St. Luke's Episcopal Church BR

Photos from our 60th Anniversary Summer Soirée & Rebuilding Fundraiser. Thank you to all who attended and/or supported the event!

Over $100,000 was raised for the Fire Fund. If you were not able to attend or support the event and would like to, please consider making a donation today: https://onrealm.org/SaintLukesEpisc/-/form/give/fire

We are THRILLED to announce that our Summer Soirée fund raiser profited over $100,000!! All proceeds will go to the fire fund to . Thank you to everyone who supported this effort.

Join us for Sunday at St. Luke's - https://mailchi.mp/stlukesbr/06042024-8677694 We have one service at 10 a.m. today in Witter Hall. Fellowship to follow.

Celebrate birthdays and read the St. Luke's E-vangelist Weekly News - https://mailchi.mp/stlukesbr/stlukesevangelist06212024-8677697

We are excited to announce that the Vestry has approved the Building Committee's recommendation of hiring Hoffpauir Studio Architecture.

The Building Committee will meet with Hoffpauir to start the process of discussing the next steps, which will include negotiating a contract and scheduling meetings with focus groups to solicit input from stakeholders. Please keep the Building Committee in your prayers as the process unfolds.

Friends, we have some auction items that didn't sell and have marked them way down! Check out our remaining items and get a deal.

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There are still items left in the Arts Market! These are precious treasures made from stained glass, hymnals, and burnt wood from our church, as well as watercolor prints, ornaments and plaques of the church.
We’ll be having a sale after church on Sunday (11:00). Come to the choir room and take home a piece of St. Luke’s. All proceeds benefit the fire fund to help us .

Saturday night, on a concrete slab where our beloved church once stood, something glorious happened. Over 300 people from our diocese came together to support St. Luke's rebuilding effort. But there was more. There was fellowship. There was laughing. There was a reunion of friends. There was a love in the air knowing the reason of the night was to rebuild a house of God. The "Spirit of St. Luke's" is alive and well. It didn't leave because of a fire. In the words of The Rev. Tommy Dillon, "The spirit of St. Luke's is still here. We just have to build a church around it."

A sincere THANK YOU to everyone who came to the party, bid online, donated items for the auction, donated party services to make it happen, or worked tirelessly for weeks to pull it off, thank you isn't enough to express our gratitude. We are forever grateful to you for helping us to .

THANK YOU to Roy's Ice in Prarieville for donating all of the ice for the Summer Soiree. We are so grateful for you for helping us .

For over 40 years, Roy’s Ice in Prairieville, LA has been supplying 8lb and 20lb bagged ice for events such as fairs and festivals, and also for the day to day operations of grocery stores, churches, construction & industrial sites, restaurants, hotels, and much more. We are family owned and operated, taking great pride in our customer service. We believe great service is what keeps a business, in business.

The bagged ice supplier and ice wholesale company works with customers in Baton Rouge, Prairieville, Geismar, Hammond, Plaquemine, LaPlace, Zachary, and other surrounding areas. When you need to keep your food cold and your drinks colder, call us for pickup or delivery.

If you won an item at the auction, but didn’t take it home with you, they’ll be ready for pick up on WEDNESDAY from the church office.

If you didn’t notice - the cute tap trailer last night was also a Photo Booth inside! Check out some of the pics.

St. Luke’s Summer Soirée 2024 Check out my photobooth photo!

Join us for Sunday at St. Luke's - https://mailchi.mp/stlukesbr/06042024-8677689 Service begins at 10 a.m. in Witter Hall.

Flat St. Luke is ready to help advise on his favorite auction items. ALL OF THEM! See you in a bit!

Hey Friends,
As a reminder, we are SOLD OUT and OVER CAPACITY. If you do not have a ticket for the event tonight, please do not show up hoping to get in. We will have to turn you away & it will be awkward for everyone.
We’d love for you to buy an online ticket so you can bid with us and be part of the party from home ❤️

Check out our silent auction - we have almost 200 items! It’s not too late to buy a $25 online auction ticket and grab some goodies - there’s only 158 days til Christmas… start shopping!!

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ONLINE BIDDING IS OPEN!!!!!!

Celebrate birthdays and read the St. Luke's E-vangelist Weekly News - https://mailchi.mp/stlukesbr/stlukesevangelist06212024-8677686

It’s happening!!!!!!

Last chance to buy wine toss and raffle tickets online is TONIGHT. You can purchase more at the party.

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Party Timeline:
5:00 Friday - silent auction bidding opens in the Auctria app. "Buy it Now" options available
Saturday:
6:00 - Party begins, Arts Market & Silent Auction are open. Fr. Bryan and Hobson play for us.
7:00 - Downbeat Louisiana takes the stage
8:30 - Silent auction closes, raffle drawing for jewelry and door prizes
8:45 - Live auction begins
9:15 - Live auction is over, dancing until event is over
10:00 - You don't have to go home, but if you stay, you are automatically on the clean up committee!

We CANNOT WAIT to celebrate "60 years of the spirit of St. Luke's" with all of you. See you Saturday!

THANK YOU to Zippy's Burritos Tacos & More for providing margaritas for our Summer Soiree on Saturday night.

Zippy's is an upbeat neighborhood spot that serves authentic Tex Mex and all the frozen margaritas and daiquiris that you'll ever need!

Thank you, Zippy's, for donating to our party and helping us to .

What to wear on Saturday? We'll be outside under "chilled" tents, and the weather looks iffy, so dress is "cute comfort." No need for jackets or heels. Think lunch at a restaurant with friends. We'd love everyone to wear bright colors, as the inspiration for the party is stained glass windows.
See y'all on Saturday - we CAN'T WAIT to celebrate 60 years of "the spirit of St. Luke's" with all of you!

We have a waiting list for tickets. If you bought tickets, but now cannot attend the party, we ask that you email us at [email protected] & let us know so we can transfer your tickets. Thank you!

Our auction is better than any Amazon Prime Day deal! We have 170 items so far, valued at over $50K!
The event is sold out, but the best $25 you’ll spend this month is an online ticket to bid from home on this stuff!

Auctria

Great News - we are having prints of this painting made to sell in the Arts Market on Saturday!

PARKING FOR SATURDAY: if you are able and feel comfortable parking next door at the BR Water Company (just past St. Luke's on the right), please do so and leave the church lot for reserved sponsorships and those who may need a shorter walk to the party.

LIVE AUCTION ITEM PREVIEW:

Y'all. Chuck Davoli, long time St. Luke's parishioner, spent weeks making this replica for us. If this looks familiar to you, you may remember it was a stained glass window above the door exiting the church to Pope Hall near the pulpit of the church. This is a priceless piece of art that will mean so much to so many.

“The Garden of Paradise” contains a cross with a Chi Rho symbol, which are the Greek letters of Christ’s name, surrounded by a laurel wreath. Two doves are sitting on the cross, eating berries from the wreath, to symbolize a celestial banquet, the gifts of eternal life.

THANK YOU to All Star Toyota of Baton Rouge for being a Library level sponsor!
All Star is a new and used Toyota dealer serving the BR Community. Thank you for helping us to !