SAINT LUKE MINISTRIES
WELCOME TO
SAINT LUKE CHURCH
a welcoming, inclusive worshiping community in the Lutheran tradition
Online and in-person Gatherings
Sundays
9:30 a.m. Worship (online and in-person)
10:30 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship
Thursday
12:00 p.m. Bible Study (online only)
FREE PARKING
Please be sure to use the free garage parking. Parking for all worship services can be found 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.
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.”
Introduction to the day
Our final October commemoration marks the reformation of the church initiated by Martin Luther. His courageous stand more than 500 years ago called the church to its proper mission. But reform was accomplished at a terrible price – the division of the Body of Christ. We remember the Reformation as a tragic necessity, and we pray for the healing of the Church and for healing within society. The colors red and white remind us of the work of the Holy Spirit and the purity of the Gospel as they empower our efforts to heal our church and our society.
Rooted in the past and growing into the future, the church must always be reformed in order to live out the love of Christ in an ever-changing world. We celebrate the good news of God’s grace, that Jesus Christ sets us free every day to do this life-transforming work. Trusting in the freedom given to us in baptism, we pray for the church, that Christians will unite more fully in worship and mission.
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.
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Through offering
Information
Saint Luke Church
1500 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657-3108
Tel: 773-472-3383
Fax: 773-929-3910
E-Mail: info@stlukechicago.org
A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The church is wheelchair accessible.
Getting There
Saint Luke is located at the corner of Belmont and Greenview Avenues
(1500 W - 3200 N) in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood.
There is ample free parking in the parking structure behind the building. Enter from Melrose Street (1501 W. Melrose)
The area is served by the Brown and Red rapid transit lines and the Ashland and Belmont bus routes.