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St. Luke, the Beloved Physician
A Newsletter for the People of The Memorial
Church of St. Luke, the Beloved Physician June 2011 Issue 128

The Memorial Church of St.
Luke, the Beloved Physician
150 Years of Ministry
1861-2011
1946 Welsh Road
Philadelphia, PA 19115
215.969.3645 (office)
stlukesbustleton@yahoo.com
www.stlukesbustleton.webs.com
SERVICES
Sundays:
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
with music
Followed immediately by
refreshments and fellowship in
the parish hall.
Wednesdays:
7:30 p.m. Healing Eucharist
ACTIVITIES:
Contemplative Prayer
Wednesdays – 6:45 p.m.
in the church office
Inside this issue:
Birthdays............................... 8
Calendar................................9
News...................................3,4
Photo Gallery.........................7
Prayer Requests......................4
Rector’s Message................1,2
Reminders.............................2
Singing in Church..................6
Strawberry Festival................5
Those Who Serve..................3
Welcome Visitors.................. 2
Word Puzzle..........................8
Pentecost and the ew Covenant
The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not
be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took
them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant
that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this
is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those
days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it
on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
$o longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, “Know
the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the
greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and
remember their sin no more (Jeremiah 31.31-34).
In the passage above, God, speaking through the prophet Jeremiah
reveals his plans for a new covenant. Unlike the covenant that God
initiated at Sinai during the Exodus from Egypt, this covenant will
not depend on a law external to the people, written on tablets of
stone. Instead, God promises to the law within the people—to write
it upon the peoples’ hearts. And just as the previous covenant
formed the identity of the people of Israel into the chosen people of
God, so this new covenant will transform those on whose hearts the
new law is written. In other words, the new covenant will not form
the people from without through their observance of external laws, it
will transform the people from within because they will no longer be
dependent on an external law, and they will no longer know God as
one separate from them from whom they can be alienated. Rather
God will be known to them from within, so that they will no longer
need to suffer from separation and alienation from God because God
will be within them, in their very hearts.
It takes only a little reflection to see how wonderful that situation is.
The people of the new covenant no longer need to worry about
keeping and observing rules. They will need only to look within
themselves to know what they should do and how they should be.
There is no law that they must keep; no rules that they must observe.
They need only remain true to their heart, and they will do the right
thing. And they no longer need to look outside of themselves to find
God, they must only look within to find and commune with God.
What blessed people indeed!
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Of course most of us know enough about our tradition to realize that we are the people of the new
covenant. The inaugurating event of this new covenant—the point at which the Spirit of God became
available to us—is the feast of Pentecost, which occurs fifty days after Jesus’ resurrection. In this respect
it mirrors the Jewish feast of Shavuot, which occurred fifty days after the Exodus. It was at this time that
Moses received the law from God on Mount Sinai.
However, there are important differences between the previous covenant and the new covenant. For one
thing, Moses had to ascend Mount Sinai to receive the law from God. While in the case of the new
covenant, God descends to the level of humanity in order to provide the new law; first in the person of
Jesus who we know as God in the flesh, and then in the person of the Holy Spirit who is the gift of the
Incarnation. Thus our hearts were made ready by God assuming a human nature, and thereby transforming
humanity as a fit receptacle for the Spirit of God.

Unfortunately most of us fail to perceive the gift of God within us and so we fail to trust ourselves. For
this reason we continue to look for God outside of us and we continue to suppose there is some “thing” or
other outside of us that will make us whole. And just as we fail to appreciate our own dignity or the
magnitude of the gift that God has provided to us, we fail to appreciate the dignity and divinity of our
neighbors.
All of this is a symptom of our larger failure to truly believe the Good News of God in Christ. But this is
Jesus, fulfilled for us on the first Pentecost, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will
love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them” (John 14:23). That’s who we are,
who God has made us. This Pentecost may we remember this is our birthright so that we may bring God,
who has made his home with us, into our lives and our world.

God bless,
Father Tim

WELCOME VISITORS! Are

you a new reader? Come visit us! We’re so glad that
you picked up this publication; we hope you will find
it interesting and worth your time and we hope you
will take the next step and worship with us sometime.
If you are worshiping with us, we welcome you!
Whatever your religious background, and however
you have come to be here, we welcome you to St.
Luke’s. Please let us know who you are by signing
our guest book (by the door) or filling out a card
found in the pews. You can hand your card to an
usher, or put it in the collection plate when it comes
later.

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 EWS Those Who Serve
REMI DERS:
Sunday, June 5
The Winged Ox will
Chalice Bearer: S. Carmody
be on summer Readers: M. Geiger, L. Carter
vacation in July & Ushers: J. Oxenford, J. Litzke
Altar Guild: L. Carter, R. Fischer
August! See you in Coffee Hour: J & J Litzke, J.
the fall! Oxenford, J. Gardner
Counters: B & D Shifflett

Sunday, June 12
Church School / ursery
June 5th will be the last
meeting of church school
until September.. The
children will read, sing and
display sidewalk chalk art
about the things that God
has made.
The teachers will hold a
planning meeting for the
upcoming church school
year on Sunday, June 19th
during coffee hour.
On June 26th there will
be an outdoor service
followed by a picnic. The
children are encouraged
to bring bikes, toys or
games
Outreach
St. Luke's is supporting two
outreach programs, each vital
to the community. They are
the Somerton Food Bank and
area shelters. We need your
continued support to
continue these worthy
projects.
The Food Bank is always in
need of canned goods, cereal
and cash donations to buy
meats and maintain operating
expenses.
The shelters look forward to
the Wawa gift cards provided
by your donations.
Chalice Bearer : L. Carter
Readers: B. Kaufold, K. Gibson
Ushers : K. Gibson, J. Shahene
Altar Guild: K. Kenny, S. Nesbitt
Coffee Hour : Espositos, A.
Thorpe, M. Geiger
Counters: J. Brambilla, R. Whaley
Sunday, June 19
Chalice Bearer: J. Gardner
Readers: C. Martino, J. Brambilla
Ushers: J. Oxenford, J. Litzke
Altar Guild: J Oxenford, J. Litzke
Coffee Hour: B. Kaufold, G.
Shahene, C. Rodriguez
Counters: C. Rodriguez, A. Thorpe
Sunday, June 26
Chalice Bearer: J. Glenn
Readers: C. Rodriguez, S.Carmody
Ushers: K. Gibson, J. Litzke
Altar Guild: S & C Carmody
Coffee Hour: S. Remick, J. Glenn,
N. Hurley, R. Whaley, H. Rolland
Counters: J & J Litzke
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150th Anniversary

PRAYERS PLEASE
Members: Joyce, Dorothy,
Elaine, Ruth B., Nancy H.,
Edna, Alan, Mabel, Ruth L.,
Louise, Betty K, Cheri, Joan
W., Virginia, Len, Carlos R.,
Joshua W., Roberta M.,
Nancy O.

Friends and Family: Kathy,

Robert, Arlyne, Nancy,
Martha, Bobby, Joselyn,
We now have a beautiful banner displayed on Welsh Curtis, Francine, Lynda,
Rd., thanks to John Litzke's efforts, advertising St. Ruth, James, MerriLee,
Luke's 150th anniversary. There will be one more Sandra, Joyce, Christopher,
planning meeting in June, date to be announced, to J.R., Joseph, Diane, Larry,
discuss cost of dinner tickets, programs, advertising Nancy, William, Jeff,
and mementos,etc. John Litzke has agreed to be master Margaret, Mai, Maria,
of ceremonies for the October 15th event. Thomas
19th Annotation Retreat:
Those Serving in the
As noted in the bulletin that Father Tim will be offering Armed Forces: William
what is referred to as a 19th annotation retreat or a retreat in William, Chris G.,
ordinary life. “19th Annotation” refers to a particular note in Kevin M., Alex G.,
the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder
Andrew R., Chris K.,
of the Jesuits. During his conversion from a somewhat
wayward life, St. Ignatius developed the Spiritual Exercises. John R., Chris R., Eric
Essentially he would reflect on passages of Scripture or B., Rob D., Jerry F.,
other types of meditations in order to draw closer to God Thomas H., Tom B.,
and to discern God’s meaning for his life. In the end, Casey R., Jermaine, Bradley,
Ignatius began to offer these Exercises to his friends and Michael, Matthew, Maxx
fellow priests, which proved to be the beginning of the
Society of Jesus, more popularly known as the Jesuits. As
originally conceived by Ignatius, one who was going
CONGRATULATIONS!
through the Exercises would go on retreat for a month
during which s/he would spend 3-4 hours daily at prayer. May 22, 2011
However, for those who were not able to leave the world in Confirmed:
this way, Ignatius permitted them to work through the Cheri Carmody
exercises while going about their ordinary lives. So instead Dirinda Witcher
of praying 3-4 hours per day, those who remained in the ancy Orlando
world would spend one hour per day praying over material
assigned for the week. And the length of time for
performing the Exercises was extended to about six months. Received:
In addition, the one making the Exercises would meet with a Caroline Cotugno
spiritual director once each week to discuss how the
previous week’s prayer had gone. Reaffirmed:
So that is a brief summary of what a 19th Annotation retreat Genevieve Scott
is. If anyone is interested in making such a retreat beginning
in September, please see Father Tim. (See P. 8 for Birthdays)
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 Singing in Church
Greetings from Los Angeles.
For those of you who don’t know me
so well, my name is Bill Wong. I
visited St. Luke’s on Palm Sunday as
part of my visit to Philadelphia, as I
was attending the American Occupational Therapy Association
(AOTA) conference for several days before that in downtown
Philadelphia. I made the visit because I knew Stacey through
Facebook, as we are both fellow contributors on Episcorific, a
‘zine for young adults in the Episcopal Church. So, I was glad
that I was able to make the visit happen. So, my little post is
about singing in church. I remembered some of you liked my
singing voice and my enthusiasm. One thing about me is that I
always enjoy singing and am blessed with a booming voice. Of
course, because I learned how to play the piano since 2nd
grade, I usually can grab the hymnal and just sing, even if it is a
hymn that I have not heard of before.
Meanwhile, I have been involved in music ministry for the most
part since 2006- one plus year in my former parish, and two and
a half years and counting in my current parish, as both are in
the Diocese of Los Angeles. There was a time gap in between
because I was transitioning to my current parish during 2007-
2008. But during the roughly 3-4 years in music ministry, I
served the organist for my former parish and am currently one
of the tenors in my current parish, among the many other
ministries I do in those two parishes, too.
I do say that singing from the pews is quite different from
singing when I am vested. When I am singing from the pews, I
would simply let my voice fly, just like a pitcher sometimes
might reach back to try to find a few extra miles per hour on his
fastball. When that happens while my parish’s choir is on
vacation, I can sing so loud that I could literally cover almost
everyone’s voice from the back pews. However, when I am
vested, I would sing with more of a “controlled loudness”
because the choir director in my parish went over the
importance of that with every new choir member. Either way,
to maintain my enthusiasm up in singing, I sometimes would
improvise the ending on the last verse of some hymns as if I
were a soprano as well as singing some descant lines if I feel
like I could do them. My philosophy on singing during service
comes from a saying in the Bible where we got to worship God
with all our hearts and all your minds. Part of that in most
worship services today includes singing, of course. One thing I
do say, however is that singing loudly carries a huge
responsibility.
Once you establish a “reputation” for singing
loudly in service, other regulars at your
parish might “gravitate” toward you when it
is time to sing hymns. After all, just like an
organist, other people might expect you to
lead them to sing, as your loud voice could
be what they go on during the service. If you
are not ready for the responsibility, then it’s
better to sing at a “just right” volume.
So, what is the “just right” volume, you
might ask? According to my current parish’s
choir director, the “just right” volume is
about a notch or two below what you are
capable of singing. Unless you are trying to
perform “solos from the pews” (except for
communion hymns) like I do sometimes at
my parish during the summer, you are
singing too loud if you can’t hear at least two
other people singing. Next, you could be
oversinging if you feel that you couldn’t get
to some high or low notes that you could
normally reach if you sing at a “just right”
volume. Meanwhile, if you are atonal like my
dad, be extra aware of how loud everyone is
singing. You might be worshiping with all
your heart and all your mind, but you could
lead others go astray. Lastly, if you are
vested, it’s extremely imperative that you do
this. Otherwise, you could look like a wild
and crazy fool, as this is the last thing you
would want give people an impression of if
you are vested.
Singing hymns can be a really joyful
experience and a great way to show God that
we are worshiping Him wholeheartedly. So,
next time when you pick up a hymnal
anywhere, put some enthusiasm into what
you sing. You might get a lot more out of
your Sunday service experience.
The Winged Ox thanks Bill Wong for
visiting St. Luke’s and sharing his
experiences with us!
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 PHOTO GALLERY: Springtime was busy at St. Luke’s!
Bishop Turner’s Visit Easter Flower Cross

Spring Flea Market

 Summer Birthdays
WORD PUZZLE

P H Y S I C I A N
T H I S A I D T H
W H E N R S V H E
B U T O E W H O A
M A T T H E W S R
June
O S I C K N E E D 1-Gail Hair
F H A V E W E L L 12- Don Shifflett, Julia
Gardiner
18-Edna Wilkinson
25-Fr. Tim Griffin
27-Frank Baker, icole
Martino

(Matthew 9:12 NRSV) But when

he heard this, he said, "Those who July
are well have no need of a 2-Jennifer Litzke
physician, but those who are sick. 4-Ruth Von Clef
13-Walley elson
25-Joshua Woods
26-Stephanie Remick
Word List
August
PHYSICIAN MATTHEW 5-Laure Padian
THOSE HEARD WHEN WELL 15-Jean Gardner
27-Herb Rolland
THIS SICK SAID NRSV NEED
HAVE WHO BUT ARE OF

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 JU E 2011
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat
1-6:45P- 2 3-7:00P-AA 4-10a-Yoga in
Contemplative Spirituality Hall
prayer in Office Meeting in Hall 11:30a-Al-Anon
7:30P -Holy Mtg in
Eucharist with Hall
Healing in
Church

5-7th Sunday 6-7:00p-AA 7-8:00P-AA 8- 6:45P- 9 10 11

of Easter Meeting in Hall Meeting in Hall Contemplative 7:00P-AA 10a- Yoga in
10:30a:Holy prayer in Office Spirituality Hall
Eucharist 7:30P -Holy Meeting in Hall 11:30a-Al-Anon
10:20a- Church Eucharist with Mtg in Hall
School Healing in
11:45: Coffee Church
Hr. In Hall

12-Whitsunday 13-7:00p-AA 14 15 6:45P- 16 17 18- 10a-Yoga

10:30a:Holy Meeting in Hall 8:00P-AA Contemplative 7:00P-AA in Hall
Eucharist Meeting in Hall prayer in Office Spirituality 11:30a-Al-Anon
700p-Vestry
11:45: Coffee 7:30P -Holy Meeting in Hall Mtg in
Meeting in
Hr. In Hall Church Office Eucharist with Hall
Healing in
Church

19 -Trinity 20-7:00p-AA 21 22 6:45P- 23 24-7:00P-AA 25- 10a-Yoga

Sunday Meeting in Hall 8:00P-AA Contemplative Spirituality in Hall
10:30a:Holy Meeting in Hall prayer in Office Meeting in Hall 11:30a-Al-Anon
Eucharist 7:30P -Holy Mtg in
11:45: Coffee Eucharist with Hall
Hr. In Hall Healing in
Church

26- 2nd Sunday 27-7:00p-AA 28 29- 6:45P- 30

after Pentecost 8:00P-AA Contemplative
Meeting in Hall
10:30a:Holy Meeting in Hall prayer in Office
Eucharist 7:30P -Holy
11:45: Picnic Eucharist with
Healing in
Church

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 Have a Nice Summer!

The Memorial Church of St. Luke the Beloved Physician

1946 Welsh Road
Philadelphia, PA 19115
215-969-3645
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www.stlukesbustleton.webs.com
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