Get Connected

Like wine, cheese, cast iron skillets, blue jeans -- some things just get better with age! Get connected with other folks at St. Luke's 50 and above to deepen faith and develop friendships.

The Eco-Justice Campaign is underway from October through December. Beginning with the Season of Creation, we, as the St. Luke's community, are asking one another how we can love God and serve our neighbors by caring for Creation.

This social justice campaign focuses on 3 things: education, advocacy, and service. There will be testimonies given, guest presenters and speakers, service projects, and we will be raising money for two organizations: Faith in Place, and Earth Justice.

This is a gathering for community both within St. Luke's and our non-Church friends. We meet monthly in someone's home, and play traditional board games (such as Settlers of Catan, Code Names, Munchkin, etc), alongside snacks and fellowship. Our main communication is through a Facebook group, as not everyone is on CCB or Church affiliated, and this platform doesn't do outside invitations well yet. Message any of the leaders to get connected!

Working with our partners in the Logan Square Ecumenical Alliance, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Chicago Housing Initiative, and the Lathrop Leadership Team, St. Luke's has been part of the effort to preserve affordable and public housing in our community as gentrification makes the neighborhood increasingly unaffordable for many long-time residents. Join us in standing with our neighbors!

This group is forming into what it will be.

This group is working on the 6 month social justice campaign focusing on LGBTQ justice issues.

The Logan Square Ecumenical Alliance (LSEA) is an organization of local congregations and mission-aligned non-profits that work together for the good of our neighborhood. In recent years our work has focused particularly on public and affordable housing in our community, as gentrification forces more and more long-time residents out of Logan Square and the surrounding area. The LSEA's signature annual events include #OccupyPalmSunday and Las Posadas for Public and Affordable Housing.

This group serves as the site for organizing and communication about the LSEA within St. Luke's, not the entire membership across all congregations.

This is a small group of small group leaders.

St. Luke's has a long-standing commitment to social justice and views this work as the ministry of the entire congregation. This group is a great place for conversations about current projects and future directions for our shared ministry.

"Spirited Work" is the name of the 9-month, small group retreat series for young adults in vocational discernment. Based on the "fruits of the Spirit" found in Galatians 5:22-23, these small groups create a safe space for participants to watch for the Holy Spirit's work in their lives, evidenced by growth in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control.

St. Luke's is excited to provide two Sunday School Sessions.
One session is geared toward Infants and Toddlers using the Frolic Stories.
Our second Session is geared toward School-Aged children in grades Kindergarten through 6th grade; using the Holy Moly series.
Come and hang out, All are Welcome.

One theme that emerged when St Luke's went through the "Workshopping our Story" exercise is this; we want to spend more time together! A lot of people expressed interest in participating in small groups and having more social opportunities to get to know each other better. In response, council has organized a series of small dinners in June. There's no agenda, it's just an opportunity to eat together, talk, and enjoy being together! We're calling it "Suppers for Six" because we like descriptive names and alliteration.
Look for sign up sheets on the chalkboard wall up front, sign up for a dinner, and your host will follow up with you!

Table Talk is an all-gender, all-ages discussion group. We are community-led, with everyone welcome (and encouraged!) to lead! Our focus is on the intersection of faith and contemporary justice issues, facilitated through open-ended questions, news articles, and scripture. Our gatherings are stand-alone, so come to one or many and foster community!

According to the oft-quoted, hard-to-attribute proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child." It's been a delight to see the number of children at St. Luke's growing each year, and this group is offered as a place for parents of young children to come together to share thoughts, plan events, coordinate play dates, and whatever else might be needed!

St. Luke's celebrates the close of the Christmas season with sharing meals together in members homes. On Friday, January 5, we'll pair up hosts and members to share a meal. It's a great opportunity to get to know one another a little deeper, offer/receive hospitality (both ministries), and grow as a community. There's no agenda other than to have a meal with people from St. Luke's. Come eat!

But really, how does it work? Join the group to find out!

We strive to create safe spaces for women of all backgrounds to engage in spiritual conversations and faith formation at our bi-weekly discussion events.

We meet on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 7-9pm in members' homes to discuss the week's sermon and Scripture, connecting the sermon's lessons to our daily lives.

We look forward to continuing to build our community for women at St. Luke's and offer relationships and support for those who would like to explore what it means to be a woman of faith in 2018.

St. Luke's is literally a community with a window facing out into the world. We fully expect visitors to join us for worship or at weekday events, and we want to be prepared to welcome people with the materials and information they need to participate with ease and confidence. This group is a gathering place for members of the congregation who want to lend their gifts and talents to the work of being and becoming a welcoming church.