Global Perspectives Book Club
2026-02-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Book: Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a CrisisAuthor: Jonathan BlitzerGenre: Nonfiction

Description:Everyone who makes the journey faces an impossible choice. Hundreds of thousands of people who arrive every year at the US-Mexico border travel far from their homes. For years, the majority came from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, but many more have begun their journey much farther away. Some flee persecution, others crime or hunger. They may have already been deported, but the United States remains their only hope for safety and prosperity. They will take their chances.
As Jonathan Blitzer dramatizes with forensic, unprecedented reporting, this crisis is the result of decades of misguided policy and sweeping corruption. Brilliantly weaving the stories of Central Americans whose lives have been devastated by chronic political conflict and violence with those of American activists, government officials, and the politicians responsible for the country’s tragically tangled immigration policy, Blitzer reveals the full, layered picture of this vast and unremitting conflict.
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here tells the epic story of the people whose lives ebb and flow across the border, delving into the heart of American life itself. This vital and remarkable story has shaped the nation’s turbulent politics and culture in countless ways—and will almost certainly determine its future.

Link to purchase book locally through Good Neighbor Bookstore: https://goodneighborbooks.com/book/9781984880826

Link to RSVP via Microsoft Forms:https://forms.office.com/r/MA925MmrSG
We will be meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 7pm in the Fenn Library at St. Luke’s Church (in the undercroft, behind the Johnson Stage).

Next meeting: Tuesday, April 21 at 7pmBook: Questions for Ada by Ijeoma Umebinyuo

Ash Wednesday Services
2026-02-18 07:00 - 07:45, 2026-02-18 12:00 - 12:45, 2026-02-18 19:00 - 20:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
We will have services at 7am, 12pm and 7pm at St. Luke’s, in addition to Ashes to Go offered from 1pm to 3pm offered in front of the church, on North Main Street.

Ashes to Go
2026-02-18 13:00 - 15:00 | 3rd and N Main St., 3rd and N. Main St., Jamestown, NY, 14701, United States
For all of those on the “go” or whose health prevents them from attending an Ash Wednesday service: ashes and communion will be distributed on Main St in front of St. Luke’s from 1pm to 3pm.

Monday Night Cafe
2026-02-23 18:00 - 19:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Monday Night Cafe is the free monthly community dinner offered by the Jamestown Farmers Market and St. Luke’s Church to celebrate the gift of belonging. We gather in St. Luke’s Undercroft (enter at 4th and Main) from 6-7:30pm for the meal on the last Monday of the month.

MNC is an opportunity to relish all things local in our community–from new friends and neighbors met around the dinner table to the fresh local food featured from our local farmers and producers! The Menu changes each month and showcases the best offerings of the season.

JFM Winter Farmers Market
2026-02-28 09:00 - 13:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
The Jamestown Farmers Market winter market is back for a 2nd season with MORE dates!Join us the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, January through May! Inside in the Undercroft of St. Luke’s!FREE Pancakes (GF & DF) Fresh and local food and handmade goods

Purim Celebration
2026-03-02 18:00 - 20:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
The New Neighbors Coalition and St. Luke’s Church warmly invite the community—parishioners, neighbors, and friends of all ages—to join us for a family-friendly cultural celebration of Purim on Monday, March 2 at 6pm in the St. Luke’s Undercroft.

Purim is a joyful Jewish festival that celebrates courage, hope, and the triumph of light over darkness, rooted in the ancient story of Queen Esther. Through storytelling, costumes, food, and laughter, Purim invites communities to remember how faith, bravery, and solidarity can change the course of history. At St. Luke’s, we offer this gathering as an opportunity to learn, celebrate, and rejoice together, honoring our shared values of joy, resilience, and care for one another. Children are especially welcome, and costumes are encouraged.

The celebration will include age-appropriate activities, learning how to make hamantaschen and other festive treats, music, and storytelling moments that invite participation from the whole family. Members of the Winged Ox Players will stage the drama with audience participation, bringing the story of Purim to life in a joyful and engaging way.
This event is cultural and educational in nature and is open to everyone, regardless of background or tradition. Come celebrate joy, friendship, and the richness of our wider human family.
Donations of $5-10 suggested to help offset cost of the event. However, money should not be a barrier, and all are welcome to attend regardless of ability to pay.

NNC: Responsible Information Sharing and Rumor Prevention Training
2026-03-10 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-03-14 14:00 - 15:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
We will discuss how to respond responsibly when hearing or sharing sensitive information that may affect marginalized communities. Together, we will review how misinformation can spread quickly during uncertain moments, how rumors can unintentionally cause fear or harm, and what well-meaning community members should do instead. We will touch on the fact that all community members share a responsibility to verify information before passing it along, especially when that information could impact people’s safety or sense of security. Attendees will learn how to pause, confirm information through trusted sources, ask follow-up questions upon receiving information, and approach social media posts with an analytical eye to avoid repeating unverified or piecemeal reports. The training will focus on staying grounded in accurate information, communicating with care, and supporting trust and safety over spreading rumors. As community members, it is our collective responsibility to be compassionate, trusted sources of information to support the safety of all our neighbors. Please use this Microsoft Form to RSVP to either session: https://forms.office.com/r/8nMvuCduRY. Trainings will take place in the St. Luke’s Undercroft at 410 N Main Street in Jamestown, New York, with two opportunities to attend, Tuesday, March 10 at 6:30pm and Saturday, March 14 at 2pm.

JFM Winter Market
2026-03-14 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-28 09:00 - 13:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States

Lenten Musical: The Tale of Three Trees
2026-03-15 10:00 - 11:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
The cast of this year’s Lenten Musical, The Tale of the Three Trees (Pote & Long) has a chance to experience everything singing in groups has to offer. We are inching closer to being able to show you the production on Sunday, March 15th at the Sunday 10:00 am liturgy when the kids will perform during the spot normally reserved for the sermon. Make sure you catch this special service and enjoy the beauty of seeing what the kids have been working hard on, and the relationships they have built with the music, the production and each other.

Pilgrimage Presentation
2026-03-15 11:30 - 12:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
On Sunday, March 15th, following the 10:00 a.m. service, you are warmly invited to support the CLAM (Children Learning Arts Ministry) fundraising efforts and share in the adventure. Over a festive gathering, our youth will tell the story of their pilgrimage: a baptism along the way, a visit to a 9th-century castle once visited by Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne, tours of the Vatican Museums and the catacombs, extraordinary meals, deep moments of prayer—and, yes, plenty of blisters.

Church of the Wild
2026-03-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Bentley Nature Preserve, Bentley Ave, Jamestown, NY, 14701, United States
Our next venture into the wild is March 21st at 10am at the Bentley Nature Preserve. We will be meeting at the parking lot on Bentley Ave Jamestown, NY 14701.

New Neighbors Coalition Nowruz Celebration
2026-03-23 18:00 - 19:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Join the New Neighbors Coalition for a community celebration of Nowruz on Monday, March 23rd in the St. Luke’s Undercroft. This festival marks the start of the new year on the Solar Hijri calendar, used by many Central and West Asian ethnic groups, coinciding with the Northern Hemisphere’s spring equinox. Though Nowruz is observed in many places worldwide, the holiday is predominantly traditional of the people of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The festivities will include age appropriate activities, music, some Nowruz bites, and an opportunity to learn some new ways celebrate the new year. This is a family-friendly event, and kids are highly encouraged to join! Donations of $5-10 suggested to help offset cost of the event. However, money should not be a barrier, and all are welcome to attend regardless of ability to pay. For more information and to RSVP to the celebration, please see the event’s Facebook page. Any questions can be directed to New Neighbors Coalition Program Director, Momina Di Blasio, at momina@stlukesjamestown.org.

Palm Cross Making
2026-03-26 17:00 - 19:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Nimble-fingered or not, you are invited to join the Altar Guild and friends for a fun night of palm cross making. Experts will teach you the time treasured technique of cross making. A pizza dinnerand refreshments are provided. Come learn a new skill and make some new friends on Thursday, March 26 at 5pm in the Undercroft.

Monday Night Cafe
2026-03-30 18:00 - 19:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Join us for dinner the last Monday of each month for a community meal! All are welcome! We work to source as much food as we can from our local farmers and JFM vendors!Gluten free and vegetarian options are usually available.

Tenebrae
2026-04-01 19:00 - 19:45 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Tenebrae is a service of about the play of shadows and light that prepares us for the mystery of Triduum. With Scripture reading, singing and candle extinguishing we sink into the passion of Christ’s last days. We will gather in St. Luke’s chapel at 7pm on April 1.

Maundy Thursday Service
2026-04-02 12:00 - 12:45 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
On Maundy Thursday, we remember the new commandment that Jesus gives us by loving through humble service—even the washing of feet. We conclude the service by stripping the altar to prepare for Good Friday. Join us in vulnerability of love. The noon service is in the chapel on April 2.

Maundy Thursday
2026-04-02 19:00 - 20:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
On Maundy Thursday, we remember the new commandment that Jesus gives us by loving through humble service—even the washing of feet. We conclude the service by stripping the altar to prepare for Good Friday. Join us in vulnerability of love on April 2 in the church at 7:00pm with the choir.

Good Friday
2026-04-03 12:00 - 13:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
On Good Friday, we’ll remember the way that God’s willingness to suffer with us creates for all of humanity an abiding sense of goodness…which is why the call the day “good” even though it contains so much sadness and “badness.” The service includes special music, the veneration of the cross and mass of the presanctified.

Good Friday Service
2026-04-03 19:00 - 20:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States

Great Vigil
2026-04-04 19:00 - 20:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
The mysterious service begins in darkness on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter, and consists of four parts: The Service of Light (kindling of new fire, lighting the Paschal candle, the Exsultet); The Service of Lessons (readings from the Hebrew Scriptures interspersed with psalms, canticles, and prayers); Christian Initiation (Holy Baptism) or the Renewal of Baptismal Vows; and the Eucharist.

Easter Day!
2026-04-05 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-04-05 10:00 - 11:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Celebrate Easter Day at 8am and 10am as we remember the power of the resurrection. The church will be adorned in its Easter best with flowers and special music.

Easter Egg Hunt
2026-04-05 09:30 - 10:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
There is nothing more motivating than treasure hunting especially when candy is the prize. Children of all ages are invited to come for the thrill of the hunt on Easter morning at 9:30 a.m. Please gather in the Chapel. If weather permits, the hunt will be in the courtyard and if not then, we’ll be in the Undercroft. The hunt will begin promptly at 9:30am, so don’t be late!

JFM Winter Market
2026-04-11 09:00 - 13:00 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Our winter market is back for a 2nd season with MORE dates!Join us the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, January through May! Inside in the Undercroft of St. Luke’s!FREE Pancakes (GF & DF) Fresh and local food and handmade goods

Church of the Wild
2026-04-18 10:00 - 11:00 | 5360 NY 474 Ashville, NY 14710, 5360 NY-474, Ashville, NY, 14701, United States
Our next venture into the wild is April 18 at 10am at a parishioner’s house in Blockville. Due to limited parking at her house, we will carpool from the church (9:45) or meet at the Ashville Dollar General (5360 NY-54) at 9:50.

Water Horse Concert
2026-04-24 19:00 - 20:30 | St Luke’s Church, 410 N Main ST, NY, 14701, United States
Hailed as the “Celtic standard bearers of Chautauqua County,” Water Horse’s performers, Sue Tillotson and Jim Cunningham, are regular performers at the Jamestown Regional Celtic Festival, The Ligonier Highland games, and the Fredonia Free For All. Their combination of voice, violin, penny whistle, and stringed instruments, including acoustic guitar, bouzouki, and cittern, will delight and propel us into the spring season.

Water Horse will be presenting a hymns of Celtic origin during their performance on Friday, April 24th at 7pm in the church. Joined by Karen Hewes Suber on piano, experience tunes such as “Star of the County Down” and “Wild Mountain Thyme” in their original Celtic tradition and then sing the hymnic versions together to feel the history of these tunes come alive.
