Darkest NightSaturday, December 21, at 7pm Not everyone feels so holly-jolly at this time of the year. If you feel lost, alone, or afraid, let the light of Christ break into this longest, darkest night of the year.

Christmas caroling at Montgomery PlaceThursday, December 12, at 5pm, 6pm & 7:15pm A fun evening of visiting homebound members and our friends at Montgomery Place. We sing to rehab patients on the second floor at 5pm, visit homebound members at 6pm and return to Montgomery Place to sing with residents at 7:15pm. Come for all … More Christmas Caroling

Advent Evening Prayer is an opportunity to step away from the holiday frenzy of advertising, jingles and commercialism. Hit the ‘reset’ button at Augustana and spend a quiet hour preparing for the Light of the World. Wednesday December 4th at 7 pm: With our partners in the South Conference at First Trinity Lutheran Church, Bridgeport, … More Advent Evening Prayer

Augustana’s annual celebration of our Swedish origins, our commemoration of Sankta Lucia (Saint Lucy) is coming up on Sunday December 15th at the 10:45 am service. We’ll celebrate with a potluck afterwards. Please look for the sign-up sheets in the narthex, for volunteers for the pageant and for the potluck. Last year, Lise Sveen wrote … More Feastday of Sankta Lucia, Dec. 15th

Previously known as the Lutheran Choir of Chicago, Lux Cantorum Chicago presents their December 2019 program – Joy – at Augustana, on Friday December 6th, at 7:30 pm. Come hear this seasonal concert of sacred music in the Augustana Nave’s excellent acoustics.

The Rev. Dr. Philip Hefner is a member at Augustana, faculty emeritus at LSTC, and with his wife, Neva, a resident at Montgomery Place retirement community. The Gift of Thanksgiving is a sermon he prepared and preached at Montgomery Place. Nov. 26, 2019 My reflections this evening will be very personal. My wish is that … More The Gift of Thanksgiving

Hyde Park-Kenwood Interfaith Council and Rockefeller Chapel Keynote Address by Dean of the Chapel Maurice CharlesPerformances by the Chicago Children’s Choir Thursday, November 28, at 11am Thanksgiving potluck immediately following the service at Augustanasponsored by the Chicago Hyde Park Village People of all ages welcome; bring food to share with others 

For our celebration of Christ the King Sunday, Cantor Padraig McGuire put together a performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria by an expanded version of the Augustana choir, featuring violinists Elizabeth McCreless and Caroline Wooten. Antonio Vivaldi wrote at least three settings of the hymn Gloria in Excelsis Deo, whose words date back to the early church … More Vivaldi and Violins

Who knew it would take so long to make 150 peanut butter sandwiches? (a half dozen people working for three hours, going through six giant jars). Many hands pitched in to make 150 hot evening meals for guests of The Night Ministry at their Back of the Yards stop.  Thanks to Jackie Bishop, Judy Merritt-Morgan, … More Night Ministry Chili Dinner

Whistler WoodsNine teens and adults had a fun trip on a beautiful day to Whistler Woods last week.  More than that, they learned about forest conservation and helped make the woods a healthier place. Did you know that forests can get too old? That some trees poison their neighbors in order to snatch all of … More Whistler Woods