Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp visits St. Luke’s!

This past Sunday Anita Smallin and Vikki Shelor from Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp came to St. Luke’s.  They led a great Sunday School opening, provided special music for the worship service, and celebrated afterwards with s’mores.

For more about the camp or to go for a week this summer, visit http://www.CarolineFurnace.org.  The pictures below are taken by Vikki Shelor.

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One Word

This picture was made from answers to the question, “What one word best describes your congregation?” asked by the ELCA.  The most frequent responses are represented by the largest words.

What one word do you think best describes our congregation?

Pictures from Winter Celebration 2012

6 St. Luke’s Youth and 1 adviser enjoyed a great weekend at Winter Celebration, a Virgina Synod ELCA youth event.  Over 375 youth and leaders from all over the state participated at Eagle Eyrie Camp in Lynchburg, VA.  The weekend was reinvigorating, full of faith, and surpassed expectations!

The theme was “Called to Peace” based on Colossians 3:15

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.

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Ordination this Saturday!

By the grace of God,
and with the consent of God’s people,
Bishop Jim Mauney will ordain

Cathryn Lynn Costa
to the ministry of Word and Sacrament
in Christ’s one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church
at a Festival Service of Holy Communion
on Saturday, January 14, 2012
at 4:00 in the afternoon.

Your prayers and the honor of your presence are requested.

St. Luke Lutheran Church

1200 Old Rixeyville Road

Culpeper, VA 22701

Clergy are invited to process.
The color of the day is red.

Rev. Andy Ballentine of St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Williamsburg, VA

will serve as the preacher for the day.

Kate has been called to serve as Pastor of

St. Luke Lutheran Church in Culpeper, VA;
a congregation of the Virginia Synod
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Mark your Calendars for VBS 2012

Join us for the Amazing Desert Journey! And tell your friends and family about this exciting week!

  • July 29- August 2 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
  • 1200 Old Rixeyville Road, Culpeper VA 22701

Look for more Registration information this spring.

Christmas Message from Presiding Bishop Hanson

Bishop Mark Hanson has shared an uplifting and encouraging Christmas message with Lutheran congregations all over the country.

We are a church that believes Jesus is God’s “Yes” to us. Our lives can be a “Yes” to others.  Click below to view the video on the ELCA website.

Chrismas Message 2011