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

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

Summer Hebrew begins
2024-06-10

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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St. Barnabas, Apostle
2024-06-11

Summer Carillon Concert
2024-06-11 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

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

Flag Day
2024-06-14

Father’s Day
2024-06-16

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

Color

Summer Greek begins
2024-06-17

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 Carillon Concert
2024-06-18 19:00 - 20:00 | 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.”

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

Summer begins
2024-06-21

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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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7)
2024-06-23
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7)

FIRST READING
Job 38:1–11

PSALM
Ps. 124

EPISTLE
2 Cor. 6:1–13

GOSPEL
Mark 4:35–41

Color

Nativity of St. John the Baptist
2024-06-24

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Elowsky in Bourbonnais, IL
2024-06-24 - 2024-06-26 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Bourbonnais, IL), 1780 Career Center Road, Bourbonnais, IL, 60914, United States
An Introduction to the Early Church
Many people are unfamiliar with the early church and its contributions to what we believe, teach and confess today. Lutherans and Protestants more generally assume that after the time of the apostles, errors crept into church theology and teaching, which only got worse as the years passed. Most Christians will happily skip over the early church and jump to the Reformation when the pure Gospel was rediscovered, assuming that previous ages were in error. This neglects the fact that the Holy Spirit has a history throughout the life of His church. This also has often led the present-day church not only to repeat the errors against which the early church successfully fought but also to neglect the roots of existence, which can help the church navigate our postmodern world. This workshop will help introduce the participants to some of the key figures and issues prevalent in the early church and will explore their relevance to the church of the 21st century.

Dr. Joel Elowsky
Professor of Historical Theology; Dean of Advanced Studies; Director of the Center for the Study of Early Christian Texts; Coordinator of International Seminary Exchange Programs; and the Frank and Valerie Fuerst Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Joel Elowsky is professor of Historical Theology, dean of Advanced Studies and coordinator of International Seminary Exchange Programs 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. Elowsky has cultivated relationships across the Christian spectrum as a result of his years of work with Dr. Thomas Oden and the Early Christian Commentary Series. In that work he has done great service in helping the church today appropriate its ancient heritage that served as a foundation for Reformation theology. His work dovetails nicely with the cutting-edge research of the history of exegesis of others at the Seminary.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 24
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 25
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 26
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: June 10, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Roger Drinnon

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SMP & GPC intensive courses
2024-06-24 - 2024-06-28

Summer Carillon Concert
2024-06-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Carillonneur
Wade FitzGerald – Bryn Mawr, Penn.
Program

TITLE
COMPOSER

A Baroque Introduction

“Prelude No. 4 in D minor”From the De Gruytters Carillon Book (1746)Allegro (No. 184)
Matthias van den Gheyn (1721-85)

From Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147“Jesu bleibet meine Freude” (“Jesus, Joy of Man’s Desiring”)
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)arr. Albert Gerken

Around the World in Three Islands

Ireland “Sheebeg and Sheemore”
Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738)arr. Wade FitzGerald

Japan “Haru no Umi” (The Sea in Spring)
Michio Miyagi (1894-1956)arr. Hisako Konno

Puerto Rico “El Coquí”
José Ignacio Quintón (1881-1925)arr. Carlos Colón-Ortiz

Dancing Bells

“Gaudí’s Chimneys: Whimsical Dances for Carillon”The Undulating Chimneys of Casa BatllóThe Mushroom Chimneys of Park GüellThe Geometric Chimneys of Güell Palace
John Courter (1941-2010)

“Bell Canto”“Air and Dance”“Gran Vals”
Geert D’hollander (1965-)Alice Gomez (1960-)Francisco Tárrega (1858-1909)

American Folk Songs

“Shenandoah”“Take Me Home, Country Roads”
arr. Milford MyhreJohn Denver (1943-97)arr. Carlo van Ulft

About the Carillonneur
Wade FitzGerald earned a Master of Music in organ performance in May 2024 at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Ind., where he studied with Dr. Christopher Young while also serving as the university carillonist and associate instructor of carillon from 2022-24. A native of Tampa, Fla., FitzGerald started piano lessons at age 5. He enrolled at the University of Florida (UF) in 2015 and began studying the carillon with Dr. Laura Ellis the following year. During college, he worked as a substitute pianist at several churches and as an accompanist for the Gainesville Youth Chorus. FitzGerald was inducted into the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America in 2019 and graduated from UF shortly thereafter with bachelor’s degrees in music and biology. In 2020, FitzGerald served for five months as Blanchard Carillon Fellow at Bok Tower in Lake Wales, Fla., where he studied with award-winning carillonneur and composer Geert D’hollander. In 2021, FitzGerald moved to Pennsylvania, where he began playing the carillon and studying organ with Jeffrey Brillhart at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church. Outside of his studies, FitzGerald enjoys hiking, nature photography, reading (particularly cosmic horror), catching snakes and learning languages.

St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles
2024-06-29

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8)
2024-06-30
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8)

FIRST READING
Lam. 3:22–33

PSALM
Ps. 30

EPISTLE
2 Cor. 8:1–9, 13–15

GOSPEL
Mark 5:21–43

Color

No SMP or ODS courses due to July 4 holiday
2024-07-01 - 2024-07-02

Independence Day
2024-07-04

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 9)
2024-07-07
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 9)

FIRST READING
Ezek. 2:1–5

PSALM
Ps. 123

EPISTLE
2 Cor. 12:1–10

GOSPEL
Mark 6:1–13

Color

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Peter in York, NE
2024-07-08 - 2024-07-10 | Emmanuel Lutheran Church (York, NE), 806 N Beaver Ave., York, NE, 68467, United States
Decoding the Apocalypse: Study of the Book of Revelation
The title of the last book of the Bible is translated as “Revelation,” but its original title was “Apocalypse.” This word literally means “the unveiling.” The purpose of this book of the Bible is to unveil the purposes of God in human history. For many people, however, it remains veiled — an obscure, mysterious and confusing book. A reason many people do not understand the Apocalypse is that it is written in coded language that can only be interpreted by decoding its symbolism. This study will look at the most significant coded symbols of the book and the keys to their interpretation, providing a broad sweep of the major themes and message of Revelation so participants can better understand this book of the Bible. This “unveiling” will enable you to see Christ, His church and history (past, present and future) in a whole new light.

Dr. David Peter
Professor of Practical Theology, Dean of Faculty and Alumni Relations Adviser at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. David Peter has led well-received lay studies on the book of Revelation and also has recently published a book on leading mid-sized congregations, Maximizing the Midsize Church: Effective for Leadership for Fruitful Mission and Ministry (CPH). Those who know him recognize that he brings a solid theological understanding of the church to the topic as well as an openness to how we live out our Lutheran ecclesiology in the world today.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, July 8
1-4 p.m.

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

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, July 10
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: June 24, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Mike Neidow

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Golden in Santa Fe, NM
2024-07-08 - 2024-07-10 | Immanuel Lutheran Church (Santa Fe, NM), 209 East Barcelona Road, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
What Can Eighth Century B.C. Prophets Teach the 21st Century?
Separated by nearly three millennia and significant cultural differences, the great prophets of the eighth century B.C. — Isaiah, Micah, Amos, Hosea and Jonah — can seem a world apart. Yet the Spirit remains active in the word they delivered that we would be strengthened in the faith. We will consider the eighth century B.C. prophets in their original context, compare that context to our own and apply the word of the Lord that they delivered afresh to our own day.

Dr. Kevin Golden
Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology and Dean of the Theological Research and Publication at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Kevin Golden is associate professor of Exegetical Theology and dean of Theological Research and Publication at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He joined the faculty in 2021. He is the author of LifeLight: Minor Prophets (Concordia Publishing House, 2009) and is a frequent contributor to the Concordia Theological Quarterly and Concordia Pulpit Resources.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, July 8
1-4 p.m.

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

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, July 10
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: June 24, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Doug Escue

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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10)
2024-07-14
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10)

FIRST READING
Amos 7:7–15

PSALM
Ps. 85:(1–7) 8–13

EPISTLE
Eph. 1:3–14

GOSPEL
Mark 6:14–29

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Lessing in West Fargo, ND
2024-07-15 - 2024-07-17 | St. Andrew Lutheran Church (West Fargo, ND), 1005 First Street East, West Fargo, ND, 58078, United States
In the Beginning: Studies in Genesis
Who hasn’t had questions about creation, humanity’s fall into sin, the first promise of a Savior, Noah’s flood, and the entity Jacob wrestled with all night? And then there’s Joseph’s story. It takes up the book’s last 14 chapters. What’s that all about? This workshop — based, in part, upon the presenter’s forthcoming Concordia Publishing House (CPH) commentary on Genesis 12–36 — will help you know Genesis better. In doing so, it also will help you know Jesus better.

Dr. Reed Lessing
Professor of Theology and Ministry and Director of the Center for Biblical Studies at Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minn.
Dr. Reed Lessing is a professor of theology and ministry and director of the Center for Biblical Studies at Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minn. He has served as a seminary professor and parish pastor, combining both vocations in his presentations and writings. Reed has authored several commentaries for Concordia Publishing House — all on Old Testament prophets.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, July 15
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, July 16
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, July 17
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: July 1, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Clark Jahnke

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