Category: Service - ST. LUKE'S GP

Service for the Sixth Sunday of Easter - May 10, 2026

5/9/2026

Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!

Today people all over our country are celebrating Mother's Day: remembering and honouring the mothers who have loved, cared for, guided, and raised them up. For many of us, this is a day of thankfulness and joy, and we do well to give thanks along with them for those who truly embodied the gift of motherhood.

For some of us, today is much more complicated, and indeed painful... perhaps due to difficulties or losses in our parental relationships. We remember too, and grieve with those who's experience of the pursuit of motherhood has been one of sorrow, pain, and disappointment. Along with them, we acknowledge that family life is often a challenging road, and open our hearts and ears to listen to and honour their stories and their sufferings, which are also known and shared by our loving God, as well as many others.

Whether today is a day of joy for you, or a day of pain, or some mixture of both: may you receive God's blessing today exactly as it is needed. May God surround you and those you love, as well as all those who have loved and nurtured you, with peace, hope, fellowship, kindness, and understanding.

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:

Service for the Fifth Sunday of Easter - May 3, 2026

5/3/2026

Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:

And here is a link to an article by Gisele McKnight, our Diocesan Communications Officer, writing about our recent Diocesan Synod discussing our Cathedral.

Cathedral Synod Article

Service for the Fourth Sunday of Easter - April 26, 2026

4/25/2026

Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:

Service for the Second Sunday of Easter - April 12, 2026

4/11/2026

Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:

Service for Easter Sunday - April 5, 2026

4/4/2026

Alleluia! Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!

Today we rejoice and celebrate the Good News
that God’s New Life has overthrown once and for all
the powers of darkness, sin, and the grave.

Today we raise our voices to proclaim that Jesus Christ, God’s Son,
who was crucified and died for us all, lives again!
And His New Life will never end.

Today we gather to pray and to praise…
to sing and to hear again the Holy Scriptures…
to draw near to our Risen Lord in faith...
and receive from Him the gift of New Life.

Alleluia! Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!

Our Easter Sunday Service of Lessons and Hymns, and Bulletin can be found here:

Lessons & Hymns Service

And here are some links to the Hymns listed in our service, found on YouTube:

Christ the Lord is Risen Today

The Day of Resurrection

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

Crown Him With Many Crowns

In Christ Alone

Yours Be The Glory

Service for Good Friday - April 3, 2026

4/2/2026

Christ became obedient unto death: O come, let us worship.

XI CRUCIFIXION: JESUS IS NAILED TO THE CROSS
A Sonnet by Malcolm Guite
From his collection of Sonnets
for Good Friday, the Stations of the Cross
(Find the whole collection here.)

See, as they strip the robe from off his back
And spread his arms and nail them to the cross,
The dark nails pierce him and the sky turns black,
And love is firmly fastened onto loss.
But here a pure change happens. On this tree
Loss becomes gain, death opens into birth.
Here wounding heals and fastening makes free
Earth breathes in heaven, heaven roots in earth.
And here we see the length, the breadth, the height
Where love and hatred meet and love stays true
Where sin meets grace and darkness turns to light
We see what love can bear and be and do,
And here our saviour calls us to his side
His love is free, his arms are open wide.

Our At-Home service for Good Friday & Bulletin can be found here:

Service for Good Friday

In addition, here is a link to our Stations of the Cross video, featuring the paintings of Fr. Sieger Köder:

Stations of the Cross

Service for Maundy Thursday - April 2, 2026

4/1/2026

This is the night that Jesus our Lord washed His disciples feet, shared with them the Last Supper, and gave to us a new commandment: “Just as I have loved you,” He says “you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35).

The word "Maundy" comes from the Latin mandatum, which means “commandment”, referring to this sacred commission Christ gave to all His followers.

Our At-Home service of Evening Prayer, Bulletin, & Sermon for Maundy Thursday can be found here:

Service for Palm & Passion Sunday - March 29, 2026

3/28/2026

Today marks the beginning of Holy Week: the start of Christ's journey from the expectant praise of the crowds on Palm Sunday, through the humble, self-giving love shared on Maundy Thursday, to the horrible suffering, shame and death endured on the cross on Good Friday, and finally to the world-changing hope of His resurrection at Easter.

Instead of a Sermon this Sunday, we are invited to spend some more time reflecting on the Gospel readings, both the account of Christ Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, as well as of His faithful sacrifice and death on the cross.

In our Morning Prayer service today, the second Gospel reading from Matthew has several invitations to pause and prayerfully reflect on the unfolding story.

Please do not rush through this time, but invite the Holy Spirit of God to make known the significance of the story of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us and for our world.

It may be beneficial to slowly read the Gospel aloud, and to make a note of any parts of the reading that especially stand out to you. Throughout the coming week, bring all these things back to God in prayer.

Our service of Morning Prayer, and Bulletin this week can be found here:

And our All-Ages Song for Lent can be found here:

Service for the Fifth Sunday of Lent - March 22, 2026

3/21/2026

Today marks the fifth Sunday of Lent, a sacred season for Christians to prepare in mind, body, and spirit, to follow our Saviour Jesus Christ to the cross, and the solemn commemoration of His betrayal, death, and resurrection at Holy Week.

Some of the traditional practices of the season of Lent include fasting, the study of Scripture, prayerful reflection, and generous almsgiving. We do these things not to try and earn God's favour, but to humbly draw nearer to Him in faith, that our lives may be reshaped by the power of God's holy love made known to us in Jesus Christ our Saviour.

To help us grow in our understanding and faith as Christ's disciples today, each week we will be sharing a link to a video from the Bible Project from their series on the Character of God.

You can find the link to below, exploring the Faithfulness of God. And for a deeper look, you can also check out their 14 Episode Podcast series on the Character of God, found here as well:

Character of God Podcast Series

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:

And our All-Ages Song for the season of Lent can be found here:

Service for the Fourth Sunday of Lent - March 15, 2026

3/14/2026

Today marks the fourth Sunday of Lent, a sacred season for Christians to prepare in mind, body, and spirit, to follow our Saviour Jesus Christ to the cross, and the solemn commemoration of His betrayal, death, and resurrection at Holy Week.

Some of the traditional practices of the season of Lent include fasting, the study of Scripture, prayerful reflection, and generous almsgiving. We do these things not to try and earn God's favour, but to humbly draw nearer to Him in faith, that our lives may be reshaped by the power of God's holy love made known to us in Jesus Christ our Saviour.

To help us grow in our understanding and faith as Christ's disciples today, each week we will be sharing a link to a video from the Bible Project from their series on the Character of God.

You can find the link to below, exploring the Loyal Love of God. And for a deeper look, you can also check out their 14 Episode Podcast series on the Character of God, found here as well:

Character of God Podcast Series

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:

And our All-Ages Song for the season of Lent can be found here:

Service for the Third Sunday of Lent - March 8, 2026

3/7/2026

Today marks the third Sunday of Lent, a sacred season for Christians to prepare in mind, body, and spirit, to follow our Saviour Jesus Christ to the cross, and the solemn commemoration of His betrayal, death, and resurrection at Holy Week.

Some of the traditional practices of the season of Lent include fasting, the study of Scripture, prayerful reflection, and generous almsgiving. We do these things not to try and earn God's favour, but to humbly draw nearer to Him in faith, that our lives may be reshaped by the power of God's holy love made known to us in Jesus Christ our Saviour.

To help us grow in our understanding and faith as Christ's disciples today, each week we will be sharing a link to a video from the Bible Project from their series on the Character of God.

You can find the link to below, exploring how God is Slow to Anger. And for a deeper look, you can also check out their 14 Episode Podcast series on the Character of God, found here as well:

Character of God Podcast Series

Pastor Rob is away this Sunday, so there will be no Sermon this week. That said, there are some extra Reflection Questions included with our Morning Prayer service.

Our service of Morning Prayer, and Bulletin this week can be found here:

And our All-Ages Song for the season of Lent can be found here:

Service for the Second Sunday of Lent - March 1, 2026

2/28/2026

Today marks the second Sunday of Lent, a sacred season for Christians to prepare in mind, body, and spirit, to follow our Saviour Jesus Christ to the cross, and the solemn commemoration of His betrayal, death, and resurrection at Holy Week.

Some of the traditional practices of the season of Lent include fasting, the study of Scripture, prayerful reflection, and generous almsgiving. We do these things not to try and earn God's favour, but to humbly draw nearer to Him in faith, that our lives may be reshaped by the power of God's holy love made known to us in Jesus Christ our Saviour.

To help us grow in our understanding and faith as Christ's disciples today, each week we will be sharing a link to a video from the Bible Project from their series on the Character of God.

You can find the link to below, exploring the Grace of God. And for a deeper look, you can also check out their 14 Episode Podcast series on the Character of God, found here as well:

Character of God Podcast Series

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:

And our All-Ages Song for the season of Lent can be found here:

Service for the First Sunday of Lent - February 22, 2026

2/21/2026

Today marks the first Sunday of Lent, a sacred season for Christians to prepare in mind, body, and spirit, to follow our Saviour Jesus Christ to the cross, and the solemn commemoration of His betrayal, death, and resurrection at Holy Week.

Some of the traditional practices of the season of Lent include fasting, the study of Scripture, prayerful reflection, and generous almsgiving. We do these things not to try and earn God's favour, but to humbly draw nearer to Him in faith, that our lives may be reshaped by the power of God's holy love made known to us in Jesus Christ our Saviour.

To help us grow in our understanding and faith as Christ's disciples today, each week we will be sharing a link (or two) to some videos from the Bible Project from their series on the Character of God.

You can find links to two videos this week below: the first one introducing the Character of God series (based on Exodus 34:6-7), and the second exploring the Compassion of God. Enjoy!

Visual Commentary on Exodus 34:6-7

Compassion of God

For a deeper look, you can also check out their 14 Episode Podcast series on the Character of God, found here:

Character of God Podcast Series

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:

And our All-Ages Song for the season of Lent can be found here:

Service for Ash Wednesday - February 18, 2026

2/18/2026

As we begin the sacred season of Lent, a time of repentance, prayer, compassion, generosity, and preparation for Holy Week, Ash Wednesday calls us to remember not simply our mortality... the fragility and fractured nature of our lives and our world, but also to remember the abundant mercy of the Living God, who in Jesus Christ "welcomes sinners and invites them to His table."

For those of us unable to join us in person for our Ash Wednesday service at St. Luke's this year, here is an At-Home Ash Wednesday Order of Service, (Note: There is no Imposition of Ashes rite in this particular At-Home service), and Sermon.

Many blessings in the name of Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Redeemer.

Rob+

Ash Wednesday Service

Service for Transfiguration Sunday - February 15, 2026

2/14/2026

Today we celebrate the Transfiguration of our Lord, when Jesus Christ was revealed to be God's beloved Son, to whom we are all called to listen.

Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:

And our All-Ages Song for the Season of Epiphany can be found here:

God Came To Us In Jesus