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February 2022
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February
Justice Opportunity: Documentary + Discussion on “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song”
Sun., Feb. 13 @ 10am & Sun., Feb. 27 @ 5pm - Sign up here! "The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song" is a moving series that traces the 400-year-old story of the Black church in America, all the way down to its bedrock role as the site of African American survival and grace, organizing and resilience, thriving and testifying, autonomy and freedom, solidarity and speaking truth to power. A small group of our community will…
September 2022
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September
Service Opportunity: Food Prep at Shobi’s Table
Sat., Sept. 24 @ 3:30pm | We'll carpool together to Shobi's Table in St. Paul! | RSVP here! Our first service opportunity of the semester! Shobi's Table is a pay-as-you-can food truck that serves delicious + homemade lunches to all in St. Paul. We'll be helping them food prep and get ready for the coming week. We need to let them know how many people we're bringing so RSVP to let us know you're coming!
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September
Queerness as Calling: Dinner + Discussion with Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tanis
Join Professor Justin Sabia-Tanis for a conversation about queerness and gender identity as calling.
October 2022
11
October
Coming Out Day Blessings on Campus
Come celebrate National Coming Out Day and our LGBTQIA+ siblings by finding us on campus to receive a glitter blessing!
January 2023
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January
LCM Spring Break: Alternative Spring Break in New Orleans – Sign up Deadline!
Sign up by January 20! This spring break, journey with us down south to the lively and historic city of New Orleans to serve, learn, play, and grow together in community! We'll be leaning into the racial justice + liberation work + history happening in the city, and learning how faith communities in New Orleans are active in these justice movements. Our time together will roughly be split between serving, active learning and reflection, and enjoying the great music, food, and cultural scene in NOLA!
April 2023
12
April
Spirituality, Resilience, and the Climate Crisis w/ Prof. Kelly Sherman-Conroy
Join Native Theologian, Professor Kelly Sherman-Conroy, for a conversation on the intersections of resilience and spirituality, especially as it relates to living amidst and caring about creation. She'll share her story and perspective as an Indigenous woman, and invite you into considering the ways that your traditions and cultures might be a source of resilience. We'll share dinner and conversation at 6:15pm, and then begin our conversation at 6:30pm.
October 2023
11
October
Coming Out Day Blessings
On National Coming Out Day, LCM staff and student leaders will be out on the Mall giving out blessings to celebrate our queer siblings, and recognizing the joys and complexities of coming out. We'll also have a themed craft for you to join in! Come find us and receive/give a blessing this day!
11
October
Community Dinner + Conversation: Christian Gender Diversity & Opening Doors for Everyone
Join Austen Hartke, author of "Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians," for a journey through the lives of several "gender outsiders" in scripture and Christian history. Come see what it can look like to be a gender-expansive person of faith, and find out how theology from LGBTQIA+ communities expands understanding and belonging for everyone! All students can join us -- simply RSVP to dana@umnlutheran.org to let us know you're coming so we can have enough food!
November 2023
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November
LCM Spring Break 2024: Reconciliation and Renewal in Northern Ireland
We live in a culture where everyone seems to be 'dug in,' defensive about their values, and deeply suspicious of anyone who does not share them. We are divided along lines of politics, religion, geography, race, and class. We long to connect with others, and still, we hold our values for a reason - they are deeply held, formed over a lifetime, and informed by our religious traditions. Is it even possible to build and sustain relationships across lines of…
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November
Community Dinner + Conversation: An Open Conversation about Loving Our Neighbor
Whether on our social media feeds, through the news, or our daily lives, we as humans bear witness to suffering all around us. Recently, the Presiding Bishop of the ELCA, Elizabeth Eaton said that "God has called us to be a people who stand with others amid suffering" -- As people of faith, how can we engage the world, in all its joy and beauty, heartbreak and suffering, without growing numb or turning to despair? How can we stand with our neighbors in suffering, while also caring for ourselves along the way? Why as Christians is this an important part of our call?