About Worship
UniLu has in-person worship services (masks are optional) and continues to stream services on Zoom or via YouTube Live.
Worship is central to our life in God and our life together. These things we do and say turn us and center us to live a different kind of life: a life that is focused on serving God and serving neighbor.
From the ELCA: "Connected with and central to everything we do, worship unites us in celebration, engages us in thoughtful dialogue and helps us grow in faith. It grounds us in our Christian and Lutheran roots, while demonstrating practical relevance for today’s world."
We celebrate the Eucharist (Holy Communion) every Sunday. Lutherans believe that Jesus Christ's true presence is "in, with, and under" the earthly elements of bread and wine. We welcome all to the Lord’s Table.
For those of you who might feel lost during worship or do not understand why we do what we do: do not hesitate to ask someone sitting near you or ask the pastor questions after worship.
weekly worship times
Sundays + 10.30 AM. Join University Lutheran for our weekly worship service in-person (masks are optional) or streamed on Zoom or via YouTube Live. You also can call in by dialing 1-646-876-9923 and using Meeting ID: 923 3214 9063.
Tuesdays + 6.00 PM. Join University Lutheran for Evening Prayer in-person (masks are optional) immediately following Feast Incarnate. This is a casual, reflective, and interactive service with Holy Communion. This season we will be exploring our Lenten theme: Holy Lament. All are welcome.
First Sundays + 5.00 PM. Night Church resumes this winter/spring as a collaboration with the Christian Association, St. Mary's at Penn, Tabernacle United, and University Lutheran Church the first Sunday of each month. Join us at 5.00 PM for contemplative Taizé music & creative prayer practices, followed by a simple supper at 6.00 PM. All are welcome.
Sunday, February 4th: St. Mary's at Penn (3916 Locust Walk)
Sunday, March 3th: University Lutheran
Sunday, April 7th: Tabernacle United (3700 Chestnut St.)
Sunday, May 5th: St. Mary's at Penn (3916 Locust Walk)
UPCOMING SERVICES AND LECTIONARY
EASTER
5 MAY 2024 (SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER)
This Sunday’s image of the life the risen Christ shares with us is the image of friendship. We are called to serve others as Jesus came to serve; but for John’s gospel, the image of servanthood is too hierarchical, too distant, to capture the essence of life with Christ. Friendship captures the love, the joy, the deep mutuality of the relationship into which Christ invites us. The Greeks believed that true friends are willing to die for each other. This is the mutual love of Christian community commanded by Christ and enabled by the Spirit.
Join University Lutheran in-person or streamed on Zoom or via YouTube Live. You also can call in by dialing 1-646-876-9923 and using Meeting ID: 923 3214 9063.
Music: I Come with Joy ELW 482 | Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds ELW 367 | In Christ There Is No East or West ELW 650 | Beautiful Savior ELW 838 | Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee ELW 836
Love, Robert Indiana, 1973 (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
12 MAY 2024 (SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER)
Join University Lutheran in-person or streamed on Zoom or via YouTube Live. You also can call in by dialing 1-646-876-9923 and using Meeting ID: 923 3214 9063.
The Savior, Henry Ossawa Tanner, ca. 1900-1905 (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
SEASONS OF THE CHURCH YEAR
Advent - Nov. 30, 2023 - Dec. 24, 2023
Christmas - Dec. 24, 2023 - Jan. 6, 2024
Time after Epiphany - Jan. 7, 2024 - Feb. 13, 2024
Lent - Feb. 14, 2024 - Mar. 27, 2024
The Three Days - Mar. 28, 2024 - Mar. 30, 2024
Easter - Mar. 31, 2024 - May 22, 2024
Time after Pentecost - May 23, 2024 - Nov. 27, 2024