Author Archives: St. Luke's

Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you; and then use us, we pray, as you will, and always to your glory and for the welfare of your people; through ourContinue reading “Weekly Lifelines 6/16/2022”

I’ve always been a pretty active person. It’s not something I chose; sitting still fortoo long leaves me restless and moving just feels good. Despite that, when it’stime to start intentional exercise, I often struggle to begin. There are just too manyother interesting things to do and working out is—if I’m being honest—kind of apain.Continue reading “Weekly Lifelines 6/9/2022”

On Sunday, we celebrate the feast of Pentecost and the Holy Spirit’s arrival. Curiously, like some other important events in the Bible, we have two different accounts of how the Spirit came to be with us. The most well known story is in the second chapter of Acts. On the festival of Pentecost, fifty daysContinue reading “Weekly Lifelines 6/2/2022”

I’m away this week, taking some sabbath rest. In thinking about what I might write to you, I found this poem from Wendell Berry. It spoke to me of the restoration and peace I find outdoors and the importance of taking good rest. Grace and peace, Justin _____ Sabbaths, 1985 – V How long doesContinue reading “Weekly Lifelines 5/26/2022”

A few notes of interest to the parish from the May Vestry meeting….. St. Luke’s Finances are OK. Small committees from St. Luke’s and Calvary will meet next week to look for projects we can do together. If you have ideas, contact Justin, Kit Muellner or Diane O’Mara. St. Luke’s will participate in a Diocesan projectContinue reading “Warden’s Corner 5/19/2022”

It’s funny how things line up sometimes. Just this Sunday, at our meeting after church, I was musing about how we seem to be in a different phase of the pandemic. Going forward, I figured it was unlikely our worship would be majorly affected. Maybe we’d mask up again, but things were looking up, right?Continue reading “Weekly Lifelines 5/8/2022”

What a week! In the end, nobody in the Chapman house had covid symptoms, we all tested negative, and Elizabeth returned to daycare this morning. Especially knowing how many other people in Rochester—and at St. Luke’s!—have caught it, I feel like we dodged a bullet. I know the covid symptoms for vaccinated folks and littleContinue reading “Weekly Lifelines 5/12/2022”

A few notes of interest to the parish from the April Vestry meeting….. 1) A word of warning from our Treasurer on St Luke’s finances. we are spending $22.8k/month but bringing in just $19.8K/month. Part of that is an 84% increase in natural gas costs. These costs should abate if winter ever ends, but weContinue reading “Warden’s Corner 4/28/2022”

What a wonderful week! I absolutely love celebrating Holy Week and Easter, and especially with all of you. And this year, since we got to be back in person and indoors, it was even better. I’m always surprised at how much energy it takes to pull the whole thing off. I owe a huge debtContinue reading “Weekly Lifelines 4/21/2022”

As I anticipate our celebration of the Triduum and our worship on Good Friday, I’maware that the crucifixion isn’t the primary way I connect to the story of Jesus. Theincarnation, Jesus’ teaching, and his moral example capture my imagination muchmore than most of Holy Week does. As such, I was grateful to stumble across thispassageContinue reading “Weekly Lifelines 4/14/2022”