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Why a Bible for the Tandroy of South Madagascar?

Bring your lunch and join Steve in the Auxiliary Dining Room for this talk. Steve worked in Africa and Madagascar multiple times. The first time was to construct Garden Wells in Niger West Africa; the second time was to direct the Agricultural Department of the Malagasy Luther Church. Finally, he took leave permanently to reconstruct churches after devastating cyclone Gretelle in the eastern districts of Manakara, Farafangana, and Vaingandraon, Madagascar, then moved to the Androy Region to build 250 water catchment basins for villages, churches, schools, and hospitals.
In 1999 he began the development of a Tandroy-Eng/Malagasy dictionary on computer, and commencing the translation of the Tandroy Bible. In parallel with this work, he’s developed remedies from 1000 local plants, training dozens of men and women in their use, and personally treated 40,000 Tandroy. Also for five years he has, with the assistance of The Adsum Foundation of Belfast, Ireland, trained about 7,000 Tandroy in 300 new centers each year. The Bible is now published and imminent.

For the second year, the office of the seminary pastor is supporting Spirit Lab, an ongoing experiment in spiritual formation for the Luther community. In class and at contextual sites, Luther students are being formed as theological thinkers and skilled leaders. The places where God is forming us into followers of Jesus are less obvious. Spirit Lab seeks to enliven, empower and stretch the Luther community to grow in God’s adventurous way of death and resurrection. We’re doing this by listening to God by listening to each other–and then engaging in faithful experiments as a community based on what we hear.

This year, Spirit Lab is being led by a cohort of three: Bethany Ringdal, Sara Jensen, and Esther Sianipar. We invite you to pray for this ongoing adventure in discernment and action, and to join the Luther Seminary Spirit Lab Facebook page for updates. We’d love to start our listening by listening to you; be in touch by e-mailing bringdal001@luthersem.edu or talking to Bethany, Sara or Esther at any time.

Join us this Wednesday for our first Community Meal of the school year! Following our weekly Eucharist service at 11am, please join us for a free meal in OCC. The theme this month is “Get Involved!” There will be information about various student groups you can get involved with this year, as well a representative from Lutheran Social Services will be available to help you register to vote in the upcoming election! We hope you join us for food and fellowship this Wednesday!

Please be aware every room and bed we have at Bockman Hall and Stub Hall will be used beginning Wednesday, 9/12 until Friday, 9/14. The majority of these guests are bringing their own transportation.

Account Charges, Scholarships, Grants, stipend and Loan Fund Applications
(D.Min. students have a different academic calendar; therefore this notice does not apply to D.Min. students.)

DATES FOR Fall Semester 2018:

• 9/19: Fall Tuition will be posted – NO PAYMENT IS DUE
• 9/17-9/24: Internal Processing (scholarships, loans posted to accounts)*
• 9/24: All Scholarships, grants, stipends and loans finalized.*
• 9/25: Requests for funds may be emailed to Business Office.**
• 10/1: Review your account balance online.
– You will receive an email reminding you to view account.
– Emails will continue each month.
– Statements will be sent if 30 days past due.
• 10/15: Account balance due.

*Students receiving loans will be notified via email when the loan has been applied to your account and your money is available. You can request your money after the date of the email but DO NOT contact the Business Office before the listed date.

** If there is a balance on your account and you have received federal loans, we must disburse your to you within 14 days. If this applies to you and the business office does not hear from you to request funds, the balance will be sent out at 11 days.

Contact the Financial Aid Office with questions at finaid@luthersem.edu.
Contact the Business Office to set up a payment plan or to request refund checks at Busoffice@luthersem.edu.

Financial holds will be placed on student accounts if there is an outstanding balance. Holds prevent you from registering for classes

Dr. Ralph Meier from Volda University in Norway will be on campus Tuesday, September 11. He will be presenting a consultation on his ongoing research on Norwegian-American Lutheranism up to the merger of 1917. This consultation will be held in the Auxiliary Dining room at the Olson Campus Center from 10:00-11:00 am. You are cordially invited to attend!