St. Luke & St. Simon Cyrene Episcopal Church

Who We Are

A healing place for souls. A school for justice. A welcome table for all.

St. Luke & St. Simon Cyrene Episcopal Church—affectionately nicknamed "Two Saints"—is a diverse, joyful, and progressive congregation in downtown Rochester, New York.

We are an inclusive community of people, a family in faith who want to hear God’s word and follow Jesus in our daily lives. We feel strengthened by our diversity and by our unity in the breaking of the bread. Together we strive to be loving and forgiving towards ourselves and others. We try to honor all of God’s creation and not to be the instrument of our own or another’s oppression

Vibe
Traditional Liturgy, Downtown, Friendly, Progressive, Gay affirming, Inclusive, Historic, Multigenerational

Programs
Community Service, Social Justice, Addiction/Recovery, Youth Group, Choir, Nursery, Adult Education

Music
Traditional Hymns, Organ

Denomination
Episcopal

Networks

Episcopal Diocese of Rochester

Size
Medium

Language
English

Founded
1988

Contact

Phone

(585) 546-7730

Website

http://www.twosaints.org/

Our Services

Service Times

Sunday

08:00am - Holy Eucharist
10:00am - Holy Eucharist

Tuesday

12:00pm - Holy Eucharist

Thursday

12:00pm - Holy Eucharist

Friday

05:00pm - Evening Prayer

What to Expect

What are services like?
Our 8 am service on Sunday morning is a Holy Eucharist without music. The 10 am service on Sunday morning is a Holy Eucharist with choir, organ, and piano music. The 12:05 pm services on Tuesday and Thursdays are intimate celebrations of the Holy Eucharist held in the chapel. We lean toward an "Anglo-Catholic" style of worship without being rigid or stuffy. We use both the Hymnal 1982 (traditional) and Lift Every Voice and Sing (an African-American hymnal).

What is the community like?
According to our 2012 census we are 34% male and 66% percent female, 64% African-American and 36% European-American, 83% adults and 17% youth, 94% straight and 6% gay, 40% urban dwellers and 60% suburbanites.

What if I'm not a Christian?
As our rector says every Sunday before distributing communion, "This is God's table and all are welcome here."