Welcome to
St. Luke's
Episcopal
Church
Tradition for Today
"He was known to them in the breaking of the bread." Luke 24:35
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Founded in 1885, St. Luke's is the oldest parish in the Episcopal diocese of Southwest Florida.
Our vision is to be an abiding witness in our community to the love and saving power of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Our mission is to worship God in the Anglican tradition of the one holy catholic and apostolic church, availing ourselves of the means of grace and awaiting our hope in glory.
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HERE WE GROW!
OUR LEASE OPTION IS STILL AVAILABLE: In an effort to expand our ministry, with the help of Mayhugh Commercial Realty, we are making classroom and office space available for lease (NOT FOR SALE!). The leasing option is being promoted on the realtors’ website. This would be an ideal facility for a private school, day care, expanding church ministries or adult education. Please pray that we’ll have success as we consider leasing opportunities.
BLANKET DRIVE: The Daughters of the King will be collecting new or gently used blankets and sleeping bags of any size or fabric September 6–20. Please place donations in the designated collection box in the Parish Hall. Blankets will be distributed to City Gate and All Souls to help those experiencing homelessness. Thank you for your support!
THE BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS! Bring your pets to be blessed on Saturday, October 3, at 11am in the Fellowship Hall. Join Canon Bill Lester and local law enforcement canine units to celebrate God’s creation and honor St. Francis of Assisi. Please bring pet food to share with the less fortunate. All pets and pet parents are welcome!
Listen to Our Latest Sermon: Proper 18; September 6, 2026
Today's Gospel reading contains some tough teachings on church discipline. Fr. Jeff points out that Jesus gives his disciples authority to teach and lead the nascent church he founds on the rock of faith. That's a weighty responsibility, and while the whole witness of Scripture is clear that we should do everything we can to bring home the lost and forgive the sins of others, in some situations the lost persist in unrepentance. In such instances Jesus teaches a form of conscientious discipline that models quite precisely Jewish practice. As difficult as such efforts at admonition can be, it is worse when the church ignores this obligation.