Upcoming Events

Please join us for worship and Holy Communion every Sunday at 10 am - all are welcome! Masks and social distancing are required. Worship services will also be livestreamed and can be accessed here.  

Volunteers cook a hot meal to serve 15 persons. Meals include salad, bread, entree, vegetarian/gluten-free options, sides, dessert, tea/lemonade and water. 

Meals should be hot and ready to serve at 5:30pm every Tuesday in the Campus Center. Meal coordinator, Ryan Bennett, will arrive at 5pm to help unload, prep and setup meals and cleanup. 

You may wish to partner with another church member to split the cost, or turn in your shopping receipt to the Church Office for reimbursement or credit for an in-kind donation. 

Starting September 3, Pastor Monica will lead a Contemplative Prayer (centering prayer) Group every Wednesday from noon-12:30 in the Chapel. Watch for more details.

This year Luther Memorial will be gathering supplies for the Valley Interfaith Childcare Center. We will be collecting two types of items. 

• School Supplies: Crayons (both fat ones and regular size), drawing

paper, spiral notebooks, pens, and mechanical pencils

• Children Supplies: Sippy cups, underwear (2T to 5T and 6 (small)

to 10 (large) children, pullup diapers, and socks (6 months to 5T

and 1-5 children)

Please bring all supplies to church by Sunday, September 7th when the items will be blessed. They will be delivered to VICCC the following week.

Our adult Forum class, led by Rev. Bill King, resumes October 5th and meets from 8:30-9:30am every Sunday in the Campus Center. We will read and discuss The Second Mountain:  The Quest for a Moral Life, by David Brooks, a critique of how our broken and radically individualistic culture has lost its sense of the common good. Please buy the book using this link: https://a.co/d/61T4VLl  or purchase from your local bookstore, and begin reading as the material can be dense. 

All are invited to join Registered Yoga Teacher Amy Cowan in the LMLC Sanctuary on Fridays at 2pm this summer for "Pew Yoga", a safe, gentle, supported yoga class for all levels and abilities! Yoga has long been shown to improve blood flow, breathing, stress-reduction, and overall health. There is no fee for these classes, and they will be livestreamed and can also be seen on our YouTube channel so you can join us even when you can't come in person. Classes offered every Friday, 2-3pm. Come and stretch with us, and bring a friend! 

As we continue to witness and be affected by the extreme political division in our nation and the sin of Christian Nationalism, it’s tempting to give in to despair and frustration. Yet by our baptism in     Christ, God has claimed us. Jesus promises that we will not die, but live, forever with him, without sorrow, toil or suffering. 

I invite you to join me for a summer book study on Fr. Richard Rohr’s “The Universal Christ.” You can     pick up a copy of the book as well as a reading schedule for the 5-week study in the church office, Mon-Thurs 9:00-4:30pm. 

Over the five weeks, we will explore Rohr’s assertions about the secularization of Christianity against     an exploration of the relationship between Jesus and the Christ, “God’s anointed.” 

This book is filled with deep hope and vision for a future as the Beloved Community, and it made a     significant difference in my thinking as a Lutheran Christian. 

Beginning July 8 from noon-1pm, we will gather in Fellowship Hall to discuss what we’ve read and any insights we’ve discovered. You’re welcome to bring your lunch. We will conclude each session with silent prayer. 

You may also wish to read this ProPublica report on Christian Nationalism by clicking this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fYuf6OeqdASd6l0fWfisqlfYdmEPUKXi/view?usp=sharing.

James Linden of Troop 704 is working on his Eagle Scout rank and is going to use the landscaping at LMLC for his service project. He has planned a native wildflower and pollinator habitat garden within the Tom’s Creek Road landscaping bed. According to his plan, he will clear a portion of the bed of invasive plants and will add the following plants: 

· Coneflowers

· Black-eyed Susans

· Mountain Mint

· Bee Balm

· Butterfly Weed

· Joe-Pye Weed

· Red Twig Dogwood

The different color plants will attract a variety of pollinators. The sidewalk location will be a high visibility area which can educate students and the public about the role of pollinator gardens. James anticipates that the project will be completed by June 2025.

How you can help:

· Share perennials (listed above) from your garden.

· Volunteer to help.  Stay tuned for work days!

· Contribute to offset the cost of plants and supplies for this project.

· Prayerful support James in his work and all creation.

For further information or donations contact Nancy Prichard, bruprich@aol.com 

Luther Memorial Lutheran Church will celebrate its 140th anniversary as a congregation on Sunday,       April 19, 2026. The Anniversary Committee is collecting photos of LMLC events, worship and members, as well as historical documents related to the congregation's life and traditions. The committee will create displays and slideshows with these items for our celebration worship and luncheon.

We can accept these items either as digital files or hard copies. Please email digital photos or files to Carol Reynolds (carolreynolds691@gmail.com) or Marcia at the church office (luther@lmlc.com).       

For photo prints or hard copies of documents, news clippings, etc., please drop them off at the       church office. Please write your name on the back of your items, as well as an approximate date of the photo; we will scan items and return to you. 

We will invite former clergy and congregation members to join us for the official celebration: if you       have addresses of previous members to share, please email that contact info to the Anniversary Committee chairperson, Diane Catley (dwcatley@gmail.com). 

If you have questions about our 140th celebration or want to help with the event, please contact a       committee member: Linda Libey, Susan Pautler, Isis Quinlan, Carol Reynolds, Pastor Bryan Katz, Diane Catley or Pastor Monica.                    

This year the Fellowship Committee plans to observe quarterly Birthday Fellowship celebrations as follows:

Sept 28: September, October & November Birthdays

Dec 7: December Birthdays & Advent Fellowship

We need hosts for the Sept 28th and Dec 7th celebrations. Please email Carla Liversedge or Marcia Barrow if you can host! If you have not provided your birthday month to the Church Office, please email the LMLC Office with your information.  

Consider reading the Bible chronologically. Every day, you read a few chapters in the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, organized to explore the story of God and God's people across the passage of history. Any NRSV Bible will work, and you can find a schedule here: Chronological Bible Reading.  Participants will be invited to gather on occasion to discuss their experiences of reading Scripture chronologically, and how it changed their relationship with God in Christ Jesus. 

Please check the LMLC calendar for the choir rehearsal dates!   If you have any questions or would like to join the fun, please email Amy! 🎶 

The Thursday morning 8 am Men’s Bible Study meets weekly on Thursdays at 8 am via Zoom. The focus of this men's Bible Study is to study the Gospel reading designated by the Common Lectionary for the upcoming Sunday. Please contact Bill King or Mark Pierson if you have any questions.  

Interested in joining The Well Campus Ministry for upcoming events?  Check the Luther Memorial calendar to find out what's happening, read the weekly e-mail on The Well website page, visit The Well Facebook page, or e-mail thewell@lmlc.org and ask to receive the weekly e-mail about upcoming activities!  

Peace and Hope, a new digital Synod Authorized Worshipping Community in the Virginia Synod, launched in June 2021 to provide a place for congregations to combine their gifts to provide digital worship and digital learning opportunities for individuals around the Synod.  

If you are out of town for the weekend or are in need of a digital worship service, feel free to visit www.peacehopeva.org.   Services take place at 10 am and 7 pm each Sunday and may be viewed here.  Click here to view the latest recorded worship service.  If you have any questions, reach out to Pastor Monica or Pastor Bryan.