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a welcoming, inclusive worshiping community in the Lutheran tradition

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER at SAINT LUKE

MAUNDY THURSDAY – April 2, 2026
9:00 a.m. Academy Children Service - Mid-Week Eucharist
7:00 p.m. Holy Communion, Confession, Blessing of the Hands, Washing of the Feet, and Stripping of the Altar

GOOD FRIDAY – April 3, 2026
7:00 p.m. Good Friday Liturgy

THE FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION - Sunday, April 5, 2026
7:30 a.m. Sunrise Service
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Festival Eucharist of the Resurrection

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FREE PARKING

Please be sure to use the free onsite parking for all worship services, especially during these months of “Chicago Winter”, in the Pointe at Greenview Place Parking Structure directly to the north of the Church Building.

The entrance is just west of 1501 W. Melrose Street and is marked with a sign to the left of the driveway into the Parking Structure. Please note: Melrose Street runs one way west at this point. If you’re at the entrance of the Whole Foods parking lot, you’ve gone too far!

All of these parking spaces, at any level, are currently available for our use, even those with “Reserved Parking” signs. Once parked, the entrance path into the Church is clearly marked.

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Welcome to Saint Luke

Whether you are visiting for the first time, or are a longtime member, we are blessed to have you with us. As a Reconciling in Christ Congregation, we welcome all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions based on our belief in a radically inclusive Jesus who loved all people regardless of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, economic, social status, or physical abilities. Saint Luke Ministries strives to be a place “Where all are welcomed, period.”

About this Service

With this Good Friday liturgy, we continue our celebration of the Three Days of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Though we devoutly gather to recall our Lord’s passion, we celebrate the wonder and mystery of the cross in the sure hope of the resurrection.

At the heart of the liturgy is the passion reading according to Saint John. John proclaims Jesus as a triumphant king who reigns from the cross. The gospel enables us to call this Friday “Good,” for it celebrates the victory of the cross. Jesus’ final words are not ones of desolation, but triumph: “It is finished.”

As Jesus is lifted up from the earth, he draws all people to himself. On this solemn day, we use the ancient Bidding Prayer, offering petitions for the whole world for which Christ died.

Finally, we honor the cross as the sign of the world’s redemption; from it flows forgiveness, healing, and salvation. We acclaim the cross as the tree of life, for as Christ vanquishes death and evil, the world is given new birth and a living hope. With all the faithful, we are invited to worship, bowing before this great mystery of our faith. We depart in silence, ready to return for the Vigil of Easter and the culmination of the Three Days.