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You are invited to attend the annual Christmas musical celebration at Gustavus Adolphus College taking place November 30, December 1, and December 2.
Tickets are on sale now for Christmas in Christ Chapel: Visions of Divine Mystery

The theme for the 2018 program,“Visions of Divine Mystery,” weaves a compelling tapestry of music, dance, spoken word, and the visual arts to proclaim the great wonder and timeless relevance of the incarnation as revealed to us through angels and prophets.

Friday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 1 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 2 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Watch the live stream of Christmas in Christ Chapel on Saturday evening, December 1, 2018.

For more information on Christmas in Christ Chapel and to order tickets, go to gustavus.edu/events/ccc/ or call 507-933-7520.

You are invited to attend the annual Christmas musical celebration at Gustavus Adolphus College taking place November 30, December 1, and December 2.
Tickets are on sale now for Christmas in Christ Chapel: Visions of Divine Mystery

The theme for the 2018 program,“Visions of Divine Mystery,” weaves a compelling tapestry of music, dance, spoken word, and the visual arts to proclaim the great wonder and timeless relevance of the incarnation as revealed to us through angels and prophets.

Friday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 1 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 2 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Watch the live stream of Christmas in Christ Chapel on Saturday evening, December 1, 2018.

For more information on Christmas in Christ Chapel and to order tickets, go to gustavus.edu/events/ccc/ or call 507-933-7520.

You are invited to attend the annual Christmas musical celebration at Gustavus Adolphus College taking place November 30, December 1, and December 2.
Tickets are on sale now for Christmas in Christ Chapel: Visions of Divine Mystery

The theme for the 2018 program,“Visions of Divine Mystery,” weaves a compelling tapestry of music, dance, spoken word, and the visual arts to proclaim the great wonder and timeless relevance of the incarnation as revealed to us through angels and prophets.

Friday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 1 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 2 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Watch the live stream of Christmas in Christ Chapel on Saturday evening, December 1, 2018.

For more information on Christmas in Christ Chapel and to order tickets, go to gustavus.edu/events/ccc/ or call 507-933-7520.

You are invited to attend the annual Christmas musical celebration at Gustavus Adolphus College taking place November 30, December 1, and December 2.
Tickets are on sale now for Christmas in Christ Chapel: Visions of Divine Mystery

The theme for the 2018 program,“Visions of Divine Mystery,” weaves a compelling tapestry of music, dance, spoken word, and the visual arts to proclaim the great wonder and timeless relevance of the incarnation as revealed to us through angels and prophets.

Friday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 1 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 2 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Watch the live stream of Christmas in Christ Chapel on Saturday evening, December 1, 2018.

For more information on Christmas in Christ Chapel and to order tickets, go to gustavus.edu/events/ccc/ or call 507-933-7520.

You are invited to attend the annual Christmas musical celebration at Gustavus Adolphus College taking place November 30, December 1, and December 2.
Tickets are on sale now for Christmas in Christ Chapel: Visions of Divine Mystery

The theme for the 2018 program,“Visions of Divine Mystery,” weaves a compelling tapestry of music, dance, spoken word, and the visual arts to proclaim the great wonder and timeless relevance of the incarnation as revealed to us through angels and prophets.

Friday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 1 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 2 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Watch the live stream of Christmas in Christ Chapel on Saturday evening, December 1, 2018.

For more information on Christmas in Christ Chapel and to order tickets, go to gustavus.edu/events/ccc/ or call 507-933-7520.

The Festival of St. Lucia, which is traditionally celebrated on December 13, begins the Christmas season in Swedish custom.

According to Swedish legend, a ship carrying a maiden “clothed in white and crowned with light” appeared on the shore in Värmland during a great famine. The maiden, widely believed to be Lucia, distributed food and clothing to the needy, thus endearing herself to the Swedish people. As a school founded by Swedish immigrants, the Gustavus Adolphus College community has found it appropriate to celebrate some Swedish traditions.

At Gustavus a St. Lucia Court sings carols through the residence halls starting at 5 a.m.

The community is invited to a chapel service featuring the Lucia Court, singing by the Lucia Singers choir, and the previous year’s St. Lucia providing a homily during which the legend is retold.
The chapel service is from 10 – 10:30 a.m. in Christ Chapel, is free and open to the public and will be live streamed and archived.

The service is followed by a Scandinavian smörgåsbord luncheon and program. The St. Lucia luncheon is coordinated by the Gustavus Library Associates (GLA), with invitations mailed to GLA members in mid-October and tickets going on sale in early November. To join GLA, contact the Office of Marketing and Communication at (507) 933-7520. Gustavus Adolphus College – Christ Chapel

To order tickets, visit gustavustickets.com.

The annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture emphasizes the continuing struggle for civil rights. This year lecture will be provided by the Rev. Dr. Luke Powery.

Powery is the Dean of Duke University Chapel and Associate Professor of Homiletics at Duke Divinity School. A national leader in the theological study of the art of preaching (homiletics).

His teaching and research interests are located at the intersection of preaching, worship, pneumatology, and culture, particularly expressions of the African diaspora. He has written three books: Spirit Speech: Lament and Celebration in Preaching; Dem Dry Bones: Preaching, Death, and Hope; and his latest book Rise Up, Shepherd! Advent Reflections on the Spirituals. He has also co-authored an introductory textbook on preaching, Ways of the Word: Learning to Preach for Your Time and Place, and is currently working on the second in the series of meditations on the Spirituals, this time for the season of Lent. He is also a general editor of a forthcoming nine volume lectionary commentary series for preaching and worship titled, Connections.

Powery was ordained by the Progressive National Baptist Convention and has served in an ecumenical capacity in churches throughout Switzerland, Canada and the United States. In 2014, he was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Collegium of Scholars at Morehouse College for his ethical and spiritual leadership in the academy, church, and broader society.

Prior to his appointment at Duke, he served as the Perry and Georgia Engle Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary. He received his B.A. in music with a concentration in vocal performance from Stanford University, his M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, and his Th.D. from Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto.
This events is sponsored by the Chaplains Office, Diversity Center, Peace Studies Program, President’s Office, and Target.
The event is free and open to the public. Gustavus Adolphus College – Christ Chapel

The lecture will be livestreamed and archived.