News (Page 3)

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GBIO Housing Justice Campaign Teach-In

UniLu will hold a teach-in following our regular Sunday service on Sunday, January 29, 2023 to share and learn more about the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization’s Housing Justice Campaign. During this teach-in we’ll: If attending remotely, please use the Zoom link on the Sunday worship page. In person, we’ll meet in the Alumni/ae Room. Feel free to…

2022 Inkspot Published

The 2022 issue of the Inkspot, UniLu’s annual newsletter for members and alums, is now on its way to the mailboxes of UniLu members and alums. Here are links to articles and videos mentioned in the issue. UniLu in the Community Harvard Square Summer Shelter’s Amazon wish list GoFundMe page for our former sanctuary family In Memory of Lillian Habinowski…

Paul Santmire’s “Ecoactivist Testament”

The Rev. H. Paul Santmire, nationally known figure in ecological theology, has a new book, Ecoactivist Testament: Faith Explorers for Fellow Travelers. All are welcome to two opportunities to hear more about it: On September 27, 2022, Lutherans Restoring Creation will host a Conversation with the…

Block Party Returns on September 11

After a three-year absence, the UniLu Block Party returns on Sunday, September 11, 2022! Join us outside between noon and 3 pm for food, music, games, and the chance to connect with new students. All are welcome! (See the image above for a past block party at UniLu.)

UniLu Calls a New Pastor

At the congregational meeting held on Sunday, May 22, 2022, the congregation extended a call to The Rev. Carrie N. Ballenger to be Pastor at University Lutheran Church. A separate vote approved a pay package (based on what was approved at the annual meeting in February). Pastor Ballenger accepted the call upon hearing the news. We look forward to seeing Pastor Ballenger…

COVID-19 Safety Update, March 2022

Good news! As the COVID-19 situation improves and local governments revise their requirements, masks will be optional at UniLu worship services beginning Sunday, March 20, 2022. Anyone who wishes to wear a mask is welcome to do so, and UniLu will still have KN95 masks for worshipers who want to wear them and don’t have their own. But mask-wearing will no longer be…

In Memory of Lillian Habinowski

We give thanks for the life of Lillian Habinowski, a beloved member of the UniLu community, who died on December 25, 2021 at age 92. Lillian was a professional artist who studied at Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts for five years, receiving a Certificate in Art in Painting with highest honors. Her portrait of Bishop Krister Stendahl hung in the halls of…