Worship at St. Luke follows the ancient pattern of Word & Sacrament in a liturgy developed over the past 2,000 years. In plain English, every week we read from the Holy Bible and hear a sermon before celebrating Holy Communion.
Our service involves the whole assembly and the whole body. Those gathered not only sit to hear the Word of God but rise to sing and to pray, shake hands and exchange hugs with their neighbors, feel the water at the Font as they remember their Baptism, and taste the Body and Blood of Christ at the Altar.
Our worship service is both formal and relaxed, solemn and joyous, ancient and modern. We follow a set liturgy found in our hymnal, Evangelic Lutheran Worship, and we sing hymns - some centuries old, some written within the past few decades.
Absolutely! At St. Luke, you'll see people in jeans and in suits and dresses.
Children are not only the future of the Church, they are also its present. Kids of all ages are welcomed (encouraged, even!) to stay in the worship service, to follow the liturgy along with their parents, and to move closer to the Altar for a better view. If they make a joyous noise or if they are fussy, we are simply thrilled they are hearing the story of God's love.
Baptized children of any age are welcome to receive Holy Communion.
If you feel you need to take your child out of the service for any reason, we have a nursery with changing table and toddler-sized restroom facilities.
All baptized Christians are welcome to receive.
We profess that Jesus is truly present in, with, and under the bread and wine, but the Altar Table does not belong to St. Luke Lutheran Church, the ELCA, or the Lutheran tradition; rather, it is Christ's Table, and he bids all the faithful to come join the Feast.
If you have a gluten sensitivity or abstain from alcohol for any reason, we have gluten free bread and a cup of non-alcoholic grape juice availble. Simply let the Altar servers know of your need.
Baptized children are welcome to receive at their caretaker's discretion.
If you are not yet Baptized or if it's not your practice to receive Holy Communion, you are still welcome to come forward for a blessing. Simply cross your arms over your chest as a visible indication of your desire to receive a blessing.