Vocatio: High School
2024-06-22 - 2024-06-29 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
High school men and women entering grades ninth through 12th can explore God’s calling and direction for them during Vocatio: High School. Registration closes May 24. The registration fee is $100 per participant.

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Summer begins
2024-06-21

Reduced Residency Advanced Studies (S.T.M./Ph.D.) courses end
2024-06-21

Summer Carillon Concert
2024-06-18 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Carillonneur
Jim Fackenthal – Chicago, Ill.
Program

TITLE
COMPOSER

1
Suite I pour le ClavecinAndanteMenuetto IMenuetto IIVivace
Matthais van den Gheyn (1721-85)(arr. Leen ‘t Hart)

2
Three pieces for Vihuella“Mille Regres”Variations on “Guardama las Vacas”“Tres Alerencias por Otra Parte”
Luys de Narvaez (1526-49)Arr. David CaldwellArr. Arie AbbenesArr. Arie Abbenes

3
Three pieces“Destine”“The Bronze Waltz”“Path of the Sun”
Frank DellaPenna (1951-)

4
Scottish folk melody settings“We’ll Meet by the Dusky Glen”“John Anderson, My Jo”“My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose”“Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon”
Traditional, arr. Ronald BarnesRobert Burns, arr. John KnoxRobert Burns, arr. John Knox“Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon” Traditional, arr. Sally Slade Warner

5
“Jubilate for Carillon”SonataAria e FugatoRondo
Ennis Fruhauf (1944-)

About the Carillonneur
Jim Fackenthal began carillon studies at the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y., with David Caldwell in the mid-1980s. In 1986, he passed the carillonneur’s exam in Ottawa, Canada. He played the two carillons in Bloomington, Ind., for seven years, then moved to Chicago, Ill., in 1993, where he became the assistant/associate carillonneur at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. He is now a cancer researcher and associate professor of biological sciences at Benedictine University and performs carillon recitals throughout the United States. Additionally, he is the carillonneur at St. Chrysostom’s Church in Chicago and serves on the carillon performance team for the Naperville Park District. As a member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA), Fackenthal has served in several capacities, including examination juror, board member, Associate Carillonneur Exam Committee chair and co-editor of the newsletter “Carillon News.”

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Nafzger in Tonawanda, NY
2024-06-17 - 2024-06-19 | First Trinity Lutheran Church, 1570 Niagara Falls Blvd., Tonawanda, NY, 14150, United States
The Communal Shape of the Christian Life: Preaching From, In and Toward Community in an Age of Individualism
There is no such thing as an individual Christian if we take seriously one Baptism by one Spirit into one body (Eph. 4:4-6). Indeed, to believe in Jesus is to belong to the community of believers that includes all Christians of all times and places — including specific congregational members. But therein lies the problem. Many believers find themselves detached, disconnected and alone — even if they attend worship regularly. This is a cultural problem, too. Harvard Magazine recently addressed the more problematic “The Loneliness Pandemic” (2021), and The National Academy of the Sciences has begun measuring health based on a new “Social Frailty Index” (2023). These secular authorities are noticing what we, in the church, recognize to be a theological problem. As Concordia Seminary Professor of Systematic Theology Dr. Charles Arand put it, we Lutherans are often “ecclesiologically challenged” (Concordia Journal, 2008). But Lutherans also have the theological and biblical resources to rediscover our communal identity and help Christians grow closer together in faith and life. Central to this task is our preaching. In this workshop, we will:

Consider the causes, both philosophical and practical, of the rampant individualism infecting our culture and church.
Take a close look at how preaching has unintentionally contributed to the problem.
Discuss specific ways in which our teaching and preaching can foster a more communal life in the congregation.

This workshop includes an opportunity for preachers to review and reimagine some of their recent sermons to see how they could more intentionally build community in their congregations.

Dr. Peter Nafzger
Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Director of Student Life at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Peter Nafzger is associate professor of Practical Theology and director of student life at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He has been a faculty member since 2016. He is a gifted theologian and speaker who manifests what is best about The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). Nafzger joined the faculty here after serving as a pastor for nine years in Minnesota. While in Minnesota, he served as a leader, and continues to do so in planning of the LCMS Youth Gathering. His dissertation, and hence his expertise, centers on a Lutheran approach and the use of Scripture over and against the fundamentalist approaches that often dominate American Christianity.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 17
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 18
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 19
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: June 3, 2024
Location contact: Rev. John Pingel

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Summer Greek begins
2024-06-17

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6)
2024-06-16
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6)

FIRST READING
Ezek. 17:22–24

PSALM
Ps. 1

EPISTLE
2 Cor. 5:1–10 (11–17)

GOSPEL
Mark 4:26–34

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Father’s Day
2024-06-16

Flag Day
2024-06-14

Seminary Guild Board Meeting
2024-06-12 09:30 - 12:30 | Hasse Library – Library 112, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States

Summer Carillon Concert
2024-06-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Carillonneur
John Widmann – Frederick, Md.
Program

TITLE
COMPOSER

1
Hymn for this weekend: “Webb”
George Webb (1803-87); arr. Richard Giszczak (1948-)

2
Prelude in D-minor “Unwritten”
Jef Denyn (1862-1941)

3
Original Carillon Compositions“Dream for Carillon”“Toccata Festivole”“Fantasy on Ave Maris Stella”
Naoto Ohmasa (1954-)John Courter (2010-)John Widmann (1963-)

4
For Ukraine:“Marigolds” Ukrainian folk songUkraine National Anthem
arr. Iryna RiabchunMykhailo Verbytsky (1815-70); Iryna Riabchun

5
European transcriptions:Aria, op. 51, for organAprès un Rêve, Opus 7, No. 1Preludium (oorspr. g-klein)
Flor Peeters (1903-86); arr. WidmannGabriël Fauré (1845-1924); arr. Midori ConnemanMatthias vanden Gheyn (1721-85); arr. Koen van Assche (1967-)

6
Popular tunes:“Make You Feel My Love”“Riders on the Storm”“She’s Always a Woman to Me”
Bob Dylan (1941-); arr. van AsscheThe Doors; arr. John Widmann (1963-)Billy Joel (1949-); arr. Luc Rombouts (1962-)

7
“Ballade”
Jef Rottiers (1904-85)

8
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Francis Scott Key; arr. Gordon Slater

About the Carillonneur
John Widmann, city carillonneur for Frederick, Md., plays recitals year-round every Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on the Joseph Dill Baker Carillon in Baker Park. He has held that position for 32 years. Widmann graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and completed a Master of Music from Towson University in 2011. He earned his diploma, “met Onderscheding” (cum laude) at the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen, Belgium (2021-22). He retired two years ago from Frederick County Public Schools where he was a general/vocal music teacher. He also is the organist and choirmaster at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Potomac, Md. Widmann became a carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America in 1996 and is a former member of the national board for that organization. He maintains an active concert schedule, plays frequently throughout the United States and also gives recitals in Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, England, Canada and the Netherlands Antilles. He lives in Frederick with his wife and, sometimes, their two grown children.

St. Barnabas, Apostle
2024-06-11

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Filipek in Mentor, OH
2024-06-10 - 2024-06-12 | Faith Lutheran Church (Mentor, OH), 8125 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Faith Formation in a Nominally and Post-Christian World
When the church speaks of “Christian formation,” we tend to speak of a classroom setting: Sunday school, Confirmation class, adult instruction and Bible study. Such a perspective runs the risk of treating the Christian faith as primarily intellectual. When that happens, the church can easily be equated with a K-12 school. Many have a mindset of, “When I have learned everything I need to know, then I can be done with church. Like school, I can graduate, move on and never return.” But the Christian faith is not something we simply learn, regurgitate, graduate and move on from. In this workshop, participants will explore how narrative catechesis can be used to cultivate a love of the one true God and a desire to dwell with Him here in time: weekly in the Divine Service and daily in our respective vocations and in eternity where we “appear with Him in glory” and dwell with Him forever.

Dr. Adam Filipek
Guest Instructor at Concordia Seminary and Adjunct Professor at Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minn.
Dr. Adam Filipek has served as pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidgerwood, N.D., since October 2016. He also serves as an online guest instructor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as well as an adjunct professor of practical theology at Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minn. He is an alumnus of both Concordia Seminary and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 10
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 11
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 12
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: May 27, 2024
Location contact: Dr. Kevin Guynn

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Summer Hebrew begins
2024-06-10

Reduced Residency Advanced Studies (S.T.M./Ph.D.) courses begin
2024-06-10

Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 5)
2024-06-09
Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 5)

FIRST READING
Gen. 3:8–15

PSALM
Ps. 130

EPISTLE
2 Cor. 4:13—5:1

GOSPEL
Mark 3:20–35

Color

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Meyer in Monterey, CA
2024-06-06 - 2024-06-08 | Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Monterey, CA), 800 Cass St., Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
That’ll Preach
During this workshop, countercultural topics from 1 Peter will be discussed and studied. These topics can contribute to thoughtful sermons, Bible class studies and a presence in the community that is noticeably different.

President Emeritus Dr. Dale A. Meyer
President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Dale Meyer is perhaps best known as the former speaker of The Lutheran Hour and also president emeritus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. During those times, he acquired a reputation as one of the best preachers and teachers within The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). Meyer may be less known for his work as a researcher and scholar of the New Testament. However, he is eminently qualified, having received a Ph.D. in classics from Washington University and through his research over the past decade in preparation for writing the commentary on 1 Peter as part of the Concordia Commentary Series from Concordia Publishing House (CPH). This workshop will bring together his research and his engagement with the political culture as a result of the various positions in which he has served.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Thursday, June 6
1-5:30 p.m.

Friday, June 7
9-4 p.m.

Saturday, June 8
9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: May 23, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Josh Schmidt

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Summer Carillon Concert
2024-06-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Carillonneur
Wim Ruitenbeek – Nijkerk, Netherlands
Program

TITLE
COMPOSER

1
“Fantasy ‘Ein Feste Burg’” about the hymn “A Mighty Fortress”
Kristiaan van Ingelgem (1944-2024

2
Air from orchestral suite No. 3 BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

3
“Sonata per il Cembalo Solo” Wq. 65/26AllegroAndanteAllegretto
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-88)

4
“Rivers of Babylon”
“Bridge Over Troubled Water”

Brent Dowe (1946-2006)
Paul Simon (1941-)

5
“Pealing Fire” based on the pentacostal chant “Veni Creator”
Libby Larsen (1950-)

6
“You Raise Me Up”
“Hallelujah”

Rolf Lovland (1955-)
Leonard Cohen (1934-2016)

7
“Rondo ‘La Campanella’” from violin concerto No. 2 in A
N. Paganini (1782-1840)

8
“Lieder Ohne Worte”Opus 38 No. 2, allegro non troppoOpus 53 No. 4, adagioOpus 62 No. 6, allegretto grazioso “Springsong”
F. Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

9
“Passacaglia Antiqua per Campanae”
Geert D’hollander (1965-)

Arrangements for carillon

Jef Rottiers (2,7)
Henry Groen (3)
Wim Ruitenbeek (4,6)
Bernard Winsemius (8)

Original compositions for carillon (1,5, 9)
About the Carillonneur
Wim Ruitenbeek (the Netherlands, 1978) learned to play the carillon from Freek Bakker, city carillonneur, in Nijkerk, the Netherlands. In 2005, he obtained a master’s degree at the Netherlands Carillon School in Amersfoort where he studied with Arie Abbenes and Bernard Winsemius. He then took master classes in interpretation from Geert D’hollander and inspirational lessons in improvisation from Roel Smit. He also studied music education at the Utrecht Conservatory and had organ lessons from Nico Poorter and Wout van Andel. Ruitenbeek worked for many years as a music teacher and choral conductor. He is regular player of the unique glass carillon in Leidsche Rijn in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and also plays the carillonneur in the cities of Harderwijk, Hilversum, Nijkerk, Tiel and Velsen, the Netherlands.

Summer Term begins for ODS Program
2024-06-04

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Landgraf in Salina, KS
2024-06-03 - 2024-06-05 | Trinity Lutheran Church (Salina, KS), 702 S. 9th Street, Salina, KS, 67401, United States
The Beginnings of Genesis and the Genesis of Beginnings
The book of Genesis is, quite literally, foundational for the rest of the Scriptures. Although the text is incredibly ancient, through the words of the text, our Lord still speaks to us today. The not-as-ancient division of the text into chapters and verses may cause the reader or listener to overlook a part of the larger-scale significance and message. A part of the beginning of the biblical book sometimes lays out or, more figuratively, “begets” the upcoming structure of the rest of the book in an attempt to prepare the reader or listener as to what lies ahead. Often, the layout of the tabernacle/temple serves as a memorable progression. During this workshop, examples of this structure of an initial layout will be given from both Testaments and various types of writing. Participants in this workshop may have the opportunity to look at possible literary beginnings in any biblical books they would like to study.

Rev. Paul Landgraf
Pastor, Pilgrim Lutheran Church/Saint John Lutheran Church, Chamois/Drake, Mo.
Rev. Paul Landgraf has served the church in a variety of contexts, from Queens, N.Y., on a 1988-89 vicarage under Dr. Larry Vogel, to rural Missouri, since 2012, at two congregations in the small towns of Drake and Freedom, where the speed limit in both is 50 mph. He received a Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M., 1998), and his thesis included an analysis of Martin Luther’s translation of his favorite Psalm 118. He received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B., 2012) by the exam route with an exegetical major. He currently lives in Eureka, Mo., close enough to frequent the Seminary’s Hasse Library to work on a book that focuses on a Gospel-based structure of the Scriptures.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 3
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 4
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 5
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: May 20, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Dennis Kootz

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Saleska in Valparaiso, IN
2024-06-03 - 2024-06-05 | Immanuel Lutheran Church (Valparaiso, IN), 1700 Monticello Park Drive, Valparaiso, IN, 46383, United States
Poetry, Prophecy, Songs, Prayers: Exploring the Mystery and Beauty of the Psalms
The book Psalms is filled with some of the most beautiful and powerful poetry ever written. The psalms are complex on many different levels. For us to appreciate them, we must read each one slowly and carefully. In this workshop, we take the time to do just that. We read. And while we read we talk, and we reflect together on the truths that the psalms offer, the challenges that they raise and the experiences that they bring. This workshop will offer delightful conversations that center around this central book of the Scriptures.

Dr. Timothy Saleska
Professor of Exegetical Theology; Dean of Ministerial Formation; and the Gustav and Sophie Butterbach Professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Timothy Saleska is professor of Exegetical Theology and dean of Ministerial Formation at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He is writing the Concordia Publishing House (CPH) commentary on Psalms. His devotional reading of the psalms, and drawing upon them for spiritual strength, have been incredibly well-received. Saleska is an engaging speaker who takes a sincere interest in all with whom he comes into contact.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 3
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 4
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 5
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: May 20, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Casey Kegley

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Summer Term begins for SMP Program
2024-06-03

Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 4)
2024-06-02
Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 4)

FIRST READING
Deut. 5:12–15

PSALM
Ps. 81:1–10

EPISTLE
2 Cor. 4:5–12

GOSPEL
Mark 2:23–28 (3:1–6)

Color

W.B. Small Trust application deadline
2024-06-01

The Visitation
2024-05-31

Spring Semester grade deadline
2024-05-30

SMP and ODS Spring Semester grade deadline
2024-05-28

Memorial Day (no classes)
2024-05-27

The Holy Trinity
2024-05-26
The Holy Trinity

FIRST READING
Is. 6:1–8

PSALM
Ps. 29

EPISTLE
Acts 2:14a, 22–36

GOSPEL
John 3:1–17

Color

Summer Term begins for all programs
2024-05-20
