Announcements

To support students who may be facing food insecurity, Luther Seminary operates a direct-order grocery process for the seminary community. Luther Seminary’s Grocery Assistance Program is a lifeline for students facing food insecurity. Started during the pandemic, this vital program continues to provide essential groceries to an average of 25 students each week. Through the program, students can request necessary food items that are then carefully processed, purchased, and delivered to campus by dedicated volunteers. This initiative helps students meet their nutritional needs and fosters a sense of community and support within the seminary. Your generous donation will ensure that this program can continue to make a real difference in the lives of Luther Seminary students. On the Grocery Assistance Program webpage, you can make a one-time or recurring gift to support this important ministry.

Check out this week’s blog post from Dean of the Chapel Steve Thomason—Accountability and Confession.

Looking for an impactful stewardship program that is theologically grounded and easy to implement? Grace Pomroy, director of the Stewardship Leaders Program at Luther Seminary, has partnered with Church Anew to create Stewardship to Go, and all Luther students get free access. Use the code STEWARDSHIPGIFT to get free access to this year’s resource and the past two years’ resources. If you are in a context that uses the lectionary, that means you’ll have a stewardship resource for every year! Whether you use them this year or not, these are great resources to download for future use: You Have Heard it Said (vol 1), The Impossible Promise of Enough (vol 2), and What We Can Do (vol 3). Have questions? Email Grace Pomroy at gpomroy001@luthersem.edu.

When calling 911, it is important to provide a serviceable building address. Many of us have 2481 Como Ave committed to memory, but this is not an address to use for an emergency call in any circumstance. If the emergency is in or near the following buildings, provide these addresses to the dispatcher:

• Olson Campus Center —1490 Fulham Street, St. Paul
• Bockman Hall — 2375 Como Avenue, St. Paul
• Gullixson Hall — 2375 Como Avenue, St. Paul

Then, go/stay outside to meet the ambulance wherever it parks and help guide the response team into the correct building and to the elevator as needed.

You are invited to join in community faith formation every weekday at 11:00 a.m. CT. We gather in a variety of ways and places. See the schedule below to see how you can join us in-person and online.

Tuesday, September 23, 11:00 a.m. CT
Contemplative Practice in the Meditation Chapel and on Zoom.

Wednesday, September 24, 11:00 a.m. CT
Service of Holy Communion — Chapel of the Incarnation and livestreamed.
Preacher: Jennifer Pietz, Assistant Professor of New Testament

Thursday, September 25, 11:00 a.m. CT
Lunch Church in the OCC Dining Room

Friday, September 26, 11:00 a.m. CT
Intercessory Prayer via Zoom (link in email)
Share your prayer requests.

In this devotion, Brooke (Apple) Phelps ’16 M.Div., wonders where in life we might be too comfortable with the status quo. Read today’s God Pause.