Archives for March 2021

Order of the Day

11 a.m. Central | Worship Service
Preacher: Bishop Jo Bailey Wells, Church of England
Musician: Associate General Secretary Cynthia Wilson, UMC Discipleship Ministries

1 p.m. Central | Lecture by Academic Dean Joy J. Moore
“The Call of God in Scripture: What Does the Lord Require Now” (Micah 6:1-8)

1:50 p.m. Central | Panel Discussion
Professor Soong-Chan Rah, North Park University; Professor Brent Strawn, Duke Divinity School; Dean Emilie Townes, Vanderbilt University Divinity School 

2:30 p.m. Central | Reception

A link to the event will be available before May 12.

7 p.m. Central Wednesday, April 14
“What the Hunger Games Taught Me About Preaching” with Dean Joy J. Moore

Sign up to join Dean Joy J. Moore for a conversation about the ways in which popular culture can influence the way we preach!

If you aren’t familiar with Pubs and Profs, this is simply a time for you to gather with your peers and have a lively conversation with some of your favorite professors outside of class. We know that you all are surely missing those more casual yet enriching conversations you would have with professors after class, chapel, or over a meal in the dining hall. It will be a while before we can gather in a “pub” again, but we’ve still got top notch “profs” who are excited to talk with you outside of the (virtual) classroom environment.

To keep this conversation accessible and not too overwhelming, we are limiting participation to 12 students and asking individuals to sign up in advance using this Google Sheet.

Remember: you need to be signed in to your luthersem email to sign up!

We’re grateful to Andy Pokel and Luther Seminary alum Pastor Elise Pokel, who lead this week’s night prayer. You don’t want to miss this stunning offering of Holy Week through Mary’s eyes. Listen on the episode page or wherever you get your podcasts.

UPDATE: Schedule change! Don Samuels will join us for Holy Conversations at 11 a.m. Central today on Zoom. The Zoom link will be included in the community announcements email.

Sondra Samuels is unavailable to lead our Holy Conversation time today, and we hope to have her join us at a later date. We hope to see you at 11 a.m. today for conversation!

Greetings, Luther Community! Due to spring break and Holy Week, our chapel schedule is pretty short this week. There are no scheduled events for Wednesday through Friday, but please see our schedule below and join us on Tuesday for Holy Conversations! Our normal chapel schedule will resume Wednesday, April 7. Stayed tuned for more info next week!

Monday, March 29 – Sabbath
We invite you to use the 11 a.m. Central time for sabbath as we rest as a community.

Tuesday, March 30 – Holy Conversations
Sondra Samuels will join us for Holy Conversations this week. Samuels is the president and CEO of the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ), a collaborative of over 30 partner nonprofits and schools. Along with parents, students, partners, and staff, she is leading a revolutionary culture shift in North Minneapolis focused on ending multigenerational poverty through education and family stability. The NAZ Collaborative is working toward a single goal—to prepare low-income North Minneapolis children to graduate from high school college- and career-ready. NAZ has scaled up in support of over 1,000 parents and 2,300 students as they turn the social service model on its head and lead the creation of a college-bound culture throughout the community. We hope you can join us at 11 a.m. Central on Zoom for a dynamic conversation. The Zoom link will be included in the community announcements email.

Liturgist: Zach Busch
Zach will lead us in worship on the Luther Seminary Chapel Facebook page at 11 a.m. Central. We hope you can join us today!