CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The eight seminaries and Texas extension campus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are planning commencement exercises for degree recipients at the close of the 1999-2000 academic year.
MAY 12 Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (LTSG), Pa.
Place: Church of the Abiding Presence (LTSG Chapel)
Speaker: The Rev. Darold H. Beekmann, LTSG President
MAY 12 Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C.
Place: Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Columbia
Speaker: The Rev. Gary L. Harbaugh, pastoral care specialist, Lutheran
Disaster Response, and professor emeritus for pastoral care ministry,
Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio
MAY 13 Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS), Berkeley, Calif.
Place: PLTS Chapel of the Cross, Berkeley
Speaker: Dr. William C. Spohn, professor of Christian ethics and the
common good, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, Calif.
MAY 14 Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa
Place: St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Dubuque
Speaker: Bishop April Ulring Larson, ELCA LaCrosse (Wis.) Area Synod
MAY 16 Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest (LSPS), Austin, Texas
Place: Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Austin
Speaker: Dr. James Forbes, senior pastor, Riverside Church, New York
LSPS is an extension of Wartburg Theological Seminary and the
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and is located on the
campus of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
(ETSS). Commencement activities are conducted jointly with ETSS.
MAY 21 Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
Place: Central Lutheran Church, 333 S 12th St, Minneapolis
Speaker: The Rev. Ann Svennungsen, Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead,
Minn.
MAY 21 Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP)
Place: LTSP Chapel, Philadelphia
Speaker: The Rev. William Shafer, LTSP's former registrar and director
for community services, Oreland, Pa.
JUNE 3 Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio
Place: Mees Auditorium, Capital University, Columbus
Speaker: Dr. Kathryn F. Wolford, president, Lutheran World Relief,
Baltimore
JUNE 4 Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Place: St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Chicago
Speaker: The Rev. James D. Ford, retired chaplain of the U.S. House of
Representatives, Washington, D.C.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://listserv.elca.org/archives/elcanews.html
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
