Affiliation: The Episcopal Church
Address: 806 13th St., Altoona, PA 16602
Telephone: 942-1372
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(Courtesy photo) The Rev. Christine Purcell blesses a pet being held by Maddie Letsche at the annual blessing of the animals held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Sunday. In addition to its other outreaches, St. Luke’s has a Relay For Life team, supports St. Luke’s Mission Church in Campinas, Brazil, through the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania and the Anglican Diocese of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and provides tuition for Ugandan students orphaned by AIDS.
E-mail: info@stlukesaltoona.org
Web site: www.stlukesaltoona.org
Staff: The Rev. Christine Purcell, interim rector; the Rev. Jack Hoffer, deacon; James L. Dengler, organist/choirmaster
Membership: 400 with an average attendance of 125
Services: Worship at 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. and Christian education classes at 9:30 a.m. Sundays, Holy Eucharist with healing prayer at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Old Rectory; evening prayer at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays in the church
Activities: Choir and bell choir
Community outreach: Holds monthly luncheon for seniors, provides 400 backpacks with school supplies for students in Blair County each school year, serves dinner at the Salvation Army monthly, cooks and serves a free community meal at Simpson-Temple United Parish on
