"TO KNOW CHRIST AND TO MAKE CHRIST KNOWN"


The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost


Oct 24 & 25, 2026

Watch our Sunday

10:00 AM service live.


Tune in using the link below

for a live stream of our

10:00AM Sunday Service or watch the service later at your convenience.




Parents with children

If you have children who are

visiting St. Luke's this weekend,

we ask you to complete a

"Social Media Waiver".

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submit.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

www.slecp.org


Office Hours:

 Monday - Thursday

9:00am to 3:00pm

The Parish Office is

closed on Fridays.

928.778.4499

info@slecp.org


WORSHIP MINISTERS FOR THIS WEEK


Saturday, Oct 24, 5:30 pm

Celebrant & Preacher: Fr. Marc McDonald

Eucharistic Minister:    Laura Henry


 

Sunday, Oct 25, 8:00 am                             

Celebrant & Preacher: Fr. Marc McDonald

Eucharistic Minister: Carol Sweeden

Organist: John Euson

Ushers: Rich and Linda Leon






Wednesday, Oct 28, 10:00 am

Celebrant & Preacher: Fr. Marc McDonald

Eucharistic Minister: Nancy Carmichael




Sunday, Oct 25, 10:00 am

YOUTH SUNDAY!


Celebrant & Preacher: Fr. Marc McDonald

Sub-Deacon / Gospeller: Trampus Tribbey and Anna Hicks

Lector 1: Amelia Daniellak

Lector 2: Ash Hicks

Lector (Prayers): Barbara Baker-Rosenberg

Verger: Larry Neece

Eucharistic Minister, Crucifer: Blake Hicks

Torch Bearers: Cyrus Hicks, Evelyn Issac

Eucharistic Minister: Andy Hicks

Director of Music, Keyboardist: Matt Owens

Welcome Table: Leigh Hunt

Greeters: Cheryl Moreno, Judy Nestora

Ushers: HEAD – Don McKellar, Bonnie Pratscher, Keith McConnell,

             Kim McConnell

Sound/Audio Tech: Mike Maxwell

Lock-Up Duty: Becky Hansen

 

Altar Guild

CAPT Robin Borok, Cynthia Moreno, Betsy Denison



VESTRY MINUTES

Please click on the button below for the Vestry Minutes.They may also be found on our website at slecp.org and there is a hard copy posted on a clipboard in the Gathering Hall.

Note: Minutes are not posted until approved by the Vestry,


PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS


The Altar Flowers are given

to the Glory of God

Carol Sweeden


Please be sure and sign up to donate flowers--the sign-up poster is in the Gathering Hall. When paying by check, please be sure to state "Altar Flowers" in the memo line and leave your check in the offering plate or in the mailbox by the Administration Office.

Hospitality Ministry

Sign up today to serve your church for

30 minutes of a Sunday morning.


Bonnie Pratscher


STEP UP AND SERVE--If you are thinking of joining the ranks of admired treat bringers, please sign up on the sheet on the Welcome Center table against the wall.

Happy Birthday To:       

22-Oct JoAnn James

24-Oct Jim Casacchia

26-Oct Andy Hicks

Happy Anniversary To:               

None this week


Birthday and Anniversary Prayer

O God, our times are in your hands: look with favor, we pray, on your servants as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow in wisdom and grace. Send your blessings upon them, that their homes may be a haven of peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


Weekly Attendance

Oct 17 & 18, 2026

149










  • Thanksgiving Dinner Boxes: sweet Potatoes/yams, cream of mushroom soup, chickenbroth, gravy, black olives, cranberry sauce, applesauce, instant potatoes, stuffing mix.




St. Luke's Food Pantry Report for

Oct 16, 2026



65 Households, 210 individuals (n.r.),

80 Kids and 1 new families


The Food Pantry will be open this

Thursday to drop off food

from 12:00pm - 2:00

And, to Pick Up Food on

Friday from 9am - Noon.

DID YOU KNOW . . . The wooden box with the 3 dividers to the left of the restrooms are for Community Needs? The St. Luke's Food Pantry collects food in the black wheeled card between the Restrooms and the Choir Room.


NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS WEEK . . .



OTHER PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS


Order forms are in the Gathering Hall. Please put the order form and payment in the offering plate or give to Deborah.


RECURRING EVENTS

CLICK HERE FOR ZOOM LINK

EDUCATION

Community News, Events and Updates

PARISH PRAYER LIST

Our Prayer List

It is our practice to keep names on the prayer list for three weeks.

If you need to keep them on longer, please make a special request

to move that person to the long-term list.



There is a black prayer binder located on the Usher's Table

in the Narthex in which you can write your prayer requests OR

You may email your prayer requests to: info@slecp.org



Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world.

For Sean, our Presiding Bishop; Jennifer, our Bishop; and for all bishops and other ministers; For the church, that it may welcome those with heavy hearts, offer the prayers of thanksgiving that become our daily bread, forgive all those who enter, and repent of its own injustices we pray, Lord have mercy.

 

Prayers for healing and comfort

Riley Gillam, Jeff Haugland, Rev'd Susan Schubert, Carl and Carol Anderson, Marion Dunmire, Zibbie Wolter, Ted & Barbara Sayle, Michael Orley, Ana, Amelia, George, Rich and Cathy Hoaglund, Deacon Kimball Arnold, Jerry Sweeden, David Roberts, Jack Williman, Jane Needham, Bob and Gail Haugland, Jaymie, Nornie Vergote, Wayne Hallford, Linda Bray, Jeanne Miller, Jean Ehlers, Sara Williman, Chuck Wehland, Jaclyn Waterman, Eileen Griffin, Jeff Goliber // Chrisi Gilliam, Polly Kies, Susan Bray-Anderson, Sylvia Olsen, Cheryl and Vic Moreno, Vic & Karen Blanco, Jeff and Marty Bernatz, William Tompkins, Linda Cheek, Jerri Wheeler, Johnny Reeves, John Frazier, Frank Williams, Victoria K, Ashley Judd, Neil Cordes, Philip Pessin, Paget & Jim Merriman, Bob & Jerri Wheeler, Arnette Reed, Rev’d Beverly Shaw, George Renfroe, Danny M.


For those in our Armed Forces: Brian, Ian, Florian, Beka, Chandler, Alexander, and Donovan.

 

For all those suffering and who have been affected by hurricanes and other severe weather

Prayers for Thanksgiving

 

Prayers for Thanksgiving

Let us give thanks to God our Father for all his gifts so freely bestowed upon us especially the abundance of creation, the many ministries at St. Luke’s and the volunteers that lead them, the continued growth of our church, those visiting St. Luke’s, and those returning. 

 

Anglican Prayers for the week of October 17 – October 23

Saturday, October 17 - The Diocese of Calabar – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Sunday, October 18 - The Anglican Church of Canada

Monday, October 19 - The Diocese of Calcutta – The Church of North India (United)

Tuesday October 20 - The Diocese of Caledonia – The Anglican Church of Canada

Wednesday, October 21 -The Diocese of Calgary – The Anglican Church of Canada

Thursday, October 22 - The Diocese of California – The Episcopal Church

Friday, October 23 - The Diocese of Northern California – The Episcopal Church

In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer – Church of the Transfiguration, Mesa

In the St. Luke's Outreach Cycle of Prayer – Highway Cleanup, Quad City Interfaith Council


MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Notary Services

St. Luke’s is now offering Notary Services at no charge during regular business hours. Please call or email Deborah at the office to make an appointment.

The link on our website for financial giving has been updated.

AND, you can click here to be directed to the link as well.

$$$ DO YOU HAVE FINANCIAL QUESTIONS? $$$

We're here to help. Contact Cheryl Erpelding at finance@slecp.org to ask your financial question or to make an appointment whether it be about your pledge, giving, or commission budget. She'll be happy to find the answers you need.


 

ALL ARE WELCOME!

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church of the Quad-Cities seeks to create a community where we intentionally welcome all. We foster a climate of purposeful inclusion, an environment where all can feel safe, valued, cared for, and given an opportunity to form meaningful connections with each other. We cherish the diversity of humanity, a diversity that includes differences in sex, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, range of abilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, financial means, education, and political perspective.

When we say “All are Welcome” we mean ALL.

Lost and Found

If you have an item that was left behind, or if you found an item, please email info@slecp.org and rlet us know. We will hold on to found items for 30 days.

We acknowledge...

According to Resolution #2016-3, of the 56th Diocesan Convention: We acknowledge the living culture of the Yavapai people, the traditional custodians of the land we stand on, and pay tribute to the role they play in the life of this region.

Epistle submissions: info@slecp.org

Submissions for the current week's Epistle are due by noon on Wednesday!

Church Website: www.slecp.org

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