Archives for May 18, 2026

In this devotion, Elizabeth Hermeier ’17 M.Div., prays that the Spirit would inspire us as it did Peter and the disciples. Read today’s God Pause.

You are invited to join in community faith formation every weekday (Monday-Thursday) 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, May 18, 11 a.m. CT
Text study with the chapel staff on Zoom (link in email).

Tuesday, May 19, 11 a.m. CT
Contemplative Practice in the Meditation Chapel and on Zoom.

Wednesday, May 20, 11 a.m. CT
Join us for a service of Holy Communion in the Chapel of the Incarnation celebrating Pentecost. Dean of the Chapel Steve Thomason will be preaching and the Luther Seminary Student Choir will sing. The service will be livestreamed.

Thursday, May 21, 11 a.m. CT
Lunch Church in the OCC Dining Room. Come for good food and good community!
Share your prayer requests.

Join us for the annual Day of Defense for students in the Leadership Division. These students are completing their program with capstone projects centered on a current issue in their concentration area. They will be giving 10-minute presentations, followed by 10 minutes of question-and-answer. These presentations are open to the public. Join us on Zoom (link in email) on May 18 at 8 a.m. CT to support our students.

A group will be gathering at 9:30 a.m. for no more than one hour on Monday mornings for the remainder of the spring term to support each other in our independent study of the German language. For more information reach out to ccarter001@luthersem.edu or kbaptiste001@luthersem.edu. All levels of German knowledge are welcome! Feel free to bring any learning tools/resources you find helpful.

Every May is AAPI Awareness Month and also Jewish American Heritage Month in the US. With that focus, Luther Seminary Library offers this guide to addressing antisemitism in the US and worldwide.

Put these two Brake Bread community gathering on your calendar!

• Brake Bread and Porch Worship during June RFS. Join us for a celebration around bread, worship, music, and community on Friday, June 12, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. We’ll gather in front of Bockman Hall for an outdoor meal (options provided for those with varying dietary needs), drinks, dessert, and worship. If it rains, we’ll move into the OCC Dining Room.
• Final “Brake Bread” Community Gathering. On Thursday, June 18 in Gullixson Hall 101 from 10-11 a.m., start your morning with our final “Brake Bread” event, where we gather around bread, jam, and coffee while building deeper community connections and celebrating a particular campus space—this time in the Old Muskego Church.

Supported by an Endowment Lab Grant from Thrivent, these “Brake Bread” gatherings are intentional moments to build relationships, listen to one another, laugh together, and celebrate the good work and learning being done among us. Please join us in this holy space to love one another more deeply in a time of uncertainty. If you have questions, email Emily Rova-Hegener in Contextual Learning, erovahegener001@luthersem.edu.