Announcements

Today: October 2nd Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Blanket Sunday
8:00 am In-person Service
9:15 am Handbells & Adult Sunday; Confirmation Class
10:30 am In-person Service & (Livestream)
Coffee hour

Calendar Week: Oct 3rd – 8th
Monday: 3rd – SFQ 9:00 am -3:00 pm with lunch provided at noon BH; Exec Comm. 6:00 pm; Personnel 7:00 pm
Tuesday: 4th – Pericope 9:30 am Lib.; PVC 2:00 pm Lib; Service 3:0o pm; Property 7:00 pm
Wednesday: 5th – Pre-School lunch bunch 11 am -1:00pm BH; Worship & Music 7:00pm
Thursday: 6th – Choir 7:00 pm
Saturday: 7th – Blueberry event set up BH

Next Sunday: Oct. 9th The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 am In-person Service
9:15 am Handbells; Adult Sunday & Confirmation Class
10:30 am In-person Service & (Livestream)
Blueberry Harvest Coffee Hour

FROM THE OFFICE
Sarah Young will be out of the office the week of Oct. 1st.
During office work hours Pastor Jeff will assist you.
AFTER hours: If you are in need of emergency pastoral care, please call Pastor LeCrone directly at 570-220-3631.

Serving in Oct.
Ushers – Brad Nason – 2nd, 23rd, 31st/Terry Belles – 9th/ Bob Borch – 16th
Oct. 2nd 10:30 am
Lector – Melanie Taormina
Communion Assistant – Mark Bergren & Marilyn Eshleman

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).

BLANKET SUNDAY
On display today, Sunday, October 2nd in the Nave and the Chapel are some of the 140 quilts made by the Sew Fine Quilters this past year. These quilts will be distributed as follows:
60 to Lutheran World Relief
12 to our local hospice – The Gatehouse
28 to our local Shepherd of the Street
40 to Project Linus (also 7 Knitted/crocheted blankets)

Thank you to everyone who donated fabric, thread, and hours of time to make this possible.

A special thank you to Thrivent for providing monetary donations to purchase batting and other items to complete these quilts.

SEW FINE QUILTERS We will be meeting twice in October. Please join us Monday, Oct. 3rd and Oct. 24th 9:00 am- 3:00 pm in Bell Hall. Come and go as your time permits. If possible join us for lunch at 12 noon, lunch will be provided.

BLUEBERRY HARVEST COFFEE HOUR Please join us on Sunday, October 9th after the 10:30 am worship service for a special coffee hour. We will be serving delicious treats made of local blueberries by our church family and friends! (please note the date change). If you would like to help with this event, please contact Jere Eshleman or John McNassor.

CROP WALK This year it will be Sunday, October 14th at 1:30 pm. The Williamsport Crop Walk is on the River Walk and registration begins at 1:00 PM, at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 142 Market Street Williamsport. WALK. GIVE. CHANGE THE WORLD. Together, we can help end hunger in our community and around the world! Crop Walk forms are available in the West Hall!

SHAWL MINISTRY meets on the third Tuesday of the month from 9:30 am to noon from September through June. All knitters and crocheters are welcome to join us. If you know someone who could use the comfort of a shawl to wrap themselves in, please contact Nancy McCarty at 570.419.7827 or nmac7149@gmail.com or the church office.

NEW MEMBERS CLASS Pastor Jeff will be offering a joint New Members Class for St. Luke and Messiah Churches. The classes will be during October with reception into membership on Reformation Sunday (October 30). Times and location will be decided once participants are identified. Please contact the office at 570 – 323-7309 to express interest. Keep in mind that this class is open to current members also! It’s never a bad thing to “go back to the basics”, and you would have the opportunity to meet new members to boot!

SAVE THOSE COFFEE CANS! Please bring in your empty coffee cans (or items of a similar shape and size). We can always use more “vases” for our flower ministry! When altar flowers are not taken home by sponsors, we deliver them to people who may need prayers, love and acknowledgment that their St. Luke family is thinking of them. Flowers are the perfect way to share the warm and caring hospitality St. Luke is known for! “Vases” may be dropped off in the Sacristy or placed on the table in the back of the Nave. If you have any questions, contact Becky Lewis. Please help us brighten someone’s day!
ONGOING COLLECTIONS AT ST. LUKE

FOOD PANTRY SHELVES NEED: Updated- 9/20/22
Coffee
Condiments
Pop-tarts
Rice & Potatoes
Hamburger Helper Jello/Pudding
Pie fillings
Ramen noodles
Cereal/Oatmeal
Juices
Soups • Canned veggies such as yams, potatoes, beets, etc. Nutritional snacks
Pantry Days and Hours:
Monday: 9 a.m.-11 a.m. for donations/stocking/deliveries
Location: 202 E. Third St., Williamsport (570) 322-1657

SHEPHERD OF THE STREETS
570-322-6538 * shepherd@uclc.org
This summer we have experienced a terrific drain on our hygiene kit supplies. We have too often had to encourage our clients to “wait until next week” in the hope that “next week” there will be more items available. We are in need of most everything at this time. When shopping for your personal needs please consider purchasing a few additional items for our Hygiene Kit Ministry. Our kits help recipients to stretch their tight monthly budgets. Listed below are items that are currently needed: Updated 9/20/22

Disposable Razors/Shaving Cream
Toilet Paper/Paper Towels
Bath Towels
Adult Toothbrushes/Toothpaste Children’s Toothbrushes/Toothpaste Shampoo/Conditioner
Men’s and Women’s Body Wash
Baby Shampoo
Band-Aids
Feminine Hygiene items
Laundry pods (small packs – check Dollar Tree)
Dish Detergent
Deodorant Men’s and Women’s

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