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Pastoral Fellow

Pr. JULIE BOLEYN

Starting Sunday, November 2, we are delighted to welcome back to St. Paul’s Pr. Julie Boleyn, who will lead us in worship throughout November, Advent, and on Christmas Eve.  Pr. Julie is well known and loved by our congregation. For those who know her less well, here is a bit more background:

A long-time member and now alum of St. Paul’s, Rev. Julie Boleyn was both married and ordained at our church. She is the Executive Director of the Kaleidoscope Institute, a non-profit that works with churches across the country as they seek to welcome diversity and creatively imagine new ways of being the church. From 2011 to 2021, she served as pastor at Unity Lutheran of Berwyn. During that time, Pr. Julie led the founding of Awake, activating community members across cultures to work for leadership, justice, and relationship. She also led the founding of Project 88 Music Academy, offering children in the community a way to engage classical music at a high level. Additionally, she accompanied the development of Unidad, a Spanish Language mission development that serves the LGBTQ community. Pr. Julie lives in Berwyn with two other St. Paul’s alums: (1) her spouse, Rev. Jeannie Reardon, who serves as interim pastor at United in Faith Lutheran Church; and (2) their 16-year-old child, Maddie (they/them pronouns), who delights in writing children’s storybooks, sewing, and cooking.


 

   

 

Pastor of care & engagement

Pr. matt holmes

We are thrilled to welcome Rev. Matthew J. Holmes as our new Pastor of Care & Engagement at St. Paul's.  Currently serving as  an Emergency Department Chaplain at Loyola University Hospital, Pr. Matt served until recently as a  Chaplain and Grief Support Specialist with Advocate Hospice. Pr. Matt is a 2010 graduate of The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and is ordained to Word & Sacrament in the ELCA.  Though he's spent most of his clerical career serving as a chaplain in the healthcare ministry setting, Pr. Matt loves to preach and lead worship, and he's frequently invited to be a guest pastor at ELCA congregations around the Chicago area.

Matt is married to Rachel Wind, a former St. Paul's MIC student and another graduate of LSTC who works in development for the ELCA. They have two children, Hugh (12) and Louisa (9). In his free time, Matt is a paid-on-call Firefighter/EMT for the village of LaGrange Park, and a prolific if rarely published writer. Matt is the author of two published books Breath: 52 Reflections for those who Care for the Dying (Avenida Books, 2017).and coauthor with Rev. Thomas Gaulke of Everyday Armageddons: Stories and Reflections on Death, Dying, God and Waste (Cascade Books, 2023).

Formerly, Matt has worked as a commercial fisherman, nervous bouncer, short order cook, carny and plenty more.

Dr. Kurt westerberg, director of music

Kurt Westerberg has been privileged to serve as Director of Music at St. Paul’s since 1998, performing on piano and pipe organ, directing the St. Paul’s chancel choir, and arranging music for the choir as well as instrumental and vocal soloists.   He recently retired from the DePaul University School of Music, where he served as an Associate Professor of musicianship and composition and held several administrative posts.  He holds degrees from St. Olaf College and Northwestern University and has been active as a composer of modern classically-oriented music. 


Kurt, soloists, and choir aim for a blend of classical, gospel, and global music to meaningfully enhance the worship experience at St. Paul’s like

Come and Fill Our Hearts With Your Peace featuring soloists, choir, and cello.

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We believe our search for meaning in life falls hand in hand with a purposeful life.  At St. Paul's we believe that our work, worship, and prayers together allow the living Christ to meet us where we are and transform our lives.  Come join us as we discover ways to publicly share and live all of our gifts through God's Living Word.