THE SAINT LUKE LETTER
A Publication of the Richmond
of the International Order of St. Luke the Physician
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, September 13, 7:00 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Sandra Levy-Achtemeier – A Service of Healing with Eucharist at 6:00 followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 13, 20 and 27, noon, Brother John Ogle will offer a 30-minute instruction on intercessory prayer. The material will be repeated each Thursday so it is not necessary to attend all three classes. If you would like to serve as an intercessor during the Thursday Healing Service, you must attend one of the classes.
Thursday, October 11, 7:00 p.m. Richard and Kathy Verlander, parents of Detroit Tigers pitcher, Cy Young and American League MVP winner Justin Verlander – A Service of Healing with Eucharist at 6:00 followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 8, noon, Brown-bag luncheon to share blessings we have received in 2012.
Thursday, December 13, noon, Covered dish Christmas luncheon.
You do not have to be a member of the Order of St. Luke to attend the 10:30 a.m. Thursday Healing Service or one of the monthly meetings. Visitors are always welcome. If you think you might attend one of the talks, please call Mary at 784-4386. We would like to have enough chairs set up and enough food.
The Rev. Dr. Sandra Levy-Achtemeier is the speaker for the September 13, 7:00 p.m. Order of St. Luke meeting in the All Saints Parish Hall, 8787 River Rd.
She is a psychologist, writer and Theologian-in-Residence at historic St. John's Episcopal Church in Richmond and the author of "Imagination and the Journey of Faith" (2008) in addition to her new book "Flourishing Life Now and in the Time to Come."
In her new book she offers some answers concerning how we can flourish across our whole lives. Her new book deals with creating a rich life even through suffering and loss. The quest to find how people are able, not just to get through bad times but come through them thriving, began for her in her experience as a psychologist years ago. More recently, she experienced some of what she writes about when her first husband of 35 years died of Alzheimer's Disease.
With her life experiences she is able to interweave neuroscience, psychology and theology in her holistic approach to life while she examines our ability to adapt and reset goals in changed circumstances, the importance of an emotionally supportive community in reshaping our identity and sense of well-being, and the importance of a conversation partner who would facilitate the re-writing of one's life story to integrate loss with overall meaning.
