Announcements

Do you have a prayer or hymn that is meaningful to your faith? A prayerbook is being created by and for the Luther Seminary community, and we want your suggestions. Please email prayers or hymns to aaakre002@luthersem.edu with the subject line “prayer.” We’re not able to take original compositions—only existing texts. Please include whatever information you have about copyright to the text you’re submitting. Search through hymnals, wallets, and prayerbooks for those beloved words that aided you, so they might now aid others.

In this devotion, Nancy Eldredge Hess ’80 M.Div., reminds us that all are invited to God’s banquet of endless love and mercy. Read today’s God Pause.

We gather at 11:00 a.m. CT in the OCC Dining Room for Lunch Church. Come hear a story about “Why Jesus” from Tim Coltvet, director of Contextual Learning. Lunch is provided.
Share your prayer requests.

Join us May 29–June 9, 2027, for a course-credit study trip to Germany. We will focus on the life and teachings of Martin Luther and how Luther’s theology connects to our current ministry opportunities. Course spots are limited. For more information, contact Mark Tranvik at mtranvik001@luthersem.edu or Sandy Olson at solson007@luthersem.edu.

Open Enrollment for 2027 will begin rolling out on Monday, October 19. Watch for your email invite from Portico beginning on that day. These are sent in batches, so yours might arrive a day or two after October 19. Everyone will have two weeks to complete the enrollment process. A reminder that, on Wednesday, October 14, from 9–10:30 a.m. in OCC 10, the seminary’s Portico representatives will be on campus to present plan details and answer your questions. Calendar invites and the Overview of Benefit Changes have been sent out. And a second reminder that, as announced last month, we have two changes that will impact employee out-of-pocket costs: (1) an increase in medical plan premiums and (2) an increase in annual deductibles. If you have questions about these changes or about Open Enrollment generally, please contact Carrie Johnson (cjohnson007@luthersem.edu) or Joe Ahrens (jahrens001@luthersem.edu).

Fresh voices are important, and PREACH helps make sure they are part of the conversation. With generous support from one of our amazing sponsors—Luther Seminary—current Luther Seminary students can register for free. Join us in-person in the Twin Cities or online. Send us a message or email us at support@churchanew.org for registration information. Learn more and register.