Get help with your energy bills! Community Action’s Energy Assistance Program helps thousands of households in Ramsey and Washington counties pay energy bills and improve the efficiency of their homes. The 2023-2024 guidelines are on the Energy Assistance page under the How Do I Apply? header. The program ends May 31, 2024. For more information, contact Feleshia Edwards, associate director of Operations at fedwards001@luthersem.edu, 651-523-1623.
Announcements
Janet Karvonen-Montgomery Graduate Preaching Fellowship
Applications are now being accepted for the Reverend Janet Karvonen-Montgomery Graduate Preaching Fellowship. The purpose of this fund is to award a Luther Seminary graduate a stipend award for the freedom to study preaching and ministry in a variety of cultural contexts. Application will be accepted until May 1, 2024. Learn more online and apply for the fellowship.
Enter the Bible Podcast Season 6 Features Many Luther Faculty
Season 6 of the Enter the Bible podcast kicked off March 26 with new episodes dropping every Tuesday. Available through any podcast app, listeners can also access transcripts and listen on our webpage. Co-hosts Katie Langston (Director of Digital Strategy for Faith+Lead) and Kathryn Schifferdecker (Professor and Elva B. Lovell Chair of Old Testament at Luther Seminary) are joined by expert guests to address listener questions about “everything you wanted to know about the Bible … but were afraid to ask!” This season features multiple current and previous Luther Seminary faculty members sharing their particular expertise, including Mark Tranvik, Jennifer Wocjiechowski, Mary Hinkle Shore, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson as well as biblical scholars from across the country. Topics range from how to read the Bible well to “Was Jesus in love with Mary Magdalene?” and “What does the Old Testament say about capital punishment?”
God Pause for April 22: Acts 8
In this devotion, Andrew Larsen ’23 M.A., encourages us to join in as Christians rejoice in the love of our Creator. Read today’s God Pause.
Weight Training with Karoline Lewis
Looking for an approachable way to work on strength training and overall fitness? Have we got the program for you. . . Join Karoline Lewis for a strength training series! This 6-week training session will introduce participants to the basics of weightlifting using both equipment and body weight. Sessions will include instruction on the health benefits of weightlifting with take-home routines for upper body, lower body, and abdominal workouts. Upcoming classes are April 23 and 30—all in God’s Gym in the basement of OCC. Indicate your interest on this form. Join us in person or on Zoom (link in email).
Chapel Schedule for Week of April 22-26
We gather in the Chapel of the Incarnation and online for worship. On Thursdays, we gather in the OCC dining room and on Zoom for Lunch Church.
Monday, April 22 – 11:00 a.m. Central
Chapel Text Study with the chapel staff and Cody Sanders, our preacher on Wednesday
Text of the week: Acts 8: 26-40
Join us on Zoom (link in email)
Tuesday, April 23 – 11:00 a.m. Central
Service of Word and Prayer
Preacher: Scott Richards ’14 M.Div., Pastor at St. Paul’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches, Gaylord, MN
Wednesday, April 24 – 11:00 a.m. Central
Service of Holy Communion
Preacher: Cody Sanders, Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership
Presider: Scott Richards ’14 M.Div., Pastor at St. Paul’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches, Gaylord, MN
Thursday, April 25 – 11:00 a.m. Central
Lunch Church in the OCC Dining Room and on Zoom
Topic: Why Jesus
Speaker: Zanny Johnson
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