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Messiah College’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration 2008 - “The Cost of Love”

We know love by this, that Christ laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?

We welcome the entire Messiah community to join us as we celebrate the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 40th anniversary of his assassination. Below are the events we offer you this week. Our theme this year, “The Cost of Love,” focuses on the topic of economic justice. We ask: how well are we achieving King’s dream of economic justice 40 years after he challenged our country to treat all people with equity and compassion? How do our country, our city and our campus reflect God’s hopes for the welfare of all human beings? Come explore these questions with us.

Website: http://www.messiah.edu/mlk

Commemoration Week Events:

Thursday, January 17
Common Chapel
Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King with student creative performances and a devotional message from Matthew Hunter, National & International Service and Mission Director for the Agape Center. Brubaker Auditorium, 9:45 - 10:30 a.m.

Scholarship Symposium
(Alternate Chapel Credit)
Panelists will reflect on Dr. King’s Mountaintop speech and his vision of economic justice in light of their own experience 40 years after his assassination.
Boyer 131, 4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
Reception and refreshments begin at 3:45 p.m.

Sunday, January 20
Interdenominational Service for Dr. King
Harrisburg, PA
Sponsored by the Interdenominational Minister’s Conference of Greater Harrisburg
For details see our website.

Interdenominational Service for Dr. King
Attend the Interdenominational Minister Conference’s 31st Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute of Celebration. Become mobilized by the great preaching of Rev. William D. Watley, Ph.D., Senior Pastor of St. James AME Church, Newark, NJ., along with the Lincoln University Gospel Choir. Reception starts at 6:00 PM followed soon afterward by the service.
Bethel Village AME, 1721 North 5th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102
Hospitality Social 5:00 p.m., Service 6:00 p.m.
Transportation provided for Messiah students from campus. Reserve your spot by signing up at the Larsen Student Union front desk (Student Programs), or contact the Office of Multicultural Programs during business hours. Vans depart from the front entrance of the Larsen Student Union at 4:45 p.m.

Monday, January 21
Community Engagement Day
Harrisburg, PA
Participants will engage in a cultural tour of Harrisburg, a soul food lunch, service projects and dialogue with people who are agents of change in Harrisburg.
Made possible through the Agape Center

Speeches of Dr. King
Beyond Vietnam - A Time to Break Silence (April 4, 1967)
I’ve Been to the Mountaintop (April 3, 1968)
Campus Channel 13, 8 a.m. - 12:00 midnight

Tuesday, January 22
Common Chapel
Come receive a message from commemoration keynote speaker Rev. Ray Aldred of Calgary, Alberta on economic justice in light of the incarnation.
Brubaker Auditorium, 9:45 - 10:30 a.m.

Lunch with Rev. Ray Aldred
Eisenhower Private Dining Room, 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
RSVP through College Ministries

Alternate Chapel
Rev. Ray Aldred
Kline 120, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Reception immediately following

Who’s Zoomin Who?
Rev. Ray Aldred
Issachar’s Loft, 8:30 - 10:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 23
Emerson Powery Lecture
Alternate Chapel Credit
Come hear Dr. Powery, Professor of New Testament at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, address themes from his recently released book in a lecture entitled “True to Our Native Land: The Bible and African Americans in the 21st Century.” Dr. Powery’s book, True to Our Native Land: An African American New Testament Commentary, highlights the role of the Bible in African American history, accenting themes of ethnicity, class, slavery, and African heritage, and the role these themes play in the lives of African American Christians.
Frey 110, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.

Celebration
Larsen Student Union
9:30 p.m. Student-led tribute to Dr. King through film and dance
10:00 p.m. B-Sides Concert: Across Life
Sponsored by the Student Activities Board

All Week
Common Reading
I’ve Been to the Mountaintop
Join the campus community in viewing, listening, reading, and discussing the last public words of Dr. King.
Available on our website.

Sponsored by:
The Office of the President
The Office of Multicultural Programs
The Agape Center
A Student Affairs Focus Week

Interested in Messiah College for Fall 2008? Don’t forget to check out our Martin’s Multicultural Scholarship.

Remember, deadline is February 15. Download the application and send it in.

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This fund will award to high school and college minority students who plan to pursue a law-related career at a college or university located in Central Pennsylvania. The deadline date for scholarships for the spring of 2008 semester will be November 30, 2007. For scholarships which will be used during the 2008-2009 school year, the deadline will be March 1, 2008.

Every year the Office of Multicultural Programs sponsors events that celebrate and address the realities of indigenous peoples both domestically and abroad. The month of November is recognized nationally as Native American Heritage Month and in an effort to observe this month we have planned several events for everyone to participate in.

The first event will take place Thursday, November 8th at 7:00pm in Boyer 134. Please see attached calendar for event information.

From October 15 to November 2 their will be an altar in commemoration of El Dia de Los Muertos.

El Dia de Los Muertos can be traced back to indigenous peoples all over the world. In many cultures the first two days of November are set aside as spiritual holidays to celebrate the deaths of loved ones and the passage of their souls into the next life. Come join the conversation and learn about the Day of the Dead, one of the worlds most misrepresented holidays.

As part of the display we invite you to bring items that you would like to place at the altar in memory of a loved one that has passed away. If you would like to bring an item please contact Hierald at HKaneOsorto@messiah.edu

The altar will be on display in the Boyer Foyer located across the elevators.

On October 31, there will be discussion with Fidelia Friedman, a leader among the Mexican community in Harrisburg, PA, on the significance of the altar and how it is celebrated in Mexico.
Where: Boyer 134
Time: 7:00pm

This event is being sponsored by La Alianza Latina with the support of the Office of Multicultural Programs.

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below are selected events at which a representative from messiah college will be. find your area, and make sure to attend!

Sept. 11: Central Dauphin East High School, Harrisburg, PA 6-8pm
Sept. 14: Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA 7-11am
Sept. 19: Hershey High School, Hershey, PA 9:20-10am
Sept. 19: Harrisburg Senior High School, Harrisburg, PA 10:20am
Sept. 21: JP McCaskey & McCaskey East High Schools, Lancaster, PA 10am
Sept. 25: Harrisburg Christian School, Harrisburg, PA 6-8pm
Sept. 26: Calvert Hall College High School, Baltimore, MD 7-9pm
Oct. 1: Cultural Diversity Fairs, Javits Convention Center, NY 9am-12:30pm
Oct. 3: Halifax Area High School, Halifax, PA 8-10am
Oct. 3: Upper Dauphin Area High School, Harrisburg, PA 12-2:30pm
Oct. 3: PACAC, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA 6-8pm
Oct. 10: Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg, PA 9:40am
Oct. 11: Central Dauphin High School, Harrisburg, PA 10:50am
Oct. 11: Lower Dauphin High School, Harrisburg, PA 8:30am
Oct. 12: Susquehanna Twp. High School, Harrisburg, PA 9am
Oct. 12: Steelton Highspire High School, Harrisburg, PA 10:30am
Oct. 15: Westchester County Center, White Plains, NY 6:30-9pm
Oct. 19: Evangelical Free Church, Hershey, PA 7-9pm
Oct. 20: Westtown School, Westtown, PA 9am
Oct. 23: George Washington Carver High School, Philadelphia, PA 10am-2pm
Nov. 4: Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA 11am-4pm
Nov. 5: Cultural Diversity Fairs, Goldey-Beacom College, Wilmington, DE 9am-12:30pm
Nov. 7: NFA Multi-Cultural College Night, Newburgh Free Academy, Newburgh, NY 6:30pm-8:45pm
Nov. 12+13: Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD 9am-1pm + 6pm-9pm

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