Daylight Savings is November 3rd
Please remember to “Fall Back” and change your clocks back an hour next weekend. Officially, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, which will put us back into standard time.
Dining Out – November
The November Dining Out Event will be
Tuesday, November 12th at 5:30
at the Quarry Taphouse
106 2nd Street E. Hastings
There is a sign-up sheet in the Gathering Space
or let Maxx or Darcy know if you can make it.
All are welcome!
Presiding Bishop Installation
The installation of Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe will take place on Saturday, November 2nd at the Chapel of Christ the Lord in The Episcopal Church Center in New York City with a prelude beginning at 9 a.m. (Central Time) and the service starting at 10 a.m. (Central Time). To livestream the service, go to www.iam.ec/investiture or The Episcopal Church’s Facebook Page.
Vestry/Leadership Team November Meeting
The November Vestry/Leadership Team Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 14th at 6:30 PM in the gathering space and via Zoom. Please let Lyn know if you cannot attend.
Vote Faithfully 2024
Between now and election day, St. Luke’s is participating in the Vote Faithfully initiative. It is an initiative put out by the Episcopal church and the Office of Government Relations to get people out to vote; to vote with knowledge and to vote their values.
Vote Faithfully will NOT try and sway you as to who to vote for, just to VOTE. You will get a flyer each week with information on voting. Not the candidates or issues, but things like why it is so important that you vote and how to combat misinformation. Please take a few moments each week to read through this information.
Click HERE for this week's flyer.
“Cast your vote, not on a partisan basis, not based on your biases, but vote your values. Vote the values of human dignity and equality. Vote the values of the rock on which this country was build. Vote.”
-Presiding Bishop Micheal Curry
Diaper Drive – Huge Success
Thank you to everyone who donated diapers, wipes, gift cards or cash towards our Diaper Drive for the Miller Family. Jon'el was amazed by your generosity and beyond thankful for the help.
St. Luke’s Spring Rummage Sale
Call us crazy, but we are planning a spring rummage sale and need you to “Save your Good Stuff!”
More details will come out in the spring. But in the meantime, don’t run to Goodwill or Salvation Army, save your stuff for St. Luke’s!
If you have any questions, please ask Julie Hicks or Marsha Keene.
The 28th presiding bishop
of The Episcopal Church-elect
The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe
The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe, bishop of the Episcopal Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York, was elected and confirmed the 28th presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church on June 26 for a nine-year term beginning Nov. 1.
Rowe, 49, was ordained bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania in 2007 and became bishop provisional of Western New York in 2019. From 2014 to 2018, he served as bishop provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem.
Born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, Rowe earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Grove City College, a master of divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in organizational learning and leadership from Gannon University.
Rowe was the youngest Episcopal priest in the U.S. when he was ordained in 2000 at age 24, and he was the youngest member of the House of Bishops when he was ordained and consecrated at age 32.
Known for his research and work on organizational learning and adaptive performance in the church, Rowe serves as parliamentarian for the House of Bishops and the Episcopal Church Executive Council; chair of the Episcopal Church Building Fund; and as a member of the Standing Commission on Structure, Governance, and Constitution and Canons. He also serves on the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable. In 2018, he became the first bishop to serve on the House of Deputies Committee on the State of the Church.
Rowe is married to Carly Rowe, a Christian educator; they have a daughter named Lauren.
Incompete Sign
Ken and Lisa Leeson Painting
Sign Repainting
Ken and Lisa Leeson finished painting our sign out front. John, a previous member, had started repainting the sign last year and was almost finished when he moved to the cities. The sign was missing parts of the red lettering so one side just said “St. Luke’s” and the other side said “St. Luke’s Episc”! Now it is complete and legible. Woohoo!
Thank You Ken and Lisa!
Completed Sign