St. Luke Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon is an member church of the and of the larger ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America). It is located in the Maplewood community of southwest Portland near the intersection of 46th Avenue and Vermont Street.
St. Luke was founded in 1943 and has a current membership of over 1300 members which includes 532 households. In 2008, St. Luke will be celebrating their 65th anniversary.
Worship is at 8:30am, 9:45am and 11:00am each Sunday. The first service is a traditional Lutheran worship. The 9:45am service is a blended service with traditional worship components as well as contemporary worship elements. The 11:00am service features a contemporary worship service with focus on music and prayer.
The spirit of this congregation is represented by their Vision Statement:
Marked with the Cross of Christ, we joyfully worship as a community and pass on the faith by:
* enhancing personal spiritual growth
* building generational bridges
* serving our neighbors
* teaching tolerance
* striving for peace
We ask God to help and guide us.
Perhaps one of the features making St. Luke rather unique among churches is the commitment of parishioners to Social Concerns and Community Outreach. In 1969, St. Luke began a program of giving back the community the first 10% of the annual budget. From 1969-1993 this "off the top" portion of the church's annual receipts amounted to 1.5 million dollars that was "invested" back into the community through various programs serving the social needs of individuals and families. Throughout the years this amount has increase and in 2008 the first 25% of the annual budget is committed for this purpose.
St. Luke's Ministry of Outreach includes: Social Concerns, Service to our neighbors and community, Mission trips to Mexico and New Orleans, the Grauer Back-to-School Project (providing new clothes and school supplies for needy children in the community), Habitat for Humanity, Project Adnon, Community Table, and the annual Giving Tree. All these St. Luke Outreach programs, as well as countless other community service and outreach programs, are funded by a policy of contributing the first 25% of the annual budget to these programs.
St. Luke was founded in 1943 and has a current membership of over 1300 members which includes 532 households. In 2008, St. Luke will be celebrating their 65th anniversary.
Worship is at 8:30am, 9:45am and 11:00am each Sunday. The first service is a traditional Lutheran worship. The 9:45am service is a blended service with traditional worship components as well as contemporary worship elements. The 11:00am service features a contemporary worship service with focus on music and prayer.
The spirit of this congregation is represented by their Vision Statement:
Marked with the Cross of Christ, we joyfully worship as a community and pass on the faith by:
* enhancing personal spiritual growth
* building generational bridges
* serving our neighbors
* teaching tolerance
* striving for peace
We ask God to help and guide us.
Perhaps one of the features making St. Luke rather unique among churches is the commitment of parishioners to Social Concerns and Community Outreach. In 1969, St. Luke began a program of giving back the community the first 10% of the annual budget. From 1969-1993 this "off the top" portion of the church's annual receipts amounted to 1.5 million dollars that was "invested" back into the community through various programs serving the social needs of individuals and families. Throughout the years this amount has increase and in 2008 the first 25% of the annual budget is committed for this purpose.
St. Luke's Ministry of Outreach includes: Social Concerns, Service to our neighbors and community, Mission trips to Mexico and New Orleans, the Grauer Back-to-School Project (providing new clothes and school supplies for needy children in the community), Habitat for Humanity, Project Adnon, Community Table, and the annual Giving Tree. All these St. Luke Outreach programs, as well as countless other community service and outreach programs, are funded by a policy of contributing the first 25% of the annual budget to these programs.
As We Were was an independent film shot and edited in the early 1980's, and publicly released in 1994. The film, written, directed, and produced by musician D. Tredway, entails the story of a young boy named Johnny Wisconsin in search for escape from musical oppression and his abusive stepfather.
The boy (played by child actor Terry Robb) experiences hardships similar to those of Elvis Presley. The movie has inspirations rooted deeply in Aztec mythos.
As We Were was released to a small, private audience in a little-known theater in Cape Cod, dubbed The Us Shack, but was released almost 10 years later, in March 2003, as part of a program to bring obscure independent films back into circulation. There were approximately 1,650 VHS tapes of the film created and released.
The boy (played by child actor Terry Robb) experiences hardships similar to those of Elvis Presley. The movie has inspirations rooted deeply in Aztec mythos.
As We Were was released to a small, private audience in a little-known theater in Cape Cod, dubbed The Us Shack, but was released almost 10 years later, in March 2003, as part of a program to bring obscure independent films back into circulation. There were approximately 1,650 VHS tapes of the film created and released.
Captain Underpants and the Brainy Bamboozle of the Black Cheetah Man is the upcoming 10th book in the Captain Underpants series.It is possibly the last book.
Characters
*George Beard and Harold Hutchins-Two lovable pranksters.
*Mr.Krupp/Captain Underpants-Principal of Jerome Horwitz Elementary School/A superhero created by George Beard and Harold Hutchins.
*Black Cheetah Man-A new villain who is supposed to be half human,half cheetah.
*Sulu-A bionic hamster.
*Crackers-A Quetzalcoatlus
Plot
Unknown so far. Possibly Black Cheetah Man attempts to build rights for all tigers with Captain Underpants, George, and Harold trying to stop him.
Characters
*George Beard and Harold Hutchins-Two lovable pranksters.
*Mr.Krupp/Captain Underpants-Principal of Jerome Horwitz Elementary School/A superhero created by George Beard and Harold Hutchins.
*Black Cheetah Man-A new villain who is supposed to be half human,half cheetah.
*Sulu-A bionic hamster.
*Crackers-A Quetzalcoatlus
Plot
Unknown so far. Possibly Black Cheetah Man attempts to build rights for all tigers with Captain Underpants, George, and Harold trying to stop him.
Mood Muzik: The Worst of Joe Budden is a mixtape by DJ On Point and Joe Budden.
Track listing
# "I Want You Back"
# "Breathe" (featuring Stack Bundles)
# "Freestyle" (featuring A-Team and Stack Bundles)
# "Cut 2nite"
# "Oh My God" (featuring Fabolous and Paul Cain)
# "Through The Wire"
# "Find A Way"
# "Bullshit Rappers & Metaphors"
# "Fight Muzik"
# "The Pump"
# "Where I'm From"
# "Def Jam Diss"
# "Only Girl"
# "Sing For The Moment"
# "So Lonely"
# "Last Real Nigga Alive"
# "The Truth"
# "Freestyle"
# "This Is For"
# "Rest In Peace"
# "Walk With Me"
# "Calm Down"
# "Heaven Or Hell"
Track listing
# "I Want You Back"
# "Breathe" (featuring Stack Bundles)
# "Freestyle" (featuring A-Team and Stack Bundles)
# "Cut 2nite"
# "Oh My God" (featuring Fabolous and Paul Cain)
# "Through The Wire"
# "Find A Way"
# "Bullshit Rappers & Metaphors"
# "Fight Muzik"
# "The Pump"
# "Where I'm From"
# "Def Jam Diss"
# "Only Girl"
# "Sing For The Moment"
# "So Lonely"
# "Last Real Nigga Alive"
# "The Truth"
# "Freestyle"
# "This Is For"
# "Rest In Peace"
# "Walk With Me"
# "Calm Down"
# "Heaven Or Hell"