St. Luke's Episcopal Church

St. Luke's Church is open for in-person worship. We are also livestreaming our Sunday services via Facebook Live. Click here to visit our Facebook page at 10:30 A.M. to watch the service or thereafter to view the video at a later time. You may also watch it right here on the website.

For the latest news and updates, follow us on Facebook, check our website here at www.StLukesHaworth.org or sign up below for This Week @ St Luke's, our weekly eBlast for parishioners.

THE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

September 19, 2021

According to this week's Gospel lesson (Mark 9:30-37) Jesus and his disciples continue their journey, passing quietly through Galilee.Jesus didn't want the crowds following because he was teaching his disciples about the trials that were to come. But they did not understand him.

When they get to Capernaum and the safe house there, he asks the disciples, "What were you arguing about on the way?” They were silent because they were arguing about who was the greatest among them. Jesus responds in a very famous passage Find out what he says and why he calls the little child among them. Click below for the rest of the lesson and the others appointed for this day:

www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Pentecost/BProp20_RCL.html

Click here to link to Rev Bev's "Sermons" archive and read her Sunday message.

JOIN US for WORSHIP on SUNDAYS at 10:30 A.M., IN PERSON at CHURCH or VIRTUALLY on FACEBOOK LIVE!

SAINT MATTHEW, APOSTLE & EVANGELIST - September 21, 2021

We thank you, heavenly Father, for the witness of your apostle and evangelist Matthew to the Gospel of your Son our Savior; and we pray that, after his example, we may with ready wills and hearts obey the calling of our Lord to follow him; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.-- Collect of the Day, The Book of Common Prayer

For the rest of the lessons appointed for this day, click here: https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearABC/HolyDays/Matthew.html

Parish News & Notes

SAVE THE DATES -

Wednesday, September 22

BOOK CLUB MEETING @ 7:30 P.M.

This month's selection: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Saturday, October 2

GRUBBY SATURDAY @ 9 A.M.

Wear comfortable clothes, bring some gloves and get ready to do some weeding and other vital outdoor chores to help our Crew beautify our grounds.

Sunday, October 3

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS @ 12 NOON

Furry, finned, feathered, scaled, stuffed or photo, bring your pets for a blessing. Invite your friends, too, ALL ARE WELCOME!

We are also accepting and blessing pet supplies to benefit several local animal welfare organizations. Going forward, we will start including donations for our animal companions in our monthly food drive on Outreach Sunday -- the Second Sunday of the Month. This first ingathering will support the work of the volunteers (including one of our Friends of the Parish) who drive the monthly Animal Aid USA caravan to rescue pets from shelters in Georgia.. Click here for specific information about other ways to help this organization:

Welcome - Animal Aid USA.

For a list of suggested items to donate to your local shelter or animal rescue group, always ask the organization if you're unsure. But for some good general information, click here:

Charity Navigator: Best Items to Donate to an Animal Shelter

About Our Live Streamed Services

We will continue to live stream our service each Sunday on Facebook Live. You can watch the service both in real time at 10:30 A.M. or later at any time as a recorded video. Our Facebook page is public, so you do not need to be a member of Facebook to view it. To get to the page, go here: www.facebook.com/stlukesepiscopalhaworth

OR access it from the home page of our website at www.stlukeshaworth.org

We would love to know that you worshipped with us. Check in or leave a comment. Otherwise, send us an email @ office@stlukeshaworth.org and let us know you were with us!

A PRAYER FOR HEALING

The Almighty Lord, who is a strong tower to all who put their trust in him,
to whom all things in heaven, on earth, and under the earth bow and obey:

Be now and evermore your defense, and make you know and feel that
the only Name under heaven given for health and salvation is
the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. (The Book of Common Prayer, 1979)

Community Prayer Chain.

As friends of St. Luke's, we invite you to share your concerns with us. If you need prayers for a relative(s) or friend(s), please let us know by listing their FIRST names only in the comments section on our Facebook page or private message us if you prefer. Names received before Saturday at Noon will be included in the Prayers of the People during our Sunday Service of Holy Eucharist livestreamed on Facebook the next day. Prayer is one thing we can all do collectively and effectively!

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About Us

Illustration of St. Luke's by the late Anne Connolly, former parishioner and "resident artist."

St. Luke’s is a loving, inclusive, Christ-centered faith community in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark in Northern New Jersey. We
seek to be a bridge between traditions and communities. We welcome anyone who wants to learn and grow in the knowledge and love of God.

Families, couples and singles, young and not-as-young as we used to be, we come from many traditions, backgrounds and perspectives, but we live together with confidence in the abundance of life found in the life, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Trusting in the Holy Spirit for inspiration, we seek to be the body of Christ in our part of the world.

We gather weekly to celebrate God’s love and grace toward all God’s creation. We sing, pray, listen to and study the Holy Scripture, hearing how God forgives our sins, enlightens our minds, stirs our hearts and strengthens our wills. In community we gather to support, encourage and share fellowship with one another and to reach out to the community and the world around us.

If you do not currently have a church home because you’re new, returning or searching, then come -- just as you are -- and worship

with us.

Location

43 Massachusetts Ave & Grant St

Haworth, NJ 07641

201-384-0706

St. Luke's is located east of the Garden State Parkway and west of the Palisades Interstate Parkway about 4 miles south of the New York State line in the beautiful Northern Valley section of New Jersey in the Borough of Haworth. We are convenient to the neighboring boroughs of Dumont, New Milford, Closter, Cresskill and Demarest.

To reach St. Luke's from anywhere in the Northern Bergen County area, find your way to Knickerbocker Road (CR 501). We are located just two short blocks west of Knickerbocker Road on the north side of Massachusetts Avenue. There is plenty of parking in our lot at the rear of the church off Massachusetts Avenue. The main entrance to the Church is on Grant Street.

The easiest way to enter St. Luke’s is through the side door up the walkway from the parking lot that will bring you into the Parish Hall. The big double doors and the gentle rampway make our space accessible to anyone disabled. We invite all new and old friends to come and join us in worship and celebration each Sunday.

Have a question about our church? A prayer concern you'd like to share? Interested in talking to us about a baptism, wedding or funeral? Want to receive our eNewsletter and Parish News alerts? Please contact us and let us know your need.

To learn more about St Luke's Episcopal Church and what we have to offer, please feel free to:

call us at 201-384-0706

email us at
Office@StLukesHaworth.org
(or use the contact form above) or

Like us at facebook.com/StLukesEpiscopalHaworth/.

Better yet, stop by on a Sunday morning and visit with us!