Archives for June 21, 2023

In today’s devotion, Jeffrey V. O’Grady ’86 M.A. reflects on the newsness of life. Read today’s devotion.

Here’s the schedule of RFS activities for today and tomorrow. For complete details, see the 2023 RFS Summer Schedule: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13DuEnBdOLsd9W1IM5cMSKVuFcKkwAILr/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=117914836172343441547&rtpof=true&sd=true

Wednesday, June 21

8–10:50 a.m.—Intensive classes
11–11:55 p.m. Chapel: Preacher: David Fredrickson, Musician: Zach Busch (live stream: https://www.youtube.com/lutherseminary)
11:55–12:30 p.m.—Free community meal and trivia
12:30–5:20 p.m.—Intensive classes

Thursday, June 22

8–10:50 a.m.—Intensive classes
11–12:00 p.m.—Lunch Church led by Tessa Pinkstaff. Lunch provided (or join via Zoom: see link in Community Announcements email)
12:30–5:20 p.m.—Intensive classes

Wednesday, June 21st, 2023, 11 a.m. CT
Service of Holy Communion

Preacher: David Fredrickson, Professor of New Testament
Chapel of Incarnation or online.

Share your prayer requests.

In order for MarComm to plan for the summer and the beginning of school, please submit design requests by June 21 for projects with deadlines on or before September 8, 2023. Project requests received after June 21 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may not be accepted due to the volume of summer requests.

Requests for website updates may continue to be submitted as normal throughout the summer. Design projects due later than September 8 may be submitted at any time.

Projects can be submitted to the project management system, Lytho. Guides on how to use Lytho can be found on the marketing and communication webpage.

Questions can be directed to Douachee Lee (dlee003@luthersem.edu).

Luther Seminary has contracted Advanced Masonry Restoration, a reputable local company with more than 25 years of experience, for an exterior facade improvement project of Gullixson Hall. The project will begin Monday, June 26, and is expected to be complete by Friday, September 8. The project will include cleaning the entire facade, window sealant replacement, stone repair or replacement as needed, and approximately 5% repointing. This work will help maintain the health of Gullixson Hall and prevent water damage. The project team will work Monday – Friday, 7 a.m.–3 p.m.

Advanced Masonry Restoration will use the parking lot between Bockman Hall and Olson Campus Center to stage their project, which will reduce some parking for faculty, staff, and students. Parking will remain available on the east side of Fulham Street and in the OCC lot. The parking lot shared by Luther Seminary and Zvago off Luther Place will not be impacted.

Gullixson Hall and the Library will remain open for the duration of the project. The cleaning and repointing process can be disruptive. Common sounds during the project will come from gas-powered pressure washers and hand power tools for sealant and motor removal, which may resemble vibration sounds inside the building. Advanced Masonry Restoration’s methods capture more than 90% of dust produced. In order to mitigate disruption, debris, and noise, Advanced Masonry Restoration will begin the project on the west side of the building and work their way around the exterior in a counterclockwise fashion. Faculty and staff who office in Gullixson Hall may experience intermittent noise disruption. If that occurs, employees are encouraged to work with their supervisors to determine a temporary work-from-home schedule.

We are grateful for your patience. Please direct any questions about this project to Heidi Droegemueller at hdroegemuelller001@luthersem.edu or extension 528.

Here is your June update on the Zoom Phone Project.

We are testing converting OT over to Zoom phone this month. We have started to reach out to departments to line up which departments move in July vs August. We plan to move members of a department together.

We have a Q&A Information Session scheduled for Wednesday, June 28 at 10 A.M. This will be both in person in OCC 148 and in Zoom. Please bring your questions that are not in the FAQ.

We will also demonstrate Zoom phone in the app live. Watch these community announcements for more information.