On May 22, 2009, Zion's Seminarian, Joshua Ketelsen, graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. Joshua has already received his Call to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, but will first be ordained here at Zion. An invitation and details may be found HERE.
Call Day ~ April 22, 2009
On April 22nd, Calls to serve as pastors were issued to 122 students at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.*
Joshua has been called to Holy Cross Lutheran in Onaway, Michigan
as the sole pastor. The town has a population of 900. We have spoken with the Chairman of the
congregation, and everyone seems eager for our arrival.
The church has a
parsonage that we will be living in. It has 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, a
newly renovated kitchen, a finished basement, and 2.5 car garage. The
house is "in town" and 2 blocks away from the church.
As more
information comes we will pass it on. Right now we are just letting it
all "soak in". Joshua still has a month left of classes, graduation
(May 22nd), and ordination.
Thank you all for your prayers and support!
Joshua & Stefani
*The Call Service has been posted online by Concordia, and may be viewed HERE. Please note that Adobe Flash is required to view the file, and it is 286 MB in size, therefore, it is preferable to use a high-speed internet connection if possible.
Further information regarding Call Day may be found HERE.
NEW! A new webpage has been created with all of Joshua's updates during his time at Concordia Seminary.