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 & online via Facebook)
St. Luke's invites you to come and worship with us in person
 (Services are also streamed online):

All Sunday Services are held in person at 9:30a.m. at the Church as well as virtually on Facebook.
(mask wearing is still recommended under COVID protocols to keep you and others safe).
Those who are not feeling well are asked not to attend in person.   We highly encourage all to get vaccinated and get a bivalent booster if you are eligible.  


Live 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 tab above or by clicking the "Shop Now" button at the top of the Facebook page.
                                                                                                         

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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.

Worship Schedule:

Regular Sunday Service Schedule:

* Sunday Services are held each Sunday at 9:30 am  and online streamed via Facebook from the Church
* Coffee hour and Choir rehearsal are held after the service.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

MUSIC DEPARTMENT 
Adult Choir Rehearsals are held after the Sunday service.   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   mail@stlukesputnamvalley.org with any general questions, comments or suggestions. You may also contact Pastor Bill Vangor directly at pastor@stlukesputnamvalley.org with any prayer concerns or spiritual issues. 

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:

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ASKED, 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 celebrated Reformation Sunday every October, but we were happy to recently 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

Our prior VBS virtual program is available ONLINE: 

Track & Faith -- Running the Race

St. Luke's was excited to host its 2020/21 VBS camp online from the comfort of your own home during the COVID shutdown. 

We hope to bring this great program with a leadership component model for our teens and youth leaders back with an awesome VBS camp for the community children next summer.

This online program is great for kids from ages K-6th grade (but can be expanded with parental assistance).  Children enjoy crafts, Bible lessons, music, dancing and snacks, all as they learning about Victory in Christ with TRACK & FAITH - Running the Race with Endurance! 

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​Contact our own Derrick Gabel for IT Support:

Our Highlighted Contractor for April 2022:

Cookies for College
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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!
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PASTOR BILL:
                                                                                  August 3rd, 2022
My dear family and friends of St. Luke’s.
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Ed Ulrich was called to his heavenly rest last night. Ed was such a wonderful friend to me and to all at St. Luke. I am especially grieving for Santa as she is going through all of what needs to be done during such a difficult time. This all took place while they were away from home at their cabin in the woods so many hours away from here. I know that only complicates things for Santa and the family.
Please keep Santa and the Ulrich family in your prayers. I will forward the details of what is to come as I learn them. In the meantime, we pray that the Lord of all comfort would be with Santa and the family during this most difficult time.
Pastor Bill Vangor
“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die"

    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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