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Winter Term registration begins next week, and we are excited to help you prepare for the semester ahead. Winter Term registration opens at 9 a.m. CT on the following dates:

• Tuesday, October 20 – Seniors, Interns, Affiliated Students, ThM, and PhD
• Wednesday, October 21 – Middlers
• Thursday, October 22 – Juniors and Certificate Students

To provide additional support, virtual advising sessions will be available via Zoom from 9-9:45 a.m. CST on each of the dates listed above. During these sessions, members of the Advising Team and Registrar’s Office will be available to answer questions about fall courses, registration requirements, and any technical issues you may encounter while registering. Email Advising@luthersem.edu with course planning questions.

In this devotion, Deborah Jorgens ’19 M.A., says there is only one true God worthy of our praise. Read today’s God Pause.

We gather at 11 a.m. CT in the OCC Meditation Chapel and online (link in email) for contemplative practice of your choice—mindful sketching, centering prayer, or however you choose to engage silence. This week will be facilitated by Steve Thomason. We will read the text and then engage in contemplative practice in silence for 15 minutes. Afterward, you are welcome to sit in fellowship or go about your day. Text is Exodus 16:1-15. Share your prayer requests.

Join us for our second “Brake Bread” event on Tuesday, October 13 at 11:30 a.m. by the oak trees in front of Bockman Hall. We will be learning about forest bathing with David Motzenbecker and about the seminary’s landscape with Caleb Rollins, our seminary archivist. Wear a jacket if the weather is a bit cooler and rainy. If it is raining hard, we’ll go inside, but we’ll strive to be outside with the trees. Also, this is a phone-free event—please do not bring your phones. After the outdoor portion is over, we’ll head into Bockman 116 to “Brake Bread” and share further conversation. We look forward to seeing you there! “Brake Bread” events are brief monthly gatherings where we learn about some of the unnoticed and significant pieces of our communal past, present, future and break bread together. Note that “Brake Bread” events are not a lunch but a light serving of bread and pastries. Please bring a lunch if you would like to add more to your plate. If you have questions about these events, contact: Mary Hess (mhess@luthersem.edu), Caleb Rollins (crollins001@luthersem.edu), or Emily Rova-Hegener (erovahegener001@luthersem.edu). 

Do you have questions about CPE? Not sure where to start or how to apply to a program? Join our Contextual Learning team for a brief info session to help you get started—Tuesday, November 10 at 11:45 a.m. CT on Zoom (link in email).

Join us May 29–June 9, 2027, for a course-credit study trip to Germany. We will focus on the life and teachings of Martin Luther and how Luther’s theology connects to our current ministry opportunities. Course spots are limited. For more information, contact Mark Tranvik at mtranvik001@luthersem.edu or Sandy Olson at solson007@luthersem.edu.