Welcome to This Week at St. Luke’s for the week of the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost.

Our Parish Cleanup Day, originally scheduled for this Saturday, had to be rescheduled for next Saturday, the 19th, at 10:00am. We hope you will join in polishing up the church and parish house.

This Tuesday we will be hosting our Friends of the Poor Satellite Food Pantry at 1:00pm. To further help our neighbors in need, the shopping cart for Molly’s Free pantry will be in the back of the nave to collect pantry goods and personal care items for the free pantry located in Nay Aug Park.

Thursday brings another session of our Vacation Bible School for Older Adults, hosted in partnership with St. Matthew’s ECLA.

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 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Click here to watch Father Parry’s sermon for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Announcements and Events:

Vacation Bible School for Older Adults Beginning at 2:00pm on Thursday, September 10, join us at St. Luke’s as we partner with St. Matthew’s ECLA for a vacation Bible school for older adults, including crafts, snacks, singing, and fellowship. Please let Father Parry know you are interested; he can be emailed at rector@stlukescranton.org. 

Parish Cleanup On Saturday, September 19 from 10am to 12pm, all are invited to come lend a hand cleaning up the church. Many hands make light work! 

Molly’s Free Pantry Collection The weekend of September 12-13, the shopping cart will be located in the back of the nave for Molly’s Free Pantry. Donations of pantry and personal care items are appreciated for this important ministry. 

A Weekend with Sean Rowe October 16-17 in Breinigsville and Allentown Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe will be celebrating the creation of the Diocese of the Susquehanna. You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the website of the Diocese, or pick up a card in Kreitler Hall.  

Monthly Friends of the Poor Satellite Food Pantry The third Tuesday of each month, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, St. Luke’s hosts a food pantry in Kreitler Hall with Friends of the Poor. The date of our next food pantry will be September 15.  

Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends Once again Boscov’s is offering 25% off shopping passes for October 21. Each pass is $5 and benefits St. Luke’s. Passes are available at the back of the nave

Memorial Bricks for the Memorial Garden Through September, everyone is invited to donate a brick or memory or thanksgiving to be placed in our Warren Memorial Garden. Bricks may be ordered online by Clicking Here. or pick up a handy order form in the back of the nave.

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!

Thank you for your Safety Net Donations 

I would like to thank everyone who donated to our summer food drive to support Safety Net. 

Safety Net was started in the early 1990’s by five local churches: St. Luke’s, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Elm Park United Methodist Church, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church (formerly St. John’s) and Hickory Street Baptist Church. These five churches saw the needs of the community and formed Safety Net to help with food, clothing, paying utility bills, help in obtaining identification cards for employment, and paying rent for those in need. Safety Net is there to help.  

Safety Net is located in Covenant Presbyterian Church at 550 Madison Avenue, Scranton. If you know anyone who needs assistance or if you would like to make a donation, you can contact Safety Net at 570-347-4730. Their hours are 12pm-4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.  

Once again thank you to everyone who donated to this very important charity that holds a special place in St. Luke’s history.   – Robin O’Hearn

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, Jane, Carl, Eileen, Jack, Janet, Kay and her family, Carol, Joseph, Catherine, Edwin, Marion, Richard, Rosanne, Vito, Tom, Nancy, Florence, Helene, and Chrys. 

And the departed: Michael, Mike, and Paul. May they rest in peace and may light perpetual shine upon them.