist monkand spiritual writer whose love of the con-

templative life spread beyond the confinesof the monastery to people in all vocationsand of all Christian denominations. In hisunderstanding, “ the seeds of contempla-tion and sanctity . . . are planted in everyChristian soul at Baptism. But these seedsmust grow before you reap the harvest.”

In this class we will have the opportu-nity to explore together the seeds of con-templation, such as the importance of si-lence and solitude, the value of our trueself in Christ, the mystery of paradox, waysto express the contemplative dimensionin life, and the intersection between con-templation and the world of action.

An Introduction to Rowan WilliamsLeaders Gillian Cook and James

Dennis. Both are membersof St. Luke’s Church andgifted teachers.

Location Room 202Dates Lent, Feb. 25 - April. 1

We will examine the work of Dr.Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Can-terbury and the leader of the AnglicanCommunion. He is a noted poet and widelyrecognized as perhaps the best Anglicantheologian of our time. Like our Church,Dr. Williams at times presents a very or-thodox theological vision and at other timesseems quite progressive. Thus, he is not astranger to controversy. Some believe thebreadth of his vision may help to bridgethe widening chasm in the theology of thenorthern and southern hemispheres, be-tween liberal and conservatives, and be-tween high church and low church.

Islam–A Very Short CourseLeader Dr. Frank Garcia-Treto,

Farris Railey King Professorof Religion, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX

Location Room 202Dates Apr. 15 - May 20

Although the influence of Islam and ofthe Islamic world in the development ofWestern Civilization has been consider-able and goes back to the times of late an-tiquity, we have unfortunately tended toignore this third of the “Abrahamic reli-gions” unless, as at present, a tragic crisis

On this and the following page are our current Adult Sunday School offerings

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develops. While extremist factions in con-temporary Islam, such as the Taliban andjihadist groups like al-Qaeda, present a hos-tile and aggressive face of Islam to the West,they do not represent the majority ofMuslims, nor the entirety of Islam as areligion or as a culture. There is much thatwe need to know about Islam in order tobe able to enter into constructive dialoguewith our Muslim neighbors, and even tounderstand the roots of the current con-flict.

This course will attempt to begin theprocess of learning about Islam. Topics thatwill be discussed include Muhammad andhis world; The Qur’an; Islamic practice:the “Pillars of Islam;” Islam as an“Abrahamic religion;” Jesus in the Qur’an;Islamic views of Christianity and of Juda-ism; the spread and varieties of Islam; fun-damentalism and Islamic alternatives.

Track V: Newcomer Class & The ABCs

of Discipleship

A Newcomer Class will meet on thefirst Sunday of each month of the year (ex-cept July). All Newcomers to St. Luke’sare urged to attend this class. This is a ba-sic orientation to St. Luke’s Church, anintroduction to our faith, our mission, ourworship, and our many opportunities toserve the Lord and advance the Gospelthrough ministry and mission.Location Room 204Dates Year round, except July,

next meeting January 7

In addition to the monthly NewcomerClass, St. Luke’s Church will offer a seriesof short Sunday morning classes through

the course of the program year geared tothose who are new to the Parish, the Epis-copal Church, or the Christian faith. TheABCs of Discipleship will explore themost basic Christian doctrines and Angli-can theology but also offer participantspractical steps and guidelines for becom-ing committed disciples of Jesus Christ.The series is comprised of the followingcomponents:

A is for AlphaThe 10-week Alpha Course, an introduc-tion to the heart of our Faith, will be of-fered to anyone who wishes to participateon Wednesday evenings, beginning onAugust 30 (a second Alpha Course will beoffered beginning in January of each year).For more information about the AlphaCourse, please see the Wednesday Nighton the Hill section on page 15.

B is for BelievingThe Believing class is an introduction toAnglican theology, the Episcopal Church,and how we at St. Luke’s Church in par-ticular live out the baptismal covenant.This 4-session course is required forthose who wish to be confirmed orreceived into the Episcopal Church.

C is for Commitment (see box at right)

D is for DiscipleshipThe Discipleship class will reflect upon whatJesus taught about believing, commitment,and true discipleship in the real world. Thisseveral-session class is an opportunity todeepen our spirituality and see how to beChrist’s committed people at home andin the workplace.

Welcome to St. Luke’s

Newcomer ClassAre you new to St. Luke’s?

Are you interested in becoming

part of this dynamic community?

Join us in Room 204to learn more about the broad spec-trum of worship, music, spiritual for-mation, and ministry opportunities atSt. Luke’s.

Sunday

January 7

at 10.20 a.m.

C is for CommitmentJanuary 7, 14, 21

Small Conference RoomThis Sunday morning class will helpyou discover more of ministry. Followingthe Alpha and Believing courses, wecome to C is for Commitment. Whatdoes ‘ministry’ mean? What are myareas of ministry and how can I offermyself appropriately?

The Rev. Doug Storment, previousRector of St. Francis, San Antonio, willlead this fascinating and importantprogram. Initially, participants willdiscover more of their calling in life anddiscern how it fits in with the scriptures.There will then be some very practicalapplications of discernment. If you wantto discern more of your ministry, if youwant to know more about what it meansto be faithful and how you can enter aministry, come to this class.

It is important for us to acknowledgethat while many ministries function fromthe church, our call to ministry is notlimited to these areas. There may beother ministries that are open for us,but what is important is that we have aclarity as to what our call is at this time.

You DO NOT have to have beenthrough A and B, Alpha and Believing,

to participate in Commitment.

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Wednesday Nights–The Early ClassThis class (also called “Passing on the Faith”) meets in Room 202,6.00-6.45 p.m. Beginning January 10 and for the followingWednesday (January 17) Shirley Berdecio will speak about “learn-ing differences” - both our own and those of our children! Shirleyis Head of St. Luke’s School and is back “by popular demand!”Then, beginning on January 24 and for the next three Wednes-days (January 31, February 7 and February 14) Diane Thrush willlead a series on a basic “walk through the Bible.” Diane is a mem-ber of this parish and is a gifted and accomplished Bible teacher.She will provide an overview of the Bible which will be so help-ful both for us as adults and for those of us who have the respon-sibility to share God’s word with our children. This class is opento all, and childcare is provided.

Around the Churchyard

Tuesday Lunch Bunch

Tuesday, January 16, 11.30 a.m., Church and Parlor

The Lunch Bunch program for January will be a talk by JimmyWilborn, Bexar County Constable, Precinct 2. Most of us haveno idea what constables do even though we vote for them in ourlocal elections. Constable Wilborn has a reputation for beingentertaining and will enlighten us. We will follow our usual rou-tine of Eucharist at 11.30 a.m., delicious lunch ($7) at noon withthe program following. Please sign up on the reservations boardin the Main Hallway no later than Sunday, January 14. Parishio-ners of retirement age and their guests are welcome.

SAMM Shelter Volunteer Night

January 14, 5.00–8.00 p.m., SAMM

Shelter

SAMMinistries (www.samm.org) is aninterfaith ministry to help the homelessand those at risk of becoming homeless

attain self-sufficiency by offering, with dignity and compassion,shelter, housing, and services. On second Sundays, volunteershave opportunities to be renewed and fulfilled as they serve.Contact David Schrantz (493.2771, sooeepigs@satx.rr.com) or Gayaand Allen Hamilton (490.2125, allengaya@yahoo.com).

Fashion models wanted

for the upcoming Green Door Fashion Show and Luncheon

March 5

All men, women, and children who are interested in participat-ing in this fun and worthy event should contact Anne Krause(930.4201, annekrause@marykay.com) for further details.

Life After Loss class for the bereaved

January 10 - February 14, 4.00-5.30 p.m., Large Conference

Room

Dealing with the death of a loved one is one of life’s most diffi-cult and stressful experiences, and many people have found thatmeeting with others who understand helps them to heal and findmeaning in life again. For several years, St. Luke’s has offeredLife After Loss, a six-week education and support group for any-one grieving the death of a loved one, which combines teaching,discussion, and learning activities.

Co-facilitators for the group are Gretchen Bealer, LCSW,Volunteer Bereavement Coordinator at St. Luke’s and DarwinHuartson, M. Div., BCC, Bereavement Director at VITAS Inno-vative Hospice and a member of Christ Lutheran Church. If youwould like to know more about the group, contact Gretchen(824.6191) or Elizabeth Turner (828.6425 x212, elizabeth@saintlukes.net). Or feel free to simply join us on January 10.

Life Line Screening

Tuesday, January 9, Parlor

Four different health screenings will be offered for people 40years old and older: 1. carotid artery screening –visualizes thebuild up of plaque in the carotid arteries, which leads to stroke.2. abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) test – looks for an enlarge-ment in the abdominal aorta that could lead to a ruptured aorticartery. 3. ankle brachial index (ABI) – screens for peripheralarterial disease in the lower extremities, which is closely linkedto carotid artery disease. 4. bone density screening– tests forthe early detection of osteoporosis.

You must Pre-Register by calling 800.324.1851. Thesescreenings are painless, non-invasive, and require less than onehour to complete all. The cost is $45 for each vascular screeningor $109 for all vascular screenings and $35 for osteoporosis or$119 for all four screenings. Ask your Life Line Screening Rep-resentative for details when registering. The results will be sentdirectly to you and referred to your doctor.

Up and Coming

Sunday, January 28, 12.30 p.m., Flying Saucer (Huebner and I-10)

This group for single or married, twenty-to-thirty-somethings,meets monthly for lunch after the 11.15 a.m. Sunday service.For more information, contact Casandra Garcia (casandrm@lonestar.utsa.edu).

Blood Pressure Checks

The Parish Nurse Ministry will no longer check blood pressureon the first Sunday of the month. If you have any questions pleasecontact the Parish Office (828.6425).

Stephen Ministry continuing education

January 16, 7.00-8.00 p.m., Large Conference Room

St. Luke’s Stephen Ministry continuing education event for Janu-ary will feature Jay Burchfield of Anger Solutions Network whowill speak on dealing with anger. This event is open to everyone.

Annual Parish Meeting

Sunday, January 28

10.20-11.05 a.m., Church

Please plan to attend. We will discuss vital church mattersand elect of new Vestry members.

Amigos

Friday, January 19, 7.00 p.m.

at the home of Carra and Jorge Garza

Amigos! is a group of singles and couples, ranging in age frommid-20s to 40-somethings, many with young children. They meetmonthly for dinner at a couple’s home.

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Children’s Ministries

Vacation Bible School 2007

Mark your calendars for June 11-15! These are the dates for our annual VBS.

More details to come.

First Communion Class

beginning Sunday, January 7

We will offer a special Sunday School classin First Communion instruction beginningon Sunday, January 7, and for the next eightSundays. This series is geared for childrenwho are first grade age and takes the placeof their regular first grade Godly Play classfor those nine weeks. Parents of first-grad-ers should have received a letter and reg-istration form in the mail. If not, pleasecontact Ann Allen (828.6425,ann@saintlukes.net). The class is also opento older elementary-age children. Parentsof those children who are interested shouldcontact Ann Allen.

December Thank-You’s

There was an abundance of activities forchildren and families during Advent andChristmas, and, as always, their success wasbased on the involvement of many dedi-cated volunteers. Among those whohelped to coordinate these activities were:Bonnie Giddens and Kelly Goodrich forthe Advent Event (they were also assistedby some of our wonderful teens!); MaryKlefforth and Day and Elizabeth Smith forthe Caroling on the Trolleys Event; andKaty Dahlman, Carra Garza and LaraleeWahrmund for the Christmas Pageant.Heartfelt thanks to each of them, and toall others who gave of their time to helpmake these events so memorable for ourchildren and families!Rolling Stones

January 7, 4.00-5.30 p.m., Ice Center at

Northwoods (17530 Henderson Pass)

Hey fourth- and 5th graders! We’ll meetat the Ice Center at Northwoods. The costis $8 per person (plus money for the snackbar). Bring a friend!

Music, Liturgy & the Arts

Donations sought for acolyte tripThe hardworking, well-trained St. Luke’sacolytes are planning a trip to participatein Texas Day at Washington Cathedral inWashington, D.C. this April, and they needyour financial assistance to help make thistrip possible. If you can help, please con-tact Fr. Chip or Michael Mortensen(240.2637, michaelmort@satx.rr.com).

South Texas Wind Soloists Concert

Sunday, January 14, 7.00 p.m., Church

The South Texas Wind Soloists consistsof six wind players–two clarinets, twohorns, and two bassoons– who are mem-bers of the U.S. Air Force Band of the West,the Mid-Texas Symphony, the Victoria Sym-phony, the Corpus Christi Symphony Or-chestra, and the Laredo Philharmonic. Themusic played by the STWS is drawn froma rich tradition of outdoor music that waswildly popular from 1750 to 1825 in thepalace courtyards of the nobility and in thegardens of wealthy patrons of music.

The St. Luke’s program will openwith Mozart’s Serenade in E-flat, K. 375 andcontinue with several waltzes by ConradinKreutzer, a contemporary and friend ofBeethoven. The concert will conclude withF. H. J. Castil-Blaze’s Sextet No. 1, a bril-liant work in romantic style.

Texas Bach Choir and Collegium

Sautrday, January 20, 5.00 p.m., Church

The Texas Bach Choir and Collegium examines the music of three “friends” during theBaroque Era: Bach, Handel, and Telemann. This concert will feature instrumental worksof Bach and Telemann with soloists David Eaton, harpsichord; Lee Lattimore, Baroqueflute and Boel Gidolm, violin, including Bach’s monumental Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.Concert attendees will also delight in the excitingly youthful choral work, Dixit Domi-nus by Handel.

Sunday, January 7, 8.00 p.m.

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While church services are always free and open to the public,there may be a charge for some concerts and other events.For tickets and information, please contact David D. Eaton(828.6425, eaton@saintlukes.net).

St. Nicholas of Myra aka Fr. Omar Pitman, portrayed

the saint at St. Luke’s first-ever St. Nicholas Day

Event on December 6.

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give ourselves to it. The Daily Office is analmost perfect way to immerse ourselvesin that alternative world that is repre-sented in the Scriptures. As one Swiss theo-logian put it, “To clasp the hands in prayeris to begin the overthrow of the world.”

No activity is destined to be more ne-glected in our current culture than theDaily Office. We are addicted to “experi-ences” of all kinds, and where we are notmad about personal thrills and spiritualhedonism, we are committed to whatamounts to self-help religion. But self-helpgets old, and even Christian service is ru-ined if it is not the fruit of the self-denialthat is the essence of Christian worship.

The Divine Office reminds us that wehave souls and not just appetites; that whenwe allow the Spirit to drive us into theinvisible chambers of the heart, we findagain our radical need of God and evenour love for him. Mature faith is gettingto the point where we are not so oftenasking what God can do for us as whatwe—recognizing on a deep level what Hedid for us—can do for Him. When we un-

St. Luke’s Life

Clergy in our midst: Wayne Knutson

Neal Wagner

[Editor’s Note: As many parishioners alreadyknow, a number of clergy are members of St.Luke’s. We thought it might be interesting to ourreaders to find out what brought them to ourparish. For the next few issues of Tidings, lookfor our short series Clergy in Our Midst.]

Wayne Knutson has such a trim figure and boyish face that it is hard to

believe he has spent 27 years in the AirForce. He is also remarkably cheerful andupbeat for a chaplain who is always on callto attend to airmen and their families.

Knutson, his wife Molly, and childrenChristopher and Chloe enjoy everythingabout St. Luke’s. They love the Eucharis-tic liturgy, especially as enhanced by themusical efforts of David Eaton and theParish Choir. The Knutson’s find “spirit”here– “a sense of community around wordand sacrament.” From his background ofministering to many faiths, Wayne cher-ishes the diversity at St. Luke’s and likesthe interplay of ideas in the News andReviews Class.

Knutson was graduated from St. Olaf

College in 1973 and spent six years as anofficer in the Air Force, serving at an ICBMsite. He resigned his commission in 1980to attend Luther Seminary in St. Paul. In1985, he got a call from the Air Force. Hemarried Molly shortly after his ordination.

For many years he provided a “Litur-gical Service” to Episcopalians, Lutherans,and many others. Assignments have takenthis family throughout the U.S., Germany,and South Korea, and– for Wayne withouthis family– to the Middle East.

In 2002 Knutson became Wing Chap-lain at Lackland AFB, supervising 38 ser-vices each week given by 24 chaplains, whoprovide or provide for the religious needsof the Air Force community, including ev-ery Christian denomination, Muslims,Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and even Wiccans.

About this same time, Wayne andMolly were looking for a church centeredon a weekly Eucharist which they couldattend as a family. Because they had al-ready been to one service at St. Luke’s,they thought of our church first.

The services the Knutson’s found in

2003 were led by Omar Pittman and JanePatterson. They were smitten with St.Luke’s immediately.

Since 2005 Wayne has served at theAir Force Air Intelligence Agency, whichhas involved travel but often has left himfree on weekends. He recently received astriking honor: the Legion of Merit Award.

The Knutson’s future in San Antoniois uncertain. Wayne is set to stay for an-other year, but this depends on the AirForce’s needs. St. Luke’s has been blessedto have this family with us.X

Our First Duty

The Rev. Dr. Walter L. Prehn, III, Assistant Rector

One tried-and-true means by which we may abide in the worship of the

Church of Christ is the Daily Office. “Of-fice” comes from the Latin word for duty.The Daily Office of Morning and EveningPrayer is a wholesome part of our Angli-can tradition. The Office is a happy dutybecause it is a practical way to be devotedand loyal to Jesus, to offer the sacrifice ofpraise and thanksgiving with regularity, tomake intercession for ourselves and oth-ers, and to consume systematically theWord of God in the Scriptures and offer itback to him in praise.

It is increasingly obvious thatChristendom is no more. It could verywell be that we are even living in a post-Christian society. While this does not atall mean that people are less religious, itis our duty more than ever to participateas much as possible in what the Creed calls“the communion of the saints” and to workovertime to allow the Spirit to give us“the mind of Christ” (I Corinthians 2.16;Colossians 3.2) in the life of Grace.

This life doesn’t just happen. We must

derstand that we are the first cause of theLord’s eternal solicitude and of Christ’sPassion and that He actually saves us, thenthe New Life can begin in earnest. Andthen we will worship without ceasing.

We offer up the Divine Office at St.Luke’s Church and School each day. Wepray Matins or Morning Prayer at 9.10a.m. It is the School’s Chapel. But we alsomust thank those devoted persons whohold up, day by day, week after week, theDaily Office of Evensong or EveningPrayer in this Parish. These Parishionersgo to the church and offer up the Office at5.30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Theyare there holding up the corporate wor-ship of the Church rain or shine, summerand winter, and I am very proud to knowthem; for there is hardly anything moreimportant. These souls (who know theirblessing) are: Judy Durbin, Chris Caddell,Kathryn Cocke, Jeff Craig, Kay Fitch, JoeFranzello, Carroll Fultz, Victor Harding,Bill Killam, Colette Kohler, Bob Mitch-ell, Kelly Smith, Kathy Warmack, andQuintin Stansell, Sr. (Captain of the Lay-Readers).X

The Knutson Family

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Special to Tidings

During January I will be away from St Luke’s. January 2-6, I will take my General Ordination Exams. This is an opportunity to sumup what I have learned by writing seven three-and-one-half-hour exams in such areas as scripture, theology, and ethics. Please prayfor me!

After these exams, I will be in Mexico for three weeks continuing my Spanish immersion course. I anticipate that usingSpanish will be an important part of my future ministry and am looking for-ward to gaining more skills and comfort with the language and culture. I willmiss you and keep you in prayer. I look forward to seeing you in February.

Susanne MethvenSeminarian-in-Residence

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Former St. Luker attends Presiding Bishop’s installation

Laurie Eiserloh

[Editor’s Note: St. Luke’s parishioner Helen Eiserloh attended the Instal-lation Service of Katharine Jefferts Schori as Presiding Bishop with herdaughter Laurie, who now lives in Austin. Laurie grew up in this Parishand used to be an acolyte here.]

A bishop, I remind myself, is not quite as other men.” Herbert Hensley Henson, Bishop of Durham 1920-39On November 4, Katharine Jefferts Schori, or Bishop

Katharine, as she wishes to be called, was installed as the twenty-sixth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the UnitedStates. She is the first woman to lead a branch of the AnglicanCommunion in its five-hundred-year history.

I attended the installation service with my mother, HelenEiserloh, who is a member of St. Luke’s in San Antonio. Theservice was at the Washington National Cathedral, with overthree thousand attending. Near us were people from all lands:

three generations of Epis-copalian women from Ala-bama (the youngest age 9,the oldest 91); Tibetanmonks; an Indian women inexquisite green and goldsari; Episcopal nuns in hab-its; a woman with clericalcollar in a wheelchair whocould not sit up withoutsomeone holding her.

The ceremonyopened with an Indian

chant by a tribe native to Bishop Katharine’s home Diocese ofNevada. Native Americans in ceremonial dress processed withburning sage and cedar bundles which they fanned with eaglefeathers in a purification rite. About three hundred bishops pro-cessed dressed in red and white, each carrying a silver bowlwith a sprig of green leaves. Large blue urns of water, bread,and wine were moved in close to the Altar.

After being presented with a gospel book, water, bread,wine water and the primatial staff, Bishop Katherine asked thepeople to renew their baptismal vows. The bishops then filledtheir silver bowls with consecrated water and with the sprigs ofleaves sprinkled water on the peole while we sang the spiritedAfrican hymn “We are marching in the light of God.”

At the end of the service, many in the crowd moved into togreet Bishop Katharine or to shake her hand. Other bishopssurrounded her to keep the crowd from overrunning her. I wasreminded of how hungry we are for spiritual leadership.

It is my sincere hope that Bishop Katharine’s homily willset the tone for her tenure. Her message was one of inclusive-ness and reconciliation, a message that we need not only in ourchurch, but also in our broken world. She stated:

“We all ache for a community that will take us in, with allour warts and quirks and petty meannesses and yet they stillcelebrate when they see us coming! That vision of homegoingand homecoming that underlies our deepest spiritual yearningsis also the job assignment each one of us gets in Baptism: gohome, and while you’re at it, help to build a home for everyoneelse on earth. For none of us can truly find our rest in God untilall of our brothers and sisters have also been welcomed homelike the prodigal.” The Presiding Bishop’s sermon is availableonline at www.episcopalchurch.org/ens/.X

On behalf of the brave men and women that make up our Armed Forces andfight for our freedom– and in Honor of my grandpa–I would like to take thisopportunity to thank my St. Luke’s Family. The Stuff A Soldier’s Stocking(SASS) program was very successful in its first year. We received 80 stockingbags and $361 in donations for shipping costs. Thank you to the Eighth Grade ofSt. Luke’s Episcopal School for writing letters to our soldiers. Each bag re-ceived a letter or a card. Thank you to Miss Jane for helping us to secure thegift bags for shipping. I would like to give a special thank you to Chris Mitchell,Fr. Prehn, and Fr. Ellis for helping me to make SASS happen. And lastly, thankyou to my Mom for her help and encouragement.

Cameron Planas

NPR’s Diane Rehm and Laurie Eiserloh

Cameron Planas and Chris Mitchell

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MembersCURRENT

Schot BuzziniJack DixMaxine DwyerJoe Lee HensleyLydia MoodyWilliam Tinney & FamilyFred Tips, Jr.Alice WaldmanKay Windrow

LONG TERM

Bryan CronkhiteAnne EcklesEllen EngelkeJacquie FieldMargaret ForbesKevin FranksJenny FultzAmes GillKen GravesJim O’BrienSteve PogueMichael SchrantzKaye TaylorRosalie TrckaSybil Woolley

EXTENDED TERM

Sammie BeerMaxene BowenRoland Caldwell

Evelyn CallenJohn CookMildred CoryKelly CoxDorothy CruesSharon EscamillaJean HarrisAmelia HausserJohn HowellLou KingryGus KroschewskyAnn ManiCharles MardirosStutsy OlssonRobert PaschalBillie RiceCharles RogersJo An RogersMim RuhlenEleanor RussellEllanore SledgeCay SmithPFC Michael VaelloThe Robert Zepeda, Jr.Family

FriendsCURRENT

Angel CevallosConcepcionThe Rt. Rev. William FreyClaudia GowenTravis Hamilton

Sue & Bob HendersonNannie JohnsonMercedes & MichaelWilliam MosesGail SearsTaylor SchaefferM.O. TurnerSarah WymerElizabeth Louise Wymer

LONG TERM

Laird AndersonThe Rev. Don BaughMary BovardLarry BoydJohn BoyeaBrendaMary Leita Carter & FamilyChristy & FamilyMabel DaffernScott DavisRob, Jeremy, John & JaredDodsonCarol DumpysSister John Martin EbromTrey GarrisonLouella HardieJulie HeinenKay HollimonHenry JohnsJack KaneC. T. KutschkeSPC Curtis Lundgren

Mark MatthewsJulie MillerDan MoranSallyMonica & Raj SampatJill Faulkner SummersGerald UretskySteven WaldmanMaurine WeberDinah Zike

EXTENDED TERM

Jordan ArriagaChris BertolettDavid BuchananPFC Scott Alan ChumbleyMadelyn E. CoffeyCecilia CouriSharon DeeringSean DennisLisbeth Anne DunlapBrian DusekRoger FloresKate GatesSgt. Chris GreenfieldMarsha HarrisMargaret HeatherJack HicksCarol IveySPC Marcus JohnsonBill JordanCapt. Matt JordanDonna Kay & Hank Langlet

Please update your prayer requests by calling the Pastoral Care Office (828.6425, x212),filling out a prayer card located in the tract rack in the Narthex, or online (www.saintlukesepiscopal.net).

Prayer Requests

Family Matters

Welcome to Family Matters! Each month we hopeto provide examples of family oriented themes thatare easy to do and will bring family members closerto each other and closer to God. With a new calen-dar year, what a great time to spread God’s love andblessings all over our homes.

ScriptureThose who love me will keep my word, and my Father willlove them, and we will come to them and make our homein them. John 14:23

Choose this day whom you will serve…as for me and myhousehold, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15

Suggested ActivitiesGather either outside the front door or in a central part ofthe house. As a family bless the house with this prayer:“Lord our God, come and bless this house. Surround thisshelter with your Holy Spirit. Encompass all its four sideswith the power of your protection so no evil or harm willcome near.” Make the sign of the cross on the door.(For a complete list of blessing for other rooms in your house,please visit St. Luke’s web page under Family Matters.)As a family, discuss the topic “How can we serve the Lord inour house?” Decide on one way (or more) in which every-one in your household will focus on serving the Lord in yourhouse. Then talk about how successful you are at achievingthis goal at dinner once a week.

Lauren LauterjungMartha LillyJoyce LofJoe McGillivarySara MilesKate MortensonCraig NemecFrank PageSusan & Dan PankowskiMark RichRichard SandersMarilyn SpencePam StokesMike TaylorWeldon WhitakerSgt. David & Anna Paprskar WhiteShelley WoodDorothy Young

DeathsCindy DeegearWanda TassosDr. Robert V. West, Jr.

MarriagesElizabeth Frances Fite &Patrick Allen Blische

BirthsPiper Catherine Smith

As God’s children, we have the power to bless others and spread God’s word!

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Telephone: 210.828.6425Telefax: 210.828.1645www.saintlukesepiscopal.net

CLERGYThe Rev. Dr. Malcolm A. Ellis, Rector

ellis@saintlukes.netThe Rev. Dr. Walter L. Prehn III, Asst. Rector, chip@saintlukes.netThe Rt. Rev. John H. MacNaughton, Bishop-in-ResidenceThe Rev. Susanne Methven, Seminarian-in-Residence smethven@etss.eduPARISH STAFFAnn Allen, Children’s Ministries

ann@saintlukes.netBobbie Anderson, Mustard Seed DirectorGary Christensen, Parish Administrator

church@saintlukes.netDavid D. Eaton, DMA, Director of Music, Organist & Choirmaster eaton@saintlukes.netJane Fleischer, Admin. Assist., ChristianFormation, jane@saintlukes.netDan Garcia, Head SextonBarbara Green, Clergy Secretary

clergy@saintlukes.netPaula Guajardo, Nursery SuperintendentRhonda Jordan, Parish Secretary

rhonda@saintlukes.netMelissa Lopez, Youth InternAnnMarie McLoughlin, Receptionist

annmarie@saintlukes.netLynne McMillan, Godly Play DirectorChristopher R. Mitchell, Youth Minister

youth@saintlukes.netWarren Taylor, Publishing & Communica- tions publish@saintlukes.netElizabeth Turner, Newcomer & PastoralMinistries, elizabeth@saintlukes.netVESTRYBonnie Giddens Senior Warden,Nancy Avellar TreasurerWade Dahlman Children’s MinistriesJames Dennis Parish Clerk Adult EducationVictor Harding Pastoral CareBarbara Jackson StewardshipKirk James Adult EducationHelen Mack Church-School LiaisonLouis Manz MissionsCurt MowenMary Peñaloza CommunicationsDavid Schrantz Evangelism & AssimilationMichael Seiferth WorshipMarjorie Strayer OutreachRebecca Williams Jr. Warden & Youth Ministries

ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOLTelephone: 210.826.0664

www.saintlukes.net

1Bonnie & Wade GiddensAnn & Jay Vineyard2Ruth & Tom Moore3Diane & Mike Greiner8Bryn & Chris Caddell9Gail & Patrick GreenerGaye & Brian Werner

11Brook & Steves RosserBecky & Loren Gulley12Margaret & Robert Ritchie14Nancy & Michael Avellar19Mari & Steve Marion20Fran & Don Wagner23Leah & Joe HarrisMargaret & Frank Ford

Anniversaries

Birthdays

1John HowellA. J. Dimaline2Michael NelsonNancy AvellarKaren HelvestonDebbie RynikerAlyssa Saucedo3Cameron OckerCecile NelsonSusan OkatyMaggie HoustonNicholas Rhodes4James DicksonCatharine Whittingburg5Bill GowenKaren Page6Kaye TaylorCarolyn ElliottPre BallKurt WahrmundSteve BrowningKaren WaringElizabeth FarrimondTyler HeinemeyerAntonio Esparza7Carol BarnesMaxine FarrimondNancy MaurerSuzanne CarterKorie O’ConnorTammie Reese-PetryCatherine McGanity8Pat MannEric George

Deborah CallananCalvin GiddensBenjamin GiddensRobert Maurer9Steve SpaltenJuli Reese-PetryMelody Reese-Petry10Richard Coiner11Robert HausserMary PlaxicoJane KernaghanClaire WhiteMadison Furr12Raysh AldredgeMary WickstromMatthew MooneyZachary SledgeKristina Sledge13Ann KelleyPam GamelRebecca WilliamsScott CallenLuke Rodgers14Frederick HelvestonKathryn FranksLorissa Coiner15Bruce HinseyPaul MyersCarol McGinnisJ. B. MusselmanIsabel Rosser16Brian O’ConnorNick WarmackJohn Bray

25Rhonda & Bill JordanNicole & Michael Schafer26Anne & Ken Graves27Marian & Kaighin Watts28Nicole & Victor SaucedoPat & John AndrewsRuth & George Swain31Yvonne & John WebblesHeike & Dennis LeMaster

Sharon MoaKit WilliamsonMae Greer17Aaron PenalozaColin WhiteOlivia Crimmins18Ruth BeardSteve PogueKen HallidayLouis ManzMatthew CarabinMolly BrothersClaire SawtelleDylan WhiteLucas CotterCatherine Remington19Sandy McPhersonTom BroughtonElizabeth Kowalik20Mildred CoryHelen EiserlohCharles KimmellBill KillamWes WaldmanFelicitas MeyerJim CarterBlair Brady21Don WagnerDarleen KnightRuth SawtelleNancy MortensenBridgette WatsonConnor Holden

22Lynn ArnesonClara Ketchum

23Marion TillotsonJackie Loring24Ellen EngelkeRoy Huff25Jack GuentherMargaret RitchieGinny MyersKathleen KeeneJonathan PrevostKristin GeretySamuel McAllister26Bobby DeanEd HeldKay FitchCary StrausKim RussellAbigail Watts27Sybil JudgeCarole RigsbyCamille MedoreRett AndersenGeorge Musselman28Arthur BayernBill WaringSara BriggsWarren MonnichTami EllisAmanda BrownEmmalee Brown29Robert Morrison30Chandler Wahrmund31Mimi GillFernando EsparzaBenjamin FosterRobby Hausser

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Good Lord, deliver us

SERVICE SCHEDULESundayHoly Eucharist 7.45, 9.00, 11.15 a.m., Church

6.00 p.m., North ChapelMondayEvening Prayer 5.30 p.m., North ChapelTuesdayEvening Prayer 5.30 p.m., North ChapelWednesdayHoly Eucharist 10.00 a.m., North ChapelEvening Prayer 5.30 p.m., North ChapelThursdayHoly Eucharist 7.00 a.m., Christ the King ChapelEvening Prayer 5.30 p.m., North ChapelFridayEvening Prayer 5.30 p.m., North Chapel

Baptismal Dates

The Parish clergy have established the dates for Holy Baptismaccording to the prescription of the Book of Common Prayer (page312) and our own Parish needs.

2007January 7 Baptism of Our Lord 11.15 a.m.April 15 Second Sunday in Easter both servicesMay 27 Pentecost 10.00 a.m.August 5 Transfiguration 10.00 a.m.November 4 All Saints’ Sunday 9.00 a.m.November 25 Sunday after Thanksgiving 11.15 a.m.

SHE DIDN’T EVEN PROMISE TO OBEY HIM!