Welcome to This Week at St. Luke’s for the week of the Second Sunday of Easter, April 11, 2026 to April 18, 2026.

This week we wish everyone a very happy Eastertide. Flowers are blooming in the Memorial Garden and we are all taking a deep breath of fresh spring air. We thank everyone who participated in and attended our Holy Week services, with special thanks to Father Parry, our musicians, and those who served at the altar and as lectors and intercessors, as well as the many hands who set up and clean up behind the scenes. We also extend our thanks to the parishes of St. Mark’s, Moscow, and St. John’s, Hamlin, who joined with us in celebrating the Great Vigil of Easter.

Please be aware the Scranton Half-Marathon is this Sunday and you may find streets in Center City closed between 8am-12pm. A little extra time and planning may be needed to get to our 11am service.

The shopping cart for Molly’s Free Pantry will be located in the back of the nave this weekend. Please feel free to fill it with snacks, pantry goods, and personal care items.

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 Second Sunday in Easter

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

Announcements and Events:

Easter Collection for Molly’s Free Pantry The weekend of April 12 Molly’s shopping cart will be located at the back of the nave ready to collect snacks, pantry goods and personal care items for Molly’s Free Pantry. Join in sharing the joys of Easter with those in need. 

No Healing Mass April 22 Wednesday, April 22 we will not be celebrating our 12:10pm Healing Eucharist.  

Holy Hike April 18 at 10am Saturday, April 18 all are invited to meet at 10am at Church of the Epiphany, Glenburn to hike the Trolley Trail behind the church. Eucharist will be celebrated on the trail. 

St. Mark’s Hanging Basket Fundraiser St. Mark’s, Moscow is offering hanging flower baskets, 8” for $15 and 11” for $30, to be picked up between 5/1 and 5/25 at Countryside Floral & Greenhouses in Lake Ariel. Please see the signup sheet in Israel Lounge. 

Courageous Women of Faith If you would like to donate to Courageous Women of Faith as they seek to establish a permanent exhibit about the Philadelphia 11 and other female faith leaders, please see the letter posted in Isreal Lounge. 

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, and Jack .

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