Announcements

In this devotion, Chris Bellefeuille ’03 M.Div., ’18 D.Min., considers our need for rescue when life, ministry, relationships, and truth-telling become difficult. Read today’s God Pause.

In this devotion, Chris Bellefeuille ’03 M.Div., ’18 D.Min. offers thanks we have been created to partner with God in the daily work of our vocations. Read today’s God Pause.

In this devotion, Karen L. Leedahl ’85 M.Div. reminds us that glimpses of God’s hope for our world become known and visible through us. Read today’s God Pause.

The Luther Seminary community holds Sarah Luedtke-Jones, Director of Student Affairs, in our prayers as she mourns the loss of her father Rev. Richard “Dick” Luedtke. Dick died at home in the care of his family on January 21 after a 3+ year journey with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). Many will remember Dick as he joined our Fall RFS welcome event playing his accordion for our “cake walk.” A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, January 28 at Spirit Catholic Community, 5011 31st Ave S, Minneapolis. Gathering at 10 a.m. and service at 11 a.m.

Join the RIC Advocacy Committee’s very first RIC Sunday “Church Crawl.” On Sunday, January 26, we are celebrating with the greater Reconciling in Christ community by attending three RIC churches in the Twin Cities in one morning. We are so grateful to these congregations for welcoming us! We’ll first attend the 8:00 a.m. liturgy at Mount Olive Lutheran Church before heading over to the 9:30 a.m. worship service at Saint Anthony Park Lutheran, then we’ll join the 11:15 a.m. bilingual worship service at Saint Paul’s San Pablo Lutheran. We’ll finish off with lunch and discussion at Silver Fern in Northeast. If you want to carpool, meet at 7:30 a.m. in the OCC parking lot. We’ll be back at campus around 2:30 p.m. The crawl is free, but you will be responsible for buying your own lunch. Sign up online by Friday, January 24. Contact Lauren Mildahl (lmildahl001) with questions.

In this devotion, Karen L. Leedahl ’85 M.Div. prays that we will be given clarity of purpose and the perseverance to live into it. Read today’s God Pause.