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The Messenger Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Volume 60, No. 3 April 2013 What’s Inside? • VBS 2013! • Men’s Retreat • New Directory Info Father Richard delivered the invocation at this year’s Grace-St. Luke’s School 4th grade Citizenship Breakfast, and is pictured with Father Joseph, Harriet Roberts, and Christi Authement who attended as guests of fourth graders Max, Griffin, and Cooper. The schedule of Easter services and activities are listed on the back page of the Messenger.
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The MessengerGrace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Volume 60, No. 3 April 2013
What’s Inside?
•VBS 2013!
•Men’s Retreat
•New Directory Info
Father Richard delivered the invocation at this year’s Grace-St. Luke’s School 4th grade Citizenship Breakfast, and is pictured with Father Joseph, Harriet Roberts, and Christi Authement who attended as guests of fourth graders Max, Griffin, and Cooper.
The schedule of Easter services and activities are listed on the back page of the Messenger.
Inside This Issue20-30@GSL ................................................... 439ers ............................................................ 4Altar Flowers................................................ 11Athletics ........................................................ 9Bazaar Ladies News ........................................ 5Bygone Days ............................................... 11Christian Education ...................................... 6-7Committee Guide and Directory ........................ 9ECW Spring Conference ................................... 5EYC News ...................................................... 5From the Rector ............................................. 3Looking Towards Sunday ............................... 11Member News .............................................. 11Memorials/Honorariums................................. 11Men’s Retreat & Conference ............................. 4Outreach Ministries ......................................... 8Pastoral Care Corner ....................................... 8School News ................................................ 10Third Thursday ............................................... 4
To download the April calendar, go togracestlukes.org/uploads/files/april2013calendar.pdf.
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Sunday Service Times8:00 am Holy Eucharist8:45 am Breakfast9:30 am Christian Education 10:30 am Holy Eucharist5:30 pm Holy EucharistNursery available for all services except the 5:30 pm
service.
Office Hours8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday–Friday
StaffThe Rev. Richard Lawson, RectorThe Rev. Gayle McCarty, Associate RectorFr. Joseph Wallace-Williams, Associate RectorChristi Authement, Activities & Athletics Dir.Beulah Boone, SextonBeth Claybrook, Financial AssistantWesley Emerson, Organist/ChoirmasterSharon Campbell, Nursery/PDO Dir.Connie Johns, Membership & NewcomersEva Loftin, Assistant Director of NurseryCourtney Oliver, Youth MinisterLucy Owens, Communications DirectorHarriet Roberts, Christian Education DirectorDebbie Smith, Music AssociateLinda Stine, Parish Administrator
2013 Vestry Grant Adams, Antoinette Cheney, Ginger Collier, Edith Heller, Sidney Hickey, Allison King, Stinson Liles, Hal Medling, Catherine Morehead, Linda Niell, Donna Sanders, King Self, Pete Shearon, Doug Smith, Nicki Soulé, Bruce Williams, and Hal Wright.
Vestry and Executive Committee The vestry meets the third Tuesday of each month in Trezevant Hall. The Executive Com-mittee meets the Thursday before vestry at 5:30 pm in the old school science lab on the 3rd floor of the Evans Building. These meetings are open to the parish. Vestry members are also available to convey matters of importance from parishio-ners to the vestry. Watch your eNews and eMessenger for the links to the vestry minutes. To be added to the eNews/eMessenger distribution lists, contact Lucy Owens, [email protected]. Vestry email: [email protected]
Messenger DeadlineThe deadline for the February issue of The Messenger is 9 am, Jan. 15! Contact Lucy at 272-7425 or [email protected] with any questions.
Support Groups at GSLWeight Watchers: Mondays, Weigh-in at noon,
Meeting from 12:20–12:40AA meetings: Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
Narcotics Anonymous: Sundays, 8 pm
Al Anon: Thursdays, 10:30 am
Suicide Anonymous: Wednesdays, 7:30 pm
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous: Mondays & Thursdays, 8 pm
As I became an Episcopalian during college, I was most attracted to an Anglican approach
to the mysteries of Christ’s life. I discovered priests and thinkers (both clerical and lay) who were able to combine two journeys that are so often kept apart in the modern world and in one’s personal life: the journey of the heart and the journey of the mind.
When it comes to the mystery of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the heart and the mind need to be fully engaged. The human heart is, in my estimation, moved by the stories in the Gospels where we read of a life and a love that is greater than death. So much life, poetry, hymnody, care, love, and so on spring from faith in Jesus’ resurrection.
Nevertheless, the mind has its own questions about Jesus’ resurrection. What does it mean? How did it happen? Or, to quote Paul in the New Testament (I Corinthians 15:35), “How are the dead raised?” These questions are good and sometimes urgent.
Paul Avis, an Anglican theologian who has had a great impact on me, writes of the resurrection in God and the Creative Imagination “that we cannot know with any certainty what did happen; second, (we know) that something momentous enough to generate interpretations at the mythic level certainly did take place, and, third, that the symbols that stud the narrative are the surest guide to what the evangelists are attempting to convey.”
In other words, there are things we know and things we do not. Easter faith, then, is a mixture of trust and humility. And Easter faith develops over time within the believer.
Easter in the Episcopal Church is a season, not a day. I invite you to come to the Holy Eucharist during this season. We will sing the great Easter hymns and canticles. We will read the stories and wrestle with the symbols of this mystery. We will think and pray and ask questions. We will worship God in a community that believes God’s life is greater than death. We will remember our loved ones who have died, including the communion of saints, saints known and unknown.
In all of these ways, the journey of the heart and the mind, we pray, will be united in the company of the risen Christ and all the saints.
The Reverend Richard Lawson
From the Rector: the Journey of the Heart and the Mind in the Easter Season
Rector’s Forum in April/May
Sundays at 9:30 am in Trezevant
Apr. 7: The Preacher with the Rev. Richard Lawson
Apr. 14: The Preacher’s Wife: Much is Expected with Katherine Lawson
Apr. 21: The Book of Job and the Quest for Wisdom with Rabbi Micah Greenstein
Apr. 28: The Book of Job and the Quest for Wisdom with Steve McKenzie
May 5: The Book of Job and the Quest for Wisdom with Rabbi Micah Greenstein
May 12: The Book of Job and the Quest for Wisdom with Emily Holmes
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Fellowship, Lunch & Program on April 12The 39ers will meet for their 2nd Friday of the month gathering on Friday, April 12. Join them at 11:30 am for wine
and cheese, with a light lunch at noon for $6.00, followed by the program. Reservations to Lucy by noon April 10 at [email protected] or 272-7425. Everyone is invited!
First Friday Fellowship is a place where parishioners and friends can connect for fun and fellowship, mix and mingle, and enjoy lively conversation,
libations, and dinner. The next First Friday Fellowship will meet Apr. 5 at 6:30 pm at El Toro Loco, 2617 Poplar Ave.
Please “like” our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GSLFirstFridayFellowship, where you can RSVP for the event, or email Kim Norris ([email protected]) and/or Kim Weiss ([email protected]) to let us know you are coming.
First Friday Fellowship
Jimpsie Ayres Speaks to
April 18th Third Thursday Group
Our own Jimpsie Ayres will speak to the April 18th Third Thursday dinner group. When first asked to speak about her thought process when she is paint-ing and how she is led to change her
style, she was quick to say not only “No,” but “Never.” Days later she called to say she would really like to share this process with us and would keep a journal throughout the year to explore this journey. We have admired her lovely art through the years and enjoyed her cover painting for the church directory. Hearing her tell her story promises to be a real treat! Don’t miss this evening!
Third Thursday dinners are designed to include empty nesters who enjoy the opportunity to have a fun evening with others. If you haven’t been to a Third Thursday event before, now is a good time to join us and to expand your GSL friendships. We need to know each other in order to fully care for each other. Dinner together is a great way to have a good meal, a good time and good fellowship.
Our evenings always follow the same format: drinks, nibbles and conversation beginning at 6:30 pm in Trezevant Hall, dinner promptly at 7:00, and a program to follow. You’ll be home by 8:30 having had a wonderful time for a most reasonable fee. We always are casual, so do join in.
We have to let our hosts know how many people to prepare for, so do make reservations by calling Lucy at 272-7425 or emailing her at [email protected] by Tuesday, April 16. Our seating is limited, so don’t wait! In keeping with church policy, your reserva-tion is your agreement to pay. You may pay in advance online at gracestlukes.org/events/third-thursday/.
Connecting for Food, Fun and
FellowshipSunday, April 7, immediately following the 10:30 service, 20-30@GSL will head on over to Stone Soup (993 Cooper St.) for little homestyle eatin’ courtesy of GSL. If you are in your 20-30s and looking for a little fellowship, whether you are new to GSL or are members, we invite you to join us for lunch. An evite will also be sent out and if you would like to have your email added, please contact Lucy Owens at [email protected]. Hope to see you at Stone Soup!
20-30@GSL
For the Men of the Parish
West Tennessee Round-UpTuesday, April 2, 5:30 p.m.
Join the West TN keymen, Bishop Johnson, and Father Sturni at St. George’s Episcopal Church (2425 S Germantown Rd) for a roundup event: an evening of barbecue and fellowship to promote the Annual Conference for the Episcopal Laymen of Tennessee. Cost: $10 per head to cover food and drink. For questions about the round-up, contact Peter Abell at 573-7383 or [email protected]. The conference will be August 16-18 at DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle, TN, so mark your calendars now! For more info on the conference, visit www.episcopalchurchmen.net.
Grace-St. Luke’s Men’s Retreat
Save the date: April 26-28
Plan on coming to this annual get away to St. Columba for fun and fellowship with the men of Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.
Bazaar Room NewsThe Bazaar room is open each Tuesday from 10 am to 1 pm. Located in the old Jackson Library, the ladies (pictured to your right) have been busy laughing, eating and working for next November’s Bazaar. We would love to have donations of yarn (even small rolls) and jewelry. Drop off at Lucy’s office. For questions, please contact Janet Wyatt at 276-5662.
2013 Tri-Diocesan ECW Spring Conference
“Food, Faith and Fellowship” is the theme of the 2013 Tri-Diocesan ECW Spring Conference to be held at DuBose Conference Center, Monteagle, TN, April 19-21. The guest speaker will be Sister Schubert. We can smell the delightful aroma of her famous dinner rolls already. Complete details and registration forms are available at www.ecwwtn.org. Registrations received after April 5 will be subject to a late fee. Get yours in early!
Front: Jackie Brown, Rhoda Phelps, Virginia Darlington, Lynn Stockley, and Kimball McTyre; Standing: Ruth Callicott Edith Heller, Janet Wyatt, Bettie Welsh and Dee Sheats
The Bazaar Ladies
The Youth of GSL sponsor a Food Basket to collect items for the GSL Food Pantry. The next collection will take place on Sunday, Apr. 28, and donation baskets will be available at the rear entrance of the church and east vestibule entrance by the sacristy. The most needed items are usually
dry milk, canned meats, nutritious cereals, paper products like toilet paper, and toiletries such as soap or toothbrushes and toothpaste.
Teen Breakfast at Grace-St. Luke’sSunday, April 14 (8:45–9:30 am)
All teenagers welcome!Join us for our monthly “Teen Time Breakfast.” Teens will gather and have breakfast with adults who have been involved in different ways at Grace-St. Luke’s. This informal breakfast meal is the perfect time to catch up, to have lively discussion, and to hear a little bit from involved, capable, fun-loving adults all while snarfing down some yummy bacon and eggs! Bring your appetite, your breakfast money (approximately $6.00), and be a part of the fun! It will be so worth rolling out of bed a little bit early!
EYC News and EventsCourtney Oliver, Youth Minister
EYC PaRENTSParents: Please contact Courtney at [email protected] to sign up to provide a dinner for the youth and to receive weekly EYC updates. THANK YOU to all parents who provided dinners during the month of March!!
Unless otherwise noted, Jr. High EYC will be from 5–6:30 pm and Sr. High from 6–7:30 pm all month long (dinner for both at 6 pm). Meet in room 212. Contact [email protected] for information about summer camps, scholarships and anything EYC related!
Apr. 7 What Now? A Post-Easter Service to remember that Jesus’s presense in our lives lasts even after Easter.
Apr. 14 Jr. High & Sr. High from 5-7 for Movie Night. Bring a pillow and a blanket, wear your PJs if you want and prepare to get cozy for EYC Movie Night.
Apr. 21 Who Am I? A Living Scavenger Hunt. On this night the church is “haunted” by spirits of the bible—seek them out and learn their story in order to “capture” them all.
Apr. 28 Game Night. Bring your game face and get ready to compete!
SAVE THE DATE for the EYC Mission Trip! July 18-21 in New Orleans, LA. Stay Tuned for more details!
Christian EducationHarriet Roberts, Director of Christian Education
Holy Errandby Harriet Roberts
Yesterday, Father Joseph and I went outside to retrieve the ashes of one of our communicants from the columbarium. Mr. Moister died in January and his ashes were being stored in an empty vault until his family was able to receive them.
Needing help with the tiny wrench required to open the vault, Father Joseph enlisted my help. Having decided very soon after meeting Father Joseph that EVERYTHING and ANYTHING is more fun when he is around, I readily agreed to do whatever it was he needed me to do. When I got up out of my red leather swivel chair, I did not know that our Holy errand was going to so touch me. But that is how I have come to experience my job as director of Christian education at Grace-St. Luke’s Church. So often—unexpectedly—I read or see or hear or experience something that moves me. And, sometimes it is my privilege to be moved to tears.
Such was the case yesterday.
In the way of background, I never actually met Mr. Moister, but I had certainly heard about him often in our weekly staff meetings when we receive pastoral care updates. Now and then, in conversations with various member of our community, I would hear his name mentioned, too. I was aware that he had been unwell, and that he was having a hard time. But, Father Joseph had shared with me that Mr. Moister had really liked the goofy birthday card I had made for Father Joseph’s birthday, and I had liked knowing that.
But—yesterday—Father Joseph and I were on a mission. Joseph gathered what he would need—a special tool, a flashlight, and his stole—and off we set. Outside it was windy and cold. We stood for a moment in front of the columbarium. We paused. Then—with the world noisy and cold and busy around us—Father Joseph and I stood facing each other. We held each other’s hands, and together we quietly prayed The Lord’s Prayer for Mr. Moister.
‘Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever, Amen.’
“I think I am going to cry,” I said to Father Joseph.
“You can,” he said right back to me.
The reverence of the moment was palpable. Nobody else was around. No candles, no organ music, no red velvet pew cushions.
Nobody and nothing, it seemed. It was just a plain old day. Joseph and I stood among the cold and the wind and the bare grey branches: just Father Joseph and Mr. Moister and me. And yet, the atmosphere was just thick with reverence, with ceremony, with respect, and with community.
It was truly palpable.
It was Holy.
Carefully, we opened the vault, and Father Joseph removed the urn containing Mr. Moister’s ashes and placed it in my upturned hands. Under this unusual and moving circumstance, I was meeting Mr. Moister for the first time. It was a privilege to be right there. And, in that moment, I was exactly where I needed to be.
Before closing the niche, Father Joseph carefully wrapped the small, square, brass box with his purple stole. I held Mr. Moister’s ashes solemnly—and I marveled at the weight of him—as Father Joseph lifted the heavy, cover panel back and then slowly tightened the bolt that holds it securely in place.
We walked back upstairs where Father Joseph placed Mr. Moister’s cremains on a table beneath a small, damask pall.
Back in my swivel chair, I realized that I have never said the Lord’s Prayer like that: outside, spontaneously, privately. Truly these were words Christ has taught me and—in that moment—I really had said them boldly. I was so thankful to have said them so often, because they really did just flow right out of me.
I know I will reflect often on how moving that moment actually was.
What have been some of your most powerful spiritual experiences? What prayers or Psalms touch your very core? What have been your most Holy errands?
And, one final thought: If Father Joseph ever asks you to come along on an errand, I recommend that you go.
Sunday Mornings, 9:30-10:15 am
AdultsRector’s Forum: “Interpreting the Gospel” (BCP 517)
Facilitator: The Reverend Richard LawsonLocation: TrezevantA Good SermonApr. 7 The Preacher with the Reverend Richard Lawson Apr. 14 The Preacher’s Wife: Much is Expected with Katherine Lawson The Quest for Wisdom Apr. 21 The Book of Job and the Quest for Wisdom with Rabbi Micah Greenstein Apr. 28 The Book of Job and the Quest for Wisdom with Steve McKenzie May 5 The Book of Job and the Quest for Wisdom with Rabbi Micah Greenstein May 12 The Book of Job and the Quest for Wisdom with Emily Holmes
Children and YouthNursery: Birth–24 Months; Location: Church NurseryLittle Lambs Pre-Atrium: 24 Months to Young Threes
Location: Church NurseryCatechesis of the Good Shepherd–Atrium I
Pre-K, JK and SK; Location: Atrium I (Nursery)Catechesis of the Good Shepherd–Atrium II
First, Second, and Third Grade; Location: Atrium II (Nursery)All Things New: Fourth and Fifth Grade
Location: McClure Hall Rite 13: 6th–8th Grade; Location: Room 212J2A: 9th–12th Grade; Location: The Lounge
Sign Up NowVacation Bible School: A Moveable Feast!
Make plans to join us Monday, June 3, through Friday, June 7, from 8:30–11:30 am (before/after care available) for Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Grace-St. Luke’s. There will be a Traditional VBS Program for rising JK–rising 4th graders ($35); an Outreach Program for rising 5th–rising 8th graders ($35); and a Student Volunteer Program for rising 9th–rising 12th graders (no charge).
There will be lots of time for learning, singing, crafting, snacking, and playing. Come on and bring a friend!
Sign up online at www.gracestlukes.org/events/vacation-bible-school/.
Calling all Volunteers
Vacation Bible School is right around the corner, and it is a volunteer-driven event. VBS is a wonderful tradition for Grace-St. Luke’s Church and it is a time when we share the word of God with the youngest among us. It is an awesome opportunity to teach, to laugh, to celebrate, to play, to create and to sing.
Can you drive, shop, shepherd, hug, comfort, laugh, make popcorn, fill water glasses, sweep, wash dishes, tell a story, craft, color, make a check mark, or play?
If any of these are among your super-powers, we need you! We need both adults and teens. No matter your age or ability, we encourage you to volunteer with our children.
If interested in volunteering, contact Harriet Roberts, director of Christian education, at [email protected] or 272-7425.
Needlework Guild
If you enjoy knitting, cross-stitch, embroidery, crewel embroidery, needlepoint, quilting, smocking or tatting, grab your sewing things, or pick out a project and make plans to join other ladies (and ladies in
training) on Saturday, April 6, from 4–8 pm. Please bring a sack supper. You need to be 10 or older and want to spend some time visiting and stitching. There will be plenty of opportunity to share what you have made and admire what others have created. We will share skills and enjoy being together in Trezevant Hall. For more information, please contact Harriet Roberts, [email protected], or Kim White, [email protected]. Beginners are welcome!
Christian EducationHarriet Roberts, Director of Christian Education
Dr. Bashar Shala & Sehrish Siddiqui at the March 17 Rector’s Forum on “Myths and Controversies”
Church Health CenterThe Church Health Center and GSL have been longtime partners in ministry The service to the working poor of the community by the CHC is incalculable We, in turn, are pleased to provide on-going support to the CHC via grant
monies, volunteers and parish-wide participation in the annual races (previously Race for Grace and this past year, the inaugural CHC 5K/10K) and various fund-raisers
One additonal way we all can help throughout the year is to donate needed items from the CHC Wish List Please take a moment and review the list below and see how you might be able to help. Keep this list with you whenever you go grocery shopping and buy an extra item or two for the CHC. Items can be delivered to 1210 Peabody Avenue.
WISH LIST general household cleaning supplies general kitchen and cooking suppliescrutches of all sizes • general office supplies over the counter vitamins and other medicines canes • light bulbs • wrist splints • hand sanitizer zip-top-style bags for sorting medicine (6”x9”or larger)betadine solution • disinfectant wipes • CPAP machines
Check out the website at www.churchhealthcenter.org/ to learn more about the many ministries of the CHC For volunteer opportunities, contact Volunteer Coordinator, Yvonne Laird, at (901) 701- 2108 or [email protected]
Remember the words of Mother Teresa - “It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.”
I Said Yes to Pastoral Careby Amanda McGriff
I came to Grace-St. Luke’s a little over a year and a half ago new to the city and burned out on church. My husband Wil had accepted a job as an instructor at the Southern College of Optometry, and so to Memphis we moved with our then two-year-old son Darwin—away from our friends and family in Birmingham and away from the life that we had built there together over the previous ten years. I had been a member of a very tiny, close-knit parish. Even though leaving my church home was one of the hardest parts of the move, a part of me was glad to be able to shed some of the responsibilities that I had accumulated quickly in such a small parish. I had definitely been too eager to say yes.
I will admit that one of the most attractive aspects of Grace-St. Luke’s was its size. I thought that surely there were enough people here to do everything that needed doing. I could just attend and worship and fade into the walls.
Then the Rev. Gayle McCarty came to the Adult Confirmation class to talk about the Pastoral Care ministry. I was very impressed that a church the size of GSL made such an effort to care so individually for its members. And, when Gayle+ encouraged us to get involved, I felt a yes, and I tamped it down. A couple of months later, my mother-in-law became very ill. She was diagnosed with cancer around Thanksgiving and died the
Pastoral Care CornerThe Rev. Gayle McCarty, Associate Rector
middle of March. Darwin and I spent much of those four months in Alabama, and so I was a witness to how truly meaningful pastoral care can be in a time of need. I learned from personal experience how God’s love can be felt through a casserole, a hug, a phone call. So here I am a year later as the new co-coordinator for Pastoral Care. I get to see all of the behind-the-scenes work that our clergy and so many lay people do here at GSL to make sure that individual needs are met and to make sure that parishioners in times of crisis and in times of joy are supported and loved by their church family. I’m very glad that I said yes, and I feel so privileged to be a part of this ministry.
A m a n d a McGriff and son, Darwin, hard at work on Pastoral Care cards
Updated Membership Info Needed We’re publishing a new Committee Guide and Parish Directory. This is not a pictorial directory, but will include information about the life of the parish and a membership directory. We want your information to be listed correctly. • Have you moved? • Changed your phone number? • Stopped using your landline number? • Changed emails? • Have your grown children moved and now have
their own addresses? Please contact Lucy Owens with your correct info!
New Committee Guide and DirectoryAdvertising Opportunity!
This guide book and directory is being provided: • At NO COST to the church or its members,
including the mailing to each family. • It will be subsidized by local businesses that
advertise in it. • If you own or manage a business and would like
to find out about advertising in our book, please contact Lucy Owens for more information.
GSL Church 3rd & 4th Grade Tackle Football Parent Meeting
Sunday, April 21, from 6 pm -7 pm in Trezevant Hall
GSL CHURCH BASEBALL/SOFTBALL & T-BALLWHAT TO EXPECT IN 2013 · TOP 10 CHECK LIST
1) TEAM ASSIGNMENTS are made according to each individual’s grade and ability, with an effort to make the teams as even as possible.
2) By tradition, recreational league coaches are VOLUNTEER PARENT COACHES. We make every effort to equip coaches with knowledge and assistance in order to provide quality coaching.
3) PRACTICES may begin as early as April 1 and are most often held at the GSL field. Your coaches will contact you when they receive the team roster. Coaches generally have one/two practices per week. Please contact Christi if you have not heard from your coach by late March.
4) COACHES EXPECTATIONS may vary depending on the coach. As part of the commitment to play, the coaches will expect that you make practices and games a priority AND that you are on time for practices and games. Playing for a team is not only an individual commitment, but also a team commitment. Coaches will have a “Parent Meeting” at the beginning of the season to discuss the expectations of coaches and parents, and to review team rules, etc. One of the topics discussed will be how to make ALL GSL participants feel WELCOMED, particularly non-GSL School children and families. We want everyone to feel at home and a part of our GSL community!
* Important: Parents, please let your coaches know about your summer vacation plans. This will have a direct effect on team planning and placement.
5) The SEASON runs May 6 to late June. There are two games per week (Mon/Thurs or Tues/Fri) at 5:15 pm or 6:30 pm. There will be home (GSL field: 2233 Harbert) and away games.
6) TEAM PICTURES are May 19 at the GSL Field. Rain-out location is the GSL gym. Pictures will be distributed by the coaches at the end of the season.
7) UNIFORMS are provided by GSL. The uniforms will be distributed by the coaches in a timely fashion. Uniforms MUST be returned to the coaches at the end of the season, which ensures that you receive your team trophies and pictures.
8) GSL RECYCLES UNIFORMS each year to keep the replacement costs low. We ask that you return the pants, jerseys, belts (socks and hats are optional).
9) TROPHIES will be provided by GSL. The coaches will distribute the trophies at the end of the season.
10) Many teams have an END OF THE YEAR PARTY, which is organized by the parents. This is a great opportunity for coaches to distribute pictures, trophies, and collect all uniforms!
* SOCCER & FLAG FOOTBALL ONLINE REGISTRATION is May 1-31 and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register early because registrations do fill up quickly!
If you have any questions please contact Christi Authement at 272-7425 ext. 20, 825-7353, or [email protected].
FYI: Did you know that you can view and update your information online in our password protected directory. You can also look up other members of the GSL community along with a photo from a past pictorial directory! Go to www.gracestlukes.org/member-central/online-directory/ and click the “the password-protected directory” link . If you need your username and password information emailed to you, contact Lucy Owens, [email protected].
It has been a busy start to spring and the final trimester at GSL. This is the time of year when we complete two very special culminating experiences for our Lower School and Middle School students: the Fourth Grade Citizenship Breakfast and the Eighth Grade Independent Internship Project.
For the fourth grade event, our students are responsible for inviting a special guest whom they consider a good citizen, and writing an essay about their guest’s good citizenship traits. In the eighth grade project, students secure their own three-day business internships in lieu of exams, and test out the skills they’ve learned at GSL in the real workplace, before presenting the results of their work at an internship fair for the community. I must say I am very proud of our fourth grade and eighth grade students, whose hard work in both of these endeavors was abundantly clear. Selected pictures on your right and the cover!
We stay busy of course with many other springtime happenings, and you are invited to join us for any of the following events below. The students and faculty wish you all a blessed Easter season!
Middle School Spring Production, Into the Woods, Jr., McClure Hall Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 pm; Friday, April 5, at 7:30 pm; Saturday, April 6, at 2:30 and 7:30 pm Tickets $10 each on sale now; call 278-0200.
Annual Anchor Auction: Saturday, April 13, at Bridges The P.A.’s biggest annual fundraiser, this event features silent and live auctions, with the ever-popular class projects! Tickets are $85 per person; please email [email protected] today to order.
Lower School Family Story Night: Thursday, April 18, at 6:00 pm in the Anchor Center Geared towards families with children ages 4-10; attendees rotate through three stations in the Anchor Center that feature different storytellers. We even offer milk and cookies! It’s a great way for the community to come together and celebrate the importance of reading and literacy.
News From GSL SchoolThor Kvande, Head of School
8th Grade Internships
Parishioner and firefighter/paramedic Michael Alberson was the guest of Grace at the Citizenship Breakfast.
Parishioner Roane enjoyed interning with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Tomas spent his internship at Downtown Aviation with flight instructor Dr. Morris Ray.
BirthsLouise Clay, born Feb. 25, 2013, daughter of Chip and Jen ClayFaithful DepartedLee Clarke Busby died 3-5-13; burial March 8, 2013Frank A. Coyle, Jr., died March 14, 2013; burial March 20, 2013Transfers inCarol Ann Bryant McCrudden from St. Luke’s, Jackson, TN
Looking Towards Sunday ~ April
Revised Common LectionaryTrack 2 Year C
The Second Sunday of Easter
April 7Acts 5:27-32 • Psalm 118:14-29Revelation 1:4-8 • John 20:19-31
The Third Sunday of Easter
April 14Acts 9:1-6 • Psalm 30
Revelation 5:11-14 • John 21:1-19
The Fourth Sunday of EasterApril 21
Acts 9:36-43 • Psalm 23Revelation 7:9-17 • John 10:22-30
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
April 28Acts 11:1-18 • Psalm 148
Revelation 21:1-6 • John 13:31-35
Go to the link below to access Sunday lectionary readings online at your convenience, and then reflect and pray over them at any time. Also offered is an overview, scripture backgrounds, a reflection and prayer starter to enhance your worship experience.
April 7 Gerald Michael Malmo, Gerald Michael Malmo, Jr., and Adeline Malmo
April 14 Walter Gaines Gordon, Allene Hodges Gordon, Mary Ann Mathison, Barney O’Kane, Bernice W. O’Kane, Maude O’Kane Klyce, Jane Inez Gordon, Francis Gerald Wade, Sr., Margaret Stockard Wade, Mary Anna Stockard Hammet Richmond, Mary Anne Hammet, William Scott Hammet, Jordan Kyle Hammet, Calvin Scott Stockard, Josephine Gibbons Stockard, Mary Abigail Gibbons, and Anna Eliza Gibbons
April 21 William E. WallaceApril 28 Hamilton Evrard Little, Nancy Little Oliver, Nancy
Levesque Oliver, Paul Nikolaus Welsh, Jr., John Paul Jones, Jr., Monty Hope, and Loretta Roberts King
Memorials& Honoraria
Given in Honor ofBetsy and Preston Wilson from Jim & Bond MoreWight Boggs from Debbie McCanlessGiven in Memory ofDiane Ozier from Mr. & Mrs. Clay Carver
Holy Baptism Scheduled
Baptism is the entry point for The Episcopal Church for adults, children and infants. If you have not been baptized or would like to schedule a baptism, we are happy to make arrangements for you. The next date for baptism will be: • May 19 (Pentecost)•
For more information and to schedule a baptism, contact Connie Johns, 272-7425, ext. 15, or [email protected].
NEWS OF BYGONE DaYS50 years ago (1963): One thousand and five (1005) persons attended our three services on Easter. Our spacious facilities can accomodate this number with ease every week. Would it be amiss to make this our goal?
25 years ago (1988): APPEALING MENU AND ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED FOR GSL SCHOOL AUCTION While enjoying this delicious dinner planned by Candice Carr, listen to the music of “Don’t Tell Mama,” a combo led by Wesley Emerson.
The Lay schedule for April can be found online athttp://www.gracestlukes.org/weeklyteams/.
Lighting of the New Fire Holy Baptism First Eucharist of EasterMarch 31 Easter Day Food Pantry Sunday 8:45 am Breakfast 8:00 am Festal Eucharist with Brass and Timpani No Christian Education Classes Pictures with the Easter Bunny 9:45 am Easter Egg Hunt 10:30 am Flowering of the Cross Festal Eucharist with Brass and Timpani No 5:30 serviceApril 1 Church Office ClosedApril 3 Fellowship Committee Meeting
April 5 First Friday FellowshipApril 6 Needlework GuildApril 7 20-30@GSL April 9 Finance CommitteeApril 12 Executive Committee 39ersApril 14 Teen-Time BreakfastApril 16 VestryApril 18 Third ThursdayApril 26-28 Men’s RetreatApril 28 Food Pantry Sunday
April calendar: www.gracestlukes.org/uploads/files/april2013calendar.pdf
