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Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke, + Grace and Peace Our prayers of intercession on a recent Sunday included the following: Bless those experiencing significant transitions in life such…Continue readingNews

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke, + Grace and Peace. Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so…Continue readingEaster Cross Connection

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke, + Grace and Peace. It’s never a convenient time to absorb difficult news. Understandably, we would prefer to move from one moment of…Continue readingLent Cross Connection

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke,  + Grace and Peace.  The Epiphany of Our Lord is a festival that is celebrated on January 6. The manifestation of Christ to…Continue readingEpiphany Cross Connection

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke, This edition of our newsletter greets you at a time of transition. Not only are we ending one church year and beginning a…Continue readingAdvent Cross Connection

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke,  + Grace and Peace             God is our refuge and strength,                   a very present help in trouble.             The Lord of hosts…Continue readingReformation Cross Connection

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke,  As you will have heard during the announcements at the beginning of worship a few weeks ago, my family has some news to…Continue readingPentecost II Cross Connection

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke,  + Grace and Peace   ”For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.” -Romans 8:14  My spiritual director…Continue readingPentecost 1 Cross Connection

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke,  + Grace and Peace            Let your way be known upon earth, your saving health among all nations.           Let the peoples praise you,…Continue readingEaster Cross Connection 

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke,  + Grace and Peace to you.            The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?           The Lord is the stronghold of my…Continue readingLent Cross Connection 

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke,  + Grace and Peace   In our tradition, when a baptized Christian affirms the faith (often called confirmation) the presiding minister addresses those making…Continue readingEpiphany Cross Connection 

2025 Services Resources Available Christmas Eve Service – December 24, 2025 Pastor Christopher Frye Click here to watch the service. Online worship on December 24, 2025, starts LIVE at 7…Continue reading2025 Online Resources

Family and Friends of St. Luke,  + Grace and Peace to you.  I’ve often wondered how we got the name, St. Luke. There were, no doubt, many options for naming…Continue readingAdvent Cross Connection

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke,  + Grace and Peace to you.  So, teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.  Psalm 90:12  …Continue readingReformation Cross Connection

Presiding Bishop Eaton joins Christian leaders to issue statement against Christian nationalism  8/2/2019 12:35:00 PM  CHICAGO — The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in…Continue readingPentecost II Cross Connection

A letter from Pastor Frye: Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke,  Grace and Peace to you.  In the eighth chapter of his letter to the church at Rome, the…Continue readingPentecost Cross Connection

A letter from Pastor Frye: Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke,  Grace and Peace to you.  Forsythia blooms are among the first to be on display in early Spring…Continue readingEaster Cross Connection

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke,  During this season of Lent, our Adult Faith Formation class on Sunday mornings is reading and discussing Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Even…Continue readingLent Cross Connection

Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke and St. Paul:  *Grace and Peace to you.  As we have been approaching the cusp of another new year, I have heard many…Continue readingJanuary/February 2024 – Advent Cross Connection

A Letter from Pastor Frye Dear Family and Friends of St. Luke,  Grace and Peace  Those who sowed with tears will reap with songs of joy. Psalm 126:5  This excerpt…Continue readingDecember 2023 – Advent Cross Connection