Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park

Invitation to Interfaith Conversation: Friday, May 11, at 6:30pm at KAM Isaiah Israel The congregation of KAM Isaiah Israel here in Hyde Park invites members of Augustana to a dinner, worship service and interfaith conversation on Friday, May 11. Dinner will be served at 6:30pm, followed by worship at 7:30pm. The conversation will start at 8:10pm. Rabbi Fred Reeves and Pastor Goede … More Interfaith Conversation: KAM Isaiah Israel

Celebrating a Baptismal Season at Augustana On Pentecost, May 20, five Augustana teenagers will affirm their baptismal vows for themselves and become confirmed members of the church. In these weeks leading to Pentecost, we’ve been celebrating a small season of baptism, to get people reflecting on their own experience with the sacrament. This reflection is from Pastor Goede. … More Celebrating a Baptismal Season at Augustana

Mark your calendars now for the 2018 Peace Camp, June 26-28. Have you ever gotten a second chance that made a difference in your life? Some of the ministry we support at Augustana is all about second chances, for refugees, for people coming out of prison, for those seeking forgiveness. Our theme for this summer’s Peace … More Peace Camp 2018: Second Chances

Celebrating a Baptismal Season at Augustana On Pentecost, five Augustana teenagers will affirm their baptismal vows for themselves and become confirmed members of the church. It’s a good time for all of us to remember our baptisms and what they mean for us, to reaffirm those vows for ourselves and to reminisce about this important … More Celebrating a Baptismal Season at Augustana

Join the Choir for “With the Voice of Singing” Next Sunday (April 29th) the Adult Choir will offer a classic anthem from 20th century English choral literature “With the Voice of Singing” by Martin Shaw. If you know this anthem and would be willing to swell the ranks of the choir, please join us this … More With the Voice of Singing!

“Hate, Then and Now” Joe Levin, a co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, will speak on “Hate, Then and Now” on Thursday, February 22, at 6:30pm at Augustana. The SPLC is the premier U.S. non-profit organization monitoring the activities of domestic hate groups.They currently track more than 1,600 extremist groups operating across the country. They publish … More Hate, Then and Now

Ash Wednesday Worship Wednesday, February 14, at 7:30pm The sanctuary will be open for prayer and meditation from 11am to 2pm; during that time, ashes will be available from one of the pastors. It may seem like a strange thing to be proud of, but Lutherans are all over it when it comes to sin. We think about … More Ash Wednesday Reflection

Welcome to Padraig! This week in worship, we welcome Padraig McGuire as our interim cantor. Padraig is an interim pastor in the synod and a former member of Augustana. Welcome, Padraig!

Do you like tasty food, football, great commercials, and fun? If you said YES to at least two of these, join Rich & Lisa Hensey in Gorder Hall for SUPERBOWL PARTY II, Sunday, February 4th from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. BYOB (bring your own beverages), LYKAH (leave your kids at home), and BYFSTS (bring your … More Super Bowl 2018 Party!