THIS WEEK AT ST. LUKE’S
Please join us for in-person and Live-streaming/zoom gatherings from St. Luke’s.
You can find our streamed services on our Facebook page. **(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) which may be used for Morning and Evening Prayer.
For key announcements and upcoming events click here: LOOKING FORWARD
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 – FERIA
- 11AM – Convocation III Meeting
THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (PROPER 22)
Lectionary readings for The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22)
Click here for this weekend’s Service Leaflet Insert
- 5PM – Said Holy Eucharist Rite II (Vigil) (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
Click here for the 5PM Service Leaflet
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 – THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (PROPER 22)
- 10AM – Sung Holy Eucharist II (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
Click here for the 10AM service leaflet
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7 – BIRGITTA OF SWEDEN
(There are no services today. Office closed.)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 – WILLIAM DWIGHT PORTER BLISS AND RICHARD THEODORE ELY
- 6 PM – Finance Committee Meeting
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 – ROBERT GROSSETESTE
- 6 PM – Vestry Meeting
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 – VITA DUTTON SCUDDER
- 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, OCTOBER 11 – PHILIP
- 5:30 PM – Book Study – “Signs and Wonders” – Join us in Kreitler Hall or on Zoom to discuss Dr. Amy Jill Levine’s beginner’s guide to the miracles of Jesus. To access the Zoom meeting, click the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967420817?pwd=zq2nufSi92qYRvohKVs9Ce4ROL2naP.1#success
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 – EDITH CAVELL
- 10 AM – Warren Memorial Garden Committee – All are welcome to come help clean up the garden for winter!
THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (PROPER 23)
Lectionary readings for The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23)
Click here for this weekend’s Service Leaflet Insert
- 5PM – Said Holy Eucharist Rite II (Vigil) (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
Click here for the 5PM Service Leaflet
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 – THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (PROPER 23)
- 10AM – Sung Holy Eucharist II (streamed on our parish Facebook page)
Click here for the 10AM service leaflet
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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
►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.
Contact 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. Today is the final week of Sunday School for this year. Fall classes will resume on September 8, 2024. To enroll your child for fall classes, please contact 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.
►Adult
New Book Study – Signs and Wonders
St. Luke’s is offering a six-week lay lead book study, similar to the well established Lenten Loaves and Lessons program. We’ll be reading and discussing Amy-Jill Levine’s book entitled Signs and Wonders: A Beginner’s Guide to the Miracles of Jesus. In it, Levine “explores selected miracles of Jesus in historical and theological context. For each miracle, she discusses not only how past witnesses would have understood the events, but also how today’s readers can draw meaning from Jesus’s words and actions.”
Six parish lay members will facilitate each session, taking a closer look at Jesus’ miracles in healing the paralyzed man (Amanda Wrazien), the stilling of the storm (Rebecca Beal), the feeding of the five thousand (Sharon Sollami), the woman hemorrhaging (Linda Fanelli), restoring sight to a blind man (Diane Kraus), and the raising of Lazarus (Denise Janssen).
We will meet on Friday evenings at 5:30PM for ninety minutes. Everyone is encouraged to read the assigned chapter in advance. This is a hybrid offering via Zoom, here’s the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967420817?pwd=zq2nufSi92qYRvohKVs9Ce4ROL2naP.1#success
Each session is a stand alone, so feel free to join the group for one or all sessions. Consider bringing your own brown bag supper/snack to enjoy!
The start date is Friday, September 6th! There is a sign up sheet in Israel Lounge. Levine’s book Signs and Wonders: A Beginner’s Guide to the Miracles of Jesus is available from several online sources and participants are asked to order their own copy.
Please see any Vestry member for more information.
Wednesday Bible & Book Study – The Wednesday Bible/Book Study group meets at 1:15 PM. We have just concluded our study of The Path: A Journey Through the Bible. Stay tuned for more information about future Bible study in the coming months.
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 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 is held on the third Tuesday
of each month 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
►DOK Service Project
St. Luke’s St. Elizabeth of Hungary Chapter of the Daughters of the King is collecting items for the Women’s Resource Center. 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.
►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.
► Safety Net Collection – Throughout the months of June through August, St. Luke’s will continue its long partnership with Safety Net in collecting nonperishables food including canned meats (no tuna, please) peanut butter, jelly, pasta and sauces, canned fruit, rice, and canned vegetables (no canned green beans or corn, please). Safety Net is no longer collecting pet foods and is not in need of personal hygiene items with the exception of body wash or bar soap. Reusable grocery bags have been placed on the end of pews with a list of the needed items is in each bag.
Fundraising
►Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends – St. Luke’s is again participating in the Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends program. The passes are available for $5.00 each and you will save 25% on all your purchases on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. It’s not too early to buy your pass. Please consider taking a few extra to sell to friends and neighbors. All proceeds will benefit the parish general fund. The passes are available in the parish office or from any Vestry member.
Upcoming Concerts at St. Luke’s
► Lyric Consort: Sweet Dissonance – Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:30pm
Please join us as The Lyric Consort opens the 2024-2025 concert season with Sweet Dissonance. This will be a beautiful and moving performance, and we would love to see you there. Free will donation, reception to follow.