On Monday, January 17, 2011, at 11 a.m., in the Augustana Chapel at LSTC to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a special communion service. LSTC President James Kenneth Echols is the preacher. A community meal and panel discussion will follow the service. Panelists are the Rev. Dr. John Porter, Dr. LouJeanne Walton, and the Rev. Dr. Albert "Pete" Pero. Reserve a complimentary luncheon ticket by emailing Connie Johnson at coc@lstc.edu by noon on January 14. For more information contact LSTC's Multicultural Center at 773-256-0760 or mc@lstc.edu.

Sankofa: African Descent Heritage Month at LSTC
"Reach back to gather the best from the past to achieve our full potential for the future" is the meaning of "Sankofa,"the theme of African Descent Heritage Month at LSTC. You are welcome at these free events at LSTC. For more information contact the Multicultural Center at mc@lstc.edu or 773-256-0760.
- January 31, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. "Montgomery to Memphis" documentary screening, Augustana Chapel
- February 4, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.  Revival, Augustana Chapel
- February 18, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.  Hip Hop Worship Service, Augustana Chapel
- February 24, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. AIDS Awareness Day panel discussion, Common Room (350)

Salaam-Shalom Music Project explores interfaith connections A free Chapel Music Series concert on February 27 at 4 p.m. in the Augustana Chapel at LSTC brings together members of the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, vocalist Dahlia Sultan and Lebanese oud player Rami Gabriel to present Middle Eastern music from Muslim, Jewish and Christian folk traditions.  Fusion pieces will accent the musical similarity and interdependence of these religious cultures. Maxwell Street is best known for its rollicking performances of traditional klezmer music. This event is jointly sponsored with A Center of Christian-Muslim Engagement for Peace and Justice. For more information contact Sara Trumm at ccme@lstc.edu or 773-256-0708.

Leadership Conference April 4-5
Hearing the word and responding to it in worship are at the heart of our life together as congregations. The 2011 LSTC Leadership Conference, "Experiencing God through Preaching and Worship," to be held April 4-5, focuses on the important and sometimes overlooked partnership between preaching and worship.
 

Keynote speakers Maxwell Johnson, professor of liturgical studies at Notre Dame University, and Craig A. Satterlee, Axel Jacob and Gerda Maria (Swanson) Carlson Professor of Homiletics at LSTC and Dean of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools Doctor of Ministry in Preaching Program, look at the relationship of worship and preaching. The Rev. Dr. Frank A. Thomas, senior pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn., and a founder of www.theafricanamericanpulpit.com, will preach at the closing service. [ more ]