Wicker Park Lutheran Church

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Lyndsay Monsen October 11, 2026 Well, friends, it is so good to be with you all this morning. It is so good to finally be here and earnestly begin my pastoral residency. I will share that the start of my residency was delayed for a few reasons, and among those reasons were, that’s right, a couple of weddings. Last winter when my friend Hailey asked me to be her br...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki September 27, 2026 In today’s gospel, Jesus told a story about two children. A parent asked the first to go work, and the child said no. But later, that child reconsidered and went. The second child said, “I’ll go work,” and then did nothing. Jesus asked which one did what the father wanted, and it was the one who acted as the father asked. What...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Peter Vethanayagamony September 20, 2026 Listen to Rev. Peter’s sermon here! The post Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church .

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Tom Gehring September 6, 2026 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of all our hearts be acceptable to you O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Whenever any of reads and interprets a passage of the bible, we inevitably read our own knowledge, lives, and experiences into the story. See, we all have our own proverbial “backpack” of life experience, and...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki August 30, 2026 In last week’s gospel, Jesus asked, “Who do you say that I am?” and Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” In response, Jesus praised him saying: “on this rock I will build my church.” And in today’s reading, only about five verses later, Peter heard Jesus say, “get behind me, Satan.” That wa...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Sarah Freyermuth August 16, 2026 It’s so good to be back with all of you today as we celebrate the Feast of Mary, Mother of Our Lord. And we all know that feast days are fun, right? Because they give Pastor Jason an excuse to break out the incense! But I think that sometimes the Gospel stories we hear for feast days can feel a little out of step with the rest of w...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki August 9, 2026 Today feels a little bit like Lent. Of course, it is not the Lenten season. After all, Charlotte was baptized, we sang the Alleluia, and we’re decked out in green. And yet, today’s gospel feels like Lent because it reveals something about living in-between—about leaving one place without yet arriving at another, and about mov...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Tom Gehring August 2, 2026 Listen to Pastor Tom’s sermon here! The post Tenth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church .

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki July 19, 2026 Each summer, we celebrate two special feast days that help us recognize the power of feminine leaders within the church. In a few weeks, we’ll honor Mary, the mother of Jesus. Today, we honor Mary Magdalene. Now, Mary Magdalene has been misunderstood in all sorts of ways. Scripture tells us that Jesus healed her, but it does not tel...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Sarah Freyermuth July 12, 2026 Have you ever read one of Jesus’ parables and thought, “ugh, why can’t he just tell us what this is supposed to mean?” Well today might seem to be our lucky day, because in the second half of our Gospel, Jesus goes on to do just that. He turns the parable of the sower into a neat allegory, explaining exactly how each different type o...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Julie Boleyn July 5, 2026 Listen to Rev. Julie Boleyn’s sermon here! The post Sixth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church .

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki June 28, 2026 Whenever Romans comes up on Pride weekend, I cringe. Not because Romans is bad — it’s quite the opposite. I cringe because to many LGBTQIA+ people, Romans, especially because of the first chapter, doesn’t sound like grace. It sounds like condemnation. It sounds like, “Christianity hates me.” Or maybe even more painfully,...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Sarah Freyermuth June 7, 2026 Have you ever had one of those days where it feels like no one will leave you alone? You know the days I’m talking about, where you’re running from meeting to meeting and it feels like everyone needs something from you, and needs it right now! You’re getting bombarded with texts and calls and advertisements or people popping into your...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Tom Gehring May 31, 2026 Listen to Rev. Tom’s sermon here! The post Holy Trinity Sunday appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church .

Pentecost did not arrive quietly. It crashed onto the scene. We heard of wind, noise, fire, and voices everywhere. And before anyone understood what is happening, people were bewildered. Because the Spirit arrived first. And the people asked, “What does this mean?” And, I love that question because it feels so honest. After all, nobody in Acts said, “Ah yes, this is all unfolding exactly as expect...

Jesus said to the disciples “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” That’s kind of a tall order isn’t it?... The post Fifth Sunday of Easter appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church .

Earlier this year, my parents went on a trip to Ireland and they would regularly send photos back of all their adventures. And you’d think that most of the photos would have been of old castles, or beautiful cliffs, or maybe them enjoying some Guiness at the pub. But instead, I got dozens of photos of sheep... The post Fourth Sunday of Easter appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church .

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki April 19, 2026 I’ll be honest, I missed Luke. We haven’t heard from Luke since… Christmas Eve, and it’s good to be back in my favorite gospel. One thing I love is that Luke doesn’t rush things after Jesus’ crucifixion. Luke doesn’t skip over the confusion or the grief. Rather, Luke shows us some disciples who were trying to make...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Sarah Freyermuth April 12, 2026 We are officially in the Easter season—the season where the trumpets blare and our Alleluia banners wave and confetti comes down as we joyously proclaim Alleluia! Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed, alleluia! Except… as our Gospel reading begins, it kind of feels like someone should have told the disciples that. I mean, Mary Ma...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki April 5, 2026 We hear Matthew’s version of the resurrection this morning, and Matthew tells it a little differently. Do you recall why the women went to the tomb? In Luke and Mark, they brought spices to care for Jesus’ dead body. But, Matthew simply says: they went to see the tomb. That’s it. Not to fix anything and not to finish the burial. The...

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Sarah Freyermuth April 4, 2026 The poem that most encapsulates the promise of Easter for me comes from Mary Oliver. She writes, “I have refused to live locked in the orderly house of reasons and proofs. The world I live in and believe in is wider than that. And anyway, what’s wrong with Maybe? You wouldn’t believe what once or twice I have seen. I’ll just tell you...