Scandinavian Episcopal Life in Early Chicago

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A Celebration of Scandinavian Episcopal Life in Early Chicago.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2016
St. James Cathedral
65 E. Huron Street, Chicago

9:30 a.m. – Welcome and Introduction
11:00 a.m. Choral Eucharist with bishop Lee and Dean Barrington
12:15 p.m. Lunch in the Great Hall
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.- Seminars

  • St. Ansgarius (founded 1849)
  • Gustaf Unonius, Scandinavians, and the Life of St. Ansgarius in Chicago
  • Swedish Women Visitors, Episcopalians, and Early Chicago

Sponsored by the Swedish–American Historical Society, the Center for Scandinavian Studies at North Park University, and the F.M Johnson Archives and special collections.

We are grateful for the support received for this event and the preservation and digitization of the records of St. Ansgarius Scandinavian Episcopal Church from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation and the Swedish Council of America.