Gather for a provocative reading of poetry and screening of photographs capturing the impacts of natural gas drilling and pipeline construction challenging easy assumptions and inviting further inquiry and conversation. Shale Play Also, convocation opens with pipeline themed original music from Doug Hendren – Musical Scalpel. Steven Rubin, an award-winning documentary photographer, and Julia Spicher Kasdorf, a distinguished....
Chapel Gathering in the Seminary: Suzy Kanode
“Hope in this Time and Place” Reflections on Psalm 22 by Eastern Mennonite Seminary student Suzy Kanode.
Campus Worship: Student Ministry Inquiry
Hear reflections from Liz Marin, Anna Ressler, Lydia Haggard and Abigail Shelly about exploring ministry this past summer with the Ministry Inquiry Program. What might exploring ministry look like for you? Read more about the summer ministry experiences of these students. Talk with Carmen Schrock-Hurst for more information about the Ministry Inquiry Program.
Convocation: MLK, Jr. Celebration
Gather for the annual celebration of the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou on the theme A Time to Break Silence.
Convocation: Susan Schultz-Huxman
Join President Susan Schultz Huxman to launch spring semester with the address, Connecting the Dots: High Impact Engagement at EMU. There will be a time of prayerful sending for the Guatemala-Spain and Middle East Cross-Cultural Seminars at the close of the service. https://www.facebook.com/EasternMennonite/videos/981483325382902/
Convocation: China Cross-Cultural
Welcome the fall semester Cross-Cultural group back to campus and hear what they encountered on their learning adventure in China. Slide show presented at convocation Slide show of convocation
Convocation: Student Recognition
Gather as a campus community to celebrate student achievements and accomplishments from the fall semester. This is a 30-minute ceremony happening on the first day of finals week.
Campus Worship: Be Seen, Be Known
Gather for worship on the theme, Be Seen, Be Known, with Safe Space and pastors from RISE Faith Community, Adam King and Amanda Garber. Adam serves as a ministry affiliate with campus ministries.
Chapel Gathering in the Seminary: Shenandoah Valley Biblical Storytellers
Join with the Shenandoah Valley Biblical Storytellers as the recite sections of the Christmas story from scripture, interspersed with music. From their website: “We are a group of biblical storytellers from varied Christian traditions who have banded together to use our gifts to share the Bible in a way that many have not heard before. ....
Convocation: Living the Dream
Living the Dream: Awakening From The Hollywood Illusion Gather with Tiffany FitzHenry, activist, screenwriter, and whistleblower, as she exposes the alliance between the Pentagon and Hollywood and films in convocation for her coming documentary, Living the Dream.