Archives for January 10, 2022

Chapel is held at 11 a.m. Monday through Friday this week in Olson Campus Center’s Chapel of the Incarnation.

Please consider personal distancing as you seat yourself in the Chapel of the Incarnation.

If you can’t be there in person, you can join via livestream.

11 a.m. Monday, January 10
Service of Morning Prayer.
Music led by Mary Preus and Tom Witt.
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11 a.m. Tuesday, January 11
Prayer Service for Children of Indian Boarding Schools
A liturgy written, compiled, and led by Luther Ph.D. student Kelly Sherman-Conroy (Oglala Lakota)
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11 a.m. Wednesday, January 12
Service of Holy Communion
Preacher: David Fenrick, Dean of Students
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11 a.m. Thursday, January 13
Service of Word and Song
Preacher: Rolf Jacobson, Professor of Old Testament and The Alvin N. Rogness Chair of Scripture, Theology, and Ministry
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11 a.m. Friday, January 14
Worship service honoring the life and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
With Luther alum Timothy Jackson ’21 and Musician-in-Residence Jearlyn Steele and her brother Billy

Please join us after Chapel for a community meal from Afro Deli.

Professor Kathryn Schifferdecker is offering the course Reading Hebrew (LG 4127) in-person and by Zoom in the spring semester. The course will help students develop their Hebrew reading skills for the purpose of interpreting the Old Testament. The class will meet two times a week (Mondays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:50), and will be reading passages (prose and poetry) from a number of different OT books, chosen in consultation with the students. The class is designed to build on the introductory Hebrew course, which is a prerequisite. Students will gain facility in Hebrew vocabulary, syntax, and grammar, and will discuss translation and interpretive issues. A syllabus will be posted later this week.

Student Council will be meeting virtually 3-4:30 p.m. Central January 10. If you’re interested in attending, you can use the Zoom link included in the community announcements email.

Do you want to expand your knowledge of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging? Connect more deeply with the beloved community seeking an end to racism, inequity, and injustice? Check out the new listings on the Diversity, Equity, Community, and Belonging Calendar of Community Events page.

Laura Swanson Lindahl, director of marketing, will be leaving the shared services marketing and communication team that serves Augsburg University and Luther Seminary on January 18. She will be taking on a new role as director of marketing and communication at Metro State University in St. Paul. Laura has served Augsburg for nearly a decade, and the seminary since the shared services agreement began in 2017. At her request and due to the pandemic, there won’t be a large in-person farewell gathering. Instead, I invite colleagues to submit their congratulations and well wishes using this Google Form below. The responses will be compiled for her to enjoy on her last day.