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Archives for March 23, 2023
Thursday Chapel: Lunch Church
Thursday Chapel: Lunch Church x Why Jesus?
11 a.m.-12 p.m. CT
Free Lunch in the OCC Dining Room! Join by zoom, see Community Announcements email for link.
“Why Jesus?” is a series of talks designed to help build community here at Luther and to model the practice of Christian testimony. Speakers (faculty, staff, and students) focus on two questions: “Why am I a Christian?” and “What difference does Jesus make in my life?” Lunch is provided.
Choir Practice Today
Are you interested in joining the Luther Seminary choir? Practice will be held on Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnation (OCC). Drop-ins are welcome and experience is not required! The choir sings at our Wednesday 11 a.m. services. Miss a practice? No worries: you can still come to sing during the chapel service.
All questions can be directed to Lucas Byl: lbyl001@luthersem.edu
What answers does our theological education provide for the African context?
Lessons from on-the-ground experience as pastors in South Africa.
Pastors Seth and Merrishia Singh-Naicker
Date and Time: Thursday, March 23rd, 5 – 7 p.m.
Venue: OCC Dining Room C
We will attempt to Zoom this presentation, see Community Announcements email for link.
Crafting Night
Calling all crafters! A group of us are meeting this Thursday, March 23rd at 5:45 p.m. (after choir practice) in the LDR common room (1559 Fulham Street, St. Paul MN 55108). This is an opportunity to be in community with our knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching, and whatever other crafty projects you have going. Come join us for a chill night with a lot of yarn.
D&D One-Shot and History Lesson
We’re finally doing it!!
Thursday, March 30
6- 9 p.m.
Gullixson Library
Did you know that in a basement just over 6 miles away from Luther Seminary, the very first fantasy roleplaying game was played on April 17, 1971?
This first gaming session would be developed into a set of house rules that would eventually be expanded on and published in 1974 as a set of brown booklets called Dungeons & Dragons.
Nathan Lyke is a senior at Luther Sem, and a D&D enthusiast and game-history archivist.
Come for a brief history of how this game came to be through historical objects (including a model castle that belonged to the game’s co-creator Dave Arneson), ask questions, and play a “one-shot” session in the style these original players used when the game was merely a loose set of house rules.
No experience is necessary, and even seasoned players will likely learn some new historical points of interest about the game!
Jimmy Johns sandwiches and chips will be provided!
Contact Nathan Lyke with questions: nlyke001@luthersem.edu