Archives for March 31, 2023

In today’s God Pause, Steve Thomason, ’15 Ph.D. , Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation, reflects on suffering, pain, and loss. Read today’s God Pause.

Due to incoming snow and rain that are sure to make conditions slick tomorrow morning, our Friday chapel has been canceled. Safe traveling!

Please join the RIC Committee and some Twin Cities churches as we celebrate the lives and legacy of our trans siblings! It will be held in the Chapel of Incarnation at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 31st.

Here is the Zoom Link to register for the worship!

We are continuing our conversation for Post Evangelicals in our community. We are hoping to make this a monthly gathering for nuanced discussion and mutual support. Feel free to join even if you missed our last meet-up.

This month’s theme: Maintaining relationships with evangelical family members and friends.

Who: Any member of the Luther Community with experiences of moving from more evangelical/fundamentalist faith traditions into the mainline.

When: Friday, March 31st at 11:30 a.m. Central Time

How: Over Zoom (see Community Announcements email for link)

Hope to see you there! Questions? lmildahl001@luthersem.edu

Monday, April 3rd – 4:30-6 p.m.

From Soil to Stars: A Reading & Conversation with Erin Sharkey & Michael Kleber-Diggs

What are the politics of nature? Who owns it, where is it, and what role does it play in our lives? Does it need to be tamed? Are we ourselves natural? Erin Sharkey and Michael Kleber-Diggs will discuss, A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars, a collection of personal and lyric essays in conversation with archival objects of Black history and memory. The collection explores stories spanning hundreds of years and thousands of miles, traveling from roots to space–finding rich Blackness everywhere. Together we will consider the significance of nature in our lives and on the role of nature in the lives of Black folks.

Augsburg’s Environmental Action Committee, Pan-Afrikan Student Services, and MFA Department, along with our friends at the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS), invite the Augsburg community and partners to an evening of exploration into the intersections between People and Planet: Intersectional Environmentalism.

Light refreshments will be served. Parking is available in Lot D. Our friends at Strive Publishing & Bookstore will have books for sale in person at the event or you can order them online at Milkweed Books. Photos from Augsburg’s Pan-Afrikan Archive will be on display.

Location: Augsburg University’s Hagfors Center, Room 150 & Zoom ***Register in advance for the virtual option: https://augsburg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nURxhbBQTJugZwSoU0movQ

Contact: Monica McDaniel, Sustainability Officer (mcdaniem@augsburg.edu)

Due to staffing, if you want to order food shelf next week, please have your order in by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4th. Thank you for your understanding and your cooperation.