Registered Charity Number: 1123195 London
St Luke’s For Clergy Wellbeing, provides psychological health care services to Anglican clergy, their spouses and children up to the age of 18. and their immediate families.
For those who are outside the immediate clergy circle, it can be difficult to understand why the clergy and their families need support. Clergy are on the front-line, the un-sung heroes of their communities. They set up youth activities, help at food banks, visit hospitals, care homes, prisons etc. They check in on the lonely, the elderly – anyone who may need more support. They also have unannounced visitors arriving at the church and their homes – the poor, the homeless, people with addictions, mental health problems etc.
They celebrate the best of times and sit alongside those who are experiencing the darkest of times. The list is endless, varied and exhausting. The role is a far cry from 9 – 5.
Although un-sung heroes, they are not super heroes. Often the public, as well as the clergy themselves, place a high expectation of being ever-present to everyone on their shoulders. This level of pressure can come at a cost. More clergy than ever are reporting feelings of exhaustion, stress, loneliness and anxiety.
St Luke’s is one hand to provide one-to-one therapy, as well as a myriad of resources to help clergy and their families, protect themselves from ‘bad’ stress and ultimately, burnout.
Our communities will be ‘less’ without the clergy. Please donate to our work so we can continue to support clergy and their families when their hour of need comes.
St Luke’s wants to be around to help as many clergy as we can – now and in the future. All our income relies on trusts and foundations, parish giving, and donations from generous individuals like yourself. This means that gifts left in wills have a huge impact on the charity and the help we can give to clergy.
By leaving a gift in your will, you could transform the care we offer to the clergy and their families. Your gift can:
Provide a priest or their spouse and children with psychological counselling sessions, hugely beneficial after a difficult time
Fund a reflective practice group for clergy, giving them a supportive network that helps them in their ministry
Support our preventive workshops and services which give clergy the skills to manage their own mental health wellbeing and that of those parishioners who rely upon them
Help us to keep clergy active and flourishing in their ministry
Thank you for considering leaving a gift to St Luke’s in your will.
Suggested wording for your will:
I give __% of my residuary estate OR I give the sum of £___ free of all taxes to St Luke’s Healthcare for the Clergy (acting under the name of St Luke’s), Room 103, Church House, 27 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3AZ (Charity No. 1123195) and I declare that the receipt of an officer of St Luke’s Healthcare for the Clergy shall be a sufficient discharge to my executors and trustees.
To discuss leaving a gift in confidence, or for more information, please contact our Director of Philanthropy.
If you have already left a gift in your will to St Luke’s, could you please let us know?
Not only will this give us confidence and resources to continue to care for clergy in the future, but it also gives us the chance to thank you properly.
Any information you give us will be treated in the strictest confidence, and you can change your mind about giving to St Luke’s, at any time.
