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Thank you to all who attended our ELEVATE update sessions! Here is the slide deck from the presentation.

The courtyard, known to many as the garth, is starting to look like a courtyard again. Pavers went down this week, and after months of looking like a gravel pit, it is possible to picture coffee hour, a reception, or a quiet conversation out there once more. The new sewer and drainage lines are underneath, finished and out of sight.

New plumbing brings access, inclusion, and protection for the building's future "Honestly, I never realized there wasn't a restroom on the first floor of the parish house until I was trying to find it...fast!" So confessed one parishioner, who asked to remain anonym ous for reasons we respect. That sprint is about to be retired. When ELEVATE wraps up, the main floor of the parish house will have a restroom of its own for the first time, just steps from the nursery, which fami

From left, Adam Schultz, CoreBuilt superintendent; Tea Shehadeh, CoreBuilt senior project manager; Fabian Delgado, St. Luke’s Facilities Technician; AK, St. Luke’s; Cam Sells, tireless volunteer; Amy Gauen, McGuire Igleski & Associates Architects; and Chris Neavolls, CoreBuilt founder and owner. Tea Shehadeh Tea joined CoreBuilt in 2022 as a Senior Project Manager with a background in Architecture and an MBA. She began her career as an Architectural Designer focused on multif

To learn more about the ELEVATE project as a whole, come to one of the three identical construction updates being held this month. Join on Tuesday, October 6, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom, or on Sunday, October 18, at 9:00 a.m. in the Lady Chapel or 11:30 a.m. in the choir stalls. Members of the ELEVATE leadership team will walk through where the project stands, both in construction and in the budget, and what comes next. Bring your questions. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom

If you have ventured over to the parish house lately, you have seen that the courtyard, known to many as the garth, currently resembles a giant pile of rubble, complete with a sizable hole in the wall where the new accessible entrance will go. It takes real imagination right now to picture what is coming. Allow us to help. When construction wraps, the garth will be one of the best gathering spots at St. Luke's. This is the courtyard's first true renovation in many years, and

Construction on the ELEVATE project continues to move along. St. Luke's staff had the opportunity this week to tour the parish house, and it is safe to say everyone came away amazed. What has lived for months as drawings, fencing, and dust is beginning to take shape as real rooms and spaces. Like any project of this size, this one has not been without its hiccups and delays, but on the whole the work is progressing steadily. The project will bring more than accessibility to S

Construction has closed the courtyard, known to many as the garth, and with it the usual entrances to the Parish House. Until further notice, the only route in is through the southwest nave door, along the cloister walk, and into the west door of the parlor. Those using this route should watch their step. The ground along the cloister walk is very uneven, and conditions can be hazardous. Sturdy footwear and unhurried walking are advised. Parishioners are asked to avoid the Pa

Tree removal crews took down an old honey locust in the courtyard of St. Luke's on Monday. The tree had reached the end of its life, and its removal, reviewed and approved by the City of Evanston under its strict tree preservation ordinance, clears the way for a key piece of the ELEVATE Project. The tree removal makes three things possible.  A level, continuous walkway from the sidewalk to the new accessible entrance. The honey locust stood in the way of its planned route. D