Archives for December 15, 2020

The fourth week of Advent is upon us and with it, perhaps, a mixture of fatigue and relief. Fatigue when we take stock of the year, the semester, the work that lays ahead. Relief at the anticipated finish, the promise of a break, the hope for some kind of change.

Once again we turn to patterns of prayer to anchor our days. In this Advent season, we sing Vespers, or Evening Prayer. Zach Busch and Jearlyn Steele invite us into our liturgy with depth, meaning, and beauty. Come, Lord Jesus, we pray. Let it be so.

Listen on the Liturgy of the Hours podcast page or wherever you get your podcasts.

Come together today to check in. Grab a beverage and Zoom in for community, conversation, and care at 11 a.m. Central. Follow this Zoom link. See this Google doc for the password. You must be logged into your luthersem.edu account to access the document.

Thanks to a recent upgrade to the seminary phone system, the Office of Technology is pleased to announce that seminary phone extensions can now be used remotely through a computer and softphone application. These phone calls are made over a computer’s sound system and can be used with a wired or Bluetooth headset. There is not a smart phone option planned at this time.

Departments are encouraged to discuss how they might use the remote extensions. Phone system features such as group ringing (which rings multiple phones at the same time or in a particular order) can also be configured for departments. Anyone wishing to have their extension configured for remote access contact helpdesk@luthersem.edu to schedule a time to install and configure the softphone application on your computer.

Fire alarms will be tested during the day starting at 6 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, December 16 and 17, in all campus buildings.