The Rev. David V. and Judith Dissen Excellence in the Study of the Lutheran Confessions Scholarship application deadline
2026-05-15 | TX

Commencement
2026-05-15 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary’s Commencement exercises for the 2026 graduating class will take place Friday, May 15, 2026. Events will be available via livestream on Facebook, You Tube and at csl.edu/live.
Theological Diploma Service
10 a.m. CDT in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus
All graduates who have been certified by the Concordia Seminary faculty as eligible to receive calls to serve as pastors or deaconesses in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) will receive theological diplomas. Dr. Timothy Saleska, the Seminary’s Gustav and Sophie Butterbach Professor of Exegetical Theology, will deliver the sermon.
Commencement
7 p.m. CDT in the Main Quadrangle
Certificates, academic degrees and honors will be conferred. Rev. Theodore Krey, regional director for the Latin America and the Caribbean region of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, will give the Commencement address.

Seventh Sunday of Easter
2026-05-17 | TX
Seventh Sunday of Easter

FIRST READING
Acts 1:12–26

PSALM
Ps. 68:1–10

EPISTLE
1 Peter 4:12–19; 5:6–11

GOSPEL
John 17:1–11

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Summer Term begins
2026-05-18 | TX

Deadline for Greek and Hebrew ELCEs for Fall 2026 matriculation
2026-05-18 | TX

CUW/CSL Partnership Course
2026-05-19 16:00 - 17:15 (America/Chicago) | Online
Who Am I? A Christian Response to LGBTQ+
This Continuing Education series brings together three respected scholars and practitioners who have taught and researched extensively in the area of gender and human identity. Through clear, accessible presentations, they will explore gender identity, gender dysphoria, transgender experiences, homosexuality, and related challenges facing the Church today. Grounded in a biblical and confessional understanding of creation, identity, and vocation, the series equips attendees with practical insight and compassionate approaches for engaging and caring for individuals who are questioning their gender identity or who have already transitioned.
The course will be taught via Zoom from 4-5:15 p.m. (CT) Tuesdays, April 14 through May 19, 2026. Participants are required to log in and participate in live online sessions at specified meeting days/times. Offering has fixed start and end dates and regular assignment due dates.
Ms. Caitlin Dinger
MDiv, Theology, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, CA
BA, Education, Theology, Concordia University Portland, OR
Dr. Mark Rockenbach
PhD, Psychology, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN
MA, Counseling, Doane College, Lincoln, NE
MDiv, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO
BA, Concordia College, Seward, NE
Rev. Dr. Kevin E. Voss, DVM, PhD, FCA
PhD, Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University
MDiv, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

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Called to Serve - Oviedo, FL
2026-05-23 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and School (Oviedo, FL), 2021 W. State Road 426, Oviedo, FL, 32765, United States
Please join us for a meal and presentation by Rev. Jesse Kueker, director of Enrollment, on the doctrine of vocation and the status of enrollment at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Who should attend?

Those exploring or interested in pursuing pastoral ministry
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) clergy and laity interested in helping recruit the next generation of church workers

There is no cost to attend this event, but space is limited.

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The Day of Pentecost
2026-05-24 | TX
The Day of Pentecost

FIRST READING
Num. 11:24–30

PSALM
Ps. 25:1–15

EPISTLE
Acts 2:1–21

GOSPEL
John 7:37–39

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Memorial Day (no classes)
2026-05-25 | TX

Justin and Sara Haruyama Ministerial Scholarship application deadline
2026-05-31 | TX

The Visitation
2026-05-31 | TX

Our Savior Lutheran Church Seminary Scholarship application deadline
2026-05-31 | TX

The Holy Trinity
2026-05-31 | TX
The Holy Trinity

FIRST READING
Gen. 1:1–2:4a

PSALM
Ps. 8

EPISTLE
Acts 2:14a, 22–36

GOSPEL
Matt. 28:16–20

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W.B. Small Trust application deadline
2026-06-01 | TX

Kansas District LLL and LWML Scholarships application deadline
2026-06-01 | TX

Toledo Lutheran Bowling League Scholarship application deadline
2026-06-01 | TX

Summer Term classes begin for SMP program
2026-06-01 | TX

Gary and Leesa Nesty Scholarship application available
2026-06-01 | TX

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Elowsky in Hopewell Township, NJ
2026-06-01 - 2026-06-03 | St. Peter Lutheran Church (Hopewell Township, NJ), 1608 Harbourton Rocktown, Hopewell Township, NJ, 08530, 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, June 1
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 2
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: May 18, 2026
Location contact: Jon Dunbar

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Lane in Rochester, NY
2026-06-01 - 2026-06-03 | Pinnacle Lutheran Church (Rochester, NY), 250 Pinnacle, Rochester, NY, 14623, United States
The Epistle of James and its Importance for the Lutheran Church
A singular concentration on Luther’s criticism of James as “an epistle of straw” has caused many to overlook the epistle as a source of Luther’s theology. A closer look at Luther’s sermons and writings, however, suggests that Luther’s theology was shaped by the Book of James and that Luther’s faithful reading of Scripture led his students and theological heirs to follow his biblical interpretation and to preach this disputed letter fruitfully for the church.
This workshop offers a study of the Book of James based on the Lutheran exegetical tradition in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. With attention to the epistle itself, we will consider why James was important to the Lutheran church in the 16th and 17th centuries, and why it is still important for us today.

Dr. Jason Lane
Associate Professor of Historical Theology, and Director of Research, Assessment and Academic Programming
Dr. Jason Lane is associate professor of Historical Theology and the director of research, assessment and academic programming at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. His areas of interest include Martin Luther and the theology of the Lutheran Reformation, biblical exegesis in the age of the Reformation and Lutheran Orthodoxy, and the theology of the 19th-century Confessional Revival, especially the works of Theodor Kliefoh. He is also the author of “Luther’s Epistle of Straw: The Voice of St. James in Reformation Preaching” (De Gruyter, 2018).

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 1
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 2
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: May 18, 2026
Location contact: John Pingel

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Summer Term classes begin for ODS program
2026-06-02 | TX

Summer Carillon Concert
2026-06-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Exterior Sites Main Quad, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Carillonneur
Elien Van den Broeck, Meerhout, Belgium

Program

TITLE
COMPOSER

1
Preludium 3
M. Van den Gheyn (1721-1785)

2
Violin sonata I. Allegro II. Largo III. Presto
M. Van den Gheyn (1721-1785), arr. Luc Rombouts

3
Violin Concerto BWV 1041 – Allegretto
J.S. Bach (1685-1750), arr. Liesbeth Janssens

4
You Raise Me Up
R. Lovland (b. 1955), arr. Liesbeth Janssens, Wim Van den Broeck

5
Round
H. Purcell (1659-1695), arr. Liesbeth Janssens, Wim Van den Broeck

6
2 Parts from 3 Miniatures
C. Van Ulft (b. 1961), arr. Liesbeth Janssens

7
Carillon Rap
C. Van Ulft (b. 1961), arr. Liesbeth Janssens

8
Mandoline concerto RV425 I. Allegro II. Largo III. Presto
A. Vivaldi (1678-1741), arr. Liesbeth Janssens

9
Scherzo Etude
E. Van den Broeck (b. 2003)

10
Doctor gradus ad parnassum from “Children’s Corner”
C. Debussy (1862-1918), arr. Roy Kroezen

About the carillonneur:

Elien Van den Broeck (b. 2003) began her carillon studies at the age of nine in Peer, Belgium, with Erik Vandevoort. At a young age, she won two international carillon competitions (Deinze and St. Amand-les-Eaux), and in her home municipality of Meerhout, Belgium, she received the municipal culture prize for her carillon achievements. Additionally, she is a two-time Belgium champion in karate.
In 2018, at the age of 14, Elien was appointed carillonneur of the abbey carillon in Mol-Postel. In 2020, she graduated from the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, as the youngest carillonneur ever and has since performed concerts worldwide.

Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 5)
2026-06-07 | TX
Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 5)

FIRST READING
Hosea 5:15–6:6

PSALM
Ps. 119:65–72

EPISTLE
Rom. 4:13–25

GOSPEL
Matt. 9:9–13

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Reduced Residency Graduate School Courses begin
2026-06-08 | TX

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Golden in Kankakee, IL
2026-06-08 - 2026-06-10 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Kankakee, IL), 348 East Merchant St., Kankakee, IL, 60901, United States
What Can 8th Century B.C. Prophets Teach the 21st Century?
Separated by nearly three millennia and significant cultural differences, the great prophets of the 8th century B.C. – Isaiah, Micah, Amos, Hosea and Jonah – can seem a world apart. Yet the Spirit remains active in their message so that we would be strengthened in the faith. We will consider the 8th-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, Dean of Ministerial Formation, and Director of Resident Field Education
Dr. Kevin Golden is associate professor of Exegetical Theology, dean of Ministerial Formation, and director of Resident Field Education at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He joined the faculty in 2021. He previously served as pastor of Village Lutheran Church, Ladue, Mo. (2009-21), and as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Holts Summit, Mo. (2002-09). Golden earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and his Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Concordia Seminary (2010, 1999). In 1995, Golden received a Bachelor of Arts in antiquities and religious studies, graduating summa cum laude in the Honors College at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 8
1-4 p.m.

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

Wednesday, June 10
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: May 25, 2026
Location contact: Pastor Roger Drinnon

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Summer Carillon Concert
2026-06-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Exterior Sites Main Quad, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Carillonneur
Wesley Arai, Los Angeles, California

Program

TITLE
COMPOSER

1
To a Red Rose (from “Three Roses”)
Florence Price (1887-1953), arr. Wesley Arai

2
Edelweiss (from “The Sound of Music”)
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979), arr. Koen van Assche

3
Sunflower Slow Drag, a Ragtime Two-Step
Scott Joplin (1868-1917), arr. Wesley Arai

4
The Sacredness of Trees
Ellen Lindquist (b.1970)

5
Three Etudes for Carillon I. Paced, almost hurried II. Slowly, almost lost III. With drive
Stephen Rush (b. 1958)

6
Here Comes the Sun
George Harrison (1943-2001), arr. Carson Landry

7
Another Day of Sun (from “La La Land”)
Justin Hurwitz (b. 1985), Benj Pasek (b. 1985) and Justin Paul (b. 1985), arr. Joey Brink

8
Clair de Lune (from “Suite Bergamesque”)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918), arr. Bernard Winsemius

9
Moon River
Henry Mancini (1924-1994), arr. Richard Giszczak

10
Bethena, a Concert Waltz
Scott Joplin (1868-1917), arr. Wesley Arai

11
Bell Canto
Geert D’hollander (b. 1965)

About the carillonneur:

Wesley Arai serves as university carillonneur at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he performs regularly on the 61-bell Storke Tower carillon and maintains an active carillon studio. He studied carillon with Jeff Davis at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and statistics with a minor in music. While earning a master’s degree in mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles, Wesley continued to play the carillon and subsequently passed the advancement examination of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.
An active recitalist, Wesley has performed extensively across the United States and abroad, most recently performing in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Other recent performances include recitals in Australia, the dedicatory recital for the carillon at the University of Washington, and performances at the Berkeley Carillon Festival, the Congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, the Springfield International Carillon Festival, the Perpignan International Carillon Festival and the Barcelona International Carillon Festival. Wesley is also an annual recitalist at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Spokane, Wash. and is a frequent recitalist at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif.
In addition to the carillon, Wesley has studied piano, trombone and voice, and has performed in a number of different concert bands, marching bands, jazz bands, orchestras and choral groups. He enjoys arranging music and occasionally performs some of his own arrangements on the carillon. Wesley’s day job is as an actuary.

Seminary Guild Board Meeting
2026-06-10 09:00 - 11:00 | Hasse Library – Library 112, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States

St. Barnabas, Apostle
2026-06-11 | TX

Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6)
2026-06-14 | TX

Summer Greek begins
2026-06-15 | TX
