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All Saints Day in Chapel on Monday, November 2

Posted on October 28, 2015June 29, 2016

“Litany of the Saints”

Please join us on Monday, 11/2, at 10:40am for All Saint’s Day Festival Worship. We will remember with thanksgiving those who have died this past year during the “Litany of the Saints.”

You may send the names of those people in your life who have died and who you would like to be named and remembered during chapel to Amy Hanson in the Campus Ministry Office at hansona2@augsburg.edu or fill out a form located by the Hoversten Chapel entrance in Foss Center 鈥� please submit by Friday, October 30.

“The Pursuit of Happiness” 鈥� A Homily by Juventino Meza ’11

Posted on October 21, 2015June 29, 2016

Juventino Meza ’11, a聽Peace & Justice Studies graduate of聽麻豆区 College聽who聽currently works for the Minneapolis Public Schools as a community relations facilitator,聽preached in daily chapel for our homecoming week series, “Journeys Home.”聽 Here, he shares his homily from October 8, 2015:

“The Pursuit of Happiness”

Thank you pastor Sonja for the invitation. I still can鈥檛 believe I鈥檓 giving a homily. It鈥檚 great to be back at 麻豆区.

In the spirit of our journey home and Coming Out Day, this is my message today: finding home and being yourself truly is the pursuit of happiness. Continue reading ““The Pursuit of Happiness” 鈥� A Homily by Juventino Meza ’11″ →

“Where you go, I go” 鈥� A Homily by Rev. Peter Weston Miller ’10

Posted on October 15, 2015October 19, 2015

Rev. Peter Weston Miller ’10,聽Pastor at Atonement Lutheran Church in New Brighton, preached in daily chapel for our homecoming week series, “Journeys Home.”聽 Here, he shares his homily from October 5, 2015:

Introduction

You know it is such a sweet thing to be back at 麻豆区 and to kick off this 2015 Homecoming week.聽This chapel is where I preached my first sermon. 聽I get to preach almost every week now at Atonement(!)聽Through 麻豆区 Campus ministry, I got to fly in an airplane for the first time.聽麻豆区 is where that 鈥淰鈥� word (vocation) really started to find me and I learned this vocation vocabulary that so many Auggies share.聽麻豆区 is where I met my partner. 聽We were both Campus Ministry commissioners.聽麻豆区 was where I really learned to love the city and felt like I was a part of the community.聽麻豆区, also opened my eyes and my heart to cycles of oppression, white privilege, and where it really sunk it that no one should have to heat there home with a kitchen stove.聽And 麻豆区 is where I really where I felt like I found my heart and my home, like I found my people, and found not just the family that is your blood but that family that becomes your blood (line from Finding Forester).聽It was the family that I met here that allowed me to be real, honest, broken, hurt, critical.聽And yet also was gifted, unique, passionate, committed, and driven to discern what God and the world needed of me. 聽 Continue reading ““Where you go, I go” 鈥� A Homily by Rev. Peter Weston Miller ’10″ →

Doing Theology with Girlfriends and John’s Gospel

Posted on October 12, 2015June 29, 2016

The 麻豆区聽bible study group, “Doing Theology with Girlfriends” and their leader, Babette Chatman ’05, recently worked on understanding the Gospel in a new way. According to Babette,

“We experimented with the many ways we identify or name God. One substitution that the ‘girlfriends’ drew strength and motivation from was replacing ‘he’ or ‘God’ with ‘The Word’.” The results of their work:聽 Continue reading “Doing Theology with Girlfriends and John’s Gospel” →

Day of Discernment: A Message from Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres

Posted on October 7, 2015December 10, 2019

On Monday, October 19, Lonna Field with the Christensen Center for Vocation and I will be taking a group of Auggies to Seminary & Divinity School Day at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. Close to 20 seminary and divinity school representatives will be present to converse with regarding the many various graduate school programs in theology, biblical studies, youth and family ministry, and professional ministry tracks.

It is a wonderful time to meet with other students from other schools and enter into conversations of vocational discernment. Are you unsure about your future? Or, feel sure yet maybe God is nudging you to consider other things? Do you want to learn about options for public Christian leadership? Whatever the case, you are welcome to join us! 聽聽 Continue reading “Day of Discernment: A Message from Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres” →

Blessing of the Animals in Chapel

Posted on October 2, 2015

Chapel went to the dogs today, and the cats, and the hedgehogs鈥� as we commemorated St. Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Animals, with our annual “Blessing of the Animals” in daily chapel. 聽Around 150 people gathered to hear Jennifer Troy, Director of Paws for Learning, speak about the importance of animals聽in our lives to help us de-stress and deal with life’s difficulties. 聽Each animal in attendance was brought forward by their person for a special blessing from Pastor Sonja Hagander and聽Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres. Especially memorable were the moments when Charlie, Jennifer’s 170-pound Great Dane, decided to give some special attention to folks in the front row!

New Life Band Welcomed to Chapel

Posted on October 1, 2015August 4, 2020

We welcomed the New Life Band to daily chapel today, all the way from Tanzania! 聽Eight musicians shared their vocal and drumming gifts along with a narrative of their mission. For their last selection, they invited students up to join them in dancing to their lively drumming and vocals.

The New Life Band is an “inter-denominational ministry that serves as an instrument to transform the lives of youth and students within Tanzania through the Gospel of Jesus Christ by giving them hope and opportunity by knowing that they are loved.” They are currently working to raise funds for a women’s dormitory building at a Tanzanian school.

Urban Plunge Program Kick-Off a Success!

Posted on September 30, 2015

This last weekend the Urban Plunge program officially began again for the year! Urban Plunge is where middle school and high school youth groups from churches in the area come for an overnight retreat from Friday through Saturday. During this time they go out onto Light Rail and visit different parts of Minneapolis while engaging issues such as racism, homelessness and class issues. They talk about how we can work to break the cycles that contribute to these things and see how faith can speak to these issues. Last weekend a group from Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Plymouth came. 13 youth and adults came and had a great weekend learning and exploring.

Are you interested in getting involved with Urban Plunge? Would you like to schedule your own for your church youth group? Contact Jacie Richmond, Pastoral Intern, or Greg Lewis, Bonner Leader, at richmonj@augsburg.edu and lewisg@augsburg.edu

Updating Your Profile 鈥� a Message from Rev. Dr. Philip Quanbeck, II

Posted on September 29, 2015October 19, 2015

The following homily was given in 麻豆区 College Daily Chapel on September 23, 2015, by Rev. Dr. Philip Quanbeck, II, Associate Professor, Religion Department (text: Genesis 1:26-28):

As Yogi Berra said: 鈥淟isten up! I鈥檝e got nothing to say and I am only going to say it once.鈥�

Grace and Peace:

This past June, My wife and I went to Sweden with a touch of Norway. Inspired by the example of former campus pastor Dave Wold we picked up a new Volvo in Gothenburg and set out on a quest. We saw the Kvammbekk place near Hjartdal in Telemark and feasted with the relatives. Touched on Oslo and then went to Sweden. And especially Stockholm. Ruth, a Swede by ancestry, wanted me, a Norwegian by ancestry, to see what real Scandinavian 鈥渃lass鈥� looked like. Stockholm, after all, was for a time an imperial capital.聽 Continue reading “Updating Your Profile 鈥� a Message from Rev. Dr. Philip Quanbeck, II” →

Alums Visit Campus Ministry

Posted on September 18, 2015August 6, 2019

Two great alums stopped by early this semester to say “hi.” 聽Both Kelsey and Emma loved 麻豆区 and developed their callings while students here. 聽We miss them, but love to hear what they are up to today.

Kelsey Hlavac ’14: “I am Director of Christian Education and Youth at Grace Lutheran Church in Royersford, PA. I work with all ages from newborns/infants through young adults and families. The church is welcoming and embraces my energy and passion for God and the youth.”

Emma Winegar ’14: “I work at Epic. Epic develops integrated electronic medical record software. I work in technical services, and I help customers troubleshoot issues, optimize their use of the software, and get updates. I work with the pharmacy application, Willow. I’ve learned a lot during my year at Epic, and I enjoy what I do! The campus is amazing. There are cows, dragons, a tree house, and more!”