VOCES8
2025-12-16 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
We are pleased to present for the first time, VOCES8, one of the finest chamber choirs in the world. This eight voice Grammy-nominated ensemble will present gorgeous seasonal music in our beautiful space. Tickets at vafest.org.

Rector's Book Club
2025-12-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
This month we’ll discuss “Heaven and Nature Sing” by Hannah Anderson.

Advent with The Saint John’s Bible
2025-12-21 09:15 - 10:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
Christ & St. Luke’s is now a steward of the Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible. This Advent, we will take advantage of this wonderful gift and use it to help reflect on some of the passages central to our understanding of Advent. This forum series will combine two sacred traditions of scriptural interpretation — Visio Divina and Lectio Divina.
Using the words of scripture, and the beautiful illuminations in The St. John’s Bible, we’ll spend some time reflecting together on this season of waiting and anticipation. This forum series will be participatory, with attendees’ input being central to the Visio Divina and Lectio Divina processes. We’ll be aided by our wonderful Christ & St. Luke’s docents of The Saint John’s Bible, who will help unlock some of the rich meaning woven into each illumination.
This class will meet during the 9:15 a.m. Adult Formation hour on November 30, December 14, and December 21.

Blue Christmas Service
2025-12-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
The Season of Christmas is a joyous time. But it is not always easy to participate in that joy in ways we might want to, which can make this a difficult season for many. For those wrestling with grief and loss, with anxiety and uncertainty, and for those whose experience of the holidays brings up challenging memories, it can feel overwhelming to have to try to embody the joy of the season.
The Blue Christmas Service on December 21 at 6 p.m. is designed to be a space of quiet, rest, and contemplation, where we can bring the entirety of our being – the good, the unpleasant, the broken, the hopeful — and hold ourselves in the goodness of God’s love. It is a Christmas service that helps us focus on the hope of our Christian faith. Designed with contemplative musical choices, like Taizé singing, and with lots of room for silence and reflection, this is a service that is intentionally different from the rest of our Christmas celebrations.
This year’s Blue Christmas service falls on the longest night of the year, Dec. 21st. It’s a reminder that though the darkness is strong now, the light is growing ever so slowly. Throughout the entirety of God’s story with creation, we have seen how the love of God has brought hope and comfort even in the darkest days. Our faith in God tells us that it is not unreasonable to hold on to hope. Join us just as you are, as we give thanks for the light that is coming in.

Family-friendly Eucharist featuring the Children’s Christmas Pageant
2025-12-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
The Christmas Pageant is one of the most special times of the year. It’s a unique and cherished opportunity for our children to step into and retell the greatest love story ever known. Watching them live into being a part of our history, embodying the roles of shepherds, angels, and even a live baby Jesus, is moving and brings the story to life.
There’s a moment, usually around the fourth rehearsal, when I look out and see those children, and it hits me: “Wait, those really are shepherds over there. Those are really angels. Look at Mary!”
In those instances, it’s not just a play; it’s a profound experience that reminds us all of the meaning of Christmas.
The pageant is more than just a performance; it’s a vital part of our community, a tradition that brings generations together and allows us to experience the timeless narrative of Christ’s birth through the innocent and joyful eyes of our youngest members. It’s a beautiful way to connect with our faith and with each other.

Christmas Eve prelude with harp and flute
2025-12-24 21:30 - 22:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
This year’s prelude to the Festal Eucharist of Christmas features flutist Debra Wendells Cross and harpist Barbara Chapman.

The Feast of the Nativity
2025-12-24 22:00 - 23:30 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
The Feast of the Nativity service including traditional carols and candlelight with full choir and brass

Church Offices Closed
2025-12-25 - 2025-12-26 | VA
The Church Offices will be closed for the Christmas holiday.

Christmas Day Service
2025-12-25 10:15 - 11:30 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
Christmas Day Service including traditional carols

Epiphany Potluck
2026-01-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
The Epiphany potluck, formerly known as Twelfth Night Party, is a time that we gather to celebrate and learn about some traditions of Twelfth Night and the Feast of the Epiphany, and to share a meal. The Feast Of The Epiphany is when the three wise men, or magi, finally got to Bethlehem to greet the baby Jesus. We ask people to bring a dish to share for eight to ten people.

Pub Theology Club
2026-01-06 19:00 - 20:30 | VA
We are a welcoming and diverse group of people, between the ages of 20 and 40. We hang out, meet up for brunch, throw parties, and support each other no matter what. We typically meet every other Tuesday evening for Pub Theology Club at a local pub.
Pub Theology Club is a community of respect where young adults can explore questions about humanity and the divine without fear and without judgment.
Sometimes we listen to a podcast or read a book and discuss it. Sometimes we ask questions about life and faith. Sometimes we just share what’s on our minds and love and support one another on our unique journeys.
Want to join us? Contact Will Lee for details or just show up at one of our events and introduce yourself!
We accept all and hold strongly to only one idea: that everyone walks their own path in their faith, and ours is not to dictate that path but to help each other along our own.

Adult Formation with Rabbi Michael Panitz
2026-01-11 09:15 - 10:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
The season of Epiphany is a season of divine encounter. We come face to face with manifestations of God in our life, in our world, in ways that change the way we live and thus the world in which we live. For our Adult Formation in this season we welcome back Rabbi Michael Panitz who will lead us through a number of Jewish resources that explore this idea of epiphany and encounter and the subsequent engagement it brings forth. Rabbi Panitz will also be our guest preacher on Sunday, February 8th.
Jan 11 – Taking shelter under the wings of God’s Presence: Jethro and Ruth in Rabbinic literature
Jan 18 – That which endures: Thinking about God in secular times
Jan 25 – Three routes to awareness of God: Epiphany in the thought of Abraham Joshua Heschel
Feb 1 – In the Valley of the Shadow: Rediscovering God after tragedy
Feb 8 – Perfecting Society: Seeking the Kingdom of Heaven by uplifting the marginalized
Feb 15 – The gates of Prayer are always open to the voice of the oppressed

Midday Music II
2026-01-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
Organ virtuoso Daniel Stipe plays Olivier Messiaen’s nine meditations for Christmastide: La Nativité du Seigneur. Daniel Stipe serves as accompanist for the Richmond Symphony Chorus and the Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale, and as principal organist at All Saints Episcopal Church. Free-will offering.

Church Offices Closed
2026-01-19 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
The Church offices will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Rector’s Book Club
2026-01-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
This month we’ll be reading Being Disciples by Rowan Williams. The former Archbishop of Canterbury offers a short but theologically hefty look at what it means to live as a follower of Christ in the modern world. You can also get ahead on our other picks for the quarter, if you’re so inclined!

February 27 at 4 p.m.: “Humbler Faith, Bigger God” by Sam Wells. Wells, the Vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London, takes the major criticisms of the Christian faith and offers a different, humbler story for us to live by.
March (Lenten Series): “Jesus and the Disinherited” by Howard Thurman. In place of our usual group, we will join our friends at Second Calvary Baptist Church for a collaborative Lenten study of this foundational text of the civil rights

First Thursday Supper
2026-02-05 18:00 - 20:00 | VA
If you’re new or have never been; we hope you consider this relaxed, “no agenda” evening with friends old and new, a pot luck meal and plenty of fellowship. No sign up is necessary and all are welcome. Bring a dish to share. For questions please contact a member of the Committee: Ginny O’Malley Hale, Maria Lyall, Vickie Easley or
B.J. Taylor on 757-373-6701.

Annual Parish Meeting
2026-02-08 11:45 - 12:30 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
The Christ & St. Luke’s Parish Annual Meeting is happening on Sunday, right after the 10:15 a.m. service. It’s a chance to report and celebrate all the blessings of the past year and to talk about how our faith and mission will play out further in 2026. Together, we’ll hear updates from our parish leaders, get the scoop on finances, and take an important look at the year ahead. Members of the church can also help shape our future by electing the next vestry class. We look forward to seeing you there.

Epiphany Service of Light
2026-02-08 17:00 - 18:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
A candlelit service sung by our Parish Choir featuring the three wonders of the light-filled season: Christ revealed to the Magi at the Epiphany, Christ revealed in the waters of Baptism, and the New Creation revealed in the water made wine. Free-will offering.

Women of Wisdom
2026-02-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
We will meet on Tuesday,February 10th for fellowship and discussion of the last half (Ch. Five to End) of Richard Rohr’s new book, The Tears of Things. We will meet in the Gold Room in the Parish Center from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Please come, even if you haven’t had a chance to read the book to enjoy fellowship and stimulating conversation.

Orchestral Eucharist
2026-02-15 10:15 - 11:45 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
Our annual Orchestra Eucharist will feature Franz Joseph Haydn’s charming Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo, with students and faculty from the Governor’s School for the Arts. Free-will offering

Explore The Saint John’s Bible
2026-02-15 12:00 - 12:30 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
The Art Guild will be providing a trained docent in the Parlor following coffee hour for you to come explore The Saint John’s Bible through Visio Divina. No need to RSVP, just come on in!

Treblefest!
2026-02-15 17:00 - 18:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
This Sunday, 70 Choristers from regional churches will join together for an uplifting service of Choral Evensong celebrating our youngest singers. Participating churches include Galilee Virginia Beach, All Saints Richmond, St. Bede Williamsburg, and Christ and St. Luke’s. Childcare available, free-will offering.

Church Offices Closed
2026-02-16 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
The Church Offices will be closed in observance of President’s Day.

Pancake Supper
2026-02-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
The Pancake Supper is a delightful community event that happens on Shrove Tuesday, which some of you might know as Mardi Gras or “Fat Tuesday,” the day before Ash Wednesday. It’s that wonderful moment where our community, from the youngest to the wisest, gathers to enjoy pancakes and have one last hurrah before we begin our preparations for Jesus’s journey to the cross. It’s always filled with fun, including our famous pancake races! It’s a fantastic time for fellowship and a beautiful way to mark the beginning of Lent.

Ash Wednesday Noon Service
2026-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a season of repentance, prayer, fasting, and preparation for Easter. Our services include the invitation to observe a holy Lent. Many receive ashes — made from last year’s Palm Sunday palms — on the forehead as a sign of mortality and repentance while hearing “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” All are welcome to join in these solemn, reflective services together.

Ash Wednesday Family Service
2026-02-18 17:00 - 18:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States

Ash Wednesday Service
2026-02-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a season of repentance, prayer, fasting, and preparation for Easter. Our services include the invitation to observe a holy Lent. Many receive ashes — made from last year’s Palm Sunday palms — on the forehead as a sign of mortality and repentance while hearing “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” All are welcome to join in these solemn, reflective services together.
Please Note: This service will include incense.

Prayer Guild
2026-02-19 18:45 - 19:30 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
We are a small group of parishioners who meet to write prayers in support of the parish community. No prior writing experience is necessary. For this meeting, our prayers will focus on the beginning of the Lenten season. If you’d like to join us, or would like more information, contact Barb Kersey at: Barbkersey59@gmail.com

Lenten Adult Formation: Make No Peace With Oppression
2026-02-22 09:15 - 10:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
On the five Sundays of Lent (February 22, March 1, March 8, March 15, March 22 from 9:15 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.
Throughout the Bible, “oppression” is one of the main evils against which people of faith must contend. They must resist oppressing others and they must work to liberate
those who are oppressed. But what exactly is oppression? Who gets to define it? What does it really feel like to be oppressed? What does it do to people? How do we help?
Join us this Lent as we use our Sunday Adult Formation time to explore this topic. We will hear from clergy and special guests speaking about their own understanding and
experience of oppression and broaden our engagement with this essential aspect of our faith.

Gospel Gang Fellowship & Outreach Event
2026-02-22 11:30 - 13:00 | Christ & St. Luke’s, 560 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
The Gospel Gang will gather for their first fellowship & outreach event of 2026! All children ages 9-12 are invited to gather in Lower LLoyd following the 10:15 a.m. service for pizza, games, and outreach. We’ll be putting together bags of necessities for guests of the Norfolk Winter Shelter, including the socks & gloves folks have been generously donating throughout the winter months.
