Saint Luke Episcopal Church | Mount Joy, PA

Seventh Sunday of Easter: Morning Prayer
2024-05-12 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Join us in worship on the Seventh Sunday of Easter for a service of Morning Prayer, led by Jim Johnson. The readings are:
Acts 1: 15 – 17, 21-26
Psalm 1
1 John 5:P 9-13
John 17: 6-19
Not able to join us in person? Watch the service on Saint Luke’s YouTube channel: @saintlukesepiscopalchurchm1591
Coffee Hour begins at 9:30 am in the Undercroft. All are welcome!

Morning Prayer
2024-05-08 10:00 - 10:30 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Join us for our weekly service of Morning Prayer, held in the St. Francis Room in the Education Building. On May 8, we will celebrate the eve of Ascension Day when Christ ascended into the heavens, and commemorate Dame Julian of Norwich, a medieval mystic and spiritual presence whose influence and writings are revered today. Julian (or Juliana) of Norwich (1343−1413) is the most popular of the English mystics. She lived as a Benedictine nun in Norwich, beside the St. Julian Church, from which she most likely took her name.
Our prayer leader will be the Reverend Martha Harris, Priest in Charge @ Saint Luke.
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Cinco de Mayo Fellowship Luncheon
2024-05-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Following our Sunday worship service, join us in the Undercroft for a warm and friendly pot luck luncheon featuring favorite dishes from Mexico and Spain. Cinco de Mayo is a traditional festival celebrated in Spanish speaking countries on the Fifth of May. We look forward to seeing you there! Ole!

Holy Eucharist: Sixth Sunday of Easter
2024-05-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Join us as we celebrate the Sixth Sunday of Easter on Sunday May 5, 2024 at 11 am.
The Reverend Martha Harris will preach and preside during the service. Tom Breneman will play the organ.
Scripture lessons are:
Acts 10: 44-48
Psalm 98
1 John 5: 1 – 6
Gospel: John 15: 9 – 17
Sing to the Lord a new song and join us for worship! All are welcome.
Not able to join us in person? Watch the service live or afterward on YouTube: @saintlukesepiscopalchurchm1591
Come early and join us for Coffee Hour in the Undercroft at 9:30 am.
Stay for lunch after the service and join us for a potluck celebration of Cinco de Mayo! All are welcome. Ole!

Taize Worship: Saturday May 4 at 5 pm
2024-05-04 17:00 - 18:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Join us for our monthly service of Taize worship in the candlelit sanctuary of Saint Luke Episcopal Church. Special guest pianist Douglas Beach will lead the music and chants.
Spend time contemplating the Divine while the beautiful music and prayers from the religious community of Taize, France wash over you. Light a candle in honor of a loved one.
All are welcome to experience this ecumenical worship service which features times of meditation and prayer.

Wednesday Morning Prayer
2024-05-01 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-04-03 10:00 - 10:30 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Join us on the first Wednesday of each month at 9 am at the Mount Joy Friary, 211 Market Street in Mount Joy. Enjoy snacks and casual conversation with friends of Morning Prayer.
Our weekly morning prayer service begins at 10 am to the Saint Francis Room in the Education Building at Saint Luke. Not able to join us in person, join us online via ZOOM.
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Fifth Sunday of Easter
2024-04-28 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for worship on Sunday April 28 as we celebrate the fifth Sunday of Easter.
Scripture readings are:
Acts 8: 26 – 40
Psalm 22
1 John 4:7-21
Gospel of John 15: 1 – 8
Preacher and Presider: The Reverend Martha Harris. Organist: Tom Breneman.
All are welcome. Join us for Coffee Hour in the Undercroft beginning at 9:30 am.
Not able to join us in person? Watch the service live or afterward on YouTube: @saintlukesepiscopalchurchm1591

Morning Prayer
2024-04-24 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-04-17 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-04-10 10:00 - 10:30 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Our weekly morning prayer service begins at 10 am to the Saint Francis Room in the Education Building at Saint Luke. We use the Morning Prayer Rite II liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer.
Not able to join us in person? Join us online via ZOOM. Our prayer leader is Brother David Rutledge from the Community of Francis and Clare.
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Morning Prayer: The Fourth Sunday of Easter
2024-04-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Join us as we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter with a service of Morning Prayer. The service follows the liturgy for Morning Prayer Rite II as found in the Book of Common Prayer.
Scripture readings are:

Acts of the Apostles 4: 51-12
Psalm 23
1 John 3: 16 – 24
Gospel of John 10: 11-18

Join us for Coffee Hour in the Undercroft beginning at 9:30 a.m.
All are welcome!
Not able to join us in person? Watch the service on our YouTube channel: http://@saintlukesepiscopalchurchm1591

Holy Eucharist: The Third Sunday of Easter
2024-04-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Join us in celebrating the Third Sunday of Easter with a service of Holy Eucharist. The Reverend Martha Harris, Presider and Preacher.
The Scripture readings are:

Acts of the Apostles 3: 12 – 19
Psalm 4
1 John 3: 1 – 7
Gospel of Luke 24: 36b – 48

Join us for Coffee Hour in the Undercroft beginning at 9:30 am. All are welcome!
Not able to join us in person? Watch the service on our YouTube Channel:
http://@saintlukesepiscopalchurchm1591

Tell Me the Truth About Racism: Intergenerational Discussion
2024-04-11 16:00 - 20:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Please join us for a training that will help equip individuals to talk about racism using storytelling through a lens of faith. Trainers, Jen Holt Enriquez and Will Bovel, will hold a workshop at Saint Luke on Thursday April 11, 2024 from 4 – 8 pm. Jen and Will built the foundation of this work in Lent 2021 to teach to children at their churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Their approach defines racism as “The lie in our world that some people are better than others based on the color of their skin.” It is only because of the Truth we know from God, that all people are equally children of God, that we can clearly see how racism tells us a lie about who we are. Racism distorts us all – Black, white, and brown – away from who God made us to be.
Attendance cost is $15 and can be paid at the door. Scholarships are available. Dinner will be provided. For more information, visit www.tellmethetruthaboutracism.org where you can read more about the approach and watch videos of stories being told to children.

Morning Prayer - Second Sunday of Easter
2024-04-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Join us for Morning Prayer on Sunday April 7 at 11 am as we celebrate the Second Sunday of Easter. The service follows the liturgy for Morning Prayer Rite II, as found in the Book of Common Prayer, beginning on p. 75.
The scripture readings are:

Acts of the Apostles 4: 32- 35
Psalm 133
1 John 1: 1 – 2.2
Gospel John 20:19 – 31

All are welcome!
Not able to attend in person? Watch the service on our YouTube channel https://www.saintlukemountjoy.org/wp-login.php

Taize Service
2024-04-06 17:00 - 18:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Join us for a sacred service of Taize worship, music and prayer. Spend time in quiet reflection with the Divine. Each month, Saint Luke hosts a contemplative service based on the worship tradition of Taize, France. Celebrate the first Saturday in Easter Week at Saint Luke. Beth Warren, musician, will lead the singing of the traditional chants. Br. David Rutledge will serve as Prayer Leader.
All are welcome!

Happy Easter!
2024-03-31 11:00 - 12:30 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Join us for a joyous celebration of scripture, sacrament and song as we realize that Jesus Christ is risen today! Alleluia!
After the Great Vigil of Easter vigil held on Saturday night at Saint Paul, Columbia, we return to Saint Luke to continue our journey to the empty tomb.
And the Glory, a poem by Ann Weems helps put our Easter transition into perspective:
The silence breaks into morning,
The one star lights the world.
The lily springs to life and
Not even Solomon…
Let it begin with singing and never end….
For He who was no more is forever more!
All are welcome. The service will be carried live on our YouTube channel.

The Great Vigil of Easter
2024-03-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Saint Paul Episcopal Church, 340 Locust Street, Columbia, PA, 17512, United States
Saint Paul and Saint Luke parishioners are invited to an Easter vigil service at Saint Paul, Columbia. The service begins in darkness. Fire is kindled, lighting the Paschal Candle. This holy night is the Passover of the Lord, when our Lord Jesus passed from death to life. We gather in vigil and in prayer to celebrate the sacraments and Christ’s victory over death.

Stations of the Cross: Good Friday
2024-03-29 12:00 - 14:00 | Saint Paul Episcopal Church, 340 Locust Street, Columbia, PA, 17512, United States
Join Saint Paul parishioners for a service marking Jesus’ final journey to the Cross. The fourteen stations (scripture lessons) will be read by pastors from the Columbia Area Ministerium. Hymns will be played in between the scripture readings by John Leaman, Organist. The Reverend Martha Harris, Priest-in-Charge will serve as narrator.

Maundy Thursday - Bible Foods Potluck and Solemn Service of Holy Eucharist
2024-03-28 12:00 - 14:30
Join us on Thursday March 28 at noon for a simple potluck luncheon of meatless dishes that were popular during Jesus’ time. After lunch in the Undercroft, we will process to the Sanctuary for a solemn service of Holy Eucharist in honor of Jesus’ last meal with his disciples. The service will include foot washing for those who wish to participate. On the night before his death, Jesus set an example for his disciples by washing their feet, an act of humble service.
Scripture lessons are:
Exodus 12, 1 Corinthians 11, John 13 and Psalm 116.
Following the service the altar will be stripped in preparation for Good Friday.
All are welcome.

Holy Wednesday - Service in the Sanctuary
2024-03-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
In lieu of Morning Prayer on Wednesday March 27 at 10 in the Sanctuary, we will have a solemn service of Holy Eucharist. We will mark Jesus’ procession to the cross. Scripture lessons are as follows:
Isaiah 50: 4-9a
Psalm 70
Hebrews 12: 1-3
Gospel of John 13: 21-32e

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
2024-03-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Begin your Holy Week at Saint Luke as we read the Passion according to Saint John. Join us as we bless the palms that will be used to mark the triumphant procession of Jesus Christ through Jerusalem, and close the worship service with a penitential Eucharist celebration dominated by the Gospel’s account of the crucifixion.
The Reverend Martha Harris, will preach and preside.
Not able to join us in person? Watch the service on our YouTube channel.
All are welcome.

Holy Week Schedule
2024-03-24 08:00 - 2024-03-30 17:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
You are invited to join us for Holy Week services at Saint Luke. Experience the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus through song, prayer and reflection. All are welcome!

Palm Cross Workshop
2024-03-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Have you ever wondered how to make a cross out of the dried palms you receive on Palm Sunday? Parishioner Judy Funk will lead a workshop that will show you how to make palm crosses that you can use to remind you of Christ’s Passion, when he died on the cross.
Join us at 9 am in the Undercroft for this informative and fun workshop.
Watch this video in case you cannot attend Judy’s workshop.

Morning Prayer
2024-03-20 10:00 - 10:30
Join us for a contemplative service of Morning Prayer, based on the Book of Common Prayer, Rite II. Today we will honor Bishop Cuthbert who died in 687.
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Celtic Mass in honor of Saint Patrick
2024-03-17 11:00 - 12:00
Join us on Sunday, March 17 at 11 am for a Celtic-themed mass in honor of Saint Patrick. Bishop and Missionary of Ireland, Saint Patrick was a fifth century missionary who later served as Bishop there. He is credited with bringing Christianity to parts of Ireland.
Special music will be performed in honor of Saint Patrick.
Can’t attend the service in person? Watch on our YouTube channel.
All are welcome.

Morning Prayer
2024-03-13 10:00 - 10:30 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Join us for a service of Morning Prayer, based on the Book of Common Prayer, Rite II. Today we will commemorate James Theodore Holly, Bishop of Haiti and of the Dominican Republic, who died in 1911. In 1874, James Theodore Holly was ordained the first bishop of Haiti at Grace Church, New York City, this made him the first Black man to be raised to the office of bishop in the Episcopal Church.
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Fourth Sunday in Lent: Morning Prayer
2024-03-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Join us for a contemplative service of Morning Prayer, Rite II for the Fourth Sunday of Lent.
Scripture Lessons are: Numbers. 21: 4-9, Psalm 107, Epistle: Ephesians 2: 1 – 10; Gospel of John 3: 14 – 21.
All are welcome.

Coffee Hour and Morning Prayer
2024-03-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy PA
Do you enjoy participating in our weekly service of Morning Prayer on Wednesdays at 10 am? Join us on the first Wednesday of each month at 9 am for an informal coffee hour with snacks and conversation.
On Wednesday March 6, coffee hour will be held in the Conference Room in the Education building, before Morning Prayer is held in the Saint Francis Room.
The coffee pot will be on. Enjoy quality time with your prayer friends.
On Wednesday, March 6 we will commerorate Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs at Carthage, 202.

Leaders and Liberators: Honoring Harriet Tubman and her Columbia Connections
2024-03-06 08:00 - 17:00 | St. Stephen Episcopal Cathedral, 221 N Front Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17102, United States
Join three influential leaders of the Underground Railroad will be brought to life in spirit and song in a free performance on Sunday March 10 at 4 pm, at Saint Stephen Episcopal Cathedral, 221 N Front Street, Harrisburg.
“Leaders & Liberators” tells the story of an imagined meeting in Cape May, New Jersey on Independence Day, 1872 when famed Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman met with Stephen Smith and William Whipper, courageous conductors and agents who led hundreds – – possibly thousands – – of formerly enslaved Africans to freedom through the network of the Underground Railroad, from the 1830s through the 1850s.
In a one-hour dramatic reading, experienced stage performers will bring the historic figures to life. Raquel Richardson will portray the character of Ms. Tubman, while Lenwood Sloane will depict Mr. Whipper, and Nelson Polite, Jr. will animate Stephen Smith. The script was inspired by well-documented events in the lives of these three leaders and liberators. Script writers are Lancaster residents Randolph and the Rev. Martha Harris, Priest in Charge of Saint Luke and Saint Paul Episcopal Churches in Lancaster County.
Whipper (1804-1876) and Smith (c. 1796-1873) were successful entrepreneurs in the lumber industry in Columbia, Lancaster County. They were brothers-in-law and became among the wealthiest Black business owners and operators in America before the Civil War. They were contemporaries of Ms. Tubman (c.1820-1913), who led scores of her friends and family members out of bondage from Maryland in the 1850s, earning her the beloved persona as The Moses of Her People.
Following the performance, stay for service of Evening Prayer and a Reception. The performance and reception are sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania and the Bishop Nathan Baxter Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians.
