Welcome to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church

Welcome to St. Luke’s! Whether you, your partner, or children are starting a faith journey, renewing it, yearning to hear the Gospel message, wishing to make a difference, seeking answers, or maybe finding a quiet place to grow – we offer you a warm welcome here!

DISCOVER A LIFE OF FAITH as together we:

Express our faith

Worship is the center of our faith together at St. Luke’s. Music is vital to our witness at St. Luke’s – we love to sing and play music!

Explore our faith

We are a learning community seeking to support people on their lifelong faith journeys.

Live our faith

We enjoy serving our faith community as well as the community outside our doors – both close to home and around the globe.

Offer hospitality

We offer hospitality to all who are looking for an opportunity for fellowship.

In-Person, Online & Streaming

First Service 8:00 to 8:45 a.m: This is a shorter, reflective service of Holy Communion. It is less formal, using simple music.

Sunday School & Adult Education 9:00 a.m. (Coffee Fellowship throughout the morning)

Second service 10:15 a.m.. This is a full service of Holy Communion with signficant musical leadership.

To watch the 10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship Service live stream, click on the video above or go to: https://www.youtube.com/@StLukesprVideo from there, you can click on the subscribe button that allows you to be notified when a live event is beginning.

Connect to the St. Luke’s YouTube Channel for the video archive.

Holy Week Schedule 2024

Get in touch

Address:
205 N. Prospect Ave.
Park Ridge, IL 60068

Phone: 847-825-6659
Email: office@stlukespr.org
Fax: 847-825-2557

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What’s happening this week?

In Our Worship

Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! We begin our celebration of Easter, a week of weeks, singing joyful Alleluias. Enjoy the Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah by G. F. Handel.

FROM THE PASTOR

Mystagogy

Over the course of these next weeks of Easter, I hope to provide some space in this blog for reflecting on these experiences in the style of mystagogy.

Mystagogy is an ancient practice that will deepen our understanding and appreciation of the mysteries of our faith. It is more than a teaching tool; it’s a way to immerse ourselves in the sacred realities we’ve encountered in our recent liturgical celebrations.

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In Our Congregation

In her Easter message to the church, Bishop Eaton focuses on three words that describe what the women at tomb experienced when the angel announced that Jesus had been raised from the dead: fear, amazement and being seized or possessed. “These three words really say something about the women, and I think about us and, most especially, about Easter…I think it’s very important to take time to be a little amazed, to be standing in a different place, to have a sense of this awe and trembling before the Lord, and to allow ourselves to be possessed by the Spirit, who will give us power and courage in these times.”

Park Ridge Chorale

Still singing after all these years The Park Ridge Chorale celebrates its 40th anniversary on April 13th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church.

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Holy Week Schedule

Holy Week 2024 begins with Palm Sunday on March 24 and culminates with the Festival of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, March 31. Please, join us on this sacred journey…

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Good Friday Community Service

Good Friday, March 29 at 12:00 noon: Sponsored by the Park Ridge Ministerial Association, held at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Park Ridge, will feature the Montag Ensemble playing The…

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ELCA World Hunger 50th Anniversary

For 50 years we have joined together as Lutherans to address the root causes of hunger and poverty around the world through ELCA World Hunger. Part of our church’s long…

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Learn about St. Luke’s

We understand the Christian as both saint and sinner.  We confess that we are “by nature sinful and unclean and cannot free ourselves”. The Word and Sacraments are seen as gifts of God that renew and forgive us on our faith journey and continue to empower us to do the work of Christ in the world. See more. . .

No matter your age or gender, our liturgical form of worship invites you to participate in the worship of our Lord and Savior.  Join in song and prayer.  Those baptized Christians who trust in our Lord’s promise to be truly present as the body and blood in the forms of bread and wine are welcome to receive Holy Communion. See more. . .

Please subscribe to the weekly newsletter; check the calendar and the website. Welcome to all who seek an opportunity for fellowship and service within this community. There are many opportunities and occasions where you can enjoy making new friends who will soon become old friends. Make your interests known to one of the pastors or the church office and they will put you in touch with a member who shares your interest.

Faith formation lasts a lifetime!  From two-year olds to adults, all are invited to join in a life long adventure as each of us increases our understanding of Scripture and how it relates to our daily lives. There are opportunities for young children on Sunday morning; Middle School kids have classes to prepare for Confirmation on Sunday afternoons. The High School youth have their own room where on Sunday mornings they share their thoughts and concerns with the Youth Forum leaders.  Summer mission trips are often on the agenda. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter and checkout the calendar for other activities for children and youth.  See more. . .

Believing that each of us needs to be Christ’s hands in our community, we invite you to join with us as we contribute our time, energy and resources to these local organizations and activities. in addition, our building is used by various community groups. See more. . .

The Adult Forum on Sunday morning offers Bible study or takes up many different topics of current interest.  The Men’s Breakfast on Tuesday morning is also topical.  Study of Scripture is the focus of the Thursday Morning Bible Study  and the Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study. Many of the classes meet in person, others are held via Zoom or are hybrid. A place is waiting for you. Check the calendar for day and time.

We welcome the opportunity to provide pastoral services to the community as well as members of the congregation.  If you are desiring any of the following pastoral services, please consider the following practices regarding these rites of the church: See More. . .

Contact the church office for an appointment to speak to one of the pastors.  They will be happy to get to know you and answer your questions.  New members are received several times a year.  Meanwhile, you are invited to participate in worship and any of the activities that interest you.