The Presbyterian Women will begin their Bible Study in September and continue through May.  This year’s study is “United Through Christ, Bound to Each Other: Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians” authored by Rhonda Mawhood Lee. Paul wrote at a time when Christians expected the return of Jesus and Paul challenged the people to be ready. The church is still waiting and affirms that Jesus will return.  One of the challenges we face is to live in ways that show our trust in the resurrection. Join us to explore this intriguing study!

Throughout the year, Presbyterian Women support church initiatives by giving of their time and offerings. We invite you to join us as we gather to deepen our faith and serve God.

We have two Circles that will explore our study and they both meet on the second Monday of each month.  The Morning Circle meets at 10:00 AM and the Night Circle at 7:30 PM both in the Session Room.

An information table will be in the church lobby on Sunday, August 16^th and 23rd.  Please come by and see us!  We will have the study guide and sign you up for your preferred Circle.  To defer the cost of the study guides and help with our projects, we are suggesting a donation of $50.00.  Sign up can also be completed by going to

https://onrealm.org/slpres/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=YzAxZjI3OTEtNmMxZC00YzNiLWE5ZWUtYjQ4YTAxMTcwZTkz

Please contact Terri Potter at [email protected] with any questions. 

New Fall Opportunity! Starting Tuesday, September 15, meet weekly, 9:30-10:30am, with Pastor Jody and other Saint Luke’s and Little Saints women to strengthen family faith practices and build community. Using Traci Smith’s Faithful Families Tool Kit, learn to share meaningful spiritual experiences with your children and see ordinary moments as sacred, all while deepening Saint Luke’s and Little Saints friendships. Books are provided by Saint Luke’s Little Saints Preschool and Kindergarten. RSVP to Stephanie McGoldrick at [email protected].

After more than 18 months of dreaming, planning, designing, creating, and building, the results of many people’s ideas, skills, and efforts came to into full view of the church on Sunday morning with the unveiling of the Mustard Seed, an acrylic on canvas painting, which is now the centerpiece of the Saint Luke’s Endowment Fund Recognition Wall. Inspired by the parable of the mustard seed, the painting was created and donated to the church by its artist, church member Leslie Rae Cannon.

The Recognition Wall was designed as a tribute to the faithful stewards and visionaries of the Saint Luke’s community who have invested in the Saint Luke’s Presbyterian Church’s Endowment Fund to create their own legacy of love, ensuring our church family thrives for years to come.

Make sure you find an opportunity to stop by the Recognition Wall to learn more about the details of the different components of the Wall and to receive your own invitation to “Plant a Seed and Leave a Legacy.”

All are invited to grow your faith during our 9:30 am Faith Formation classes!

The adult Faith Foundations class will meet in the Session Room and the curriculum is “Feasting on the Word.”

Families with children and youth are invited to join our “Sunday Connect” classes. For elementary children, Catherine Anne creates engaging lessons. (more info here). For youth, a time and space is available to connect and explore big questions. And parents have lively discussions about current events and news in light of scripture and our theology.

Bags ‘O Food

The Bags ‘o Food Project is an on-going program to pack and distribute bags of food to people on the streets requesting help.  Packing dates are usually the second Sunday of the month, immediately following the worship service.  You are invited to spend 30 minutes in the small conference room, located in the administrative hallway, packing food into gallon bags. The packed bags will be made available for church members to keep in their cars to distribute to anyone asking for money or food.

How you can participate: 

Pack bags on the second Sunday of the month following the 10:30 worship service.

Donate food.  Select from the list of appropriate foods at the end of this article.

Write notes of encouragement and/or Scripture passages to be included in the bags.

Pick up the packages of food from the table in the lobby and give to those in need.

Pray for those who need this kind of assistance.

Questions?  Contact Nancy Moore, Dan Joyce, Sally Joyce, Daryl Moore, Bill Womack, or Ellen Womack.

Food for the bags:

Pouches of plain applesauce

Tuna in foil packets

Chicken in foil packers 

Individual peanut butter packs

Fruit snacks 

Soft granola bars

Nutri Grain fruit bars

Individually wrapped Goldfish, Cheez It, or chips

Peanut butter crackers

Cheese crackers

Small bottles of water