SCENES FROM FALL 2008

	AUGUST The Seminary enters its 201st year with the Opening Convocation on August 25, 2008.
	SEPTEMBER Mirta Pimentel, assistant to the pastor of New Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church in Allentown, led a chapel service in September and shared her ministry of serving the homeless and poor of Allentown.
	At the September gathering of the Moravian Lunch program, Bishop Blair Couch, MDiv student Judith Sheriff and Kim Bartholomew, HIV/AIDS Coordinator for the Moravian Board of World Mission, shared their experiences from the Moravian Women’s Consultation held in Herrnhut, Germany, which focused on issues of violence against women.
	OCTOBER On October 12th, Moravian Seminary and College students raised over $900 to help stop hunger by participating in the annual six-mile CROP walk in Bethlehem that benefits Church World Service.
	Members of the New Testament Search Committee review applications. (Clockwise around table) MDiv student Mia White; Dean Frank Crouch; Grace Kim, assistant professor of Doctrinal Theology; Deborah Appler, associate professor of Old Testament; Glenn Asquith, professor of Pastoral Theology. Not pictured Jane Burcaw, director of Marketing.
	NOVEMBER The labyrinth served as a backdrop to a November Eucharist service that focused on “journey” and was led by Professor Glen Stoudt.
	DECEMBER Members of the Seminary choir practice for the Christmas Chapel Service. (L to R) Professor Glenn Asquith, and students: Shanti Pradhan, Christie Melby-Gibbons, Vani Pradhan, Judith Sheriff, and Jeff Jones.
	Decorating Bahnson Center for Christmas is an annual tradition of the student body. The decorations often reflect the customs and talents of individual students. This past December, student Jeff Jones created a Moravian Pyramid. Originally constructed by Bethlehem Moravians in the 1700s, it is the earliest known form of an artificial Christmas tree to appear in the United States. In the church it was used to illustrate different seasons of the church year, though its most memorable use was at Christmas.