Beloved Community | Worship in Time after Epiphany
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Beloved Community | Worship in Time after Epiphany

In Time after Epiphany, we see more clearly who God is—and who we are called to be. This series explores a vision of Beloved Community: a way of life grounded in God’s love, revealed in Jesus Christ, and lived out through justice, compassion, reconciliation, and shared responsibility…

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Las Posadas 2025
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Las Posadas 2025

For 12 years, the Logan Square Ecumenical Alliance (LSEA) has been gathering for a Las Posadas. Through song, street theatre, and public witness we remember the story of the Holy Family in search of shelter in Bethlehem, and we connect this story to the struggles of the holy people of our own time…

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Christmas Eve at St. Luke’s
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Christmas Eve at St. Luke’s

Grace Church and St. Luke’s warmly invite you to our joint Christmas Eve services on Wednesday, December 24th. Together we welcome Christ’s birth and celebrate that good news is louder than fear…

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What do you fear? Insisting on hope this Advent
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What do you fear? Insisting on hope this Advent

Advent begins on Sunday, November 30th. Drawing on resources from A Sanctified Art, worship in this season focuses on the theme: What do you fear?

“Luke’s Gospel begins the story of Jesus with this opening line: “In the time of Herod...” This detail may seem minor to modern readers, however, it reveals layers of information about the fearful world Jesus entered, one filled with rampant oppression, economic disparity, uncertainty, and instability. A world not so unlike our own. And yet, throughout the stories of Christ’s birth, we hear the whispers of angels delivering a surprising message: “Do not fear.” …

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