Join St. Luke’s and our friends at Grace Church as we celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord on Tuesday, December 24th at 5:30 p.m. Our worship on Christmas Eve will include special storytelling for children, carols old and new, preaching, communion, and candlelight. All are welcome.

Our theme for this year’s Advent observance is “How does a weary world rejoice?” The theme alludes to a line in the familiar Christmas hymn, “O Holy Night.” Joy is often a companion to many other emotions. We can feel joy in addition to feeling many other things at once: grief, anticipation, anxiety, excitement, disappointment, exhaustion. Our joy is rooted in the truth that we belong to God…

“Be gentle with yourselves and each other. There is no one right way to be. There is no perfect response to the pain of the world.  God‘s grace is wide enough to embrace you, exactly where you find yourself in this moment, just as you are…”

On Sundays, September 22 through October 13, St. Luke's will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Our goal with this observance is to celebrate the unique gifts of Latinx communities that enrich the wider church. We will highlight Latinx hymnwriters and musicians, theologians and church leaders, and communities of faith, past and present. Worship will include poetry, special music, and guest speakers. Join us!

During the month of July, we travel back in time a little to explore hymns from decades past. Remembering and reclaiming them for our faith today, our faith vibrates in a new frequency…

June is Pride Month! Our theme for the month is belonging. This theme is an invitation to come as you are. To really come as you are, unburdened by the expectations of white supremacy, transphobia, sexism, and all the other phobias and isms that ask us to fit into boxes that aren’t shaped for us. It is an opportunity to live into beloved community in a way that is a true welcome for all.

When my little cousin was even littler, he was super snuggly. He used to cozy up on the couch and hold one tiny arm out, inviting you to join him under the blanket. In his adorable raspy voice, he would say, “I got a spot for you.”

Children are always welcome in worship at St. Luke’s, including during Holy Week. In childhood faith formation, practicing faith at home is just as important as being involved in a faith community. Here are some additional suggestions for keeping Holy Week together with children…

Holy Week is the church’s annual experience of the heart of the Christian faith. There ought to be no immersion into suffering without the gift of the resurrection, and there ought to be no Easter without Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. This three-day worship is sometimes called by its Latin name, the Triduum. Whether this is your first or hundredth Holy Week, St. Luke’s warmly welcomes you as we keep these special days together…

God works through the ordinary. Ordinary people, everyday objects, things we bump up against moment by moment. Each week in Lent, we will contemplate an object that we encounter in our daily living. In doing so, we practice faith that God is present and speaking everywhere, in all things, all creation…