The Outreach Committee brings before the parish the needs of people outside the congregation in the local community, on deanery and diocesan levels, as well as throughout the Church and the world.
Our 2025 grant recipient is America’s VetDogs.
We are collecting funds during our Sunday Hospitality Hour and at special events during the year in order to make an impact with a donation at the end of the year. During Lent some of our parishioners also keep Mite boxes to donate towards the grant recipient.
Queens Community House
St. Luke’s has a long-standing relationship with the Queens Community House to support their programs for struggling families and senior citizens in our community. Located on 63rd Drive, the Community House is a settlement house that runs after-school programs, a nursery school, a senior center, and other essential services. Each week, Saint Luke’s accepts donations of non-perishable food items to donate to the QCH food pantry. Each December we set up our Jesse Tree and collect Christmas gifts for kids at QCH. On Palm Sunday we compile Easter baskets, and at the start of each school year we hold a backpack drive. Thank you for your generous support of this partnership!