St. Luke's of Monrovia

Vol.  25,  No 9

Holy Eucharist:

Rite 1: 8:00 AM

Rite II: 10:00 AM

The Rev. Gary London, Rector

Schedule of Services:

September 5

The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 12

The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 19

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 26

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Events to note

THE CHOIR RETURNS

Sunday, September 12

STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY

Sunday, September 26

DAILY SCHEDULE:

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1:

            No scheduled events

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2:

            No scheduled events

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3:

            No scheduled events

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4:

            No scheduled events

                        Birthday: Steve Baker

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5:

Holy Eucharist, 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM

Sunday School & Child Care, 10:00 AM

Coffee Hour: Guild Hall, 11:15 AM

Class with Fr Gary: Following the coffee hour

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6: LABOR DAY

 No scheduled events             

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7:

No scheduled events

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8:

No scheduled events

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9:  

No scheduled events

 Birthday: Mark McCreary                   

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10:

No scheduled events

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11:

No scheduled events

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12:

 Holy Eucharist, 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM

 Sunday School & Child Care, 10:00 AM

— The Choir returns today! ---          

Coffee Hour: Guild Hall, 11:15 AM

Class with Fr Gary: Following the coffee hour

Anniversary: Jay and Catherine Fugitt

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13:

No scheduled events

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14:  HOLY CROSS DAY

 No scheduled events

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15:

No scheduled events

 Birthday: Gary Toops

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16: 

 No scheduled events 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17:

 No scheduled events

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18:

 No scheduled events

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19:

Holy Eucharist, 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM

Sunday School & Child Care, 10:00 AM

Coffee Hour: Guild Hall, 11:15 AM

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20:  

No scheduled events

 Birthday: Mary Harris

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21: St MATTHEW, APOSTLE and EVANGELIST

No scheduled events

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22:

No scheduled events

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23:

No scheduled events 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24:

 No scheduled events

 Birthday: Susan Goff

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25:

No scheduled events

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26: STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY

Holy Eucharist, 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM

Sunday School & Child Care, 10:00 AM

Vestry Meeting: Immediately following the 10 AM Eucharist

Coffee Hour: Guild Hall, 11:15 AM

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27: 

No scheduled events

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28:

No scheduled events

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29: St MICHAEL and all ANGELS            

No scheduled events

Anniversary: Lester and Kathy Eisel

 Birthday: Kathleen Rogers

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30:

No scheduled events                                    

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Morning Prayer will be conducted in the chancel on specific feast days, as indicated in the daily calendar.

The following outside activities use Church facilities on a regular basis:

Every Thursday: A.A., Swan Hall, 7:00 PM  

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            Sunday, September 26 is Stewardship Sunday.  Parishioners will be asked to make a realistic pledge for the coming year.  Only by determining what the Church will be getting can the Vestry establish a budget for the coming year.    

            This month the Vestry meeting, postponed last month to the fifth Sunday, will return to its usual fourth Sunday.

            There will be no altar guild meeting in September.                                 

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            Many people in the congregation were surprised to see most of the choir processing on August 8.  The singers who were in town wanted to get together to sing one last Sunday with Paul Larsen. 

            When we reconvene on September 12, we will be lamenting the loss of two of our long-time staff singers, Betsy Kardos and Alex Miller.  Alex and Betsy have both had an enormous impact on bringing the St. Luke's Choir to the level where it is today.  My auditions for staff singers are pretty tough, but I expect to have good news when the choir returns.

            Actually, my standards for the choir as a whole are more stringent than some:  You must (1)match pitch and (2) play well with others.  (It's NOT about numbers.)  The St. Luke's Choir has a level of joy and goodwill that I have seen in few other places.  We look forward to being back together in a couple of weeks.

-- Kent B. Jones,  Director of Music

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Please check your bulletin insert for current prayers.

Deadline for next Mustard Seed: Thursday, September 23.  Please notify David Bowen at (626) 359-4219 or e-mail them to him at dbowen1@verizon.com.