St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

5318 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, California

“A light to the community drawing all people to Christ”

Worship with us Sundays at 9 am in person or

  Sunday Bulletin

Vestry

Vestry Meeting

Immediately Following the 9:00 am Service

December 8th – Second Sunday in Advent

In-person and Virtual service

Healing Lunch-Blue Chirstmas

Healing Lunch Series

Blue Christmas

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

12 noon to 1 pm

Please join us for our Healing Lunch Series when we will be having a Blue Christmas service to acknowledge the darkness in life and support those who are grieving or struggling during the holidays.

Worship Services

Sunday Services at 9am
Evening Prayer
Taize Service

Calendar
and
Current Events

Rev. Linzi Stahlecker

Welcome to our new Priest-in-Charge

Calendar

December 11, 2024
  • Book Study
    December 11, 2024  10:00 am - 11:00 am
    St. James Episcopal Church, 1335 Oak St, Paso Robles, CA 93446, USA

    We will begin reading "The Amen Effect" by Rabbi Sharon Brous.

    Here is an excerpt about the book:
    -  Do you yearn for a deeper sense of connection and belonging in a world that often feels fragmented and isolating?
    -  Do you long to mend the brokenness within yourself, your relationships, and your community?
    -  Do you seek ancient wisdom that can guide towards healing and hope in the face of modern challenges?

    If these questions resonate within you, then the "Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and the World" offers a beacon of hope and a practical path to mend the fissures within and around us.

    Our small group will convene on Wednesday, September 4th, 2024, at10:00 a.m. in the Education Room of St. James Episcopal Church to begin reading and discussing Rabbi Brous' book and study   

    If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Holly Cooper (805) 434-7002 or Kathy Showers (626) 808-8250. Everyone is welcome.


December 12, 2024
  • Al-Anon Meeting
    December 12, 2024  5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
    Cummings Fellowship Hall

  • Evening Prayer - Virtual Service
    December 12, 2024  5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
    Zoom

    This is virtual service using ZOOM.  Please use the following link to join the service:

    Zoom Click Here


Wednesday, 11 December 2024
  • •  Book Study
    Wednesday, 11 December 2024  10:00 am - 11:00 am
    St. James Episcopal Church, 1335 Oak St, Paso Robles, CA 93446, USA

    We will begin reading "The Amen Effect" by Rabbi Sharon Brous.

    Here is an excerpt about the book:
    -  Do you yearn for a deeper sense of connection and belonging in a world that often feels fragmented and isolating?
    -  Do you long to mend the brokenness within yourself, your relationships, and your community?
    -  Do you seek ancient wisdom that can guide towards healing and hope in the face of modern challenges?

    If these questions resonate within you, then the "Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and the World" offers a beacon of hope and a practical path to mend the fissures within and around us.

    Our small group will convene on Wednesday, September 4th, 2024, at10:00 a.m. in the Education Room of St. James Episcopal Church to begin reading and discussing Rabbi Brous' book and study   

    If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Holly Cooper (805) 434-7002 or Kathy Showers (626) 808-8250. Everyone is welcome.

Thursday, 12 December 2024
  • •  Al-Anon Meeting
    Thursday, 12 December 2024  5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
    Cummings Fellowship Hall

  • •  Evening Prayer - Virtual Service
    Thursday, 12 December 2024  5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
    Zoom

    This is virtual service using ZOOM.  Please use the following link to join the service:

    Zoom Click Here

Saturday, 14 December 2024
  • •  N.A. 12 Step Group
    Saturday, 14 December 2024  7:30 am - 9:00 am
    Cummings Fellowship Hall

Sunday, 15 December 2024
  • •  The Word of the Lord - In-person and Virtual Service
    Sunday, 15 December 2024  9:00 am - 10:15 am

    This will be an in-person in the church and a virtual service using ZOOM.

    Social Distancing and masks are optional for those attending the service in person.

  • •  N.A. 12 Step Group
    Sunday, 15 December 2024  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Cummings Fellowship Hall

  • •  Gather - Virtual Service of Meditation and Song
    Sunday, 15 December 2024  7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Zoom

    Service of mediation and song based on the tradition of the French Taize Community.

    If interested and would like an invitation to attend, please send an email to castlewood16@gmail.com  to get on the list.

Monday, 16 December 2024
  • •  Strategic Planning
    Monday, 16 December 2024  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tuesday, 17 December 2024
  • •  Hospice Volunteers
    Tuesday, 17 December 2024  10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Church Office

  • •  Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army
    Tuesday, 17 December 2024  10:15 am - 6:15 pm
    Grocery Outlet, 2100 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422, USA

    St. Luke's will be ringing the bell for the Salvation Army in front of the Grocery Outlet on December 17th and 18th, from 10:15 am to 6:15 pm each day. Please help us 'Ring the Bell' and raise money for those in need in our local area. Signup sheets (in one or two-hour increments) are in the back of the church.

  • •  Advent Study
    Tuesday, 17 December 2024  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  • •  Healing Lunch Series - Blue Christmas
    Tuesday, 17 December 2024  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Join us at St. Luke's for our monthly healing lunch.

  • •  Evening Prayer - Virtual Service
    Tuesday, 17 December 2024  5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
    Zoom

    This is a virtual service using ZOOM.  Please use the following link to join the service:

    Zoom Click Link

  • •  Surrender to Win AA Meeting
    Tuesday, 17 December 2024  8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
    Cummings Fellowship Hall

  • Healing Lunch Series - Blue Christmas
    December 17, 2024  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

  • Christmas Eve
    December 24, 2024

  • Christmas Day
    December 25, 2024

  • Star Party
    December 30, 2024  5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

  • New Year's Eve
    December 31, 2024

  • New Year's Day
    January 1, 2025

  • Epiphany
    January 6, 2025

  • Inauguration Day (regional holiday)
    January 20, 2025

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    January 20, 2025

  • Valentine's Day
    February 14, 2025

  • Tax Exempt Form Due
    February 15, 2025

  • Presidents' Day
    February 17, 2025

  • Parochial Report due
    March 1, 2025

  • Shrove Tuesday
    March 4, 2025

  • Ash Wednesday
    March 5, 2025

  • Daylight Saving Time starts
    March 9, 2025

  • St. Patrick's Day
    March 17, 2025

  • Palm Sunday
    April 13, 2025

  • Maundy Thursday
    April 17, 2025

  • Good Friday
    April 18, 2025

  • Holy Saturday
    April 19, 2025

  • Easter Sunday
    April 20, 2025

  • Mother's Day
    May 11, 2025

  • Memorial Day
    May 26, 2025

  • Ascension Day
    May 29, 2025

  • Pentecost
    June 8, 2025

  • Father's Day
    June 15, 2025

  • Juneteenth
    June 19, 2025

  • Independence Day
    July 4, 2025

  • Labor Day
    September 1, 2025

  • Columbus Day
    October 13, 2025

  • Indigenous Peoples' Day
    October 13, 2025

  • St. Luke's Day
    October 18, 2025

  • All Saints Day
    November 1, 2025

  • All Saints Sunday
    November 2, 2025

  • Daylight Saving Time ends
    November 2, 2025

  • Veterans Day
    November 11, 2025

  • St. Luke's Day
    November 18, 2025

  • Thanksgiving Day
    November 27, 2025

Worship Services

Sunday Worship at 9 am

December 15th – Third Sunday of Advent

In-person and Virtual service

  Sunday Bulletin
Lectionary Reading for Sunday

Evening Prayer

Virtual Service – Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 pm

Lectionary Reading for Evening Prayer

Gather Service with Taize Music

Virtual Service – Sunday Evenings at 7:00 pm

If interested and would like a Zoom invitation to attend, please send an email to castlewood16@gmail.com to get on the list.

Sunday Service Liturgy Schedule

Sunday Sermons


ABOUT US …

 Welcome Picnic Flyer

Who We Are

St. Luke’s Atascadero is a community where love is expressed and experienced through generous hospitality, joyful and musical worship, service and mission, generous stewardship, and spiritual growth for members of all ages.

Parish Life and Pastoral Care

Without a permanent Rector, the congregation of St. Luke’s has found alternative ways to care and support the members of the congregation. At St. Luke’s prayer is very important. Members of Daughters of the King lead the Tuesday and Thursday Evening Prayer services and the Wednesday morning Bible Study. They also collect and disseminate prayer requests to the membership. The Caring Parish Ministry group is charged with making monthly check-in phone calls to each member. We are currently working to contract with our supply priests for those times when a priest’s presence is essential.

Our History

In 1950 a small group of women from Atascadero decided they would like to begin their own mission. The mission of St. Luke the Evangelist was founded April 1, 1951. The women decided on the name because Luke was a physician and they wanted the church to be based on the principles of healing and evangelism. More:

 

Our Patron Saint

St. Luke the Evangelist
Luke the Evangelist was a Gentile, a physician, and one of Paul’s fellow missionaries in the early spread of Christianity through the Roman world. He has been identified as the writer of both the Gospel which bears his name, and its sequel, the Acts of the Apostles.  More:

Outreach

Service is a natural result of spiritual grounding and growth. St. Luke’s has a strong commitment to outreach and supports the greater community by cooking for the homeless shelter, provisioning apartments for medically fragile people, making quilts to be sent to disaster areas world-wide, and ringing bells for the Salvation Army. We also host several fundraisers throughout the year, with the proceeds designated to a selected charitable organization.

Resources

Diocese of El Camino Real

Lectionary Page

Vanderbilt Divinity Library

The Episcopal Church of the United States

Community Info – Chamber of Comerce

SLO4Home

Facilities Use

Standing Meetings

Sunday – NA 12 Step – 6:00 pm

Monday – Caring Parish Ministy – 2nd Monday at 11 am

Tuesday – Surrender to Win AA – 8:00 pm

Thursday – Al Anon – 5:15 pm

Friday – Al Anon – 5:00 pm

Saturday – NA 12 Step – 7:30 – 8:45 am

 

 

St Luke’s Episcopal Church

5318 Palma Ave, Atascadero, CA 93422
(805) 466-0379
office@stlukesatascadero.org

St. Luke's Atascadero CA

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