Archives for April 20, 2021

We invite you to join us in celebrating Luther Seminary graduates during this year’s virtual baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies, which will be video streamed via the Luther Seminary Facebook page. You do not need a Facebook account to view and interact with the services.

Virtual Baccalaureate Service

Saturday, June 5, 2021

2 p.m. Central

• Preacher: Craig Koester, Professor and Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Chair of New Testament 
• Presider: Rolf Jacobson, Professor of Old Testament and Alvin N. Rogness Chair of Scripture, Theology, and Ministry

Virtual Commencement

Sunday, June 6, 2021

3 p.m. Central

• Faculty speaker: Carla Dahl, Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership and George C. Weinman Chair of Pastoral Theology and Ministry
• Student speaker: Timothy Jackson, Master of Divinity candidate

How to participate

Visit luthersem.edu/commencement for details and to join the virtual ceremonies. Both ceremonies will be posted there for later viewing.

We can’t wait to celebrate the accomplishments of these Luther Seminary graduates.

While we have arrived at the resurrection with alleluias voiced, we also continue in a time of paradox, one with waiting and heartbreak. In the midst we hear of the Good Shepherd, who loses no one, who seeks us, who finds us.

Michael Morris and Green Bouzard lead us with tenderness and faithfulness. Luther Seminarian Andrea Kragerud offers readings. Listen on the episode page or wherever you get your podcasts.

Kirsten Fryer, pastor at Bethlehem in the Midway will lead our Holy Conversation today. We hope you can join us at 11 a.m. Central on Zoom for a powerful time together. The Zoom link will be included in the community announcements email.

Kirsten Fryer has been the pastor at Bethlehem in the Midway since September 2019. She was just nine months into her new call at Bethlehem when the neighborhood that she serves was upended in the days following the death of George Floyd. Almost overnight her church building became a pop-up distribution center for food and supplies. Prior to coming to Bethlehem, Fryer served as pastor of St. Andrew’s United Church of Cairo and pastoral associate at StARS (St. Andrew’s Refugee Services) in Cairo, Egypt, from 2013 to 2019 and associate pastor at Peace Lutheran Church in Waunakee, Wisconsin, from 2009 to 2013. She studied at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (2009) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2005). Please join us for some meaningful conversation as we welcome Kirsten.