St. Luke's Lutheran Church 
65 Oscawana Lake Road
Putnam Valley, New York 10579
(845) 528-8858
St. Luke's invites you to come and worship with us in person
 
All Sunday Services are held in person at 9:30a.m. at the Church 

Services are streamed on Facebook Live every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (link below):
https://www.facebook.com/StLukesPutnamValley/

St. Luke's Lutheran Church 
65 Oscawana Lake Road
Putnam Valley, New York 10579
(845) 528-8858
Regular Sunday Communion Worship at 9:30 a.m.
(In-person and online via Facebook)

Our Sunday Services are held live in the sanctuary and are also available and streamed on our Facebook page - with a live stream of our Live in-person service at  9:30 a.m.
The Order of Worship can be found on our Sunday Service Bulletin tab; gifts, tithes and donations can be made easily and securely by clicking the Online Giving bullon.
                                                                                                         

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Blessings from St. Luke's!
St. Luke's is a warm, loving, family-friendly place to worship here in Putnam Valley, New York.  Our congregation has been serving the Lord and spreading the good news to its communities in the Putnam County and Upper Westchester areas (and beyond) for nearly 80 years.   St. Luke's is an inviting Christian community committed to sharing the gospel to families and people of all ages.  Come join us in prayer and worship ... you'll be glad you did.
Please feel free to contact Pastor Vangor or share your prayer concerns so we can all pray together as the people of St. Luke’s.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 
COFFEE HOUR 
Coffee hour has returned - starting September 7th our Coffee Hour is held immediately following the 9:30am service.  ​All are welcome!

MUSIC DEPARTMENT 
Adult Choir Rehearsals are held after the Sunday service and Coffee Hour.  Please contact Mrs. Stella for Youth Choir Rehearsal and Instrumental Ensemble meeting times or for any choir questions.


Prayer Concerns:
Please feel free to email or call Pastor Bill Vangor directly if you have any questions, prayer concerns or would like more information about St. Luke's. You may email us at   [email protected] with any general questions, comments or suggestions. You may also contact Pastor Bill Vangor directly at [email protected] with any prayer concerns or spiritual issues. 

​OBITUARY AND NOTICE FOR ED SABRSULA

Obituary For Edwin H SabrsulaEdwin H. Sabrsula passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025. He was 92. Edwin is survived by his beloved wife Louise to whom he was married for 69 years. He is also survived by his son Kenneth and his wife Debra, and by his daughter-in-law Ann-Marie. He was predeceased by his son Donald in 2003. Edwin is also survived by his grandchildren, Natalie Sabrsula, Katherine Marin and her husband Carlos, and Daniel Sabrsula. He is survived by his nieces and nephews, but was predeceased by each of his brothers and sisters.
Edwin was an active and valued part of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Putnam Valley. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, hunting, making homemade jerky, and was a skilled dominoes player and scorekeeper. He was a wise and gentle presence, and he will be deeply missed by those who knew him.
Visiting hours were held on Monday, August 25, 2025, at Heritage Funeral Home, Morrissey Drive, Putnam Valley. The Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, August 26th at 11 am at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Putnam Valley.
​In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to St. Luke’s or to the charity of your choice.

Putnam Valley Community Food Pantry

The Putnam Valley Community Food Pantry provides perishable and non-perishable grocery items to approximately 200 families a week. The pantry is open every Saturday from 10am-11am.

Food is distributed at its location at 337 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley, NY, 10579.

Click below to learn more and to help support our community food pantry:

Cookies for College

Every year in December our congregation comes together after church to put together care packages for the college students from our church community and for children in the foster care system in our area.  Thanks to all who baked cookies and donated items to pack in the boxes that were sent to each of the students again this December - the kids loved it!

YOU CAN MAKE AN ONLINE GIFT TO ST. LUKE'S - CLICK BELOW:

For those who would rather not mail their offering envelopes, please don’t forget that St. Luke's is now able to accept online giving through our Realm ministry portal to help pay the bills that don’t stop even though we aren’t in the building. We are able to securely accept ACH checks and credit/debit card transactions - just click the button above.
NEW: St. Luke's is now able to accept donations via text from any cell phone: just text the word Luke to 73256, followed by the gift amount, (e.g. “Luke $100”). 
It's easy! Please let us know if you have any questions.

THE 500th ANNIVERSARY OF THE REFORMATION! 

We celebrate Reformation Sunday every October, but in 2021 we were happy to celebrate the 500th Anniversary with a series of celebrations through the anniversary year.  We are reminded of the 95 Theses that Martin Luther nailed to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church to begin the process of reform and renewal.  The document spelled out the supporting ideas for the two main beliefs underlying Protestant religions, and particularly the Lutheran Church.  These two beliefs, central to our religion, are that the Bible is God’s given authoritative Word and that humans receive salvation through faith alone in Christ alone and not by their deeds.  It was a day that shaped religious and cultural history.

"HERE I STAND SUNDAY"  - held on April 18, 2021

On April 18, 1521, three and a half years after he nailed the 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Martin Luther made his historic stand at the Diet (official meeting) in the German city of Worms (pronounced “Vorms”). Accused of fostering heresy, he was directed by Charles V and other leaders to recant his teaching about the pure Gospel or face death.
As recounted in his collected works, Luther concluded his statement to the Diet with the words: “Since then your serene majesty and your lordships seek a simple answer, I will give it in this manner, neither horned nor toothed: Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason (for I do not trust either in the pope or in councils alone, since it is well known that they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted and my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not retract anything, since it is neither safe nor right to go against conscience.
“I cannot do otherwise, here I stand, may God help me, Amen” (LW 32:112–13).
On April 18, 2021, the Synod will commemorate the 500th anniversary of Luther’s defiant defense of the pure Gospel by observing “Here I Stand” Sunday, as called for by the adoption of Resolution 4–09 at the 2019 Synod convention. The resolution reads, in part:
“WHEREAS, Scripture gives us encouragement with these words: ‘Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful’ (Heb. 10:23) … therefore be it Resolved, That April 18, 2021, be declared ‘Here I Stand’ Sunday throughout The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, its districts, circuits, and congregations … and be it finally Resolved, That our churches and people be encouraged to spend time in prayer, asking the Lord to continue to bless the proclamation of the Gospel.”

To learn more information about the history of the Reformation, go to: lutheranreformation.org

    To contact Pastor Vangor or the Elders, please call or click this form (RSVP form for services is on the RSVP and Service Bulletin Tab at the top of this page):
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