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Join us online Monday, Nov. 15, 7pm for a zoom trivia game! St. Jude’s Guild is open to any young adults in the church, think 20s-30s, Gen-X, millennials, Gen Z, etc. Contact Abby Shupe for more info and the zoom link: abigail.shupe@gmail.com.
Join us for a Foot Stompin’ Good Time with Fiddler Vi Wickam at St. Luke’s Chili Potluck.
Sunday, October 14 at 11:30am - St. Luke’s Front Lawn.
We’ll have Firepits and Hot Cider to keep you warm. A Cowboy Photo Shoot and More!
Bring a Crock Pot of Chili, Cornbread or Dessert.
Bibles, Brews & Haikus
Fridays, Sept. 24 & Oct. 1
6-7pm West Lawn
In Bibles, Brews & Haikus, the group will spend time in the ancient Bible listening practice of Lectio Divina followed by fellowship with your favorite BYO beverage. CLICK HERE for more information and to register.
Bibles, Brews & Haikus
Fridays, Sept. 24 & Oct. 1
6-7pm West Lawn
In Bibles, Brews & Haikus, the group will spend time in the ancient Bible listening practice of Lectio Divina followed by fellowship with your favorite BYO beverage. CLICK HERE for more information and to register.
Bibles, Brews & Haikus
Fridays, Sept. 24 & Oct. 1
6-7pm West Lawn
In Bibles, Brews & Haikus, the group will spend time in the ancient Bible listening practice of Lectio Divina followed by fellowship with your favorite BYO beverage. CLICK HERE for more information and to register.
We celebrate the day with a rousing barbeque complete with bratwurst, hotdogs, assorted microbrews and root beer and of course polka music performed by our favorite polka band Neue Polka Colorado (NPC).
Neue Polka Colorado is a polka band for the 21st century. Inspired by the singing, playing, camaraderie, and antics of the town bands of Central Europe, the band is exclusively brass instruments, and is populated almost entirely by music majors at Colorado State University. They describe themselves as one part Oktoberfest, one part 1990s mixtape and 100% fun.
Sign Up to let us know how many brats and brews we need on hand.
Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, October 3 - 4pm - West Lawn
All furry, scaly and fuzzy creatures are invited to come to the West Lawn for a pet blessing outdoors.
Sing for the People
Picnic and Sing in the Park
Sunday, Sept. 26 12 noon
West Lawn
Join us as we gather together to practice a few hymns on the west lawn followed by a "Bring Your Own Picnic". No singing experience necessary and all ages are welcome.
In the Episcopal Church we know that beauty and symbol are vital in life. It has long been a part of our church tradition to bring holy beauty into the darkest of places. This fall we will bring music and beauty to the places and people who need it through Sing for the People.
ALL WELCOME!
Saint Luke’s Movie Night
Grab a lawn chair and join us outside on the property for movie night. We will project the movie outdoors. Bring the entire family and friends for these fun nights.
Sunday July 11th and Sunday August 8th
Fort Collins Pride Parade
March with others from St. Luke's in the Fort Collins Pride Parade and show the world that God loves everyone. Details TBD.
Adult Kick-Ball and Bring Your Own Food Picnic
Who says kids get to have all the fun? Join us for an evening of informal kick-ball on the property and a BYO picnic dinner
· Wednesday July 14th at 6-8pm
Saint Luke’s Movie Night
Grab a lawn chair and join us outside on the property for movie night. We will project the movie outdoors. Bring the entire family and friends for these fun nights.
Sunday July 11th and Sunday August 8th
CALLING ST. LUKE’S HIKERS!
A group hike is planned for Thursday, July 8. We will meet at the main trailhead in Horsetooth Mountain Park on County Rd. 38E at 8:00 a.m. The hike will be on moderate to steep trail, about 4.5 miles long.
Please bring adequate water, wear sunscreen, a hat and sturdy shoes. The hike should take about 3 hours. There is a parking fee at the trailhead unless you have a season pass. Once we know who plans to come, some people may want to carpool.
We will observe whatever policies St. Luke’s advises regarding masks, distancing, etc. For questions, call or text Peggy Neves at 970-232-4292 or email runrunpeggy@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!
Bike Tour of LGBTQ History in Fort Collins
6pm at Library Park
Join us on a bike tour of sites important to LGBTQIA history in Fort Collins. We will end the tour at Equinox Brewery for those who want to have some social time at the end of our ride. For more information contact Susan Groeger at 970-631-2584
LGBTQIA+ and friends is hosting a casual, video-social hour; all are welcome! This is a great opportunity to get to know a few more members of our congregation in a smaller setting. Come for the whole hour or drop in for a few minutes to say "Hi," we would love to see you. We will meet via Zoom on Monday, January 25th at 7:00.
If you have any questions please contact Susan Groeger at groegersc@yahoo.com.
Email office for the Zoom link: office@stlukesfc.org
6pm on Zoom
On this day, the church celebrates the Feast of the Epiphany, which marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas each year on January 6. Epiphany is a Greek word meaning “manifestation” or “appearing.” At the Feast of the Epiphany, we honor Jesus being made manifest or appearing as Christ. Join us as we celebrate the Magi finding Jesus and look for signs of God’s presence in our own lives.
Contact office@stlukesfc.org for Zoom link.
The service will also be streamed on our YouTube channel. CLICK HERE
8:30pm on Zoom
Members of our St. Luke’s community have been enjoying online Compline Night Prayers every Tuesday over the last couple of months. The service is a wonderful way to end the day in prayer with our beloved St. Luke’s community. This is also a nice, short prayer service that the whole family might like to enjoy from the comfort of home. Some kids (and even adults) like to wear their PJS to Compline.
Contact office@stlukesfc.org for Zoom link.
Las Posadas is a Latin American tradition during which Christians go on walks in solidarity with Mary and Joseph as they look for room at the inn for Jesus’ birth. During this procession, Christians go on long walks often in the cold, stopping along the way to hear scripture, pray and sing. Sometimes they carry statues of Joseph, Mary or the baby Jesus, or they dress up as the Holy Family. While they walk, typically in the cold of night, the Christians find solidarity with people in their local communities, such as the homeless, who have nowhere to rest their heads.
Inspired by Latin American Christians, we will take part in a simplified Searching for the Inn experience on December 20th. Those who would like to take a slightly longer walk will meet in the church parking lot at 4:15pm. That group will take a walk through the neighborhood surrounding St. Luke’s, stopping periodically on the way to pray and remember the people in our community, refugees and the homeless, who have nowhere to rest their heads. Those who would like a shorter walk will meet in the church parking lot at 4:30pm and pray as they walk to the west lawn at St. Luke’s. Both groups will be given battery candles that represent Christ’s light guiding our way. Both groups will meet on the west lawn after their walks, to pray by candlelight and reflect on the meaning of the Holy Family’s journey in our lives. Donations will be received at the time for Lutheran Family Services’ refugee resettlement program in Northern Colorado.
Of course, physical distancing and masks will be required for this meaningful Advent experience.
If you would like to do Searching for the Inn on your own time in your neighborhood, the prayers and scriptures will be available on the website.
One of the great gifts of the Anglican Tradition is the service of Advent Lessons and Carols. During this service we walk through scripture stories that point to God’s breaking forth in our world through Jesus Christ, and we sing many carols in response. This year we are not able to sing together in the ways we normally would, since singing is a major way that the Coronavirus is spread, but we are able to sing from our cars with the windows up. The service will be broadcast over our FM radio. We will pray together, sing safely, see our beautifully decorated outdoor space at church and wave to each other safely through car windows.
Calling all dancers, singers, poets, musicians and more! St. Luke’s will gather online using zoom to celebrate the talents of our community and have some fun. When we gather on zoom, we will watch pre-recorded videos of parishioner talents, laugh and have some fun. This will be a joyful way to be together and celebrate the season this Advent.Contact Donna for instructions on turning in videos of your talents at office@stlukes.org by December 1st
Email office@stlukesfc.org for the Zoom link..
St. Luke's will collect food for the Food Bank again on Saturday, December 5. This is a simple and important way to make sure that people in our community are cared for and fed. You may donate in one of three ways.
*Leave food in the church parking lot when you pick up communion Saturday the 5th between 10 and 11am.
*Sign up for communion delivery on December 5th and leave your donation outside your front door for your communion driver to pick up.
Over the summer, the group from St. Luke’s studying the Rule of St. Benedict reflected on ways that Christians are called to see the brokenness and the needs of our community. As COVID cases broke out among meat packing plant workers in Greeley and we sought ways to help them, we learned that a large community of refugees lives in northern Colorado. Joseph and Mary did not have a place to lay their heads as they awaited Jesus’ birth, and they became refugees as they fled Herod after Jesus was born. We Christians are called to seek and serve Christ in all people. Caring for refugees in our community is a profound way to live our faith, especially during the season of Advent when we hear about the journeys of Mary, Joseph and Jesus. On Tuesday December 1st, a representative from Lutheran Family Services will teach us about life as a refugee and their refugee resettlement program.
Email office@stlukesfc.org for the Zoom link..
The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful new work, theologian James H. Cone explores these symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of black folk. Both the cross and the lynching tree represent the worst in human beings and at the same time a thirst for life that refuses to let the worst determine our final meaning. While the lynching tree symbolized white power and black death, the cross symbolizes divine power and black life God overcoming the power of sin and death. For African Americans, the image of Jesus, hung on a tree to die, powerfully grounded their faith that God was with them, even in the suffering of the lynching era. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!
Filmmaker Betty Aragon shares her documentary about racism in Fort Collins. The film aims to start a dialogue around the issue of racism in the city, with the larger goal of making Fort Collins a place where everyone feels welcome. We will watch the film together on Zoom then have a discussion together. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK
Traces of the Trade documents filmmaker Katrina Browne’s discovery that her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. Her family also happens to be Episcopalian. Family members have been touring Episcopal Churches and leading discussions on race and racism, including in our own diocese, for years. We will view this film together on Zoom and have a discussion afterwards. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK
The St. Jude’s Guild is hosting its second annual retreat for Episcopalians in their 20s and 30s. The retreat provides young adults from across the Episcopal Church in Colorado an opportunity to meet one another and build relationships with members at other parishes.
This year the retreat is 1 day only and it’s happening on the lawn at St. Luke’s! Registration must be done in advance and is $25, including catered lunch and a t-shirt. Our guest speaker this year is The Rev. Cn. Dr. Chris Corbin from the Diocese of South Dakota. Our theme is “Visions of the Church.”
As the Church grapples with this constant change, it seems fitting to give young adults a place to think and dream about what our vision of the church is.
Registration, schedule, guest speaker bio, and more details can be found here: https://www.st-judes.org
Saturday, September 12th In-Person Holy Hike – Worshipful Walking at 7am.
The group will meet at Lee Martinez Park, 7am.
On this Holy Hike we will plan to “pray with our feet” (Phil Cousineau). Walkers are encouraged to remember that this is an act of worship, and come with a prayer intention they may or may not wish to share with others at a given point. The group will plan to begin with the following prayer. Other prayers ideas will be emailed to the group ahead of time.
A Hiking Prayer "Bless the earth beneath my feet. Bless the path on which I walk. Bless the people whom I meet. Bless to me my life."
Participants in the holy hike must bring a mask and hike with physical distance. Hikers should also be sure to wear adequate footwear, bring water, sunscreen a hat and snack. REGISTER HERE:
*Please note that you must register for each in-person activity and agree to our safe gathering guidelines at least 72 hours ahead of time. This is required so that we may assist with contact tracing in the event of a Covid-19 outbreak. Register by clicking on the Eventbrite link or by contacting Donna in the parish office at office@stlukesfc.org
Sunday, July 26 - Your Porch
9am - noon
Hunger can be found everywhere – often where you least expect it. The homeless population represents only about 10% of most food bank recipients. The rest? Everyday people like low-wage workers, children, seniors on fixed incomes and individuals with health issues. People across the region are still experiencing fear and uncertainty right now.
As sChristians who are called to serve the vulnerable, we need to help our hungry neighbors.
On Sunday, July 26 we invite the people of St. Luke's to put non-perishable foods in labeled bags on front porches. Volunteer drivers will come pick them up from your homes and deliver to the Food Bank.
July 20-23 9am - 10:45am On Zoom
This Zoom VBS will be July 20-23rd from 9 am until 10:45 am with a 45 min snack/outside break in the middle. We will learn about the story of Moses and the Israelites, sing songs, dance, play, write a show, create, and craft!
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS! Kids don't have to be regular St. Luke's church-goers, they can be your next door neighbors or other local friends! (Non-local friends are also welcome to participate but would have to supply their own crafts).
Interested in helping keep St. Luke's lawn and garden in pristine condition? Perhaps you might consider adopting a section of the yard. It would be your own personal space to keep clean and looking pretty. There are several choices from a corner of the Memorial Garden, the spot by the front door, to the area along the back fence and more. We have the perfect spot depending on your gardening and/or lawn care expertise.
