This week’s Gospel lesson shares the image of the kingdom of God as mustard seed: small at first, but it quickly grows into a large bush. The mustard plant is a weed that grows everywhere in Israel, invited or not.
Where are the weeds of God’s grace growing in your life?
This coming Sunday is Trinity Sunday. This prayer was written in the 14th Century and evokes the image of God as Trinity in a beautiful way as light, wisdom and strength.
Please join us this Sunday as we worship together!
Readings for Sunday
We read in the Book of Acts that at Pentecost, Jews from every corner of the known world were gathered together, and they all heard in their own languages the disciples speaking of the good news of Jesus! They could all understand!
This Sunday, during our worship service at 10am, we will have a special reading in many languages to celebrate this event. We will also be confirming one of our high school students in her faith in Christ through Affirmation of Baptism. Please join us!
Readings for Sunday
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
This Sunday, we had a wonderful worship to celebrate our risen Lord. The highlight of the day was the baptism of four children! We are so thankful to welcome these new Christians into our midst and give thanks for God’s action in their lives now and forever. Thanks be to God!
Join us for Easter Sunday to worship our risen Lord!
Services of Holy Communion at 8 a.m. and 10 a. m.
Easter Brunch at 9am
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The first and second readings and psalm are the same this Sunday every year: Christ emptying himself of divine power and protection, willingly becoming vulnerable to those who struck him and put him to death. With Christ we lament his suffering and all human suffering, but expect God’s final vindication. Mark’s passion story begins with an unnamed woman anointing his head, perhaps to proclaim him Messiah, and Jesus saying she has anointed him beforehand for burial. Mark’s Easter story will begin with women going to anoint Jesus for burial, only to find that he has been raised, God’s living Anointed One.
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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.
The second covenant in this year’s Lenten readings is the one made with Abraham and Sarah: God’s promise to make them the ancestors of many, with whom God will remain in everlasting covenant. Paul says this promise comes to all who share Abraham’s faith in the God who brings life into being where there was no life. We receive this baptismal promise of resurrection life in faith. Sarah and Abraham receive new names as a sign of the covenant, and we too get new identities in baptism, as we put on Christ.
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Join us each Wednesday evening during Lent for Soup Supper at 6:15 pm, followed by worship at 7pm. All events are downstairs in the fellowship hall.
Feb. 29 Prayer beads Colossians 1: 3-6
March 1 Centering prayer Ephesians 6:18-20
March 7 Prayer for the world 1 Timothy 2:1-4
March 14 Prayer labyrinths Philippians 4:6-7
March 21 Praying together 2 Corinthians 1:10-11
March 28 Prayer pretzels 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Please join us for our upcoming events!
Shrove Tuesday, Feb. 21
During the day, the Church Council will be serving pancakes to the students of St. Luke’s School for lunch. At night we will have a pancake supper for the whole congregation at 6pm.
Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22
Come for a reflective worship of ashes and communion to begin our Lenten jouney. 7pm in the Sanctuary.
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