This month we reflected on a variety of readings as planned, but also added in framing and discussion around the killing of Old Dominion Graduate Renee Good, this week, and the Christian faith of love and kindness that guided her as a queer Christian.
At Christ & St. Luke’s, we are a community that seeks to connect tradition with progress and faith with action. One of the most tangible ways we are living out our mission is through our commitment to environmental stewardship and our partnership with Tidewater Compost.
Our December Rector’s Book Club provided a rich opportunity to explore Hannah Anderson’s Advent devotional, Heaven and Nature Sing.
Reflecting on our current blessings and our hopes for the future, it became clear that the operational life of our church has expanded to a point where it calls for leadership similar to that of a traditional Chief Operating Officer.
We cannot claim to be a place of true welcome if we are not first and foremost a place of safety.
Our recent Rector’s Book Club gathering wrestled with Christian Wiman’s provocative collection of prose and poetry, “Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair.”
The joy and vibrancy of our Christ & St. Luke’s community bloomed on a recent November weekend in the Flower Guild classroom. Sixteen enthusiastic parishioners gathered for a special Thanksgiving-themed flower arranging class, guided by Flower Guild member and retired elementary school principal, not-to-mention accomplished church musician, Sid Neighbours.
Planning for your death is one of the greatest gifts of love you can give to the living.
The Rev. Noah Van Niel recently sat down with Hannah to discuss why taking a full day for reflection is so vital right now.
Many people have questions about pledging, and so we’ve tried to answer some of them for you here.
It’s been a busy fall season at Christ & St. Luke’s with a lot of focus on questions of environmental stewardship and how we can make a difference when the world throws up so many challenges. The Rector’s October Book Club choice focused our minds on these questions.
Christ & St. Luke’s recently hosted our annual Jim Sell Community Conversation, a ministry dedicated to fostering respectful dialogue around difficult issues while promoting growth and change. The topic of this year’s conversation was environmental stewardship.
This opinion column by The Rev. Noah Van Niel addresses the dire need for community action to address flooding in Norfolk.
Everyone’s skin is unique and has its own set of problems. But African children’s skin conditions can be more common due to sensitivity and the lack of available treatment. Christopher is eleven years old and had attended Kawaida Primary in class six. Yet...
This past June, a small cohort from our parish had the opportunity to travel to Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, to see the original illuminated manuscript of The Saint John’s Bible. This work of devotional art has been referred to as “America’s...
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