Black and Female: A Book Talk with Tsitsi Dangarembga
Join us in person on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 12:30 pm for a book talk with Tsitsi Dangarembga, author of the new book Black and Female: Essays. Dangarembga is a writer, filmmaker, and a 2022-23 Radcliffe Fellow whose work centers the African experience, with a focus on Zimbabwe. In Black and…
Ordination of Kristofer Rhude: February 4, 2023
Please join us for the ordination of Kristofer Shurson Rhude, who served as UniLu’s Harvard Divinity School intern from 2016 to 2018. Kris is coming all the way from California for this happy event! The service will take place on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 10:30 am both in person…
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…
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…