Jayms Battaglia Honored by Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance
Jayms Battaglia, campus and community coordinator at University Lutheran Church, is the 2017 recipient of the Ed O’Neil Award from the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance. Jayms will receive the award at the organization’s annual meeting on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 (meeting…
2017 Inkspot Published
The 2017 edition of the Inkspot, UniLu’s annual newsletter for members and alumni/ae, is now on its way to mailboxes across the world. If you do not receive your copy, please email the church office to update your mailing address. Links to articles and websites mentioned in the 2017 Inkspot: Sanctuary Sanctuary page on UniLu website Letter from the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton,…
In Memory of Rachel Pollari
The UniLu community mourns the death of Rachel (Marak) Pollari, beloved mother of Chris Pollari and mother-in-law of Ann Ferentz, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. She died at the Belmont Manor Nursing Home, where she has resided for the past several years. Rachel was born on March 3, 1922 in Robinson, Kansas to Piermin J. Marak and Bessie (Olson) Marak. She was married for 44…
UniLu to Worship at St. Bartholomew’s: June 4, 2017 at 10:30 am
On Sunday, June 4, 2017, UniLu will travel to St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 239 Harvard Street, Central Square, Cambridge to join that congregation for the 10:30 worship service. There will be no 10:30 am service at UniLu that morning. As part of the service, the UniLu and St.…
In Memory of Charlotte Kanouse
We mourn the death of Charlotte J. Kanouse, a longtime member of the UniLu community, on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. She was 93 years old. Charlotte was the beloved wife of the late Curwood Kanouse and the loving mother of the late Judy and Linda Kanouse. Charlotte attended University Lutheran with Judy in the 1990s. When health concerns limited their ability to come to…
UniLu Approves Sanctuary Resolution
At its annual meeting on Sunday, January 29, 2017, University Lutheran Church took a significant step toward becoming a Sanctuary congregation.
Packing Meals Brings Faiths Together
On Sunday, November 13, 2016, UniLu members joined Harvard students of different faiths—Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Sikh, and Zoroastrian—for the Harvard Chaplains‘ annual Interfaith Meal Packing Event. The group packed 25,000 meals for food-insecure residents of local communities, which were then distributed to local charities through The Outreach Program.…
2016 Inkspot Published
The 2016 edition of the Inkspot, UniLu’s annual newsletter for members and alumni/ae, is now on its way to mailboxes across the world. This issue features Pastor Kathleen Reed’s reflection on “the witness trees of UniLu”; Pastor Kari Jo Verhulst’s reports on the Lutheran-Episcopal Ministry at MIT and on the new family-friendly service at UniLu,…
UniLu Voices Featured in Campus Ministry Film
UniLu’s campus and community coordinator Jayms Battaglia, 2014-16 Harvard Divinity School intern Caston Boyd, and Pastor Kari Jo Verhulst are featured in a short film about Lutheran campus ministry released by LuMin, the Lutheran Campus Ministry Network · ELCA. The nine-minute film, which includes appearances by students and Lutheran campus ministers across the…
Remembering the Victims of Orlando
On Wednesday, June 15, 2016, from 6 to 8:30 pm, space outside and inside the church will be open for remembering the victims of Orlando. From 6 to 8 pm there will places for sitting in silence, connecting in conversation, sharing refreshments, offering and listening to music, lighting candles, and creating a traveling memorial to the 49 people who died. At 8 pm, we will…