Spirit Matters on February 19, at 3:00 p.m.
Spirit Matters offers an opportunity to explore Lectio Divina, which is a personal way to encounter God through scripture, and Centering Prayer, in which we quiet our minds and open our hearts to God’s loving presence. Come join us for spiritual rest and refreshment. Your spirit matters! All are welcome.
Empty Bowls is a grassroots fundraising movement in which artists and craftspeople make and donate bowls, and then serve a simple meal. The empty bowls are taken home as a reminder of world hunger, and the money raised will be donated to The World Hunger Relief Fund.You can participate in 2 ways:
1. Come to the workshop at Centered Clay
Collective and learn how to make ceramic bowls (no experience necessary!) suggested donation:
$20 to cover materials.
2. Purchase hand-crafted bowls at the soup supper on Ash Wednesday (suggested donation: $20 per bowl of
You are invited to participate in in a variety of Bible Study opportunities that are offered in person or online.
COAT DRIVE for Open Arms Ministry and
San Timoteo Lutheran Church in Chicago
St. Luke’s members, we call on your generosity again this year!
Open Arms Ministry – Logan Square and San Timoteo Lutheran Church in Chicago – have both reached out to us for help. They have a large demand in the month of December/January to distribute Winter Coats.
St. Luke’s Social Ministry and Global Links Committees are joining together again to support this effort.
All around us, in Park Ridge and beyond, is an abundance of religious diversity. Our lives intersect with neighbors and co-workers, school friends and sometimes family members too, who belong to other Christian churches or to communities of other religious traditions. How do we bring respectful interest to their practices and beliefs? How do we seek to understand their lives and perhaps to find ways to work together for the common good?