Archives for June 22, 2023

In today’s devotion, Jeffrey V. O’Grady ’86 M.A. reflects on how faith changes us. 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

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)
12:30–5:20 p.m.—Intensive classes

Friday, June 23

8–10:50 a.m.—Intensive classes
11–11:25 a.m.—Chapel: Matins with Zach Busch (live stream: https://www.youtube.com/lutherseminary)
11:30–12:30 p.m.—Pre-ordered lunch
12:30–5:20 p.m.—Intensive classes

Thursday, June 22nd, 2023, 11 a.m.-12 pm. CT
Lunch Church
Speaker: Tessa Pinkstaff
Free Lunch in the OCC Dining Hall! Join by Zoom (link in Community Announcements email)

Join Community Life and the EcoFaith Network for a fun event – we’ll create “wildflower bursts,” spheres of soil and native prairie seeds!

The process will be fun and quick – we’ll simply roll soil and seeds together. A sink will be accessible nearby to clean up, and make sure to stop by the next day to grab your dried Wildflower Burst to toss somewhere outdoors!

Heidi Ferris of Growing Green Hearts (a local eco-justice group; http://growinggreenhearts.com/) will provide a short info session about the importance of bio-diversity and what YOU can do in your own communities!

Today, less than 1% of the original prairie of Mni Sota (Minnesota) still exists. Planting these seeds help promote love and resilience for creation—the environment and us as one.

When: Friday, June 23rd After Chapel (about 11:30-12:30)
Where: Upstairs OCC Café

From July 23rd-Aug 30th, The ABIDE Committee is offering their fourth annual ABIDE Summer Book Group! This year we are reading the book “Healing Resistance” by Kazu Haga. Here is a description of the book: “An expert in the field offers a mindfulness-based approach to nonviolent action, demonstrating how nonviolence is a powerful tool for personal and social transformation In a climate of division”.

This group is a great way to get to know students, staff, and faculty and learn more about how to seek justice and compassion in our world. Here is the ABIDE Summer Book Group Signup Sheet for the group:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdH1PTPjmDjrSBKF-jzqN747YYz9qgdZgeDa3il3SEke5uJzQ/viewform

Please complete sign up by July 14th. For further questions please contact:
David Scherer dscherer002@luthersem.edu or Lauren Mildahl lmildahl001@luthersem.edu

In preparation for the move to Zoom phone, we’ve moved faxing to a cloud provider, Biscomfax. We have a brief Fax FAQ on the OT website.

You can send a fax from any copier using the “Scan and Send” feature. We have more details on the Fax FAQ.