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Connecting you to the events, meetings & services at St. Luke’s, Metuchen - November 6, 2025
Gospel Reflection
Our readings this week concern the gap we experience between the promises of the Gospel and our immediate circumstances. Sometimes an encounter with death can shake our faith and we are tempted to lose hope. Jesus offers us the hope that the God we worship is "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive." Death is a milestone in a relationship, but not an ending. Our faith invites us to a larger perspective. Come to St. Luke's this weekend as we explore this together.
Announcements
Saturday, 8 November, 1pm The Burial Mass for Robin Brown will take place at St. Luke's. At 2.15pm that afternoon there will be a Community Discussion for those who wish to reflect on Robin's life and legacy.
You are invited to RSVP for the Community Discussion at
https://sites.google.com/41xrt.com/robinbrown1961 .
Sunday, 9 November at 9am in the Fryer Room Join a small but interesting group of Lukans who study scripture together every Sunday from 9am to 9.45. We just finished both books of the Kings, and next week we’ll start the book of Esther. Certainly the book of Exodus contains is the foundational stories of Judaism, but if you were to ask a Jewish child to name a favorite Bible book, s/he would probably choose Esther. It’s the story of how the Jewish people were saved by a wise and beautiful queen. On the feast of Purim, people dress up like the characters and everyone has fun— like our Halloween. Let’s read the story together, starting this Sunday.
Sunday, 9 November, 11:30am Special Meeting We will be voting on amending the By-Laws with respect to Vestry. The change is to decrease the number of Vestry members from 9 to 7. In order to vote your Baptismal record must be on file at St. Luke's and you must be a giver of record (pledger).
Tuesday, 11 November Office closed Veterans Day
We will be having a Christmas Pageant at the early service on Christmas Eve. We hope all children and teens of the parish will participate. There are parts for kids of all ages, newborn through grade 12. For more information please contact Julia Jenson.
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The Rev. Canon Linda Moeller, 75 of Ewing, NJ passed away on October 29, 2025 following a relatively short battle with cancer. Linda served as a Curate at St. Luke's in the late 1990's and early 2000's. More information
Happening this week at St. Luke’s
Thursday, November 6
10:00am Gallery Meeting
Friday, November 7
8:00am Anglican Prayer beads (online)
Saturday, November 8
1:00pm Robin’s Brown funeral
5:30pm Holy Eucharist Rite Rite II
Sunday, November 9
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 + Art Station
11:30am Adult Forum
1:30pm Tea and Scones - Book Club
Tuesday, November 11
Office Closed - Veteran’s Day
7:00pm Candlelight Vespers
Wednesday, November 12
12:15pm Eucharist with the Saints
6:00pm St. Veronica's Guild Meeting
7:00pm Zoom Bible Study with Mo. Crafton (link)
7:30pm Finance Committee Meeting
Adult Forum - 11/9 @ 11:30am - Constantine and the church today - Professor Nick Birns leads us in a discussion of how church and state relate, both now and in the distant past.
Food Pantry ALERT
Your food donation can bring hope to families in need, Every item you give helps ensure no one goes hungry.
Please remember the food pantry when you are grocery shopping. Donations can be dropped off in the back of the church or in Fryer Hall.
This Thanksgiving, Food pantry is planning to pack for 150+ Metuchen/Edison families. Please consider donating a few of the items below.
(Each bag gets...)
1 can of Green Beans
1 can of another vegetable
1 box of jiffy cornbread mix
2 cans of condensed soup
1 can of beans
2 packages of pasta
1 can of tomatoes/tomato sauce (28oz preferred)
1 can of cranberry sauce
1 cake mix
2 boxes of stuffing
1 packet of gravy mix
Tea and Scones Book Club
Dates & Time: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Sundays November 9, 16, 23, 30, December 7 & 14
Location: Fryer Room at St. Luke's (17 Oak Ave, Metuchen)
We had a lively discussion about origin stories and Bible favorites at our first meeting to discuss the book Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again by Rachel Held Evans.
Join us at 1:30 on Sunday, November 9, to discuss the story of Hagar and the well and the chapter on Deliverance Stories. All are welcome! You don't have to attend every session or even read the book ahead of time.
Scones, tea, and hot chocolate will be available.
Contact the church office or Deacon Anne with questions.
Questions? Email or text 732-406-0296 (and identify yourself)
St Luke’s Christmas Fair 2025
Trinkets & Treasures: It’s Christmas Gift Time!
It’s time to search your closets, cabinets, and attics for gift items for the Trinkets & Treasures booth at the St. Luke’s Christmas Fair!
We need new or like-new items that are appropriate for gifting. Vintage items in good condition are especially welcome! Think of small treasures like:
Jewelry, Small home decor items, Candles and candle holders, Christmas decorations, Silver, crystal, vintage glassware, Handcrafted items, Pottery, Collectibles, Small antiques,
No rummage sale items, please - save those for the spring.
Think: What would you like to receive as a gift? What would you give to someone else?
Place your donations on the stage in Fryer Hall beginning November 14, and then consider helping us for an hour or two with setup on December 1 - 5 We will need the most help on Fair Day, between 9:30 and 4:30. Questions? Suggestions? Contact Deacon Anne through the church office
Donations of homemade baked goods are needed to sell at Saint Luke’s Christmas Fair.
Examples of requested goodies include; Brownies, Shortbreads, Cookies, Fudge, Scones, Pastries, Muffins, Cupcakes, Banana Bread, Cranberry Bread.
Please wrap/bag items for sale. Individually or small numbers (3 or 4)
Items can be brought to the Auditorium on Friday, December 5th between 9a and 8p, or Saturday, December 6th between 8 and 9:30 am.
If additional information is needed, email Kathy McNulty at christmasfair@stlukesmetuchen.org
Donations to Gift Baskets for Christmas Fair
St. Luke’s parishioners, the Gift Basket table really needs your help. Below is a list of basket themes we were planning on making and some possible items to purchase for the basket
Children games for ages over 13 to adults (looking for: various board games, card games, puzzles …)
Children games for ages 5 to 12 (looking for: various board games, card games, puzzles …)
Baby items (any baby items, diapers, wash clothes, bottles, baby games, …)
Cookies for Santa (cookie sheet or sheets, cookie mix or from scratch, decorations, apron, cookbook, cookie cutters …)
For the Birds (suet cakes, bird food, bird book, binoculars, bird house…)
It’s roasting in here (roasting pan, carving board, roasting spices, roasting bags, cookbook…)
Gardening ( gardening gloves, kneeler pad, gardening tools …)
Italian (pastas, sauce, spices, red and white checkered tablecloth, bottle of red wine, red wine glasses, Italian cookbook, olive oil…)
Wine and Cheese (crackers- variety, red wine, white wine, charcutier board, …)
Coffee (ground coffee – various flavors, creamers, mugs, espresso coffee, Biscotti, Panettone …)
Martinis (bar drink book, Gin, Vodka, pearl onions, olives, Vermouth, mixing glass strainer, …)
Pamper yourself (bath salts, fragrant candles, lotions, …)
Tea (various boxed teas, biscuits, honey, sugar crystal stirrers, short bread cookies, loose leaf teas …. )
Thanksgiving (thanksgiving decorations, fall tablecloth, oven mitts, …)
Hanukkah (gelt, decorations, tablecloth …)
Soup and Sandwich (soup cookbook, soups, crackers …)
Sushi (Japanese theme items, Sake…)
Beer (various beers, peanuts, pretzels…)
Handy man basket (hand tools, tape measure, …)
A Taste of Greece – graciously donated by Florence Tracy and Julia Jenson
We are also Monetary donations to allow us to purchase items
Pet – graciously donated by The Scottish Dog
If you would like to sponsor a basket, the basket Elf’s would be happy to assemble what you purchase.
If you plan on donating anything, please let us know so we can make note of it.
Questions, please reach out to John Sharp (jesharp3@aol.com).
We are asking for items as soon as possible (drop off in the basket near the office) so we can make the baskets well before fair.
Daily Office 9am, 12 noon, 5pm, 8:45pm (link)
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Serving in Worship this Weekend
5:30 PM (Sat) Ellie
8:00AM (Sun) Sue
10:00AM (Sun) Lauren, Kasi, Karen G.
Coffee Hour hosted by Carol, Carmen and Tommy
In Our Prayers This Week
Please continue in your daily prayers for:
Mary Jo, Rosie, Vilmar, Don, David, Louise, Andy, Eletia, Suzan, Michael, Lenny, Kristi, Frank, Frank, Susan, John, Suzanne, Gregg, Robert, Robin, Shady, Janice, Dale, Jeremy, Karen, Don, Stephen, Vanessa, Ryan, Charlotte, Tina, Maria, Paul, Dwinal, Tara, Chris-Ann, Skyler, Easton, Gene, Randi, Chad, Sally, Julia, Katherine
For Those Who Have Died
Miriam, Maria, William, Georgette, Cynthia, Alan, Patrick, Robin, Helen, Kevin
Links for: the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
For Those Who Celebrate Birthdays - November
Sierra, Mark, Sofia, Tim, Jacob, Tommy, Maggie, Kimberly, John, Jaimmie, Diane, Paul
For Those Who Celebrate Anniversaries - November
Chris & Mary, Carol & Carmen, Navin & Mary
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