In this devotion, Robert Hansen ’72 M.Div. reflects on experiences of closeness to God. Read today’s God Pause.
Archives for February 16, 2023
Overflow Parking and Winter Restrictions
With increased numbers on campus over the Spring RFS, overflow parking has been cleared in the lot between Stub and Northwestern Hall. Please adhere to any parking signs currently in place and familiarize yourself with the city of St. Paul snow emergency parking rules. Check out this link for a map to the main parking options on campus.
Chapel Schedule for February RFS
Welcome to the February RFS! We gather in the Chapel of the Incarnation and online for Chapel. On Thursday, we gather in the OCC Dining Room and on Zoom.
RFS I
- (Time TBD) Friday, February 17 in OCC Dining Room before evening RFS class—Root Beer, Pizza, and Hymns led by Andy Pokel and Hans Lundquist
- 11 a.m. Saturday, February 18—Service of the Word. Preacher: Mort Meyenburg, M.Div. senior
- No Sunday morning chapel service. For local services, please see our Ash Wednesday service document and follow the website links for worship information
- 11 a.m. Monday, February 20—Service of the Word. Preacher: Dwight Zscheile, Vice President of Innovation and Professor of Congregational Mission and Leadership
RFS II
- 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 22—Service of Holy Communion x Ash Wednesday Service. Preacher: Jeni Grangaard, Seminary Pastor. For local Ash Wednesday service offerings, please see this document
- 11 a.m. Thursday, February 23—Lunch Church x Why Jesus. Speaker: Jeni Grangaard, Seminary Pastor
- 11 a.m. Friday, February 24—Lenten Morning Prayer. Leader: Hans Lundquist, M.Div. senior
- 11 a.m. Saturday, February 25—Service of the Word. Preacher: Mary Hess, Professor of Educational Leadership
Rural Ministry Lunches
On Friday, Feb. 17th, after chapel, there will be a gathering of people interested in small town and rural ministry in the Olson Campus Center cafeteria. Look for the tables in the back of the room. There will be a sign to help you find us. If you are interested in or curious about how to learn more about small town and rural ministry, join us for conversation. We will hold another gathering during RFS 2 in a room where we can also have a Zoom link to connect with distributed students who can not attend one of these gatherings. Contact Pr. Jon Anderson janderson008@luthersem.edu or Rural Ministry Fellow Nathan Adu-Gyamfi nadugyamfi001@luthersem.edu.
Post Evangelical Meet-Up with Prof. Steve Thomason
All students are invited to the Post-Evangelical Meet Up with Prof. Steve Thomason, Sunday, February 19th from 4:30-6:30pm. This event will offer a chance for students with experience in evangelical or fundamentalist faith traditions to share their experiences and to unpack together why we have moved away from those traditions and what things we might still cherish from them. The event will be held in person in Gullixson 102 (with free pizza!) and via Zoom (see email for link). Contact Lauren Mildahl (lmildahl001) with questions!
ELCA Candidacy and Endorsement Info Session
If you are entranced in the ELCA and wondering what comes next, please join this info session on Monday, February 27th at 2pm (central). This Zoom will cover information about the next steps in candidacy, how to prepare for endorsement, and when to begin that process. You can RSVP here to receive the Zoom link or a recording of the session.