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This is a distance education seminar put together by
the School of Theology at Sewanee (The University of the South). The
four-year program covers the Old and New Testaments, Church History
and modern theologians, with the goal of preparing members for
greater service within the community.
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New Member
Ministry
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We help greet visitors and
incorporate new members into our parish. This involves serving
as greeters on Sunday mornings, assisting with New Member
classes, and/or acquainting newcomers with "old time" St.
Lukians and with possible areas of personal ministry through St.
Luke's.
Contact: Mary Kommers
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Fellowship
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This ministry provides many kinds of hospitality for
our parish and for visiting groups; their responsibilities are
broken up into such things as coffee hour, cooking, baking,
decorating, and serving/cleanup.
Contact: Margaret Eager |
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Foyers Groups
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Groups of parishioners (typically four households)
who meet informally for dinner (or some other meal) at one anothers'
homes during the year. Watch for sign-up sheets.
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Golf Tournament
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St. Luke's annual golf tournament is is a fund raiser
held each fall in September. Teams compete for the best round, but
also in individual contests and fun events like the "ball toss,"
free kick and other goofy things make this a fun event, not just a
golf event.
Contact: Kent Barney |
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Habitat for Humanity
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St. Luke's has partnered with 16 other churches in
the Kearney area to help build Habitat for Humanity's "church house"
every two years. Through this effort, St. Luke's provides money,
volunteers, and prayer devotions. Building usually occurs in
odd-numbered years.
Contact: Cory Christians |
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Jubilee
Center
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Originally started by St. Luke's, this ministry provides services to poor
and low income families within in the Kearney community as well as
transients passing through the region and persons moving into the community.
God's Food Pantry and a clothing center are open Monday through Friday.
Jubilee Suppers are served every Thursday evening from 5:00 to 6:30, and are
open to anyone. To learn more about the Kearney Jubilee Center, contact
Deacon Colleen Lewis or come to the Board of Directors' meetings which are
held at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month, in the basement of
the Center (at 2523 Avenue A). To serve as a Jubilee Center volunteer,
Contact the Center Director, Steve Glover, at 234-3880.
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Men's
Breakfast Group
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Meets in St. Luke's parish hall for breakfast at 7
:00 A.M. each Thursday from September through May. Participants take
turns cooking breakfast. All men are welcome to attend and enjoy the
food and fellowship. This group sponsors the Shrove Tuesday pancake
dinner, a chili- cook off each fall, and other fund-raisers for St.
Luke's as well as other charities in Kearney (e.g. the Jubilee
Center).
Contact: Bob Wiester. |
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Worship
Outreach
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St. Luke's parishioners lead Morning or Evening
Prayer Services at Good Samaritan Hospital, St. John's Home, and
Mount Carmel Home weekly.
Contact: Bob Wiester & Nancy Westerfield |
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Video & Sound
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Oversees the speakers and micro-phones in the church
and buildings. Currently, this ministry also videotapes services for
distribution to parishioners who cannot attend and for streaming
over the web.
Contact: Dion Machard. |
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