Events for Epiphany & Lent 2024

vents E the church of st luke in the fields

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epiphany & lent 2024

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contact us The Reverend Caroline Stacey, Rector 212.924.0562 cstacey@stlukeinthefields.org The Reverend Andrew Ancona, Senior Associate 212.924.9327 aancona@stlukeinthefields.org

Craig King, Director of Business and Financial Operations 212.633.7817 cking@stlukeinthefields.org

Devon Cooper, Accountant 212.924.1523 The Reverend Isabel Geller, School Chaplain & dcooper@stlukeinthefields.org CYF 212.924.9327 Anthony Serrano, Facilities Director igeller@stlukeinthefields.org 212.924.3080 David Shuler, Director of Music & Organist aserrano@stlukeinthefields.org 212.633.2167 Hannah Sohn, Development Manager dshuler@stlukeinthefields.org 212.414.7442 hsohn@stlukeinthefields.org Lily Del Rosso, Parish Office Administrator 212.924.0562 Amina Syedullah, Communications Manager edelrosso@stlukeinthefields.org 212.647.1837 Prayer List asyedullah@stlukeinthefields.org prayerlist@stlukeinthefields.org Elana Steinberg, Thrift Shop Manager Volunteer for Outreach 212.924.9364 outreach@stlukeinthefields.org esteinberg@stlukeinthefields.org

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upcoming events Formation Guest Speaker Series Sunday, January 21 at 1pm Join us for the third installment of our Guest Speaker Series. We welcome the Rev. Masud Ibn Syedullah, TSSF who will also preach at the 11:15 service. This month’s topic is Religious Life in the Episcopal Church. This event will be live streamed on our website.

Vestry & Warden Elections Beginning January 9 Elections this year will once again be held online. Election packets will be sent to parishioners in good standing via email and snail mail. If you have any questions about the elections, please contact the Parish Office (asyedullah@ stlukeinthefields.org | 212.924.0562). The results of the elections will be read during our Annual Meeting on February 4. Candidate Statements are available on our website (saintlukesnyc.org/candidates) and in the back of the church. Vestry Meet & Greets will be held January 14 during coffee hours.

Diocesan Anti-Racism Workshop The EDNY Winter Anti-Racism Workshop is open for registration and will take place Jan. 22, 25, 29, and Feb. 1 from 7-10pm. Sign-up is free for EDNY members.

Contact Amanda Durant for more information, or view the event on our website.

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upcoming events Join us at the movies!

Tuesday, January 23rd at 7pm (doors open at 6pm, welcome at 6:30pm) We are collaborating with other Episcopal Churches to host a film screening of “A Case for Love”. The movie is a documentary exploring the legacy of Bishop Curry’s ministry and the power of love in an increasingly divided world. Tickets are free for our community, but space is limited.

You can register here: https://saintlukesnyc.org/ FilmScreening

Coat Drive for Outreach Ministries We are currently gathering gently used coats to hand out at Community Closet and Art & Acceptance and are in particular need of men’s and unisex coats of all sizes. Please drop off all donations to the parish house. Thank you!

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upcoming events Benedictine Prayer Group Community Chapter Wednesday, January 17 at 6:00pm St. Luke’s reintroduces the contemplative prayer practice of Benedictine Spirituality with chanted Vespers and Compline, fellowship, and scriptural meditations. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening. Join us on Wednesday evenings at 6pm as we explore this ancient practice and enjoy plenty of silence, song, and respite from a busy week.

This month’s Community Chapter talk will be on Oblates and Associates. This event is open to all!

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Friday, February 2nd The Adoration will take place immediately following the 12:00 Holy Eucharist.

This service is held on the first Friday of each month.

Supporting Humanitarian Efforts If you are looking to find resources to support humanitarian aid locally and abroad, please see our website for a list of organizations supported by the diocese. This list will be periodically updated. saintlukesnyc.org/humanitarian_aid

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worship schedule SUNDAYS 9:15 am Choral Eucharist 11:15 am Choral Eucharist A Service of Healing follows the 11:15 Mass

Weekdays 12:00 pm Rite II Holy Eucharist Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Follows the 12:00 pm service every first Friday.

Vespers Wednesdays at 6pm Benedictine Group follows Compline Wednesdays at 7:30pm Centering Prayer Thursdays at 7pm on Zoom

upcoming feast days

Presentation Sunday February 4 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Shrove Tuesday February 13 6:00 pm Burning of the Palms 7:00 pm Pancake Dinner

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Ash Wednesday February 14 7:30 am Holy Eucharist 12:00 pm Holy Eucharist 6:30 pm Holy Eucharist

stewardship and giving

Donating to St. Luke’s St. Luke’s relies on donations to help maintain and grow missioncentered programming. Scan the QR Code to donate online today!

Volunteer With A Liturgical Guild There are many opportunities for service in the Liturgical Guilds of St Luke in the Fields. Lay participation is your chance to serve our beloved faith community. If you are interested in volunteering or just have questions, please contact: Acolyte Guild: Michael Cudney (Mcudney55pte@gmail.com) Altar Guild: Sean Scheller (seanscheller@gmail.com) Lectors Guild: Amanda Durant (atdurant@gmail.com) Ushers Guild: Stephen Novak (stevenov13@gmail.com) Legacy Giving Contact: Hannah Sohn (hsohn@stlukeinthefields.org) A gift to St. Luke’s Church in your will or revocable trust proclaims your confidence that we will continue to worship, witness, learn, grow, and serve, participating fully in the life of our city and the larger church, for generations to come.

2024 Pledge Campaign Pledge online: saintlukesnyc.org/pledge Please consider committing your time, talent or treasure to St. Luke’s for the next calendar year. Pledge forms are available at the back of the church and in the parish office. If you have questions regarding the status of your pledge, please contact the Business Office (212.924.1523).

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hospitality at st. luke’s

Tea at Three Thursdays October - June 3 - 4pm in Laughlin Hall RSVP online: saintlukesnyc.org/tea3 by email: info@stlukeinthefields.org by phone: 212.924.0562 Join us on select Thursdays throughout the year for High Tea at 3pm in Laughlin Hall. RSVP requested but not required. All are welcome to attend. For more information about Tea at Three please visit our website or contact Donald Conrad (donald.conrad@me.com)

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sacraments

Baptism For Adults Contact: Parish Office (info@stlukeinthefields.org) Adult Baptisms, Confirmations, Reception, and Reaffirmation of Vows are celebrated yearly at the Easter Vigil. Our Formation Program prepares adults for these sacramental rites.

Baptism For Infants & Children Contact: Fr. Andrew Ancona (aancona@stlukeinthefields.org) The Sacrament of Baptism will be celebrated next at the Baptism of Our Lord on January 7 2024. If you or someone you know is considering having their child baptized, please contact Fr. Ancona for more information.

Funerals, Memorials & Burials Contact: Fr. Andrew Ancona (aancona@stlukeinthefields.org) To schedule a funeral, memorial or burial, please contact Fr. Reynolds. St. Luke’s does not have a graveyard; there is a columbarium (niches for funeral urns to be stored) in the Church.

Weddings and Blessings of Civil Marriages Contact: Parish Office (info@stlukeinthefields.org) Weddings and Blessings of Civil Marriages are for current members and their immediate families and are performed by the clergy of St. Luke’s. Please see a clergy person after mass for more information.

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prayer groups

Daily Office on Zoom Monday & Wednesday at 5:30pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8am Saturday at 9am Contact: Garth Wingfield (garthwing@gmail.com) Interested in praying the Daily Office with others? St. Paul’s, Carroll Street and St. Luke in the Fields offer a joint ministry of parishioner-led services six days a week. To learn more or to find out about leading a service, contact us.

Centering Prayer Thursdays 7 pm on Zoom Contact: Richard Kigel (718.698.7514 | interiorsilence@gmail.com) Silence. Openness. Rest. Tranquility. These are all words that can describe someone who is beginning to taste the reality of God’s presence within.

Centering Prayer offers an opportunity to lay aside the unrelenting tumult and troubles from our everyday lives in order to reach what T. S. Eliot called “the still point of the turning world.”

Intercessory Prayer Group Contact: prayerlist@stlukeinthefields.org St. Luke’s maintains two prayer lists: a printed list for parishioners, family, loved ones and close friends of parishioners, and an electronic list for private concerns and for a wider circle of concern that may include parish members’ acquaintances, loved ones of close friends, etc. All of the names on the printed list and the electronic list are prayed for regularly by members of the Intercessory Prayer Group.

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faith formation

Christian Formation Program October - April The Formation Program at St. Luke’s is designed to prepare adult parishioners for Baptism, Confirmation, Reception, or the Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows at the Easter Vigil. It is a way for people to find their way “home” at St. Luke’s, whether from another tradition, no tradition, or a life-time with the Episcopal Church.

The Discovery Series is open to anyone interested in the subject matter, and the latter part is for those who have completed the Discovery Series and wish to proceed as candidates to be presented to the Bishop at the Easter Vigil. All candidates are paired with a sponsor who will introduce them more deeply to the life and ministries of St. Luke’s Church. Candidates are expected to attend all four sessions of the Discovery Series and to participate in all subsequent meetings of the program. Full participation in the liturgies of Holy Week is strongly encouraged. Please contact Fr. Reynolds for more information.

Text Talk at Coffee Hour 10:20 am in the School Dining Room Have you ever wanted to ask a question about that one random verse in the epistle on a Sunday morning? Or perhaps you have a question about the history of an event covered in the Gospel for that morning? Sermons can only address so much on a Sunday morning, so consider joining us weekly,Sundays at coffee hour to talk about the lessons in depth, ask questions, and study the Bible with fellow parishioners.

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faith formation

The Antiracism Discussion Group Book Study: Four Hundred Souls The Antiracism Discussion Group discusses contemporary and historical issues of race, color, and ethnicity and their impact on our society in order to enable change in perspective, both individually and collectively, to encourage antiracism in the broader community. It is designed as a safe place for members of our parish and community to gain a deeper understanding of how racism affects our lives.

Our discussion continues of Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619 - 2019, by Ibram Kendi and Keisha Blain. This group meets weekly on Zoom; please contact Donald Conrad (donald.conrad@me.com) For book recommendations and resources, visit our bibliography on LibraryThing (librarycat.org/lib/stlukeschurch).

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faith formation

Sacred Ground at St. Luke’s Join our mailing list: saintlukesnyc.org/sacredground Sacred Ground is a film-and readings-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith.Small groups are invited to walk through chapters of America’s history of race and racism, while weaving in threads of family story, economic class, and political and regional identity.

Sacred Ground is part of Becoming Beloved Community, The Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in our personal lives, our ministries, and our society. This series is open to all, and especially designed to help white people talk with other white people.Participants are invited to peel away the layers that have contributed to the challenges and divides of the present day –all while grounded in our call to faith, hope and love.

If you’re interested in participating in our next session, join our mailing list: saintlukesnyc.org/ sacredground You will be contacted about dates for our next series.

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children youth and families

Sunday School: Godly Play Sundays September - June This semester, we offer Godly Play as the foundation for Christian Formation for children in Pre-K - Grade 5 each week.

Support our Sunday School Programming for children and families is made possible by the generous gifts of time, talent, and treasure from our parishioners and friends! We welcome your support of these important ministries as we nurture the next generation of disciples in a spirit of joy and wonder. Consider volunteering as a Lead Storyteller or Doorkeeper/Circle Chaperone. You can also donate a lesson.

Youth Formation Sunday Mornings Youth in Grades 6 - 12 are invited to a time of fellowship and formation on Sundays at 10:20. Come hang out, and discuss questions of life and faith with friends and teachers.

Episcopal Youth Community: Youth Group Second Sundays St. Luke’s Episcopal Youth Community aims to deepen friendships, and grow in our love for God. We meet on the second Sunday of every month to have fun, serve others, and share in times of fellowship.

Youth Confirmation St. Luke’s offers Youth Confirmation to Youth in Grades 8 - 12. Preparation for Confirmation will take place in class and in worship. Meeting times will begin mid September with the conferring of the Sacrament of Confirmation at the Easter Vigil.

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children youth and families

Baptism: Inquiries Welcome!

Preparations for the Sacrament of Baptism will now be for those celebrated at The Easter Vigil (March 30).

Future dates include: The Day of Pentecost (May 19) If you or someone you know is considering having their child baptized, please contact Mo. Geller for more information.

Childcare Childcare is offered during worship services and other parish events, as announced. Please contact Mo. Geller for more information. Note: All child-care staff are vaccinated against Covid-19.

To learn more about these programs, please contact Mo. Geller (igeller@stlukeinthefields.org) or visit our website: saintlukesnyc.org/ cyf

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concert series 2023 - 2024

2023 – 2024 Concert Season Tickets are available on our online store: https://stlukeinthefields.store/ Byrd at 400: The Great Service October 26, 2023 at 7:30 pm, Lecture at 6:30 pm Choir of St. Luke in the Fields As a fitting celebration of the 400th anniversary of William Byrd’s death, we present his monumental Great Service, often described as the “crown jewel” of Anglican sacred music. It is one of his most magnificent creations, awesome in scale and hugely demanding, with intricate and complex ten-part polyphony. The program will also include psalms, anthems and organ works by Byrd.

Christmas with the Bach Family December 7, 2023 at 7:30 pm, Lecture at 6:30 pm Choir of St. Luke in the Fields with Baroque in the Fields orchestra Festive music for the holiday season: Johann Sebastian Bach – Cantata 91 (Gelobet seist du) Johann Ludwig Bach – Uns ist ein Kind geboren C.P.E. Bach – Magnificat (Berlin version) Masterpieces of Mexican Polyphony March 7, 2024 at 7:30 pm, Lecture at 6:30 pm Choir of St. Luke in the Fields This program explores the wealth of Renaissance polyphony composed in New Spain in the sixteenth century. Music of Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla will be featured, including his double choir Missa Ego flos campi, driven by traditional Spanish dance rhythms. Motets and villancicos by Hernando Franco, Francisco López Capillas and Antonio de Salazar will complete the program.

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concert series 2023 - 2024

Vespers in Venice - Music of Claudio Monteverdi May 2, 2024 at 7:30 pm, Lecture at 6:30 pm Choir of St. Luke in the Fields with Baroque in the Fields orchestra The concert will feature the music of Claudio Monteverdi for the service of Vespers, including pieces from the Selva morale e spirituale anthology of 1641 and the ever-popular Beatus vir. The service of Vespers in seventeenth-century Venice was a musical extravaganza, a Concert Spirituel. The church music of Monteverdi and his contemporaries reflected the “modern style” of the day, with dazzling displays of vocal virtuosity and a kaleidoscope of instrumental colors.

Season Subscription: $135 Tickets $40 Students & Seniors $30 212.414.7440 | music@stlukeinthefields.org Recordings Still Available for the 2022 - 2023 Season stlukeinthefields.store Visit our online store for video recordings of last season’s concerts, cds and tickets.

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outreach

Community Closet Saturdays from 2 - 4 pm Every Saturday (excepting Church holidays/events) from 3-4 in Laughlin Hall, we provide clothing, personal care items, and brown bag sandwich meals to anyone in need. All items are provided free of charge.

Art & Acceptance Saturdays from 4 - 7pm Amazon Wish List: saintlukesnyc.org/outreach_wishlist Currently our most needed items are sweatpants, regular pants, hoodies, t-shirts, sneakers, work boots and belts.

Art & Acceptance at St. Luke’s is our Saturday evening drop-in program featuring meals, safe space, and arts programming for homeless and marginally housed LGBTQ+ youth. In NYC right now, over half of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ+.

The GO Project Contact: Hannah Sohn (hsohn@stlukeinthefields.org) The GO Project at St. Luke’s works to ensure opportunity for children at NYC’s most under-resourced public schools, by providing academic, social, emotional, and family support services in a space of belonging and inclusivity.

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the gardens at st. luke’s

Barrow St. Garden Hours Monday - Saturday, 10 am - dusk Sunday, 12:00 pm - dusk The Church of St. Luke in the Fields welcomes the public to its private gardens, and is pleased to open them to the community as a place of respite. Food is allowed, but smoking and alcoholic beverages are not. Please refrain from cellphone conversations and from feeding the birds or squirrels. Dispose of your trash. The gardens are a pet-free zone; service dogs are not allowed on the South Lawn, for the sake of the children who play there.

st. luke’s thrift shop Thrift Shop Hours Wednesday - Saturday, 11 am - 5 pm 212.924.9364 thriftshop@stlukeinthefields.org The St. Luke’s Thrift Shop sells gently used clothes and household items in support of our Outreach programs. Donations of clothing, small household items and accessories are gratefully accepted during shop hours. Please do not leave donations outside when the shop is unattended.

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Visit our website for our full event calendar and detailed information on all of our programming www.stlukeinthefields.org