THE ST. LUKE LETTER May 2021
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THE ST. LUKE LETTER
May 2021
Dear Siblings in Christ,
Alleluia, Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed, Alleluia! Spring is well on its way. Warmer days
have become greater than the chilly and cold ones. Flowers are blooming and trees are gaining
buds and leaves. It is a beautiful and wonderful reminder that God is good and provides a wide
variety of color and texture to keep our world interesting and beautiful in its diversity.
This month at St. Luke we will be resuming the 8:00 am worship service on May 9 th and will hold
both the 8:00 and 10:30 am indoor worship services. We hope that you will come back to the in-
person worship community to be filled and renewed with God’s love and reminded of the
community of faith of which we are all a part of. Knowing that not all may be comfortable with
returning to indoor activities yet, we will continue to offer Zoom Worship at 10:30 am. If there is
interest in offering Zoom at 8:00 am, please let Pr. Becky know. Worship at Home will also
continue to be offered for the time being. The Spiritual Committee will be looking at ways to
update the worship service to continue to be as safe as possible and have worship be as fulfilling
as possible, including looking at ways to reimagine distribution of Communion. We know that for
the past nine months Communion has not been ideal; however, safety and God’s amazing love
and grace have been our considerations in the logistics of worship. If you have recommendations
for how we can adjust worship practices to still be safe amid our Covid-19 reality and better
fulfill your connection with God’s gift of love, please contact Pr. Becky or a member of the
Spiritual Committee: Susan Stover, Alice Cromwell or Deb Frazier. Thank you for your continued
understanding and grace as we navigate a new normal that considers all people’s health and
wellbeing.
Yours In Christ,
Pr. Becky Horn
Are you or a loved one desiring a visit from the pastor? Please contact
Pastor Becky if you would like her to call or visit you at home, in the
hospital, or another location. (office: 364-9154, cell: 215-208-5535, email:
stluke364pastor@verizon.net) *If you desire Communion at home, please
contact Pr. Becky so that arrangements can be made.
St. Luke Contact Numbers:
Church Office 814-364-9154 or email at StLuke364@verizon.net
Pastor, Rev. Becky Horn 215-208-5535 or email StLuke364Pastor@verizon.net
Church Secretary, Patty Lehman 814-933-6296 or email: StLuke364@verizon.net
Council President, Susan Stover 814-349-5173 or email: smsgmnastx48@aol.com
St. Luke Mailing Address PO Box 331, Centre Hall, PA 16828
St. Luke Website http://StLukeCentreHall.org
QUESTIONS TO PONDER – What is a Spiritual Gift or even Talent Gifted by God?
Spiritual Gifts are listed in the Bible as specific extraordinary gifts from God that people
have been given so that they are able share, help, love, and care for neighbors to the glory of God.
They are administration, apostleship, discernment, encouraging/exhorting, evangelism, faith,
giving, hospitality, knowledge, leadership, pastor/shepherding, prophecy, perceiving, teaching,
serving/ministry, showing mercy, and wisdom.
Talents gifted by God are the things that you are passionate about, the things you love to
do, and the things that you are perhaps good at, but maybe not a professional. Your talents might
not seem to fit into the categories of ‘Spiritual Gifts’ and yet God has created you as an amazing
human being who is gifted in so many ways. These too can be used for the benefit of all to share,
help, love, and care for neighbors to the glory of God.
What are your Spiritual Gifts, what are your Talents? Come talk to Pr. Becky or a Council
Member to find ways to share what God has given to you.
In Person Worship at St. Luke:
Beginning on Mother's Day, May 9th, St. Luke will return to two weekly In-Person
worship services at 8:00am and 10:30am (May 2nd will be 10:30am only).
Covid-19 procedures will continue to be in place with your temperature taken, a few questions and a
limited attendance of 45 people per service. The church will be sanitized between services. Please
enter the main entrance doors only which will open at approximately 7:45am and 10:15am. Please
do not attend if you are not feeling well or have been exposed to someone with covid-19, are awaiting
test results, have tested positive in the past 14 days, or have traveled outside your normal routine.
Please wear a mask and social distance in the designated pew spaces.
St. Luke's Worship Service will also continue to be posted weekly to St. Luke’s YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndvYdWpi7qSKld6Y8cnHMg
Live Worship on Zoom - In addition to St. Luke returning to In Person Worship on Sundays, and
St. Luke's pre-recorded online YouTube Service, St. Luke will also offer Live streaming of our Sunday
Worship Service over Zoom at 10:30am. Please see the link below to participate:
Topic: Sunday Morning Worship Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82737550247?pwd=LzNSTmdVWFU3enlaOEJ2Q0wwaTF4QT09
Meeting ID: 827 3755 0247 Passcode: 201808
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,82737550247#,,,,*201808# US (Chicago)
+16468769923,,82737550247#,,,,*201808# US (New York)
*Please note: A weekly bulletin will be sent via email for those who choose to join via Zoom. It is
slightly different than the YouTube Worship at Home bulletin.
Groups in St. Luke - Groups that wish to resume using the St. Luke church building must schedule
through the Church office and follow the protocols established for worship including wearing masks,
remaining physically distant, answering health questions, and taking attendance for contact tracing.
Groups must also designate a person to be the 'Cleaning Person.' Prior to the group's use of the
building, the Cleaning Person must contact Pastor Becky, Derek Shaffer or Larry Frazier to set up a
time to meet and discuss where the cleaning supplies are and learn the cleaning protocols. Once this
meeting has occurred, the group may proceed with in person meetings that abide by current St. Luke
policy. Currently the limit is 15% capacity for indoor events and gatherings. *Please be sure to see all
policies and procedures for groups and in person worship that is posted in the narthex of St. Luke.
Worship At Home—The Worship At Home service continues to be posted on the St. Luke Centre
Hall YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndvYdWpi7qSKld6Y8cnHMg for the
foreseeable future. If you desire Communion at home, please contact Pr. Becky so that arrangements
can be made.
IMPORTANT - Please Note—If you do not have email or online access and would like to receive
the printed Worship At Home Mailing, please speak with Pastor Becky or Patty or leave a message at
the Church Office at 814-364-9154.
Worship Plan: There are several required procedures that we have instituted in order to provide the least risk
for gathering as a group. We ask that those who plan to attend any gatherings, including worship, at the church
agree to abide by the recommendations for the health of all. Currently, Gov. Wolf has recommended 15%
capacity for indoor events and gatherings and Council has agreed to follow the recommendations from the
governor’s office.
Procedure for In House Worship:
A. Entry to the building will be limited to the main front doors. Doors will open approximately 15 minutes
before the start of the service. Requirements will include: answering a few questions about any
symptoms or exposure to Covid-19, a mask covering the nose and mouth, and having their name
recorded for the potential of contact tracing. If a person answers 'Yes' to any of the following questions,
they will be asked to not join us inside for worship. They may be given a copy of the bulletin and
reminded that virtual worship is available on St. Luke's YouTube channel.
a. Do you have any new or worsening onset of any of the following symptoms: fever, cough,
shortness of breath, runny nose, sore throat, chills, body aches, fatigue, headache, loss of
taste/smell, eye drainage, congestion?
b. In the last 14 days have you traveled outside your normal, daily routine?
c. Have you or someone in your household been exposed to someone being tested for COVID-19
or who has symptoms compatible with COVID-19?
B. If a person meets the question requirements, but does not have a mask, one will be provided.
C. Once in the sanctuary, households will be asked to fill from the front of the church to the back in
designated, space out areas. Once seated, people may choose to remove their masks; however it is
recommended that they remain on throughout the service. Bulletins will be placed in the approved pews
prior to the worship service; households may need to share. If a person has reason to get up during the
service and when they go to leave, it is requested that masks be put back on.
D. The worship service will be modified to limit time, congregational responses, and singing. We will have
some music. People are welcome to hum along, or if so called, to sing 'lightly', but they are requested
to wear their mask over their nose and mouth. Communion will be offered as the final part of the
service. Elements will be pre-packaged, individual servings of wafer and grape juice. As people are
leaving the sanctuary via the front door, they may pick up their Communion elements and partake in
their car.
E. Pastor Becky will wear a mask throughout the entirety of the worship service. She will lead all of her
parts of the service from the pulpit. If we have lectors or worship assistants, we will only have one per
service. He or She will be asked to sit near the lectern, either in the transept or the choir loft for the
entirety of the service and they will only use the lectern for their speaking parts. When speaking at the
lectern they will be asked to wear a mask. If they would like a face shield, one will be available.
F. During the worship service, Air Conditioning will remain off. Prior to the worship service we can pre-cool
the sanctuary. Sanctuary and external doors will be propped open to increase airflow and dissipation of
potential covid-19 particles.
G. Exiting the building: if people would like to share in Communion, they can pick up the elements on their
way out of the main entry doors. Otherwise, people may leave by the West or South doorways.
H. In the parking lot, gathering is discouraged. However, should people want to converse, we ask that they
continue to wear their masks. We cannot require them to do so outside of the building.
It’s Time to Honor Our Graduates! - St. Luke would like to acknowledge all our
members who are graduating from high school, technical school, college or from any
advanced program in the June Newsletter. Please contact Patty if you, your child, or
your grandchild who is a member is graduating this year and you would like to include
their name and their picture in the June Newsletter. You can email Patty at
StLuke364@verizon.net .
St. Luke will be holding our annual worship and picnic on Sunday,
July 11, 2021 at the Centre Hall Lions Club Park Pavilion. We need help planning!
Please contact Pr. Becky if you are interested. New ideas are welcome.
Vacation Bible School is scheduled to be held outdoors this summer from
July 25th—July 29th at the Centre Hall Lions Club Park. Save the dates!
St. Luke Congregation,
Thank you so much for your concern, prayers and many cards that were
received after the recent loss of my father. I really appreciate the kindness and
support of the St. Luke Family.
God's Peace,
Patty Lehman and Family
Prayer Group – We are gathering in person in the social hall and also on Zoom on Wednesday
mornings at 10:00 am. We always have Zoom available. Please wear a mask and bring a Bible
for in person so we can read through the upcoming lectionary texts before praying for those on
our prayer list. Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/142841832?pwd=WTdNS1RqY0hqNmpyRnRaMmFuZW1odz09
Meeting ID: 142 841 832 Passcode: 017725
Our next book is The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet we will be meeting on May 12th at
8:30 am in the social hall. Zoom is also available. Zoom will also be available at the same
link as Prayer Group listed above.
Centre Hall/Potter Township Food Pantry - Food Pantry Distribution will be held on
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 from 1:30-4pm (please note updated start time) at Grace
United Methodist Church. If you, or someone you know, has lost their job due to COVID-
19, you are welcome to attend the Food Pantry Distribution. If you have any questions,
you may call the Food Pantry at 814-883-3589.
Donations of Toilet Paper and Paper Towels are currently needed. You may place
donations in the bin in the narthex by Sunday, May 16, 2021.
COVID-19 has required changes to the way the Food Pantry has traditionally worked. The orders will be
prepared by a limited number of individuals to fulfill the social distancing requirement. This will remain in
effect for future months until COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. We look forward to the day when we can gather
as a family of community volunteers to serve those in need. God bless and stay healthy. - Erskine Cash
Prayer Concerns
Pray for the recovery and the Lord’s healing and peace on our brothers and sisters.
Family of Pastor Greg Harbaugh
Family and Friends of Robert Wendt Bill Wheeler...cancer & eye surgery
Family and Friends of Wes Ripka Linda Dutrow...health concerns
Family and Friends of Carol Garwood Scott Given...recovery from Covid-19
Dave Ferree...recovery from surgery Hallie Celebruski...cancer
Eva Gill...hospitalized due to Covid-19 Jeff...cancer & surgery complications
Dotti Roberts...declining health Darlene Wheeler...strength & support
Dawn Holsopple...recov. from surgery Eric Young...Covid-19 and Lymes Disease
Cameron...Ependymoma cancer stage III TJ Coursen...cancer
Lisa Marie Confer Vavrick...cont. seizures & amnesia Kern Sauerwein...healing
Ongoing Prayer Concerns:
Paul Dietrich...cancer Robert Sauerwein...heart and health concerns
Jen Parsons...recov. from brain tumor Audrey Oakes...cancer
Bryn Cashell...leukemia Gordon Yearich...cancer
Greg Bohn...kidney issues Rycen Musser...leukemia
Charlotte Miller...cancer Beverly Haines...recov. surgery
Ginger..stage 4 colon cancer Tanya Evans...health concerns
Don Brown...health concerns Linda Murphy...health concerns
Vicki Garvin...kidney disease Mae Judy...health concerns
Jim Evans...health concerns Will Wise...cancer
Pat Krisch...cancer Susie Wicker...breast cancer
Ronnie Ticknor...leukemia Melody Green...family and health issues
Mike Moyer...bladder cancer Patti Bramson...health concerns
Susan Hale...recov. hip replacement Linda Beiler...stage 4 colon cancer
Brenda Stover...cancer/stroke Michele Peese...melanoma
Eddie Homelessness All affected by Covid-19
Bob Ishler...cancer Staff and Residents of Care facilities
Melvin and Jeanne Dutrow...strength and hope Heather Korman...recov. brain surgery
Rosemary Wherry...bladder cancer Tom Dutrow...recov. brain surgery
Dr. Post...diabetes issues Dorothy Chambers...brain tumor
Dan Schluter...non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Lee Kolos...multiple health concerns
Paulette Smigo...health issues Shawn Homan...mass in brain
Marvin Lehman, Jr...MS & Kidney disease
Belize Children...Susie Westby, Myrtle Tracy, Ashanti Obrien, Orlando Jackson, Stephanie Logan
Please pray for the Health of our Homebound:
Dorothy Chambers (Foxdale Village-Rm 317, 500 E. Marylyn Ave., State College, PA 16801..814-954-8317)
Donna Fetterolf (Wynwood House –Rm 19, 122 Wynwood Dr, Centre Hall, PA 16828)
Phyllis Kerlin (The Inn at Juniper Village-Rm 136, 1930 Cliffside Dr., State College, PA 16801)
Fred Lohr Jr. (244 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall, PA 16828…814-364-9368)
If You Would Like to Add or Remove a Prayer Concern: Notify the Church Office by calling 814-364-
9154 or emailing StLuke364@verizon.net. Please remember that a prayer request will remain on the prayer list
for 3 weeks unless specified as ongoing. Ongoing prayer concerns will remain on the list for 3 months. You
may renew a request as often as you wish. Updated 4/27/2021
THANKS BE TO GOD FOR OUR WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS May 2, 2021—Fifth Sunday of Easter Head Usher: Susan Stover Worship Assistant: Earl Leedy Counters: Lois Albright and Jim Shunk May 9, 2021—Sixth Sunday of Easter Head Usher: Alice Cromwell Worship Assistant: Scott McAllister Counters: Sue Royer and Ken Cromwell May 16, 2021—Seventh Sunday of Easter Head Usher: Shari Welch Worship Assistant: Peg Leedy Counters: Deb Frazier and Shari Welch May 23, 2021—Day of Pentecost Sunday of Easter Head Usher: Jazmyne Shaffer Worship Assistant: Jim Shunk Counters: Barb McAllister and Jim Shunk May 30, 2021—The Holy Trinity Sunday Head Usher: Larry Frazier Worship Assistant: Susan Stover Counters: Sue Royer and Ken Cromwell June 6, 2021—Second Sunday after Pentecost Head Usher: Carla Cipro Worship Assistant: Earl Leedy Counters: Lois Albright and Peg Leedy *Please notify the Church Office at 814-364-9154 or email StLuke364@verizon.net if you know in advance that you will be unable to attend the Sunday that you have been scheduled. Thank you!
May Birthdays continued…
8 Angela Anderson
Jeff O'Hara
Donna Anderson
Travis Witmer
9 Morgan Holsopple
Bryce Ilgen
10 Merlee Graybill
13 Brian McAllister
15 Gerald Korman
Taylor Noll
May 1 Corby and Nicole Shunk Travis Homan
2 Leroy and Linda Decker Reitz 16 Kermit Long
6 Dwight and Eileen Barnes Ethel Frazier
James and Carol Ard 17 Mike Morrison
7 Van and Lisa Holsinger 18 Corby Shunk
10 Paul and Kerry Kubalak Derrick Parsons
11 Brett and Shawnee Heckman Madison Roth
14 Greg and Kira Reeder 20 Lori Long
18 Brett and Rosemary Homan Sue Bryant
19 Dave and Barb Bierlein 22 Morgan Gibson
Jan and Norma Crater 23 Abagael Luse
20 Don and Angela Anderson Rory Luse
21 Jeff and Sue Ayers Eleanor Korkus
22 Earl and Peg Leedy Lance Stover
Jeff and Sheila Lieb Arianne Theodorous
24 Cliff and Charolette Waltz 25 Terry McClenahan
Ted and Stephanie Delaney Trevor Heckman
Nicole Poorman
26 Kyleigh Brown
Kim Praskovich
27 Mary Dutrow
Melvin K. Dutrow
Amy Swartz
A. Robert Luse
28 Hope Wolfe
30 Lauren Sharer
31 Janelle Welch
Michael Carper
May 1 Barb Fetterolf
2 Steven Dutrow
Meagan Kocher
Judy Spotts
Taylor Wingard
Leroy Reitz
4 Bette Bender
Eric McAllister
5 Ashley Packer Sunday School Classes will remain
Robert Mothersbaugh suspended through the remainder of this
Alisha Kocher school year. We hope to resume classes in
6 Samantha Harter September.
Alyssa Denger
Our next Council Meeting is Monday, May 10, 2021 at 7:00pm
- The regular meets are held 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00 pm, Zoom is
available for those who are unable to attend in person. Council Executive
Committee meets the 1st Thursday of the Month at 6:30 pm over Zoom (This
month's Council Executive meeting will be Thursday, May 6th). If you are
interested in attending, please email Pr. Becky, Pres. Susan Stover or V.P. Shari
Welch for the login information. Council Officers and Council Members for 2021: Susan Stover (21),
President; Shari Welch (21), Vice-President, Jazmyne Shaffer (22), Secretary; Jack Sharer, Treasurer, Don
Anderson (21), Larry Frazier (21), Carla Cipro (22), Krystal Josephson (22), Pat Strouse (22), Alice
Cromwell (23), Dawn Holsopple (23) Open (23) Open (23). Cemetary Association Board
Representatives: Bob Long (21), Joe Hammaker (22) and Michele Brown (23)
*The numbers in parenthesis indicates the year their term is complete.
Looking ahead…Please note that if you have news or articles for the
June 2021 issue of the St. Luke Newsletter, please submit them to the
church office no later than Thursday, May 20, 2021.
Thank You - Thank you for your continued contributions to our ministry at St. Luke.
Pr. Becky continues to try to find different ways to serve the ministry needs. Council
continues to find ways to meet the needs of the people in our congregation and our
communities. Thank you for your financial support of our ministry together. You may
continue to mail in your contributions to St. Luke (PO Box 331, Centre Hall, PA
16828) or use the Vanco website by clicking the donate button on our St. Luke website (stlukecentrehall.org). If
you prefer to donate using your cell phone, see https://www.vancopayments.com/ egiving/church-app to
download the mobile app. Thank you so much for your support and sharing of your gifts. *If mailing, it is very
important to use our PO Box 331 and NOT the street address. Thank you!
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKENDS SCHEDULED FOR FALL
If your marriage has had some struggles during the Coronavirus, you are not alone! The
virus has put a great deal of stress on a lot of marriages, and others just need some time
away to just be a couple; so now is the perfect time to sign up to attend a Lutheran
Marriage Encounter Weekend designed to renew and revitalize your marital relationship
no matter whether you have been married a year or 60+ years. The registration fee has
been waived for this year, so you pay only the amount specified on the website for 2
nights in your group-rate hotel room and 5 meals for each of you. Also, scholarship funds
are available for anyone in need. Simply e-mail or call us at the information below before you register.
Which Weekend will work for you:
October 1-3, 2021 -- Heritage Hotel Lancaster in Lancaster, PA--Famous for its Robin Hood-inspired
restaurant, Loxleys
October 15-17, 2021 -- Hyatt Place, Pittsburgh/Cranberry--spacious modern decor guestrooms with
couches--an hour north of Pittsburgh
Should complications arise, your payment is refundable up to a month before the Weekend. Weekends begin at
8 PM on Friday night and end at approximately 3 PM on Sunday. REGISTRATIONS WILL BE LIMITED, so
sign up NOW while there are still openings. Simply go to: www.GodLovesMarriage.org, find your chosen
Weekend, fill out the form, and pay the amount specified with a credit card, or print the form and mail with a
check. Don't miss this opportunity to create a more intimate and joyful marital relationship! For questions,
please contact Northeast US Directors of Lutheran Marriage Encounter, Fred & Julie Schamber,
fjschamber@comcast.net or call: 724-325-3166.
May 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
AA Meeting
7pm in
Social Hall
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
In Person Worship Prayer Group &
10:30am Lectionary Study
*Zoomavailable Meeting 10am in
the Social Hall.
Zoom also available
Centre Hall Council
of Churches 11am
at Grace UMC
Zoom Council Cub Scout Tiger & AA Meeting
Cub Scout Bear Executive Committee Wolf Den Meetings 7pm in
Den Meeting Meeting 6:30pm 6-7:30pm Social Hall
6-7:30pm
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Book Group 8:30am
in the Social Hall
Zoom also
available.
In Person Worship Prayer Group &
Lectionary Study
8am and 10:30am Council Meeting
Meeting 10am in AA Meeting
*Zoom available at 7:00pm
the Social Hall.
10:30am only Social Hall 7pm in
Zoom also available
Zoom also available Social Hall
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
In Person Worship Food Pantry Prayer Group &
8am and 10:30am Distribution Lectionary Study
*Zoom available at 1:30-4pm at Meeting 10am in
10:30am only Grace UMC the Social Hall.
(please note Zoom also available
updated start time)
Pack 20 Committee
Meeting 6:30-8pm Cub Scout Bear
Den Meeting Cub Scout Tiger & AA Meeting
Social Hall
Wolf Den Meetings 7pm in
6-7:30pm
6-7:30pm Social Hall
23 Day of Pentecost 24 25 26 27 28 29
In Person Worship Prayer Group &
8am and 10:30am Lectionary Study
*Zoom available at Meeting 10am in
10:30am only the Social Hall.
AA Meeting
Zoom also available
7pm in
Social Hall
30 The Holy Trinity 31
In Person Worship
8am and 10:30am
*Zoom available at
10:30am only
St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
301 North Pennsylvania Ave.
P. O. Box 331
Centre Hall, PA 16828
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