Welcome to This Week at St. Luke’s for the third week in Lent, March 7, 2026 to March 14, 2026.

As we move into March, a friendly reminder that clocks “Spring Forward” this weekend – adjust your schedules accordingly to get to church on time!

This Sunday at 4:00pm, musicians, parishioners, and guests from Convocations II and III will be gathering at St. Luke’s for a very special Lenten Choral Evensong. Join us for beautiful music and prayer as well as a few favorite evening hymns. A reception will follow afterwards.

We are also taking this opportunity to introduce the St. Luke’s Music Society, created to support our music program and bring our supporters into greater participation with the musical experience available at St. Luke’s. More information can be found on the Music Society’s webpage.

We will have a very special visitor with us for our 12:10pm Wednesday Healing Eucharist this week: the Rt. Rev. Audrey Scanlan, Bishop of our Diocese of the Susquehanna. This quiet and intimate service offers a perfect time to meet our new bishop and worship alongside her.

Our services this week include our 5:00pm Saturday Said Holy Eucharist and 11:00am Sunday Sung Holy Eucharist. On Friday at 7:00pm through Lent we have Stations of the Cross followed by Compline; come at 6:00pm for a light supper and a discussion of the Stations of the Cross with Father Parry.

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.

Click here to download the Leaflet for the Third Sunday in Lent

Click here to download the Leaflet for Choral Evensong

Click here to download the Leaflet for Stations of the Cross

Click here to watch Father Parry’s sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent

Announcements and Events:

Exploring the Stations of the Cross – 6:00pm Fridays in Lent before Stations of the Cross and Compline and Wednesdays after the Healing Eucharist, Father Parry will be leading an exploration of the history and meaning of the Stations of the Cross. A signup sheet for providing a light supper for the Friday gatherings is posted in Israel Lounge. 

Choral Evensong, Sunday, March 8, 4:00pm Join us at St. Luke’s for a Lenten service of Choral Evensong, featuring a Convocation II & III combined choir from our own Artist-in-Residence The Lyric Consort and singers from St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, with Canon Mark Laubach serving as guest organist. This sung service will feature beautiful compositions from historic and contemporary composers as well as favorite hymns.   

Easter Memorial Flowers Envelopes for this year’s Easter memorial flowers are available at the church. Memorials must be submitted by Palm Sunday, March 29^th. 

Easter Basket Donations St. Luke’s will again be collecting Easter Baskets for distribution by Friends of the Poor and Catherine McAuley Center. Pre-made baskets should be wrapped in clear cellophane and may contain candy, small toys, arts & crafts fun, etc. Please refrain from including any toys that could be perceived as weapons like water guns, etc. Bring your donations to Kreitler Hall through Sunday, March 22, 2026. Our baskets will be added to others collected by churches, schools, and non-profits in the area and will be distributed to families on March 28, 2026. 

Molly’s Little Food Pantry – We will continue to collect non-perishable food for Molly’s food pantry at Nay Aug park. You can donate by adding food to the shopping cart in Kreitler Hall or by adding items directly to the pantry located near the helipad at the park. 

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!

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+, Scott, Margaret, Brendan, Bessie, Christine, Colleen, John, Anne, Josie, David, Jane, Lily and her family, and Carl.

And the departed: Bob, Keith, Thomas, Bryan, David, and Earl. May they rest in peace and may light perpetual shine upon them.