I am the Reverend Watson Lamb and most people just call me Fr. Lamb. My family and I cannot wait to meet everyone. I am currently serving as Vicar of St. Francis of Assisi in Philadelphia, MS, and St. Matthew's in Forest. I am a cradle Episcopalian and a native of Mississippi. I received my Bachelors degree in Economics from Mississippi State University. Then I spent a year living in an intentional Christian community called the Bishop's Mission Corps (BMC) where we prayed, studied, and served God in many capacities. Directly after the BMC, Katie and I married just before going off to seminary at the School of Theology in Sewanee. While in Seminary both of our children, Maril (3) and Mark Abial (2), were born. Katie's passion is birth and ministry at the beginning of life, and she is a certified birth doula. We are very excited to be moving to Baton Rouge and joining in the life and ministry of St. Luke's Church and Day School!

My name is Barbara Lee Hudson. I feel so blessed to be joining the staff at St Luke’s! While most of my career has been spent in nursing (I served as an Army Nurse for 9 years after graduating from University of Maryland), the church has always been an important part of my life. I am an Episcopalian, currently a member of St Matthew’s in Houma. I have worked in the church office of an Episcopal church in Knoxville, TN in the past. Contemplative prayer and holistic health are two areas of interest near and dear to my heart. I also love classical music, reading, cooking and the New Orleans Saints! Moving to Louisiana 3 years ago from Knoxville, TN, I have been working as an instructor in a safety school in Houma, teaching health and safety classes. I enjoy the milder winters here, but I have to confess that being so close to the coast during Hurricane Isaac last summer was not fun but very instructive! I look forward to getting settled in Baton Rouge and to working with Fr. Bryan and the St Luke’s community.

HELP HONOR CANON DAVID SEGER WITH
“PRAYER PATH” AT EHS 

     St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and School family are invited to join the alumni, staff, and board of directors of Episcopal High School in recognizing our recent interim rector, Canon David Seger, with a “prayer path” in his honor on the grounds of EHS. Canon Seger and his wife Nancy came to St. Luke’s in March of 2012 to lead us through our recently completed rector search. Although the Segers were with us only about nine months, it was not their first experience as part of the life of our parish and our city. Many of you met the Segers in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s when then-Father Seger served as cross-country coach and chaplain at Episcopal High School and served at St. Luke’s, as well. When the Segers came back to us last year, they brought with them a deep love of God, a dedication to our parish family, and strong support for our local Episcopal school system. Very simply, the Segers gave us what we needed the most at St. Luke’s at that time: stability, compassion, and a comfort level that carried us through our transition to our ultimate call to Fr. Bryan Owen and his family.

     Now, we have an opportunity to join with so many fellow Episcopalians and others in the broader community to show our appreciation and our heartfelt thanks to Canon Seger for his faithful service to Christ and to us. This past March, EHS leadership invited alums from the classes of 1976 through 1985 to support a special project in honor of Canon Seger, as part of a fund-raising effort to create a premier multipurpose cross country trail on the school campus. The trail is being built in honor of former Coach Claney Duplechin who succeeded Canon Seger at EHS, with a special section of the trail to be dedicated as a “prayer path” in Canon David Seger’s honor.

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ST. LUKE’S CHURCH AND SCHOOL JOIN IN
CARING FOR GOD’S CREATION
 

     St. Luke’s parishioners, school families, clergy and staff came together as never before on Sunday, May 5th for a special day of “Caring for God’s Creation”. Fr. Bryan’s vision of bringing church and school families together in acts of stewardship became reality, as members engaged in clean-up and beautification activities around our church campus. We were even blessed with spectacular weather for the event!

     The day began with a 10:30 a.m. worship service, combining the 9:00 and 11:15 services. Worshippers were invited to come to church in their work clothes, ready to roll up their sleeves. Immediately following the 10:30 Eucharist, participants enjoyed lunch together in Witter Hall, and then began tackling various projects around St. Luke’s. Work teams “power washed” the front walkways, pulled weeds, painted and thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship and seeing the fruits of their labors.

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HELP HOST YOUTH CHOIR MEMBERS FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE AT ST. LUKE’S
 

     Please join St. Luke’s Music Director Dr. Ruby Dart, Choir Director Leslie McLaughlin and our church choir members in welcoming the Choir School at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Charlotte, North Carolina for a special performance at St. Luke’s on Sunday evening, June 16th. The Choir School is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and we are excited to share this opportunity to worship through music with our St. Luke’s Church members, day school families and the larger community.

     St. Luke’s has the privilege of hosting these young choir members overnight on June 16th, before they depart for their next concert destination on Monday morning, June 17th. If you are able to host two or more choir members in your home that Sunday night, please contact Lynde Ulmer at (225) 202-0480 or Amanda Burgess at (225) 270-9793.

     The Choir School at St. Peter’s is made up of five auditioned choirs of children, ranging in age from six to eighteen. Choristers come from across the Charlotte, North Carolina area, and represent a number of different denominations, cultures and economic backgrounds. Each year, the choir’s managing director Kay Johnson takes the three older choirs on tour. In the past, they have traveled to the east coast of the United States, Canada, and have even been invited to perform in England! This summer their tour includes stops in Louisiana and Mississippi for the first time. We look forward to welcoming this fine group of young people, and to enjoying their musical talents!
 

MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL!

   Vacation Bible School 2013 offers something for all of St. Luke’s young people starting in early June. Our Junior High VBS, “Here Comes the Sun!” will be held June 3rd- 6th from 9 a.m. until noon. It’s open to all young people who complete the 5th – 8th grades in May. Our Youth Directors Shannon Hannaman and Michael Giles will lead the program, which includes two off-campus field trips. For a registration form, please call Shannon at (225) 603-5120 or e-mail her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

   For our younger children, Vacation Bible School will focus on “Marketplace 31AD”, June 24- 27, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. This year’s VBS promises an amazing opportunity to learn more about the life and times of Jesus, to share in the culture, eat the food, and sing and dance to the music which Our Lord knew so well! To register a child or to volunteer as an adult, call Mary Ann Ayres at (225) 928-9434 or Margie Gaudet at (225) 733-3334.  A planning meeting for all VBS volunteers will be held on Sunday, May 5th at 1:00 in the Church Library. We look forward to a great turn-out for both of our VBS events this summer!
 

NEW SECURITY SYSTEM FOR CHURCH OFFICE

     St. Luke’s Church office has a new security system! If you stop by the office during regular office hours and the door is locked, please ring the bell and a member of the staff will be happy to let you in. Thank you for your patience as we all become accustomed to the new system.