April 3, 2022
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Readings from Scripture (lectionary) .
Here is a recording of the whole service including the sermon. The Rt. Rev. Brian Cole, Bishop of East Tennessee, officiated, preached, and performed a special ceremony after the sermon (starting at 25:40 in the video): Diane Liddell was received into the Episcopal Church and Laura and Robert Thurman reaffirmed their baptismal vows. Then, with the prayerful help of the congregation, Bishop Brian made the Rev. Ron Morton even more officially the Deacon-in-Charge at St. Luke's.
And here is the sermon alone, titled The Scent of Resurrection, preached by The Rt. Rev. Brian Cole:
Here are three photos celebrating the receiving and reaffirming of Diane, Laura, and Robert. Also pictured are Deacon Ron, Bishop Brian, and Diane’s friends Jim and Louise Ruch:
St. Luke's YouTube channel: hundreds of service and sermon recordings.
Tuesday evening book study group: Black Elk Speaks and Cherokee History, Myths, and Sacred Formulas, led by the Rev. Ron Morton. If you would like to participate, email Ron at rondmorton@gmail.com for details.
Thursday evening prayer and discussion Zooms: come prepared to pray and discuss the Scripture readings, Thursdays at 6:30 pm during Lent. Here is the Zoom link, and full Zoom details are available in this PDF file.