Announcements

Check out this week’s blog post from Dean of the Chapel Steve Thomason—Jesus, Martha, Mary, and Lazarus.

You are warmly invited to join our seminary community for a special time of Lenten soup, bread, and prayer. Beginning Tuesday, February 24, and continuing each Tuesday through March 31, we will gather from 6:30–7 p.m. for a simple meal of soup and bread. Following our time of soup and prayer, you are invited to join the Dean of Chapel online, either together in OCC 148 or individually in your rooms—as you feel most comfortable—for Virtual Vespers. As part of our communal Lenten practice, we will also take part in creating a mural together—watch for announcements about this activity. All are welcome, come as you are.

Let’s gather on Zoom (link in email) on Tuesday evenings during Lent. Pastor Steve will host a simple time where we will check in with each other, read scripture, pray, and reflect on our Lenten theme: Encounter. We’ll begin at 7 p.m. and finish by 7:45. The Zoom link is also on the LS Community shared Google calendar.

In this devotion, Sally Messner ’07 M.S.M. observes how, as we approach Holy Week, we enter the drama knowing that the tomb will be empty in the end. Read today’s God Pause.

You are invited to join in community faith formation every weekday (Monday-Thursday) 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.

Monday, March 23, 11 a.m. CT
Text study with the chapel staff on Zoom (link in email).

Tuesday, March 24, 11 a.m. CT
Contemplative Practice in the Meditation Chapel and on Zoom.

Wednesday, March 25, 11 a.m. CT
Service of Holy Communion in the Chapel of the Incarnation. Jennifer Wojciechowski will be preaching. Come explore our Lenten theme—Encounter with Christ—when Jesus encounters, and resurrects, his friend Lazarus. The service will be livestreamed.

Thursday, March 26, 11 a.m. CT
Lunch Church in the OCC Dining Room. We will continue creating our Lenten community art project. Come eat lunch and add to our sanctuary banner in a creative way.
Share your prayer requests.

Join the seminaries of the ELCA Admissions Cohort for a virtual fireside chat on Thursday, April 23 at 7 pm CT. Hear from current pastors, deacons, and faith leaders as we explore seminary discernment and resources for LGBTQ+ prospective students. Current seminarians are welcome to attend as well and hear from panelists from ELCA churchwide, Queer Confirmation, and Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries. Invite folks you know who are discerning seminary to attend. Register here.