Reflections from St. Luke's
Deb Marks: A Few Words on Annual Giving
As members of an Episcopal Church, we are familiar with the cycle of liturgical seasons. I think that most of St. Luke’s ministries have a similar rotation of activity, focus, and intent. The Pledge Campaign is one of these recurring, seasonal events, and is necessary...
Ask Jim: Why Did the Holy Spirit Become “She”?
If you have recited the creeds in the past, you will recall that the Holy Spirit was always referred to as “he.” Recently, that has changed, and the Holy Spirit is now referred to as “she” at St. Luke’s. Why is that? The Christian Bible was written in Greek. The word...
Deb Marks: Discerning Our Needs
Last fall, I shared with you the origin story of the Canadian Anglican Church where Jim and I were married. That church is also named St. Luke’s. As an emerging and barely funded parish in 1899, members cut and prepared sandstone from a local quarry to make the...
Jessica Hitchcock: On the Ministry of Having an Intern
We will welcome deacon intern Michelle Dibblee this month, so I want to take this moment to do a little reflection with you about the specific ministry of… vocational formation. From a deep place of care, some of you have said “We need a seminarian to help you out!”...
