St. Luke's Brockport - 175th history slide show from October 2013 celebration!

1. 1825-1829
First “teas” are held by Episcopal
women, possibly in the home of
Mrs. Heil (Phoebe) Brockway.
1829 - Brockport is established as a village.
Andrew Jackson is elected President.

2. 1838
• St Luke’s Protestant Episcopal
Church is organized September 20
as an independent parish of the
Diocese of Western New York.
Church services initially held in
First Baptist Church.
• Samuel Morse demonstrates a new
invention called the telegraph.

3. 1854
Construction of original church
building of Medina sandstone
at a cost of $6,897.
Church is completed in 1855
and services are moved to this
location.
The accordion is patented.
Major streets are lit by coal gas
for first time.

4. 1866-1868
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Rectory lot and house are
purchased on Main St.
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1867: Baptismal font given
by children of Sunday School
on Christmas Eve and is
outlined in the book “The
Christmas Font” by Mary
Jane Holmes.
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First local ambulance goes
into service.
The 144th Amendment Civil Rights Act passes.
Congress authorizes the 5
cent piece called a nickel.
Civil War ends and Jesse
James starts robbing trains.
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5. 1873-1874
• Organ is moved from
rear gallery. New bell is
installed in bell tower
and is rung on Easter.
• First US post card is
issued.
• Susan B. Anthony is
fined $100 for trying to
vote.
• Dentist in San Francisco
patents gold crown
filling.

6. 1881
• Church bell is used as
an alarm of fire for
Brockport community.
• Revised version of the
New Testament is
announced.
• American Red Cross is
founded by Clara
Barton.
• First electric lamp with
carbon filament, rolled
film and player piano
patented.

7. 1882-1884
• Present chancel, choir
and sanctuary are
added to the church.
• Alaska becomes a US
territory.
• US adopts standard
time.
• Sidewalks are paved
while streets are still
dirt.
• First World Series of
baseball is played.

8. 1894
• In an effort to
support church
functions and
salaries of the
sexton, organist
and rector, church
pew rentals are
used. A pew would
cost $10- $30 per
year based on
location.

9. 1902-1905
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Cary Memorial Parish House is
built in memory of Martha A.
Greenbough Shannon.
$3,000 gift from Mrs. Jane E.
Carey is used for Medina
sandstone.
Parish House is used as a
hospital, a shelter, and has
housed
musicals, plays, dinners, Boy
Scouts and a gymnasium.
JC Penney opens their first
store.
Teddy Roosevelt becomes first
President to ride in a car.

10. 1907-15
• Services are held at
10:30am with Sunday
school afterward.
Communion service is
held once a month
with morning prayer
on the other three
Sundays.
• During times of need
the parish
hall/rectory is also
used as a hospital.
• First broadcast of
compositional music
is on the radio.

11. 1914
• Favrile Tiffany Glass
windows in rear of
church are dedicated
• World War I begins.
• Average salary at Ford
Motor Co. jumps from
$2.40 /9 hrs to $5.00 for
8 hrs. Ford introduces
Model T.
• 1st commercial airline
flight starts.

12. 1915
• Rev. Burrell begins the
Christmas Eve midnight
candlelight mass.
• The Foxtrot is introduced.
• First transcontinental
phone link from NYC to
San Francisco.
• First color film shown in
London as Charlie Chaplin
debuts “The Tramp”.

13. 1917
• The nativity window
over the altar is
dedicated. In 1952 it
is selected by
Eastman Kodak as
their Christmas
display at Grand
Central Terminal in
New York City.
• US enters WWI.
• Boys Town and
Ukraine are both
founded.

14. 1926
• Chancel is reordered by
constructing new choir
stalls, changing pulpit to the
Epistle style and placing
Baptismal Font below the
organ loft.
• First television is
demonstrated in London.
• Walt Disney & NBC studios
are formed.
• Contract air mail service
begins in US.

15. 1928
• Rectory remodeled and new
roof installed.
• New heating plant is installed
to serve the church, parish
house and rectory.
• Scotch tape and color TV are
introduced .
• First talking motion picture is
shown by George Eastman and
Time magazine is issued.

16. 1937
• St. Luke’s becomes part
of the new Diocese of
Rochester.
• First feature length color
and sound cartoon
(Snow White).
• First air mail circles the
globe.
• Dirigible Hindenburg
explodes.

17. 1942-1945
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Church masonry is repointed.
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Gasoline, meat, cheese, bread, coffee and metal rationing started in US.
Bing Crosby records “White Christmas”

18. 1947
• Church of the Incarnation
in Spencerport closes and
members become part of
St. Luke’s.
• BF Goodrich introduces
the tubeless tire in
Akron, Ohio.
• Transistor invented by Bell
Labs.
• Howdy Doody Show
telecast starts on NBC.

19. 1945-52
• As part of a 60 day loan
from Lincoln Bank, St.
Luke’s borrowed $1200;
all in crisp new $10 bills.
The purpose of this short
term loan was to base a
parish effort on the
parable of the talents
during the 6 weeks of
Lent. Each person in
church on Sunday was
given a new $10 bill and
asked to put it to work in
some fashion and return it
and the money on Easter
Sunday.

20. 1956
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Old gymnasium of the
parish house is
converted into new
classrooms to enlarge
Sunday School.
St. Luke’s establishes a
parish council with
female members to
assist with Vestry duties
in non-compliance with
Episcopal Church rules.
Elvis Presley records
Heartbreak Hotel.
“The Price is Right” and
“To Tell the Truth”
debuts on TV.

21. 1957
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Altar Guild is started by
two dedicated women.
Kneeling hassocks are
replaced with new
kneeling benches, still in
place today.
Wham-O company
produces the frisbee.
First experimental sodium
nuclear reactor operated.
Jack Paar’s Tonight show
premieres.
Walter Cronkite begins TV
series.

22. 1961
• New electric organ is
installed.
• As part of the 1960’s
national liturgical
church movement, lay
readers (male only) are
initiated to assist with
services.
• During an ice storm, St.
Luke’s provides housing
to ~75 displaced
Brockport residents.
• First FM radio stereo
broadcast.

23. 1964
• Part-time College
Chaplin and
Religious Education
Assistant John Van
Duyne develops the
Crypt Coffee House
Ministry for college
students under the
nave.
• Beatles have first hit
on BillBoard charts.
• Civil Rights Act
passes.

24. 1967
• Parish House is
remodeled.
• Trial use of new prayer
book (red BCP) is
authorized by General
Convention.
• PBS begins national
network .
• US planes bomb Haiphong
(Vietnam).
• 19th Emmy Awards:
Mission Impossible,
Monkees, Don Knotts and
Lucille Ball.

25. 1972
• Parish renewal team
visits St. Luke’s. Father
Durland reports St.
Luke’s has “turned the
financial corner”.
• First handheld
calculator by HP sells
for $395.
• Hurricane Agnes
comes through area.
• Bobby Fischer wins
world chess title.
• Travel ban to China is
lifted.

26. 1972
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Community Food
Shelf opens it’s doors
in St Luke’s basement.
Brockport Ecumenical
Food Shelf provides
food and other
essentials to those in
need. Parishioners
donate food and
hygiene items weekly
as well as specially
requested items as
needed.
Today, the Food Shelf
is open the first four
Thursday evenings
and on Sundays.

27. 1974
• Annual operating budget is
$29,000.
• Diocese grant is $2,650 for
operation of Crypt.
• Episcopal Church ordains
female priests.
• President Nixon implements
55 MPH speed limit as oil
embargo forces gas
rationing.
• Patty Hearst is kidnapped
• Nixon resigns after
Watergate indictment.
• World Trade Center opens.

28. 1975
• Children are
invited to join
their family and
parishioners
during the
offertory hymn.

29. 1976
• Money for new
sidewalk and ramp
is donated by St.
Luke’s Women’s
group.

30. 1983
• Church school
rooms are repaired
and renovated.
• Ronald Reagan
introduces Star
Wars (SDI) defense
plan.

31. 1987
• Rectory leased to a
commercial interest
and housing is made
available to the
Rector in lieu of
Rectory.
• No smoking rule is
implemented in
federal buildings
• Congress begins IranContra hearings

32. Priests of St. Luke’s
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Willis H. Barris 1852-56
T. B. Fairchild 1856-57
John B. Richmond 1858
William H. Brooks 1858-60
W. B. Otis 1860
William B. Edson 1860-66
Robert C. Wall 1867
E. Stuart Wilson 1868-72
Charles t. Seibt 1872-90
James A. Skinner 1890-95
Henry Rollings 1896-99
John S. Littell 1900-07
William H. G. Lewis 1907-15
Emmons Parkman Burrill 1915-19
B. Talbot Rogers 1919-21
Frank Damrosch Jr. 1922-24
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Henry Purcell Veazie 1925-29
Alexander N. Keedwekk 1929-31
Leland B. Henry 1931-37
George C. Wyatt 1937-42
B. Forest Bond 1942-45
Burtis M. Doughtery 1945-53
David A. Crump 1953-56
George E. Stiegler 1956-64
H. John VanDuyne 1963-65
Philip E. Wheaton 1964-68
Denton D. Durland 1968-73
John E. Soller 1973-85
David K. Robinson 1986-2006
Various *see note 2006-2009
Krista Cameron 2009 -
*Note: The period from 2006, when the Reverend David K. Robinson retired until we were fortunate to have the Reverend Krista Cameron join us in
2009, St. Luke’s benefited from the contributions of several parishioners who provided much needed spiritual guidance. We will always be grateful for
the support of Mike Roffe, Kelly Vergin, Dan McLaughlin, and Sue Holm.

33. Since
1983
Amnesty International (AI) is an
integral part of our Sunday services
on a monthly basis. Each month our
AI coordinators choose a Prisoner of
Conscience to pray and send
postcards for their release & well
being.
More than 30 years, over 432 cards and countless prayers!

34. Since
1989
Brockport Ecumenical Outreach Committee (BEOC)
Rural Migrant Ministries (RMM)
• RMM is committed to forming and strengthening the
connections between farm workers, farmers and the
Brockport community. The BEOC board consists of
member churches, including St. Luke’s.

35. Since
1990
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Brockport Ecumenical
Clothing Center gathers and
distributes clothing free of
charge to the greater
Brockport community. Six
Brockport churches
voluntarily coordinate and
staff the Center, which is
housed at St. Luke's.

36. 2000
• St. Luke’s has a long and varied history of active social ministry
and is National Episcopal
Church Jubilee Center.
St. Luke’s Church is a designated national landmark.

37. Since
2007
• North Porch invites
parishioners and
community members to
donate clothing and
basic necessities for
newborn infants of
mothers in need in
Brockport and the
surrounding area.

38. Since
2009
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Harvest Kitchen is started .
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St. Luke’s Harvest Kitchen
provides free nutritious meals
and opportunities for
fellowship to anyone in our
community. St. Luke's Harvest
Kitchen is open every second
Sunday of each month from
3:00 to 5:00 PM.
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Rochester is in the top 10 areas
for children in need of food in
the US.
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Today Harvest Kitchen serves
almost 50 families per month!

39. 2010
Tents for Haiti
When St. Luke’s
heard of the
need in
Haiti, we sprang
into action.

40. Since
2012
Each year we celebrate our own version of the “Souper Bowl”.
Filling the
shelves at the
Food Shelf.

41. 2013
Celebrating & having fun!

42. 2013
St. Luke’s – An advocate for others!

43. St. Luke’s continues to be a work in progress.
Heating Enhancement Project – Joan & Louie D. Smith Jr.
Kitchen Remodel
Lighting Upgrade
Parish Hall Improvement Project – Dr. John & Laura Hazen

44. 2013
Music is paramount at St.
Luke’s, Come sing the praises of the
Lord!

45. 2013
Worshipping the Lord!

46. 2013

47. 2013
St. Luke’s is home to many in our community.

48. Special Thanks to
• Our 175th team: Reverend Krista+ Cameron, Virginia
Campbell, Deb Cond, Ralph Crane, Robin DeRose, Dane
Emens, Keith Ewanyk, Sue Holm, and Linda KruchtenMerring, Bill Plews, Jennifer Skoog-Harvey and Sue Ward.
Also thank you to Jo @ Red Bird Café for
their assistance in this special day and
celebration.

49. “Do Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly with God”
Micah 6:8
St. Luke’s is rich in history and is growing into the future.
Everyone is welcome at St. Luke’s no matter where you are on your journey of faith.
Please come join us as we worship and serve our community!
Thank you for joining us in our celebration today!
Our services are Sundays at 8am and 10am.
Visit us on the web at: stlukesbrockport.org.
See you Sunday!!