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…
2021 Inkspot Published
The 2021 issue of the Inkspot, UniLu’s annual newsletter for members and alums, is in the mail! For your reading pleasure, here are links to articles and videos mentioned in the issue. Staff Transitions Cambridge City Council resolution thanking Jayms Battaglia Ministry on Campus in a Global Pandemic Find out how to support the campus ministries featured in the…
Memorial Service for David Beyer: Sunday, October 31 at 12:45 pm
On Sunday, October 31, 2021, we will gather in person and on Zoom to remember longtime member David Beyer, who died on on July 10, 2021 at the age of 90. An organ prelude by Imogene Stulken begins at 12:45 pm; the service itself will follow at 1 pm. Attending in person In accordance with City of…
In Memory of David Beyer
The UniLu community gives thanks for the life of David N. Beyer, a longtime member and the church’s organist and music director from 1968 to 1991. He died on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at the age of 90. David was born in Bennington, Vermont on October 14, 1930 to Hazel Scott Beyer and the Rev. Richard Beyer, a minister in the United Church of Christ. He began playing…
In Memory of Gisela Krause
We give thanks for the life of our beloved longtime member Gisela Krause, who died on June 11, 2021 at the age of 93. Gisela Krause was a classical musician who earned her diploma at the Hocheschule für Musik in Freiburg, Germany, and received her master’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music. She performed regularly on harpsichord, recorder, and piano…
UniLu to Renovate HVAC System
At a congregational meeting on Sunday, April 25, 2021, the University Lutheran Church congregation voted to move forward with renovating the HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system for the lower level of 66 Winthrop Street, which is necessary to allow the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter to reopen safely. The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Corporation…