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The Messenger ~ El Mensajero
Volume 45 Issue 1
FEBRUARY 2014
RECTOR’S CORNER
Remember the Parable of the Good Samaritan!
I used to work at a social service ministry
called El Buen Samaritano (The Good Samaritan), and so I find the parable fascinating: The frame of the parable is a man who is well
versed in the Torah (Law, a lawyer) who is trying to
prove how smart he is. To Jesus’ answer about the
law, “Love your neighbor” he lays out his test question: “Who is my neighbor?”
The story goes on to be the one most of us know
well: a man on a journey is attacked and robbed by
thieves who take even his clothes and leave him for
dead. A priest comes by, and without checking,
avoids touching the man [touching the dead is
against the Law]. Then a scribe does the same. Finally a “Samaritan”, a man who has no standing in
the Jewish community of that day, an apostate who
believes differently about the Torah, he feels compassion for the one assaulted, and stops and checks
the man. The Samaritan takes him to safety, starting
the healing process, and providing for his expenses.
Then Jesus asks the lawyer, “Who was a neighbor to
the man?” The lawyer answers, “The one who had
compassion on him.” And Jesus retorts “Go and do
likewise.” In other words, go and be compassionate,
go and provide for the hurting, go and BE a neighbor. So the question that begins the parable, “who is
my neighbor” is turned around. “To whom am I a
neighbor?”
Go and do likewise.
Fr. Jaime Case
FEBRERO 2014
RINCÓN DEL RECTOR
Recordando la Parábola del Buen Samaritano.
Yo trabajaba en un ministerio social llamado El Buen Samaritano. Entonces para mí la
parábola es fascinante. El marco de la parábola es un hombre, bien educado en la Tora (la Ley,
un abogado), que quiere comprobar cuan inteligente es. A la respuesta de Jesús sobre la Ley, “Ama a
tu prójimo,” monta la pregunta comprobante,
“¿Quién es mi prójimo?”
La parábola continúa de la manera que muchos conocemos bien: un hombre fue atacado y robado por
ladrones, que tomaron hasta su ropa y le dejaron
por muerto. Un sacerdote pasa, y sin chequear el
hombre, le pasa de lejos, porque tocar a los muertos
está contra la Ley. Un escriba hace lo mismo. Finalmente un “Samaritano,” que no tiene estación entre
los judíos, además es apóstata quien cree de forma
diferente sobre la Tora, él tiene compasión del asaltado, lo chequea. El samaritano le lleva a un lugar
seguro, donde comienza su recuperación y provee
por sus gastos.
Entonces Jesús le pregunta al abogado, “¿Quién fue
prójimo al hombre?” El abogado contesta, “El hombre que le tenía compasión.” Y Jesús le dice, “Anda,
y haz tu lo mismo.” En otras palabras, sé compasivo, vaya y provee por los dolientes, anda y SÉ un
prójimo. Entones la pregunta al principio de la parábola, “¿quién es mi prójimo?” se pone al revés. “A
quien soy prójimo.”
Anda, y haz tú lo mismo.
Padre Jaime Case
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SOBRE MEMBRECÍA
Si ustedes quieren ser miembros de San Lucas ~
St. Luke’s, es fácil hacerlo. Solamente tiene que
registrarse a sí mismo y a miembros de la familia. Se pide fechas de nacimiento, bautismo, y
confirmación. Este, el primer nivel, se llama
“Miembros Bautizados.” Reconocemos su bautismo en otra iglesia. Bautismo nunca se repite,
pero si usted no está seguro de su bautismo, hable con el Rector, cuyo celular es 360-606-4285.
Si usted quiere ser parte del gobierno y en plena
comunión con la iglesia, debe de presentarse para clases de Confirmación y Recepción y hacerse
un miembro confirmado. La expectativa para
todos cristianos es seguir a Cristo; reunirse cada
semana para el culto comunitario; y trabajar,
orar y ofrendar para la extensión del reino de
Dios. Cuando haya hecho las clases, le mandamos al Obispo para imposición de manos y reconocimiento de su expresión madura de la fe
Cristiana.
Reconocemos la posibilidad que usted ha hecho
una confirmación de su fe en su madurez, después de 16 años. En este caso no se repite la confirmación sino el obispo le recibe como miembro, reconociendo su confirmación madura en
otra iglesia.
En ambos casos, o de Confirmación o de Recepción, ofrecemos clases para explicar la Iglesia Episcopal, su identidad, sus tradiciones, nuestra política y estructura, e inclusive los votos y promesas
que Bautismo nos llama a vivir.
Inscríbase para las clases: el Obispo viene el 7 de
junio. Clases comienzan en medio de marzo.
pursuing ordination as a deacon. I'm twenty-eight
years old, originally from upstate NY, and happily
married to the Rev. Shelly Fayette (Interim Associate
Rector, St. Paul's, Salem, OR). I grew up in
Mechanicville, NY. My father was a local pastor in
the United Methodist Church, assigned to congregations in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains
and small former factory towns near Albany. My
mother was (and is) a union leader for public employees in New York State. I have an older sister
Kelly who lives in Chicago with her fiancee, Kris.
I went to Fordham, the Jesuit College in New York
City, where I majored in Spanish and politics. I studied abroad in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. My first classes on liberation theology-- taught
by nuns, small farmers, economists, and public housing residents-- had me hooked! I entered Union Theological Seminary right after college, met my sweetheart, got an MA in Biblical Studies, and moved out
west. The first phase of my process (Aspirancy) was
here in Vancouver at Church of the Good Shepherd;
I spent about two years meeting with discernment
groups of lay people and receiving mentoring from
Archdeacon Gen Grewell. I've been blessed by a
warm welcome from St. Luke's ~ San Lucas and look
forward to getting to know you better. I'll be preaching all three services once per month, attending/
assisting with liturgy at our Spanish mass, and
teaching adult education between the 10am and 1pm
services (stop by mine and Fr. Dennis' Lenten class,
"Poverty in the Bible!"). Eventually, I'll also be working to build a relationship between our parish and
the Poverty Initiative (www.povertyinitiative.org)-a grassroots network of religious and community
leaders who are building the movement to end poverty, led by the poor themselves.
NICE TO MEET YOU!
I'm super excited to be with you and look forward to
our good work together. Stop me and say hi sometime (and remind me of your name the first several
times, please)!
Hello St. Luke's ~ San Lucas! I'm thrilled to be spending the next 18 months with you for my fieldeducation as a Postulant to Holy Orders. In case I
haven't met you yet: my name is Aaron Scott and I'm
PS- I'm looking for a small group of volunteers, lay
and ordained, to meet with me once per month. If
you're interested in praying, discerning, questioning,
and listening with regard to my ordination process--
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please email me and let me know!:
[email protected]
Aaron Scott
VISITORS’ REPORT FOR 2013
From January through December
For 8 and 10 am services:
Number of Visitors who signed register
(includes children): 67
Number of Visitors from out of town or visiting
family: 13 (4 from Camas)
Vancouver residents who visited: 54
Became members by registering:
Adult: 19, Children: 15
Did not become members:
17 (local residents) 30 (total)
Estimated retention rate of Vancouver residents:
34/54 or 61%
Estimated retention rate of all: 34/67, or 50%.
Note half of all retained are children.
One family of 6 is inactive (in my opinion),
although they did register. They came for baptisms
and never returned.
The people who have not become members are
mostly:
Single (18) or
Couples without children (2)
We have retained by registering and by participation 100% of families with children. Overall, St.
Luke’s ~ San Lucas has a significant number of retentions. These estimates do not include people
who refused to sign our guestbook, many of whom
come only on Christmas Eve and Easter.
Possible strategies:
A visible, active singles ministry to compliment
our family oriented Sunday school offerings.
A dinner for the singles, by invitation of the Rector, with orientation to Parish Life.
Follow up with the one family that had baptisms
and never returned. Fr. Dennis got these people to come in through a visit in the hospital,
and I think he might be ideal to see what we
can do for them.
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For 1 pm service:
We have no greeters, register or other way of tracking visitors at 1:00 pm.
Number of persons added as members: 72.
Children: 37. 6 added by baptism.
2 adults and 2 children family of staff member.
Inactive at end of year:
5 (one single, one family of four)
Jaime Case
Spiritual Development
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
We were pleased to have twenty children take part
in the Christmas Pageant . I will be going to South
Africa for the months of February and March. Patty
Hale and Sue Henry will take charge, helped by
Susan Cole, Fleur Romagosa and Catherine van der
Salm. Thank you .
We were also pleased to have a Christmas Pageant
in Spanish with twenty children taking part. We
now have a Spanish speaking Sunday School teacher, Patty Leal, and she and Lee Wilson have things
running well.
Ebie Mountford
360 433 2239 [email protected]
ST. LUKE’S ~ SAN LUCAS YOUTH
Our meeting dates this month are February 8 and
22. We meet 6-8pm. We will begin to plan for the
Mothers Day service.
UPCOMING YOUTH CONFERENCES
Spring HYC: March 28-30
at St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas, Vancouver
Spring JYC: May 2-4, 2014
at Holy Cross, Redmond
SPRING HYC HERE AT
ST. LUKE’S ~ SAN LUCAS!!!
HYC the high school youth conference is coming to
St Luke's San Lucas! It is a fun spirit filled weekend
for grades 9-12. We need help for the hosting of this
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even. We are looking for a housing coordinator to
find host homes and a kitchen coordinator. Both
these jobs come with form letters and very well
worn instructions. We will need host homes and
kitchen workers. It is a wonderful ministry that will
bring life to this church in a whole new way. The
conference is March 28-30 so we need to get planning. Please contact Donna at 360-693-9197 or email
her at [email protected]. Thank you in
advance for the hospitality we know you all offer.
ing your confirmation elsewhere and now receiving
you into the Episcopal Church.
Donna Greene and Don Lawry
LEARN ABOUT
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH!
ON MEMBERSHIP
If you would like to be members of St. Luke’s ~ San
Lucas Episcopal Church, it is pretty easy to do. Just
register your name, any family members you want
to include, and the dates of their baptism. That
would make you a “baptized member.” We recognize most forms of Christian baptism. Baptism is
never repeated, but if you are really unsure about
your baptism, check with the office. If you have never been baptized, call and make an appointment
with the Rector, Jaime Case at 360-696-0181, and he
will help you through it.
If you want to participate in governance and in the
ministries of the church more actively, we invite you
to Confirmation, where you study and prepare for a
liturgy to assert your mature acceptance of the Baptismal Vows in front of one of our Episcopal bishops
and become a “confirmed” member. The duty of all
Christians is to follow Christ; to come together week
by week for corporate worship; and to work, pray,
and give for the spread of the kingdom of God (BCP
p. 856). For Episcopalians and Lutherans who are
already confirmed, just inform the office you want
to transfer your membership from your previous
church, and we will contact them.
We also recognize that you might have been confirmed or made another form of an adult profession
of faith in some other denomination. In that case,
you have done confirmation and it need not be repeated. Instead we invite you to be “received” by an
Episcopal bishop when one visits. This is commonly
referred to as “Reception” as in the bishop recogniz-
For Confirmation or Reception, we offer classes that
try to explain the Episcopal Church’s identity and
traditions, our polity and structure, as well as the
vows and promises that Baptism calls us to live out.
Register for the classes for preparation now: The
Bishop comes on June 7, and classes will start in mid
-March.
Sometimes called inquirers class, this class introduces you
to more about our church, our local parish, our regional
structure, our national and international identity, and
what makes us who we are both in terms of belief and of
practice. Anyone can attend. This class is suitable for preparing for Confirmation, which will take place on June 7
when the Bishop comes.
Classes will be arranged to be most convenient for the
persons who sign up starting in Lent (March). So sign up!
NEXT BAPTISM OPPORTUNITY
The next regular baptism will be Saturday, April 19
during The Great Vigil of Easter and also, Sunday,
April 20, Easter Day. Please contact Fr. Jaime if you
or a family member wants to be baptized.
LENTEN SERIES
Poverty In the Bible:
What does the bible teach us about poverty? Though
many of us rely on a one-line answer ("The poor will
be with you always!"), there is a breadth and depth
of scriptural teachings on poverty that we rarely address. In this Lenten class we'll touch on several
different passages from Genesis to the Epistles, exploring what the bible has to teach us about poverty's root causes and how we are called to respond
as faithful people. No homework, we promise! Come for the whole series or drop by when you
can, and bring any version of the Bible you
want. Led by Fr. Dennis and Aaron Scott (our new
postulant) Watch for date and time information!
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NOTES FROM THE MUSIC ROOM
Worship
JAZZ VESPERS
Date & Time: Saturday, February 1st- Music begins
at 5:50 and Evening Prayer begins at 6:00pm
Vesper Musicians - Mike Horsfall makes a return
visit to St. Luke’s Jazz Vespers playing his vibes
and piano. A percussion specialist and teacher,
Catón Lyles, will be playing the conga drums.
Backing up the guest musicians are Laurent Nickels, on bass and Karyn Slanina, our lovely cantor.
Short Bio of Musicians:
Mike Horsfall: a member of the Portland Jazz Hall
of Fame, vibraphonist, pianist, educator, recording
artist, composer, and arranger. Check out his web
site http://www.mikehorsfall.com for a list of his
calendar, recordings, music clips and more.
Catón Lyles: a member of Medler Septet, a band of
performers and educators, and the 82nd Avenue
Brass Band. Catón teaches at Rhythm Traders in
Portland and Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. He often records and performs with Gary
Small and the Coyote Brothers band and Aaron
Nigel Smith. Visit his website www.catonlyles.com.
We are so happy to welcome you all to St. Luke’s
on February 1st. Bring your family and friends.
TAIZÉ
The Taizé service combines
readings, chant-like songs,
silence, soft light and a
unique chancel display in the
Chapel of the Blessed
Sacrament.
Saturday, February 15
at 6:00 pm:
Come and enjoy this
unique service.
Music for February will be front-end-loaded with a
special Jazz Vespers service on the first day of the
month. We will have not one but two special
guests. Oregon Jazz Hall of Fame member Mike
Horsfall returns with his vibraphone to give us a
little appetizer for the Portland Jazz Festival that
arrives later in the month. He will also play the
piano for the service, leading our “house band” of
Karyn Slanina, cantor, and Laurent Nickel,
bass. Our second guest will be Catón Lyles, a vibrant and versatile percussionist who has taught at
PSU and the Vancouver School of the Arts just
down the street. He will help us usher in Black
History month. Look for an earful of Catón’s joyful
drumming on YouTube. This is a Jazz Vespers service you will not want to miss. Plan to attend and
bring your friends and neighbors on Saturday, February 1st. The music begins ten minutes before the
6 PM ecumenical service, which consists of prayers,
psalms, a reading, and lots of singing, framed by
instrumental jazz standards.
The following morning is the February 2nd feast of
Candlemas, not to be confused with Candlemass,
the Swedish doom metal band. Candlemas, depicted by many sacred artists through the centuries,
recalls the interesting story of the Presentation of
Jesus in the temple forty days after his birth. Mary
and Joseph are too poor to afford the sacrifice of a
lamb and must be content with two turtledoves. They meet two prophets, Anna and Simeon, who foretell great but disturbing things for the
Christ child. Simeon is the author of one of the
more prominent canticles in the hymnal, the Nunc
Dimittis: “Lord, you now have set your servant free
to go in peace, as you have promised, for these eyes
of mine have seen the Savior, whom you have prepared for all the world to see: A light to enlighten
the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”
Musical settings of that text abound, usually using
the familiar language of Rite I. The choir will sing
a Nunc Dimitis by Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Many
Anglican composers have set this canticle along
with the Magnificat as a matched set for matins,
known informally as the “Mag and Nunc.” Febru-
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ary 2nd also offers a musical alternative to the Super
Bowl. You can hear three free hours of Bach, courtesy of the American Guild of Organists, at St.
James Lutheran Church in Portland. The Bach-athon begins at 2 PM and will feature a newly purchased 3-rank portative organ built by Richard
Bond, who installed the organ here at St. Luke’s
back in 1985. Since the 175 lb. organ is portable,
look for it to appear some day at St. Luke’s! For
those of you who, like me, prefer the best of both
worlds, you can hear a few familiar Bach-lovers
play early on and catch the 3:30 kick-off. Go, Seahawks!
With such a good musical start to the
month, many other good things could
happen. Stay tuned!
Tim Nickel, Music Director
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES
Wednesday, March 5 we will provide four services
of Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes, scheduled at the following times. Mark Your Calendars!
6:30 am
12:15 pm (English)
6:30 pm (en Español)
7:30 pm (English)
Out Into The World
Dear Friends at St. Luke's ~ San Lucas,
Thank you for your continuing prayer, kindness,
and concrete help for our neighbors through Babies
In Need. It is all important: your $35 monthly outreach pledge, your gently used and new baby
clothes, your beautiful hand-made gifts, and your
most recent gift of printing our new Walk into Prayer
booklets for every layette gift pack. It is lovely to
bring the paper and have Kris turn it into prayer
booklets using your state-of-the-art copy machine! Your own Ebie Mountford was one of the
creators of this hands-on booklet that introduces many kinds of prayer for parents and children. There are booklets on your literature table if
you'd like to see one.
Blessings, Kitty Ash, Dire ctor, Babies In Need
WINTER HOSPITALITY OVERFLOW
St. Luke ~ San Lucas
will serve the week of
February 9 - 16
The WHO season is just past the midway point and
has been going well. We have been fortunate that
we have had little rain so far but on the other hand
we have has some unseasonably cold weather. It is
very hard to image what it must be like to not have
a roof to sleep under each night.
This year St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas will be hosting the
men’s shelter at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church during
the week of February 9 - 16. I am so thankful for all
who have signed up to host a shift. We do, however, have 20 open shifts still to fill. If you have not yet
signed up or would be willing to take another shift
please see me see me either after the 8 AM or 10
AM services. It is a gift to be able to
help with this incredibly important
ministry. You will receive far more
than you give.
God’s Blessings,
Stephen Butler
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
What: YWCA Volunteer Open House
When: Thursday, February 6, 6-7PMM
Where: YWCA Clark County
3609 Main St. Vancouver, WA
Why: Find out how your time, service and
dedication gives hope and support to fellow
community members as they navigate some of
the most difficult times of their lives. YWCA
houses 7 programs and a wide range of opportunities for volunteers.
How: Learn how you can be the change
with YWCA Clark County during this free information session. For more information call
360-906-9112 or email
[email protected].
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Community Life
THE LUNCH BUNCH
In February, we will meet on Tuesday, February 11
at 12 noon. Watch for more details as we are still in
the planning phase for this program. As always, we
have two sign-up sheets: one for attendees and one
for luncheon hosts. Please add your name if you are
coming and if you can bring something to share for
lunch.
COFFEE HOUR
Thanks in advance, to our February Hosts who will be
providing treats during Coffee Hour. We still have one
Sunday in need of a host, May 25, 2014.
If you are interested in this Sunday or helping by being a
substitute, please contact me at 360-574-2441.
Judy Morrison, Coffee Hour Coordinator
Coffee Hour Hosts for FOR DECEMBER:
Feb. 2
Feb. 9
Feb. 16
Feb. 23
Mar. 2
Slaninas
d’Angelos
Hamptons/McHargues
Altar Guild
Cassidys/Lincoln/Berhows
SPECIAL THANK YOU!
Thank you, Hanni, for the many years of providing
us with your delicious European cookie treats! For
20 years we have enjoyed your gifts of time and talent at a wonderful coffee hour during Advent. We
appreciate the many weeks of preparation, stirring,
shaping, and baking as you created the cookies
made from old world recipes. You are amazing and
we are grateful!
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE!
In February we will gather at the home of Russ and
Claudia Roseberry on Friday, February 28 at
6:30 PM. The hosts will provide the main entrée
while attendees bring a side/salad/dessert and beverage to share. Don’t miss this simply fun evening!
We always welcome new hosts! Questions or more
information? Please contact Ginger and Brad Harris.
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SHROVE TUESDAY
PANCAKE SUPPER
Mark your calendar for the Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Supper on March 4, 2014 from
5:30PM-7:30PM in the Parish Hall.
Tickets go on sale soon!
Administrative & Financial
ANNUAL MEETING - THE RESULTS!
VESTRY ELECTION:
3-Year Vestry Positions:

Stefanie Aschmann

Lew Hampton

Sharon Mayhew
2-Year Vestry Position:

Ricardo Romagosa
2-Year Hispanic Vestry Position:

Blanca Maldonado
Senior Warden
Junior Warden
Clerk of the Vestry
Treasurer
Dena Cassidy
Lew Hampton
Tom Amies
Doug Goodlett
RECTOR’S SERVICE CROSS AWARDS
Ellen Hiromura and Doug Goodlett
DIRECTORY UPDATES
ADDS
GARNICA, Juan & Diana Padilla
3101 Bridge St. Vancouver, WA 98661
360-513-5619
GREENWOOD, Rev. Don & Anna (Ann)
10414 NW 13th Pl Vancouver, WA 98685
360-571-5871
[email protected]
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HULSE, Lynne
3801 NE Royal View Ave Apt C10
Vancouver, WA 98662
360-936-1507
[email protected]
MARIN, Aurelio & Yadira Castro
Jocsan and Micxi Marin
4913 Plomondon St #29 Vancouver, WA 986614
360-241-2082
SCOTT, Aaron P. & Rev. Shelly L. Fayette
417 Beech St. Vancouver, WA 98661
360-721-5419
[email protected]
CHANGES
We ended the year with a deficit budget by $3,180.
We should all know that a budget is a plan that is
modified as needs arise during the year. The Vestry,
Rector and Treasurer were well aware of circumstances that are the basis of the deficit. It should also be known that when several parishioners heard
Fr. Case speak about a potential deficit in late November and again in early December, several parishioners responded with their pocketbooks to reduce the potential loss of revenue. The small yearend deficit will be handled through available cash
and will not impact our plans for 2014.
Additional Comments:
The 2014 budget aligns with known resources and
expenses. All things being equal, we would expect
to end next year in the black.
CONGER, Christopher
Faith
1502 NE 72nd St. #3 Vancouver, WA 98665
Thanks to all who have made your 2014 pledge.
Some of you have made full pre-payments which
helps us meet our first quarter expenses without the
need to borrow from savings.
SAATHOFF, Kreta
Email address now invalid
Thank you for your contributions and
please continue your financial giving
as you are able in 2014.
VITORT, Gerald & Anne
2115 NW Larkspur St Camas, WA 98607-8602
Doug Goodlett, Treasurer
VESTRY SUMMARY: January 2014
TREASURER’S REPORT
BUDGET SUMMARY
“Dollars and Sense”
December revenues and expenses should to be at 100% of
budgeted revenue and expense.
Summary as of December 31, 2013
Total Budget
for the Year
Revenues
Expenses
Net Income
$420,672
$420,672
0
Year to Date
Actual
Amounts
$416,797
$419,977
$-3,180
Percent
of Total
Budget
99%
100%
Revenues: Actual revenues at the end of 2013 year
were less than promised coming in at minus
$3,180.
Expenses: Overall expenses at the end of the 2013
were exactly in line with budget expectations!
HOW DO PEOPLE FIND US? According to our
newest members, checking our website, word-ofmouth, and driving past the church were the most
common methods.
GROWTH MODE: Of 67 persons who signed our
guest book last year, 34 (19 adults, 15 children) have
joined the parish. This is a very encouraging sign.
FOSSIL FUEL RESOLUTION: Diocesan Convention approved a resolution to remove fossil-fuelrelated stocks from the Diocesan Investment Fund
(DIF). The diocesan board of directors then authorized an advisory vote regarding the resolution. Our
Vestry agrees that those stocks should be removed.
To avoid sudden economic disruption, however,
the Vestry recommends that divesting be done over
several years.
DEACON-IN –TRAINING: Bishop Rickel has assigned Aaron Scott to St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas as she
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progresses toward ordination as a deacon. The process typically takes a couple of years. Please welcome her to our parish family. Aaron joins Donna
Greene and Vera Oser, who are also preparing for
the diaconate. Aaron speaks Spanish, which will be
helpful at the 1PM service. Her ministry will help us
connect more effectively to the poor and needy in
our area.
MUSICAL ROOMS: Remodeling will be complex
for a while. The copier room will become a usedclothing closet and space for a handicappedaccessible lift. The copier will move into the Acolyte
Robing Room. Acolytes will then change in a repurposed Education Wing office. The remodel will go
out for bids soon and start right after Easter. (Please
pray it will be done by Advent.)
HELP WANTED: Volunteers are needed to distribute used clothing and to fill and distribute food bags
on weekdays. Please call the church office if you can
help. Expanding the narthex and adding a new exit
from the nave will alter the church’s exterior. If you
would like to help plan new landscaping, please let
Dena Cassidy or Bob Hiltz know.
THREE CHEERS! To our Thursday Crew, whose
members put in nearly 2,000 hours of volunteer time
last year keeping our buildings and grounds safe
and in working order.
AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR
(AED): This life-saving device costs about $1,400.
So far, we have raised nearly $600. When purchased,
the AED will be stored in a secure location. Clergy,
staff, ushers, and greeters will be trained to use it.
PARISH BY-LAWS: This may be the year to dust
them off and see if they need to be updated.
CALENDAR UPDATES:
Sat, Feb 1: Jazz Vespers, 6:00 p.m.
Sun, Feb 9 – Sun, Feb 16: Winter Hospitality Overflow (W.H.O): St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Sat, Feb 15: Vestry Retreat
(9am – 3 pm)
Tom Amies, Clerk of the Vestry
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ST LUKE’S ~ SAN LUCAS
RUMMAGE SALE
St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas will have a rummage sale on
May 16th & 17th. Our rummage sale attracts shoppers from all over the community. It is a big deal
and can raise funds to support our youth programs.
Funds are designated to send our children to camp
Huston, to HYC and JYC.
Now is the time to find those usable treasures stored
in your closets, attic and garage that can be sold during the rummage sale. Every item must be in serviceable condition. We need clothing, kitchen tools,
dishes, bowls, small appliances, lamps, garden tools,
tables, chairs, shelves, books and more. Bring your
donations to St. Luke’s and place them on the stage
beginning May 4th.
If you have items that you can’t hold until May 4th
or need a large vehicle to transport them, contact the
St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas office at 360-696-0181 or Russ
Roseberry at 360-694-2941.
We cannot sell some items so please no stuffed furniture, no refrigerators, no washers, no dryers, no
mattresses, no baby cribs, no child car seats, no TVs,
no VCRs. – they do not sell, Goodwill will not take
them and we have to throw them away. We can
recycle metal appliances including
hot water heaters and there are some
people who need working appliances
so contact the church before you
throw away working appliances.
Russ Roseberry
Facility
AED EQUIPMENT FUNDING
Nearly ½ way to funding for an AED
St. Luke’s – San Lucas is nearly half to our goal for
purchasing an Automatic External Defibrillator
(AED) to have available in our parish. In December
a raffle for a Nook e-reader along with donations
brought in $573 toward our goal of $1400. We are
seeking additional donations toward the AED
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purchase. Dr. Jim Scarborough will provide medical direction for the program and Mike Morrison
RN will maintain and help with on going education
for CPR and use of the AED. We look forward to
beginning CPR classes as soon as we are ready to
place the AED in our building. Donations are
WELCOME.
“DALLE DE VERRE”
Unless you know French, you may be wondering
what those words are doing in a church newsletter.
In French, they mean “slab of glass”, and it is pronounced, well, ask someone who speaks French.
For St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas it means the style of
glass used in 19 windows in the church Sanctuary,
Columbarium, Bell Tower, and Chapel of the Holy
Spirit. The style of window art is in contrast to the
more traditional painted glass, of which we also
have eight beautiful examples in the Chapel of the
Blessed Sacrament.
Dalle de Verre is created by first taking slabs of colored glass, about 1 1/4” thick (compared to 1/4”
thick for the painted glass) and breaking them with
a carbon mallet or cutting with a saw. The edges
are purposefully left chipped and jagged. Further
faceting of the piece may be done to increase its refraction and reflection in the overall artwork. The
pieces are laid on a bed of sand, and concrete or
epoxy is placed between each piece in a frame and
allowed to set.
The St. Francis window in the Columbarium has
used this concrete as a sort of ‘negative space’ in
the artistic expression of the window, blocking
light, resulting in a black, non-transparent area.
The use of the thicker glass produces deeper color
effects, particularly when illuminated by bright
light. The faceting makes the colors come alive, and
for our windows, expresses religious statements
more strongly. The colors often change shades as
the amount or type of light coming in the window
changes. The window style also offers very good
acoustic attenuation to the Sanctuary.
We have the benefit of having our Dalle de Verre
windows designed by two of the best such artists in
the art world, Gabriel Loire and his son Jacques.
Gabriel’s work is famous, installed in over 450 sites
around the world. St. Luke’s was one of his earlier
installations, with 16 windows starting in 1956
through 1968, with the final 3 windows designed in
1998 by his son Jacques.
Gabriel had often expressed the view, "La paix
donne la joie" ("Peace gives joy") and particularly
liked working with shades of blue, which he said
represented to him the color of peace. Look at our
windows!
Pat Lawless, Parish Archivist
Around the Diocese
CAMP HUSTON
Visit our website: www.huston.org for more
information or to register for future programs and
to find the schedule for Summer Camp.
“Christian Listening:
A Healing Presence in a Hurting World”
Keynoter The Rev. Dr. Russ Parker
Friday, Feb. 7, 7-9PM and
Saturday, Feb. 8, 9AM-5PM
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FEBRUARY PRAYER REQUESTS
2014 CYCLE OF PRAYER
Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
Congregations, Ministries & Institutions
Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem & Middle East
Congregations, Ministries & Institutions
All Saints, Ascension,
& Epiphany Parish, Seattle
Feb. 2
St. Paul’s Church, Shefa Amr, Israel
Feb. 9
Elderly People’s Home, Amman, Jordan
Feb. 9
St. Clement & St. John the Baptist, Seattle
Feb. 16
Ahli Arab Hospital, Gaza
Feb. 16
St. Mark’s Cathedral & St. Paul’s, Seattle
Feb. 23
Feb. 23
St. Peter & Trinity, Seattle
Theodore Schneller School for Boys,
Amman, Jordan
Feb. 2
For those celebrating their birthday.
2 - Maria Vazquez
4 - Doug Goodlett
5 - Tina McKinnon
7 - Russ Roseberry
10 - Gordon Cooley
10 - Stefanie Aschmann
11 - Daniela Hernandez
12 - Yvonne Waring-Coble
12 - Susan Marentette
12 - By Henry
13 - Marsha Colberg
13 - Jennifer Cole
13 - Lisbet Tapia
14 - Dick Berhow
14 - Ana Mariscal
15 - Ed Kaphammer
15 - Carlos Magallanes
16 - Elizabeth Ziemba
17 - Aurelio Marin
17 - Jim Springer
18 - Marlene Mason
18 - Judy Morrison
18 - Rudd van der Salm
18 - Katie McKinnon
18 - Mia Rosales
19 - George McCormick
19 - Marty Lowery
20 - Peggy McDonald
20 - Kay Andrews
21 - Pat Gutierrez
22 - Don Lawry
22 - Steven Hamann
24 - Anne Edwards-Williams
24 - Ashley Resendiz
25 - Pam Gunn
26 - Janet Williams
28—Irenea Zambrano
29 - Roy Brothers
For those being remember on the anniversary of their death.
1 - Albert Routtu
2 - Earl Johnson
3 - Fred Sawyer
3 - Robert Owen
3 - Florence O’Banion
3 - Margaret Mortlock
5 - Lettie Yount
6 - Frank Richards
7 - Sara Case
8 - Dimmer Denny
8 -Olleen Castner
9 - Leota Jarvis
9 - Jack Bell
12 - Ethel DuBois
13 - Alphonsine Martin
14 - Doris Schindler
14 - Rev. Eric Werts
15 - C. Harold Carter
15 - Shirley Murray
15 - Marge Burwell
17 - Kent Anderson
20 - Inez Morgan
21 - John Erickson
22 - Rosalee Doering
23 - Kitty R. O’Neill
24 - Virginia Herbster
24 - Ronald McDonald
25 - Hazel Hart
25 - John Neill
26 - Robert Garretson
26 - Lyle Manfull
26 - Polly Roseberry
2014 Liturgical Calendars
Reminder - If your Ministry group would like to
These calendars are full of information about the
church year, feast days, seasonal colors, assigned
lectionary readings and more. At a cost of $3.00 each
we can cover our costs.
Please find these calendars in the church entry.
submit an article for the March issue of the Messenger, please submit your written article on or before
February 16 to the church office or email it to
[email protected] Thank you!
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FEBRUARY 2013
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Regular Sunday
Schedule
1
8:00 Holy Eucharist
9:00 Adult Discussion
9:45 Nursery Care
9:45 Sunday School
10:00 Choral
Communion
11:15 Coffee Hour
12:45 Guardería de niños
1:00 Santa Misa
1:30 Clases para niños
2
Presentation of our
Lord Jesus Christ in
the Temple
6:00 Jazz Vespers
3
4
Office
Closed
Food Outreach
5
6
Food Outreach
12:15 Holy
Communion
3:00 Staff Meeting
REGULAR SUNDAY
SCHEDULE
6:00 Handbells
7:00 Adult Choir
9
Fifth Sunday after
Epiphany
REGULAR SUNDAY
SCHEDULE
5:30-12 WHO
16
Sixth Sunday after
Epiphany
Saturday
10
11
Office
Closed
Food Outreach
1-8 WHO
5:30-12
WHO
1-8 WHO
12:00 The
Lunch Bunch
5:30-12
WHO
6:30 Vestry
17
18
Office
Closed
Food Outreach
1-8 WHO
REGULAR SUNDAY
SCHEDULE
7:00 Song Circle
12
Food Outreach
7
Food Outreach
8:00 Thursday Crew
10:00 Helping Hands
13
Food Outreach
1-8 WHO
12:15 Holy
Communion
3:00 Staff Meeting
10:00 Helping Hands
5:30-12 WHO
19
Food Outreach
6:00 St. Luke’s
Youth
7:00 Contemplative
Prayer
1-8 WHO
6:00 Handbells
6:30 Outreach
Committee
7:00 Adult Choir
8
Food Outreach
14
Food Outreach
1-8 WHO
8:00 Thursday Crew
5:30-12 WHO
7:00 Contemplative
Prayer
15
1-8 WHO
9am-3pm Vestry
Retreat
5:30-12
WHO
5:30-12 WHO
6:00 Taizé
20
21
22
6:30 Friday
Night Live @
the Roseberrys’
6:00 St. Luke’s
Youth
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March 1
Food Outreach
12:15 Holy
Communion
3:00 Staff Meeting
8:00 Thursday Crew
10:00 Helping Hands
6:00 Handbells
7:00 Adult Choir
7:00 Contemplative
Prayer
MESSENGER
DEADLINE
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Seventh Sunday
after Epiphany
REGULAR SUNDAY
SCHEDULE
24
25
Office
Closed
Food Outreach
6:30 Pastoral
Care
26
Food Outreach
27
Food Outreach
12:15 Holy
Communion
3:00 Staff Meeting
8:00 Thursday Crew
10:00 Helping Hands
6:00 Handbells
7:00 Adult Choir
7:00 Contemplative
Prayer
Food Outreach
Church Office Hours: 9 am-12 pm & 1-5 pm Tuesday - Friday
Closed Wednesdays for Staff Meeting, 3-4:30 pm.
If you have any questions about the calendar, please call the church office, 360-696-0181.
The Messenger ~ El Mensajero
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426 East Fourth Plain Boulevard
Vancouver, WA 98663
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St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
San Lucas Iglesia Episcopal
The Rev. Jaime Case, Rector
The Rev. Dennis Cole, Associate Clergy
The Rev. Jerry Lonergan, Associate Clergy
Aaron Scott, Postulate
Doug Goodlett, Treasurer
Chess Getsinger, Treasurer Emeritus
Janet Butler, Assistant Treasurer
Tim Nickel, Music Director
Kris Lawless, Parish Administrator
www.stlukesvancouver.com
(360) 696-0181
FAX (360) 696-0182
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: http://twitter.com/StLukesVancouve.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/St-Lukes-SanSenior Warden: Dena Cassidy:
Junior Warden: Lew Hampton
VESTRY MEMBERS:
Stefanie Aschmann, Blanca Maldonado,
Sharon Mayhew, Michael Morrison,
Ricardo Romagosa, Kreta Saathoff,
Jim Schlatter, Joseph Ziemba
Clerk of the Vestry: Tom Amies
Chancellor: F. James Mayhew
St. Luke’s – San Lucas is a bilingual Episcopal Church serving Vancouver and Southwest Washington since 1853.
Our vision is to answer God’s call to be an Anglo-Hispanic faith community that works together to share the love of
Christ. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, our mission is to extend hospitality to all, to respond to human need
through service, and to grow in faith together.