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Worship

When we come together to worship, we hold to the beauty and Anglican tradition of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. Our tradition is founded upon the affirmation that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior, and we look forward to the teaching of the Gospel and the preaching each week. As a congregation, we celebrate each other’s uniqueness: young and old, married and single, black and white, straight and gay, cradle Episcopalians to expectant confirmands. We come from a multitude of zip codes in metro Atlanta. We honor and share our individual stories bound together by our liturgy that defines who we are, what we believe, and how we are to live as Anglican Christians.

Lay people play many important roles in worship at St Luke’s. There are nearly 80 lay volunteers participating in services each week. Women and men ring the bells, prepare the altar, read the Scriptures, arrange the flowers, light the candles, serve communion, lead prayers with the hurting, operate the audio and video feeds, and facilitate the movement of the liturgy – while fully supporting the priests as they share the Gospel, preach, and celebrate the Eucharist. Young people serve as Acolytes who assist those serving communion and help parishioners up and down the stairs from the altar.

Traditional liturgy (sometimes with a St Luke’s twist) is an integral part of our otherwise progressive congregation. On occasion, we step outside of tradition with a “Mass on the Grass” in our park, or liturgical dancers, or the special blessings given for pregnancies, book bags, and pets. But our parishioners particularly value the familiarity of the long- established Episcopal liturgy. We are privileged to pray together under the exquisite and historic stained-glass windows and the watchful eye of the Good Shepherd as so many in our pews have done before us.



Sundays

St. Luke's is committed to keeping our community safe as we move away from pandemic precautions. Beginning Sunday, March 13, masks are optional indoors at St. Luke's. The staff and choir are all vaccinated and boosted. We believe most of our community is as well. Many of us will continue to wear masks. Some will not. If you have any symptoms that might worry others, please do …

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Streaming Live Online

9:15 AM Order of Service

11:15 AM Order of Service

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Sermons

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Baptism

“Holy Baptism is full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into Christ’s Body the Church. The bond which God establishes in Baptism is indissoluble.

—The Book of Common Prayer, page 299.

The Sacrament of Baptism is initiation into the Church, a public celebration where candidates make solemn vows to live as followers of Christ.

Holy Baptism is offered to infants so they can share…

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Confirmation

“In the course of their Christian development, those baptized at an early age are expected, when they are ready and have been duly prepared, to make a mature public affirmation of their faith and commitment to the responsibilities of their Baptism and to receive the laying on of hands by the bishop.”

—The Book of Common Prayer, page 412.

In the early days of Christianity, Bapti…

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Weddings

“Holy Matrimony is Christian marriage, in which two persons enter into a life-long union, make their vows before God and the Church, and receive the grace and blessing go God to help them fulfill their vows.”

The Book of Common Prayer, page 861.

Christian marriage is a solemn and pulbic covenant. In the Episcopal Church, it is required that at least one of the parties must be a bap…

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Funerals

“The liturgy for the dead is an Easter liturgy. It finds all its meaning in the resurrection.”

The Book of Common Prayer, page 507.

The death of anyone associated with St. Luke’s should be reported to the church as soon as possible. The date and other funeral arrangements should be made in consultation with the clergy and not announced until a priest has given approval. To reach ou…

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Clergy

The Rev. Elizabeth Shows Caffey
Senior Associate Rector, ​Liturgy and Education
The Rev. Horace L. Griffin
Senior Associate for Pastoral Care and Community Ministries
The Rev. Winnie Varghese
Rector
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The Rev. Elizabeth Shows Caffey

Senior Associate Rector, ​Liturgy and Education

Elizabeth has served at St. Lukes since February 2015. Elizabeth has a passion for liturgy and a love for all things community. Her focus is around fostering opportunities for spiritual development and growth. Before seminary she developed and subsequently directed the Johnson Intern Program at Chapel of the Cross, an Episcopal Service Corps program in Chapel Hill, NC while also working as the family coordinator for Chatham Habitat for Humanity. She has served at the Church of the Holy Trinity in New York City and All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Atlanta as the priest for outreach, liturgy and pastoral care. The connecting thread through all of Elizabeth’s work has been engaging in compelling questions about God, living as a person of great faith and intellectual inquiry, and responding with action and intention in how we live. She loves camping with her children and dogs, Ana and Fig. Elizabeth is always up for travel and adventure. Having been raised in North Carolina and as an alumni of the University, Elizabeth is an avid Duke basketball fan.

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.

The Rev. Winnie Varghese

Rector
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A national leader in the Episcopal Church, the Rev. Winnie Varghese is known for her inspired writing, teaching and preaching. Before becoming the 23rd rector of St. Luke's, she served as Priest for Ministry and Program Coordination at Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City.

Prior to Trinity, Winnie served as Rector and Priest-in-Charge at St. Mark’s in the Bowery in New York. Winnie was also Chaplain at both Columbia University and University of California Los Angeles. She is a native of Dallas, Texas and is married to Elizabeth Toledo, a public relations executive. They have two grown children.

Winnie serves on the Board of Trustees of Union Theological Seminary, she chaired the General Convention’s Committee on the State of the Church from 2015 to 2018, and she served on the Board of Trustees of the Episcopal Divinity School, 2013-2016. She is also a published author, editor, and podcaster.

Winnie’s parents immigrated to the United States from India, and Winnie spent part of her early childhood years there. She attended Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA and earned her bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She then attended Union Theological Seminary and graduated with her Master of Divinity degree in 1999. She was ordained to the deaconate in Los Angeles in 1999 and to the priesthood six months later in 2000.

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Lectionary Calendar

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.

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