St Luke's Episcopal Church

Annual Parish Picnic
2025-06-01 10:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
On June 1st, we’ll forgo our regular 10am service for a 10:30am service at Camp Onyasha, followed by our annual Parish Picnic. We’ll celebrate Holy Communion and enjoy a feast at a potluck lunch that you provide. We might even find someone brave enough to take the plunge and get baptized in the Lake! Lake activities will also be available following lunch time—including swimming and kayaking.
To help you decide what to bring to the picnic try this:
Last names: A – I – a “main dish” or salad;
J – Q -snacks or appetizer;
R – Z – dessert / fruit
Also, bring along your own table service: plates, plastic-ware, serving utensils and something other to grill, if you desire. St. Luke’s will provide: hot dogs, hamburgers and buns; ketchup, relish & mustard; lemonade and coffee; and extra plates, plastic utensils, and cups.

Pride Sunday & Jamestown Pride
2025-06-08 10:00 - 11:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Join St. Luke’s over Pride weekend in community celebration and worship over the weekend of June 7th & 8th. On Sunday, June 8th at the 10am service, St. Luke’s will celebrate our fifth annual Pride Sunday service. This year, Pride coincides with the Church’s celebration of Pentecost. This is a fitting alignment, as Pentecost is the day when the Church commemorates the Holy Spirit’s outpouring on all believers: young and old, men and women, Jews and Gentiles, and people gathered in Jerusalem from a vast variety of nations. Following the lead of the Spirit, St. Luke’s works to see and nurture the gifts of all people, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or walk of life. Gavin Card, who was one of St. Luke’s youth ten years ago and is now beginning the discernment process for ordination, will be the day’s guest preacher, and will reflect on the ways the church has been a source of safety, strength, and support in his spiritual and life’s journey as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. For the occasion, St. Luke’s children and youth, as well as faithful adult volunteers, have assisted in making special rainbow dove decorations for the church.
For parishioners who would like to celebrate Pride through community celebration and acts of service: Jamestown Pride is seeking volunteers for the week’s events. Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/JamestownPride2025Volunteer.
As in previous years, St. Luke’s will be staffing a children’s activity table at the Jamestown Pride Festival Event on Saturday, June 7th, from 9 am to 1 pm. Traditionally, St. Luke’s youth have staffed this table – but this year we are opening the opportunity up to adult volunteers, as well. Interested volunteers can contact vestry member Tiffany MacCallum (tmaccallum626@gmail.com) or clergy (Luke or Jessica) to sign up to volunteer and learn more.
Since the first Jamestown Pride festival event in 2021, St. Luke’s has been a committed community supporter of Jamestown Pride. Jessica, through her work supporting local LGBTQ+ youth, has been Jamestown Pride’s Coordinator for the past two years. This has given her invaluable experience in practicing community outreach and leadership, as well as nonprofit administration: Thanks to the in-kind and administrative support of St. Luke’s, Jamestown Pride has become an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit, with the vision to create more events year-round and a network of community support.

SLY Goes Putt-Putting!
2025-06-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Lakewood Golf Center, 4341 West Fairmount Avenue, Lakewood, NY, 14750, United States
Youth are invited to meet at the Lakewood Golf Center (4341 W Fairmount Ave) at 6 pm. The cost is $8/youth; St. Luke’s will cover or subsidize the cost for any family unable to pay. No dinner at youth group that night: but we will have ice cream afterwards!

Kayak Mass
2025-06-15 16:00 - 17:00 | McCrea Point 14 Jones and Gifford Ave, Jamestown, NY 14701, 14 Jones and Gifford Ave., Jamestown, NY, 14701, United States
St. Luke’s will kick off the summer season with the return of the Kayak Mass! We will launch from McCrea Point (14 Jones and Gifford Avenue in Jamestown) on Sunday, June 15th at 4 pm. Bring your own kayak or canoe — or rent one just around the block from the Chadakoin Paddle Company (701 W. 8th Street).

Church of the Wild: Cassadaga Lake Nature Park
2025-06-21 10:00 - 11:00 | 8131 NY 60 Cassadaga, NY 14718, 8131 NY 60, Cassadaga, NY, 14718, United States
Come celebrate the day after the summer solstice at St. Luke’s Church of the Wild on June 21st at 10 am for a hike at the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy’s Cassadaga Lakes Nature Park (8131 NY-60 in Cassadaga) at 10 am.

Graduation Sunday
2025-06-22 10:00 - 11:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Celebrate St. Luke’s remarkable high school seniors with Graduation Sunday on June 22nd at the 10 am service: We will honor these special young people and send them off to their next adventure with our prayers, blessings, and a special gift.

Falconer senior, Cyrus Jones, will be the guest youth preacher for the day, and St. Luke’s Choral Scholars (including JHS senior, McKenzie Pickett) will be leading the music for worship on that day. We will also honor St. Luke’s “senior” acolytes: youth who have served five years or more in this role of leadership at St. Luke’s.

Service of Lament
2025-06-27 17:00 - 18:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
On Friday, June 27 at 5pm in the Chapel, the New Neighbors Coalition program at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will host a Service of Lament in observance of World Refugee Day. The United Nation has designated June 20th as World Refugee Day in honor of the millions of refugees around the globe who have been forced to flee their homes. While the Coalition’s commemorations in the past have been celebratory, this year with the Federal Government’s termination of the US Refugee resettlement program and indiscriminate immigration enforcement, it seemed more appropriate to create time and space for public lament.

The program will consist of an interfaith service, led by the Rev. Luke Fodor and Mr. Sam Qadri, followed by an opportunity to write letters to local elected officials advocating for those who have been displaced both worldwide and in our own communities.

Jamestown Farmers Market
2025-06-28 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-05 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-12 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-26 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-02 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-09 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-16 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-08-23 08:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date | 3rd and N Main St., 3rd and N. Main St., Jamestown, NY, 14701, United States
The Jamestown Farmers Market summer farmers market runs outside on 3rd and Main St. in Downtown Jamestown outside of the Lucille Ball Museum and Crown Street Roasters each Saturday June through November from 9am-1pm. Visit jfmny.org for more information.

Br. Ephrem Arcement, OHC, Guest Preacher
2025-06-29 10:00 - 11:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Brother Ephrem Arcement, OHC, is an Episcopal priest, who entered monastic life in 2010 and presently serves as Guestmaster at Holy Cross Monastery. Brother Ephrem led a spiritual retreat for St. Luke’s parishioners at Holy Cross Monastery in May 2024 that proved to be life-changing for all. We’re excited to welcome him to Adult Forum, and to have him as a guest preacher at the 8am and 10am services on June 29th.

Monday Night Cafe
2025-06-30 18:30 - 19:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
A free community dinner where we get as much as we can from local farmers and producers! Menu changes each month! For June 30th, we’ll have BBQ chicken.
Join us in the Undercroft from 6-7:30pm (enter at 4th and N Main Street doors.)

Sign up to volunteer here.

Bishop Overs Guild
2025-07-08 17:30 - 18:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Bishop Overs Guild, affectionately known as BOG, is a social group of St Luke’s women who meet on the second Tuesday of each month from 5:30 – 7:00pm for a pot luck supper, and to discuss ways we can foster our mission to feed people.
We feed people in many ways, including providing refreshments at undercroft receptions, at our monthly pot luck suppers, through our fundraising efforts, and with monetary gifts.
Our fundraising efforts are supported by bakers and volunteers from our St. Luke’s family. We thank you so much for your support and hope you will join us for dinner. We always say grace, welcome newcomers and enjoy a casual dinner meeting.

Church of the Wild
2025-07-12 10:00 - 11:30 | 3361 Old Fluvanna Road Jamestown, NY 14701, 3361 Old Fluvanna Road, Jamestown, NY, 14701, United States
The next Church of the Wild will gather on July 12th at 10 am at the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy’s Chautauqua Lake Outlet Greenway, located at 3361 Old Fluvanna Road in Jamestown. (For an exact location on Google Maps, visit: https://bit.ly/CHQOutletGreenway). More info on the site can be found here: https://www.chautauquawatershed.org/chautauqua-lake-outlet-greenway-preserve
This month’s Church of the Wild is coordinated in partnership with the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy (CWC) – we will be joined by CWC Land Specialist Bethany O’Hagan, who will be available to answer questions and provide additional information about this preserve.
For this excursion, we will be crossing a creek, so wear boots (or shoes that can get wet!) This site has enough parking for 4-6 cars, plus street parking as well. To carpool, meet at St. Luke’s at 9:45.

Jamestown Farmers Market
2025-07-19 09:00 - 13:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States

Wednesday Group
2025-07-23 11:30 - 12:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
The Wednesday Group meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 11:30 am in St. Luke’s Undercroft. We encourage any member of our church or community to join us and enjoy the fellowship of our church family, Communion, and a delicious lunch. The Wednesday Group is included in the church budget and takes care of the lunch provided. The main course is catered and volunteers make the salad and dessert.
Volunteers are always welcome to make sides, desserts, serve the meal, and/or provide transportation. If you would like to help in any way, or just come and join our Wednesday Group family, we would love to have you. For more information, contact the church office at 716-483-6405.

Monday Night Cafe
2025-07-28 18:30 - 19:00, 2025-08-25 18:00 - 19:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
A free community dinner where we get as much as we can from local farmers and producers! Menu changes each month!
Join us in the Undercroft from 6-7:30pm (enter at 4th and N Main Street doors.)

Sign up to volunteer here.

St. Luke's Church Tours
2025-08-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-08-09 13:00 - 14:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
St. Luke’s is once again offering architectural and historical tours on Saturday August 9th. These tours are a great opportunity to learn more about our building and its historic significance, not only in Jamestown, but in national life. The first tour starts at 10am and the second at 1pm. Tours are approximately one hour. No reservations are needed and there is no admission fee.

Farmers Market 5K
2025-08-16 09:30 - 11:00 | 3rd and N Main St., 3rd and N. Main St., Jamestown, NY, 14701, United States
We are launching our very first 5K race! Starting and ending at the market! Participants will receive a custom 5K canvas tote bad filled with local goodies. Sign up today and get training!
The JFM 5K is part of Chautauqua Striders 2025 Runner of the Year Series so Strider Athletic Club members get 10% off their race!
Sign up to run/walk here.
Sign up to volunteer here.

Church of the Wild: Kayak Mass
2025-08-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Cassadaga Boat Launch, Glasgow Rd, Cassadaga, NY, 14718, United States
This month’s Church of the Wild is being co-opted by our Kayak Mass– so we have one last time to get out on the water. While we will not be walking on the water like Jesus, we will take the opportunity to commune with nature, God’s creative abundance and each other. We will gather on Sunday, August 17th at 4 pm at the Cassadaga Boat launch in the middle lake (on Dale Road just outside the gates of Lily Dale). Please let the Rector know if you plan to attend.

Welcome Back Sunday & Backpack Blessing
2025-09-07 09:00 - 11:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
September 7th is Welcome Back Sunday! At 9am, children and families are invited to the Undercroft for the Sunday School Assembly, an opportunity to connect with Sunday School friends, teachers and parents. Kids are invited to bring their backpacks for the annual back to school backpack blessing during the 10am service.

Children’s Chapel and the nursey will also be available during the service.

Empty Bowls Clay Workshop
2025-09-20 15:00 - 17:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Hello Empty Bowls Supporters! On September 20th at 3:00pm, we’re having a community bowl making workshop at St. Luke’s undercroft. This free event is the only Empty Bowls workshop before the fundraiser, and perfect for beginners in clay.

Local potter Ron Nasca will provide everything needed to hand build and decorate bowls to donate to the Empty Bowls fundraiser. To sign up, please call St. Luke’s office, 716-483-6405, or email the Parish Administrator at nicole.gustafson@stlukesjamestown.org. RSVPing will ensure that we have enough materials for everyone.

This year’s Jamestown Empty Bowls fundraiser event will be on December 6th at St. Luke’s. The funds raised by Jamestown Empty Bowls support Jamestown Mobile Market, which provides fresh produce to neighborhoods in Jamestown, and St. Susan’s Center.
