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Open Enrollment for 2027 will begin rolling out on Monday, October 19. Watch for your email invite from Portico beginning on that day. These are sent in batches, so yours might arrive a day or two after October 19. Everyone will have two weeks to complete the enrollment process. A reminder that, on Wednesday, October 14, from 9–10:30 a.m. in OCC 10, the seminary’s Portico representatives will be on campus to present plan details and answer your questions. Calendar invites and the Overview of Benefit Changes have been sent out. And a second reminder that, as announced last month, we have two changes that will impact employee out-of-pocket costs: (1) an increase in medical plan premiums and (2) an increase in annual deductibles. If you have questions about these changes or about Open Enrollment generally, please contact Carrie Johnson (cjohnson007@luthersem.edu) or Joe Ahrens (jahrens001@luthersem.edu).

Fresh voices are important, and PREACH helps make sure they are part of the conversation. With generous support from one of our amazing sponsors—Luther Seminary—current Luther Seminary students can register for free. Join us in-person in the Twin Cities or online. Send us a message or email us at support@churchanew.org for registration information. Learn more and register.

In this devotion, Nancy Eldredge Hess ’80 M.Div., prays that we might trust more joyfully in 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 a Service of Holy Communion with preacher Cameron Howard (Associate Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary), presider Emily Rova-Hegner (Associate in Contextual Learning), and musician Erin DeBoer-Moran (Director of Music).
*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.

Join us for a pancake breakfast this Wednesday, 8:30–10 a.m., where we’ll server pancakes, yogurt, and other breakfast items to help start your day. Gluten-free and vegan options will also be available.

On Wednesday, October 7 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. in the OCC Café, we are hosting a free flu vaccine clinic. Book your spot using this online sign-up sheet (you must be logged in to your Luther email). Capacity is limited to 50 slots.