Holy Week 2020
Welcome to the week that the church has set aside to remember the mystery of Christ's passion, death, and resurrection. It gives me great strength and wonder to know that even as our world faces global crisis--pandemic exacerbated by pre-existing injustice--Christians around the world this week will open their Bibles, gather around their computer screens, sing across alleyways, and recite from memory the story that has always been the sure foundation of our faith...
Jesus was incarcerated pre-trial
Over 2,000 years ago Jesus was unjustly arrested and incarcerated pre-trial. Today, in Cook County over 2,000 people - mostly Black and Brown people - are trapped in jail during a global pandemic, just because they cannot afford bail...
Important updates from St. Luke's Council
Grace and peace to you in this unique time. As with all aspects of communal life right now, St. Luke’s is reimagining what it means to be in community with one another. Your Council has been working alongside the staff to discern what our immediate future will be. We write with a few important updates...
Antiracism Ministry during COVID-19
On March 22, 2020, the St. Luke’s Antiracism Ministry gathered via Zoom to discuss Chapter 6 of “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo and check in on our health and well being as a result of COVID-19 and the Illinois shelter-in-place order, including the racially harmful ways in which the coronavirus has been referenced...
Church Together Online
We are all trying to be creative as we figure out how to be connected in new ways. I want to tell you about a few opportunities to connect with your St. Luke's community during this time of pandemic...
Ministry in the time of a pandemic
In the days, weeks, and months to come, we will see major adjustments in our routine as the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although much about our daily lives is changing, I want to assure you of my confidence that here at St. Luke's we can keep becoming a powerful church that transforms lives and changes the world...