Archives for September 9, 2019

Calling all singers!

Whether you’ve been in a choir before or if you’ve only ever been singing for the suds in your shower, all students, staff and faculty are welcome to join the Luther Seminary Choir!

The group gathers every Tuesday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Music Room (lower level OCC) and then sings in chapel on Wednesday mornings for our weekly Holy Communion service. The choir’s first rehearsal is Tuesday, September 17th. Just show up! If you have any questions, contact choir director Mark Ertl at mertl002@luthersem.edu.

This summer, several staffing changes occurred on the shared services marketing and communication team. Stephen Jendraszak is now associate vice president and chief marketing officer, overseeing the full area (at Augsburg, he is also responsible for the University Events department). Laura Swanson Lindahl, previously assistant director of marketing management, has moved into Stephen’s former role as director of marketing and now leads the marketing team, which is responsible for publications, web properties, and advertising. Gita Sitaramiah, director of public relations and internal communication, oversees the team responsible for media relations, issues management, and social media.

Finally, as previously announced, Jennifer Thiel has moved from Seminary Relations to the marketing team as the web and e-mail coordinator. She will resume that role when she returns from leave later this fall.

Please feel free to contact any of us with questions—we’re happy to guide you to the right person for your particular need.

Thursday, September 19, 2019

6:30 p.m. Reception
7 p.m. Program

Luther Seminary – Olson Campus Center

TICKETS ARE FREE FOR LUTHER STUDENTS – reserve yours here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzj1jcSvayXTH1Y2pCrL94394ZM5KGijfi9wh1kfurBEMuCg/viewform?usp=sf_link

$10 tickets for all others – Buy your tickets online.
Search for “Dear Church St. Paul Party” on eventbrite.com

Join this event to hear from Duncan’s book and explore topics
like cultural and demographic shifts, church decline, and renewal
through racial equality and justice.

About the author
Lenny Duncan is the unlikeliest of pastors. Formerly incarcerated,
a high-school dropout, and a drug dealer, he is now a writer,
activist, and black preacher in the whitest denomination in the
United States, the ELCA. He serves as pastor of Jehu’s Table in
Brooklyn, New York.

Reading from his new book, “Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S.”
• Q&A session
• Book signing