Community BLOOD DRIVE – May 7, 2:30 – 8:00 p.m. St. Luke’s is hosting a Community Blood Drive. 17-year-olds and up may donate. No maximum age limits. 16-year-olds may donate with parental consent. Walk-ins are welcome but appointments are preferred if possible.The Drive is offered here by Vitalant Blood Donation Center Questions? Please contact Diane Erickson.
The Search for Justice and Peace in the Holy Land: Study and Conversation. Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. beginning April 24; May 1-29.
Holy Week 2025 begins with Palm Sunday on April 13 and culminates with the Festival of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, April 20. Please, join us on this sacred journey for one or all of these services in remembrance of Christ’s Passion.
April 18 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 Seven Last Words of Christ by Franz Joseph Haydn. Spoken reflections will be provided by members of the Park Ridge Ministerial Association. This is a unique opportunity for anyone living or working in the area to worship at a midday service on one of the most solemn days in the Christian church year. A freewill offering will be received at the door. For more information, please call 847-825-6659, or see www.stlukespr.org
Valparaiso University presents Bach’s St. John’s Passion on Sunday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m. Featuring The Valparaiso University Chorale, the Back Choir and the Leipzig Baroque Orchestra.
On Saturday, March 29, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Connect with folks from the congregation over lunch.
Converse about our values and ministries.
Consider your next steps in belonging.
We are excited to announce that St Luke’s Social Ministry will be supporting the Maine Township Food Pantry again this year during the Lenten season. This annual event has been a wonderful opportunity to help feed our local neighbors in the Maine Township Northwest Suburbs. The Food Pantry feeds over 300 families each month and the need increases every month.
Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith is the theme of the mid-week Lenten services. Come for the soup supper at 6:00 p.m. and stay for the worship service at 7:00 p.m.
St Luke’s supports several organizations that are public-private partnerships:
With the government’s suspension of USAID and the Refugee Resettlement Program their source of government funding has disappeared. Please click on each organization below to see how their work is impacted and then write or call your member of Congress to express your concern that these government funds resume.
Our Lenten Journey 2025 begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5 and culminates with the Festival of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, April 20 Please, join us on this sacred journey for one or all of these services in remembrance of Christ’s Passion.