REJOICE WITH US!

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We warmly invite you to join us this holiday season in worship, community, and song. Come celebrate Christmas with St Luke's. The best way to keep track of all that is happening in the seasons of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany is to pick up an Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Brochure at the Welcome Table or view here online.​

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ADVENT SERVICES

 

Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols

With the Choirs of St. Luke’s 

Sunday, December 8 | 4:00 p.m.

Join St. Luke’s on Sunday, December 8 for our annual Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols. The service features music by the Choirs of St. Luke’s and the traditional reading of the biblical Christmas story by members of the St. Luke’s and local Evanston community.

 

Admission is free and open to the public. Childcare is available in the nursery. Cookie reception to follow; please bring a treat to share. Doors open at 3:15 p.m.  Prelude begins at 3:30 p.m.

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Winter Solstice Celebration with the EcoVoice Project

Saturday, December 21 | 7:30 p.m.

All are invited to this special evening of community and warmth on the longest night of the year. St. Luke’s is delighted to collaborate with the EcoVoice Project, Climate Action Evanston, Interfaith Action, and other community organizations.

 

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES

 

Christmas Eve Spoken Eucharist with Hymns

Tuesday, December 24 | 10:00 a.m.

Join us for observance of the Feast of the Nativity with Christmas carols and hymns, a sermon, and Eucharist.

 

Family Eucharist for Christmas Eve

Tuesday, December 24 | 4:00 p.m.

A joyful service conducted by the Rev. Kat Banakis in the spirit of Godly Play. This service will include some of your favorite Christmas carols as well as the celebration of communion. 

 

Festival Eucharist for Christmas Eve

Tuesday, December 24 | 9:00 p.m.

Join St. Luke’s as we pull out all the stops for this joy-filled service! The service includes hymns and carols with organ and the choirs, communion, and incense. The organ prelude begins at 8:30 p.m. All are welcome.

 

CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE

 

Christmas Day Worship

Wednesday, December 25 |10:00 a.m. 

St. Matthew’s, 2120 Lincoln Street, Evanston

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GATHER IN COMMUNITY

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Advent Lectio Divina

Sundays, December 1 - 22 | 9:00 - 9:45 a.m.

Lectio divina is an ancient spiritual practice of listening to a passage of scripture or other text with the ear of the heart. Please join the Rev. Patti Snickenberger in St. Luke’s parlor to learn more and consider lectio divina as an Advent (or any time) practice.

 

Holy Hygge!

Sundays in Advent | December 1 - 22 | 9:30 - 10:00 AM

Many have studied Denmark, the long-held "happiest country in the world," to pinpoint the aspects of Danish life that help bring about this happiness. Much of this can be summed up in hygge (pronounced "hoo-ga"), sometimes translated as "the art of coziness." At once an antidote to over-busy consumerism and a lovely reminder of what matters most, hygge is a perfect way for families to live into the season of Advent, lighting candles and snuggling in to what the Danes call "the duvet of darkness."

 

Please join the Children & Youth Ministry in the Great Hall on Sundays throughout Advent for hygge themed devotions, crafts, and activities.

 

Ten Thousand Villages/St. Luke’s Community Shopping Benefit

Thursday, December 12 | 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. 

1509 Chicago Ave., Evanston

Shop ethical gifts, clothing, accessories, housewares and more, and 15% of your purchase will be donated to St. Luke’s

 

Greening of the Church 

Sunday, December 22 | 11:00 a.m.

Join fellow parishioners and friends as we gather after the service to hang wreaths, garlands, and other festive decorations throughout the nave. A hearty coffee hour is available for all to fuel our holiday spirit.

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CONCERTS & MUSIC

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Coriolis Presents: A Coriolis Christmas

Saturday, December 7 | 7:00 p.m.

Join this classical a cappella choir for a joyful Christmas concert, which will include holiday favorites in both traditional and updated arrangements along with engaging new works. No ticket required; Coriolis will gratefully accept your free will offering. More information at at www.coriolisacappella.org

 

Newberry Consort Presents: A Latin American Christmas

Saturday, December 14 | 7:30 p.m.

The Newberry Consort presents its popular Latin American Christmas program in Chicago, featuring the music of Guatemala, Chile, Mexico, and beyond. This musical Christmas pilgrimage takes us to Mexican convents, the Cathedral of Santiago, the secluded missions in the heart of the Guatemala mountains, and more. Celebrate the holiday with lively villancicos, ethereal sacred motets, and sparkling pastorales that herald the Latin-American Baroque.

Tickets at www.newberryconsort.org

 

Bella Voce Presents: A 17th-Century German Christmas

Sunday, December 15 | 4:00 p.m.

Bella Voce and Madison Bach Musicians present A 17th-Century German Christmas, a first-time collaboration. The illuminating program features works by Baroque composers Buxtehude, Praetorius, and Schütz, among others, with performances in Evanston and Madison. Tickets at www.bellavoce.org

 

Candlelight Presents: Christmas Carols on Strings

Friday, December 13 | 6:30 p.m. & 8:45 p.m.

Friday, December 20 | 6:30 p.m. & 8:45 p.m.

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Chicago. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Christmas Carols on Strings at St. Luke’s under the gentle glow of candlelight. Tickets at www.feverup.com