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We are once again asking your help in welcoming guests to campus and providing parking. Starting this morning the OCC and Bockman parking lots will be reserved for Mid-Winter Convocation in OCC. All other campus lots will be open and available to everyone.
Thank you for your help in welcoming our guests.
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“Framing Faith with the Stomach in Mind” is this year’s special lecture by Prof. Norman Wirzba. All students are welcome to this free and open lecture at the OCC Chapel, 12:30 pm, January 31. Author of numerous works and a Distinguished Professor at Duke, Wirzba is a major theological voice in issues of ecology, agriculture and food. More info:
https://www.luthersem.edu/convo/keynote.aspx#wirzba
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Today through Friday, February 1, our area is forecast to have cold weather and low wind chill factors. Please be very aware of your surroundings and how you dress for the-weather during this time.
Keep thermostats set above 70 degrees at all times. Although wind-chill does not affect non-living tissue, wind does remove heat from all our buildings at a faster rate therefore it lowers internal temperatures faster.
Dress in layers. If you are dressed in layers, going outside will be safe during this time. Layers of clothing will work as insulation for your skin and keep your body heat in. Protecting your face is always a challenge; therefore, wear a hat and bring your scarf up under your eyes. This will create just enough of an air layer to keep your eyes protected. If you have glasses or sun glasses wear them while outside.
If you are driving somewhere keep the following in your car:
blanket
fully charged phone
two energy bars
Thermo-cup of drinking water – large
Tell someone where you are going and when to expect you’ll return
Do not jeopardize your safety by underestimating the danger of these sub-zero temperatures.
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Professor Emerita of Rhetoric, Gracia Grindal, will read from her latest volume of poetry — The Sword of Eden: Mary and Eve Speak — on Thursday, February 21st at Bethel University in the Library Fireside Lounge, starting at 11:15 am. Her poetry connects the lives of Eve and Mary to each other and to us all. Her sequence of poems tracks the sequence of redemption
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2019 CLERGY TAX/ELCA BENEFIT WORKSHOP
Registration Now Open
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Clergy Tax Law Short Course/ELCA Benefit Introduction
It is time to register for the annual Clergy Tax Law Short Course/ELCA Benefit Introduction. The morning course will serve as a brief primer to the intricacies of clergy tax law. This event has been very well received in the past. All MDIV students who are graduating in the 2018/2019 academic year are encouraged to attend the tax portion. The morning session on clergy tax law is not denominational specific. The afternoon session will introduce the benefit package offered for ALL employees in the ELCA. The afternoon session would be appropriate for any student who will be seeking employment with an ELCA organization.
Register: https://goo.gl/forms/lWN1NbjaIdlYevd83
Tentative Agenda:
8:00 am to 8:30 am Registration
8:30 am to Noon Clergy Tax Law Course
Noon to 12:45 pm Lunch (provided)
12:45 pm to 3:00 pm Introduction to Portico (ELCA) Benefits Options
The session will be available live. A recording will also be available after the event. Registration is required even if you will be attending online or viewing later so we know how many sets of materials to request.
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Saint Paul Area Synod is welcoming Debby Irving, author of Waking Up White. Irving will being speaking and leading an interactive workshop.
The workshop will be held on Sunday, February 17 from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Gustavus Adolphus Church, 1669 Arcade Street, St. Paul.
Dr. Marga can drive 3 people and welcomes others to meet up at the event. The suggested donation is $10 at the door, but all are welcome no matter the donation.
To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waking-up-white-with-debby-irving-tickets-54546348597
Contact Dr. Marga via text at 651-434-0633 or e-mail amarga@luthersem.edu.