The Archives Group preserves the history of St Luke’s with photographs, news articles, weekly bulletins, Newsletters, maps and general interest.

This group meet every Monday afternoon via Zoom to read and discuss the Bible. There are lively discussions and opportunities to research information about the readings as they work their way through the bible.

Each Wednesday at 2 p.m. in room 201 or via Zoom, the group strives to embody Jesus’ invitation “Come apart by yourselves to a quiet place with me.”. Beginning with a time of centering silence; prayers and the teachings of notable mystical and contemplative teachers are discussed.

Presenting a series of educational opportunities and experiences to build awareness of Indigenous culture. The hope is that increased levels of understanding will provide a foundation for future relationships based on respect and justice.

The library endeavours to enhance the spiritual life of readers; providing a varied catalogue of religious and devotional books, biographies, historical and fictional books. You are welcome to visit the library during office hours.

A weekly Saturday 9 – 10:30 a.m. meeting, in person in the boardroom or via Zoom, where men come together to look at the readings for the week, supported by discussion, videos and other media.

On Sundays during the school year, at 10 a.m., following an Anglican-based curriculum, kids are taught our core beliefs; using fun and engaging resources. Located in room 201, led by at least 2 dedicated teachers who have been screened to protect the well-being of the children. We also have strict policies in place to further protect young people, including no photography or video allowed, and the collection of any information on health and/or allergy concerns.

Baptism, Confirmation and Marriage are arranged in discussion with the Rector.

Each quarter we create a newsletter comprising our upcoming events and recent activities. Clergy and groups regularly share articles, pictures and news. We mail out copies and a colour version is available on the website.

Three times a year a postcard is mailed to residents in the downtown area; inviting them to join us. These are usually linked to special services or community events.

Held each November, the Christmas market is the culmination of months of work by many parish volunteers. Beautifully hand-crafted items, food, collectibles and antique items are offered for sale.

After the Sunday 10 a.m. service, we gather as a community for refreshments, and fellowship. Between September and June Coffee Hour is hosted in the Great Hall and during the summer months Lemondade is provided on the front lawn of the church.

In August each year a special invitation is made to people in nursing homes, shut-ins and the elderly to join us for a short service and hymn sing followed by a tea.

A highly successful sale, held in June, that brings parishioners and the community together to raise funds for the church while recycling a variety of items.

A group of representatives from the ministries that use the kitchen. They help to keep the kitchen orderly and tidy throughout the year.

Knitters & Friends meets Tuesdays 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. in room 201. Knitters or any other fibre crafters are welcome to join for crafting and a time of fellowship. There is a supply of yarn and tools in the room if you don’t have your own. The group often donates their work to various causes: the Christmas Market, Sew on Fire, Mission to Seafarers and our own Poppy Project to name a few.

The Music at St. Luke’s committee puts on a season of events between the Fall and Spring; usually 3 – 4 Saturday evening dinner shows in the Hall and the occasional Sunday afternoon recital in the church. This group looks to provide a time of fellowship and aims to engage with the community at large. Volunteers are welcome to help with planning, event set up marketing, selling tickets and bartending.

An annual event to celebrate our patronal feast. It has become a tradition at St. Luke’s to gather for a pot luck dinner, silent auction and a time of fellowship.

Two teams meet to bake Tourtieres each month; one on a Friday prepares the filling and the second on the Monday following, to make the crusts and bake this popular meat pie. They are then sold to support the church.

A group of experienced quilters meet each Tuesday 1 – 4 p.m. to work on a variety of hand quilted projects, their proceeds benefit St. Luke’s and local charities. Please contact Melissa for review and an estimate if you have an item you’d like quilted.

Funeral receptions give honour to our St. Luke’s parishioners who have passed from this life to eternity. We honour their memory by providing refreshments to family and friends in a space that helps bring back memories.

New help is always appreciated in setting up the room, arranging food trays, serving, or clearing up.

The goal of the Speaker’s Lunch group is to provide opportunities to meet in a social setting, listening to presentations by informed speakers about contemporary issues affecting our community and beyond.

When families suffer the loss of a loved one, they often need a safe place to talk to someone about their loss. Bereavement support can be done individually or as a group. They know that everything they share is confidential and if necessary, resources are provided if there are specific issues that cannot be resolved during our discussions. Bereavement support is provided upon request, please contact the office to arrange.

The group meets on Thursdays 1:30 – 3 p.m. in the parlour to create shawls for those who are going through a hard time, awaiting surgery, grieving or who just need some comfort and support. Some of our shawls have even travelled overseas!

Our Ruth and Naomi group was formed when it was discovered there was a need for widows in our church community to share their grief stories and be able to relate to others in similar circumstances. All of our stories are different and our grief journeys are different, but there was one commonality and that was the loss of a spouse. We are not a bereavement support group but rather a supportive group. We meet monthly after church over lunch and three times a year we hold a potluck lunch. It is a time of friendship and provides a safe space for those who have experienced a loss.

Formed in 2009 to promote awareness and support social justice issues; Advocacy hosts speakers on a variety of issues, from organizations working to better the lives of those facing: inequality, hardship, and suffering. They ask the question: what can one person do to advance social justice and well-being for all human beings?

A screening appointment with a healthcare professional from The Burlington Family Health Team’s Aging Well Clinic, funded by the Ontario government. The goal is to identify any risk factors associated with aging and well-being and to support older adults to age well in the community through prevention and self-management of health conditions.

Alongside Hope connects Anglicans in Canada to communities around the world in dynamic partnerships to advance development, respond to emergencies, assist refugees and act for positive change. Focusing on food security, health care, humanitarian relief and refugee support, poverty reduction, human rights and peace.

UBUNTU means ‘my humanity is connected to your humanity’. Inspired by the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s message of the profound needs of others, the Burlington Ubuntu Grandwomen, proudly join with over 200 Grandmothers groups across Canada. Through the Stephen Lewis Foundation, the Grandmothers to Grandmothers National Campaign provides support to Grandmothers in Africa as they valiantly move forward to raise their orphaned grandchildren.

For more than 30 years we have joined with Hamilton’s St. Matthew’s House at Christmas, providing food and gifts to needy families and teenagers. In 2024, we sponsored 4 families. Look for the sign up lists during Sunday coffee hours in November.

Every Thursday morning, and during local festivals, volunteers open the church doors to the community. People are welcome to visit, pray or tour the historic building. Sharing who we are, what our church is about, and the many ways we’re involved in serving and supporting others. Volunteers are welcome, training is provided.

We strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the earth. Following the leadership of the diocesan Climate Justice Niagara committee we work to reduce the parish’s load on the environment through best practices in worship, meetings, building and grounds operation and maintenance.

An annual concert supporting programs for children in need. Several performers over the years have lent their talent to assist organizations at home and abroad. Including: St. Matthew’s House in Hamilton, Salvation Army and local food banks. We have raised funds for snack programs in the schools, orphanages in Madagascar and Honduras, a children’s camp in Cuba, and a Suicide Prevention program in Canada’s north.

A free lunch for all, on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday between September and May; providing an opportunity to meet and enjoy a nutritious hot meal. Supports are gathered from local churches, Burlington Food Share and others in the community.

Doors open at 11 a.m. for coffee and tea and the meal is served from 12 to 1:30 p.m..

New volunteers are always welcome and much needed.

For over 40 years North Americans have supported a project of the Episcopal Diocese of Honduras. El Hogar is a school for over 250 vulnerable children in Honduras; changing the lives of hundreds of children and their families. In 2008 St. Luke’s began fundraising, sponsoring students and sending volunteer teams. There are many opportunites to volunteer as well as participate in a week long team visit to El Hogar in Honduras.

Starting in July 2010 volunteers opened our doors as a depot for this food recovery program, with the goal of being the means by which people in need can be empowered to make healthy food choices. Filling the gap between social assistance and living costs by providing nutritious perishable food to families each Tuesday morning.

Volunteers help to provide our visitors with baked goods, fruit and vegetables, prepared foods, dairy and meat. There is also bowl of soup and a snack. We ask that clients please bring their own bags in an effort to be sensitive to our environment.

Supporting migrant farm workers in the Niagara area, this ministry provides bikes and reflective vests; health clinics with medical staff and translators; a clothing bank and welcome kits; a community meal most Sunday evenings between February to September; and spiritual, liturgical and pastoral care in Spanish.

Providing much needed feminine hygiene products to those who need them but are unable to afford them. The red box sits outside the Parish Hall front doors so products are available 24 hours per day with no questions asked. Donations are welcome, but please contact the office to confirm the need.

St. Luke’s has sponsored or assisted several refugee families since 1996. Families from Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Syria have been supported in their journey to Canada

St. Luke’s Close is an affordable and rent-geared-to-income government subsidized apartment building at 1421 Elgin St. in downtown Burlington. As a non-profit corporation governed by members of the church, the 51-unit apartment building for independent seniors gives access to 36 geared to income rentals and 15 market rent units. Although the complex is corporately separate from the church, the directors of its board are nominees of the church and the Rector is always a director. There is currently a long waitlist.

St. Luke’s supports this Burlington based group which sends humanitarian aid worldwide. Over 100,000 gift bags to date have been sent.

We are happy to accept your donations; they can be placed in the box in the foyer of the Parish Hall. Items such as toiletries, wool, material, baseball caps, men’s ties, knitted toques and mittens, school supplies, etc are welcomed. Volunteer opportunities are available by contacting Sew on Fire directly (www.sewonfire.com).

A Canadian company known for its eco-friendly laundry detergent strips and other zero-waste household cleaning products. Using the St. Luke’s link, 20% of the purchase price is donated to the Alongside Hope: Mishamikoweesh Water Partnership in Northern Ontario & Manitoba.

A fundraising initiative to support the redevelopment of mental health and addiction services at Joseph Brant Hospital. The walk raises both funds and awareness and helps to reduce stigma around mental health.

Weekly, dedicated teams of two: clean brass & silver, care for linens, arrange flowers, make palm crosses and decorate the church for Easter & Harvest/Thanksgiving celebrations.

We purchase & maintain supplies of communion wafers, oil inserts for candles, baptismal & votive candles and look after ordering the communion wine. We also repair & purchase linens as needed. We maintain a flower fund from which we purchase all the flowers used for Sunday & other special services. These donations come from parishioners who wish to remember loved ones and/or celebrate special occasions. At Easter we prepare for and with the help of other parishioners deliver flowers, used to decorate the church, to parishioners in nursing homes or who are confined to their homes.

The choir consists of 11 members and continues to re-grow its numbers since returning to service after the pandemic. They rehearse on Thursday evenings from 7 – 8:30 PM from September through May, and sing at the 10 AM Sunday service. There are opportunities for outreach (e.g. singing Christmas carols at St. Luke’s Close) and team building (e.g. two annual social events), as well as making a meaningful contribution to our worship. All are welcome to join us!

During communion, volunteers administer the chalice at either the altar or at a communion station below the chancel steps.

Greeters welcome parishioners as they enter the church, creating a inviting experience for all. They keep a watch for new arrivals and direct them to those that can help them. Shepherds also welcome new comers and assist them in the service.

Bring the word of God to the congregation during church services by reading the lessons aloud.

During the offertory hymn, teams of two bring the gifts of bread and wine to the altar as the table is being set.

An integral part of the Sunday 10 a.m. service. They lead the processions and perform important duties to assist the Clergy during the Service.

Sides persons welcome and assist parishioners, collect and bring the parish offerings to the altar and direct parishioners during Communion. There are 2 at each Sunday 10 a.m. service and one at our 8:15 a.m. service.

A team of vergers, two of whom are members of the Vergers Guild of the Episcopal Church (USA) and the Church of England Guild of Vergers (UK), are often the first welcoming face someone sees when they enter the church. During the service the verger ensures things are running smoothly and watches for signs of distress. Vergers set up the church for services, guide parishioners, tidy up after services, ring the bell, perform ceremonial duties for special services and assist with weddings and funerals.

A volunteer group live stream the Sunday 10:00 am service plus other special services on request. The live stream is available on the St. Luke’s website and can be viewed live or at a later time. New volunteers are welcome.