Norske Lutherske Mindekirken

I asked a guy passing by if this is still a working church. He replied, "I don't know. I go to a mosque."

Indeed, the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church, at  924 E. 21st Street (Philips) is still a working church (since 1922). Its web site says, "Mindekirken has ... a reputation for its music programs, including The Leiv Eriksson Festival, which features Norwegian artists working in a variety of media, particularly music. (Each October)" 

So, come back in October!

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

Lutherans on Chicago

colportage: is the distribution of publications, books, religious tracts, etc., by carriers called "colporteurs". The term is an alteration of French comporter, "to peddle" as a portmanteau or pun with the word col (Latin collum, "neck"), with the resulting meaning "to carry on one's neck". Porter, is from Latin portare, "to carry."

Taken late at night opposite Peavy Park.



Photo: Michael Wright