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In this devotion, Meredith Bedker Musaus ‘86 M.Div., reminds us simply that, when we die, we will be with God. Read today’s God Pause.

We gather at 11:00 a.m. CT in the Chapel of the Incarnation for Chapel and online for an All Saints Day Service of Holy Communion with preacher Kathryn Schifferdecker, presider Bernard Mushi, organist Jonathan Orwig, and cantors Josh Elias and Maggie Law.
*For those joining via livestream: Worship will be guided by a powerpoint embedded in the youtube video. Any hymns from the Evangelical Lutheran Worship Hymnal (ELW) will be presented by hymn number only and you may want to have a copy of the ELW accessible during worship.
Share your prayer requests.

All Certificate, M.A., M.Div., Th.M., and Ph.D. students who have an anticipated graduation date during the 2026-2027 academic year are required to complete the graduation application found on MyLutherNet in the My Degree section. This application is used for all print materials for commencement and is important data used to keep your academic record accurate. If you have not done so, please complete the application today. Questions can be emailed to registrar@luthersem.edu.

The Business Office, HR, and Payroll will be closed from Monday, November 23 through Friday, November 27. During this period, we will not be processing any financial transactions, including payments, invoices, voucher requests, or reimbursement requests.
To ensure your requests are processed before the closure, please note the following deadlines:
• All invoices, voucher requests, and reimbursement requests must be submitted to the Business Office by noon on Tuesday, November 17.
• Any requests submitted after this deadline will not be processed until the week after Thanksgiving (starting Monday, November 30).
• All online student account payments made after noon on Friday, November 20 will not be posted to accounts until Monday, November 30.
We encourage you to plan ahead to avoid any disruptions in your operations. Your understanding and cooperation are greatly appreciated.

Apologies to anyone planning to attend our much anticipated pancake breakfast today. We will be pushing back our pancake breakfast one week to November 11. See you soon!

Lutheran Quarterly is offering, free of charge, a one-year print or digital subscription to students who provide their shipping information and an email address to managing editor Nicholas Hopman at nicholas.hopman@alum.ptsem.edu. There is no limit on the number of new subscriptions from any one school. Submit requests by November 30. Upcoming issues will continue providing articles and reviews on topics in Lutheran history and theology, Each issue in 2027 will also include a brief essay about the career and legacy of Gerhard Forde during the centennial year of his birth in 1927. Thanks to a generous grant from the 1521 Foundation, we are offering free subscriptions to students for this one year in recognition of Forde’s “radical Lutheranism” within our publishing history. Keep in mind, too, the annual prize of $5,000 for the best essay published in LQ by a student or recent graduate. The three recipients to date are featured on our website along with the invitation for this coming year.