St. Luke Lutheran Church
Touching lives with the Good News of God's unconditional love in Jesus Christ

Articles from July 2017

Best Summers Ever

Some of my greatest summers have been when inspiration, relationships and newness were at the forefront.

My top life-changing summer was in 1977. I stayed most of the summer with my sister, Bea, in Indiana. It was the year that I learned from my sister, and a friend of hers, about having a personal relationship with Jesus. After a month or so of graceful interaction and growth in responsibility I heard about this forgiveness that would set me free to know where I was headed after death. Was is It overly simplistic? Maybe. Did it engage my heart? No doubt! My eyes opened and I began to walk with Jesus as never before.

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A Message From Pastor Gary

In the June issue of the “Living Lutheran” magazine there is an article entitled, “Why we will no longer be a Welcoming Church.” Upon reading this title in the list of articles I was shocked. What do they mean, they will no longer be a welcoming church? Upon reading the article, though, it all made sense. Here is how the article begins.

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GREETINGS

Being newly elected as president of the congregation I thought it might be helpful to give you some background since my wife and I are new members at St. Luke. Growing up in Minnesota I attended a Lutheran church from the time I was a toddler. My parents both sang in the church choir so I was delegated to sit with Tante Willer during the service until I was old enough to sing in a choir. She was a loving grandmother that was a friend of our family. As all young Lutherans, I was baptized, attended Sunday school, Luther League, and Confirmation classes. I was fortunate to grow up in the faith-filled communities of Minneapolis, Ortonville, and Moorhead. There seemed to be a Lutheran church around every corner in Minnesota and still is today.

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Amazing Creations Preschool

Our summer program has started and runs until August 18. This year’s theme is A World of Imagination/ God’s Great Creation, and we are excited that our children will learn more about God’s creation by using imaginative play, building, and creating. Each week we will have a different emphasis to stimulate each child’s creativity and help each one learn, and we plan to have special visitors for the children to enjoy!

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