The campus community gathers to celebrate the Fall semester accomplishments of various students.
Advent Hymn Sing – Matthew Hunsberger
Matthew Hunsberger takes us on a musical journey through the weeks of advent and Christmas in a single University Chapel. Other participants include Brian Martin Burkholder (candle lighter); Elizabeth Resto and Anali Martin (readers); David Berry (piano); Sara Halteman (violin); and Katie Derstine, Ranene Schrock, Selah Shenk, and Jessica Hostetler (women’s vocal quartet).
“The End of Lament” – Andrea Dalton Saner
Dr. Andrea Dalton Saner, Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew Language at EMS, addresses Chapel Gathering around Psalm 88 and Romans 8:18-39. Context: Romans 8 is not an Advent text, but perhaps it could be. Advent is a season of waiting–perhaps of groaning–and repenting, preparing ourselves to be awake and ready for the coming....
“What is your ministry?” – Hannah Shultz and Perry Blosser
Hear reflections from Hannah Shultz and Perry Blosser about the Ministry Inquiry Program this past summer. How does ministry inquiry look for you? Hannah Shultz served with Manantial de Vida in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Her responsibilities included sharing her testimony, praying, helping children learn about gardening and Earth care, leading children’s worship, translating documents from Spanish to English, choreographing worship songs for....
“Coates, Hope, Bible” – Dr. Kevin Seidel
What is the connection between Coates, Hope and the Bible? Hear the thoughts of Professor Kevin Seidel as part of the Common Read (Between the World and Me) Chapel Series. Emulate opens the chapel with music. Dr. Kevin Seidel serves as Associate Professor of Language and Literature. A native of California, Seidel came to EMU from....
Thanksgiving Hymn Sing Chapel
Gather with Matthew Hunsberger and friends for worship featuring singing hymns and reading litanies of giving thanks for the fullness of life and faith. (it’s sort or a lyrics and litanies service you might say.)
University Colloquium – Nabila Hijazi
Nabila Hijazi is a Graduate Writing Fellow at the University of Maryland and a Ph.D. candidate with a focus in English and a Concentration in Composition & Rhetoric. She is an ESL expert and has published in this field. In this colloquium address, Nabila speaks to us about strategies for promoting multicultural voices on our....
Praise Worship – Celebration
Gather with Celebration for praise worship featuring singing and exploring what is our true and proper worship (Romans 12:1-2). Romans 12:1-2 – New International Version (NIV) 12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true....
“Radical Anabaptist Womanism: Daring Daughters from Margin to Center” – Melody Pannell
Melody M. Pannell, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Chairperson for the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, speaks in Chapel Gathering at Eastern Mennonite Seminary on the topic of, “Radical Anabaptist Womanism: Daring Daughters from Margin to Center.”
“Take Back the Night–A Voice from the Community” – Sabrina Dorman
This TBTN chapel, “A Voice from the Community,” is sponsored by the EMU Counseling Center and features guest speaker, Sabrina Dorman with New Creation, Inc. speaking on sex trafficking.