Phase 4 Updates | Reuniting St. Luke's
We know that these guidelines might be disappointing. We miss going to church and seeing each other. It is especially difficult to think about keeping the Advent and Christmas seasons with limited opportunities to gather. However, our faith tells us that loving our neighbor and ourselves is not always easy and at times, it may require us to release our desires and preferences in favor of God's abundant life...
Preaching-Learning Community
Did you know that St. Luke's has a brand new Preaching-Learning Community? Lutherans believe that God calls all sorts of people to proclaim God's word, not only people who work as pastors. By God's grace, each of us belongs to the priesthood of all believers. What qualifies us to preach is the call of God and the call of the community...
Worship in October | Living in the In-Between
Worship in October focuses on Living in the In-Between. In September, St. Luke's voted to finalize our move to a new building, so for our congregation this Location Transition is an in-between time. But outside of church too, many of us are moving through life transitions, liminal spaces, threshold moments...
Environmental Racism Resources, Working Groups, and more!
On Wilderness Sunday, September 20, 2020, in a gathering on Zoom sponsored by the Antiracism Ministry, Katie Maxwell and Iván A Pérez provided an overview of environmental racism and environmental justice. We discussed the ways in which systemic racism impacts our natural world, and pollution and climate change disproportionately harm communities of color...
September Thanksgivings: Pastoral Intern Elle Dowd & Her Internship Committee
For all the ways Elle has made our members feel “seen” by her ministry, and the ways Elle has likewise been shaped by the experiences and relationships (including navigating ministry during a pandemic!), St. Luke’s wishes Elle the best in her future endeavors.