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About Us
Who We Are at St. Luke’s
We, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, are a warm, friendly, and caring community of Christian believers.
At St. Luke’s, you will find:
A spiritual home for yourself, your family, and your friends.
A spiritual home for yourself, your family, and your friends.A church that seeks to express its faith through not only worship, but involvement in the life of our local community.
A church that seeks to express its faith through not only worship, but involvement in the life of our local community.Members who come from an eclectic mix of backgrounds, including educators, people engaged in business and finance, farmers, medical professional, retired people, and so on.
Members who come from an eclectic mix of backgrounds, including educators, people engaged in business and finance, farmers, medical professional, retired people, and so on. Members come to St. Luke’s for a variety of reasons. They come from other Episcopal churches, from other denominations, and also come simply as people seeking deeper meaning who may have little or no church background.
Supporting Your Spiritual Path
At St. Luke’s we offer opportunities for both group and individual worship and study with:
Sunday services, including Communion at both 8:00 am and 10:00 am.
Sunday services, including Communion at both 8:00 am and 10:00 am.A brief Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Healing Service, where anyone can come forward for “laying on of hands” and praying by the priest for any reason.
A brief Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Healing Service, where anyone can come forward for “laying on of hands” and praying by the priest for any reason.Bible study between Sunday services.
Bible study between Sunday services.Opportunities for lay ministry as lay Eucharistic ministers who assist at the altar, readers, members of the altar guild, teaching Sunday school, and other roles within the church.
Opportunities for lay ministry as lay Eucharistic ministers who assist at the altar, readers, members of the altar guild, teaching Sunday school, and other roles within the church.Opportunities for discipleship with community involvement in our outreach to seniors, support of Martha’s kitchen and the Samaritan House, visiting the sick, and so on.
Opportunities for discipleship with community involvement in our outreach to seniors, support of Martha’s kitchen and the Samaritan House, visiting the sick, and so on.
What We Believe
We believe in and observe the seven sacraments: Baptism, Communion, Confirmation, Ordination, Holy Matrimony, Confession, and Anointing the Sick.
We believe in and observe the seven sacraments: Baptism, Communion, Confirmation, Ordination, Holy Matrimony, Confession, and Anointing the Sick. We retain the Catholic orders of ministry that include Bishops, Priests, Deacons, and all baptized laypersons.
We retain the Catholic orders of ministry that include Bishops, Priests, Deacons, and all baptized laypersons. We use the historical Catholic Creeds: The Nicene Creed and the Apostles Creed.
We use the historical Catholic Creeds: The Nicene Creed and the Apostles Creed.Our Sunday liturgy is based upon the ancient and classical form and is Catholic in origin.
Our Sunday liturgy is based upon the ancient and classical form and is Catholic in origin.Some differences between the Episcopal Church and the Catholic Church are: We are a democratic body, electing those who govern and guide us, our priests can marry, and we ordain women.
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