Come worship with us this Sunday
at 3810 Ridgewood Rd. Copley, OH
or on Facebook Live at 9:30 AM

Or visit our website: www.stlukesakron.com

Scriptures

for this Sunday,

September 11, 2022

Exodus 32:1, 7-14

Psalm 51:1-17

1 Timothy 1:12-17

Luke 15:1-10

Memorial Service for Neal Stevens


This Saturday, September 10th, there will be a Memorial service held to celebrate the life of our brother, Neal Stevens. 


The service will begin at 10:00 AM at St. Luke’s. 

Beginning 30-Minutes Later...Soon

The Sunday morning Worship service time will be changing to 10:00 AM as of Sunday, September 11th.

So, everyone will all have an extra thirty minutes to spend in morning devotions, having a cup of coffee, playing with the kids, or hitting the snooze-bar a few more times.

We look forward to worshipping together...just a little bit later.

"Rule of Life" Series


This Sunday, we will begin an eight-week series on living a Rule of Life.


Each session will begin at 1:00 PM in the Sanctuary.


Fr. Dan will be leading us as we learn to develop the habits of discipleship and tools for living a Rule of Life.


Come join us in "Bob's Cafe" after the service this Sunday for a time of fun, fellowship, and lots and lots of food.


All donations cover the cost of food and extra proceeds will go to our outreach ministries.

We are sad to inform St. Luke's of the homegoing of our brother and former St. Luke's worship leader, Walt McWilliams.


Please pray for God's presence and comfort for his family, including Terry Reichwein, as they grieve.


A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, September 17th, at 3:00 PM at  Campfield-Hickman-Collier Funeral Home in Barberton.  Visiting hours will precede the service at 2:00 PM.

MOPS and MomsNext needs your help.


We're looking for some seasoned moms to serve as mentor moms for our groups as well as volunteers to provide childcare during our meetings.


We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 9:30am-11:00am.  Our first meeting is approaching fast - September 21st! 

Schools are in Session!

The Backpack Program at Copley Outreach Center needs our help in providing lunch and food items for students and families in our community.

Below is a list of the most common needs.
You can bring your donation directly to Copley Outreach Center or bring it to church. Contact the church office for more information.

Sunday Evening Youth Group


All students, 7th Grade and older, are invited to join Andrew Sunday evenings to learn and experience what being a disciple is all about.



We will meet Him in the Teen Center at 6:30 PM.

What is "Stage 4"?
Stage 4 is a group of regular people who happen to have cancer or have been closely touched by cancer in their lives.
 
What does "Stage 4" do?
Stage 4 creates comfort bags which are given to people entering into chemotherapy and cancer treatment. The bags are created by people who have gone through cancer treatment themselves and have a unique prospective on how to make time in treatment a little easier.
 
Why does "Stage 4" do this?
We are guided by 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, where we are told about the God of all Comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
 
How much do these bags cost?
The comfort bags are available free of charge for both men and women in cancer treatment.
 
How can You help with this ministry?
You would be most welcome if you would like to help with putting together comfort bags. Stage 4 meets in the Lower-Level Conference Room at St. Luke's Church on Thursday mornings at 9:30 AM and on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 PM.
 
For more information, to contribute, or if you have any questions,
contact us. We look forward to serving together.
St. Luke’s is coming alongside the outreach ministry of the church of Ela Kloda, a former member and friend of St. Luke’s, in Poland. 
Her church has rented out two apartments for refugees, and they have committed to feeding 40+ families from the Ukraine. There are 85 children in these families of mothers (no fathers) and the cost is stretching their resources. It cost only $1.85 per day to feed one of the children.
We are asking our members to prayerfully support this outreach. Checks can be made out to St. Luke’s Church with Ukraine Outreach in the memo, or contact Fr. Dan for further information.

Dear St Luke's church family! 


Thank you for your faithful support of me and my ministry Ray of Hope.

I appreciate your prayers, friendship, and financial support which makes it possible for me to do what God has called me to.

I will continue to serve refugees in Germany, Poland, and internally displaced people in Ukraine in any way I can, but I will be focusing on psychoeducation and trauma healing.

I will also continue to serve Russian speakers with coaching and coaching training with my Ukrainian mentor coach from Krakow, Poland. And I hope to serve alongside the member-care team providing support and trauma healing for our own staff of Youth with a Mission serving in Ukraine. I will also serve with our new YWAM center in Rzeszow, Poland.

Therefore for this next season, I will be relocating to Poland. I am praying and hoping to have enough monthly donations to rent my own place. This is key for me to stay healthy and rested, after 4 years of constant travel.

I am inviting you to pray for me and to sow into my ministry with a (monthly) donation - I need to raise an extra 1000 $ a month to make that possible. You can give as you normally would to St Luke's with Ray of Hope in the memo line. Thank you for your generosity! 


I love to stay in touch with you!

To sign up to receive news and prayer updates, Click Here

Or join my private Facebook group: Ray of Hope - FenMail

Or you can email me at rayofhope18@pm.me

 

My prayer for you is that the God of hope fills you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13)


Peace & Joy in Him,

Fenny

Our very own artist in residence, Linda Tompkin, currently has some of her artwork on display as part of the Summer Exhibitions at Summit Art Space in Akron. 

The exhibit entitled “Reconciliation,” is open Fridays and Saturdays now through September 17th

For more information see the flyers on the Welcome Board or visit summitartspace.org.
If you would like a prayer request sent out to the St. Luke's Prayer Team, call or text (330)-703-2932.

Or CLICK HERE to submit your request online.

If the request is for someone other than yourself, please obtain permission from them before sharing to preserve their privacy.

In an emergency, call our On-Call Pastor
(330)-665-2229
Contact the church office when you or a loved one will be in the hospital or would like a visit from the Clergy.

Our Pastorate would be glad
to visit, pray, and offer communion if requested.
Inner Healing Prayer ministers to body,
soul, and spirit.

If you would like prayer or have any questions, contact Nancy Koly.
(330)-618-4036
Online Directory App

 Stay connected and have access to our church directory, links to our website, Facebook page, sermons, announcements, and more.

Contact Jim Fulton in the church office for details or assistance.
Our church Wi-Fi has been changed, boosted, and updated. The new Wi-Fi is called “StLukesWifi” and it is available throughout the building. 

If you would like to access
the new building Wi-Fi,
see Fr. Dan or Jim Fulton for the password.
Now we're a Podcast, too!

St. Luke’s is now available via Podcast on Apple, Google, Castbox, and Spotify. 

Search for ‘St Luke’s Church Akron’ and you will be able hear, or re-hear,
the messages from
Fr. Dan, Fr. Andrew,
and all of our services.
Watch our Sunday Morning Worship on a Thursday,
or our Tuesday 'Worship with the Word' service on a Saturday!

You can view all of our previous Worship services on YouTube.
Just look for our channel: “St. Luke’s Church Akron”. 
If you want to be notified when new content is available
go to the channel on YouTube and click ‘subscribe.’
 
We will continue streaming our services ‘Live’ on Facebook.
We are just adding another platform to share our content.

September Offering: $8,734

Monthly Budget: $ 39,377


YTD Offering: $306,617

YTD Budget: $328,138


YTD +/- ($21,521)

Ways to support St. Luke's Church

  • Mail checks to St. Luke's Church 3810 Ridgewood Rd Copley, OH 44321

  • PayPal - send to donations@stlukesakron.com
  • St. Luke's Website - stlukesakron.com - in the upper right corner, click on the button that says, "Give." You can fill out the form with a credit card/debit card or bank routing and account number. You will receive a receipt by email. This can be set up as recurring if you choose. There is a 2.9% surcharge for this option. Click here to be taken to the website.

  • Your Own Bank - send a payment through your own bank account's bill pay on the bank website. The church will receive a paper check in the mail. This can be set up as recurring if you choose.

  • Drop off in the church mailbox or come inside to the office.

Copley Outreach Center

To help those in need in our community, St. Luke’s is partnering with the Copley Outreach Center. 
 
The Copley Outreach Center is a privately funded, volunteer-driven center founded to reach out to the community to assist families who find themselves unable to provide basic needs such as food or shelter. 
CLICK HERE for a list of the food needs or if you prefer to give a monetary donation, you can write a check to St. Luke’s and write 'Copley Outreach' in the memo.
St. Pauly Clothing Shed

All the clothes you've been stashing in the corner of your spare room can now be brought to the Clothing Shed at the back of the church parking lot.
It's a great place to donate gently used clothing and you'll be helping those in need, too!

Please put your donations in tied bag and put in the slot
to keep them safe and dry. (Do not use boxes or put
clothing in the shed un-bagged.)

St. Luke's receives 4¢ per pound for the clothing collected.

Do you need to schedule an event? Suggest a building repair? Request a refund for purchases made?
Ask for a pastoral visit?
In the church office, next to the Cafe door, you'll find folders with a variety of forms to help with these and other issues. Find the right form, fill it out, then place your completed form in Jim's or Kathy's mailbox. Thank you!
Senior Pastor
Rev. Daniel C. Morgan
Associate Pastor
Rev. Andrew D. Unger
St. Luke's office hours are Monday thru Thursday
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
How to reach us:

St Luke's Church
3810 Ridgewood Rd.
Copley, OH 44321

(330)-665-2227
office@stlukesakron.com

www.stlukesakron.com
Click the names below to email
a member of our staff:



Jim Fulton - Asst. to the Rector
Laura Ghrist - Director of Worship Arts
Kathy Nelson - Business Manager
St Luke's Church is part of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes
under the leadership of Bishop Mark Engel.
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