Memorial Gifts and Discretionary Funds

"O God, the King of saints, we praise and glorify your holy Name for all your servants who have finished their course in your faith and fear:...and we pray that, encouraged by their examples, aided by their prayers, and strengthened by their fellowship, we also may be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light...Amen."

Book of Common Prayer, p. 504

Memorial Gifts are special donations given to St Luke's with praise and thanksgiving to God and in the memory of the faithful departed.  Many of the beautiful appointments you see during worship services, such as vestments, altar hangings, candelabras, and communion vessels, are memorials to loved ones who have touched our lives and whose legacy continues to inspire us. Memorials gifts may also be used to fund special purchases such as Godly Play materials, to hire a brass ensemble at Easter, or to benefit the continuing education of our staff members.

Memorial gifts may be designated either to the St Luke's Memorial Fund or the Heritage Fund. It is possible for an individual or the family of the deceased to work with the appropriate committees to plan a designated gift.

While it is ultimately the Rector and the Vestry who determine what memorials are placed in the Church, or expended for the mission of the Church, the wishes of the deceased or the family of the deceased are given the utmost consideration.

Clergy Discretionary Funds are funds expended solely at the discretion of the clergy.  The loose offering at the 8:00AM service each Sunday is designated for the discretionary funds, but occasional private contributions from parishioners are essential if the clergy is to be able to respond to the legitimate emergency requests they receive.  Please make your check payable to St. Luke's Church and designate to which clergy person's discretionary fund it is given.