Announcements

We gather at 11:00 a.m. CT in the OCC Meditation Chapel and on Zoom (link in email) for contemplative practice of your choice—mindful sketching, centering prayer, or however you choose to engage silence. Facilitated by Dean of the Chapel Steve Thomason, we read the text and then practice in silence for 15 minutes. Afterward, you are welcome to sit in fellowship or go about your day.
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Check out this week’s blog post from Dean of the Chapel Steve Thomason—Celebrating the Reformation and Our Pets.

Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join the Future Space Working Group for an engaging Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, October 29 from noon to 1 p.m. CT. This hybrid event will take place in OCC 10, and participants can also join us on Zoom. During September, the architectural firm RSP conducted a series of insightful visioning sessions with our community members—students, staff, and faculty—to gather ideas and aspirations for our future space. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the discoveries made and the exciting next steps ahead! Our panel will feature participants from the visioning sessions, including Professor Kathryn Schifferdecker, Student Council President Jack Hendricks, and Librarian Peter Watters. Bring your lunch and your questions, and let’s envision our future together. A recording of this Lunch & Learn event will be distributed with RSP’s full report immediately after the event.

F. Willis Johnson introduced his new webinar—The Alchemy of Faith-Informed Entrepreneurism: From Imagination to Innovation—last month during fall RFS. Join us on Zoom (link in email) on October 28, 6-7:30 p.m. CT for the next installment of this multi-episode guide for spiritual entrepreneurs that walks us through the core creative energies that fuel our work: imagination, ideation, ignition, and innovation.

Join Ashley Wheeler, associate director of candidacy and vocational formation, and Deacon Krista Anderson, Region 3 candidacy and leadership manager and program director for the support of ministers of word and service, for an information session on candidacy on Wednesday, October 29, 12:30-1:30 p.m. We will walk through the different aspects of candidacy and how to prepare for next steps and will answer any questions you might have. This is recommended for any ELCA students who are entranced or in the process of entrance as well as anyone in discernment on rostered ministry with the ELCA. This will be a hybrid event. Coffee, tea, and desserts will be provided for those able to attend in person. Register online today.

In this devotion, Dan Schewe ’15 M.Div., considers Daniel’s view of reality, different from the might-makes-right worldview. Read today’s God Pause.