Summer Carillon Concert
2026-06-23 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Exterior Sites Main Quad, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Carillonneur
Alan Bowman, Dayton, Ohio

Program

TITLE
COMPOSER

1
Air (from “Water Music”)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), arr. A. Bowman

2
Sonata for violin and continuo, No. 12 I. Aria – allegro II. Siciliano – largo III. Aria – presto
Matthias Vanden Gheyn (1721-1785), arr. L. Rombouts

3
Largo (“Arioso”, BWV 1056)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. K. Van Assche

4
Les Sylvains(The Fauns)
Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944), arr. A. Bowman

5
Serenade for Carillon I. Processional II. “A Whimsy” (Promenade No. 2) III. Barcarolle
Ronald Barnes (1927-1997)

6
Spring Morning
Geert d’Hollander (b. 1965)

7
Moonlight in Bok Tower Gardens (Image no. 10)
Stephano Colletti (b. 1973)

8
From “Carmen” I. Toreador Song II. Habanera
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), arr. E. Uten

9
What a Wonderful World
George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, arr. T. Laue

About the carillonneur:

Alan Bowman is a carillonneur at Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio, and at the Mary M. Emery Memorial Carillon in Mariemont, Ohio.
Alan received his bachelor’s degree in systems analysis with a minor in piano performance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio (1988). He also received a Master of Music degree with a major in organ performance from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. (2005). He worked in Florida for 25 years as director of music in Lutheran, Anglican and Roman Catholic churches.
In 2023, Alan received his diploma from the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen, Belgium and performed concerts in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Ireland and the United States. He has served as Blanchard Carillon Fellow at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Fla. (2023-2024, 2025), and is a carillonneur and board member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA).

Nativity of St. John the Baptist
2026-06-24

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8)
2026-06-28
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8)

FIRST READING
Jer. 28:5–9

PSALM
Ps. 119:153–160

EPISTLE
Rom. 7:1–13

GOSPEL
Matt. 10:34–42

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St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles
2026-06-29

Barber Scholarship application deadline
2026-06-30

Summer Carillon Concert
2026-06-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Exterior Sites Main Quad, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Carillonneur
Lucas Dong, Shanghai, China

Program

TITLE
COMPOSER

1
Spectrum, from “Kaleidoscope”
M. Van den Gheyn (1721-1785)

2
Preludio No. 6
Matthis Vanden Gheyn (1721-85)

3
Aria Hexafonica, from Suite II
Henk Badings (1907-87)

4
June – Barcarolle, from “The Seasons”, Op. 37a
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840-93), arr. Carlo van Ulft

5
The Moon Represents My Heart (⽉亮代表我的⼼)
Weng Ching-hsi (1936-2012), arr. Annie Gao

6
Dan yuan ren chang jiu (但願⼈⻑久)
Liang Hung-chih (1957-2004), arr. Lucas Dong

7
July 3, A Hall of Mirrors I. The Stained Glass of Your Chapel II. Stillness and Symmetry
Jenny Olivia Johnson (b. 1978)

8
Into the Glittering World
Connor Chee (b. 1987)

9
Encounters: Mozart meets Mendelssohn (Lieder ohne Worte)
Geert D’hollander (b. 1965)

10
Closest
Jen Wang (b. 1980)

11
Go Down, Moses/Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
African American Spirituals, arr. Dr. Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra

12
America the Beautiful
Samuel A. Ward (1848-1903), arr. Beverly Buchanan

13
Lift Every Voice and Sing
James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) and J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), arr. John Courter

About the carillonneur:

Lucas Dong is a rising fourth-year undergraduate student carillonneur at the University of Chicago. Originally from Shanghai, China, he learned about the carillon as an instrument when he arrived at the University of Chicago in 2023 and has since been studying with university carillonneur Alex Johnson. On the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon, he aims to present to the community music that comes from different cultures and communities. Additionally, he has visited carillons in North America and Europe, including the Yale Memorial Carillon, which he played during his research internship in summer 2025. Academically, he majors in physics and chemistry, hoping to further serve the community by attending medical school. His research focuses on the intersections between biophysical experiments and molecular dynamics simulations. Between school and carillon, he particularly enjoys connecting with the histories and people of different neighborhoods in Chicago through poetry, jogging, visiting museums and community service.

Siebert Lutheran Foundation application deadline
2026-07-01

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 9)
2026-07-05
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 9)

FIRST READING
Zech. 9:9–12

PSALM
Ps. 145:1–14

EPISTLE
Rom. 7:14–25a

GOSPEL
Matt. 11:25–30

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Thompson in Baxter, MN
2026-07-07 - 2026-07-08 | Minnesota North District Office, 7264 Fairview, Baxter, MN, 56425, United States
Family Discipleship: Exploring an Effective Partnership of Home and Congregation
This workshop serves pastors and leaders working with a congregations’ children and families in a highly effective approach to raise children in the faith, beginning at baptism and continuing into adulthood. It is biblically guided and confessionally grounded, serving churches of any size (one child through 500+). It can reignite Sunday schools and enhance catechetical programs and youth ministries.
The family discipleship approach taught by Dr. Thompson is based on clear biblical teaching, Lutheran Confessional instruction from Martin Luther’s catechisms and the Smalcald Articles, and is grounded in research, including the 2017 Millennial Research study. It showed that only one in five youth raised in LCMS congregations remain active in churches into young adulthood. Pastors learn how to equip parents and households in a Gospel-centered and forgiveness-focused strategy to fulfill their vocations. It looks to the home as formational with important habits, practices, and spiritual conversations, and emphasizes the faith life of parents as key in this work.
It also demonstrates what congregational ministries should and should not do per God’s calling. It avoids the pitfalls of inadvertently turning pastors into surrogate parents and the opposite problem of expecting parents to do the work of pastors. This approach helps each vocation and location—the Christian home and congregation—do what God has called and equipped them to do well in raising children in the faith to remain in the faith.
View a Concordia Seminary, St. Louis chapel sermon on the Table of Duties by Dr. Thompson on this topic. Listen to a podcast discussion on the Family Discipleship Initiative directed by Thompson in partnership with Dr. Todd Biermann of Concordia Center for the Family.

Dr. Mart Thompson
Associate Professor of Practical Theology, and Director of Specific Ministry Pastor Program
Dr. W. Mart Thompson is Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Director of the Family Discipleship Initiative at Concordia Seminary. His work is addressing curricular needs in pastoral formation to improve faith transmission to children. He has written a new book being published by Concordia Publishing House due out at the end of June, 2026: Family Discipleship with Christ: A Map of God’s Promises in Congregations and Families. (Guest chapters are provided by Dr. John T. Pless on Luther’s Small Catechism in the home and by Dr. Ely Prieto on multiethnic family discipleship. Dr. Robert Kolb has written the Foreword.)

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DAY
TIME

Tuesday, July 7
1-8 p.m.

Wednesday, July 8
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: June 23, 2026
Location contact: District President Brady Finnern

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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10)
2026-07-12
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10)

FIRST READING
Is. 55:10–13

PSALM
Ps. 65:(1–8) 9–13

EPISTLE
Rom. 8:12–17

GOSPEL
Matt. 13:1–9, 18–23

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Fickenscher in York, NE
2026-07-14 - 2026-07-16 | Emmanuel Lutheran Church (York, NE), 806 N. Beaver Ave., York, NE, 68467, United States
And He Spoke Many Things to Them in Parables
The parables of Jesus are among the most beloved passages of Scripture yet are notoriously difficult to interpret. What, exactly, are these parables? Are they “earthly stories with a heavenly meaning”? How should we read and apply them faithfully as Christians in our lives today? This workshop will first explore what kind of stories parables are. Then, we will construct a method for reading them that is faithful to their literary form and that all God’s people can use. Finally, we will apply the method and walk through multiple parables together to see how Jesus uses this literary form to teach us more about who He is and what it means to belong to His kingdom.

Dr. James Fickenscher
Assistant professor of Exegetical Theology
Dr. James Fickenscher is assistant professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He’s a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Evangelical Theological Society. He has presented to both organizations on New Testament Greek Linguistics and the Pastoral Epistles. His areas of interest include New Testament Greek syntax and linguistics, hermeneutics of the New Testament, the intersection of biblical studies and mental health, the Pauline Corpus, and especially the letters of Timothy and Titus.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Tuesday, July 14
1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, July 15
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Thursday, July 16
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: June 30, 2026
Location contact: Pastor Mike Neidow

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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 11)
2026-07-19
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 11)

FIRST READING
Is. 44:6–8

PSALM
Ps. 119:57–64

EPISTLE
Rom. 8:18–27

GOSPEL
Matt. 13:24–30, 36–43

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St. Mary Magdalene
2026-07-22

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Hensley in Salina, KS
2026-07-23 - 2026-07-25 | Trinity Lutheran Church (Salina, KS), 702 S. 9th Street, Salina, KS, 67401, United States
The Book of Psalms and the Christ
Our Lord often quoted the Psalms and said that they testify about Him (Luke 24:27; John 5:39). In doing so, Jesus confirmed the Psalter’s prophetic witness about Himself as Israel’s coming Messiah. In this workshop, we will consider how the Psalter’s arrangement contributes to the Psalms’ rich picture of the Christ as Triumphant King, Royal Son, Suffering Servant, Priestly Mediator and Leader of Praise to the Father. We also will explore some of the manifold ways we hear Christ speaking in the Psalms as He identifies with sinners, announces God’s grace to them and enjoins them to join Him in prayer, praise and thanksgiving to God.

Dr. Adam Hensley
Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology
Dr. Adam Hensley is associate professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Previously, he served as professor at Australian Lutheran College (ALC) in North Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia, a college of the University of Divinity (2017-22), where he taught in the area of Old Testament studies and served as dean of chapel. He is known internationally for his work on covenant theology in the Psalms and is currently working on a commentary on Psalms 101-150. Dr. Hensley is also the author of “Covenant Relationships and the Editing of the Hebrew Psalter,” and serves as Old Testament editor for the “Concordia Commentary” series.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Thursday, July 23
1-4 p.m.

Friday, July 24
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday, July 25
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: July 9, 2026
Location contact: Pastor Dennis Kootz

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St. James the Elder, Apostle
2026-07-25

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12)
2026-07-26
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12)

FIRST READING
Deut. 7:6–9

PSALM
Ps. 125

EPISTLE
Rom. 8:28–39

GOSPEL
Matt. 13:44–52

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Faith and Writing Workshop
2026-07-28 - 2026-07-30 | Wyneken Hall 101, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary’s Faith and Writing Workshop explores various forms of creative writing — starting a blog, creating a sermon or devotion, “traditional” forms of creative writing (story, nonfiction, drama, poetry) — and everything in between. Attention will be given to social media and new forms of expression, with ample time provided for creative exercises.
Registration: $190
Seminary Student: $95
Registration deadline: July 13, 2026
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California-Nevada-Hawaii District LLL Scholarship application deadline
2026-08-01

Pamela Ann Prevallet Hymn Writing Competition application deadline
2026-08-01

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 13)
2026-08-02
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 13)

FIRST READING
Is. 55:1–5

PSALM
Ps. 136:1–9 (23–26)

EPISTLE
Rom. 9:1–5 (6–13)

GOSPEL
Matt. 14:13–21

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Lewis in Wartburg, TN
2026-08-03 - 2026-08-05 | St. Paul Lutheran Church (Wartburg, TN), 222 S. Church St., Wartburg, TN, 37887, United States
Reading and Preaching the Gospel of Mark
This workshop will provide an overview of the narrative and Christology of Mark’s Gospel, with insights into how to preach the Markan pericopes in Series B of the three-year lectionary.

Dr. David Lewis
Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology, Director of the Master of Divinity and Residential Alternate Route Programs, Student Association Adviser, and Dr. Jack Dean Kingsbury Professor of New Testament Theology
Dr. David Lewis is an associate professor of Exegetical Theology, director of the Master of Divinity and Residential Alternate Route Programs, Student Association adviser, and the Dr. Jack Dean Kingsbury Professor of New Testament Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. His areas of interest and expertise include biblical Greek, hermeneutics and the Synoptic Gospels—particularly the Gospel of Mark.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, Aug. 3
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 4
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 5
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: July 20, 2026
Location contact: Pastor David Graves

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Eatherton in Sheboygan, WI
2026-08-03 - 2026-08-05 | Trinity Lutheran Church (Sheboygan, WI), 824 Wisconsin Ave., Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Faith Formation Through Music and Worship
Many forces are vying for the attention of our youth — movies, social media, friends, the internet. What are we as parents, teachers, pastors and church leaders to do? Our children will be formed as they grow up. It is our duty as caretakers to ensure that what forms them is the Word of God. The music and worship of the church always have been significant ways to inculcate the faith into children. In the 21st century, the church has produced many resources for parents, teachers and children to continue this educational process. Come and learn how your congregation can facilitate the formation of children both at home and at church with practices that are important and lasting.

Dr. Samuel Eatherton
Assistant Professor of Practical Theology, Kantor and The Kreft Professor for Music Arts
Dr. Samuel Eatherton is assistant professor of Practical Theology, Kantor, and the Kreft Professor for Music Arts at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Previously, he served as Kantor at Trinity Lutheran Church and School in Sheboygan, Wis. (2020-24), leading worship from the organ, directing the church choirs and teaching music in school. Dr. Eatherton served as a co-editor for multiple essays, including “The Gift of Music: Essays on Church Music,” and has written scholarly articles on a variety of church music topics. An accomplished musician, he is also a composer in collections published by Concordia Publishing House, and has conducted and performed organ recitals, hymn festivals and choral concerts.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, Aug. 3
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 4
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 5
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: July 20, 2026
Location contact: Pastor Timothy Mech

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Lay Bible Institute
2026-08-08 10:00 - 15:00 | Sieck Hall 202, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
‘Whose Child is THIS?’ Spiritual Formation Through Worship and Music
Join Dr. Samuel Eatherton, the Kreft Professor for Music Arts, for ‘Whose Child is THIS?’ Spiritual Formation Through Worship and Music. This workshop will explore how music, coupled with the Word of God, has engaged and formed hearts and minds for good since the beginning of time and throughout the history of the Christian church — and it continues to shape Christians today.

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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 14)
2026-08-09
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 14)

FIRST READING
Job 38:4–18

PSALM
Ps. 18:1–6 (7–16)

EPISTLE
Rom. 10:5–17

GOSPEL
Matt. 14:22–33

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SMP Summer Session ends
2026-08-10

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Lewis in Hays, KS
2026-08-10 - 2026-08-12 | Messiah Lutheran Church (Hays, KS), 2000 Main Street, Hays, KS, 67601, United States
Reading and Preaching the Gospel of Mark
This workshop will provide an overview of the narrative and Christology of Mark’s Gospel, with insights into how to preach the Markan pericopes in Series B of the three-year lectionary.

Dr. David Lewis
Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology, Director of the Master of Divinity and Residential Alternate Route Programs, Student Association Adviser, and Dr. Jack Dean Kingsbury Professor of New Testament Theology
Dr. David Lewis is an associate professor of Exegetical Theology, director of the Master of Divinity and Residential Alternate Route Programs, Student Association adviser and the Dr. Jack Dean Kingsbury Professor of New Testament Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. His areas of interest and expertise include biblical Greek, hermeneutics and the Synoptic Gospels—particularly the Gospel of Mark.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, Aug. 10
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 11
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 12
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: July 27, 2026
Location contact: Pastor Michael Schmidt

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Elowsky in Macungie, PA
2026-08-10 - 2026-08-12 | Concordia Lutheran Church (Macungie, PA), 2623 Brookside, Macungie, PA, 18062, United States
The Apostolic Fathers
A study of the primary literature of the Apostolic Fathers with application to the life of the church today. The study will primarily focus on the texts themselves, with attention given to issues of authorship, dating, the integrity of the text and the occasion for the writing, as well as major theological, ecclesiological and social issues that the writings address, such as martyrdom, church order, orthodoxy and heresy, and early Christian rituals.

Dr. Joel Elowsky
Professor of Historical Theology, Dean of Advanced Studies, Director of the Center for the Study of Early Christian Texts, and Frank and Valerie Fuerst Professor of Historical Theology
Dr. Joel Elowsky is professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He also is the director of the Seminary’s Center for the Study of Early Christian Texts and is a researcher for the Center for Early African Christianity at the Oden House in New Haven, Conn. He has been a faculty member at Concordia Seminary since 2014. His interests and areas of expertise include early church studies, the history of exegesis, mission work and African Christianity.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, Aug. 10
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 11
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 12
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: July 27, 2026
Location contact: District President W.R. Vinovskis

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Maxwell in St. Louis, MO
2026-08-10 - 2026-08-12 | Presidents Room, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
It’s Greek to Me! A Greek Immersion Workshop
This workshop is designed to increase fluency in reading the New Testament in Greek by giving students experience listening to and speaking Koine Greek. It is similar to an “immersion experience” in modern languages. The course assumes that the students have learned Koine Greek at some point, but their Greek may be rusty. The workshop also is appropriate for those whose Greek is in good shape but who want to get even better at it.

Dr. David Maxwell
Professor of Systematic Theology, Chairman of the Department of Systematic Theology, and Louis A. Fincke and Anna B. Shine Professor of Systematic Theology
Dr. David R. Maxwell is the Louis A. Fincke and Anna B. Shine Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. His primary research interest is the early church, particularly the Christological controversies of the fourth through sixth centuries. He also works in the field of patristic exegesis and recently produced a translation of “Cyril of Alexandria’s Commentary on John” (InterVarsity Press), as well as “Cyril of Alexandria’s Commentaries on Romans, 1-2 Corinthians and Hebrews” (InterVarsity Press). He has delivered a number of presentations on Lutheran identity, both in the United States and in Indonesia. Additionally, he has written on the theological symbolism in the organ music of J.S. Bach and has produced organ videos on the topic.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, Aug. 10
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 11
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 12
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Student fee: $75
Registration deadline: July 27, 2026
Location contact: Erika Petsch

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ODS Summer Session ends
2026-08-11

Summer Greek ends
2026-08-14
