I hope you spent some time today giving thanks for the saints in your life. We will have the full celebration of All Saints on Sunday morning.
Also, make plans to be at church on November 10 when our new bishop The Rt. Rev. Matthew Gunter visits. We have a wonderful liturgy planned for that day and a celebratory reception afterward.
Some of us are gathering tomorrow in the parish hall to watch the installation of our Presiding Bishop Elect, The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe. The livestream begins at 10:00 am(CDT). Come join us. If you can't make it to the church Information about watching the livestream is here on the event page.
We plan to keep the church open on Election Day. Please sign up to watch over the church so that folks can stop by and pray. Sign up will be in the narthex on Sunday.
This will be the only announcements for several weeks. I am on a vacation trip starting on Monday. I return on November 19. During that time if you have a pastoral emergency reach out to one of the wardens and they will put you in contact with a priest.
See you in church,
Don+
November 2 - Watch Livestream of Installation of New Presiding Bishop in the parish hall.
November 5 - Church open for Election Day prayers.
November 10 - Episcopal Visitation with The Rt. Rev. Matthew Gunter
November 24 - Fr. Don's Last Sunday at St Luke's with Reception after Eucharist.
Serving at this Service
Lector - Laurie Powers
Eucharistic Ministers - Carl Reimer and Jonah Heiser
Acolyte - Carl Reimer
Greeter - Don and Laurie Powers
Technology - Sam Clewett
Counters - Bill Colby & Carl Reimer
Vestry Person of the Day - Don Powers
St Luke's and Good Shepherd will have a visit from our new bishop The Rt. Rev. Matthew Gunter on November 10.
Serving at this Service
Lector - Holly Kerby
Eucharistic Ministers - Jonah Heiser and The Rev. Bill Dunlop
Acolytes - Don Clewett, Shawn Kelly and Carl Reimer
Greeter - Barb and Clay Seth
Technology - Brian Bowers
Counters - Clay Seth & Dave Thorson
Vestry Person of the Day - Barb Seth https://youtube.com/live/Llb119kK60g?feature=share Download Bulletin
Serving at this Service
Presiders - Don and Cathy Clewett
Acolyte - Cathy Clewett
Greeter - Nancy Endres
Technology - Joy McClain
Counters - Nancy Endres & Barb Seth
Vestry Person of the Day - Cathy Clewett https://youtube.com/live/ZBQ32n1BnWc?feature=share
Community Thanksgiving Meal
@ St Luke's
November 28
Come and be part of thjis annual event at St Luke's. Contact Alice Kissling if you plan on attending.
Gather at 3:30
Meal at 4:00
Worship Centers Dates This Fall
The worship center will meet the first and third Sundays of each month at 10:15 in the morning. (Coffee will be provided for parents and other guardians.)
The schedule for the worship center is
November 3 & 17
December 1 & 15
The Last Session This week
In preparation for Bishop Matt’s visit to both Good Shepherd and St Luke’s on November 10 there will be a Episcopal 101 course offered on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm. The instruction will take place at alternating sites between Good Shepherd and St Luke’s.
Of course, this class is structured to prepare folks for receptions and confirmations on November 10, but it is open to any curious person. I am certain, even if you have spent your whole life in the Episcopal Church, you will gain fresh insight into how we approach being Jesus’s disciples.
Our guiding text will be Walk in Love by The Rev. Scott Gunn and The Rev. Melody Wilson Shobe. You can find the book at any large bookseller. (If you need a scholarship to purchase the text, please let me know.)
If you choose to attend, we would like you to commit to making as many sessions as possible. Perfect attendance is not a requirement, but consistent attendance will help you gain the full blessing of these discussions.
A reminder that people making offerings through the digital giving service can offset the fees that St Luke's is charged by absorbing them when making their gift. There is option to pay the fee whenever you give through the portal.
St. Luke's will again be writing Christmas cards for the Madison Area Jail Ministries (MAJAM) Outreach. Cards and directions will appear in the back of church this Sunday, October 27. They're due Sunday, November 17. The cards should not be put in an envelope.
The goal for St. Luke's is 75 cards. MAJAM is asking for 3 encouraging sentences in each card by printing messeges. (not in cursive.) Don't sign your real name or the name of our church. Please have them be different messages, as prisoners show each other the cards. You can take cards to work on at home. These cards are cherished by those who receive.
An example of what to write: "I am thinking of you and wishing you peace this Christmas season. You have not been forgotten. I'm hoping that your 2025 will be positive and blessed."
Register Now for Youth Fall Lock-In | November 15-17
The EpiscoWisco Youth Fall Lock-In, open to students in grades 6-12, is a weekend experience that has been called, "The best weekend ever!" A Friday evening through Sunday (ending at noon) event held at Pine Lake Camp in Waupaca, Wisconsin, invites students to be engaged with God’s presence as well the community around them. Plus! The amount of sheer amazing fun will be pretty awesome, too!
Both students & adult chaperones will stay in winterized lodging, eat great food, as well as partake in worship, large & small group activities, and more! Cost to attend the weekend is $50 per person, which is made possible by very generous financial gifts from local youth ministries, congregations, and diocesan support.
Save your spot today! The registration deadline is Thursday, October 31 (aka Halloween). We can't wait to see you November 15-17 at Pine Lake Camp! For registration and more info about the weekend, head to www.episcowisco.camp/lockin.
Our Little Pantry Ministry
A steady stream of neighborhood people visit and are supported by the food and personal items from the St. Luke’s Little Pantries outside the front of the church. That means that there is a constant need for food and personal items to stock these pantries.
What items are most needed and appreciated? See the list below.
How can you help fill the pantries with these items? Buy items (preferably on sale) when you do your own grocery shopping and put them in the laundry basket at the back of the church. OR put a donation/check labeled “Little Pantries” in the Sunday offering.
Questions? Contact Laurie Powers (608-279-8162) or Sandra Ladik (608-575-7366).
Items in demand for the Essentials Pantry
Item
Amount/month
Bar soap (big bars)*
20 bars
Body wash
5 bottles
Shampoo
5 bottles
Deodorant (men)
DOZ
Deodorant (women)
DOZ
Toothpaste (large size)
2 DOZ
Tampons (well-known brands like Tampax)
8 boxes
Dental floss (often donated)
DOZ
Toothbrushes (often donated)
3 DOZ
Toilet paper (taken from St. Luke’s store)
10
Items in demand for Food Pantry
Rice-a-roni and things like it
Boxed Mac’N’Cheese
Canned goods like spaghetti and ravioli
Canned corn and, to a much lesser extent, canned beans
Everyone once-in-a-while I like to remind folks that there is a lot of good information that gets published each week from our diocesan office. Consider signing up for our Diocesan eNews. It is a weekly set of announcements about events all over the Diocese of Wisconsin. Being on this list also insures that you received special announcements from the Bishop from time-to-time. (Of course they have been more frequent recently.)