St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles
2026-10-28

Reformation Day (actual)
2026-10-31

Regent Awards application deadline
2026-10-31
Regent Awards
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis’ Regent Awards consist of four separate grants available to students who demonstrate great potential. These grants cover 100% of tuition, including two grants with a stipend for living expenses.
Regent grants will be awarded by the Seminary’s scholarship committee and will be automatically renewed for consecutive years until program completion. Members of each incoming class in the Master of Divinity and Residential Alternate Route programs may be eligible for the following awards.
The Martin Scharlemann and Robert Kolb Grants
Two grants will be awarded that include full tuition along with a cash stipend of $4,500, paid monthly throughout the academic year. Stipends are limited to 3 residential years and will not be paid during vicarage. Recipients of this aid will not be eligible for other Seminary-based financial aid; however, external awards, grants, and aid, including support from a home congregation and district, are permitted and will be credited to the student’s account without reducing the grant.
The Timothy and Titus and Barnabas Grants
Two grants will be awarded that include full tuition. Recipients of this aid will not be eligible for other Seminary-based financial aid; however, external awards, grants and aid, including support from a home congregation or district, are permitted and will be credited to the student’s account without reducing the grant.

Concordia University System (CUS) Award application deadline
2026-10-31
Concordia University System (CUS) Award
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis’ CUS Awards provide financial aid opportunity for incoming students who graduate from the colleges and universities of The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (CUS) and who have applied to a program in Ministerial Formation at Concordia Seminary. This includes students enrolling in the Master of Divinity, Residential Alternate Route, or Master of Arts in Deaconess Studies programs.
Awards are granted for the student’s first year at Concordia Seminary and are nonrenewable.

Applicant must be a CUS student who has applied to a program in Ministerial Formation.
Applicant must have graduated with a bachelor’s degree from a CUS school.
The applicant will have studied at a CUS school for a minimum of four semesters before graduating.
Applicant must receive his or her bachelor’s degree from a CUS school, but not necessarily in the pre-seminary program.

Once the student applies to the Seminary, he or she will automatically be considered for the awards; all information for award consideration will come from the student’s applicant file. There is no separate application to complete. Students must submit their application to Concordia Seminary before Nov. I of the year prior to enrollment.

Deadline for SMP ELCEs for Spring 2027 matriculation
2026-10-31

All Saints Day (observed)
2026-11-01
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

Beta Sigma Psi Alumni Seminarian Scholarship application available
2026-11-01

Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 27)
2026-11-08
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 27)

FIRST READING
Amos 5:18–24

PSALM
Ps. 70

EPISTLE
1 Thess. 4:13–18

GOSPEL
Matt. 25:1–13

Color

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Prieto in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2026-11-09 - 2026-11-11 | Trinity Lutheran Church (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), 11 SW 11th St., Ft. Lauderdale, MO, 33315, United States
Reaching Out to Our Neighbors with the Gospel of Hope: Engaging and Learning from Our Global South Partners
Christ commissioned His apostles to be His witnesses “to the ends of the earth,” calling them to make disciples of all nations by baptizing and teaching (Acts 1:8; Matt. 28:19–20). For centuries, going abroad has been a central mission endeavor of the Christian church — and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) continues to faithfully participate in that global mission. However, shifting immigration patterns have opened new doors for outreach. The U.S. itself has become a mission field, as many immigrants arrive not only to receive the Gospel, but also to proclaim it. These brothers and sisters from the Global South bring with them vibrant faith and a passion for sharing Christ. How, then, can our LCMS congregations engage in meaningful outreach alongside these mission-minded partners — reaching into the diverse neighborhoods of our own nation with the love and truth of Jesus?

Dr. Ely Prieto
Associate Professor of Practical Theology, Associate Dean of Urban and Cross-Cultural Ministry, Director of the Center for Hispanic Studies, and Lutheran Foundation Professor of Urban and Cross-Cultural Ministry
Dr. Ely Prieto is associate professor of Practical Theology, the Lutheran Foundation Professor of Urban and Cross-Cultural Ministry, associate dean for Urban and Cross-Cultural Ministry, and director of the Center for Hispanic Studies at Concordia, Seminary, St. Louis. A faculty member since 2021, Dr. Prieto has an extensive academic background teaching in the areas of homilitics, pastoral theology, church planning and administration. He was one of the editors of “O Povo de Deus (A Festschrift in Honor of Rev. Dr. Acir Raymann)” and has contributed chapters for a variety of published books, articles, book reviews, homiletical and sermonic studies and sermons.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, Nov. 9
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 10
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 11
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: Oct. 26, 2026
Location contact: Pastor Jeff Wilhelm

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

Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 28)
2026-11-15
Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 28)

FIRST READING
Zeph. 1:7–16

PSALM
Ps. 90:1–12

EPISTLE
1 Thess. 5:1–11

GOSPEL
Matt. 25:14–30

Color

International Student Application deadline (Graduate School)
2026-11-15

Last Sunday of the Church Year (Proper 29)
2026-11-22
Last Sunday of the Church Year (Proper 29)

FIRST READING
Ezek. 34:11–16, 20–24

PSALM
Ps. 95:1–7a

EPISTLE
1 Cor. 15:20–28

GOSPEL
Matt. 25:31–46

Color

Fall Semester SMP Term ends
2026-11-23

Fall Semester ODS Term ends
2026-11-24

Thanksgiving recess begins after classes
2026-11-24

Thanksgiving Day
2026-11-26
Thanksgiving Day

FIRST READING
Deut. 8:1–10

PSALM
Ps. 67

EPISTLE
Phil. 4:6–20 or 1 Tim. 2:1–4

GOSPEL
Luke 17:11–19

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St. Andrew, Apostle
2026-11-30

Wampner-Hoffmyer Scholarship application deadline
2026-11-30

Classes resume
2026-11-30

Fall Semester ends after classes
2026-12-11

St. Thomas, Apostle
2026-12-21

St. Stephen, Martyr
2026-12-26

St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
2026-12-27

The Holy Innocents, Martyrs
2026-12-28

Winterim Term classes begin
2027-01-04

ODS Winterim courses begin
2027-01-04

Reduced Residency Graduate School courses begin
2027-01-04

GPC Intensive courses
2027-01-04 - 2027-01-08

SMP Intensive courses
2027-01-11 - 2027-01-15

Reduced Residency Graduate School courses end
2027-01-15
