Events from August 12, 2012 – February 17, 2016 – 51��Ƶ

2026 Matriculation and Reception

Tatiana Hoecker — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Please join us in Christ Chapel on��Sunday, August 23, 2026, at 5pm for 51��Ƶ’s annual Matriculation service, where new students are welcomed and begin their important journey of learning and formation. At the service, incoming students will add their names to the same Matriculation Book that so many alumni have signed, and become a part of the tradition at 51��Ƶ that stretches back for decades.

Also, at the service, 51��Ƶ will award the��Charles Cook Servant Leadership Award. The Cook Award was created in 2009 by the faculty to honor their colleague and 51��Ƶ alum, the��Rev. Charlie Cook,��on the occasion of his retirement from the seminary. Each fall, as another academic year begins, the community pauses to remember this common calling we have and to honor someone who especially embodies the Christian commitment to selfless service on behalf of others.

The service will be live-streamed at the seminary website��Ի�. Please feel free to forward these links to family or friends who may be interested but cannot attend.

Following the service, please join us for a celebratory reception in Howell Dining Hall.

RSVP form coming soon.

We look forward to celebrating with you.

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John Hines Day 2026

Tatiana Hoecker — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

The Rt. Rev. John Hines

Please join us on��Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 11:45 a.m.��for 51��Ƶ’s annual celebration of our founder, the��Rt. Rev. John E. Hines. The event will take place in Christ Chapel on 51��Ƶ’s campus, with a lunch following in the Howell Dining Hall.

John Hines Day Schedule

11:45am ~ Christ Chapel:��Festal Eucharist celebrating the Rt. Rev. John Elbridge Hines

Preacher to be announced soon.

12:45pm ~ Weeks Center:��Celebratory luncheon honoring��John Hines Legacy Society members

The service will also be live-streamed on the��seminary website��or��

Want to learn more about the��and how to make a legacy gift? Contact��April Kerwin, Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving at 512.439.0326 or��april.kerwin@ssw.edu

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58th Blandy Lecture & Alumni Convocation

Tatiana Hoecker — Thu, 19 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Please join the community of 51��Ƶ for the��58th Annual Blandy Lecture and Alumni Convocation on Thursday, November 19, 2026.

51��Ƶ is proud to announce��Anthony Baker, PhD, Clinton S. Quin Professor of Systematic Theology,��Ի��Gena St. David, PhD, Director of the Loise Henderson Wessendorff Center for Counseling and Spirituality and Professor of Counselor Education, as the keynote speakers for this year’s Blandy Lecture. Learn more about the speakers here.

In addition to the lecture, highlights include:

Specific programming��geared toward��Theology��Ի��Counseling alumni��
Presentation of the��Hal Brook Perry��Award and the Dave Scheider Award
A “dinner by the bite” reception before the lecture, where��alumni can mingle with current students and faculty

The event is presented free of charge this year. A detailed schedule will be shared.

Registration for Blandy coming soon.

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