Wicker Park Lutheran Church has been at the corner of Hoyne & LeMoyne since 1879. The current building dates from 1906 and presents limitations to how the community can gather. We are embarking on a $1.4 million+ campaign to address these limitations.
This phase will better (1) welcome diversity with an elevator and ADA-accessible, gender-neutral bathrooms, (2) preserve and restore our historic architecture, and (3) enhance community spaces.
We’re well on our way to hitting the goal with multiple grants and numerous individual donors. Your support will ensure historic architecture and community engagement will continue for generations to come!
Today’s reading from Acts is odd. We heard that the disciples were gathered, and flames began dancing on their heads. Then, they begin speaking in non-native languages so that they could communicate with every devout Jewish person who was “living” in Jerusalem. And, I want direct our attention to the Greek word translated here as “living.” It has a specific meaning. It means “to have settled or been planted in a new place.” That is, these Jewish people were not born in Jerusalem, they didn’t speak the native language, and they probably looked, acted, and engaged in different ways…
At some point, I lost heaven. I can’t remember exactly when that was. Suddenly I reached into the void. The sky was gone. I continued to search for a while, a little deeper, between the folds – or on the other side? No. My sky, the little piece of the puzzle, sky blue with cloud white – had disappeared…
Today’s gospel is part of a longer conversation between Jesus and his disciples known as Jesus’ “farewell discourse.” This final conversation began when Jesus washed his disciples’ feet, and it continued with last Sunday’s reading sharing Jesus’ new commandment to love one another. Today, Judas (and not the Judas most people know but the other one) asked Jesus for clarification…
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