Veterans Day Service

Join us for our annual celebration of Veterans Day. We begin the service at 11:11am on Tuesday, November 11 in the church to commemorate the session of the Great War. We remember those who have served by lifting our voice in prayer and song.

Our speaker this year is Kurt Gustafson, a lifelong parishioner at St. Luke’s. His parents are Richard and Ruby Gustafson of Lakewood. Kurt is a graduate of Southwestern High School, Jamestown Community College, SUNY Buffalo and the University of Toledo College of Law.

Kurt served in the U.S. Marine Corps on active duty between 1991 and 1999. He served as a Judge Advocate in 29 Palms, California and as an Officer Selection Officer in Hyattsville, Maryland where he achieved the rank of Captain. After serving in the Marines, Kurt accepted a job in the Chautauqua County Attorney’s Office as an Assistant Country Attorney. After 19 years in the County Attorney’s Office, Kurt accepted a position as a Labor Relations Specialist with Erie 2 BOCES. Kurt is the President of the Southwestern School Board and serves on the Metro YMCA Board of Directors and the Camp Onyahsa Advisory Committee. Kurt and his wife Margie are the proud parents of Nicholas and Ryan and are soon to be grandparents.