Welcome to This Week at St. Luke’s for the Fourteenth week after Pentecost, September 13, 2025 to September 20, 2025.

This week at St. Luke’s we give thanks for God’s bounty as we share our space with Friends of the Poor for our satellite food pantry at 1:00pm on Tuesday and resume baking Welsh cookies on Saturday the 20th. If you missed signing up for a dozen cookies this time, we will be accepting orders again in this fall.

We will have our regular services this week with our Wednesday Healing Eucharist at 12:10pm, 5pm Saturday Said Holy Eucharist Rite II and 11pm Sunday Sung Holy Eucharist Rite II.

Please see below for our 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.

Click here to download the Leaflet for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Click here to watch last Sunday’s sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Announcements and Events:

National Register of Historic Places Bronze Plaque – A bronze plaque designating St. Luke’s as listed on the National Register of Historic Places is to be installed in the church in November. If you would like to give a gift towards the purchase and installation of the plaque, please see Father Parry or a member of the Vestry. 

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.   

Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends – St. Luke’s will once again be participating in Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2025. You can purchase a 25% off shopping pass for Boscov’s one-day sale in advance for $5.00. All proceeds benefit St. Luke’s and are available in the basket at the back of the nave. Please see Lucetta Savinelli with any questions.   

Sunday School Volunteer Opportunity – As we express our gratitude to Rick Ammenhauser for 15 years of service in our Sunday School, we are now also seeking a Sunday School volunteer to assist Ken Wrazien with our young parishioners. Please see Father Parry or Rick if you feel called to this ministry. Safe Church requirements must be fulfilled. 

Safe Church and Elder Abuse In-Person Training – Saturday, September 20, 10AM-2PM at St. Barnabas Center, Kutztown – If you are in need of Safe Church training or would like to learn about preventing Elder Abuse and Exploitation, in-person training sessions are being offered at this double-session. You may sign up for one or both classes by following this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSci_e3LFuestfKf1mVlW9Rvsc41cvJSP3I7a6Jnb7ZsJ3_l1Q/viewform?usp=pp_url

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

In Our Prayers

Please keep the following in your prayers this week: Jordan, Frank, Elaine, Lynn, Mary Jane, Robin, Heather, Chase, Philomena, Jeanette, Mario, Canon Bill+, Todd, Scott, Rylee, Ricky, Don, Margaret, Marty, Anne, Gail, William, Brendan, Albert, Bessie, and Christine.

And the departed: Donald, Jorie and Anees. May they rest in peace and may light perpetual shine upon them.