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Philanthrophy

Clearly through His teachings, Our Lord and Savior directs us to care for one another and those less fortunate than ourselves. St. Luke Parish attempts to follow these teachings through various charitiable activities and through donations. Below is a short list of some of the organizations aided thru our efforts and pictures of some of the activities we have been involved in.

Charities Supported

  • Orthodox Christian Mission Center
  • OCA Mission Appeal
  • Phosadilphia
  • Deanery Projects
  • Christ The Savior Orthodox Church
  • Orthodox Christian Mission Center - donation for India
  • National Child Safety Council
  • Coptic Orphans
  • Parish Of St. Silacs Orthodox Church - Prison Ministry
  • Orthodox Christian Alumni Assoc. - College sponsorship
  • International Orthodox Christian Charity - India mission
  • PASS
  • Project Mexico
  • Orthodox Church In America - Beslan Relief Fund
  • Orthodox Church In America - Florida Hurricane, Relief Fund

    Pads Program Operational At St. Lukes

    Scene from Pads Program Operational At St. Lukes

    St. Luke's participates as part of the PADS program.( Public Action to Deliver Shelter). The PADS program is supported by churches which house the homeless one evening a week and other churches which cook, deliver and serve dinner and a bag lunch. PADS was started 16 years ago in the Chicago suburbs in response to the discovery of a homeless person who had frozen to death. The program runs from October to April.

    Father Andrew's Mission To Romania

    Father Andrew's Mission To Romania.

    Fr. Andrew was on a mission with Floyd Frantz in Romania. He was there for three weeks speaking to Priests and Bishops of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Floyd is a full time missionary sent by the OCMC to help develop alcohol treatment programs and Alcoholic Anonymous groups. Here we see Father Andrew holding the babies who received the donations of baby clothes. This facility is a day care center for babies who are at risk of being abandoned by their mothers because of poverty and alcoholism.

    Scene from More From Romania

    This is a group photo of the participants of the first seminar on Alcoholism presented to the clergy of the Diocese of Cluj. Some of the participants came from as far away as Moldova.

    YO Turns Hot Dogs Into Biscuits

    YO Turns Hot Dogs Into Biscuits.

    Our Youth Organization held a hot dog / ice cream social to raise money for the "Milk and Bisquit Program" for the children in India. This program is funded through the IOCC - International Orthodox Christian Charities. Each day up to 300 street children line up to receive milk and enriched biscuits. Recently Father Andrew and Pat Harrison were in India as missionaries and had a chance to help in this program. To view pictures of this program please click here. Tickets were sold for hot dogs and ice cream.

    Mission To India

    Scene From Mission To India.

    Indian street children and poor receiving milk and biscuits.

    St. Luke Hosts Blood Drive

    St. Luke Hosts Blood Drive.

    This Sunday St. Luke Parish sponsored a blood donation drive. Many participated as donors or as volunteer workers. Father Andrew told us that this was one way to support our troops who are being hurt daily in Iraq.

    St. Luke Parish Celebrates Ninth Year At The Garden Center

    St. Luke Parish Celebrates Fourth Year At The Garden Center.

    Each month Father Andrew and parishioners from St. Luke Parish take time to visit the residents of The Garden Center For The Handicapped. After the reading of the Gospel for the day, Father Andrew gives a short sermon often with some interesting props. Today he brought with him a stop light. After confiming with the residents that red means stop and green means go, he went on to explain that the Bible is like a stop light. It tell us to go and love your neighbor, go to church, go and do good for others, etc. It also tells us to stop being angry, to stop hurting one another, to stop killing etc. He asked everyone to think about the Bible and what it tells us to do and not to do when we see a stop light.

    Christmas Toy Collection

    Christmas Toy Collection.

    Once again the parishioners of St. Luke Parish participated in the Department of Social Services Christmas Toy Collection. Toys are being collected for 75 foster children. This program is sponsored thru the Orthodox Christian Clergy Association. Here we see some of the gifts turned in for distribution.

    Oak Forest Hospital Visitations

    Oak Forest Hospital Visitations.

    For over 20 years, members of our parish have been visiting the patients of Oak Forest Hospital. Our youth have assisted the recreational therapy department in transporting wheelchair patients to hospital activities. Our clergy have provided sacramental visits and church services for the Orthodox patients.

    Oak Forest Hospital Visitations.

    Father Andrew always manages to generate smiles when our patients and their families are visited.

    Coat Drive

    Coat Drive.

    Food Pantry Collection

    Food Pantry Collection.

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