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

Please be aware this weekend is the annual Steamtown Marathon. Some streets may be closed so be sure to take some extra time to get to church. We are also expecting heavy rain from Hurricane Isias – be sure to dress to stay warm and dry!

This Sunday begins our musical concert season at St. Luke’s with an opening concert by Arcadia Chorale at 3:00pm. Mark your calendars for November 1, when our Artist-in-Residence Lyric Consort will treat us to a special All Saints Day concert at 3:00pm, after our Sunday Eucharist.

Next Sunday, October 18, is the Feast of St. Luke, falling squarely on a Sunday this year. We hope to see you to celebrate our patronal feast at our 11am Sung Eucharist.

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 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

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

Announcements and Events:

Arcadia Chorale Celebration 250: Perpetual Light Sunday, October 11 at 3:00pm we welcome back our friends Arcadia Chorale for their opening concert of the season, highlighting America’s long tradition of providing a home for global creativity: Along with music by American composer Morten Lauridsen, hear works by composers who emigrated to or lived in the United States for extended periods. Music by artists from Europe, Asia, Australia, and Canada will frame Lauridsen’s first major choral cycle, the gorgeous Mid-Winter Songs. Click here to order tickets ahead; $15 general admission/$12 seniors and WVIA members and students free with ID.

Parish Prayer List Requests If you would like yourself or a loved one included in the parish prayer list, a note may be written on the envelopes in the pews and placed in the offering plate. Please include your contact information. Prayer requests may also be made by emailing the parish office at office@stlukescranton.org. Names will be rotated off the list every six weeks unless otherwise requested.  

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 & Catherine McAuley Center. The date of our next food pantry will be October 20.  

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

Altar Flowers A new signup sheet for the months of September through December has been posted in Israel Lounge. Please note that all memorial flowers will 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.

Flowers or decorative arrangements not designated as memorials are welcome; please speak to Diane Kraus or Kim DeSanto about helping decorate our high altar.

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!

Capital Campaign Update We have collected 84% of our goal of $12,500 to “Fill the Pothole and Fix the Window” and are pleased to announce our parking lot will be smoothed before the winter weather arrives! Thank you for all your donations! Envelopes are available in the back of the nave to help us complete our goal and fix the Parish House window as well. 

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: Florence, Helene, Chrys, Mary, Eileen, Jack, Kay and her family, Joan, Mario, Heather, and Chase. 

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

Please email office@stlukescranton.org to request prayers.