Announcements

Join Ashley Wheeler, associate director of candidacy and vocational formation, and Deacon Krista Anderson, Region 3 candidacy and leadership manager and program director for the support of ministers of word and service, for an information session on candidacy on Wednesday, October 29, 12:30-1:30 p.m. We will walk through the different aspects of candidacy and how to prepare for next steps and will answer any questions you might have. This is recommended for any ELCA students who are entranced or in the process of entrance as well as anyone in discernment on rostered ministry with the ELCA. This will be a hybrid event. Coffee, tea, and desserts will be provided for those able to attend in person. Register online today.

It’s time for the Luther Seminary pumpkin carving contest! Share your (family-friendly) carved pumpkin (jack o’lantern) photo on the Luther Seminary Community Life Facebook page or send an email to communitylife@luthersem.edu anytime October 27–30. Final results will be announced on November 6.

In this devotion, Cheryl Rondeau-Bassett ’15 M.Div., asks God to remove our self-serving need for approval of this world. Read today’s God Pause.

We gather at 11:00 a.m. CT in the OCC Dining Room for Lunch Church.
Topic: Mental Health, Mental Illness – What does that mean for us as Christians?
Speakers: Jody Nyenhuis, Academic Affairs, and Trina Smith, Institutional Research
Lunch is provided.
Share your prayer requests.

We are convening a conversation for students who are not on campus about what we found helpful and how we personally hope to invest in this work and move forward after the finale of our ABIDE sermon series. Pastor Jon Anderson from the Inclusive Campus Community Committee will convene the conversation on Zoom (link in email) on Thursday October 23, 6–7 p.m. CT. This will be a conversation with small group and large group opportunities to reflect on the series and our callings as we think about the question: “What part will I play in creating a climate of ABIDE at Luther Seminary?”

M Health Fairview has multiple opportunities for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) experiences. See here the current M Health Fairview options—residencies, summer intensives, and extended—in a variety of locations and contexts.