About

Leadership

Rector

The Rev. Justin P. Chapman

The Rev. Justin P. Chapman has served as rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church since 2017. After an undergraduate in architecture at the University of Minnesota, Justin received his Master of Divinity at Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California. Upon being ordained priest, he served as curate of St. Luke’s and priest-in-charge of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Kasson. Subsequently, Justin was priest-in-residence at St. Luke’s and dean of the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault, Minnesota.

Contact: revjustinc@gmail.com, 612-618-3826

Parish Administrator

Karen M. Gould

Karen has served as our Parish Secretary and then Parish Administrator since 1992.  She has primary responsibility for the administrative responsibilities of our congregation’s life. From finances to parochial reports to service bulletins; she does so much to make sure our parish life run smoothly.

Contact: gouldk@stlukesepiscopal.org, 507-288-2469

Director of Music

Dr. John A. Schultz

St. Luke’s is happy to welcome back Dr. John A. Schultz as our Director of Music. Dr. Schultz holds degrees from Lehigh University, Smith College, and the University of Illinois, where he received the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting in 1980. He was Music Director of the Mayo Clinic Chamber Symphony from 1985 through 2018. He served Episcopal churches in St. Paul and Red Wing, and was most recently interim Organist-Choirmaster at Calvary Church, Rochester. Formerly, he served for 24 years as Organist-Choirmaster of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Rochester. Dr. Schultz is retired from Mayo Clinic, where, as a Technical Specialist, he designed and supported software for the Department of Education at Mayo for 29 years. He and his wife, Jayne, share homes on Madeline Island and in Northfield.

Contact: johnahernschultz@gmail.com, 507-261-0880

Vestry Members

• Kit Muellner, Senior Warden 
• Cathy Botz, Junior Warden 
• Neal Engelman, Treasurer
• Carmen Garness, Secretary
• Andrew Altrichter
• Jeff Decker
• Marge Dent
• Alan Lichty
• Cathryn Manduca
• Harold Solbrig

Newsletter

Catch up all the news and goings-on at St. Luke’s in our newsletter, the Weekly Lifelines. Click here to access the archive.

Parish Directory

Click the button below to find the St. Luke’s Parish Directory as a downloadable pdf. Please note, this directory is password protected. If you’d like to gain access, please contact us.

Safe Church

In our Baptismal Covenant, we promise to respect the dignity of every human being. One way that we live out that value in ECMN is through the implementation of our Safe Church Policies. 

Our Safe Church Policies establish and maintain standards intended to ensure that our faith communities are safe places where all of God’s people are loved and encouraged to grow into the people God calls us to be. These policies provide specific recommendations, best practices, and guidelines that seek to protect children, youth, and vulnerable adults.

South Sudanese Anglican Congregation

Please join all of us at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in welcoming the new South Sudanese Episcopal congregation to St. Luke’s, as together we embark upon an exciting new venture. The new congregation will worship in Dinka on Sunday afternoons, at 2 p.m.  

Working Groups

The work of the church is owned by all. Teams are formed around each of these areas in order to collaboratively build ministries and programs to meet the needs of all.

“Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, to all the souls you can, in every place you can, at all the times you can, with all the zeal you can, as long as ever you can.” – John Wesley

Our working groups are listed below. If you’d like to get involved in any of them, please visit the contact us page.

Buildings and Grounds

The Buildings and Grounds Working Group ensures our building and grounds are maintained now and  for future generations.   We have an annual Mini-Work Week in the summer when all members of our Faith Community are invited to assist in painting, cleaning, and trimming trees.  If working outdoors or with hammer and nails is something you enjoy doing, all help is appreciated, enjoyable and very welcome. 

Faith Formation

Faith Formation helps us grow and transform as we travel along our spiritual path, using our heart, our head and our hands. All ideas welcome and encouraged. 

Finance

The Finance Working Group works with the Rector, Wardens and Vestry in all aspects of our financial life.

Outreach

According to Miriam Webster, Outreach is “the extending of services or assistance beyond current or usual limits”.  St. Luke’s community reaches out to improve lives and conditions of life within the St. Luke’s neighborhood and extending throughout Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, the nation and the world.

Pastoral Care

The word pastoral comes from the Latin word for “shepherd,” and that’s what pastoral care is about at St. Luke’s: clergy and lay volunteers working together to tend, to pray for, to visit, to listen, to care for those in our congregation who are sick, lonely, grieving, in need of healing, or overwhelmed in crisis or transition.

Worship

The Worship Working Group works with Father Justin on the planning of our worship services, to help us express and experience the love and wonder of God’s presence. 

History of the Building, Stained Glass & Icons

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church has a long and rich history, and there are many stories to tell about the building, stained glass and icons you’ll see when you visit the building.

Facilities

All of the beautiful facilities, sanctuary, chapel, meeting rooms, classroom and 4-acre grounds at  St. Luke’s  are available for rental for your family celebrations, retreats, meetings classes or festivals. Please contact the office for availability and pricing.

Weddings at St. Luke’s