Our hard working crew at the Cornucopia Volunteer Farm! They cleared an area for a new flower and herb bed. Can’t wait to see what it will look like in the spring!
Author: Pastor Kate Costa
“God’s Work, Our Hands” Sunday!
For 25 years, the ELCA has been a church deeply rooted in faith and in sharing its passion for making positive changes in the world.
To celebrate our anniversary and our church’s commitment to sharing God’s love with our neighbors, our congregation is taking part in a dedicated day of service on September 8 known as “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday.
9am– Christian Education and Sunday School Classes for all ages
10am– Worship
11:15am– Community Meal in the Social Hall
12 noon– Pick a Service Project:
- Hymn sing at Amerisist House or
- Volunteering at Culpeper Volunteer Farm
Email pastorkatecosta@gmail.com or sign up at church to RSVP and join in the good work!
Sermon for Sept. 1, 2013
But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
What a challenge this week’s gospel gives us! To invite the outcasts- the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind to dinner. Outcasts. Strangers. Into our very homes. To have a meal with us, in our house, our private space. What a radical message Jesus has for us this week!
What does it look like to invite the kingdom of God into your home? Who are those outcasts in our society today? How do we invite them?
Sermon for Aug. 25, 2013
Sermon for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Kate Costa
I heard this week that we have a team of golfers who will be going to play in a benefit tournament for Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp. So, in their honor I have a golf joke for you this morning.
The Millers in Concert
Join us for a special concert at St. Luke Lutheran Church at 5pm on August 25. This wonderful quartet will sing hymns for a wonderful evening of music. We will also experience Russell Wilson on our gorgeous newly acquired piano. Click the link to see The Millers flyer.
Refresh, Revive, Rejoice! A Lutheran Revival
Our Lutheran Revival is coming up in less than two months! This is a wonderful afternoon of learning, worship, fellowship, fun and mission- not to be missed!
Click here to view the schedule and flier.
When: Oct. 6, 2pm-6:30pm
What: A revival of workshops, music, preaching, food and more.
Who: Everyone who is interested in praising God and sharing God’s love.
Where: St. Luke Lutheran Church, 1200 Old Rixeyville Road, Culpeper VA 22701
Vacation Bible School Pictures 2013
A few wonderful pictures from a great week. The theme was “Go Tell it on the Mountain!” where we were joined by 75+ kids and 30+ volunteers for 5 days of learning God’s promises.
a beautiful day for games
an excited bunch
explaning a project
getting ready for water fun
hearing a story from gods word
its bible challege time
ready for crafts
snack and a story
two of our great helpers
Our Father…
So begins the most well-known prayer on the planet. Many of us can recite it from memory. And yet, we often do so without thinking much about the prayer itself.
Martin Luther suggested we combat this tendency by praying it line by line, stopping at each phrase to consider how those particular words might apply for us in our own context.
For instance in the Small Catechism, Luther writes on the petition for daily bread:
What then does “daily bread” mean?
Everything included in the necessities and nourishment for our bodies, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, farm, fields, livestock, money, property, an upright spouse, upright children, upright members of the household, upright and faithful rulers, good government, good weather, peace, health, decency, honor, good friends, faithful neighbors, and the like.
What an exhaustive list! We might choose slightly different items today, but the point is clear. Everything we have comes from God and we can rely on God to have all our needs met.
What is the “daily bread” that you give thanks for this week?
May God be with you in your journey. See you in worship!
-Pastor Kate
Readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost:
Genesis 18:20-32 and Psalm 138 , Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19) , Luke 11:1-13
Revved Up and Ready to Go- A CFLC Performing Arts Musical!
On Friday, July 5 at 7:00 PM the Performing Arts Camp from Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp will be presenting Revved Up and Ready to Go, a fast-paced musical that challenges us to get our hearts ready for the race of our lives. This car-racing theme helps us tune up our hearts through love, prayer, forgiveness and praise.
Join us in the Social Hall of St. Luke Lutheran Church for a great evening of fun!
St. Luke’s at the VA Synod Assembly
Our wonderful delegation of adult voting members at the 26th Annual Virginia Synod Assembly. Thank you, Bobbie, Corey, and Pastor Kate for representing us well!
Kimberly and Tori, unfortunately not in this picture, served as our great youth delegates.
Thanks be to God for our church at work!
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