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.” ​​

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Introduction to the day

Almighty God, you inspired your servant Luke to reveal in his gospel the love and healing power of your Son. Give your church the same love and power to heal, and to proclaim your salvation among the nations to the glory of your name, through Jesus Christ, your Son, our healer, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

 

Our long liturgical season of growth continues. On the altar, the once-pale green shoot has flourished week by week, its colors mirroring the greens of the season. Strips extending across the altar are now forming a cross that will ultimately enfold the entire space with every color of the growing season. This Sunday and next Sunday, are two feast days, so the color of red has appeared. But underneath the red paraments, the growing continues.

 

We, the baptized congregation, are like these diverse strips: together we form the Body of Christ—one body composed of many diverse members. As the Sundays pass, the change in the cross becomes evident, mirroring our faith as it grows and matures in the nurturing environment of the Body of Christ. The process spans spring and summer and continues into the autumn. In the language of the church it is called "ordinary time." In this season there are no great celebrations of God's mighty acts. It is, instead, a quiet time for us both to reflect on God's goodness to us and to grow in our faith.