Jan Nel’s series from the School of the Spirit continues this Thursday, May 13th. Jan will be joining us via Zoom from Thailand and teaching on the power of the Spirit which God has given us.  We invite you to join us here in-person or online via Zoom.  The final session in this series will be on June 3rd. 

St. Luke’s Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: School of the Spirit w/ Jan Nel, Week 2
Time: May 13, 2021 06:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Meeting ID: 865 6349 5323
Passcode: Jan02

Everyone is invited to our monthly online Bible Study sponsored by Order of The Daughters of The Holy Cross.

Topic: “GOD is Sovereign in Turbulent Times”
Text:   The Book of Daniel
Purpose: To examine how Daniel and his fellow Jews remained faithful to GOD following their deportation from Judah to the foreign land of Babylon.

Next Study is scheduled for:

Sunday, May 16, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Leader: Dr. Erika Moore, Academic Dean, Professor of Old Testament and Director of Partnerships, Trinity School For Ministry

Reading: Daniel, Chapter 6

Here’s the remaining schedule:

Sunday, June 13, 2021, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Leader:  The Reverend Canon Diane Reese, Director of Communications Next Generation Leadership Initiative, The Anglican Church of North America

Reading: Daniel – Chapter 7

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Beverly Scipio (216-231-5948).  We ask your prayers that GOD will lead a bless this ministry.

Dear St. Luke’s Family,

Due to the state of Ohio COVID numbers falling at a significant rate we believe it is time for St. Luke’s to loosen our restrictions. This Sunday, we would ask that you be aware of your own need as well as others to continue social distancing (stickers will be available at the front door if you wish to be identified as someone at risk and would prefer that people keep a 6 foot social distance out of respect for you.) Because the CDC has shortened the requirements from 6ft. to 3 ft in schools, we feel comfortable lifting the floor tape and request that you self-regulate and be sensitive to others as noted above. Until Pentecost, we ask that people continue to wear masks while traveling around the building, coming forward for communion and during worship, which is cause for the greatest concerns because of the distance that particulates can move while singing.

It is our intent that on Pentecost Sunday we will remove our mask restrictions completely. We also plan to take down our bathroom protocol signs and add additional seating to the sanctuary. We will continue to request that people be careful, use Purell often, be sensitive to others who wish to continue wearing masks or who are staying distant. We will respectfully request that if you have any symptoms of cold, flu or COVID to please stay home and join our online livestream service.  

We will continue to monitor the state of Ohio’s daily infection rates and believe that barring any future spikes in new cases by Pentecost we will have cause for celebration.  We plan to reopen the café and have some hospitality after church so we can once again enjoy the fellowship that we have all come to appreciate. Moving forward provided we see the number of cases continue to trend down we will carefully resume our café hospitality offering coffee and food to be served.

I want to thank you for your patience with me, the Vestry and the staff during this pandemic. We have worked hard to strike a balance by operating with prudence and not fear, with wisdom and not judgement. There have been a host of opinions on both sides of the mask discussion, and we understand the frustrations from each point of view.  We believe over the course of the year we have done our best to error on the side of caution.  

As you know, we have had some cases of COVID in our congregation, but they were well contained, managed and healed. We are thankful for God’s covering and the time is coming soon when we can once again see your smiling faces while we gather together to praise him.

Continue to Pray. Exert care where necessary and may the Joy of the Lord be your strength!

Blessings,

Fr. Dan