Daylight Saving Time Ends November 6
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 am on Sunday, November 6, 2022. Remember to set your clocks back an hour, and enjoy some extra rest!
e. e. cummings and the Joyful Poetry of Advent
Join Pastor Carrie Ballenger and fellow church members for a time of prayer, poetry, and conversation during the season of Advent. Zoom only, Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm. November 30 December 7 December 14 December 21 You are encouraged to light your home Advent candles and create a space for…
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…
Installation of Pastor Carrie Ballenger – September 25 at 2 pm
Join us on Sunday afternoon, September 25, 2022 for the installation of the Rev. Carrie Ballenger as Pastor of University Lutheran Church. The service will begin at 2 pm and will include Holy Communion. The preacher will be the Rev. Julie Boleyn, director of the Kaleidoscope Institute, an…
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…
UniLu Observes National Blue Sunday Day of Prayer for Abused Children
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. On April 24, 2022, UniLu will observe the National Blue Sunday Day of Prayer for Abused Children by praying for victims of child abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, spiritual) and for those who help them. As a congregation of the New England Synod of…
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…
Organ Recital: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of University Lutheran Church’s 1971 Noack Organ (Opus 58)
Join us on Sunday, December 5 at 1:30pm in person or over Zoom for a recital celebrating the 50th anniversary of the installation of University Lutheran Church’s Noack organ. The recital will feature Imogene Stulken (UniLu…