Posts from 2024
Churches for Middle East Peace Visits October 20
On Sunday, October 20, 2024, UniLu we will welcome Destiny Magnett, a representative from Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), as our afternoon speaker. Destiny will give an overview of CMEP’s work and offer a time for Q&A about how churches and individuals might get involved. Please…
Worship with Us!
UniLu offers a one-hour all-ages Service of Holy Communion at 10:30 am on Sundays, available both in person and on Zoom. The service features music, Bible readings and reflections, prayers, Holy Communion, and hymn-singing. On October 20, 2024, Laurel Oberstadt-Petrik will be our preacher and Pastor Carrie Ballenger will serve as our presiding minister. We will also hear…
Fall Hiking Trip!
UniLu’s annual fall hiking trip to New Hampshire takes place from Friday, October 11 through Monday, October 14, 2024. Spend all or part of the long weekend at a cottage on a lake in central New Hampshire, with options for easy to more challenging hikes in the White Mountains during the peak of the fall colors. All ages and abilities are welcome. Rides can be…
Pet Blessing 2024
Join members from UniLu, Faith Lutheran Church, and St. Mary of the Annunciation Church on Saturday, October 5 for a Pet Blessing in Sennot Park (between Broadway and Norfolk Streets in Cambridge). A brief service will take place at 1 pm, and people will remain under the big tree for blessings until 3 pm. Bring your pet or a picture; pets of all sizes and species are…
Join the Choir! Rehearsals Begin August 20
Join the UniLu choir! Rehearsals begin on Tuesday, August 20 at 7:30 pm; our first Sunday service will be Sunday, August 25. Contact Lorraine Fitzmaurice, our music director-choir, with any questions. If you love to sing, you are welcome!
The False White Gospel: A UniLu Book Discussion Group
This book isn’t only for Christians but for our brothers and sisters in other faith traditions, and with no faith at all. When we see a civic promotion of fear, hate and violence as the trajectory of our politics, we need a civic faith of love, healing, and hope to defeat it. And that must…
Hymn Sing: Sunday, June 16 at noon
On Sunday, June 16, 2024, we will gather after coffee hour (at approximately 12 noon) for a congregational hymn sing both in-person and on Zoom. We’ll sing hymns suggested by UniLu community members, with music from Africa, Europe, and the Americas from the 14th century to the present. Zoom attendees: simply remain on the worship call or join using the regular…
Uniting Voices Chicago Concert – April 28 at 1 pm
Join Uniting Voices Chicago, formerly the Chicago Children’s Choir, for a concert at University Lutheran Church on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 1 pm EDT. The concert is free and open to the public. Singers from the Albany Park and Rogers Park Neighborhood Choir Program are visiting Boston as…
Jim Wallis Book Event
Join us at 7 pm on Sunday, April 21, 2024, when Jim Wallis will present his latest book, The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy. Jim Wallis is the New York Times bestselling author of God’s Politics. He is a writer, teacher, preacher and justice advocate who believes the gospel of Jesus must be…
Holy Week and Easter 2024
Celebrate Holy Week and Easter with UniLu this year! See our schedule below, or download a printable schedule (PDF). All events except Wednesday evening are available both in person and on Zoom. March 24 — Palm Sunday March 27 — Wednesday in Holy Week March 28 — Maundy Thursday Zoom attendees: view or download the Maundy Thursday bulletin (PDF) and Maundy Thursday hymns…
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