Pastor Goede’s meditation from last night’s worship. Our Lenten theme is “Confronting Violence/Building Peace.” Tomorrow is the feast day for Oscar Romero, who is on his way to being made a saint by the Vatican. So “feast day,” for him, means the day he was gunned down at the altar as he celebrated Mass in … More The Vocabulary of Peacemaking

The Three Days Maundy Thursday                Thursday, April 13 – 7:30 pm On this night, we remember the events of Jesus’ last hours by washing feet, as Jesus washed his disciples’ feet.  We eat the Holy Supper, as Jesus ate the Last Supper with his disciples, and we strip the altar, as the soldiers stripped … More Holy Week and Easter

Joining a congregation is a way of publicly expressing your identity as a follower of Jesus. Members are the engine behind the ministry of worship and proclamation, service and education that happens here. If you’d like to take this step at Augustana, we’ll gather for new member sessions between the services on March 26, April 2 and … More Consider Becoming a Member

Lenten Midweek Gatherings Thursday Evenings March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30 April 6 6:00 p.m. Soup Supper 6:45 p.m. Lenten Evening Worship Our Lenten theme: Confronting Violence/Building Peace

Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park and Lutheran Campus Ministry Sunday, March 26, 2017 8:15 am Holy Communion 9:30 am New Member Session 10:45 am Holy Communion First New Member Session Sunday Our new member sessions begin this Sunday between the services. They’ll continue April 2 and April 9, so that we’re ready to take … More Grace Note: 3.24.17

Spring Work Day Saturday, April 8 9am to 1pm Please come join the Property Committee and other building users to clean the church. Bring rubber gloves, rags and work gloves. Donuts, pizza and drinks will be provided Children are welcome!

Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park and Lutheran Campus Ministry Sunday, March 19, 2017 8:15 am Holy Communion 9:30 am Education Hour 10:45 am Holy Communion You might have noticed that there are two signs in the narthex that are just numbers. One never changes, “746.” That’s a good number to commit to memory. It’s … More Grace Note 3.17.17

Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park and Lutheran Campus Ministry Sunday, March 12, 2017 8:15 am Holy Communion 9:30 am Education Hour 10:45 am Holy Communion Don’t forget that this Sunday we spring forward–don’t miss us by coming an hour late! Bollywood at Augustana Tonight, Friday, March 10, at 6:00 pm, we will be hosting … More Grace Notes 3.12.17

Friday, March 10, at 6:00 pm, we will be hosting a movie night in Gorder Hall.  The movie is PK, a recent movie by Vinod Chopra about a naive alien sent to study Earth who asks awkward questions about why people put so much store in religious divisions. It is clever, thought provoking, and fun. … More Bollywood at Augustana