Grace and peace to you in this unique time. As with all aspects of communal life right now, St. Luke’s is reimagining what it means to be in community with one another. Your Council has been working alongside the staff to discern what our immediate future will be. We write with a few important updates…
On March 22, 2020, the St. Luke’s Antiracism Ministry gathered via Zoom to discuss Chapter 6 of “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo and check in on our health and well being as a result of COVID-19 and the Illinois shelter-in-place order, including the racially harmful ways in which the coronavirus has been referenced…
We are all trying to be creative as we figure out how to be connected in new ways. I want to tell you about a few opportunities to connect with your St. Luke’s community during this time of pandemic…
In the days, weeks, and months to come, we will see major adjustments in our routine as the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although much about our daily lives is changing, I want to assure you of my confidence that here at St. Luke’s we can keep becoming a powerful church that transforms lives and changes the world…
This evening the staff and council made the difficult decision to adjust our schedule of worship and activities. We do not do this in fear. We do this out of an abundance of caution in an effort to “flatten the curve” of the spread of COVID-19 and in solidarity with healthcare workers and those most vulnerable to infection…
This year, we’re excited to include some locally purchased flowers and wildflowers in to the mix of our Easter Flowers at St. Luke’s! We are asking for a $10.00 donation to contribute to the flowers for Easter. Please fill out this form to submit your order. You can either pay now by credit/debit OR pay later
…three ways the Bible Study will help you grow closer to God during Lent.
And in case you haven’t noticed, while this invitation to practice is theoretically “for kids,” you too adult are a bodily creature who is from earth and will return to the earth. So this is for you too.
For St. Luke’s to understand and dismantle institutional racism, it is important for us to critically review and apply an antiracist perspective to the ways in which we operate as a congregation and as a church.
✦ life is a gift from God, to be received with thanksgiving; ✦ the integrity of the life processes which God has created should be respected; both birth and death are part of these life processes; ✦ both living and dying should occur within a caring community; ✦ a Christian perspective mandates respect for each person; such respect includes giving due recognition to each person’s carefully considered preferences regarding treatment decisions; and ✦ hope and meaning in life are possible even in times of suffering and adversity, a truth powerfully proclaimed in the resurrection faith of the church.