Easter Week Newsletter

[University Lutheran Church]

Alleluia! Christ is risen!

Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,

We thank God for each and everyone of you and for your help through your presence and your prayers to make last week the wonderful, joyous celebration that it was of Christ's triumph over sin and death! Things are beginning to return to a slower pace (which is simply slower than the somewhat frantic pace of Holy Week-things are never really slow at UniLu)

Last night a group of us  watched "For the Bible Tells Me So," a documentary examining how the Bible has been used as a means of oppression through history, most recently against women, people of color, and people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. The film focused on the reaction of several families to the news that one of their children was created differently from what they expected them to be. (and how they used the Bible to affirm, or deny their children after they came out. We had a lengthy discussion after the film. This DVD is available to borrow through the church office.

Opportunities to worship/serve/fellowship in the coming week(s):

• Tonight, Feast Incarnate

4PM Bible Study (lead by Pastor Dick Linderman this week) 5PM help serve the meal prepared by St. Matthews AME church tonight. 6PM Evening Prayer.

• Thursday, March 27, 10 past noon, Mid-day Eucharist commemorating Hans Nelson Hague, renewer of the church, 1824.
• Sunday, March 30, the Second Sunday in Easter
• Monday, March 31, Reception for Meaghan Hull, Photographer
• Wednesday, April 9, Lutheran Day at the Capital
• Saturday, April 12, Walk Against Hunger
• Saturday, April 19, Sacred Places in Mural Arts Tour
  
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Sunday, March 30, the Second Sunday in Easter

Cantor: Sara Posey
 
Prelude:
“Erstanden ist der heilig Christ” [Arisen is the Holy Christ]: Three Chorale Preludes
            -Ernst Pepping (1901-1981)
 
Entrance Hymn: ELW 363: “Come, you faithful, raise the strain”
 
Hymn of the Day: ELW 386: “ O sons and daughters, let us sing”
 
Offertory: Andante in E-flat Major (Op. 10, no. 4) – John Stanley (1713-1786)
 
Communion Hymn: ELW 481: “Come to the table”
 
Communion Chant: ELW 171: “Hallelujah!”
            The cantor and choir will sing verses of ELW 364: “Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia” between repetitions of the chant.
 
Sending Hymn: ELW 383: “Christ is Risen! Shout Hosanna!”
 
Postlude: Allegro (from Organ Concerto no. 2) – G. F. Handel (1685-1759)

Scheduled to serve Sunday: Preacher and Presider: The Rev. Raymond M Kvande; Music Director: Andrew Hauze; Cantor: Sara Posey Verger: Carl Ostermann; Deacon: Bruce McCullough; Sub-deacon: Janah Szewczyk; Crucifer: Bobbie Burnett; Lector: Kara Yokley; Communion Assistant: Gary Bronson; Prayer Leader: TBA; Coffee Hour: Fred and Melinda Quivik; Usher: Anita Heeren; Greeter: Carl Beck

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Monday, March 31, 6PM: Reception for Meaghan Hull, Photographer

Meaghan Hull Exhibit: What About Life after Death?

Last winter and spring quarters, Drexel
photography senior Meaghan Hull spent hours
interviewing and photographing people of faith,
asking them questions about their
understanding/belief in life-after-death, as part
of her senior project. The results of her efforts
are now on exhibit in our fellowship hall through
the 12th of November. Faces you will recognize
include Pastor Nelson and Evan Boyd.

Meaghan has graciously allowed us to have her work in our fellowship hall over the past five months. We would invite everyone from the parish to come and meet Meaghan, share your thoughts on her work, and hear from her about the process she used in her interviews and how what she learned shaped her own personal faith journey.

Originally a New England native, Meaghan migrated
to Philadelphia four years ago and recently
graduated with a degree in Photography and a
minor in Art History from Drexel University. With
a passion for art she is currently working for
the Philadelphia Museum of Art and building a
free-lance career on her own. Over the four years
of intense courses, Meaghan gained an
understanding of the art aesthetic and historical value of photography.

By drawing inspiration from the world and putting
to use her technical knowledge, she brings a
unique eye top the photographic front and enjoys
a broad range of subjects including people, spaces, and landscapes.

Meaghan also received the title of Honorable
Mention in the Photographer's Forum Magazine Best
of College Photography Annual 2007.

You can see some of Meaghan's work online at  www.meaghanhull.com

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Wednesday, April 9, Lutheran Day at the Capital
Learn, Act, Pray

Keynote Address by Ralie Deffrnbaugh, President of Lutheran Immagration and Refugee Services: A Faithful Response: To Be Lutheran is to be Pro-Immigrant...Welcoming the Stranger in a Time of Fear

For more info see: http://www.lamp.org/

Note: the registration deadline for this event is March 29th!

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Saturday, April 12, Walk Against Hunger

Saturday, April 12, 9:30 AM Kick-Off
Join thousands of Philadelphia-area individuals, businesses, schools, faith-based organizations, and service groups in walking against hunger.

Help bring attention to the issue by walking, talking about it among your friends, families, and co-workers, and by collecting contributions to support the fight against hunger. Form a Walk team or simply walk on your own. Either way, you can create your own Walk web page to get your friends and family from near and far involved.

About the Walk
The Walk Against Hunger brings people together to raise funds that assist struggling families in our region with food.  The money raised at the Walk Against Hunger is distributed to organizations throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey that provide food and other services to families and individuals.

See or email Eric Young <eryo...@yahoo.com> or Kara Yokley <serv...@uniluphila.org>  for more info:

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Saturday, April 19, Sacred Places in Mural Arts Tour (North Philadelphia Tour)

Join Partners for Sacred Places and the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program on a Sacred Places Mural Arts Tour. Discover public art in sacred places while viewing Philadelphia's famous murals by trolley. Tours depart from Independecne Visitors Center, 6th and Market, and run from 10am to 12pm. For more intfo visit www.sacredplaces.org or www.muralarts.org . Tickets cost $30. For reservations call 215-685-0754.

May 17th, Center City Tour
June 21, West Philadelphia

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It's taken so long to put this together, it's almost time for Feast.


Shalom, salaam, peace,


Fred


Fred Wolfe
Interim Coordinator for Campus Ministry
University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation
Chestnut Street at 37th Street Walk
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