Week of May 15

Ancient Egyptians discuss mysterious flying creatures seen at night near the pyramids.

 

Today: May 15th, The Fifth Sunday of Easter

8:00 am In-person

Coffee hour

9:15am Handbells Bell Hall (practice); Adult Sunday School

10:30 am In-person Service & (Livestream)

 

Calendar Week: May 16th – 20th

Monday: 16thStaff Zoom meeting 9:30 am; Pre-School 7:00 pm

Tuesday: 17thPrimary Election 7:00 am -8:00 pm Bell Hall; Pericope 9:30 am Lib.; Shawl Ministry 9:30 am-noon

Wednesday: 18th – Last day of Pre-school; Support 7:00 pm

Thursday: 19thChoir 6:30 pm

 

Next Sunday: May 22nd, The Fifth Sunday of Easter

          The Pre-School & Graduating Seniors Service

8:00 am In-person

9:15am Handbells Bell Hall (practice); Adult Sunday School

10:30 am In-person Service & (Livestream)

    Sr. High Afghan distribution

Coffee hour

 

SERVING: 10:30 am service

Ushers: Ray Schreckengast & Charles Mahler

Lectors: Jessie Young

Communion helpers: Patty Durand & Charles Mahler

Altar Care: Charles Mahler

 

Serving: May 22nd 10:30 am service

Lector: David Horn

Communion helpers: Hanne Schumann &Becky Lewis

Ushers: Diane Gonzales & Lynn Shade

Acolyte: Ross Mahler

Greeters: Melissa & Charles Mahler

SERVING If you would like to help serve in our 8:00 am or10:30 am worship service(s), please contact Diane Kohler at 570-419-7085 or email   kohlerdede@gmail.com or Pastor Jeff at 570-323-7309.

USHERS Anyone interested in serving as an usher, please contact the office or email or call Nancy McCarty at: nmac7149@gmail.com; (570) 419-7827).

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL will be offering an in-person class at 9:15 am in the Lounge (or a classroom, if need be). The lesson will be from The Wired Word, emailed to class members on Thursdays. Please ask Charles Mahler (mahler@lycoming.edu) if you have questions or want to be added to the email list.

SENIOR HIGH We will be congratulating our graduating seniors next Sunday, May 22nd at the 10:30am service. Following the service, please join us for a coffee hour hosted by The Pre-school at St. Luke.

Kylie Beck

Gavin Briggs

Andrew Reed

Kayla Scampone

Cameron Sims

Domanick Young

BLOOD DRIVE Tuesday, May 31st from 1pm-6pm at St. Luke! Our Blood Drive is sponsored by Domanick Young, son of Sarah Young!  Please call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter:

 “DY LSL” when scheduling an appointment.

YARD SALE The Pre-school at St. Luke’s Annual Yard sale will be held on June 17th and 18th. We will start collecting items on June 6th. More information to follow in the June Newsletter and future Bulletins.

VOTING MEMBERS NEEDED St. Luke is looking for two voting members to represent our church at the Upper Susquehanna Synod Assembly. The Assembly is held at Susquehanna University on Friday, June 17 & Saturday, June 18. Please call the church office if interested Thank you.

LOST HYMNAL Mary Jane Webster has lost her family hymnal. The inside bookplate reads Mary Gilbody. Please return it to Mary Jane or the church office if it should come into your hands. Thank you.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL St. Luke will host “Rocky Railway”, in cooperation with the churches of the Williamsport Ministerium on July 10-14 from 6pm-8pm.  Registration forms are available at the back of the church.  We will also be in need of general volunteers for the event.  A volunteer signup sheet is available in the West Hall, or you may contact the church office.  Please note that clearances will be required for all volunteers, so all interested parties should sign up ASAP in order to start the clearance process.   (Participating Churches: Christ Episcopal, First Church of Christ Disciples, New Covenant UCC, St. John’s-Newberry UM, St. Luke and St. Mark’s Lutheran, Sojourner Truth Ministries and Trinity Episcopal.)

COFFEE HOURS will be in Bell Hall on the 1st Sunday of the month, after the late service, and the 3rd Sunday after the early service in the Lounge. Please see the sign-up board in the West Hall. (** May 22nd coffee hour will be hosted by The Pre-School at St. Luke.)

!!! SAVE THE DATE – September 25, 2022 !!!

St. Luke Church will be celebrating two important events: the 15th anniversary of the ordination of Pastor Jeff LeCrone AND the 125th-anniversary of St. Luke Lutheran Church.

ONGOING COLLECTIONS AT ST. LUKE

FOOD PANTRY SHELVES NEED: Updated- 5/11/22

Cereal (Cheerios, Rice Krispies, etc.), Peanut Butter, Jelly, Wide Egg Noodles, Canned Peas, Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruit, Pudding Cups, Spaghetti, and various types of Pasta, Pasta sauce, Instant Mashed Potatoes, Boxed Potatoes (Scalloped etc.), Canned Chili, Beef Stew, Tuna Fish and Macaroni & Cheese.

Pantry Days and Hours:

Monday: 9 a.m.-11 a.m. for donations/stocking/deliveries

IN THE HOSPITAL? Please contact Sarah Young at the church office if you or a family member are in the hospital or are ill. Pastor Jeff is available for visits or phone calls, and at your request, Sarah will then contact our prayer chain leaders.

REMINDERS: Office hours – M & T 9-12, 1-3; W, TH, F 9-12

Bulletin 9:00 am – WEDNESDAY 9:00am

Spectrum deadline – 15th of each month

Council Pack 9:00 am due – Friday 9:00 am before Mtg.                                                         Office e-mail –  info@stlukeweb.com