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January 6, 2014
On Campus

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Hosts German Language Epiphany Service

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ University Hosts Annual German Language Epiphany Service Jan. 12

Springfield, Ohio – Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ University’s annual German Language Epiphany Service will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, in historic Weaver Chapel. Pre-service music begins at 7:15 p.m.

The service, a campus tradition since 1985, brings the Christmas season to a close. The service is conducted entirely in German and uses a format from a contemporary German Lutheran hymnal. The worship music comprises German Christmas carols and Epiphany hymns with University Organist David Crean playing the organ.

Rev. Stephen Foster, interim pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Springfield, will preach and conduct the service. Special music will include pieces played on the organ by Crean and a vocal solo by Skylar Folkens, class of 2015.  Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ students will read the lessons and prayers in the service.

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ was founded by a group of pastors of German background who created the English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio. While respecting their German tradition and language, the pastors believed that the English language was a way to foster the inclusiveness of the new American nation. In 1842, the new synod voted unanimously to establish a theological and literary institution that would serve the educational and cultural needs of new immigrants and new communities, and Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ was founded in Springfield three years later.

The German Language Epiphany Service honors the heritage of those whose vision lives on today at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ University.

The service is open to the public, and Weaver Chapel is accessible to those with disabilities.

About Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ'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, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ 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, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ 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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