Archives for December 6, 2021

Join us for Ministry Matters at 7 p.m. Central December 7!

Ministry Matters Session 3 focuses on The Bible and the LGBTQIA+ community. David Scherer will moderate a discussion with Ashlei Cramer and Aubrey Thonvold of Reconciling Works about how issues within the Bible affect LGBTQIA+ people and the community.

The link will be included in the community announcements email.

Ministry Matters is a student led six-month series for Christian public leaders to learn about the LGBTQIA+ community, its unique spiritual past, and the amazing opportunities ministry holds for the community. Each session is 90 minutes and will focus on a key topic/issue.

11 a.m. Monday, December 6
Morning Prayer
Led by Hans Lundquist.
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11 a.m. Tuesday, December 7
Service of Word and Song
Preacher: Pastor, Poet and Writer Meta Herrick Carlson, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Minnetonka Campus
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11 a.m. Wednesday, December 8
Service of Holy Communion
Preacher: Kathryn Schifferdecker
Professor and Elva B. Lovell Chair of Old Testament
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11 a.m. Thursday, December 9
A contemplative service of Lectio Divina, with scripture reading, meditation, prayer and song, based on the lectionary assigned Psalm. Music led by Michael Morris.

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11 a.m. Friday, December 10
Advent Hymns and Carols with Rolf Jacobson

Please welcome Sandy Olson as MDIvX administrative assistant. Sandy will report to the associate director of the pilot program, Jody Nyenhuis, and support Catrina Ciccone, MDivX contextual learning coordinator, and Ashley Wheeler. candidacy coordinator. Much continues to be learned from this ‘holy experiment, and Sandy’s support of the the many layers of administration will help us continue the high-touch interface we have established as part of this program. Sandy comes to Luther Seminary with passion and experience in using technology to meet organizational needs. She is the head mentor for FRC Team 2502 Talon Robotics for Eden Praire High School and loves all things Disney. Please join the MDivX team in welcoming Sandy Olson!

Dear Luther students,

Advent blessings to you all! Please join us in our Student Council meeting today! All are welcome to join and participate online. You can view the agenda ahead of time as well as the minutes from our last meeting (November 1). The Zoom link will be included in the community announcements email.

Students are invited to meet with New Testament candidate Dr. Brobst-Renaud at 1 p.m. today, Monday, December 6, in room OCC 10, or via Zoom. The Zoom link will be included in the community announcements email.

Reported employee cases: 0
Reported student cases: 1
Students in quarantine or isolation: 1

Reported cases only include students and employees who have been on campus within a period of time during which they may have been contagious. According to the CDC this includes two days prior to the onset of symptoms or a positive test.

If you have recently tested positive for COVID-19, or if you are an unvaccinated individual who has been in close contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 (close contact is defined as being within 6 feet of that person for 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period), please report that to the appropriate person. For employees, that person is Michael Morrow (mmorrow001@luthersem.edu). Students should contact David Fenrick; email deanofstudents@luthersem.edu, or text 651-300-3537.

Contact Tracing Protocol

When an on-campus case of COVID-19 is reported, that person is first asked to stay off-campus and quarantine in accordance with CDC guidelines. In addition, the seminary takes two steps for contact tracing:

1. The Minnesota Department of Health is notified, per guidelines for institutions of higher education

2. The person reporting the case is asked to identify “close contacts”; the close contacts identified are notified of the exposure and asked to follow CDC guidelines for testing and quarantining (quarantine applies only to close contacts who are unvaccinated).