Author Archives: St. Luke's

I’m back after a few weeks away. My vacation time was good—time with friends,camping with family, and a few house projects crossed off the list. After a lovelyperiod of rest, I’m excited to be back at it, working to build a strong and vibrantcommunity here at St. Luke’s. Part of what makes church meaningful isContinue reading “Weekly Lifelines 9/9/2021”

We Wardens are making some announcements while Fr. Justin is on vacation until the Tuesday after Labor Day (Sept 7th). If any pastoral needs arise during his absence please contact Karen in the office at 288-2469 or Rev. Beth Royalty: 651-253-5920, rector@calvary-rochester.org.   In the meantime we were pleased to welcome Father Alan Tilson last SundayContinue reading “Warden’s Corner 8/26/2021”

A few notes from August St Luke’s Vestry meeting of interest to the parish……….. Covid Delta variant means that we have reinstated our mask requirement, and discontinued coffee hour until public health and other government authorities state that the present danger is past us. We are rewriting AGAIN, our covid preparedness document required by theContinue reading “Warden’s Corner 8/19/2021”

I’ve really enjoyed having pandemic restrictions ease in the past few months. Whoknew going indoors with face uncovered could make a person feel so daring andso free? That temporary ease—that little taste of hope—makes the surge in newinfections in recent weeks feel extra awful. We were so close. Ugh. Whatever our feelings about the matter,Continue reading “Weekly Lifelines 8/12/2021”

Last Sunday, after worship, a big group gathered in the fellowship hall to talk about my vision for our Sunday morning experience. In case you weren’t able to be there, here’s what we covered. We began with worship: We’re going to keep our single Sunday morning worship service. Worshiping together on Zoom showed us howContinue reading “Weekly Lifelines 8/5/2021”

I’m back in the office. And you know what? It feels good! I’d been working from home since things shutdown last spring, coming in as needed, mostly meeting on Zoom and by phone, even holding online office hours. But no more!   I’ll be here, at St. Luke’s most days of the week. Because muchContinue reading “Weekly Lifelines 7/29/2021”

Did you ever have an idea that you just couldn’t get out of your head? One came to me last Sunday and it seemed really good. The idea was to write about this big, bold plan I have for St. Luke’s. I was going to put it in this week’s Lifelines. But then, some 1200Continue reading “Weekly Lifelines 7/23/2021”

I want to share an image with you. This one, at right,of the Rochester Duplicate Bridge Club’s first meeting at St. Luke’s. When I look at the picture, my reaction to it is still the same as the first time it popped up in my email: Joy. Here’s what I see: A crowd of peopleContinue reading “Weekly Lifelines 7/15/2021”

The week’s biggest news is that our renters moved in yesterday. The Rochester Duplicate Bridge Club moved its equipment into St. Luke’s on Thursday morning and is all set to start playing on Monday. The biggest change you’ll notice is that the fellowship hall now has lots of card tables in it. Part of theContinue reading “Weekly Lifelines 7/8/2021”

On Tuesday, the church celebrated the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. There’s something odd about that. Even minor saints get their own individual feast days.Indeed, the church calendar is filled with people you’ve probably never heard of who have their own special day. But the two most famous people in the history ofContinue reading “Weekly Lifelines 7/1/2021”