Christ & St. Luke's participate in the Norfolk Emergency Shelter Team (NEST) together with neighboring churches. Our homeless neighbors receive dinner, shelter for the evening, and breakfast in Lloyd Hall. This year, we will be hosting NEST from December...
Help Haiti and Local Lunch Ministry Guests
We have a chance to assist two ministries for the price of one. The plan: donate at least $20 – make checks out to CSL and designate Haiti – and one of the leftover Walk for Water t-shirts goes to a guest of our Lunch Ministry. The money helps pay for our third water...
Caring for Creation Flower Sale
Our annual flower sale begins Sunday, November 12 after both the 8:00a.m. & 10:15 a.m. services. Paperwhite Narcissus and Amaryllis will be available early enough to give as hostess/host gifts at Thanksgiving or to begin force-blooming in time for Christmas. Bulbs are...
Help Victims of Hurricane Harvey
The Episcopal Relief and Development organization is a great way to donate to fund relief aid for those affected by hurricane Harvey. Your gift provides emergency assistance and long-term help to people recovering from devastating floods in the wake of this historic...
Racism and the Abundance of the Kingdom — Fr. Grant Stokes, Aug 20, 2017
This is the manuscript from a sermon on racism following the violence in Charlottesville, VA, delivered by Fr. Grant Stokes on August 20, 2017.
Mission Opportunities in the Mutomo Region of Kenya
Sunday, August 27, 9:15 – Lloyd Hall Kate and Rudy Miller recently became members of Christ & St Luke’s Church. They will share with members of our church several new mission opportunities in the Mutomo Region of Kenya. We invite you to join Rudy, Kate and Father Win...
Chosen-ness without Chauvinism — Rabbi Panitz, June 18, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZxiO-bMT8U One of my great predecessors in the rabbinate serving the...
“The Jews” in Holy Week and Easter Readings
As we go through our Holy Week and Easter liturgies, especially readings from the Gospel of John, you will hear over and over again phrases about "the Jews" that are negative in their nature. Here's what's going on. When the Gospel of John was written Christianity was...
Instruments at Christ & St. Luke’s
Music has always played an important role at Christ & St. Luke’s. A vested choir has been part of the tradition of this church for generations, and the church has employed fine organists to lead the worship of her people. The grandeur of the building, with its...