THIS WEEK AT ST. LUKE’S
In-person and Live-streaming/zoom gatherings from St. Luke’s.
On Saturday, May 22, 2021 we resumed in-person worship. We will continue to stream in-person services at St. Luke’s, as well as the Daily Office, as scheduled. Please join us on our Facebook page for streamed services. **(Note: if you are NOT a Facebook member, when you click on the link it will ask you to sign in or create an account, which you can ignore and just scroll down the page a bit till you see the service.)
Click here for a copy of the Book of Common Prayer!
Click here for a copy of Enriching Our Worship 1. This contains supplemental liturgical materials (i.e. Canticles) we occasionally use for Morning and Evening Prayer.
Daily Office: Morning and Evening Prayer – Morning Prayer at 9 AM; Evening Prayer at 5PM are live-streamed on Sunday; Tuesday through Saturday morning.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27 – ZITA OF TUSCANY
- 9AM – Morning Prayer (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
SATURDAY, APRIL 27 – THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Lectionary readings for The Fifth Sunday of Easter
- 5PM – Said Holy Eucharist Rite II (Vigil) (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
Click here for the 5PM Service Leaflet
SUNDAY, APRIL 28 – THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
- 9AM – Morning Prayer, Rite I (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
- 10AM – Sung Holy Eucharist II (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
Click here for the 10AM service leaflet
- 12PM – Vestry Book Study
- 5PM – Evening Prayer (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
MONDAY, APRIL 29 – CATHERINE OF SIENNA (There are no services today. Office closed.)
TUESDAY, APRIL 30 – SARAH JOSEPHA BUELL HALE
- 9AM – Morning Prayer (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
- 5PM – Evening Prayer (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 – ST. PHILIP & ST. JAMES (Major Feast)
- 9AM – Morning Prayer (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
- 12:10 PM – Midweek Healing Eucharist
- 1:00PM – Wednesday Lunchtime Bible Study – Our ongoing Bible study group meets each Wednesday at approx. 1pm BOTH IN KREITLER HALL AT ST. LUKE’S AND ON ZOOM. All are welcome to join in. To access the class on Zoom, click here.
- 5PM – Evening Prayer (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
THURSDAY, MAY 2 – ATHANASIUS
- 9AM – Morning Prayer (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
- 5PM – Evening Prayer (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
- 5:30PM – Centering Prayer – Our ongoing group meets each Thursday at 5:30 BOTH IN THE CHAPEL AT ST. LUKE’S AND ON ZOOM. All are welcome to join in. To access the “zoom chapel” click here. Click here for a brochure on The Method of Centering Prayer.
FRIDAY, MAY 3 – ELISABETH CRUCIGER
- 9AM – Morning Prayer (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
- 5PM – Evening Prayer (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
SATURDAY, MAY 4 – MONICA
- 9AM – Morning Prayer (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
Key Announcements
►Our latest edition of the St. Luke’s Newsletter is hot off the press. Click here to see the APRIL 2024 edition.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
► Pentecost Geranium Fundraiser: May 19th is Pentecost Sunday and the color is red! To help St. Luke’s celebrate, we invite you to purchase red geraniums in memory of a loved one to place on the altar for Pentecost and then to be taken home with you after the 10:00AM service on the 19th for use in your own garden or to be donated to the parish for the Warren Memorial Garden. All proceeds will benefit the parish general fund. The cost is $7.00 each or 3 for $20.00.To order, please complete the order form (found in the service leaflet or on the table in the Nave) and place it in an envelope with cash or your check made payable to St. Luke’s Church and place the envelope in the offering plate during any services leading up to the May 12, 2024 deadline. You can also leave your order in the parish office or with an usher. Please contact Robin O’Hearn at 1.570.963.5407 with any questions.
►Church leadership and employees: Are you Safe Church compliant? Maintaining required training and clearances is vital because it helps us to keep all of the people in our congregations safe. Both Episcopal Church canons and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania laws require everyone who has contact with children and those with any sort of leadership position in the church obtain background checks. Clergy persons, lay employees, vestry members, volunteers who work with children, Lay Eucharistic ministers, Altar Guild members, or keyholders in the church, must take steps in order to be in compliance with Pennsylvania law and the Episcopal Church Canons. These must be fulfilled in order to serve/be employed. The learning modules and Safe Church Training site have been recently updated. Learn more about what you need to do in order to be compliant and to keep your church safe.
And here’s some good news! Safe Church classes are hitting the road and coming to YOU!
After hearing your feedback, the Diocese is thrilled to announce that in-person classes are back, alongside our trusted online option. Now you can choose what works best for you!
Registration is now open! Choose from these two sessions offered at Prince of Peace in Dallas (420 Main St, Dallas PA 18612). Remember, you only need to attend one of the days.
- Friday, May 10th, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
- Saturday, May 11th, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Register online: click here.
If you have questions or want to host a session in your area this summer, please contact Tim Wagner (tim@diobeth.org). Let’s continue the vital work of protecting everyone in our communities together.
Contact Mother Barnes or Sharon Sollami with any questions or concerns about Safe Church compliancy.
Christian Education and Formation
►Children
Sunday School: St. Luke’s uses the GODLY PLAY, a Montessori-based curriculum with our younger children, ages five to ten years old. Sunday School is held at 9:30 AM every Sunday, except the first Sunday of the month. To register your child please contact Mother Barnes at mthrbarnes@gmail.com or Rick Ammenhauser at imgold67@aol.com
Family Eucharist is held on the first Sunday of the month. The children and youth play a direct role in the 10am worship service by serving as ushers, acolytes and lectors.
►Youth
In the coming year, we will continue in the momentum of our Youth Confirmation Program and offer Journey to Adulthood (J2A) a youth ministry program of spiritual formation for 6th-12th grades. Fully revised and updated, it is centered on inclusive, relational ministry and uses Bible study, prayer, rites of passage, and outreach ministries. Creative, developmentally appropriate lessons are arranged within three categories of Self, Society, and Spirituality. For the benefit of our youth who have just been confirmed, we will use the 4Ward cohort of J2A which is an inclusive, engaging, relational youth ministry program in a two-year cohort for ages 15-18, concluding with the 4Ward ceremony. Stay tuned for more information!
►Adult
Wednesday Bible & Book Study – Each week, following the 12:10 Healing Eucharist the Wednesday Bible/Book Study group meets at 1:15 PM.
Currently, the midweek Bible study is exploring The Path: A Journey Through the Bible. The Path is the story of the Bible excerpted from the New Revised Standard Version so that it is clear and easy to read. Follow the path of God’s love all the way from the beginning to the end from creation and John’s revelation. With informative trail signs to help one see how each piece of the narrative fits together, The Path is an experience unlike any other: an amazing 360 degree overview of the vast, sweeping story of God’s love for ordinary people.
The Path is available through Forward Movement (https://www.forwardmovement.org/) or Amazon; pdfs will be distributed for the weekly class.
Centering Prayer Group: Each Thursday evening at 5:30PM an ongoing weekly Centering Prayer group meets. Centering Prayer is a contemplative form of prayer geared toward the cultivation of interior silence or “centering.” This form of prayer invites one to enter into a deeper relationship with God by being open and receptive to the presence and action of God in our lives. No prior experience is necessary. For more information, contact Mother Barnes at mthrbarnes@gmail.com or call the parish office.
Community Outreach and Social Justice
►Food Pantry – Volunteers Needed
St. Luke’s satellite food pantry in partnership with Friends of the Poor will be May 21st from 1-2:30pm. For more information on how to volunteer or if you or someone you know is in need, please email Sharon Sollami at sharonsollami@gmail.com
►Little Free Library – Please consider donating books or magazines to our Little Free Library found in the Memorial Garden. With spring and summer comes an increase in foot traffic through the garden and of late we have found ourselves with few books to offer. Your donation can be left in the large tub found under the coat rack in Israel Lounge, or you can simply add your donation to the library as space allows.
► DOK Service Project
St. Luke’s St. Elizabeth of Hungary Chapter of the Daughters of the King will begin collecting items for the
Women’s Resource Center this September. The Women’s Resource Center provides services including emergency shelter and safe housing for those affected by domestic violence in Lackawanna and Susquehanna Counties. A collection box will be available at the back of the nave. Donations of the following items would greatly assist those in need:
- Full-size personal hygiene items (deodorant, soap, shampoo, lotion)
- Combs, brushes, nail clippers, etc.
- Twin and queen bedding in good condition (blankets, sheets, pillowcases)
- Towels and washcloths
- Laundry detergent
- Size 6-7 toddler’s diapers (no infant diapers please)
- Suitcases
- Fabric tote bags
- Non-perishable food items (canned meats, vegetables, peanut butter, noodles, pasta, spaghetti sauce, etc.)
The Daughters of the King greatly appreciate your participation in this ongoing service to our community.
Register now for Gather 24
Gather is the Diocese of Bethlehem’s annual formation event. Gather 24 is May 4, 2024, at PNC Field (just south of Scranton), home of the RailRiders, a Triple-A baseball team. All are invited to attend this fun and interactive day of formation and fellowship.
Registration for Gather 24 on May 4, 2024, is now open. There are 21 sessions to choose from at Gather 24, and the day includes lunch, hearing from Bishops, worship, and lots of other fun and fellowship opportunities. The $25 registration fee helps offset the event site cost, meals and snacks, prizes, and other event costs (scholarships are available for those with need).
We suggest you preview the session descriptions before registering: click here: https://diobeth.org/gather24/gather24sessions/
Register now: click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/gather-24-registration…
Upcoming Concerts at St. Luke’s
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024 at 800 PM – Lyric Consort: Elizabethan Voices Music of Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, and selections from “The Triumphs of Oriana.” Admission $10. Reception to follow. lyricconsort.com