On
Sunday, September 2, Saint Luke’s will resume its regular fall
schedule, with Holy Eucharist at 8:00 and 10:00 AM.
The 8 AM Eucharist will follow Rite I and the 10 AM Eucharist
will conform to Rite II. Kent
and the Choir will participate in the 10 AM Eucharist.
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--From
Kent Jones:
I’m
writing this in July, but mentally, I'm already in September.
Some things will be different:
The choir roster won't be entirely the same; we will have some
new singers, which makes me happy. Some things will be the same:
The level of the music we offer will be just as high.
Some things will be easier:
For those of you who have been around for a couple of years, the
service music and even the psalms will be easier and more familiar.
I maintain that there is no choir better at sight reading and
interpreting the psalms. And
there's a three-year cycle, and I've been at St. Luke's for three years.
Coincidence?
But
there are some noteworthy changes for the 2007-2008 choir season: Choir
rehearsals will no longer be on Thursday nights. We still warm up at 9:00 on Sunday mornings.
After church and the coffee break, we will rehearse from
11:30-1:00. Thursday night
rehearsals are logistically difficult and sometimes impossible for some
people. My goal is to keep
the high standards we have set while recognizing that we live in
Southern California, home of the worst traffic in the U.S.
We
are losing Andrea Birkman. This
does not make me happy, of course.
Andrea is a sweetheart and one of the best PR people the St.
Luke's Choir has ever had. But
her father's health is declining, and she has decided that she has to
make her family in Texas her priority.
I have started advertising for a new section leader, and can use
all the help I can get.
As
to the season's schedule, I won't finalize it until I have discussed it
with Fr Gary. But for
openers:
Homecoming
is Sunday, September 16. I
am planning a spectacular anthem that just about all of you know
already, and the hymns will include both rip-snorters and
crowd-pleasers.
The
annual Men's Evensong for St. Luke's Day is Sunday, October 21 at 4:00.
It will be bigger and better than ever, with a higher level of
confidence among the singers -- AND we will be singing Vaughan Williams.
Be sure to mark the date.
Much
as I enjoy having the church to myself before the summer services, I
can't wait to see you all again.
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Our
first Annual Homecoming Celebration will take place on Sunday, September
16th, immediately after the 10:00 AM service.
We will have a barbecue, music, games and fun. Admission is either a pack of hot dogs or hamburgers to feed
you and your family and friends. We
will also be looking for donations of paper goods, salads, deserts,
drinks and buns. A sign-up
sheet will be available beginning September 2nd in Guild Hall.
For more information, please contact Mike Wagner at 626-303-3441
or 626-221-9503.
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The
Teen Club continues on Tuesday evenings in the downstairs Youth Room,
from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Study
Hall and Tutoring will now be part of the club.
Study Hall and Tutoring will be from 7-8, with fellowship and fun
from 8-9. Admission is
free, but you must bring something to read or study.
And starting on Sunday, September 9th at 5:00 p.m., St. Luke's
will be hosting Youth Evening Prayer.
This service will take place on the 2nd Sunday of every month.
The service will be based on the traditional evening prayer
liturgy with a focus on youth. For
more information please contact Mike Wagner at 626-303-3441 or
626-221-9503.
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We
are going to do the Lunch Bunch Pot Luck at 11:30 am on Sat. 8th Sept.
in Guild Hall. I am going to share my experiences as a first time
tourist in New York city on a theatre tour that I took in May. The tour
was organized through the Pasadena Playhouse. All are welcome to the
lunch & bring a dish to share.
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Stewardship
Sunday will be on September 30.
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Please
check your bulletin insert for current prayers.
September 2007
