Dates To Note:
September 8—Lori Wyatt Noon Brown-Bag Luncheon
September 15—9:30 a.m. 26 Cases Class Begins
September 25—5:00 p.m. 26 Cases Evening Class
October 14—7:00 p.m. and October 15—9:00 a.m.—noon Fall Conference
Lori Wyatt Speaker for
September 8 Brown Bag Luncheon
The OSL Board is excited to announce that the speaker for our first Brown-Bag Luncheon after our summer break on September 8 will be kidney transplant recipient and grief companion Lori Wyatt. The title of her talk is “Divine Healing”.
An article about Lori and her work as a grief companion and her kidney transplant appeared in the May 8, 2011 issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Lori has a vivacious personality and is the type of person who never meets a stranger. She has crossed a few mountains of grief in her young life and is living proof that God’s love can heal the most broken hearted.
Lori is a former active member of our chapter and was great friends with our beloved the Rev. Rufus Womble.
Please plan to attend and invite a friend to hear this inspirational speaker. Her talk will begin at noon.
Two 26 Cases Classes Offered This Fall
The Rev. Barbara Ward has volunteered to teach the Thursday morning “26 Cases” class, which examines the Healing Miracles of Jesus. The class begins September 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:20 in the All Saints Library. The class will be consolidated into 13 weeks. It is scheduled to end on December 15. If you would like more information about this morning class, please call Barbara at 789-0075 or email her at revsbandg@comcast.net.
The Rev. Teresa McRoberts has volunteered to teach a Sunday afternoon “26 Cases” class beginning September 25 from 5:00—6:30 p.m. This class will meet at her home church, Trinity United Methodist,
Completion of the “26 Cases” class is necessary to becoming an associate member of the Order of St. Luke the Physician. To receive course materials and a new member packet, please send a $45 check payable to the Order of St. Luke to
P. O. Box 780909 , San Antonio , Texas 78278-0909 . For an immediate response, email www.orderofstluke.org, click on “About OSL” and then “Join OSL” and pay with your credit card. The $45 cost includes study materials, OSL national membership for a year and a subscription to “Sharing Magazine”.
The Rev. Tom Simmons Keynote Speaker for
Fall Conference October 14 and 15
Mark your calendars for the Order of St. Luke’s Fall Conference on Friday, October 14, 7:00—9:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 15 from 9:00 a.m. until noon with the Rev. Tom Simmons.
His multi-media presentation is titled “How Christ Heals in the World”. Rev. Simmons will help us explore how Jesus Christ is healing the world and how we can look at the world situations in new perspectives. The Rev. Simmons is the rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Purcellville , Virginia
The Conference is free and open to the public. Please feel free to invite friends to attend with you.
The Rev. Bob Friend Retires
as Chaplain of the OSL Chapter
It is with mixed feelings that our chapter must say good-bye to our devoted Chaplain, The Rev. Bob Friend. He will retire as the rector of All Saints on September 27. We wish him well in this new chapter of his life but will miss his leadership and devotion to our chapter
The Rev. Friend has arranged for the Rev. April Greenwood to be the chapter’s Chaplain while a search for the new rector of All Saints is completed. The Rev. Greenwood will begin her service to our chapter on October 13 and will continue until December 22.
The Rev. Bill Queen, Associate Rector of All Saints, will also lead some of the Thursday morning Healing Services.
The Rev. Friend shepherded us through the sad time in the life of our chapter during the passing of our beloved Rev. Rufus Womble. The OSL Board would like to honor the Rev. Friend during the September 8 brown-bag luncheon with a cake and gift. If you would like to contribute to his gift, please make your check payable to OSL with gift noted in the memo line.
