Relay for Life - Montclair - May 19 - 20
This fundraising event for the American Cancer Society helps communities across the globe celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. Relay for Life - Montclair will take place at Montclair Kimberly Academy - Middle School, 201 Valley Road starting 7pm Saturday, May 19th and ending 7am Sunday, May 20th. All are welcome to come and show your support for St. Luke's team, The Temptations. If you can't make the relay but would still like to support the cause, you can click here. If you'd like to join as a team member or learn more about the event, team captains are Janet Chisholm and Stephanie Borsi.

St. Luke's Clean 'N Green Day - May 19
Join the Buildings and Grounds Committee of St. Luke's as they do their Spring cleaning of the flower beds. They will be meeting at 9am on Saturday, May 19th on the lawn between the church and the rectory (73 S. Fullerton).We need many hands to help with weeding, planting annuals, transplanting shrubs and mulching. Please see Alison Bolshoi after the Sunday 10:00 am service, call her at 973.980.6526, or email to sign up. It's a fun day of working in community with our fellow parishioners and helps beautify and maintain the outside of our church. Bring rakes, shovel and gloves if you can . All are welcome.

Annual Meeting of the Congregation - May 20
The annual meeting of the congregation of St. Luke's will be held in the Assembly Hall of the Parish House at 12pm on Sunday, May 20th. All congregants are invited to attend. Nominations are in and a vote will be taken during the meeting.  The nominees on the ballot for 2012 are as follows:   Warden - Martha Thalheimer; Vestry (5 openings) - Louis Balsamo, Meg Banitch, Walter Booker, Wendell Bristol, Tom Laws, Jim Short, Penny Vance and Roxie Zeek; Delegates to Diocesan Convention (3 delegates and 3 alternates for a 1 year term) - Mary Anne Caton, Dall Forsythe, Cathie Mazza, Martha Thalheimer, Debbie Van Exel and John Wyatt; and Foundation Committee - Keith Kawecki and Harry Moss.  A big thank you goes out to the nominating committee for their combined effort in choosing the candidates.  All congregants are invited to attend and cast your vote.  No proxy ballots will be accepted so this is a real opportunity to learn about your church as well as take an active part in deciding the governing body of St. Luke’s.

Schola Cantorum on Hudson Concert - May 20
Schola Cantorum on Hudson, directed by Deborah Simpkin King, will be continuing their concert series at St. Luke’s on Sunday, May 20th at 5pm. Within their season theme of Healing,'Thresholds' is the annual ethnic focus on a specific culture. This year's ethnic focus will be on the Tibetan community of Lo Monthang. Also joining SCH will be 2012 Cantorum Young Singers ensemble,
Caldwell College Choir, Dr. Laura Greenwald, Director.To learn more about "Thresholds" and to buy tickets, go to Schola's website.

Pentecost Sunday - May 27
Pentecost, which falls 50 days after Easter, celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and marks the end of Easter season. "Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability." Everyone is asked to wear red to Pentecost Sunday services to represent the tongues of fire as stated in Acts 2:3.

Baptisms on Pentecost Sunday - May 27
Baptisms will take place on Sunday, May 27th as part of the 10am service, as well as a renewal of our own Baptimal Covenant. Please note that the next time baptisms will be performed is Sunday, July 22. For more info, please contact The Rev. John Mennell.

Ordination of St. Luke's Seminarian - June 2
Diana Wilcox will go through her first ordination as a Transitional Diaconate by Bishop Mark Beckwith on Saturday, June 2nd at 10am at Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral in Newark. Priests serve as deacons first as a reminder that the ministry of a deacon - service to the poor, the lonely, and the sick - is the ministry of all the baptized. Diana is hoping that her St. Luke's family will be able to attend this beginning of her life as clergy (laity should wear red ties, scarfs, or jackets).  If you cannot attend, please keep her in prayer that day.

Junior Choir - June 3
St. Luke's Junior Choir will be singing at the 10am service on Sunday, June 3rd. This will be their last performance before breaking for the Summer months.

Special Convention to be held - June 9
A Special Convention will be held on Saturday, June 9 at Christ Church in E. Orange.  The purpose of the Special Convention is to: 
1) receive a report from the Mission Strategy Committee;
2) amend the diocesan canon on insurance to conform with requirements of the
Denominational Health Plan (DHP); and
3) adopt a process for the implementation of the Denominational Health Plan (DHP).
All deputies/alternates certified from the congregations to the Jan. 2012 Annual Convention are expected to attend.  For more info, go to the diocesan website.

Habitat for Humanity - June 16
The Episcopal Diocese of Newark is holding it's first annual diocesan multi-county build of outreach. There are currently 6 projects going on in 4 different counties requiring 10 people each. Wouldn't this be a nice tribute to your father on the day before Father's Day? Please visit the diocesan website to learn more and sign up.

Parish Picnic - June 17
On June 17th we will celebrate our Church School teachers and their effort with a parish picnic following the 10:00am service.  An amazing barbeque buffet will be held on the great lawn between the rectory and the church. We're praying for sunshine but it can always be moved inside in the event of rain. Look for more details in the following weeks and think about what you might want to bring as a food offering.

Feasting on Gratitude - Stewardship 2012
The 2012 pledge envelopes have arrived and can be found on a table at the back of the church. If you have not submitted your pledge for 2012, please do so now. Give back in thanksgiving for the blessings in your life and in this community. Click here to make a pledge on line or print out a pledge card to bring to church. For more information on stewardship click here, or for questions e-mail John Mennell

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