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St. Luke's
Episcopal
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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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DID YOU SEE THE SIGN? 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!) There are two signs, one on the corner of Cleveland Ave. and Jeffcott St. the other is at the parking lot entrance on Grand Ave. The signs read: classroom/office space available. We trust that this will help us reach out to our community and provide additional resources for our church. This would be an ideal facility for a private school, day care or adult education. Please pray that we’ll have success as we consider leasing opportunities.
Listen to Our Latest Sermon: Proper 14; August, 2026
In today's Gospel reading the disciples are being buffeted by winds and waves, an episode that is hard to see in any other way than as a parable for our own lives, which are beset by difficulties. Fr. Jeff decodes three uses of the word "immediately" in this passage to signal what Jesus is trying to teach to his disciples and to us when he walks on water to be with them in the midst of their difficulties. Peter also realizes he can walk on water, which he can, through faith in Christ. Only when his faith is overwhelmed by the difficulties of his life does he start to sink. In whatever difficulty we may be facing, the point of the story is that Jesus is with us no matter what, and that with faith in him we too can walk on water. Every Sunday we too worship Christ as his disciples did on the boat. Historically the church has always thought of itself as a kind of boat for the safety and hope of Christians navigating a harsh world. There are both liturgical and eschatological aspects of this reality, both of which are established by this incident of Jesus's walking on the water and Peter with him.