Upcoming Events 

November 26           Thanksgiving Eve Service

November 30           Advent Starts

November 30           Lorraine's 103 Birthday

December 3             Last Day for Hat, Mitten & Scarf Donations

December 3             Project Share Gifts are due

December 4             ECW Coffee is Cancelled

December 15           Christmas Cookie Exchange

December 16           ECW Concert Outing and Luncheon

December 20           Brass Polishing

December 21           Decorating the Sanctuary

December 24           Christmas Eve Service 

ECW Concert Outing and Lunch

The ECW is going to the Hastings Art Center Concert on Tuesday, December 16^th. 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. Sign-up sheets are in the Gathering Space (so we know how much food to prepare).

Brass Polishing

The Altar Guild will be polishing our brass to make it shine for Christmas! Help is needed, as we have a lot of brass! Please come on Saturday, December 20^th at 9 AM to help out.

Cookies and coffee will be provided; all are welcome

Poinsettias and Christmas Flowers

Those wishing to help defray the cost of our Poinsettias & Christmas Flowers AND to honor a loved one, are invited to make a donation. There are sign up cards in the Gathering Space. Please fill out the card and place it, with your donation, in the offering plate on Sunday.

Christmas Cookie Exchange!

Monday, December 15^th at 6:00 PM

Join us for our 4^th Annual Christmas Cookie Exchange on December 15 at 6:00 p.m. in Todd Hall.

Please bring two dozen of your favorite Christmas cookies or bars with you to share and containers to take some new cookies or bars home! Recipes are welcome although not required since we know some recipes are closely guarded family secrets. Feel free to bring a friend! Taste testers welcome to attend!

Share the Warmth

Please continue to bring in donations of hats, mittens, gloves and scarves for Hastings Family Service. The last day to donate will be Sunday, December 3^rd.

Vestry/Leadership Team Meeting

The next Vestry/Leadership Team Meeting will be held Thursday, December 11th at 6:30 PM in the gathering space and via Zoom. 

If you are unable to attend, please let our Sr. Warden, Pat Powers, know. Thank you.

UTO (United Thank Offering) POSTPONED

The ECW has decided to postpone the collection of UTO boxes and funds until the springtime. There is just so much going on right now with the upcoming holidays that we thought it would be more convenient for everyone to wait until spring. 

Offering boxes and envelopes are available on the desk in the parking lot entryway. Feel free to pick up a box and start using it for blessings between now and spring.

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.