We gather at 11:00 a.m. CT in the Chapel of the Incarnation and online* for worship. Join us for an Advent Service of Holy Communion with preacher Mary Hess (professor of Educational Leadership), presider Danielle Dokman (Ph.D. student and executive assistant to the President and Board of Directors), and musicians Erin DeBoer-Moran (director of Music) and the Seminary Choir. *For those joining via livestream: Worship will be guided by a powerpoint embedded in the youtube video. Any hymns from the Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) hymnal will be presented by hymn number only—you may want to have a copy of ELW accessible. Share your prayer requests.
Archives for December 2025
God Pause for December 9: Psalm 146
In this devotion, Cody Sanders, Associate professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership, prays that God would be our help and our hope as we move through the shadows of this season toward the light that is beginning to dawn. Read today’s God Pause.
Tuesday Chapel: Contemplative Practice [Hybrid]
We gather at 11:00 a.m. CT in the OCC Meditation Chapel and on Zoom (link in email) for contemplative practice of your choice—mindful sketching, centering prayer, or however you choose to engage silence. Facilitated by Dean of the Chapel Steve Thomason, we read the text and then practice in silence for 15 minutes. Afterward, you are welcome to sit in fellowship or go about your day. Share your prayer requests.
God Pause for December 6: Isaiah 35
In this devotion, Elizabeth Schoenknecht ’04 M.Div., says that all weather and seasons are reminders of God’s work in this world. Read today’s God Pause.
Chapel Schedule for the Week: December 8-12
You are invited to join in community faith formation every weekday at 11:00 a.m. CT. We gather in a variety of ways and places. See the schedule below to see how you can join us in-person and online.
Monday, December 8, 11:00 a.m. CT
Text study with the chapel staff on Zoom (link in email).
Tuesday, December 9, 11:00 a.m. CT
Contemplative Practice in the Meditation Chapel and on Zoom.
Wednesday, December 10, 11:00 a.m. CT
Service of Holy Communion — Chapel of the Incarnation and livestreamed.
Advent 3
Preacher: Mary Hess, Professor of Educational Leadership
Thursday, December 11, 11:00 a.m. CT
Lunch Church in the OCC Dining Room
Speaker: TBD
Can You Play the Piano? A Call for Musician [In-Person]
The annual Do-It-Yourself Nativity Extravaganza is fast approaching—on Wednesday, December 17—and the Luther Seminary Players are in desperate need of a few hearty souls with the musical chops to support the assembled revelers in the singing of well-know carols. At the moment, the orchestra consists of an amazing tuba player, and while we’re certain he could carry the show, we’d especially like to snag a piano player if at all possible. If you’re willing to contribute your piano playing skills to this theatrical endeavor, please have your agent contact Dale Dobias (ddobias001@luthersem.edu). As for the the rest of you musical types, feel free to show up a few minutes before curtain, with your instrument of choice: Guitar? Great! Banjo? Wonderful! Washboard, fiddle, kazoo? We’d love to have you! There will be no rehearsal prior to the show. Come join the DIY Nativity Orchestra as we tell the Christmas story one more time together.