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Connecting you to the events, meetings & services
at St. Luke’s, Metuchen
September 18, 2025
Dear Friends,
For 157 years, God has been at work in the community of St. Luke's, faithfully providing and empowering us for ministry. In October we will begin to dream together about what our 158th year will look like: how we will continue to say together, "We are St. Luke's!"
We begin the dreaming with our Stewardship season: a few weeks of talking about the resources available to us in this season and how we want to deploy those resources in the year to come. What you give to St. Luke's is not just about maintaining a building and paying clergy and staff. What you give is about worship, about forming children (and adults!), about caring for one another, and about making a difference in the world outside the walls of St. Luke's.
This coming week you will receive a letter about Stewardship. At the beginning of October you will receive a Pledge Card in the mail. Please consider what it means to you to say "We are St. Luke's" and be sure that you express that not only on your Pledge Card, but also in your presence, participation, and expressions of care for one another.
Faithfully,
Todd+
Gospel Reflection
This week's Gospel (Luke 16.1-13) contains what is commonly called the "Parable of the Dishonest Manager" in which Jesus seems to commend and even recommend the financial malfeasance of the protagonist "because he had acted shrewdly." Is this how we are called to act? Come to St. Luke's this weekend and let's talk about it.
September Wardens Minutes
Welcome back after what was hopefully a great summer. Hope you were able to make the welcome back picnic, it was great. The pumpkins are coming October 4th at 9am. Any and all help offloading the over 1800 pumpkins and guards would be greatly appreciated. Afterwards the selling begins both of the pumpkins and of St Luke's. It takes a village. If we all pitch in the job will be far more manageable, sign up to sell often!
Announcements
Serve Us Write! The Prayers of the People are your prayers! You are invited to become part of the team that writes these prayers that are used in all of the Sunday services. It takes approximately half an hour per week once you know how, and training will be provided. You will serve for a month or two at a time. Interested? Let Deacon Anne or Father Todd know. (Deacon Anne: ainerae576@gmail.com)
In search of Publicity Team for Saint Luke's 2025 Christmas Fair. If you have ideas for getting the word out about our event, and would like to collaborate with fellow parishioners to breathe life into your ideas email Kathy McNulty at christmasfair@stlukesmetuchen.org
Saturday, 20 September at 9am - The Diocese of NJ is hosting a Creation Care forum via Zoom on. If you would like to participate or find more information, go to https://dioceseofnj.org/justice/care-of-creation/
Sunday, 28 September, 2pm Do you have a developmentally disabled family member or friend? Shine Your Light’s first service at St Luke’s for developmentally disabled people. All are Welcome!
Saturday, 4 October, 9am - The pumpkins will be arriving at St. Luke’s. We need all able bodies to help unload the truck. It has always turned into a fun morning. If you know any young people who need community service hours we will happily sign off for them. Please let Brenda or Monica know if you will be able to help.
Pumpkins are St. Luke’s biggest fundraiser. We need people to cover the patch and sell them. There is a “how to” book to make it easy. It is also an incredible opportunity to introduce people to St. Luke’s “All Are Welcome”. There is a sign-up sheet at the back of the church and one available at Coffee Hour. If you miss those you may call the church office 732-548-4308.
Sunday, 5 October, 2025 from 2-4 pm is Blessing of the animals. Please bring your pet and join us for a blessing as well as activities, give aways and pet welfare information.
We will be supporting Sammys Hope Animal Welfare and Adoption Center. Kindly bring your donations of pet food and/or pet supplies to the basket at the church entrance or go online to Sammys Hope website and visit their Amazon Wish List.
Saturday, 18 October at the 5.30pm service. The Bishop will make a Visitation to St. Luke's for the Feast of St. Luke’s. Please join us for this important event and the meal afterward.
Saturday, 25 October, 6:00pm - 9:30pm Halloween party in the Auditorium
This weekend the non-pledge contributions in our offering plates will be donated to the Metuchen Edison Area Interfaith Clergy Alliance (MEAICA) for charitable uses.
Please see a message from the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church concerning recent world events.
Happening this week at St. Luke’s
Thursday, September 18
7:00pm Candlelight Vespers
Friday, September 19
8:00am Prayer beads For more information contact Florence or Robin B.
11:30am Ladies Luncheon at Panera Bread US 1, Edison
Saturday, September 20
5:30pm Holy Eucharist Rite Rite II
Sunday, September 21
8:00am Holy Eucharist Rite I (livestream)
9:00am Bible Study with Mother Crafton - Fryer Room
10:00am Holy Eucharist Rite II with Music, & Children’s Chapel (livestream)
11:15am Coffee Hour
11:30am Adult Forum- Fryer Room: Shine Your Light Ministries Dave and Donna Barr Developmentally Disabled Children of God will be with us to tell us about Shine Your Light Ministries, in preparation for our first service for DD people of all ages.
Monday. September 22
2:00pm Roosevelt Care Center Service
Wednesday, September 24
12:15pm Eucharist with the Saints
6:00pm St Veronica’s Guild Meeting
7:00pm Zoom Bible Study with Mo. Crafton (link)
Daily Office 9am, 12 noon, 5pm, 8:45pm https://is.gd/stldailyoffice
Serving in Worship this Weekend
5:30 PM (Sat) Ellie
8:00AM (Sun) Sue
10:00AM (Sun) Karen S., Leah, Kathy
This week coffee hour hosted by Carol, Carmen and Tommy
In Our Prayers This Week
Please continue in your daily prayers for:
Lauren, Mary Jo, Robin, Rosie, Vilmar, Don, David, Louise, Andy, Eletia, Suzan, Michael, Lenny, Kristi, Frank, Frank, Helen, Susan, Christine, Karen, John, Suzanne, Gregg, Anu, Robert, Robin, Shady, Janice, Dale, Jeremy, Karen, Don, Stephen, Vanessa, Ryan, Charlotte, Tina, Maria, Paul, Dwinal
For Those Who Have Died
Carmen, Jeff, Delila, Nicholas, Beverly, Henrietta, Sally, Eugene, Janet, Pippa, Miriam
Links for: the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
For Those Who Celebrate Birthdays - September
Jim, Sam, Lynn, Bill, Sara, Lisa, Jane, Kathleen, Marilyn, Makena, Mary, Sue
For Those Who Celebrate Anniversaries - September
Jaimmie & Barbara, Tim & Sue, Deb & Mark
Prayer requests may be submitted on the website.
