2022 Novemberfest at St. John’s in Mattoon, Illinois
On Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, November 13th – 15th, St. John’s in Mattoon will again host this conference; last year was a great success, judging by the participation and responses we got.
We open Sunday night with a brat fry at the church. The conference runs all day Monday and ends Tuesday late afternoon. This year’s featured speaker will be the Rev. David Ramirez, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Union Grove, Wisconsin. His topic will be “The Three Estates and Resistance to Tyranny.” As the modern totalitarian state is ever grasping for more power, he will address how we as the Church can learn from our failures and by going back to God’s Word and seeking to gain a proper understanding of the three estates.
We’ll also hear from Rev. Dr. Burnell Eckardt, our editor-in-chief, on his “Liturgical Observer,” and from departmental editor Rev. Dr. Karl Fabrizius on “Musing on the Mysteries.” We’ll have plenty of discussion and Gemütlichkeit, as usual.
$40 per person until Nov. 1st. After that, $60; seminary & pre-Seminary students – Free. Please fill out the registration form below and submit the appropriate donation to register.
Schedule of Events
Sunday, 13 November 2022
Bratwurst fry at St. John, from 6 pm
Monday, 14 November
8:30 a.m. Divine Service
9:45 a.m. Conference welcome
10:00 a.m. Session 1 - Ramirez
11:00 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. Session 2 - Ramirez
12:15 a.m. lunch
1:15 p.m. Session 3 - Eckardt
2:15 p. m. Break
2:30 p.m. Session 4 – Ramirez
3:30 p.m. Vespers
4:30-8:00 p.m. Gemütlichkeit
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
8:30 a.m. Matins
9:30 a.m. Coffee and Donuts
10:00 a.m. Session 5 - Fabrizius
11:00 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. Session 6 – Ramirez
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Panel Discussion
2:30 p.m. Vespers