St. Luke's Anglican Church
St. Luke's Anglican Church
815 Taylor Road (Next to Spruce Creek High School)
Port Orange, Fl 32127
Worship Times
Sunday
8:00am Holy Eucharist(said)
10:30am Holy Eucharist(sung)
Summer Worship times June thru August
9:30am Holy Eucharist(sung)
Wednesday
6:00pm Holy Eucharist with Holy Unction
Bible Study
Sunday 9:15am (Summer Hours June-Aug following
Mass)
Wednesday 5:00pm
Telephone: 386-760-1924
Fax: 386-763-0483
Email: Stlukesangch@bellsouth.net
Rev.Fr. Kevin A Burks, Priest in charge
WELCOME TO ST. LUKE'S
St. Luke's is a Parish in the Diocese of the Eastern United States,
Anglican Province of America. We are a traditional Episcopal Church, a branch of the historic One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. We use the liturgy of the 1928 Book of Common Prayer and the Anglican Missal. The Holy Eucharist is our central act of worship, as in the tradition of the early Church. Our clergy are all male in the Apostolic Tradition. We are Catholic and accept all the teachings given by Our Lord to The Apostles, without additions or deletions. All our teachings are supported by the Bible and sacred tradition passed on from the early church fathers and of ecumenical councils of the undivided Church. We do not embrace as a denomination any political or social action.
Anglican Christianity
Though you can learn a lot about the Anglican Christianity by hearing it described, it really must be seen and established firsthand to be fully understood. And perhaps there is no better place to see and experience the heart of Anglicanism than in their worship. It is filled with reverent symbolism in which all may participate.
Holy Eucharist
The main worship service of an Anglican Church is called Holy Eucharist or Holy Communion( Eucharist is a Bible word that means thanksgiving.) The key word here is participation. As you will see the whole congregation is active in worship. As such, the Eucharist is the common act of prayer, worship, teaching and communion of all those who constitute the Church.
In the Eucharist we hear God's word and receive the real presence of Christ through the Bread and Wine. We thereby come to know Christ in us and the hope of glory. What happened almost 2000 years ago becomes vital and alive and contemporary to us in the Eucharist.
Understanding Liturgical Worship
We are a liturgical church. Meaning we use a regular form of worship which involves the individual to a great degree in the worship of God. Liturgical worship is therefore not passive. The word liturgy is a biblical word meaning the work of the people in the act of praise and thanksgiving. Therefore gestures and symbols are used throughout our worship. Basically we SIT to listen, KNEEL to pray, STAND to praise, and BOW our heads at the name of Jesus. We also make the sign of the cross at the mention of the Holy Trinity in remembrance of our Baptism. The liturgy involves many responses in dialogue with the priest that are sung or said. To make it easy for you to follow we have prepared a TAN BOOKLET entitled "The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist". This booklet along with a SEPARATE HYMNAL is found in each pew in the rack or on the seat. The bulletin will guide you showing two columns of numbers, one for hymns and another for the prayer book should you decide to use it rather than the tan booklet.
SOME COMMON QUESTIONS AND HELPFUL ANSWERS
Is the Anglican Church a new denomination?
No, the Anglican Church comes form the early Christian Church and the Apostles. It was united for 15 centuries with the Roman Catholic Church until the English reformation of the 16th century, when it became a separate Church. After the American revolution, the Anglican church in the USA became an American church. St. Luke's is a member of the Anglican Province of America,The Most Rev. Walter H. Grundorf, is the Presiding Bishop.
What is meant by "Traditional Epsicopal"?
Our church in this country also has it's roots in the Episcopal Church. However traditional Epsicopalians are Anglicans who have maintained traditional and conservative Biblical teaching concerning matters of faith and morals. We therefore use the 1928 edition of the Book of Common Prayer and the 1940 Hymnal in worship in an attempt to maintain continuity of the Christian faith as it has been passed down to us from Jesus, the Apostles, and the early Church Fathers.
Are Anglicans Catholic or Evangelical?
Anglicans have taken the best of both. We are Evangelical in so far as we believe we are saved through a living faith in Jesus Christ and his grace and that all things necessary for salvation are contained in the Bible. We are Catholic in our sacramental theology. Also in sacred tradition passed down from the early church and in use of the traditional Mass.
Who has the ultimate authority in the church?
The ultimate authority is Jesus Christ, who exercises his governance through the Apostolic succession of Bishops whose source comes directly from Christ and the Apostles. Priests and Deacons serve under the bishops and shepherd congregations in ministry.
Can Anglican clergy marry?
Yes, Bishops, priests and deacons can marry, and most are.
Do Anglicans believe in the Bible?
Yes, we accept the Bible as the authoritative and inspired word of God. Our whole liturgy is made up of excerpts from it's text and portions of the Epistles and Gospels are read during worship at all Services.
What are Sacraments?
Sacrament comes from an early church word meaning pledge or promise. God through Jesus Christ, grants promises of His grace through reception of these sacraments:
Baptism
Eucharist
Confession
Confirmation
Holy Orders
Marriage
And Unction (anointing for healing of the sick)
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