Bulletin
March 29 & 30
Prayers
This Week
Joyce, Isaac
Last Week
Carol, Sherri, Ryann
Joyce, Isaac
Last Week
Carol, Sherri, Ryann
Announcements
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Love Our City Projects Today at 9:30
A HUGE thank you to all who helped at a Saturday Love Our City project! We hope you had a great time! Check out the Saturday projects here. Today at 9:30, you’ll find several sort-and-pack projects, as well as the ever-popular Co-Op Survival dog leash craft! We couldn’t pack all these kits without your generous donations to the January-March Community Corners, so thank you! Today’s project details below:
Church-Wide Meeting: Planning St. Luke’s Three-Year Vision
Save the date! Everyone is invited to join Pastor Luke in the Oasis at 9:30am on two Sundays, April 6th and April 13th, for a church-wide planning session about St. Luke’s next three years. He’ll present some ideas from the council & staff and gather input & comments from those attending. Note: There will be no adult Bible studies at 9:30 on April 6th and 13th.
Holy Week & Easter Services
Maundy Thursday & Good Friday services are 10am & 6:30pm, with the nursery available at 6:30pm services. For Easter, we will have a 6am sunrise service in the courtyard, and 8am & 10:30 services with communion, nursery, and Children’s Church. Children 4th grade and younger are invited to the Easter egg hunt at 9:30am starting in the Sunday school lobby. All are invited to a hot breakfast starting at 9:30 and served by our youth in the Oasis. There will be no 5pm Saturday service on April 19th.
Choice Dollars® Expire March 31st
Thrivent Financial members have until March 31st to direct any remaining 2024 Choice Dollars®. After that date, Choice Dollars will expire. Choice Dollars can be directed among thousands of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including St. Luke's. For more details on how to direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars, visit their website, or call 800-847-4836.
Easter Flowers
Easter flowers are now available for purchase to decorate the altar! Mark your $10 donation for “lilies” and pick up your lilies or spring flowers after Easter.
Women’s Ministry: Canaan in the Desert Prayer Garden
The Ladies’ Lenten Walking Group will meet once more at 9:00am at Gilbert Water Ranch on April 5th before their final meeting on April 12th at the Canaan in the Desert Prayer Garden! Join them for a morning of reflection as we head into Holy Week. Please sign up at the info counter.
April Community Corner: Food Drive
For April, we're helping out our neighborhood by stocking the food pantry at Heart of Mesa Baptist! Heart of Mesa is the church next door to our north, and every Thursday they hand out food boxes to anyone in need. Please bring in any non-perishable food items throughout April and place them in the Community Cubbies in our Worship Center lobby.
Heading Out of Town?
Did you know you can watch services and listen to the sermon in the St. Luke app? You can also check in to “online worship” when you do, so that we know people find this feature useful! Also, if you receive mail at an Arizona address, please let the office know to change it back to your home address. Thank you!
- R E M I N D E R S –
Wednesday Lenten Worship
Join us for 10:00 worship on Wednesdays in Lent, from now until April 9th.
State Tax Credits
If you pay income taxes in Arizona, you can donate to qualifying nonprofits through tax credits! Many St. Luke partner organizations qualify, so take a look at the ADOR's website and St. Luke’s website.
Endowment Fund Awards
The St. Luke Endowment Committee is preparing for its 2025 Endowment Fund Awards. We will be accepting both scholarship and grant applications until April 30th. Awards may be used for scholarships, outreach, or church improvements. Scholarship award applications must be for students who will be attending a synodically affiliated college, university, or seminary in the fall of 2025, have an established relationship with St. Luke Lutheran Church, and plan to be in full-time professional services for the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod upon completion of their studies. Community Outreach Grant or Church Improvement Grant must be applicable to St. Luke’s community and church. If interested in applying for a scholarship, outreach grant, or church improvement grant, forms may be obtained from the Info Center in the lobby or online. Applications should be returned as soon as possible.
2025 Youth Gathering Envelope Wall
We’re grateful to announce that all envelopes off the Gathering Envelope Wall have been claimed! THANK YOU!! Don’t forget to bring your donation back with its blue envelope & place it in an offering box! And please continue to pray for our youth and leaders as the LCMS Youth Gathering in New Orleans this July gets closer every week!
Hope in the Neighborhood Campaign Update
As of March 12th, giving pledges towards the revitalization of our Stapley Drive frontage total $598,720. Of those pledges, $480,452 has already been given! Thanks to your incredible generosity, we’ve been able to finalize renovation contracts, which Pastor Luke will share about during this week’s announcements. Just a reminder: if your donation is meant to go towards your pledge, don’t forget to note it! If you need any assistance with your online giving, please contact the office or reach out directly to SecureGive at 855-895-8951.
- S T. L U K E I N F O -
Welcome Cards
If you are new to St. Luke, fill out a green WELCOME card to let us know you’re here & ask us any questions! These cards are available in the pews, at the offering boxes, and in the lobby. They also have some general information about our church. Fill one out and drop it off in one of the wooden offering boxes located on the back wall behind the pews.
Offering Boxes at St. Luke
If you’ve been looking for the offering plate, don’t worry! You can still give on Sunday mornings by using the wooden boxes attached to the walls at the back of the sanctuary (behind the pews) next to each entry door. There are envelopes at each one, too. We also have online giving, which you can set up to give monthly, weekly, or yearly!
Don’t Forget to Check In!
Checking in on an iPad in the lobby or through the St. Luke’s app or website helps us in all kinds of ways! We use it to attendance numbers, to keep you up to date with communications, and to know when you’ve been here and when you haven’t – just in case we don’t get to say hi in person one weekend. It’s also easy! The app requires a one-time registration, and as long as we have a phone number on file for you, you can check in on any iPad at church. You can also check in on the app when you watch online services, no matter where you are! Contact the office (480-969-4414) if you need any help or have questions!
Get the St. Luke App
Did you know you can check in on our app? Checking in helps us measure attendance, connect to people, and better serve our guests. Search “St. Luke Mesa” in the app store for iPhones and Androids to download! It’s a quick and easy way find the announcements & weekly calendar, check in, request prayer or baptism, read the week’s scripture, take notes, follow a Bible reading plan, update online giving, and more!
Lost and Found
Have you misplaced something? Maybe it’s here with us! Call the office at 480-969-4414 or email us to let us know what you’re missing!
Hearing-Assistance System
We have a new hearing-assistance system that works with an app or a belt pack to aid people in hearing our services. Ask about it in the sound booth.
Love Our City Projects Today at 9:30
A HUGE thank you to all who helped at a Saturday Love Our City project! We hope you had a great time! Check out the Saturday projects here. Today at 9:30, you’ll find several sort-and-pack projects, as well as the ever-popular Co-Op Survival dog leash craft! We couldn’t pack all these kits without your generous donations to the January-March Community Corners, so thank you! Today’s project details below:
- Fellowship Room: Co-Op Dog Leashes
- Craft dog leashes for Veterans and learn how this ministry supports both Vets and their caretakers.
- Room 401: Resurrection Street Hygiene & Snack Kits
- Sort and pack hygiene & snack kits for Resurrection Street ministries to distribute to the homeless.
- Room 405: ASU Finals Survival Kits
- Pack “finals survival kits” for the Lutheran international ministry to distribute to ASU students.
- Room 406: Choices Emergency Parent Kits
- Pack “emergency parent kits” for Choices Pregnancy Center to distribute to families having trouble making ends meet.
Church-Wide Meeting: Planning St. Luke’s Three-Year Vision
Save the date! Everyone is invited to join Pastor Luke in the Oasis at 9:30am on two Sundays, April 6th and April 13th, for a church-wide planning session about St. Luke’s next three years. He’ll present some ideas from the council & staff and gather input & comments from those attending. Note: There will be no adult Bible studies at 9:30 on April 6th and 13th.
Holy Week & Easter Services
Maundy Thursday & Good Friday services are 10am & 6:30pm, with the nursery available at 6:30pm services. For Easter, we will have a 6am sunrise service in the courtyard, and 8am & 10:30 services with communion, nursery, and Children’s Church. Children 4th grade and younger are invited to the Easter egg hunt at 9:30am starting in the Sunday school lobby. All are invited to a hot breakfast starting at 9:30 and served by our youth in the Oasis. There will be no 5pm Saturday service on April 19th.
Choice Dollars® Expire March 31st
Thrivent Financial members have until March 31st to direct any remaining 2024 Choice Dollars®. After that date, Choice Dollars will expire. Choice Dollars can be directed among thousands of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including St. Luke's. For more details on how to direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars, visit their website, or call 800-847-4836.
Easter Flowers
Easter flowers are now available for purchase to decorate the altar! Mark your $10 donation for “lilies” and pick up your lilies or spring flowers after Easter.
Women’s Ministry: Canaan in the Desert Prayer Garden
The Ladies’ Lenten Walking Group will meet once more at 9:00am at Gilbert Water Ranch on April 5th before their final meeting on April 12th at the Canaan in the Desert Prayer Garden! Join them for a morning of reflection as we head into Holy Week. Please sign up at the info counter.
April Community Corner: Food Drive
For April, we're helping out our neighborhood by stocking the food pantry at Heart of Mesa Baptist! Heart of Mesa is the church next door to our north, and every Thursday they hand out food boxes to anyone in need. Please bring in any non-perishable food items throughout April and place them in the Community Cubbies in our Worship Center lobby.
Heading Out of Town?
Did you know you can watch services and listen to the sermon in the St. Luke app? You can also check in to “online worship” when you do, so that we know people find this feature useful! Also, if you receive mail at an Arizona address, please let the office know to change it back to your home address. Thank you!
- R E M I N D E R S –
Wednesday Lenten Worship
Join us for 10:00 worship on Wednesdays in Lent, from now until April 9th.
State Tax Credits
If you pay income taxes in Arizona, you can donate to qualifying nonprofits through tax credits! Many St. Luke partner organizations qualify, so take a look at the ADOR's website and St. Luke’s website.
Endowment Fund Awards
The St. Luke Endowment Committee is preparing for its 2025 Endowment Fund Awards. We will be accepting both scholarship and grant applications until April 30th. Awards may be used for scholarships, outreach, or church improvements. Scholarship award applications must be for students who will be attending a synodically affiliated college, university, or seminary in the fall of 2025, have an established relationship with St. Luke Lutheran Church, and plan to be in full-time professional services for the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod upon completion of their studies. Community Outreach Grant or Church Improvement Grant must be applicable to St. Luke’s community and church. If interested in applying for a scholarship, outreach grant, or church improvement grant, forms may be obtained from the Info Center in the lobby or online. Applications should be returned as soon as possible.
2025 Youth Gathering Envelope Wall
We’re grateful to announce that all envelopes off the Gathering Envelope Wall have been claimed! THANK YOU!! Don’t forget to bring your donation back with its blue envelope & place it in an offering box! And please continue to pray for our youth and leaders as the LCMS Youth Gathering in New Orleans this July gets closer every week!
Hope in the Neighborhood Campaign Update
As of March 12th, giving pledges towards the revitalization of our Stapley Drive frontage total $598,720. Of those pledges, $480,452 has already been given! Thanks to your incredible generosity, we’ve been able to finalize renovation contracts, which Pastor Luke will share about during this week’s announcements. Just a reminder: if your donation is meant to go towards your pledge, don’t forget to note it! If you need any assistance with your online giving, please contact the office or reach out directly to SecureGive at 855-895-8951.
- S T. L U K E I N F O -
Welcome Cards
If you are new to St. Luke, fill out a green WELCOME card to let us know you’re here & ask us any questions! These cards are available in the pews, at the offering boxes, and in the lobby. They also have some general information about our church. Fill one out and drop it off in one of the wooden offering boxes located on the back wall behind the pews.
Offering Boxes at St. Luke
If you’ve been looking for the offering plate, don’t worry! You can still give on Sunday mornings by using the wooden boxes attached to the walls at the back of the sanctuary (behind the pews) next to each entry door. There are envelopes at each one, too. We also have online giving, which you can set up to give monthly, weekly, or yearly!
Don’t Forget to Check In!
Checking in on an iPad in the lobby or through the St. Luke’s app or website helps us in all kinds of ways! We use it to attendance numbers, to keep you up to date with communications, and to know when you’ve been here and when you haven’t – just in case we don’t get to say hi in person one weekend. It’s also easy! The app requires a one-time registration, and as long as we have a phone number on file for you, you can check in on any iPad at church. You can also check in on the app when you watch online services, no matter where you are! Contact the office (480-969-4414) if you need any help or have questions!
Get the St. Luke App
Did you know you can check in on our app? Checking in helps us measure attendance, connect to people, and better serve our guests. Search “St. Luke Mesa” in the app store for iPhones and Androids to download! It’s a quick and easy way find the announcements & weekly calendar, check in, request prayer or baptism, read the week’s scripture, take notes, follow a Bible reading plan, update online giving, and more!
Lost and Found
Have you misplaced something? Maybe it’s here with us! Call the office at 480-969-4414 or email us to let us know what you’re missing!
Hearing-Assistance System
We have a new hearing-assistance system that works with an app or a belt pack to aid people in hearing our services. Ask about it in the sound booth.
Our 20/20 Vision
Embracing our neighbors with unexpected love, St. Luke's exists to bring the hope and healing of Jesus to everyday life.
Embracing our neighbors with unexpected love, St. Luke's exists to bring the hope and healing of Jesus to everyday life.