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ELCA Seminaries Plan 2003 Commencement Exercises

ELCA Seminaries Plan 2003 Commencement Exercises

May 5, 2003


Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
The Rev. Margarita Martinez, bishop, ELCA Caribbean Synod, Dorado,
Puerto Rico
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansdale, Pa.

May 18
Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa
Father Elias Chacour, a Palestinian Christian of the Melkite Catholic
Church
St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Dubuque

May 20
Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest (LSPS), Austin, Texas
Dr. Alan Gregory, professor of church history, Episcopal Theological
Seminary of the Southwest (ETSS), Austin
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Austin
LSPS is an extension of Wartburg Theological Seminary
and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and is
located on the campus of the ETSS. Commencement
activities are conducted jointly with ETSS.

May 25
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
The Rev. Marc Kolden, dean of academic affairs and professor of
systematic theology, Luther Seminary
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis

May 31
Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio
Dr. Larry L. Rasmussen, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics,
Union Theological Seminary, New York
Mees Hall, Capital University, Columbus

June 8
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
The Rev. F. Dean Lueking, retired pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, River
Forest, Ill.; visiting professor, systematic and pastoral theology,
Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia; and pastoral consultant,
Opportunity International in the Eastern Europe Region, based in Oxford,
England
Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago
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The ELCA Division for Ministry makes information about the seminaries and extension centers available at http://www.elca.org/dm/te/seminaries.html on the Web.

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.

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Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org

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