Small Groups
Find a Ministry
Joining a small group is an easy way to make friends in a large church like Saint Luke’s or a context to reinvigorate long-time connections. Our small groups offer the opportunity to create deeper connections with one another and with God.
Men’s Ministries
- Men’s Connection Breakfast – monthly breakfast at The Darien Diner (275 Post Road, Darien) on the 2nd Thursday of the month (7 – 8 AM), led by the Rector.
- Men’s Dinners – monthly dinner at Saint Luke’s on the 4th Monday of the month (6:30-8 PM), featuring guest speakers, fellowship, and delicious food.
- Men’s Retreat – annual retreat to Holy Cross Monastery in the Hudson Valley or Camp Washington in Lakeside, Connecticut. The 2024 Dates are April 5-7.
Women’s Ministries
- Holding Dinner – monthly dinner at Saint Luke’s on the 2nd Monday of the month (6:30-8 PM), featuring delicious food and fellowship.
- Women’s Retreat – Each fall, the women of the parish go away for a weekend of fellowship, rest, and refreshment at a local retreat center.
Parenting Groups
Finding support and companionship as parents is so important, and Saint Luke’s tries to connect and support parents as they raise children of faith.
- Parents of Young Children – small group of parents – moms and dads – with babies and young children that meets twice a month for camaraderie and conversation to process, pray, and laugh together. Reach out to the Rev. Hannah Pommersheim for details.
- MOMSNext – a group for moms of school-aged children that meets every other Thursday for lunch and fellowship, 12:15-1:30pm, focused on the things that matter most in raising children through adolescence.
- MOATs: Mothers of Adults and Teens – a group of mothers of teenagers and young adults who meet monthly on the third Monday of the month from 7:30-9pm to walk together on the journey of motherhood. MOATS group meetings are paused through June 2025.
Meditation Group
Join us for a short reading, a chant, and 20 minutes of silent meditation. Instruction in Centering Prayer is offered, or follow your own meditation practice. Drop-in group in the Taylor Room on Wednesdays. Doors open at 6 PM; meditation starts at 6:15 PM.
Knitting Group
Our Knitting Ministry gathers on the fourth Monday of the month at 7pm to create beautiful prayer shawls and squares that will be blessed by the clergy and given to people who are in need of comfort, blankets for the Princess Basma Center in the Holy Land, and hats for Pacific House and Person to Person. Knitters of all skill levels are welcome!
Moving Forward
A group for those who have lost a spouse, recently or long ago, to gather for fellowship, learning, and support. Meets on the second Monday of the month in the Taylor Room, 4-5:30 PM.
