BLOCK PARTY CANCELED

Due to lack of interest, the trip to the presbytery block party has been canceled. As scheduled, we will not have youth on Sunday October 26th. We will see you the following week, Nov 2 when we will eat with some of the men at the Druid Hills Night Shelter and learn more about homelessness. Have a great weekend, see ya then.

Middle School Retreat

Twelve middle schoolers and three adults from St. Luke's joined about 130 other middle schoolers from around the presbytery October 17-19. It was a great weekend filled with great worship, exciting keynotes, crazy hair, awesome skits, and great small groups. They even moved through the trees high above the ground on the High Ropes Course.

The theme of the retreat was "Old Testament lessons for a new world." We encountered stories about creation, the exodus, and Jeremiah and through the keynote speaker and small groups we found contemporary meaning in all of those.

The presbytery camp and conference center, The Calvin Center, graciously hosted us and provided all the great leadership and food. The presbytery youth council also served as support and planning staff for a great retreat. The Calvin Center is a fantastic conference center and a great part of our presbytery. check em out at www.calvincenter.org.

Special thanks to all the families who made this weekend happen. Lives were changed, relationships were built, and faith was deepened. If you see Jennifer Holley-Wolf, Mary Louise Connor, and John Connor thank them for all their time and effort to make sure that the youth had everything they needed for the weekend.

Pictures to come soon.

You are the Light of the World

"...In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven," (Matthew 5:16).

The youth got connected in amazing ways last Sunday night. They made some incredible lamps, from scratch, that interpreted the scripture for the evening. Check out the pictures and see what incredible lamps the youth of St. Luke's made starting with only a table of "treasures" and a lamp wiring kit.

Thanks to all of you who dropped things off for the building, came with tools, and were there for great support. We cannot do all of this without you. Thank you so much.

Well, It's official!!!

That's right, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, turtles and birds...Rev. Phil Brown is now officially ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament and installed as one of St. Luke's Associate Pastors. September 28th marked the day that people from all over the country descended on St. Luke's to celebrate this occasion.

The worship service was great. Very special thank you to all of you who led us in worship. Equally awesome was the reception that followed. Who knew that Phil looked so good on a Wheaties box? It takes a lot of people (too many to name) for this to happen. St. Luke's is a great church. You all make this a great place to be in the ministry. Thank you for an awesome first three months.

Grace and Peace,
REV. Phil Brown
(but you can still call me Phil)