Announcements

Catrina Ciccone will be leaving her position in Contextual Learning and the MDivX program. Her last day will be Friday, February 4. Catrina is called to specialized Interim Ministries in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and looks forward to this new venture of faith and leadership. At her request and due to the pandemic, there won’t be a large in-person farewell gathering. Instead, I invite colleagues to submit their congratulations and well wishes using this Google Form.

The responses will be compiled for her to enjoy on her last day. We extend a special word of thanks to Catrina for her innovative work with the MDivX pilot over these past three years.

Timothy Coltvet – Director of Contextual Learning

Online Chapel will return this week with a very special chapel service in observation of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Professor Amy Marga is preaching.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
11 a.m. Central on Zoom
The Zoom link will be included in the community announcements email.

Following chapel, the student council is hosting a Zoom conversation for students to participate and interact with a theme of “Wade in the Water” and ABIDE. Join when you are able at 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Central. The Zoom link will be included in the community announcements email.

Please note that Wednesday is the only day that we will have chapel this week.

In light of the current COVID-19 situation on campus, the library will be closed for in-person services through the end of the month. All the online resources, databases, and eBooks continue to be available through our website. If you have any questions please contact the library at library@luthersem.edu.

What: “Rural Ministry Stories: Surprised In Different Ways” – One of our highest survey responses was to hear from new pastors about what small town and rural ministry looks like. Two first call pastors, Jaime Decker from the Eastern North Dakota Synod and Brenda Boogren from the Southwestern Minnesota Synod, will share about their entry into Small Town and Rural(STaR) ministry.

Who: You are invited to join us if you are serving in, interested or even curious about or serving in a small town and rural ministry context.

When: We will meet 11.30 a.m.-12.25 p.m. Central on January 20

Where: We will gather on Zoom together. Feel free to bring your lunch to our online conversation. Use this Zoom link to join us. The passcode will be included in the community announcements email.

Future Plans – We will meet next on February 10 a little later at 1 p.m. and join the Book Hub for February which will feature three authors reflecting on rural ministry: Sarah Cordray, Allen Stanton, and Brad Roth.

If you have questions, contact Jon Anderson, director of rural ministry, at janderson08@luthersem.edu.

On this “MLK Day,” January 17, and the week following, Luther Library offers a wide range of bibliographic resources on King’s life and legacy. Check out one of our many books or read online from scores of journal articles on our Bibliographic Resources for MLK, DEIB, and RRR page. You can also check out this “LibGuide” on Black Theology with its significant focus on MLK.

Same great presentations from last fall, now with a fresh link to access them. Have you been wanting to go over this material again? Or intending to engage it for the first time? No time like the present!

Part 1: Welcoming Our LGBTQI2A Siblings Video

Part 1 Slide Deck

Part 2: Action Steps for Allyship

Part 2 Slide Deck

LGBTQI2A Resource List version 6

Remember, you must be logged in to your luthersem.edu account for these links to work.