Archives for December 14, 2022

In this Advent devotion, Jessi LeClear Vachta ’14 M.A. writes about the presence of Christ’s grace and peace in painful times and tender times alike. Read today’s God Pause.

Monday, January 9 | 6:30-8 p.m. | Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Burnsville, MN

Presented by Dr. Mark Tranvik, Professor at Luther Seminary Martin Luther was a radical! He saw with great clarity that at the heart of the Bible is a God of freedom and grace. His bold teaching led to trouble: he was denounced as a heretic and nearly burned at the stake. Come and find out why his life and words still matter for all people today. Select “Luther Seminary Student” in the payment field to have the fee waived.

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Everyone on-campus during the first January RFS (January 9–13) is invited to participate in the Eco-Faith Team’s Stuff Exchange. 

On Tuesday, January 10, make sure to attend chapel at 11 a.m. to listen to Dr. Padgett preach on an eco-faith theme and join us for a reception afterwards with hot drinks and baked goods. Let’s celebrate the abundance of community together! 

All week, tables will be set-up in the “triangle area” in the upper part of OCC, across from the Cafe. Everyone is invited to participate in the Stuff Exchange: simply bring gently used items to contribute if you have them and take home items that you would use. It will be our own thrift shop–exchanging to prevent unnecessary purchases and waste. Distributed Learning students: pack something to exchange if you have room! Bags to carry items home will be provided.

Items may include: clothing, books, small appliances, picture frames, video games, instruments—whatever! Please make sure items are clean (please wash before bringing clothes) and usable. Please no swimwear or undergarments. Leftover items will be donated Friday night after the RFS.

The previous announcement about United Methodist History is not correct. The course meets History 2 requirements *only* for ecumenical MDiv students from denominations in the Wesleyan, Methodist, Holiness or related traditions.

Join in on four interactive virtual workshops exploring how caring for creation can be a spiritual discipline.The dates are Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. CT on January 17, January 24, January 31, and February 7, 2023. Explore with Deaconesses Katrina Martich and Kat Peters as they share from their respective experiences as Christian public leaders, an environmental engineer and an international educator. They will lead participants in exercises to deepen understanding as well as providing helpful, practical tools for creation care. The first twenty people  who register and who attend at least three sessions of the four sessions. will receive an educational packet of twelve bilingual (English/Spanish) downloads for congregational or group use. More downloads will be available for a discounted student rate. Click here to register for the free workshops! The Zoom link will be shared via email.

For more information,  contact Judi Tyler at jtyler001@luthersem.edu.

Please get all your event and meeting requests for the first week of January in by 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 21. Requests made between December 23–January 2 will responded to when we return to campus.