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WELCOME TO SAINT LUKE’S PARISH
Welcome! Saint Luke’s is an Episcopal community of faith.
Join us as we seek God together in an open and loving parish.
Join us as we seek God together in an open and loving parish.
Worship Schedule
Sundays
8:00AM Holy Eucharist with organ and hymns
10:00AM Holy Eucharist with choir
5:00PM Come As You Are (CAYA) Holy Eucharist (September – June)
Wednesdays (September – June)
12:15PM Holy Eucharist & Healing in the Chapel
Christmas 2019 at saint luke's
December 24th – Christmas Eve, Tuesday
3:00PM* Children’s Service
(Especially for children birth-3rd grade)
This service is heavily attended. Please arrive early for seating.
5:00PM* Family Holy Eucharist with Saint Nicolas and Saint Cecelia Choirs
(Especially for children 4th grade and above)
This service is heavily attended. Please arrive early for seating.
7:30PM Festival Holy Eucharist
(7:00PM – Music for Organ, Brass, and Choir)
10:00PM Festival Holy Eucharist
(9:30PM – Music for Organ, Brass, and Choir)
December 25th – Christmas Day, Wednesday
10:00AM Holy Eucharist with Organ
*Childcare provided at a service with an asterisk.
Please note: You are allowed to save only one seat for the driver of your car.
SAINT LUKE’S RECTOR SEARCH
Saint Luke’s is deeply immersed in the exciting process of finding our next Rector. We have completed the Discernment phase, when the Parish considered who we are and what God calls us to become. Now it is time for Recruitment! The Transition page on our website shares the process for application along with information about our Saint Luke’s community. Please take a look and consider if this is where you might be called to lead, grow and serve.
Lisa Baird and Craig Jones are the Co-Chairs of the Recruitment Committee. They can be contacted with any questions or leads on potential candidates. Email Lisa and Craig at rectorsearch@saintlukesdarien.org.
Upcoming Events
Fall happenings at Saint Luke’s
Tuesday, December 10th
Family Christmas Carol Sing and Holiday Dinner
5:30PM in the Church
All are welcome in the church to sing Christmas carols, followed by a catered dinner in the Anderson Youth and Community Center.
Shhh… Santa might make a surprise visit!
Tuesdays, December 10th and 17th
Held in the Light: Contemplative Healing Worship
7PM in the Chapel
Join us for a quiet service of candlelight, prayer, meditation and healing based on services shaped by the Iona Community in Scotland. Iona is a place of incredible beauty and has been called a “thin place” very close to heaven. Refresh your spirit and know the balm of God’s love.
Sunday, December 15th
Pathways – Food for Thought with Derek Stefanovsky
9AM in the Parish Hall
Derek’s interest in sustainable food systems arose out of his family’s maple syrup farm in northern Michigan. Derek will explore how all aspects of our broader agricultural systems can be connected to God.
Sunday, December 15th
A Carolers’ Christmas
Join the young singers of Saint Luke’s as we go caroling for our friends and neighbors. Cider and hot chocolate in the Walker Choir Room from 5:00PM until the caravan departs at 5:30PM.
All are welcome, including adults.
ABUNDANT GRACE.
ABUNDANT GRATITUDE.
Our Stewardship Campaign is Underway!
During this Annual Pledge Appeal we are asking for your financial commitment for 2020. The Church budget operates on the calendar year and we need your contribution so that we can plan for the next year. Please take the time to make a thoughtful, prayerful decision to support Saint Luke’s. Gratitude is at the heart of the stewardship mission, and the recognition of our many blessings is the foundation of the 2020 Stewardship Campaign.
Thank you for all you give.
ADVENT OFFERINGS
Held in the Light: Contemplative Healing Worship
Tuesday nights, Dec. 3rd, 10th and 17th
7:00 pm in the Chapel
A quiet service of candlelight, prayer, meditation and healing based on services shaped by the Iona Community in Scotland.
Advent Quiet Day
Saturday, December 7th, 8:30 AM-1:00 PM
The Taylor Room, $20, lunch included
Savor a morning of quiet and stillness to begin the season of Advent.
Advent Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 8th at 4:00 PM In the Church
The Choirs of Saint Luke’s & Wendy Kerner, Harp
An evening of carols with the Saint Cecilia, Saint Gregory, and Saint Luke’s Parish Choirs and a series of special readings.
Carol Sing & Holiday Dinner
Tuesday, December 10th, 5:30 PM
In the Church with dinner in the AYCC
All are welcome in the church to sing Christmas carols.
A Chorister’s Christmas
Sunday, December 15th, 4:30 PM
Join the young singers of Saint Luke’s.
Come As You Are Christmas Party
December 15th, 6:00 PM
Have yourself a very CAYA Christmas! Sing with the band, celebrate the Eucharist, sup with your friends!
Christmas Pageant
December 22nd, 11:45 AM
In the Church
This joyous family service tells the Christmas story with the full complement of angels, shepherds and sheep.
Advent Pathways Series
Sunday, December 1st
Earth Care: Pray for Earth, Sing for Earth, Act for Earth with Anne and Jeffery Rowthorn
Using examples from their 2018 prize winning book, God’s Good Earth: Praise and Prayer for Creation, Anne and Jeffery will speak to caring for the Earth as a spiritual practice and how that practice can inform and transform our lives.
Sunday, December 8th
The River is Flowing, Flowing and Growing with Rachel Thomas
For eight days in May of 2019, a group of pilgrims set out to paddle the Connecticut River. Rachel will share a bit about that experience, savoring especially the gift of water as a force that heals us and cleanses us.
Sunday, December 15th
Food for Thought with Derek Stefanovsky
Derek’s interest in sustainable food systems arose out of his family’s maple syrup farm in northern Michigan. Derek will explore how all aspects of our broader agricultural systems can be connected to God.
Sunday, December 22nd
The Accidental BeeKeeper with Susan Wyper
Beekeeping started as a joint venture, until it wasn’t. Now it is Susan’s venture, and she is learning. Come hear the lessons of the bees. They have much to teach us.
