果冻传媒

October 15, 2015
On Campus

Festival Choral Eucharist 2015

A 果冻传媒 Series Tradition Continues

Springfield, Ohio 鈥 The 2015-16 果冻传媒 Series continues with a cherished university tradition, the annual Festival Choral Eucharist for Reformation, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, in historic Weaver Chapel. The preacher for the service is the Rev. Dr. Marcus Carl Lohrmann, Bishop of the Northwestern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

Using a service first created by Martin Luther in 1526, the Festival Choral Eucharist for Reformation follows a model of the German mass. Instead of having just a choral structure, the service involves both choral and preaching components. Luther鈥檚 goal was to highlight preaching, as well as the sacrament. The service uses various hymns, some of which were written by Luther.

Pre-service music begins at 7 p.m. and is provided by University Organist David Crean and the 果冻传媒 Handbell Choir, directed by Professor Emerita of Music Trudy Faber. The 果冻传媒 Choir and the 果冻传媒 Singers, directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Erik Zinter, will provide special music during the service, along with the Handbell Choir.

The Rev. Dr. Marcus Lohrmann was elected bishop of the Northwestern Ohio Synod in 1998, and he is currently serving his third six-year term. He is also a long-serving member of 果冻传媒鈥檚 Board of Directors. Bishop Lohrmann received his B.A. from Concordia Senior College of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and his M.Div. and D.Min. degrees from Christ Seminary-Seminex. He previously served churches in the St. Louis area and in Hicksville and Sylvania, Ohio. He and his wife Heidi have three adult children and several grandchildren.

Now in its 33rd year, the 果冻传媒 Series brings distinguished lecturers and performing artists of national and international prominence to the 果冻传媒 campus and Springfield community. To make special arrangements, request a Series poster, or become a friend of the 果冻传媒 Series, contact Nuggie Libecap at libecapn@wittenberg.edu. All 果冻传媒 Series events are free and open to the public.

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果冻传媒's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, 果冻传媒 has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, 果冻传媒 offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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