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Welcome
St. Luke’s is a downtown church worshiping in the oldest church building in the city. We are a diverse parish economically. We have congregants of several ethnicities, varied backgrounds and political views.
We have a growing outreach ministry that includes making meals and sandwiches for the Montana Rescue Mission, letting our building to be used by community groups, projects such as Dress a Child at Christmas and some of our youth participated in a missionary trip to Mississippi this last summer.
See events for a month calendar and opportunities for fellowship.
St. Luke’s has an active church school (Godly Play) and a youth group. We house a popular preschool for which we renovated part of our building.
St. Luke’s has four worship services each week and a music program. There are many fellowship and educational opportunities for all ages.
We pride ourselves on being accepting and open-minded. Come worship with us and see.
The Rev. Canon
Gary Waddingham
Past Weekly Musings:
March 1, 2010
March 8, 2010
March 15, 2010
March 22, 2010
March 29, 2010
April 12, 2010
April 19, 2010
April 26, 2010
May 3, 2010
May 11, 2010
May 17, 2010
May 24, 2010
June 7, 2010
June 14 2010
June 21 2010
June 28 2010
July 12 2010
July 20 2010
August 9 2010
August 16 2010
August 23, 2010
August 31, 2010
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Weekly Musings
One of this week’s saints is St. Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne (651). If you are at Camp Marshall and getting reading for the Eucharist by getting stuff out of the drawers to the left of the kitchen entrance in Brewer Lodge you may see, way back in the corner, a piece of whitish stone with a brass plaque on it. If you take time to read it, you will see it is a piece of stone from the monastery at Lindisfarne. Many years ago when Bishop Gilliam was trying to restore interest in camp and get stuff fixed (an ongoing battle) the name “Lindisfarne” was added to Camp Marshall. A sign saying the same at the camp entrance was removed several years ago because it had the potential of confusing emergency personnel. Just as that monastery on an island off of what is now Scotland restored English Christianity so Camp restores those who attend, to a more mindful attitude of Christ.
England had been Christian for a long time thanks to Roman soldiers. However with the coming of the Anglo-Saxons, paganism returned once more. It was of the German variety with Woden and the sacrifice of mostly inanimate objects. Aidan spoke Irish but had help translating into English. He followed an unsuccessful monk from his monastery at Iona. His methods were gentle. He went around visiting people and telling them of Christianity. The king gave him a horse to ride but he gave it to a beggar and walked. The monastics were often very hardy souls, especially in the beginning, and lived in conditions unimaginable to us. Of course those were hard times for most everybody, not just monastics, but most monastics chose those conditions even if something more comfortable was available. What an interesting contrast this is to the modern gospel of prosperity and safety.
 
These monks at Lindisfarne are also remembered for the Lindisfarne gospel book. It is what is call an “insular” art, that is, fairly unique to the area in which it was created. It was done not too long after Aidan. Its beauty is remarkable;
Much starts up at St. Luke’s the next two weeks.
Youth Group: starting this Wednesday, September 1 at 6 pm. (ending at 8 pm)
Wednesday Eucharist: starts this Wednesday at noon
Godly Play: starts September 12 (Sunday) at 9 am.
Preschool: starts Tuesday, September 7
Episcopal Church Women: starts Saturday, September 18th at 10 am.
Yoga Class: Thursdays (September 9 – 30) from 3 --4 pm
The vestry has voted to recarpet the church proper (nave). It is in bad condition and is dangerous on stairs. The cost is $10,000 including installation but not including removing the fixtures (pews etc.) before it starts. We hope that parishioners will help by buying a square yard or two. Installed, the cost per square yard is $30. The new carpet is nylon and quite sturdy. It will still be red but will be a richer looking red.
The Rev. Canon Gary Waddingham
Rector, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Regional Canon, Diocese of Montana
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