St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Gresham

06/08/2026

Last Sunday, Kirby Gleason served as an acolyte for the first time. During our Community Prayers he gave thanks to Linda Simmons who helped make it possible. What he said:

This week Rev. Sara shared a graphic for Pride Month about how In The Episcopal Church, You Belong! Often, a way I feel I DON'T belong is when I can't find clothes my size, especially when there's a dress code or uniform. So when I felt called to be an acolyte, I was discouraged, because I thought I'd never find an alb that fits. But, we have a Sewing Samurai at St Luke's. Linda is a master, and made me a custom alb that fits perfectly.

I am blessed and grateful for Linda, because she made it so I belong.

📸: Roberta Peterson

06/07/2026

We've got some good news about healing and redemption ready for you this morning at worship. AND we will have Coffee Hour in our (nearly) completely renewed Parish Hall for the first time!

Join us in person or on Zoom at 10 a.m. All the details below.

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06/05/2026

Happy Pride, y'all!

Because the Portland metro area is so proudly weird, they celebrate Pride in July, when St. Luke's invites people to attend the parade and celebrations with one another. Then St. Luke's will celebrate its own Pride Sunday the week after. So save these dates:

July 19th: Pride Sunday in Portland, where St. Lukians who want to march can go together.
July 26th: Pride Sunday at St. Luke's where we will celebrate how all our LGBTQIA+ siblings are wonderfully made.

06/04/2026

Last Saturday, a small but mighty crew gathered to continue care of our yard and gardens. Roz was especially on the case of cleaning the named bricks in the Memorial Rose Garden! Thanks to all who came out to help!

📸: Susan Germundson

06/02/2026

Through the spoken Word, through the wind that is breath, God calls life into the formless void. Rhythm, the repetition of verses, breath and words. This story of creation is a song, and God—God the Creator, God the Word, God the Breath—is our cosmic crooner.

Faith does not call us to analyze and understand our Trinitarian God intellectually. Faith does not call us to explain which part of the Trinity is greater or how each part works.

Faith calls us to hear the song and to dance, even in the darkness.

Rev. Sara's sermon from Trinity Sunday.
(Facebook marks links to our website as spam, so we've linked to the YouTube video. There's a link to the full transcript there.)

For full transcript of the sermon, go to:https://saintlukesgresham...

05/31/2026

Join us for Trinity Sunday today at 10 a.m.! In person and on Zoom. All the details below.

05/28/2026

Gifts for the Parish Hall Renewal jumped significantly last week! We're extending our giving deadline to June 30th to see if we can raise the full amount!

GIVE NOW (Put “Parish Hall Renewal” in the gift notes.)
https://stlukethephysician.breezechms.com/give/online

Or you can drop a check with "Parish Hall Renewal" in the memo in the Sunday offering or in the mail: St. Luke's, PO Box 1767, Gresham, OR 97030

More about this effort:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TW80L7N1nvEEVRGq7nFcWMpvG7ij_ZXV/view?usp=sharing

05/27/2026

A message from Rev. Sara: I invite you to sign your name to support this statement from two of my clergy colleagues calling for a response from The Episcopal Church about systemic sexual violence. You don't have to be in this diocese or even an Episcopalian to support it!

"In the Episcopal Church, the promises we make at our baptism are at the heart of our faith and our life in Christ. In our baptismal covenant we promise to resist all the forces of wickedness that rebel against God. We are called then, by God, to name the systematic sexual abuse of young women and children, most recently laid bare in the revelations around Jeffrey Epstein and his cohort, and to lament the sinful systems of patriarchy and misogynistic sexual violence."

Read the full statement at the link below and sign your support at the link in the comments.

Statement: https://anepiscopalresponse.substack.com/p/an-episcopal-response-to-systemic
Sign your name to support: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2F4L2YQHxx-M9NjYjzGIhVcQtsyIS2lm2n65mTqnj8qmfrA/viewform

A joint statement from The Reverend Jeanne Kaliszewski & The Reverend Andria Skornik

05/26/2026

What is it that makes you essential to the whole Body of Christ? What do you offer in order to bridge the divides between your neighbors? How does the Spirit nourish you so that you may go out and be a nourishing presence to others? This is what you are invited to think about and celebrate on this day.

Rev. Sara's sermon from Pentecost Sunday.
(Facebook removes posts that link to our website, so the link below is to the YouTube video of the sermon. A link to the full text is there.)

For full transcript of the sermon, go to:https://saintlukesgresham...

05/26/2026

Just a reminder:
Unless there is an explicit announcement otherwise, Bible Reflection is always happening on Tuesdays at noon!