Announcements

We are honored to welcome Archbishop Musa Panti Filibus—Archbishop of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria and former President of the Lutheran World Federation—to our community on Wednesday, October 1. He will attend worship with us in the chapel at 11 a.m. and join the Dean of the Chapel in blessing and baptizing children. Immediately following worship, Archbishop Filibus with present a Conversation & Lunch in the OCC dining room on the topic of “The Future of the Church: Lessons from the Global South.” This is a unique opportunity to hear from one of the foremost voices in the global Lutheran communion. After chapel, grab your lunch and bring your questions for a rich and engaging discussion.

Beginning Monday September 22, Operations is relocating all tools and and equipment from our lower maintenance garage into the white and brown utility garages along Branston Avenue on the upper campus. By September 26 these garages will be secured and accessible to operations staff only. Please remove any and all personal items—including bicycles and vehicles—from inside these garages at your earliest convenience and by September 26 at the latest. Any items remaining after this date will be disposed of.

In this devotion, Brooke (Apple) Phelps ’16 M.Div., wonders how we value the work and lives of one another and how God values each of us. Read today’s God Pause.

We gather at 11:00 a.m. CT in the OCC Dining Room for Lunch Church.
Topic: Accountability
We welcome Steve Thomason, Dean of the Chapel and Associate Professor of Faith Formation, and Ed Brown of Stefanus Alliance, Norway. Lunch is provided. Share your prayer requests.

Students, your safety and the safety of our entire campus community is our highest priority. To ensure everyone—especially residential students—has the opportunity to participate fully, the upcoming safety training has been rescheduled:
When. Thursday, September 25, 4-5 p.m.
Where. OCC Dining Rooms A-B
We made this change after realizing that many of you would have had class conflicts on the earlier date and might have missed a significant portion of the training. By moving it, we hope to ensure that every residential student can benefit from this vital session. This training provides practical safety procedures and clear guidelines that could make a real difference in protecting lives during unexpected events. Attendance remains mandatory for all residential students, as this is not only about your personal safety but also about safeguarding our entire community. Food will be provided during the session. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Your presence matters, together, we can build a safer and stronger campus. We look forward to seeing you there.

Save the Date – You are invited to a special Lunch Church with Ed Brown, secretary general of Stefanus Alliance International Ministry, on Thursday, September 25, 11 a.m. Following our community lunch, at 12 p.m. Ed will share about this small Norwegian NGO focused on promoting and protecting freedom of religion or belief for everyone and strengthening the presence of the church in areas of the world where there is extensive discrimination and persecution on the basis of religion or belief. Ed has worked as senior advisor at the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and as pastor for the International Baptist Church outside of Oslo Norway. Please join us for a rich conversation during Lunch Church and stay a little while longer to hear more about this ministry.