Outreach & ECW
Share the Warmth
Please continue to bring in donations of hats, mittens, gloves and scarves for Hastings Family Service. Put your donations in the basket in the gathering space.
As always, cash/checks are appreciated as well. There will be envelopes and a collection can in the gathering space.
The last day to bring items in will be Sunday, December 7th.
December Coffee and Conversation Canelled!
ECW will not be having Coffee and Conversations during December. They are hosting the concert outing at Hastings Art Center with a soup & sandwich lunch instead. (information below).
ECW Concert Outing and Lunch
The ECW is going to the Hastings Art Center Concert on Tuesday, December 16th. The doors open at 10am for coffee and treats, and the concert starts at 10:30. This is a FREE event! So, join us for some beautiful Christmas music!
After the concert, the ECW will host a soup and sandwich lunch at St. Luke’s. The whole congregation is invited. Please sign-up in the Gathering Space (so we know how much food to prepare) or call Maxx in the church office.
HASTINGS FAMILY SERVICE
Hastings Family Service has seen an increase in the need for food over the past months. In October 391 families were served with full food shelf orders, the highest ever. It is anticipated the need will increase in the months ahead. You can help in the following ways:
· Continue to bring food to donate each week. If everyone brought 1 item each Sunday, we would be donating over 120 items each month!
· Donate cash to purchase food. Every ten dollars donated can provide up to 50lbs of food. Write checks out to Hastings Family Service and put St. Luke’s on the memo line.
· Give to the Max Day is Nov 1 through the 20. During this time, dollars will be matched up to $30,000. So, every dollar you give will automatically equal $2.
Thank You
Thank you to all who donated at our Outreach Brunch last weekend. We raised $410 that will go to Episcopal Relief and Development for help with the damage in Alaska from Typhoon Halong.
And Thank you to the Outreach Committee for putting on such a wonderful and tasty brunch for our congregation to enjoy.
Seasonal Outreach in Montgomery, MN
Sunday, August 24th
St. Luke’s Outreach provided a hot meal to the seasonal workers in Montgomery MN on Sunday August 24. While there were fewer workers that previous years, we still worshiped with them and treated them to lunch from a local Mexican restaurant, fruit and cookies. We had a good group of volunteers and it was a big success.
ECW Pie Sales Results
On August 10th, St. Luke's hosted the ECW Pie Sale at the LeDuc. It was really HOT, but they still had a pretty good turnout.
We sold over 90 slices of pie and went through almost 2 gallons of ice cream! We raised $526 for the ECW!
Thank you to everyone who donated pies and supplies, money and time. We couldn’t have done it without you all!
Cereal Success!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Cereal Sundays drive to get cereal boxes for Hastings Family Services. We gathered 33 boxes of cereal and a few other items and donated them to HFS! That’s pretty great for our small but mighty church!
Hastings Pride - Huge Success!
St. Luke's was one of 3 churches that participated at the Hastings Pride Festival - but the only church from Hastings! We had a booth with free water and pride swag, temporary tatoos, and weaving.
We added on to the tapistry that we made over lent with what was on the hearts and minds of the community at Pride. Bronwyn and Mary did a wonderful job of assisting in the weaving and the final product is hanging in the church.
Thank you to all those who donated time, energy and finances to support our LBGTQ community members and show them that God loves them!
Pride 2025
ECW & Burton Twichell Scholarships Awarded
St. Luke’s has TWO scholarship opportunities: The Burton Twichell Scholarship and the ECW Scholarship. These scholarships have been awarded to two of our members: Scarlette Miller and Cheyanne Jorden.
Congratulations Scarlette and Chey and best wishes on your college experience next year!
ECW Garage Sale
THANK YOU!
Thank you to all the people who helped make our Garage Sale and Bake Sale a huge success. The ECW raised about $4000! It was a lot of hard work, and we appreciate all the donations, and all the time people devoted to this endeavor.
And a special thank you to Julie Hicks and Marsha Keene for doing all the planning and organizing. With out you, none of this would have been possible.
Outreach Brunch
Thank you to everyone that attended and contributed to the Outreach Brunch last Sunday. We raised $406 that we will be sending to Episcopal Relief and Development for the LA Wildfires.
Undie Sunday was a HUGE Success!
Thank you to everyone who donated! We managed to gather together
- 49 pairs of socks
- 95 underwear
- 14 T-shirts
- 9 hats
- 4 mittens
We may be a small church, but we can make a huge impact! Family Service was very grateful to receive our donation
UTO (United Thank Offering)
Thank you to everyone who donated to UTO. So far, we have raised $535 and will still accept donations through December 10th. 100% of all funds given to UTO are given as grants the following year to support innovative mission and ministry in the Episcopal Church.
Hastings Pride Festival and Parade was a huge Success!
Thank you to all those who contributed to St. Luke's presence at the Hastings Pride on Saturday June 8th. We couldn't have made an impact without your help and dedication.
We made ourselves know at the parade with a huge and colorful float promoting "Love one another, No Exceptions!" At our booth at the river, we gave out free water and pride swag while talking about God's unconditional love and that St. Luke's is for inclusion of all people.
Thank you to all of you who donated money to help fund this endeavor, and thank you to everyone who volunteered. It was definitely a team effort.
A special Thanks to Katie Stokka and Scarlette Miller for organizing the event and making it happen.
