Tuesday, March 20, 2012

2012 Spring Schedule

THE SAINT LUKE LETTER
A Publication of the Richmond Chapter
of the International Order of St. Luke the Physician
8787 River Road, Richmond, Virginia 23229
www.oslrichmond.blogspot.com

An ecumenical Service of Healing is offered every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in the
All Saints’ Chapel,
8787 River Road, Richmond, Virginia 23229

A couple of reminders: 

Thursday, April 12, 6:00 p.m. The Rev. James Iswariah –
Healing Service and Eucharist at 6:00 p.m., covered dish dinner 6:30, speaker 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 10, 6:00 p.m. Induction of New Members – Trinity United Methodist Church
Healing Service and Eucharist at 6:00 p.m., covered dish dinner 6:30, speaker 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 21, 6:00 p.m. Annual Picnic at Roslyn –
8727 River Rd. Richmond, Va. 23229
 

Thursday, September 13, 6:00 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Sandra Levy –
Healing Service and Eucharist at 6:00 p.m., covered dish dinner 6:30, speaker 7:00 p.m.

We have some great programs scheduled for the spring. You do not have to be a member of the Order of St. Luke to attend a weekly Healing Service or one of the monthly meetings. Visitors are always welcome.

For the next several months we will not have a monthly brown-bag luncheon. It is being replaced with an evening Healing Service and Eucharist at 6:00 p.m. in the All Saints’ Chapel, followed by dinner and the speaker promptly at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend. We are sorry that the Rev. Dr. Jack Sheffield has had to reschedule his visit with us.

On Thursday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. the Rev. James Iswariah is the speaker for the Order of St. Luke’s April 12, 7:00 p.m. meeting. A Healing Service and Eucharist will be at 6:00 p.m. in the All Saints’ Chapel, followed by a covered dish dinner and Rev. Iswariah’s talk in the Parish Hall. He is the vicar of St. Martin’s, Doswell and St. David’s in Aylett and prefers to be called James. Both churches support an active Food Pantry program for the area. St. David's has a free clinic that serves the uninsured.

James was ordained as a priest in 1980. He served in the Diocese of Madras, Church of South India and in the Diocese of Perth, Australia. While in PerthAustralia he was also a Chaplain of the Order of St. Luke and a Chaplin to the Royal Australian Air Force. The Iswariah family moved to Virginia in 1999. James and his wife Sheila have two children Ruth and Immanuel who live and work in Virginia.
On Thursday, May 10, at 6:00 p.m. we will celebrate with a covered dish dinner in the Parish Hall of Trinity United Methodist Church,
903 Forest Ave.
followed by the Induction of New Members at 7:00 p.m. The Rev. Teresa McRoberts, Associate Minister of Trinity is the speaker.