Commemorating 1919: Remembering all that came before and after the race riots, envisioning what comes next Sign up for the 2019 Peace Camp online by clicking on this link. This year’s theme is around our city’s commemoration of the 1919 race riots. We’ll work together to construct a big timeline of events that led to … More Peace Camp

Last night, LYRA, a vocal ensemble from St. Petersburg Russia performed for fifty people in Augustana’s acoustically excellent sanctuary. A beautiful performance about 2/3’s music from the Russian Orthodox Church tradition and the remaining were compositions inspired by Russian folk songs. Co-sponsored by St. Makarios the Great Orthodox Mission in Hyde Park. The visual for … More LYRA Sings The Lord’s Prayer at Augustana

Members of the confirmation class wrote, acted, and recorded this video on how to process and read the Gospel at Augustana

Spend an evening with these six professional Russian singers as they share the musical heritage of the Russian Orthodox Church and the traditions of Russian folk music. Reception to follow. Cosponsored by St. Makarios Orthodox Mission of Hyde Park Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 7 pm Purchase tickets here 

Silent Auction Items An Evening with Thaddeus Tukes for Shelley Barnard Friday March 22, 7 – 9 pm Make Two Matching Ceramic Mugs (Five Available) Offered by Dorothy Pytel; she studies pottery and uses the studio at the Hyde Park Art Center You choose the size and design, including names if you would like Valued … More Silent Auction Items for an Evening with Thaddeus Tukes

Hyde Park vibraphonist and composer Thaddeus Tukes will play at Augustana on Friday, March 22, from 7pm to 9pm at a benefit to raise money for Shelley Barnard, our parish administrator, during a time of low income and high medical bills for her and her family. You can help by: ++buying tickets for both you … More An Evening with Thaddeus Tukes for Shelley Barnard

Since I preached about the four martyred church women in El Salvador, The New York Times published a story that gives the full picture of how those long ago events still reverberate today. “MS-13, Trump, and America’s Stake in El Salvador’s GangWar: U.S. investment is guiding the fight to contain the violence in El Salvador, … More Four Martyred Church Women in El Salvador

by Lise Sveen December 13th is the feast day of Santa Lucia, commemorating Lucia of Syracuse. She was martyred in 304 by Diocletian. Lucia and her mother were nobles. Lucia was engaged to be married to a pagan. Her mother had had a long and serious illness, and Lucia prayed at the tomb of the … More Why Do We Celebrate Sankta Lucia?

On Sunday, November 11th, as a part of our Stewardship focus in November, we worked through an exercise on stewarding our health and families as we look ahead to the reality of our deaths.  This exercise is intended as a communications tool – to help us clarify our thoughts and communicate them with family and … More Stewarding our Health and Families

November 2018 Dear Members and Friends of Augustana: As the Augustana community works on our plans for ministry at Augustana in 2019, we also need to think about our personal financial engagement in that ministry.  Practically speaking, we need to estimate our income for budget purposes, but just as importantly, this is a time for … More Deepening Roots, Growing Branches, Bearing Fruit