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Christmas Eve Services 6pm & 11pm

Christmas Day 11am 

New Years Day 11am

Eucharist

9 am and 11am Sundays

 10:30am Wednesdays 

St. Luke's Welcomes Fr. Ken Johnstone!

“And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

  -Luke 2:10-14 KJV

To all who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.This is a special time of year. We have journeyed through Advent and we now eagerly await the coming of Christmas Eve and the birth of the Christ Child. It is a time when we look forward to gathering with family and friends, to special meals and to all the wonderful Christmas traditions of church and the season. Children are excited at the arrival of Santa and the hopes of good things under the tree. It is a time of thankfulness and wonder all around.Yet, for some it is also a difficult time. It is a time when those who struggle with illness, economic hardships and the loss of loved ones, feel all too keenly the reality of their situations and the feeling of being left out. Christmas can be a hard time.It is easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of the season and the pressures to live up to the expectations of the secular season that has grown up around this Christian celebration of the incarnation of Jesus. In many ways, the world we live in could not be further away from the first Christmas of the lowly manger. Yet, in other ways it is still very much the same. Jesus comes not just to the ones who feel happy and blessed with things, but also to, perhaps first to, those in this world who struggle. It is the Church’s unique calling to the world to be the ones who proclaim the message first announced to the shepherds so long ago outside of Bethlehem. That this season is much more than simply a time of feasting and gift giving. It is a time of deep joy that goes well beyond anything we can ask for or imagine. It is a time when we are called to remind the world around us that they are loved! Loved, not as the world would love but as God loves. It is the telling of the truth that we are all made in the image of God and therefore have a deep value in the eyes of the one through whom all things were made. It is the tiding of great joy to all people, that we are never alone, never abandoned by God. It is the commandment to go out and love one another as Jesus first loved us!


Lisa, Joshua and I have been so very blessed by the love that this parish and community has shown to us since moving here from Toronto. We cannot thank you enough for the outpouring of love, welcome and care from all of you. You have also been so very generous giving us many wonderful gifts and baked treats, not to mention the Christmas decoration shower! We are deeply touched by this, and truly thankful for you all. This clearly is a community of God’s children gathered together to share the love of God through the Holy Spirit.  I am so excited to see where Jesus is leading us together. This Christmas I encourage you all to extend that same love to all around you in Live Oak and everywhere you go. Be the light of Christ for others. Show God’s love by loving as you are loved by God. Share the good news of tidings of great joy for all people, for unto us a saviour has been born! Christ the Lord.From Lisa, Joshua and I, we wish you a blessed and merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year to come!-Fr. Ken



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Christ Episcopal Monticello- First Tuesday of the Month

St. Luke's Live Oak - Second Tuesday of the Month (note day change)

Greenville Methodist-  Third Thursday of the Month

1st Baptist Madison-  Fourth Tuesday of the Month

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                 Meeting 5:30pm Jan 10th



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BUSY HANDS

 DAUGHTERS OF THE KING

Dec 6/Jan 3@4:30pm Parish Hall

Learn more about the GOOD LAMB PROJECT

       MEN'S GROUP NIGHT OUT

 Meets 4th Tuesday of the month. Bring your entre for the grill.

YOUTH GROUP

Sundays @10am in the Youth Room.

Please call church office for more information if you know a youth

6th -12th grader that would be interested 

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