St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
2025-09-21 | MO

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20)
2025-09-21 | MO
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20)

FIRST READING
Amos 8:4–7

PSALM
Ps. 113

EPISTLE
1 Tim. 2:1–15

GOSPEL
Luke 16:1–15

Color

Fall begins
2025-09-22 | MO

Soccer Game vs. Yellow Mosquitos
2025-09-23 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-10-07 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Athletic Field, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary vs. Yellow Mosquitos

Give Green and Gold Day
2025-09-24 | MO
Mark your calendars for Sept. 24 and help make the eighth annual Give Green and Gold Day a success. This one-day of giving is aimed at supporting the mission of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Unrestricted gifts donated through this special campaign will be used where needed most in support of the Seminary’s mission.
Early giving begins Sept. 2, 2025.

Soccer Game vs. Kenrick Glennon Seminary
2025-09-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Athletic Field, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary vs. Kenrick Glennon Seminary

Called to Serve
2025-09-27 17:30 - 19:00 | First Lutheran Church of Boston (Boston, MA), 299 Berkeley St, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
We invite you to join Rev. Joel Heckmann, admissions officer, for a free meal and presentation on the doctrine of vocation and an update on enrollment at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Who should attend?

Those exploring or interested in pursuing pastoral ministry
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) clergy and laity interested in helping recruit the next generation of church workers

There is no cost to attend this event, but space is limited.

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Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 21)
2025-09-28 | MO
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 21)

FIRST READING
Amos 6:1–7

PSALM
Ps. 146

EPISTLE
1 Tim. 3:1–13 or 1 Tim. 6:6–19

GOSPEL
Luke 16:19–31

Color

St. Michael and All Angels
2025-09-29 | MO

Soccer Game vs. Washington University Club Team
2025-09-29 20:15 - 21:30 | CBC Athletic Field, 6500 Clayton Rd., St. Louis, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary vs. Washington University Club Team

Lay Bible Institute
2025-10-04 10:00 - 15:00 | Loeber II, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105
“Behold…the best creation of God!” Martin Luther on Marriage and the Married Life
Dr. Jason Lane
Registration: $25 ($18 boxed lunch)
Registration deadline: Sept. 22, 2025

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Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22)
2025-10-05 | MO
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22)

FIRST READING
Hab. 1:1–4; 2:1–4

PSALM
Ps. 62

EPISTLE
2 Tim. 1:1–14

GOSPEL
Luke 17:1–10

Color

Vocatio: Retreat
2025-10-05 - 2025-10-07 | 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
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-10 | MO

Alumni Reunion
2025-10-09 - 2025-10-10 | 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 1975; the silver anniversary class of 2000; and graduates, spouses and widows of class years ending in “5” or “0.”

Canceled: Soccer Game vs. Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne
2025-10-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Athletic Field, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary vs. Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne
This game has been canceled.

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23)
2025-10-12 | MO
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23)

FIRST READING
Ruth 1:1–19a

PSALM
Ps. 111

EPISTLE
2 Tim. 2:1–13

GOSPEL
Luke 17:11–19

Color

Reading Week
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-17 | MO
No residential class sessions are scheduled.
Online class sessions for semester-long courses in non-residential programs are in session.

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Bode in Tucson, AZ
2025-10-15 - 2025-10-17 | Catalina Lutheran Church (Tucson, AZ), 15855 North Twin Lakes Drive, Tucson, AZ, 85739, United States
From Luther to Concord
This workshop is an examination and analysis of the historical developments in the theology and institutional life of the Lutheran churches between the death of Martin Luther and the publication of the Book of Concord in 1580. Discussion will focus on the contributions of major reformers and theologians seeking to define what it means to be a confessing Lutheran church against the changing background of European religious, political and cultural life.

Dr. Gerhard Bode
Professor of Historical Theology, Chairman of the Department of Historical Theology, Director of the Center for Reformation Research and Archivist
Dr. Gerhard Bode joined the faculty of Concordia Seminary in 2005. Before coming to the Seminary, Bode was assistant to the pastor (2005-08) and assistant pastor (2004-05) at Salem Lutheran Church in Affton, Mo. His areas of interest include the Reformation, the history of Lutheranism, and Latin and German paleography.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Wednesday, Oct. 15
1-4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 16
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 17
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: Oct. 1, 2025
Location contact: David Seng

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Note: The schedule is subject to change at the discretion of the workshop presenters.

Movies and Mission
2025-10-15 15:30 - 16:30 | Online
Movies are a powerful medium that both shape and reflect the culture around us. This fall, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL) and Concordia University, St. Paul (CSP), St. Paul, Minn., are teaming up to offer a unique opportunity to examine film through the lens of faith. The six-week virtual continuing education course, “Movies and Mission,” invites participants to explore how popular films can help Christians better understand and engage with the world around them in their witness to the Gospel.
Taught by Dr. Joshua Hollmann, professor of Systematic Theology at CSP, and Dr. David M. Lewis, associate professor of Exegetical Theology at CSL.

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St. Luke, Evangelist
2025-10-18 | MO

Called to Serve
2025-10-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Mt. Calvery Lutheran Church (Wamego, KS), 17535 Say Rd., Wamego, KS, 66547, United States

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24)
2025-10-19 | MO
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24)

FIRST READING
Gen. 32:22–30

PSALM
Ps. 121

EPISTLE
2 Tim. 3:14–4:5

GOSPEL
Luke 18:1–8

Color

Movies and Mission
2025-10-22 15:30 - 16:30 | Online
Movies are a powerful medium that both shape and reflect the culture around us. This fall, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL) and Concordia University, St. Paul (CSP), St. Paul, Minn., are teaming up to offer a unique opportunity to examine film through the lens of faith. The six-week virtual continuing education course, “Movies and Mission,” invites participants to explore how popular films can help Christians better understand and engage with the world around them in their witness to the Gospel.
Taught by Dr. Joshua Hollmann, professor of Systematic Theology at CSP, and Dr. David I.M. Lewis, associate professor of Exegetical Theology at CSL.

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St. James of Jerusalem, Brother of Jesus and Martyr
2025-10-23 | MO

Seminary Guild Luncheon
2025-10-24 10:15 - 13:00 | 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.
Program:
A Seminarian’s Vicarage Experience
Joshua Kastens, fourth-year seminarian

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Reformation Day (observed)
2025-10-26 | 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

Reformation Vespers
2025-10-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Chapel of St. Timothy & St. Titus, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Reformation Vespers
Featuring Laudamus, St. Louis Lutheran Chorale, Concordia Seminary Children’s Choir, Concordia Seminary Youth Choir and instrumentalists

Service Folder Media Kit

St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles
2025-10-28 | MO
