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St. Luke’s in November 2024

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As we have done on several previous visits to Chicagoland, Mia and I left Windycon about 9AM Sunday, missing the con events of that day. Once again we went to worship at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston. This is what we did after after Capricon in February of this year and Windycon last year and in 2021. We are always glad to be back there, see old friends, and see that the parish is thriving.

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Karfreitag Abendmahl Gottesdienst

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On Good Friday this year, in addition to the evenlng servce at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church, I went to the German language Karfreitag Abendmahl Gottesdienst (Good Friday Communion service) at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. I am not fluent in German, but I know enough to get by at such an event, especially since the general layout of the service was quite similar to the eucharist in the Episcopal Church, which, however, is not celebrated on Good Friday.

A few notes:

  • I liked singing ‘O Sacred Head, Now Wounded’ auf Deutsch (O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden)
  • The Kingdom (of God) is das Reich. This appear in the Apostles’ Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. I know too much 20th century history to be comfortable hearing that in church.
  • The Sermon was the biggest challenge for my poor German. The Preacher spoke about how the cross of Jesus relates to all human evils, e.g. Gaza today, Berlin 1945, Coventry 1940, and other examples. A lot of it I did not get, but it seemed appropriate.

    • feel free to ignore the liturgical minutiae if that is not your thing