Week of August 21st

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Church event invitation with celebration details.


 

Today: Aug. 21st, Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

8:00 am In-person

9:30 am In-person Service & (Livestream)

 

Calendar Week: Aug. 22nd – 26th

Monday: 22nd – Staff meeting 9:30 am; Pre-School 7:00 pm

Thursday: 25th – Coin Club 7:00 pm BH

 

Next Sunday: Aug. 28th, Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

8:00 am In-person

9:30 am In-person Service & (Livestream)

 

Serving in August

Altar Care: Cindy Belles

Ushers: Bill Merkel & Mark Bergren

Aug. 21st Lector: Charles Mahler; Comm. Helpers: Marilyn Eshleman & Charles Mahler

Aug. 28th Lector: Cheryl Newburg; Comm. Helpers: Nancy Wood & TBA

 

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).

SCHOOL KITS Needed Requests for School Kits are coming in faster than Lutheran World Relief can keep up. Let’s take advantage of summer sales and send in our goal of 55 this year. Again, backpacks are being made by St. Luke volunteers. We are asking you to purchase the supplies listed below and bring them to the church by September 18th.

  • 70 sheet notebooks of ruled paper, 8â€x 10 ½â€
  • Black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink)
  • 30-centimeter ruler or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other.
  • Pencil sharpeners
  • Blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades)
  • Box of 16 or 24 crayons

(A shopping list is available at the back of the nave.)                                             

Calling all Quilters, Crafters, Crocheters, and Knitters St. Luke Lutheran Church is hosting the second Project Linus Annual Make a Blanket Day on Saturday, September 24th, from 9 am to 3 pm with lunch and Snacks provided.  Once again, we need help assembling, hand tying quilts, cutting and tying fleece blankets, and sewing together granny square blankets for the children.  We are also accepting completed blankets that day to take to the local chapter. If you can help, please call Dawn Nau at 503-686-4968. Thank you. (See the Aug. & Sept. Newsletters for more information about the project.)

Invitation to St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church's 125th Anniversary and Church Dedication Celebration.

Invitations have been mailed! (If you have not yet received an invitation in the mail, please contact the church office at (570) 323-7309.

Remember, if you are planning to attend the catered lunch after the worship service, please be sure to R.S.V.P by Thursday, September 1, if you haven’t already. Thank you

Found in the back parking lot on Monday, August 15th:  black prescription sunglasses.  Please call the church office. (570) 323-7309. Thank you.

CELEBRATION OF BISHOP BARBARA J. COLLINS Celebrate the ministry of Rev. Barbara J. Collins as our bishop. Come to a pizza party at Camp Mount Luther, Sat., Aug. 27 at noon. The synod is providing Bishop Collins with two gifts, one for her and her husband and a monetary gift to Camp Mount Luther. If you would like to add to that monetary gift, you can send a contribution to the synod office, the camp, or donate on the synod website. To register for the pizza party go to: https://tithe.ly/event-registration/#/5401069

DANDELION TRAIL RUN AT CML

Camp Mount Luther will be holding a 5- and 10- kilometer trail run race at the camp on Saturday, September 3, 2021at 9:00 am -11:30 am.  This is an entry-level trail race on Mount Luther grounds with proceeds going to the camp. The start time for the race is 9:00 a.m. Runners decide on race day if they want to do a 5k or 10K (a double loop of the 5K) run. Registration is $35. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. on race day. Shower facilities are available after the race. All miles for the course will be marked and there is one water stop on the course. Timing will be electronically done. Register at https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Mifflinburg/DandelionRun5k10kTrailRace.

FROM THE OFFICE: Thank You Notes received are posted on the bulletin board located in the West Hall.

 

ONGOING COLLECTIONS AT ST. LUKE

 

FOOD PANTRY SHELVES NEED: Updated- 7/18

 Food:

Cereal and Oatmeal (especially the individual packs)

Mac & Cheese (especially microwaveable for kids this summer)

Soups (especially microwaveable for kids this summer)

Canned Fruit

Applesauce

Hamburger / Chicken / Tuna Helper

Tuna and other canned meats

Beef Stew

Ramen Noodles

Noodles and Pasta

Canned Vegetables

Snacks, drinks, and other goods:

Pickles and Olives

Healthy Snacks

Pancake Mix and Syrup

Boxed Milk

Vegetable Oil

Desert Mixes

Tea / Coffee / Cocoa

Peanut butter and Jelly (especially grape)

Juices (16 oz/less)

Jello and Pudding

Condiments – Ketchup – Mustard – Relish – Mayonnaise

 

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 needed:

Laundry pods (smaller household packs)

Dish soap and hand soap

Sunscreen (child & adult)

Men’s and Women’s body wash

Shampoo and Conditioner

Shaving cream

Bath towels, Paper towels

*Bars of Dove soap

Baby diapers size 3 and up

Baby wash Baby shampoo

Children’s toothbrushes & Children’s toothpaste

 

Location: 320 Park Ave., Williamsport

(570) 322-6538

 

 

 

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

 

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