Every First and Third Monday of the Month 6:00-7:00 pm Location: Zoom Contact: Linda Carleton We will be reading Sophronia Scott’s Louie Award winning book, The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton. A 2004 nominee for the African American Literary Awards best new author, Scott was hailed by Professor Henry Louis Gates as “potentially […]
The new Warming Shelter located at Woodfords Church is up and running and we need volunteers to help cover the 5 shifts a day in this 24/7 endeavor. If you could help, sign up with this link. If you are new to Family Promise, we simply ask that you sign up to work with a trained […]
Winter has finally arrived, and our neighbors are in great need of mittens, gloves and hats for both adults and children. You can drop them off in the blue box next to the stairs at the Park Street entrance to the Cathedral.
Know anybody? We’re looking for a few good people who can lift 20 pounds, roll carts around, and laugh at our jokes for a couple of hours Thursday mornings. I wouldn’t say that St. Luke’s Food Pantry Volunteers are the best people to spend time with, but our volunteers are the best people, they are interesting, […]
We’re pleased to announce that the 2023 Flower Chart is up on the bulletin board and ready for your memorials and celebrations. We thank the many individuals who signed up on the flower chart in the past for their donations and special flower requests in memory of, or in honor of loved ones, and in […]
March 13th, 2023 6:30 p.m. Location: Address will be available upon request. Contact: Shana Rose Please join us for this month’s The Young and the Restless get-together! This month Madeleine Nowak and Shana Rose will be hosting a PowerPoint and Pizza Party! Have burning passion for a special topic, such as sport, music or anything in between? Want to […]
St. Elizabeth’s is a low-barrier pantry serving non-food essentials to all those in need, including new Mainers and Mainers whose families have been here for generations. It is a mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine. St. Luke’s generously shares their space with the Pantry. Each Tuesday morning the pantry is opened in the portico […]
Written by Martha Parshley, A St. Luke’s Parishioner and a St. Elizabeth’s Volunteer I have been volunteering at St. E’s since I retired. That makes it ten years now. Highlighting the Pantry for St. Luke’s has made me think about why I have been so committed to this service. What keeps me coming back. I […]
A Testimonial by Elizabeth Byrd Wood, A St. Luke’s Parishioner and St. Elizabeth’s Volunteer I am a believer in “ant power.” Just like an ant colony, a collective effort by many people can bring about change. As individuals, we can’t solve the problems of poverty, food insecurity, or homelessness single-handedly. But by joining forces with others, we […]
Tuesday Mornings A Testimonial by Gus Goodwin, A St. Luke’s Parishioner and St. Elizabeth’s Volunteer Carmen, Christine, Sunday, Sarah, Christo, Lionel and Anthony are some of the names that I know. There are many more who I don’t know by name, but do know their faces. Week after week they come to St E’s in […]