The healing ministry of International Order of St. Luke the Physician (or OSL) began as an outgrowth of the Fellowship of St. Luke, which was started by an Episcopal priest in 1932. OSL itself began in 1953 and includes medical professionals, clergy, lay people from all walks of life. A common denominator is the conviction that the healing ministry of Christ belongs in the church today.

IN OTHER WORDS: Laity and clergy are invited to join OSL and participate in the furthering of Jesus' healing ministry. Please see Mark Brown for more information on the OSL.

Even if you don't want to join OSL at this time, you can still benefit from the laying-on-of-hands at the altar rail on Sat. night and Sunday morning. After receiving Communion, you may stay or return to the altar rail, where one of our priests will anoint you with oil, and where a team of two or three OSL members may pray with you for individual concerns, if you desire.

The emblem of the Order is a cross within a circle which together makes an acrostic. The motto is in Latin: JESU ESTO MIHI JESUS DUX LUX REX LEX. Roughly translated, this means, "O Jesus, be to me my SAVIOR (healer), my LEADER, my LIGHT, my KING, and my LAW!"