The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
487 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014 | Telephone: 212.924.0562
Email: info@stlukeinthefields.org
Please email any clergy member in the event of an emergency. Contact info on back. Website: www.stlukeinthefields.org
ST. LUKE’S CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Request a Visit!
Visit: saintlukesnyc.org/campaignvisit
Email: missionbldg@stlukeinthefields.org
Or scan the QR code
Our capital campaign is now in its public phase and we are asking everyone to take part! We are off to a good start but we need your participation to help us make our goal. Requesting a visit from a campaign volunteer is easy: visit our website and fill out a form or email us directly. Visits can be made in person, or by Zoom or phone. If you have questions about the project, a visit is the best way to learn more. Many thanks to each and every one who has helped support our mission!
The Feast of the Transfiguration
Wednesday, August 6 at 6:30pm Join us for an evening Festive Eucharist, followed by a reception. All are invited to attend and to bring a dessert! This service will also be live streamed.
ARCT Film Screening:
Talking Black in America
Sunday, August 24 at 12:30pm in the School Auditorium
The Antiracism Change Team invites you to this screeining of Talking Black in America. This screening is free; refreshments will be provided.
Nominations for Vestry
The Nominating Committee has begun its work of forming a slate of nominees for vestry elections at the Annual Parish Meeting on February 1, 2026. Parishioners are invited to submit nominee suggestions to Nominating Committee chair Steve Novak (stevenov13@gmail.com) no later than Sunday, August 24th.
Funeral for Alex Tooker
Saturday, August 23 at 11am
A funeral service for long time parishioner Alex Tooker will take place on August 23. The service will also be live-streamed.
The Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Please refrain from bringing food or drink (except if for young children) into the church during Mass. Please silence all mobile phones and electronic devices.
People often wish to take the time before and after worship for silent prayer. Please be considerate of your fellow worshippers by refraining from conversations before Mass and applause at the end of the postlude. Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness.
Child-care is available for children under age 6; please ask an usher for directions; all children are welcome in worship, and we encourage parents to bring children to Communion.
Large print hymns are available in the back of the church; ask an usher for copies.
PRELUDE Prelude on ‘Rhosymedre’
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
A bell sounds. All stand as they are able.
ENTRANCE HYMN 574 · St. Petersburg (see pg 16)
THE ACCLAMATION
Ambrosian chant
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS Hymnal S280
Robert Powell
THE COLLECT OF THE DAY
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
People And also with you.
Celebrant Let us pray.
Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
All are seated.
THE
FIRST LESSON Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23
Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. I, the Teacher, when king over Israel in Jerusalem, applied my mind to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven; it is an unhappy business that God has given to human beings to be busy with. I saw all the deeds that are done under the sun; and see, all is vanity and a chasing after wind. I hated all my toil in which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to those who come after me -- and who knows whether they will be wise or foolish? Yet they will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity. So I turned and gave my heart up to despair concerning all the toil of my labors under the sun, because sometimes one who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave all to be enjoyed by another who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. What do mortals get from all the toil and strain with which they toil under the sun? For all their days are full of pain, and their work is a vexation; even at night their minds do not rest. This also is vanity.
Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
All remain seated for the psalm. The refrain is intoned by a cantor, then repeated by the congregation and sung as indicated.
PSALM 49:1-11
Plainsong, Mode I
Hear this, all you peoples; hearken, all you who dwell in the world, * you of high degree and low, rich and poor together. My mouth shall speak of wisdom, * and my heart shall meditate on understanding. Refrain
I will incline my ear to a proverb * and set forth my riddle upon the harp. Refrain
Why should I be afraid in evil days, * when the wickedness of those at my heels surrounds me, The wickedness of those who put their trust in their goods, * and boast of their great riches? Refrain
For the ransom of our life is so great, * that we should never have enough to pay it, In order to live for ever and ever, * and never see the grave. Refrain
For we see that the wise die also; like the dull and stupid they perish * and leave their wealth to those who come after them. Their graves shall be their homes for ever, their dwelling places from generation to generation, * though they call the lands after their own names. Even though honored, they cannot live for ever; * they are like the beasts that perish. Refrain
THE SECOND LESSON Colossians 3:1-11
If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory. Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry). On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient. These are the ways you also once followed, when you were living that life. But now you must get rid of all such things-- anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all!
Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
SEQUENCE HYMN 516 · Down Ampney (see pg 17) Sung by all, standing.
THE HOLY GOSPEL Luke 12:13-21
Deacon The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?” And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, `What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ Then he said, `I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and
there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, `Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ But God said to him, `You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”
Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
THE SERMON The Reverend Victoria Lewis
NICENE CREED Plainsong, Mode V
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
MISSION MOMENT
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
The Deacon reads the intercessions for the parish. Then the leader says With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord, saying, “Lord, have mercy.”
For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the holy Church of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.
For Sean, our Presiding Bishop, Matthew and Allen, our own Bishops, and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.
For Donald, our President, Kathy, our Governor, Eric, our Mayor, for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.
For this city, for every city and community, and for those who live in them, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.
For the good earth which God has given us, and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.
For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans, for the sick and the suffering, and for those who care for them, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the destitute, for prisoners and captives, and for all who remember and care for them, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.
For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, and for all the departed, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and degradation, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Spirit as we work towards an anti-racist society and for racial justice in our church, our city, our nation and in the world, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
That we may end our lives in faith and hope, without suffering and without reproach, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
In the communion of the Blessed Virgin Mary, holy mother of God, Saint Luke, our patron and of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to Christ our God.
To you, O Lord our God.
The Celebrant concludes with a Collect.
THE CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION OF SIN
Deacon Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
The People kneel or bow. All say Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
The Celebrant says Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
THE PEACE
Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you.
Then the Ministers and People greet each other in the name of the Lord.
AT THE OFFERTORY, ANTHEM
William Byrd (1540-1623)
Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favor, and further us with thy continual help: that in all our works begun, continued and ended in thee we may glorify thy holy name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
OFFERTORY HYMN 665 · Michael (see pg 18)
All stand.
COLLECT FOR MISSION
The Celebrant says:
Most gracious and eternal triune God, we thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit, by which you kindle in us a love for your creation and a desire to heal and nurture it. Help us to carry forward our mission to the community of St. Luke in the Fields at a time of growing need. We ask for wisdom, as we seek resources to build a new home for thriving weekday ministries, in hospitality, community outreach, and education. Keep us ever mindful of the words of our Savior Jesus Christ, which he repeated three times to Simon Peter before his ascension into heaven: “Feed my sheep.” This we ask for the sake of your Son, our Good Shepherd and our Redeemer. Amen.
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
Eucharistic Prayer A, Book of Common Prayer, page 361
The Celebrant continues: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. For by water and the Holy Spirit you have made us a new people in Jesus Christ our Lord, to show forth your glory in all the world. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name.
SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS Hymnal S129
Robert Powell
All are invited to stand or kneel while the Eucharistic Prayer is read by the Celebrant. Midway through the Eucharistic Prayer, the Celebrant says Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Celebrant and People Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
The Celebrant concludes. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER Hymnal S149
McNeil Robinson II
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
The Celebrant breaks the bread. A short period of silence follows.
FRACTION ANTHEM Hymnal S169
Ray W. Urwin
INVITATION
Celebrant The gifts of God for the people of God.
This is the Lord’s Table. All are encouraged to come forward at this time. Gluten free wafers are available from the Priest on the pulpit side of the altar. If you are not baptized, or do not wish to receive, you are encouraged to come forward for a blessing. Signal this by crossing your arms across your chest.
COMMUNION MOTET
Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
O sacrum convivium, in quo Christus
sumitur: recolitur memoria passionis eius: mens impletur gratia: et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur.
O sacred feast, wherein Christ is received, the memory of his passion is renewed in us, our souls are filled with grace, and the pledge of everlasting glory is given unto us.
POSTCOMMUNION HYMN 344 · Sicilian Mariners (see pg 19)
Sung by all, standing.
POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER
Said by all.
Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
THE BLESSING & DISMISSAL
The Celebrant sings the Blessing and the Deacon dismisses the People.
People
POSTLUDE Solemn Procession
Thomas Pavlechko (b.1962)
Please refrain from applause at the end of the postlude, to respect the devotional practices of others. A brief service of prayer with laying on of hands for healing follows this service, at the votive icon.
SEQUENCE HYMN 516 · Down Ampney
SUNDAY AUGUST 3 Proper 13
10:30 am Holy Eucharist*
3:30 pm AlAnon LH
MONDAY AUGUST 4
12:00 pm Holy Eucharist
7:15 pm AA Aud
TUESDAY AUGUST 5
12:00 pm Holy Eucharist
7:15 pm AA Aud
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6 Transfiguration
12:00 pm Holy Eucharist
12:30 pm Table Talk LH
6:30 pm Holy Eucharist & Reception
7:15 pm AA Aud
THURSDAY AUGUST 7
12:00 pm Holy Eucharist
7:00 pm Friends of Shelly LH
7:00 pm Centering Prayer Zoom
FRIDAY AUGUST 8
12:00 pm Holy Eucharist 6:45 pm AA Aud
SATURDAY AUGUST 9
2:00 pm Community Closet LH 4:00 pm Art & Acceptance Aud
SUNDAY AUGUST 10 Proper 14
10:30 am Holy Eucharist* 3:30 pm AlAnon LH
* Childcare for children ages 6 and under is available.
LIFE AT ST. LUKE’S
Sermons Online
Sermons are available in audio on the web at stlukeinthefields.org/ sermons.
Antiracism Ministries
saintlukesnyc.org/antiracism
Weekly Book Discussions Mondays at 7pm on Zoom.
Seasonal film screenings and author talks.
See our website for the full schedule.
Daily Office on Zoom
Monday & Wednesday at 5:30pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8am
Contact: Michael Cudney (mcudney55pte@gmail.com)
Centering Prayer
Thursdays 7 pm on Zoom
Contact: Richard (718.698.7514 | interiorsilence@gmail.com)
FORMATION AT ST. LUKE’S
Please see website for our full schedule Formation for Children and Youth
Sunday School
Registration Sunday is September 14
Classes resume on September 21 10:30am in the Auditorium. Classes for PreK-Grade 5
Youth Formation
Sundays 10:20am in the School Auditorium For Grades 6-12.
Youth Confirmation
For teens Grades 8-12. Contact Deacon Stoddart for more information.
Formation for Adults
Text Talk Bible Study
On hiatus until September 14
Table Talk
Wednesdays after Noonday Mass in Laughlin Hall
Seasonal Retreats
Contact the Parish House
STEWARDSHIP & GIVING
Pledges for 2025 are still being received! Consider deepening your relationship with St. Luke’s by pledging your time, talent or treasure. Look for pledge forms in the back of the church. You can also pledge and sign up for volunteer opportunities online at saintlukesnyc.org/pledge.
Donate to St. Luke’s
St. Luke’s relies on donations to help maintain and grow mission-centered programming. If you would like to make a one-time donation, scan the QR Code or visit stlukeinthefields. org/give. We welcome both general and restricted gifts, such as our gardens, Concert Series, Outreach Programs, and Clergy Discretionary Fund.
Legacy Giving
Another way you can support the mission of St. Luke’s is through estate planning. Learn more: saintlukesnyc.org/legacygiving
Contact: Hannah Sohn, Development and Outreach Manager hsohn@stlukeinthefields.org
Volunteer for a Liturgical Guild! If you would like to support our worship services as a volunteer, sign up to be an usher, reader, or acolyte! If you would like to help before and after services, consider the Altar Guild. Contact information for each guild is below.
Acolyte Guild: Michael Cudney (Mcudney55pte@gmail.com)
Altar Guild: Abigail McConnell (mcconnellabigail01@gmail.com)
Lectors Guild: Amanda Durant (atdurant@gmail.com)
Ushers Guild: Stephen Novak (stevenov13@gmail.com)
Music & Arts: Melissa Cocco (melissacoccomelissa@gmail.com)
AROUND THE BLOCK
Barrow St. Gardens Open
Monday - Saturday, 10am - dusk Sunday, 12:00pm - dusk
Thrift Shop Open
Wednesday - Saturday, 11am - 5pm. 212.924.9364
thriftshop@stlukeinthefields.org
OUTREACH
Get more information about all of our Outreach programs on our website: saintlukesnyc.org/outreach or email outreach@stlukeinthefields.org
Donations to our programs are appreciated: choose “Outreach” in the drop down menu on our Giving Form: saintlukesnyc.org/donate.
Donations can be dropped off to any office or facilities staff member. The Parish Office is open on weekdays from 9am-5pm. Staff are available to receive donations on Saturdays in Laughlin Hall.
Community Closet
Saturdays from 2 - 4pm.
Art & Acceptance
Saturdays from 4 - 7pm
Clothing Donations and Supplies Needed!
We’re in great need of gently used spring/summer clothing, jackets, sneakers, comfortable walking shoes and boots for men. Gently used cell phones (please wipe all personal data), T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, sweaters, light jackets, rain gear, umbrellas, backpacks and rolling suitcases are also in demand. We’re always running out of new men’s briefs, women’s underwear, size 6 diapers and period products. Travel sized toiletries in bulk (shampoo, lotion, toothpaste, soap etc.) are the most useful! Drop off at St. Luke’s, 487 Hudson St. Mon-Fri 9-5pm.
Check our Amazon wish list seasonally to find the most current needs for our programs. Thank you for supporting Outreach at St. Luke’s! saintlukesnyc.org/outreach_wishlist
KEEP IN TOUCH
Sign up for our newsletter: saintlukesnyc.org/newsletter
Facebook Group: “St. Luke in the Fields” saintlukesnyc.org/facebook saintlukesnyc.org/youtube saintlukesnyc.org/connect
The Church of St. Luke in the Fields
The Reverend Caroline Stacey, Rector
212.924.0562 | cstacey@stlukeinthefields.org
The Reverend Andrew Ancona, Senior Associate | 212.924.9327 aancona@stlukeinthefields.org
The Reverend Aidan Stoddart, Associate | 212.924.0562 astoddart@stlukeinthefields.org
The Reverend Victoria Lewis, School Chaplain & Associate 212.924.5960 | vlewis@stlukeinthefields.org
David Shuler, Director of Music & Organist 212.633.2167 | dshuler@stlukeinthefields.org
The Reverend Thomas Miller, Assisting Clergy
ADMINISTRATION
Craig King, Director of Business and Financial Operations | 212.633.7817 cking@stlukeinthefields.org
Devon Cooper, Senior Accountant 212.924.1523 dcooper@stlukeinthefields.org
Jonathan Fernandez, Facilities Director 212.924.3080 jfernandez@stlukeinthefields.org
Hannah Sohn, Outreach & Development Manager | 212.414.7442 hsohn@stlukeinthefields.org
Amina Syedullah, Communications Manager 212.647.1837 asyedullah@stlukeinthefields.org
Andrew Forell, Archivist 212.924.0562a aforell@stlukeinthefields.org
Elana Steinberg, Thrift Shop Manager 212.924.9364 esteinberg@stlukeinthefields.org
Karyna Martin, Parish Office Administrator 212.924.0562 kmartin@stlukeinthefields.org
ST. LUKE’S SCHOOL
Tracy Fedonchik, Head of School 212.924.5960 | www.stlukeschool.org
ST. LUKE’S VESTRY: Vestry@stlukeinthefields.org
Theresa Goldsborough & Michael Cudney, Wardens
Bruce Goerlich
Michael Hudson
Samuel Jordan
Celina KhuryMorejon
Valerie Komor
Abby McConnell
Jack Spencer
Grady Tarplee
Naveen Thacker, Clerk
Non Voting
David Moody, Treasurer
Doug Houston, Recording Secretary
August Vestry On Call: Michael Hudson 917.208.0383 Abby McConnell 407.375.2585