St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia invited students in grades 5 to 12 to serve as acolytes in worship.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Aug. 19, the church called on the children to join the activity.
According to the church, students who are interested in participating in this significant ministry, whether they are new to being acolytes or returning acolytes, may register.
The church said it is a good chance to make new friends and discover more about worship.
On Sunday, Aug. 21, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. children are set for acolyte training, both new and reentering acolytes. This instruction is required, the church said.
Interested participants may register in the link provided by the church on its Facebook post.
They may also visit St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Facebook page for added information.
Thriving Church
The church is prospering in the middle of Midtown Atlanta. Jesus called everyone to build strong communities and to live as a single body in service of the supremely powerful Lord.
It said it takes that call seriously at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. It said that it was thrilled about the numerous initiatives and occasions that bolster St. Luke's Episcopal Church as a community of people who value one another and its surroundings.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church said it values each member of the congregation's involvement, development, and leadership. St. Luke's is characterized by members, values, and priorities.
This is true of all of the children's programs, adult education options, music programs, outreach initiatives, and service opportunities.
The church encourages everyone to contribute to the history of St. Luke's in Atlanta and the world, and they especially want them to use their voice and thoughts to help them to define who they are.
Church’s History
The life of St. Luke is marked by vision, renewal, and service, according to the church.
The church said as a haven for people escaping the horrors of war, the church was established in the 19th century.
Nearly a century later, while other churches were moving to the suburbs, the "small refugee church" made the deliberate choice to stay in downtown Atlanta, the church said.
It added that the communities that continue to worship and serve in Atlanta today owe their very existence to these two “births."
Dr. Charles Todd Quintard was educated in New York after being born and raised in Connecticut, according to the church.
The first bishop of Tennessee became his friend after he relocated to the south and started working as a professor at the Medical College in Memphis, the church said.
He decided to give up medicine and pursue holy orders, becoming a priest in 1856 after completing his studies.
Despite having been a unionist before, Dr. Quintard accepted a position as chaplain of the Tennessee Army when the Civil War began. The Army of Tennessee launched a defense against Union forces in 1863, and after a while it withdrew to Atlanta, taking Dr. Quintard with it.
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