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Sunday Schedule During the school year we provide
education for all ages at 9:15, followed by worship at 10:30. Summer
schedule (beginning end of May) is worship at 9:30. Nursery is
always provided for both education and worship.
Shared Ministry is our style of doing things around here.
A tradition of St. Luke is "every member a minister." In
the Presbyterian form of government the Session (12 elected
"elders" and the two pastors) sets the vision and program of the
congregation. We all participate. Our Pastors are Gwin
Pratt and Brad Froslee.
Mission/Social Justice Ministries offer opportunities to serve
through seven Outreach Focus Groups: American Indian; Environmental, Housing; Latin America/Haiti; More Light; Major Gifts;
and Peace
& Justice.
Spiritual Growth While we understand spiritual
growth and social action to be one and the same thing, we do offer
specific opportunities to nourish one's spiritual life:
Sunday morning or evening classes, spiritual direction, etc.
Education Sunday School for three year-olds
through high school meets each Sunday during the school year at 9:15.
Adult Education meets at the same time, plus occasional classes in
the evening. A nursery is provided each Sunday morning for
infants through three years from 9:00-11:40. Confirmation/Commissioning
is a hands-on, experiential program which begins in the fall of 9th grade.
See The Challenge or bulletin under "Youth News" to learn of upcoming
events.
Small Groups are social/fellowship groups centered on everything
from quilting to spiritual growth, from arts to woodworking to simply
meeting monthly for dinner and friendship. We have dozens of small
groups. Non-St. Luke members are welcome.
Social Events Annual events include a Progressive Dinner,
Advent Event, Men's and Women's Retreats, and other fun opportunities to
gather as a community for fun and fellowship.
 Choirs No audition is required for any of our
musical groups. The "Adult" choir (teens are
welcome) rehearses each Wednesday at 7:00 and sings about 26 Sundays
during the school year. The Children's
Choir is primarily children in first through fifth grade. They
rehearse before Sunday school for a few weeks ahead of each worship
participation (about every six weeks).
"The Production" Nearly every year an
intergenerational musical takes place, usually just before Lent.
About 50 people, kindergarten through adult, participate each year.
Frequently it is a work written by one of our members.
Educational/Service Travel Many of our
congregation have participated in trips to Central America, Haiti,
Hungary, Mexico, Cuba, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and elsewhere.
We have an ongoing relationship with community development projects in
Pignon, Haiti and in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
One-to-One Giving We seek to give a dollar away for
every dollar we spend on our local programming.
More Light The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) excludes
openly gay and lesbian people from positions of ordained leadership.
Refusing to condone this discrimination, we have joined with other
churches to be a More Light Church. With them, we work toward
changing this policy, and welcome everyone regardless of sexual
orientation into full participation in our congregation.
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