Welcome to This Week at St. Luke’s for the week of the Day of Pentecost, May 23, 2026 – May 30, 2026.

This weekend the Holy Spirit arrives for the Day of Pentecost. Our nave is decked out in red, including our memorial red geraniums decorating the chancel. Thank you to all who donated to this fundraiser! We will be celebrating Sunday morning with a full quartet of singers to welcome the Holy Spirit.

We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend as we head into summer. Many events are coming up in June, including our Parish Cleanup and Memorial Garden workday the second Saturday, and a Holy Hike on the Lackawanna Heritage Trail starting in Jermyn on the third Saturday. We will be collecting again for Molly’s Free Pantry on June 13-14.

Starting at Pentecost and continuing through the summer, Memorial Bricks for the Warren Memorial Garden are once again available. You can visit the webpage to order a brick online, or pick up a brochure in the back of the nave. Many examples can be seen in our garden walkway from last year’s donations.

Please see below for our full weekly schedule, important announcements and upcoming events, livestream links, and our parish prayer list.

Livestream Links:

Links to our livestreamed services are available on our website’s Livestream page (links are posted within 2 hours of the service) or may be viewed on our Facebook Page or YouTube Channel.

Download the Leaflet for the Day of Pentecost

Click here to watch Father Parry’s sermon for the Seventh Sunday of Easter

Announcements and Events:

Molly’s Free Pantry June Collection The weekend of June 13 and 14, the shopping cart for Molly’s Free Pantry will be located in the back of the nave to recieve snacks, pantry items, and personal care items for the free pantry in Nay Aug Park. 

Parish Cleanup and Memorial Garden Workday Saturday, June 13 from 10am to 12pm  All are invited to come lend a hand inside and outside at St. Luke’s as we clean up the church and parish house and spruce up the Memorial Garden for the summer.  

Monthly Friends of the Poor Satellite Food Pantry The third Tuesday of each month, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm, St. Luke’s hosts a food pantry in Kreitler Hall with Friends of the Poor. The date of our next food pantry will be June 16.  

Holy Hike Lackawanna River Heritage Trail, Jermyn On Saturday, June 20 at 10am we will be meeting Father Joe Sudano, Priest-in-Charge at Grace Episcopal Church, Honesdale and St. James and St. George, Jermyn, for a Holy Hike along the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail, meeting at the Delaware Street Trailhead.

Sunday Service June 28 at St. Mark’s, Moscow On Sunday, June 28, there will be NO 11:00am Sunday Eucharist at St. Luke’s. As Bishop Kevin visits St. Mark’s, Father Parry invites all from St. Luke’s to join in worship at 9:00am at St. Mark’s, Moscow, together with parishioners from Church of the Good Shepherd. The 5:00pm Saturday Eucharist at St. Luke’s will be celebrated as usual on June 27. 

Convocation Picnic at St. John’s Sunday, June 28 at 2:00pm – All are invited to the outdoor pavilion at St. John’s, Hamlin, for a Convocation III-summer picnic and brief service of worship together. 

Altar Flower Donations A new signup sheet for the months of May through August has been posted in Israel Lounge. Please note that all flowers will now be procured through St. Luke’s designated florist for a donation of $100 for two arrangements for the high altar. Donors have the choice of a low arrangement or flowers in vases.  

Ronald McDonald House Soda-and-Soup Tabs Collection: The St. Elizabeth Princess of Hungary Chapter of the Order of the Daughters of the King is collecting pull-tabs from soda, soup, and other cans to benefit the Ronald McDonald House through their recycling program. Please bring in your tabs and drop them in the container at the back of the nave.   

Thank You To our special ministers at last week’s worship services and our coffee-hour hosts!

Our Capital Campaign is under way!

We are currently gathering resources to make improvements to our parking lot and remediate water damage to a large stained-glass window in the Parish House. Learn more about these endeavors and donate to our Building Fund via our Capital Campaign webpage.

In Our Prayers

Please keep the following in your prayers this week: Jordan, Frank, Elaine, Lynn, Mary Jane, Robin, Heather, Chase, Philomena, Mario, Canon Bill+, Scott, Margaret, Brendan, Bessie, Christine, Colleen, John, Anne, David, Jane, Lily and her family, Carl, Ileta, Diane, Eileen, Jack, Janet, and Kay and her family. 

And the departed: Troy, Jeanette, and Sparky. May they rest in peace and may light perpetual shine upon them.