St. Olaf Chapel
Each week we bring you chapel talks by students, faculty, and special guests recorded live in Boe Memorial Chapel on the campus of St. Olaf College. Once a month, we present a special episode that delves deeper into matters of faith, with topics chosen by the College Ministry team. Hosted by College Pastors Matthew Marohl and Katherine Fick.
Episodes
November 12, 2021 • 12 mins
David R. Anderson '74, President of the College, delivers a chapel talk on Founders Day.
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November 5, 2021 • 27 mins
This episode's chapel speakers are:
Holly Beck '22, Davenport, Iowa
Shosh Dworsky, Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
Holly Beck '22, Davenport, Iowa
Shosh Dworsky, Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
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October 29, 2021 • 35 mins
The chapel speakers for this week's episode are:
Eugene Sandel '22, Browns Mills, New Jersey
Kelly Sherman-Conroy, Minister of Social Justice and Advocacy, Nativity Lutheran Church
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
Eugene Sandel '22, Browns Mills, New Jersey
Kelly Sherman-Conroy, Minister of Social Justice and Advocacy, Nativity Lutheran Church
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
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October 26, 2021 • 42 mins
Each Tuesday in September, College Pastor Matthew Marohl spoke in a new chapel series on the topic of creation and the environment.
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
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October 22, 2021 • 41 mins
This episode features College Pastor Matthew Marohl preaching on Indigenous Peoples Day, Jacob Boettcher '22, and Associate College Pastor Katherine Fick.
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
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October 15, 2021 • 33 mins
This week's chapel speakers are:
Will Rand '22, Ottawa Hills, Ohio
Matthew Marohl, College Pastor
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
Will Rand '22, Ottawa Hills, Ohio
Matthew Marohl, College Pastor
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
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October 8, 2021 • 35 mins
This episode's chapel speakers are:
Trish Zimmerman, Associate Professor of Practice in Religion
Hannah Niederman '23, Skokie, Illinois
Viveka Hall-Holt '22, Northfield, Minnesota
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
Trish Zimmerman, Associate Professor of Practice in Religion
Hannah Niederman '23, Skokie, Illinois
Viveka Hall-Holt '22, Northfield, Minnesota
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
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October 1, 2021 • 44 mins
This episode's chapel speakers are:
David R. Anderson '74, President of the College
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, Assistant Professor of Music,
M. Tauseef Akbar, Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
David R. Anderson '74, President of the College
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, Assistant Professor of Music,
M. Tauseef Akbar, Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
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September 24, 2021 • 29 mins
College Pastor Matthew Marohl and Associate College Pastor Katherine Fick launch season 3 of the Chapel Podcast. They discuss two sermons on the theme of beginnings and worry.
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
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March 13, 2020 • 57 mins
This week's chapel speakers:
Sarah Golemon-Mercer '20, Hamden, Connecticut
Sivuse Mbingo '21, Karibu Student Association
Matthew Marohl, College Pastor
Honoring James Reeb '50: Timothy Rainey, Ph.D. Candidate, Emory University
If you'd like to learn more about St. Olaf College alumnus Rev. James Reeb '50, listen to the NPR podcast "White Lies".
Sarah Golemon-Mercer '20, Hamden, Connecticut
Sivuse Mbingo '21, Karibu Student Association
Matthew Marohl, College Pastor
Honoring James Reeb '50: Timothy Rainey, Ph.D. Candidate, Emory University
If you'd like to learn more about St. Olaf College alumnus Rev. James Reeb '50, listen to the NPR podcast "White Lies".
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March 6, 2020 • 70 mins
In celebration of 50 years of Lutheran women being ordained in the United States, we hear from several ordained women of the ELCA. The chapel speakers this week are:
Kristine Carlson '74, Retired ELCA Pastor
Regina Hassanally, Bishop of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod, ELCA
Katherine Fick, Associate College Pastor
Beverly Wallace, Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care, Luther Seminary
Our theme music, Earth and All S...
Kristine Carlson '74, Retired ELCA Pastor
Regina Hassanally, Bishop of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod, ELCA
Katherine Fick, Associate College Pastor
Beverly Wallace, Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care, Luther Seminary
Our theme music, Earth and All S...
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February 28, 2020 • 54 mins
This week's chapel speakers are:
David R. Anderson '74, President of the College
Students from CUBE (Cultural Union for Black Expression)
Ash Wednesday: Matthew Marohl, College Pastor
George Arbanas '20, Saint Louis, Missouri
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
David R. Anderson '74, President of the College
Students from CUBE (Cultural Union for Black Expression)
Ash Wednesday: Matthew Marohl, College Pastor
George Arbanas '20, Saint Louis, Missouri
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
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February 21, 2020 • 66 mins
The chapel speakers for this week are:
Tom Williamson '86, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Rev. Lenny Duncan, Church Planter and Writer
Jen Vander Broek, Program Director, Luther Crest Bible Camp, Alexandria, Minnesota
Alexandra Mauney '16, Pastoral Resident, First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress
Tom Williamson '86, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Rev. Lenny Duncan, Church Planter and Writer
Jen Vander Broek, Program Director, Luther Crest Bible Camp, Alexandria, Minnesota
Alexandra Mauney '16, Pastoral Resident, First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress
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February 14, 2020 • 85 mins
This episode's speakers are:
Rachel McIver Morey, United Methodist Church, Northfield
Jerad Morey, United Methodist Church, Northfield
Shosh Dworsky, Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life
Sally Olmstead '20, Wichita, Kansas
Brandon Cash '16, Associate Director of Student Activities
Iman Jafri, Interim Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life
Rachel McIver Morey, United Methodist Church, Northfield
Jerad Morey, United Methodist Church, Northfield
Shosh Dworsky, Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life
Sally Olmstead '20, Wichita, Kansas
Brandon Cash '16, Associate Director of Student Activities
Iman Jafri, Interim Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life
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January 24, 2020 • 49 mins
This week's chapel speakers are:
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, Visiting Instructor in Music
Michael Mandsager '87, Highview Christiania Lutheran Church. Farmington
Aaron Holmgren '12, Bethel Lutheran Church, Lester Prairie
Jeff Sandgren, Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Faribault
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, Visiting Instructor in Music
Michael Mandsager '87, Highview Christiania Lutheran Church. Farmington
Aaron Holmgren '12, Bethel Lutheran Church, Lester Prairie
Jeff Sandgren, Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Faribault
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress
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January 17, 2020 • 49 mins
This week's speakers are:
Scott Nesbit, Visiting Instructor in Exercise Science
Karen Bloomquist '70, Pastor and Theologian
Abe Johnson, Pastor at Emmaus Church, Northfield
Howard White, Retired ELCA Pastor
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress
Scott Nesbit, Visiting Instructor in Exercise Science
Karen Bloomquist '70, Pastor and Theologian
Abe Johnson, Pastor at Emmaus Church, Northfield
Howard White, Retired ELCA Pastor
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress
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January 10, 2020 • 58 mins
This week's speakers are:
Katherine Fick, Associate College Pastor
Mark Heiman, All Saints Episcopal Church, Northfield
Matthew Marohl, College Pastor
Lisa Moore, Associate Professor of Social Work and Family Studies
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
Katherine Fick, Associate College Pastor
Mark Heiman, All Saints Episcopal Church, Northfield
Matthew Marohl, College Pastor
Lisa Moore, Associate Professor of Social Work and Family Studies
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
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December 6, 2019 • 67 mins
Speakers presented in this episode:
Leslie Moore '77, Director, Piper Center for Vocation and Career
College Pastor Matthew Marohl
Associate College Pastor Katherine Fick
Louis Epstein, Assistant Professor of Music
Pastor John Gorder '67 Retired Interim Associate College Pastor
Aksel Loy, Baby
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
Leslie Moore '77, Director, Piper Center for Vocation and Career
College Pastor Matthew Marohl
Associate College Pastor Katherine Fick
Louis Epstein, Assistant Professor of Music
Pastor John Gorder '67 Retired Interim Associate College Pastor
Aksel Loy, Baby
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
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November 22, 2019 • 41 mins
This week's chapel speakers are:
Associate Pastor Katherine Fick
Stein Acker '20
Students from the Human Anatomy Program
Reminder: next week we will be off for the Thanksgiving holiday! Join us again in December for the first week of Advent.
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
Associate Pastor Katherine Fick
Stein Acker '20
Students from the Human Anatomy Program
Reminder: next week we will be off for the Thanksgiving holiday! Join us again in December for the first week of Advent.
Our theme music, Earth and All Stars, is used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
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November 15, 2019 • 52 mins
We begin the week with Veteran's Day, which coincides with Søren Kierkegaard day. Andrés Albertsen, Adjunct Instructor in Religion, acquaints us with the writings of college-aged Kierkegaard. Tuesday's talk by Eva Knee '20 is a tale of a chance encounter and forgiveness. On Wednesday, we were visited by Ann Peterson, from the Southeastern Minnesota Synod. We wrap up the week of chapel services with Elliot Kadrofske '20, a senior fr...
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