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The Memorial Church of St.Luke, the Beloved Physician

150 Years of Ministry1861-2011

1946 Welsh RoadPhiladelphia, PA 19115215.969.3645 (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

Wednesdays 6:45 p.m.in the church office

Inside this issue:

150th invitation...................5Birthdays............................... 8Calendar................................9Cereal Central.......................8Holiday House.......................6News...................................3,4Photo Gallery.........................7Prayer Requests......................4Rectors Message................1,2

Reminders.............................2Those Who Serve..................3Trivia Corner..........................6Welcome Visitors.................. 2Word Puzzle..........................8

The Winged OxThe Winged Ox is the Ancient Symbol ofSt. Luke, the Beloved Physician

A Newsletter for the People of The Memorial

Church of St. Luke, the Beloved Physician September 2011 Issue 129

Jesus said Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb,

Physician, heal yourself(Luke 4:23).

Every now and again I bring up the subject of the future of St.

Lukes. I worry sometimes that the topic is introduced so

often that it may seem a little like crying wolf. That is,

everyone becomes accustomed to hearing the warning and yet,

despite all of the handwringing things go on as usual without the

anticipated catastrophe occurring. I understand that attitude. There is

a part of me that feels the same way. After all, we are not confrontedwith the immediate threat of financial collapse, our Sunday

attendance is only slightly less than acceptable, and we are

celebrating our 150th anniversary in less than two months. In

addition, despite its small size, St. Lukes is blessed with such

strong lay leadership; with parishioners who extend themselves over

and above the call of duty to see that we continue to reach out to the

larger community outside of St. Lukes; and with an outstanding

music program (and minister of music), despite our limited

resources. This is all good news and it is all evidence that St. Lukes

is contributing to the Good Newsthe Gospelof Jesus Christ.

S

o whats the problem? Well there are a couple of big issues

that I alluded to above. First, our attendance is not what it

needs to be. I am not pointing fingers; things happen. Somework on Sundays and cannot make it out regularly; some are ill and

so cannot come out. Add to this vacations and trips, and so on, and

you have the stuff of life. It is all understandable, but the bottom line

is that we regularly fall below fifty on a Sunday, and with increasing

frequency we fall below forty. If we are honest with ourselves, we

can see that that number of parishioners on Sunday makes it difficult

to justify a physical plant that includes four buildings, not to

mention a fulltime priest. And of course there are financial issues as

well. I wont quote numbers (if you are interested you can speak to

Katherine Gibson or John Brambilla, who are St. Lukes financial

team) but we are, year in and year out, significantly in the red. Since

I have been here St. Lukes has been drawing down its endowment,

and there is no indication that we will turn that around anytime soon.

We are blessed with an endowment because of the generosity of

parishioners in the past, many of whom remember St. Lukes in the

wills.

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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 you

will 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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So what is the solution? Im not sure. I would like us to focus on these problems collectively in the

coming fall, winter and spring. We are in our 150th year. Can we foresee St. Lukes being in existence in

another 150 years? Can we even foresee St. Lukes being here in another 50 years? I urge you to think

about what we can do to attract more people and to increase our revenue. And if you have any ideas about

how we might affect such changes, I urge you to speak to me or to a member of the vestry so that they can

bring your ideas to the attention of St. Lukes governing body. One thing seems clear, however, we must

increase revenue and attendance or cut back on expenses (sorry that this sounds so familiar given the

recent crisis in Washington; Im sure that we can address these problems in a more mature manner than

our political representatives did).

I began by quoting from the Gospel According to Luke. We should heed these words. We are the church

of St. Luke the Beloved Physician and it is up to us to make the changes necessary to ensure that St.

Lukes can survive and flourish in the future. I hope we can work together during the coming months to

ensure that this will happen.

God bless,

Father Tim


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REMIDERS:The deadline for the

October The Winged Ox

will be September 23

150th Anniversary

Finishing touches are being

placed for our exciting 150th

anniversary celebration onOctober 15! Enclosed in this

issue of the Winged Ox is a

reservation form for the

reception. Be sure to fill in

your meal selection(s) and

turn in by September 18th!

Look for special editions of

the Winged Ox in October

and November!

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 your

continued 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.

Those Who Serve

Sunday, September 4

Chalice Bearer: B. KaufoldReaders: .C.Rodriguez, S CarmodyUshers: K. Gibson J. Litzke

Altar Guild: S &C CarmodyCoffee Hour: See schedule

Counters: J. Brambilla, R. Whaley

Sunday, September 11Chalice Bearer : J. Litzke

Readers: J. Gardner, L. CarterUshers : J. Oxenford, T TruesdaleAltar Guild: G. Hair, B. Hair, J.Woods

Coffee Hour : See scheduleCounters: C. Rodriguez, A. Thorpe

Sunday, September 18Chalice Bearer: J. OxenfordReaders: M. Geiger, K. GibsonUshers: K. Gibson, J. LitzkeAltar Guild: L. Carter, R. FischerCoffee Hour: See schedule

Counters: J and J Litzke

Sunday, September 25Chalice Bearer: C. RodriguezReaders: C. Martino, J. Woods

Ushers: J. Oxenford, T. TruesdaleAltar Guild: K. Kenny, S. NesbittCoffee Hour: See schedule

Counters: B and D.Shifflett

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EWS

Church School / ursery

The opening day for churchschool will be on Sunday,September 18th. All children 3years and older are welcome.

Nursery care is available forinfants over 6 months old. Thisyear we will be having classesevery Sunday at 10:20 a.m. in thehall, except for some holidays,which will be announced.

We are most fortunate to havefour teachers this year to help outon a rotating schedule. LlynCarter and Betty Shifflett willcontinue to offer their services, as

they have for the past severalyears. Ashley Martino as well asthe team of Sara Nesbit and

Karen Kenny have volunteered toteach this year also. Chantelle andMia offered to be available tohelp out as assistants, as needed. Iam grateful to them all for their

willingness to serve.

The first two weeks will bedevoted to welcoming back thechildren with a survey, chalk art,action songs, prayers, and anactivity sheet on helping bothwithin the family and in the

community.

We are looking forward to anexciting and enriching year.

Barbara Kaufold

Church School Coordinator


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PRAYERS PLEASEPRAYERS PLEASEPRAYERS PLEASEPRAYERS PLEASEMembers: 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, Lucero, Greg

Those Serving in the

Armed Forces: William

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.

BIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYS

September1-Virginia Rielli

2-Llyn CarterTom Geiger

9-Ben Mangle

22-Dorothy Galey

24-Louise Cavaliere

25-Mark Geiger

29-Daniella Gardnier

Carlos Otero

30-Joan Litzke P.4

EWS

St. Lukes has a Champion!Congrats to Herb Rolland, Senior Flight Golf

Winner at Northampton Country Club!

Fall book Forum

A new weekly book forum will start at the

end of September- day to be determined.

The book will be The Heartbeat of God:Finding the Sacred in the Middle of

Everythingby our presiding bishop,

Katharine Jefferts Schori. She looks at theintersections of faith with the major issues of

our day--poverty, climate change, the

economy, health care.See Stacey if you areinterested.


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Happy 100Happy 100Happy 100Happy 100thththth

Birthday Holiday House!Birthday Holiday House!Birthday Holiday House!Birthday Holiday House!Youre Invited!!Youre Invited!!Youre Invited!!Youre Invited!!

644 Hughes Street

Cape May, ew Jersey 08204

You are invited to an open house celebration

Saturday, September 24, 2011

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

A Reading of a Proclamation at 2:00 p.m.

Music

Refreshments

A Tour of the House

An international non-profit organization

known as;The GirlsFriendly Society (GFS)

of the

Diocese of Pennsylvania affiliated with the

Episcopal Church

For 100 years at this address GFS/PA has

focused on the emotional, physical and

spiritual growth of its membersBear ye one anothers burdens, and so fulfill

the law of Christ-Galatians

Trivia Corner: 100 Years Ago:1911

The average life expectancy for menwas 47 years.

Only 14 percent of the homes had abathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had atelephone.

There were only 8,000 cars and only144 miles of paved roads.

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were

all available over the counterat thelocal corner drugstores.

The American flag had 45 stars...

The population of Las Vegas , Nevadawas only 30!!!

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and

iced tea hadn't been invented yet.

There was neither a Mother's Day nora Father's Day

More than 95 percent of all births tookplace at home .

Ninety percent of all Doctors had NOCOLLEGE EDUCATION!

The average US wage in 1910 was 22cents per hour.

Most women only washed their hair

once a month,and used Borax or eggyolks for shampoo!


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PHOTO GALLERY: Outdoor Eucharist June 26 2011


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WORD PUZZLE

O F S T A N D T P J

T H E M A K E H A U

B E F O R E A A S D

I S E R V A N T S G

T H E Y O U O H W M

U P H E L D T E I E

N L F A L L H I L N

R O W N A R E R L T

S R A B L E R W H O

V D R O M A N S O N

(Romans 14:4 NRSV) Who are you to

pass judgment on servants of another?

It is before their own lord that theystand or fall. And they will be upheld,

for the Lord is able to make them stand.

Word List

SERVANTS JUDGMENT ANOTHER

UPHELD ROMANS BEFORE THEIR

STAND WILL THEY THEM THATPASS NRSV MAKE LORD FALL

ABLE YOU WHO OWN ARE TO ON

OF IT IS

St. Lukes Cereal Central:Cereal for the Somerton Food

Bank

The Somerton Food Bank isalways in need of cereal. Letsmeet our goal of 100 boxes amonth by bring cereal in everyweek. Its EASY to do! Justpick up a box or 2 when youshop ! Cereal is lightweight,easy to store and has a longshelf life. It is inexpensive too,if you look for supermarketsales, drug stores and dollar

stores and so forth. There willbe a large box designed forcereal donations in thenarthex or the hall. A count ofthe donations will be takenevery month and displayed ona poster in the hall soeveryone will know howsuccessful we are in feedingthe hungry and needy in ourcommunity.

Thank you for yourcontributions and being partof this feeding ministry!

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SEPTEMBER 2011Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat

1 2-7:00P-AASpirituality

Meeting in Hall

3-10a-Yoga in

Hall11:30a-Al-Anon

Mtg in

Hall

4-8th Sundayafter Pentecost

10:30a:Holy

Eucharist

10:20a- Church

School

11:45: Coffee

Hr. In Hall

5-LABOR DAY7:00p-AA

Meeting in Hall

6-1pm-UAW

meeting in Hall

8:00P-AA

Meeting in Hall

7-6:45P-Contemplative

prayer in Office

7:30P -HolyEucharist with

Healing in

Church

8 97:00P-AA

Spirituality

Meeting in Hall

1010a- Yoga in

Hall

11:30a-Al-Anon

Mtg in Hall

11-9th Sundayafter Pentecost

10:30a:HolyEucharist

11:45: Coffee

Hr. In Hall

12-7:00p-AAMeeting in Hall

700p-VestryMeeting in

Church Office

138:00P-AA

Meeting in Hall

14 6:45P-Contemplative

prayer in Office

7:30P -Holy

Eucharist with

Healing in

Church

15 167:00P-AA

Spirituality

Meeting in Hall

17-10a-Yogain Hall

11:30a-Al-Anon

Mtg in

Hall

18 -10th Sundayafter Pentecost

10:30a:Holy

Eucharist

10:20:Church

school in Hall

11:45: Coffee

Hr. In Hall


208:00P-AA

Meeting in Hall

21 6:45P-Contemplative

prayer in Office

7:30P -Holy

Eucharist with

Healing inChurch


Meeting in Hall

24-10a-Yogain Hall

11:30a-Al-Anon

Mtg in

Hall

25-11thSunday after

Pentecost

10:30a:Holy

Eucharist 10:20

Church school

in Hall

11:45: Coffee

Hr in Hall


278:00P-AA

Meeting in Hall

28-6:45P-Contemplative

prayer in Office

7:30P -Holy

Eucharist with

Healing in

Church


Meeting in Hall

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The Memorial Church of St. Luke the Beloved Physician1946 Welsh Road

Philadelphia, PA 19115

[email protected]

www.stlukesbustleton.webs.com

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