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April 6, 2023

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Click to read Pastor Jason's Easter Letter

Holy Week Services:

Maundy Thursday 7pm

Good Friday 7pm

Easter Vigil 8pm


FROM THE LOFT

IMMENSE appreciation to the choir for its hard work on Holy Week and Easter leadership and music! Last Sunday's anthem was breathtaking from my vantage point, and there is much more to come: Thursday night includes Duruflé's beloved setting of Ubi caritas , and a setting of Psalm 88 by past member Michael Clarkson. A new-to-us setting of the Passion Gospel will be sung on Good Friday, and an appropriately festive anthem by Haydn will grace the Easter Service. Anyone who knows (or wants to try!) the Hallelujah Chorus is welcome to come up and sing it with the choir, we'll have spare music available!


In addition, I want to highlight the item just below this; it will be a very special hour of music including music named for this community in appreciation for special people here.

The World Premiere of Rachel Laurin’s Sonata No. 2 “St. Luke” for Organ, performed by organist Jeffrey Snedeker

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

The program will also include Laurin’s Sonata for Flute and Organ with flutist Elizabeth Shuhan and her Sonata for Horn and Organ with hornist Alex Shuhan.

The sonata was commissioned by Music at St. Luke with the generous support of Jeff and Suzanne Snedeker in honor of Jack and Linda Muckstadt’s many contributions to the arts at St. Luke and in celebration of the anniversary of the Juget-Sinclair French Romantic Organ

LEAD - Living Every Day as Disciples 

St. Luke has joined Lutheran Churches around the country in a program, LEAD, to discern our mission in community. 

The LEAD Journey is a 3-year transformational process….that delves deeply into listening to God in scripture, in your congregation, and in your neighborhood and focusing your mission around your core values.  


Click for more information.


  • Year One is called Tune In.
  • Year Two is called Wake Up
  • Year Three is called Work Out.  

 

LEAD Update:

We are in the Tune In process – listening to God in scripture and prayer, in the congregation, and in the neighborhood. Listening tools include a congregational assessment, a survey, and focus groups. The LEAD process is already bearing fruit as we emerge into fellowship together – witness: coffee hours, shared meals, young children in the Prayground.

 

Due to Pastor Laurie’s resignation, LEAD is taking extra time to listen to the congregation around transitions. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Transition focus groups in March. The LEAD team will share a summary of the reflections with the whole congregation.


Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard (IKC): 

Please continue to be generous and donate needed food to the IKC. For the month of April the Social Ministry Committee is requesting donations of boxes of crackers (any type). Please put food donations in the collection baskets near the Social Ministry table in the Narthex. Thank you!


EASTER BREAKFAST starts at 8:30 Sunday!


Note to cooks: hot food should be fully cooked and delivered to the downstairs kitchen between 8:30 and 8:45 am at the latest. Please label dishes/casseroles with their owner's name.

CALENDAR

Thursday, April

6

Maundy Thursday Service

7:00 p.m.

Friday, April

7

Good Friday Service

7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April

8

Easter Vigil Service

8:00 p.m.

Starting outside Anabel Taylor Chapel

Sunday, April

9

The Resurrection of Our Lord

8:30 Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt

10:00 Festival Service of Holy Communion


Thursday, April

13

Choral Compline 8:30 p.m.

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