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The Memorial Church of St.Luke, the Beloved Physician

150 Years of Ministry

1861-2011

1946 Welsh Road

Philadelphia, PA 19115

215.969.3645 (office)[email protected]

www.stlukesbustleton.webs.com

SERVICESSundays:10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharistwith musicFollowed immediately byrefreshments and fellowship inthe parish hall.

Wednesdays:7:30 p.m. Healing Eucharist

ACTIVITIES:

Contemplative Prayer

W ednesdays 6:45 p.m.

in the church office

Adult Book Forum:The

Heartbeat of God by

Katharine Jefferts SchoriMondays- 7pm, Church Office

Inside this issue:

Birthdays............................... 4Calendar................................9Feeding the Hungry...............8Italian Dinner.........................7

News...................................3,4Photo Gallery......................5,6Prayer Requests......................4Rectors Message................1,2Reminders.............................2Those Who Serve..................3Welcome Visitors.................. 2

The Winged OxThe Winged Ox is the Ancient Symbol of

St. Luke, the Beloved Physician

A Newsletter for the People of The Memorial

Church of St. Luke, the Beloved Physician November 2011 Issue 131Special 150 Anniversary Issue

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Healing and Wholeness:

Laying-on-of-hands and anointing with oil

O

ur patron saint, St. Luke, was known as a physician.

Pauline Henry, the benefactress who established the

Memorial Church of S t. Luke, chose Luke the

physician as the patron of our parish in honor of her husband,

who had been a Naval surgeon. Thus healing is at the heart of

the identity of our parish home. Wh en I arrived at St. Lukes

there was already an established practice of laying-on-of-

hands and anointing with oil, which we have continued one

Sunday each month as well as every Wednesday evening.

However, I realize that the point of this practice may seem

rather esoteric to some, so I thought it might be a good thing

to discuss why we engage in this practice and what its

significance is. The point is not that the priest possesses some

healing power. Rather the point of the practice is our

recognition that God desires for each of us health and

wholeness. When the priest lays hands on a p arishioner and

anoints her/him with oil, the point is both to honor this desire

of Gods and to ask Gods grace that the person may

experience Gods grace, healing and wholeness in her/his life.

What exactly is it then that we are asking for? Only wh at God

desires.

Gods desire for each human being is shalom. Although often

translated as peace shalom encompasses much more. It is

the peace which passes understanding, and includes the

ideas of fullness and wellbeing. As such shalom is a gift from

God. In both the Jewish and M uslim traditions, shalom

(Arabic salaam) express a desire for the wellbeing, fullness

of life and good health of the one being greeted or bid

farewell. In the C hristian tradition laying-on-of-hands and

anointing with oil is way to manifest to God the desire for

ones health and wholenessones shalom .

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WELCOME VISITORS!Areyou a new reader? Come visit us! Were so glad thatyou picked up this publication; we hope you will findit interesting and worth your time and we hope youwill take the next step and worship with us sometime.If you are worshiping with us, we welcome you!Whatever your religious background, and howeveryou have come to be here, we welcome you to St.Lukes. Please let us know who you are by signingour guest book (by the door) or filling out a cardfound in the pews. You can hand your card to anusher, or put it in the collection plate when it comeslater.

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It is also important to rememb er that anointing stands at the center of our identity. We follow

Jesus, the Messiah (i.e., the anointed). Thu s in receiving laying-on-of-hands and anointing with

oil, we do not suppose that the person who administers this rite is somehow magically able to

heal us, anymore than David was m ade King of Israel because Samuel anointed him. The action

comes from God, just as it was God who ch ose David and then sent Samuel to anoint David.

The rite is, then, the expression of our desire for wholeness and this request is incarnated, if youwill, by the one administering the rite. Another way of conceiving of it is that our individual and

corporate healing enables us to partner with God in to bring wholeness to our communities and

the world.

So the wholeness and h ealing that we request for the person is not simply a matter of the

persons physical health and wellbeing. It is a matter, moreover, of healing ones

environmentthe world. We ask God for this peace and wellbeing not merely for ourselves,

then, but for the world as well, so that as we leave the church we may share with the world the

grace we have received from God. In this way, as I said above, the rite of healing goes to the

very heart of who we are as Ch ristians and followers of the anointed one. May we all exercise

the gift of healing that God shares with us so that we may be Christs healing presence in this

world.

God bless!

Father Tim


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REMINDERS:The deadline for the

November Winged Ox

will be November 18

Outreach

St. Luke's is supporting two

outreach programs, each vital

to the community. They are

the Somerton Food Bank and

area shelters. We need yourcontinued support to

continue these worthy

projects.

The Food Bank is always in

need of cereal and cash

donations to buy meats and

maintain operating expenses.

The shelters look forward to

the Wawa gift cards provided

by your donations.

Daylight Savings Time

ends Sunday

November 6. Dont

forget to Fall Back!

Those Who Serve

Sunday, November 6

Chalice Bearer: J. Oxenford

Readers: C. Martino, J. WoodsUshers: J. Litzke, J. OxenfordAltar Guild:J. Oxenford, C. CotugnoCoffee Hour: B. Kaufold, G.Shahene, C. Rodriguez

Counters: C. Rodriguez, A. Thorpe

Sunday, November 13Chalice Bearer : C. Rodriguez

Readers: B. Kaufold, J. BrambillaUshers : T. Truesdale, J. LitzkeAltar Guild: S & C Carmody

Coffee Hour : H. Rolland, S.Remick, J. Glenn, R. Whaley, N.

HurleyCounters: J and J Litzke

Sunday, November 20Chalice Bearer: J. BrambillaReaders: C. Rodriguez, S. CarmodyUshers: J. Oxenford, T. TruesdaleAltar Guild: G & B Hair, J. WoodsCoffee Hour: L. Woods, K. Kenny,

S. Nesbitt, G. Hair

Counters: B and D. Shifflett

Sunday, November 27Chalice Bearer: S. CarmodyReaders: M.Geiger, L. CarterUshers: J. Oxenford, J. LitzkeAltar Guild: L. Carter, R. FischerCoffee Hour: J & J Litzke, J.

Gardner, J. Oxenford

Counters: R. Whaley, J. Brambilla

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NEWS

Church School / Nursery

The church school will be

continuing the study of

Animals of the Bible during

the first three weeks in

November. The focus this

month will be the study of

Noah and the ark. They will

hear stories ,do activities, take

home boo klets ,play a game

and do poster art, which will

be displayed in the hall when

completed.

November 27 is the first week

in Advent. The children will

light an Advent candle and

receive a booklet about theseason with activities. Advent

calendars will be given out

also.

Dates to Remember:

Nov 5th: Diocesan

Convention

Nov 13 :Stewardshipth

Sunday

Dec 2 : Italian Dinnernd

Dec 3 : Holiday Bazaarrd

Also there will be not be

Holy Eucharist Nov 27th

There will be Morning

Prayer at 10:30 lead by

Stacey wh ile Fr. Tim is

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PRAYERS PLEASE

Members: Joyce, Dorothy,

Elaine, Ruth B., Nancy H.,

Edna, Alan, Mabel, Ruth L.,

Louise, Betty K, Joan W.

Friends and Family: Kathy,

Robert, Arlyne, Nancy,

Martha, Bobby, Francine,

Ruth, James, Sandra, Joyce,

Christopher,Joseph, Diane,

Nancy, William, Jeff,

Margaret, Mai, Maria,

Thomas, Arlene, John, Joan,

Chrissie, Mary Katherine,

Todd, Lisa, Sam, Susan,

Charles, George, Samantha,

Malcolm, Amarante, Greg,

Dee, Patti, Ann, Aftab, Lenor

Those Serving in the

Armed Forces: W illiam

William, Chris G.,

Kevin M., Alex G.,

Andrew R., Chris K.,

John R., Chris R., Eric

B., Rob D., Jerry F.,Thomas H., Tom B.,

Casey R., Jermaine, Bradley,

Michael, Matthew, Maxx,

Eric J., John T., George M.,

Steven M.

BIRTHDAYS

November2-Lucas Corda

9-Jeremiah Shahene

10-Alan Wilkenson

11-Nancy Hurley16-Joyce Glenn

25-Marcellina Baker

28-Miah Shahene

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NEWS

Anniversary Kudos

Our 150th anniversary celebration is now a fond memory.

It was due to the hard work of our planning committee that itwas such a success. The members volunteered their time,

money and talents to the event.

John Litzke was a great MC. He also was responsible forordering the banner and setting up the rector's pictures and

trivia questions, as well as setting up and taking down tables

and chairs.

Jackie Oxenford bought the beautiful mums as well as thedelicious cakes and coffee and tea for the dinner. She also

helped me set the tables along with Nancy Orlando.

Stacey Carmody was responsible for arranging for a write up

to be done for the Northeast Times. She ordered supplies forthe dinner on line and made up a sign- in poster. She

submitted a history of the church to be made into a booklet.

Lisa-Jo and Mark Kriss put together a professional CDpresentation of St. Luke's, past and present, using pictures

supplied by parishioners.

Gail Hair designed and mailed invitations to former rectors

and special guests.

Joe Iannotti and friend served as photographers for the

service and dinner.

I made the dinner arrangements with Kelly's, the seatingchart, went shopping with Caroline Cotugno for tablesettings , conducted planning meetings, and set up and

cleaned up, with the help of friends. Cheri Carmody helpedme wrap and tie flatware and Joan Litzke greeted people and

helped them find their seats as they entered the hall.

Special thanks to Karen Kenny and Andrew Nesbit foroverseeing the serving tables. It was great having our youngvolunteers to serve. Thanks go out to Laura, Brittany, Miah,

and Jeremiah.

We hope that everyone enjoyed the festivities and thank you

all for attending.

Submitted by Barbara Kaufold

Please check the website for photos of

the celebration and a link to the

Northeast Times article!


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Feeding the Hungry Among Us

(we need your help)

We need your help to provide Thanksgiving Meals

to the families served by the Somerton Food Bank.

As you know, The Memorial Church of St. Luke

supports the Somerton Food Bank through

donations of non-perishable food, money, and

volunteer hours. Most recently, St. Lukes became

Cereal Central for the food bank, because the one

item that the food bank cannot buy more cheaply

than we can is cereal.

You also may recall that in 2009, the Womens

Outreach Wing at St. Lukes (WOW) coordinated a

special effort to provide holiday food baskets to the

families served by the Somerton Food Bank, so

those families could celebrate Thanksgiving with a

traditional meal.

That food drive was so successful, that the food

bank has asked for our help again this year. For the

next couple of weeks, there will be grocery bags

available at church. Stapled to the bag will be a list

of non-perishable items that comprise a traditional

Thanksgiving dinner.

If you would like to participate, you can pick-up a

grocery bag at church, or create your own by

clipping the checklist to the right. As you complete

your grocery shopping over the next few weeks,

pick up the items on the list, and bring your bags tochurch by Sunday, November 20.

You also may contribute a turkey or a turkey breast,

or money to purchase turkeys or other ingredients

in the basket. Cash or checks can be dropped in the

collection plate or the Somerton Food Bank basket

by the interior church doors. (If you write a check,

please note Somerton Food Bank in the memo

section.) Clip a note to your contribution, with your

name and/or envelope number, so we can include

your donation in the tax statement you will receive

in January.

All participants are asked to bring their bags to

church no later than Sunday, November 20, so thebags can be blessed during the Liturgy and taken to

the Somerton Food Bank in time for distribution

before the holiday.

Thank you for your help with this very important

initiative. -submitted by Katherine Gibson

Thanksgiving Dinner

Grocery List

Large Can Sweet Potatoes

Instant Mashed Potatoes

Stuffing Mix

Turkey Gravy

2 cans Green Beans

2 cans Corn

Cranberry Sauce

Large Can Fruit

Large Container of Juice

(non-refrigerated)

Please bring your donated foodto church on or before Sunday,

November 20.

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NOVEMBER 2011Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat

1AAMeetings in

Hall 1P & 7P

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2AA M eetingsin Hall 1P & 7P

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6:45P-

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prayer in Office

7:30P -Holy

Eucharist with

Healing in

Church

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4-AA M eetingsin Hall 1P & 7P

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Spirituality

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Eucharist

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School

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The Memorial Church of St. Luke the Beloved Physician

1946 Welsh Road

Philadelphia, PA 19115

215-969-3645

[email protected]

www.stlukesbustleton.webs.com

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