Indoor masking is recommended.
If you would like a mask, please ask and one will be provided.
This Sunday: October 24th, Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
8:00am In-person
(Presentation of New Member 8:00am)
We welcome Mary Beth Kibbe to St. Luke
10:30am In-person Service & (Livestream)
Calendar Week: Oct. 25th – Oct. 30th
Monday: 25th – Staff meeting 9:30am
Wednesday 27th – Support meeting 5:00pm
Thursday: 28st – Handbell Choir 6:30pm nave;RCA 6:45pm Lib;
Coin Club 7:00pm BH
Friday: 29th – Pre-School Halloween Celebration 9:00am-noon BH
Next Sunday: Oct. 31st, Reformation Sunday
8:00am In-person
10:30am In-person Service & (Livestream)
Covid Update from the St. Luke Executive Committee: According to the CDC, Lycoming County had crossed the threshold into “substantial transmission”. The CDC now recommends universal indoor masking in Lycoming County regardless of vaccination status, and as the St. Luke executive committee, we continue to recommend following the CDC guidelines. More information on the CDC recommendation for fully vaccinated people can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html.
We continue to gather for in person worship and encourage all who are able, to join us on Sunday mornings. Finally, we are committed to the needs of all members of our congregation, therefore virtual worship will continue until further notice.
SERVING IN OCTOBER: Ushers: 10:30am: Charles Duchman; Sue Duchman; Lectors: Ray Schreckengast; Jay Nau (31st); Comm. Assistants: TBA (24th), Hanne Schuman (31st).
ST. LUKE HANBELLS Are you interested in playing handbells? Anyone is invited to join the handbell choir. No experience is necessary, but knowledge of music is helpful. All that is required is a desire to have fun, a willingness to make a joyful noise to the Lord and the ability to attend weekly rehearsals. Rehearsals will be held Thursday evenings at 6:30pm in the nave. If interested, please sign up on the sheet located in the West Hall. Rehearsals will start this Thursday, Oct. 28th at 6:30pm.
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHURCH MUSICIANS AND ALL WHO SING OR PLAY HYMNS OCTOBER 30th at 9:00am – 12:30am. This will be presented by Dr. Karl Moyer of Lancaster, organist and retired professor, on Saturday, October 30, 9:00-12:30, at Weber Chapel on the campus of Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove. His topic is titled “Authenticity in Hymn Singing, Translating Theology into Organ Sound,” addressing how different church bodies’ hymnody reflects their theology, citing Middle Ages, Moravian, Lutheran, Calvinist, Church of England, Lowell Mason, and Anabaptist hymnody. The event is sponsored by the Williamsport Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and is free for any Organ Guild member; there is a $10 registration fee for others. For more information, contact Donna Elkin at 570-323-7367 or donnaelkin@gmail.com
WEIS 4 SCHOOL PROGRAM By participating in this program, you can earn money for the Pre-School at St. Luke simply by shopping as you do every day. Please pick up a flyer in the West Hall for more information. Take one for a friend!
FLOWERS AFTER THE SUNDAY SERVICE? If you donated Altar flowers for Sunday, please feel free to take them home after the late service, or pick up on Monday during office hours. Vases are available in the work sacristy to make smaller bouquets, if you like.
EVENING AT SHADE MOUNTAIN – BENEFIT CAMP MOUNT LUTHER NOVEMBER 5th at 6:00pm – 8:00pm. This is a fundraising opportunity to share fellowship, entertainment, and locally produced wine, all to benefit Camp Mount Luther. It’s held at Shade Mountain Winery, 16140 Route 104, Middleburg, PA. There will be a limit of 50 people for this year’s event, which will run from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 5, 2021. Entertainment will be provided by KJ Reimensnyder-Wager, a local folk musician. Menu to include heavy appetizers, desserts, and a complementary glass of wine. Reservations required. Call 570-922-1587 or email cml@campmountluther.org. Cost is a donation. Consider a donation equal or greater to the food and entertainment provided. If you choose to purchase any bottles of wine that evening, camp receives a portion of the proceeds.
HOSPITAL Pleasecontact Sarah Young at the church office (570-323-7309) 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.
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).
COMMUNION PREPARATION AND CLEAN- UP If you would be willing to prepare and clean-up (no glass cups to wash) Holy Communion, either at our 8:00am or 10:30am services, once every couple months, please contact Mary Jane Webster at: 570-322-8647 or notify the church office.
SERVING If you would like to help serve in our 8:00am or 10:30am worship service(s), please contact Diane Kohler at: 570-419-7085 or email kohlerdede@gmail.com .
| FOOD DONATION UPDATE St. Luke will be accepting food donations in the Bell Hall glass foyer area, across from the office entrance. Trish Whelan asks that you use this location, at this time. Look for the box marked “food donation”. Trish will still keep the church office updated with any new information from the pantry. Thank you. **UPDATED ** products needed are: Coffee; Pop-Tarts; Rice Hamburger Helper; Pie Filling; Condiments; Boxed potatoes Jell-O and Pudding Mixes We are still accepting donation for hygiene kits. These items may be dropped off in the Bell Hall glass foyer area, across from the office entrance. Specific items currently needed are: Kleenex; Paper Towels; Band Aids Women’s Deodorant; Feminine Hygiene Items Conditioner; Shaving Cream |
REMINDERS: Office hours – M & T 9-12, 1-3; W, TH, F 9-12
Bulletin deadline – WEDNESDAY 9:00AM
Spectrum deadline – 20th of each month
Council Packet info due – Friday 9:00AM prior to Mtg. Office e-mail – info@stlukeweb.com