About Worship
UniLu has in-person worship services (masks are optional) and continues to stream services on Zoom or via YouTube Live.
Worship is central to our life in God and our life together. These things we do and say turn us and center us to live a different kind of life: a life that is focused on serving God and serving neighbor.
From the ELCA: "Connected with and central to everything we do, worship unites us in celebration, engages us in thoughtful dialogue and helps us grow in faith. It grounds us in our Christian and Lutheran roots, while demonstrating practical relevance for today’s world."
We celebrate the Eucharist (Holy Communion) every Sunday. Lutherans believe that Jesus Christ's true presence is "in, with, and under" the earthly elements of bread and wine. We welcome all to the Lord’s Table.
For those of you who might feel lost during worship or do not understand why we do what we do: do not hesitate to ask someone sitting near you or ask the pastor questions after worship.
weekly worship times
Sundays + 10.30 AM. Join University Lutheran for our weekly worship service in-person (masks are optional) or streamed on Zoom or via YouTube Live. You also can call in by dialing 1-646-876-9923 and using Meeting ID: 923 3214 9063.
Tuesdays + 4.00 PM. Join University Lutheran for Evening Prayer in-person (masks are optional) just before Feast Incarnate. This is a casual, reflective, and interactive service with Holy Communion.
Accessibility
There are no stairs to enter the building or access UniLu’s sanctuary or bathrooms. Large-print bulletins are available near the sanctuary doors.
UniLu partners with Deaf Services Unlimited to offer Video Remote Interpreting for Sunday worshipers. To request this service, please complete this form by noon the Wednesday prior to the Sunday of your planned attendance. That Sunday morning, we will provide a link to a video of the interpreter joining UniLu's service via livestream, that you may access through your personal device (a mobile phone or tablet).
UPCOMING SERVICES AND LECTIONARY
TIME AFTER PENTECOST
15 JUNE 2025 (THE HOLY TRINITY / FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST)
“O Lord our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” Today we celebrate the holy Trinity. Paul writes that through Jesus we have peace with God, whose love pours into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, giving us lasting hope. We celebrate the gracious One-in-Three, eternal Three-in-One, as we worship in community; as we share water and word, bread and wine; and as we bring God’s love and hope to our neighbors.
Join University Lutheran for worship in-person or streamed on Zoom or via YouTube Live. You also can call in by dialing 1-646-876-9923 and using Meeting ID: 923 3214 9063.
Music: Womb of Life and Source of Being ACS 948 | Come, Gracious Spirit, Heavenly Dove ELW 404 | Goodness Is Stronger Than Evil ELW 721 | Now We Join in Celebration ELW 462 | Holy God, We Praise Your Name ELW 414
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread, Alexander Bogardy, ca. 1955-1970 (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
22 JUNE 2025 (SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST)
Join University Lutheran for worship in-person or streamed on Zoom or via YouTube Live. You also can call in by dialing 1-646-876-9923 and using Meeting ID: 923 3214 9063.
Christ Casting out Demons, Attributed to The First Antwerp Woodcutter, 1487 (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
SEASONS OF THE CHURCH YEAR
Advent - Dec. 1, 2024 - Dec. 23, 2024
Christmas - Dec. 24, 2024 - Jan. 6, 2025
Time after Epiphany - Jan. 7, 2025 - Mar. 4, 2025
Lent - Mar. 5, 2025 - Apr. 16, 2025
The Three Days - Apr. 17, 2025 - Apr. 19, 2025
Easter - Apr. 20, 2025 - June 8, 2025
Time after Pentecost - June 9, 2025 - Nov. 27, 2025