A Letter from the Rector, January 9, 2020
01.09.20
St. Luke’s, friends and family:Well, we made it. We moved through our first Christmas together; rather seamlessly I might add. The flu was in full force at the rectory and throughout the parish...
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Letter from the Rector - December 19, 2020
12.19.19 | by Jesse Lebus
St. Luke’s, friends and family: I am really looking forward to this Sunday. Call it the Sunday before Christmas or call it the fourth Sunday of Advent. Really, you call it whatever you want. I’m calling it...
A Letter from the Rector - December 13, 2019
12.13.19 | by Jesse Lebus
St. Luke’s, friends and family: Let’s face it, the season leading up to Christmas is a busy and sometimes uncomfortable time. We are concerned with preparing stockings and gifts for loved ones; a thoughtful and generous...
A Letter from the Rector - December 5, 2019
12.05.19 | by Jesse Lebus
The Perfect Person's Rule of Life: The perfect person does not only try to avoid evil. Nor do they do good for fear of punishment, still less in order to qualify for the hope of a promised reward. The perfect person does good through...
A Letter from the Rector - November 21, 2019
11.21.19 | by Jesse Lebus
St. Luke’s, friends and family: How good and how pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!It is like fine oil upon the head, flowing down upon the beard, upon the beard of Aaron...
A Letter from the Rector - November 14, 2019
11.14.19 | by Jesse Lebus
St. Luke’s, friends and family: Today marks the 235th anniversary of a crucial event for members of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America: the consecration of the first Bishop of the Anglican Communion in the United States...
A Letter from the Rector - November 8, 2019
11.08.19 | by Jesse Lebus
St. Luke’s, friends and family: Around the middle of last month, the Pew Research Center published a report; the headline: “In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace.” Primary statistics make up the...
A Letter from the Rector - November 1, 2019
11.01.19
St. Luke’s, friends and family:Greetings from Kentucky!I can only imagine the hustle and bustle around the kitchen and parish hall today. In my mind's eye, I see apple pressing, decorating, arranging raffle baskets, preparing the sandwich...
A Letter from the Rector - October 24, 2019
10.24.19 | by Jesse Lebus
Helping the Kingdom Come About Adapted from A Spirituality of Fundraising, by Henri Nouwen Stewardship is a very concrete way to help the kingdom of God come about. What is the kingdom? Jesus is very clear that if we make the kingdom...
A Letter from the Rector - October 17, 2019
10.17.19
Greetings St. Luke’s, friends and family! This Sunday, October 20, we will celebrate St. Luke’s Day. The Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist falls on October 18th every year and it is our prerogative - as his namesake - to transfer that...