My Letter from the Pastor

Happy New Year!

I greet you in the name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Well, St Luke 2008 was a prosperous year for our church. We have grown spiritually and we have learned a lot more about being like Christ and we have gotten quite a few things accomplished. As I have said before, we have started doing the work of the church instead of church work.
With God’s guidance we have added over twenty new souls into the kingdom. Some by letter and some by Christian experience and the ones that really make me smile are the ones by Baptism. Now, that’s really doing the work of the church.
I would like to personally thank you for the increase in our giving. I am so glad that we are learning how to tithe and how much it means to God that we do tithe. Some of us have caught on and some of us have not. So, let’s pray for the ones who have not and keep on praying for those who have. Let’s continue to pray for God to take our giving to new heights. Also, let’s not forget about our pledges we can boost our finances with them. Remember that it is in giving that we receive!
As of this day, any new members that come to us whether by Letter, Christian Experience, or Baptism will be attending our New Members Class. They will learn their responsibility to the church and the church’s responsibility to them. If we hold members accountable, the members must also hold the church accountable.
I know everybody wants to know about the building project we are trying to start. I will be talking with Mr. Paul Mastrolia and a few different builders real soon and finding out where we stand on our mission of building our new sanctuary. We all know that what God has for us, is for us. All we have to do is keep the faith and don’t give up. Believe me, “God has a blessing with St. Luke’s name on it”.
I am truly enjoying my pastorate here at St. Luke! I am learning and growing at the same time. Let's pray that we will grow stronger in the Lord together. Hold on to GOD's unchanging hand and let our souls say YES, YES, to his will. YES to his way; come what may, let our souls still say YES!

And don’t not forget to check out our website: www.stlukeonline.net
or our
Pastor’s Blog: http://revrcdrake.blogspot.com


Your Pastor,
Rev. Robert C. Drake Sr.