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Community of Hope

The Community of Hope is a lay pastoral care organization of the Episcopal Church grounded in Benedictine spirituality. It empowers lay people to offer pastoral care and support to parishioners, their families, and friends when experiencing a life transition. At present, St. Luke’s has eight trained lay ministers who assist the clergy with pastoral care.

According to its mission statement, “The Community of Hope International was founded to form praying communities, encouraging each other to listen in love, to be a non-judgmental listening presence to those we encounter on a daily basis.”

While Community of Hope members visit with parishioners in joyous times, such as the birth of a child, they are especially trained to be present with those experiencing pain in times of crises, illness, and death. Through ongoing spiritual formation and practical lessons on care giving, members learn to match theological insights and spiritual practice with their experiences of ministering to others. After participating in a 14-week training program, these ministers are commissioned to a vocation of pastoral care, healing prayer, and spiritual growth. Once a month they meet to pray, reflect, and revisit and grow in Saint Benedict’s rule of balance, humility, and hospitality. In their first four months, Community of Hope members made 97 phone calls and 13 pastoral care visits.

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The Rev. Horace L. Griffin
Senior Associate for Pastoral Care and Community Ministries

    The Rev. Horace L. Griffin

    Senior Associate for Pastoral Care and Community Ministries

    A graduate of Morehouse College, Boston University, and Vanderbilt in theological studies, Horace came to St. Luke's in July 2017 after a twenty-seven year vocation as a college and seminary professor and hospital chaplain. While he has served on a part-time basis at a number of parishes, currently he has oversight for the pastoral care ministry and provides leadership for the fifteen Community Ministries here at St. Luke’s.

    An award-winning author of the groundbreaking, Their Own Receive Them Not: African American Lesbians and Gays in the Black Church, he was ordained to the Episcopal priesthood in 2005 and has passionately devoted his parish ministry to social justice, racial reconciliation and LBGTQ equality in the Church.

    His fundamental belief that we are called to love God and treat all humans with love and equal justice is at the heart of his ministry. When he is not working on making the world a better place, he enjoys music, concerts, and film. He is interested in reading books on religion, African American and Gay history, and First Ladies.

    Pastoral Care at St. Luke's Good Samaritan Care Team Community of Hope Act III The Fellowship of Intercessors Healing Ministry Canterbury Court College Ministry

    Sermons

    • May 22 | The Rev. Elizabeth Shows Caffey
      "A Peace that the World Cannot Give"
    • May 15 | The Rev. Horace L. Griffin
      "Uncommon and Clean"
    • May 8 | The Rev. Winnie Varghese
      "Rise Up"
    • Apr 24 | Emilee Walker-Cornetta
      "Risen with Scars"
    • Apr 10 | The Rev. Horace L. Griffin
      Trusting in God in Bittersweet Times (Palm Sunday)

    St. Luke's Episcopal Church
    Atlanta, GA

    435 Peachtree Street NE
    Atlanta, GA 30308

    Tel: 404-873-7600

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    Service Times

    Summer Sunday's at St. Luke's

    • 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist - Rite I
    • 10 a.m. Family Worship Service - Rite II with organ, choir and congregational singing In person and live online

    Sunday morning education for all ages begins at 10:15 am.

    Bookmark stlukesatlanta.org/live/ for live services, bulletins and updates.

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    435 Peachtree Street NE
    Atlanta, GA 30308

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