A Letter from The Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown

June 16, 2022

Dear Cathedral Family, Not being able to be with you last Sunday was a big loss. I’m especially sorry for those who were going to be confirmed or received. Please know that the Dean and I are working together to reschedule those important rites. Thank you for your prayers. My experience with Covid was, thankfully, […]

Great Replacement and Replacement Theory: What These Terms Mean

June 15, 2022

In the wake of the Buffalo tragedy, the terms the ‘Great Replacement’ and ‘Replacement Theory’ have been surfacing in the news, frequently by some political pundits such as Tucker Carlson, while also including some rhetoric by those who would try and soften their meanings. These terms were created by French conspiracy theorist Renaud Camus about […]

Providing Funds for Basic Commodities in Haiti

June 15, 2022

Many people have seen the in-depth article in the New York Times about the hidden history of Haiti’s misery. This remarkable piece of research makes it clear why we and many other groups are doing what we can to alleviate some of the sufferings. Over the last two centuries, Haiti has been prevented from investing […]

PPEAT Meeting Minutes: June 14, 2022

June 14, 2022

Public Policy and Environmental Action Team Minutes June 14, 2022 6-7 PM Via Zoom  Facilitator: Sarah Braik Minutes: Sarah Braik Present: Dick Farnsworth, John Hennessy, Mary Linneman, Sarah Braik, Ralph Cordes, Meredith Tipton, Barbara Ryland, Ruth Roemer, Shana Rose, Jeri Edgar, Sam Allen, Theodore Kanellakis, Paula Gillies The Cathedral of St. Luke sits on unceded […]

Trinity Sunday: A Metaphor for Understanding

June 9, 2022

by Dean Ben Shambaugh This coming Sunday is Trinity Sunday. With the Ascension of Jesus and coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the Godhead is complete and we are about to enter the long green season of Sundays after Pentecost that is sometimes called “ordinary time.” There are two problems with this: first, that […]

Special Thanks to Interim Music Director Harold Stover!

May 15, 2022

We offer our deepest gratitude to Harold Stover for sharing his gifts as Music Director following Albert’s retirement. We look forward to welcoming Ray Cornils, who will take on the interim role in the coming weeks prior to the arrival of newly hired Cathedral Musician Christian Clough in August.

Meet Avery Schott, St. Luke’s New Parish Administrator

May 5, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Avery Schott will be the next Parish Administrator for the Cathedral Church of St. Luke.  An enthusiastic and experienced young professional with degrees in Music and Peace and Conflict Studies,  and a background in working with special needs students in both private and public school settings and serving on […]

The Meaning of Flowers on Mother’s Day

May 1, 2022

Anna Jarvis House established Mother’s Day in honor of her mother Ann Reeves Jarvis, a social activist and founder of Mothers’ Day Work Clubs. She heard her mother pray at the close of her Sunday school lesson in 1876: “I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial Mother’s Day commemorating her for […]

Spring Labyrinth & Landscaping Project

April 29, 2022

The labyrinth installation and planting of the rain gardens in the front churchyard will occur in May. Rain gardens help improve the quality of stormwater runoff by capturing, infiltrating, cleaning, and slowing down the flow of rainwater before it runs into the watershed. The landscape concept is to have color blocks of the same plants […]

Help Ukraine through Episcopal Relief and Development

April 29, 2022

Help Ukraine through Episcopal Relief and Development Episcopal Relief & Development supports Action by Churches Together (ACT Alliance) as it provides critical assistance to help people affected by violence in Ukraine. Working through ACT member Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) and other local organizations, ACT Alliance provides emergency assistance such as food, shelter, water, and basic […]