Seminary Guild Brunch
2024-10-04 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Koburg Dining Hall, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105
The Concordia Seminary Guild is an organization of individuals, women’s organizations and congregations dedicated to providing support to the Concordia Seminary community, its students and their families, and staff.

Sample Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) Class: Session 1
2024-10-04 10:15 - 12:15 | Online
We are excited to announce an opportunity for current pastors to participate in a sample Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) class. This class will be over two days and can be completed from the comfort of your home or office via Zoom. All participants will receive a copy of the book, “The Beautiful Sermon” by Dr. Dean Nadasdy (Concordia Seminary Press), on which the class will be based. We encourage all interested pastors to take advantage of this valuable learning opportunity to discover more about the Seminary’s online D.Min. Program. Please register by Sept. 30.
Session 1 – Oct. 4, 10:15 a.m.
Topic: “Preaching and the Literary Arts” by Dr. David Schmitt, Professor of Practical Theology
Session 2 – Oct. 8, 10:15 a.m.
Topic: “Preaching and the Visual Arts” by Dr. Peter Nafzger, Associate Professor of Practical Theology

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Lay Bible Institute
2024-10-05 10:00 - 15:00 | Sieck 202 Classroom, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Christian Caregiving for People Suffering with Depression and Anxiety
Dr. Stephen Pietsch
Today mental health struggles affect so many people, draining their energy and joy for life and undermining their confidence. People rightly look for medical and psychological treatment to help them in such struggles. Yet, as researchers are recognizing more and more, a large component of these struggles is spiritual, and people need spiritual care and healing too. In this workshop we will draw on the long Christian tradition of care and comfort to those in mental distress, looking into Scripture, as well as gaining insights from Martin Luther and his pastoral care of those with mental struggles.
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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22)
2024-10-06 | MO
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22)

FIRST READING
Gen. 2:18–25

PSALM
Ps. 128

EPISTLE
Heb. 2:1–13 (14–18)

GOSPEL
Mark 10:2–16

Color

Vocatio: Retreat
2024-10-06 - 2024-10-08 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
This three-day retreat held in the spring and fall for college students and second-career men and women offers an opportunity to learn more about the preparation that leads to service as a pastor, deaconess, missionary or chaplain. Registration is free and includes lodging and meals.

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Registration for Winterim and Spring Terms
2024-10-07 - 2024-10-11 | MO

After Chapel Concert
2024-10-08 09:55 - 10:15 | Chapel of St. Timothy & St. Titus, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Jillian Gardner, Organ
Jillian Gardner is the director of music at First United Methodist Church in Huntsville, Ala., where she serves as primary organist and oversees ensembles for adults and children. She also is the adjunct instructor of organ at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, the only college in the state that offers a degree in organ or church music. To learn more about her work and upcoming events, you can visit her website at jilliangardner.com.
After Chapel Concerts feature musicians from on and off campus sharing their musical talents on a variety of instruments. Recitals are held beginning at 9:55 a.m. directly following morning chapel, which begins at 9:35 a.m., and are typically held in the chapel balcony.

Sample Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) Class: Session 2
2024-10-08 10:15 - 12:15 | Online

Soccer Game vs. Alumni
2024-10-09 16:00 - 17:30 | Athletic Field, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States

Alumni Reunion
2024-10-10 - 2024-10-11 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
This year’s reunion extends a special welcome to members of the jubilarian class of 1974; the silver anniversary class of 1999; and graduates, spouses and widows of class years ending in “4” or “9.”
Registration: Closed

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Lay Bible Institute
2024-10-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Werner Auditorium, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Christian Politics: Jesus is Lord
Dr. Joel Biermann
Living in the intersection between God’s two realms of activity in His world creates unique responsibilities and challenges for those who follow Jesus. Christians sometimes get confused about their political lives in this world and can begin to live at odds with a faithful confession of Christ. It is important, then, to consider the responsibility of the church and its people to provide the surrounding world a bold and authentic witness of the reality of the lordship Christ over all of creation. Join us for this special Lay Bible Institute, held in conjunction with Concordia Seminary’s annual Alumni Reunion.

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Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23)
2024-10-13 | MO
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23)

FIRST READING
Amos 5:6–7, 10–15

PSALM
Ps. 90:12–17

EPISTLE
Heb. 3:12–19

GOSPEL
Mark 10:17–22

Color

Reading Week (no classes)
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-18 | MO
No residential class sessions are scheduled. (Online class sessions for semester long courses in nonresidential programs are in session.)

"These Stones Will Shout" Annual Lecture in Biblical Archaeology and Historical Geography of the Holy Land
2024-10-17 15:00 - 16:30 | Werner Auditorium, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus
A newly endowed annual lecture on biblical archeology and historical geography will debut this fall at the Seminary. The lecture will be presented by Dr. Jodi Magness, the Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During her presentation, “Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus,” Magness will survey the history and archaeology of Jerusalem in the Late Second Temple period ending with the city’s destruction by the Romans in A.D. 70. The lecture will focus especially on Herod’s reconstruction of the Second Temple and sites related to Jesus’ final hours on earth. The lecture is free and open to the public.
This lecture series is made possible through the generosity of Tom and Linda Ray.

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St. Luke, Evangelist
2024-10-18 | MO

Soccer Game vs. CTSFW
2024-10-19 10:30 - 12:00 | Athletic Field, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States

Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24)
2024-10-20 | MO
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24)

FIRST READING
Eccl. 5:10–20

PSALM
Ps. 119:9–16

EPISTLE
Heb. 4:1–13 (14–16)

GOSPEL
Mark 10:23–31

Color

Session I and Midterm grades deadline
2024-10-21 | MO

Classes resume and Fall Semester Session II begins
2024-10-21 | MO

St. James of Jerusalem, Brother of Jesus and Martyr
2024-10-23 | MO

Preachers Basketball Game
2024-10-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Eldon E. Pederson Fieldhouse Basketball court, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary vs. Covenant

Reformation Day (observed)
2024-10-27 | MO
Reformation Day (observed)

FIRST READING
Rev. 14:6–7

PSALM
Ps. 46

EPISTLE
Rom. 3:19–28

GOSPEL
John 8:31–36 or Matt. 11:12–19

Color

“O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe,”
2024-10-27 15:00 - 16:30 | Chapel of St. Timothy & St. Titus, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary Music Series
“O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe,”
A Service of Sacred Music for Reformation, featuring Laudamus, the St. Louis Lutheran Chorale and Chamber Ensemble

Program

St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles
2024-10-28 | MO

Reformation Day (actual)
2024-10-31 | MO

Deadline for SMP Entry Level Competency Exams (ELCEs) for Spring 2025 matriculation
2024-10-31 | MO

All Saints' Day (observed)
2024-11-03 | MO
All Saints’ Day (observed)

FIRST READING
Rev. 7:(2–8) 9–17

PSALM
Ps. 149

EPISTLE
1 John 3:1–3

GOSPEL
Matt. 5:1–12

Color

After Chapel Concert
2024-11-05 09:55 - 10:15 | Chapel of St. Timothy & St. Titus, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Tom Mueller, Organ
After Chapel Concerts feature musicians from on and off campus sharing their musical talents on a variety of instruments. Recitals are held beginning at 9:55 a.m. directly following morning chapel, which begins at 9:35 a.m., and are typically held in the chapel balcony.

Seminary Guild Board Meeting
2024-11-06 09:30 - 11:30 | Hasse Library – Library 112, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States

Martin Luther's Birthday, 1483
2024-11-10 | MO
