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SUMMARY:Payne-Harvey Lecture 2026
DESCRIPTION:2026 Payne-Harvey Lecture\nThe Rev. Gayle Fisher-Stewart\, PhD.\nThursday\, March 26\, 2026 | Knapp Auditorium\nPlease join the community of Seminary of the Southwest for a talk by the Rev. Gayle Fisher Stewart\, PhD. \n5:30 p.m. – Litany in Christ Chapel \n6:00 p.m. – Reception in the Howell Dining Hall \n7:00 p.m. – Lecture in Knapp Auditorium \nPlease RSVP here for the event. \n \nGayle Fisher-Stewart is a priest in the Diocese of Washington.  A native Washingtonian\, prior to accepting the call to ordained ministry\, she retired from the Metropolitan Police Department as a captain and then taught at the university level.  She also consulted for the International City/County Management Association\, the U.S. Department of Justice and local government organizations. Throughout her career\, she has been ever mindful of the effects of racism in the criminal justice system\, the educational system\, and various communities in which she has served. She has been an outspoken advocate for making the reign of God a reality for everyone based on her belief that “we don’t have to live this way.” The violence\, economic inequities\, racism and all the other -isms and phobias are choices we make in violation of the love God showed at creation and continues to show in spite of human beings “missing the mark.” After nine years as president of the Crummell-Cooper Chapter\, Union of Black Episcopalians\, she has turned over the gavel to a new president and continues to serve on the diocesan reparations committee and as the chaplain for the Takoma Park Police Department (MD). She served on the diocesan finance committee and the Washington National Cathedral’s racial justice committee and was part of the committee that pushed for the removal of the Robert E. Lee-Stonewall Jackson windows at the Cathedral. She was the 2024 recipient of the Union of Black Episcopalians “Bishop Quentin Primo\, Jr.” award for “extraordinary leadership as a pastor and advocate for justice in the community\, church and beyond.” \n Committed to making the reign of God real for everyone at the grass-roots level\, she has written on race\, policing and the Episcopal Church.  “To Serve and Protect:  Race\, the Police and the Episcopal Church in the Black Lives Matter Era” was published in the Summer (2017) edition of the “Anglican Theological Review.” Her book\, Preaching Black Lives (Matter) (2020) asks and answers the question\, what would the church look like if black lives mattered? In Black and Episcopalian: The Struggle for Inclusion (2021)\, she makes the case that African Americans should be able to bring their authentic selves to the church and not be forced to fit into a mold determined by the dominant culture. In response to the uprisings over the police murder of Mr. George Floyd\, she developed and presented the curriculum: “To Serve and Protect: Bridging the Gap Between the Police and the Black Community.” She recently published the 2nd edition of her third book\, Church Hurt: Reparations for My Soul – Healing Racialized Trauma\, which makes the case that the trauma of racism and white supremacy must be fully acknowledged before the church can begin the process of reparations/repair and what needs to be done in our current age. \nShe lives in Takoma Park\, MD\, and the love of her life is her son\, David. \nView the live-stream for the event here.\nHosted by Seminary of the Southwest’s Board of Trustees\, and led by the students of Seminary of the Southwest\, the Payne-Harvey Lecture is an annual event that focuses on mission and the relationship between pastoral leadership and contemporary issues confronting the church. It honors the Rt. Rev. Claude E. Payne\, former chair of the seminary’s board and bishop of the Diocese of Texas\, retired\, and the late Dean Hudnall Harvey\, who died unexpectedly in 1972\, after serving as the seminary’s dean for just five years. \nOver the years\, these Lectures have become a lasting and vital resource for the seminary\, bringing important and diverse theological voices to our campus.
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/payne-harvey-lecture-2026/
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SUMMARY:Holy Week and the Triduum 2026
DESCRIPTION:Holy Week and the Triduum\nSeminary of the Southwest will begin its observance of Holy Week and the Triduum on Monday\, March 30th. The paschal mystery we celebrate is the energizing source of our life together. \nThe entire community is invited and encouraged to attend. Families are welcome\, as are any guests. We expect all students preparing for ordained ministry to participate in the week’s liturgies. Faculty members will be preaching at the Eucharist each day. \nOn Monday through Wednesday of Holy Week\, the worship schedule is as usual: Morning Prayer at 9:00 a.m.\, Eucharist at 11:45 a.m.\, and Evening Prayer at 5 p.m. (except on Tuesday when Tenebrae replaces Evening Prayer). Unless otherwise noted\, all services will be celebrated with procession and music and held in Christ Chapel. \nPlease note the following unique Holy Week services: \n  \n\nHoly Tuesday (March 31\, 2026)\n\n\nTenebrae\, 5:00 p.m.\, Christ Chapel\n\n\nPlease join us in Christ Chapel on Holy Tuesday\, March 31st\, for a service structured around chanted psalms\, readings\, and responsories. The distinctive ceremonial of the service includes fifteen candles\, symbolizing the triumph of Christ over evil and death. \n\nMaundy Thursday (April 2\, 2026)\n\n\nNoonday Prayer\, 11:45 a.m.\, Christ Chapel\, with the Exhortation\n\n\nMaundy Thursday Holy Eucharist\, 5:30 p.m.\, Christ Chapel\n\n\nMaundy Thursday Eucharist with Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar. Following the Maundy Thursday Service\, we will hold an Agape Meal in Howell Dining Hall. Please RSVP here (childcare requests included) so that we know how many people will attend. \nClick here to watch Maundy Thursday Livestream \n\n\nMaundy Thursday Agape Meal\, following Maundy Thursday service\, Dining Hall\n\n\n\nJoin us for an Agape Meal after the Maundy Thursday service. We’ll enjoy a delicious meal with our families and friends. RSVP here. \n\n\nOvernight “Vigil at the Altar of Repose” Following Maundy Thursday – 11:45 a.m.\, Friday\, Christ Chapel\n\n\nImmediately following the Maundy Thursday service until the Good Friday Service at 11:45 AM\, an all-night vigil will be held in the chapel. You and members of your household are invited to symbolically keep watch with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane through the night in one-hour increments. Please use this form to sign up for a spot. \n\nGood Friday (April 3\, 2026)\nNo Office services today. \n\n\nGood Friday Service of Solemn Collects together with Veneration of the Cross and Communion from the Reserve\, 11:45 a.m.\, Christ Chapel\n\n\n\nCommunion from the Reserve. No classes will be held\, and faculty and administration offices will be closed. \n\n\nImmediately following Good Friday Service: Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross) in the Kittredge Motte. Pray the fourteen Stations of the Cross with a solemn bilingual service with movement and music. All community members are welcome—no knowledge of Spanish is required.\n\n\n  \n\nHoly Saturday (April 4\, 2026)\n\n\nHoly Saturday Liturgy\, 11:45 a.m.\, Christ Chapel\n\n\nThe Great Vigil of Easter\, 8:00 p.m.\, Christ Chapel\n\n\nClergy from the Southwest community and others who would like to join should arrive at 7:15 p.m. in order to vest and line up for the procession. Clergy should bring a cassock\, surplice\, and white stole. Incense will be used. \nBring your bells\, whistles\, horns\, and other noisemakers for this service! \n\nPlease use this form to order Easter Lilies\n\nEaster Gala Celebration\, immediately following the Great Vigil of Easter\, Weeks Center/the Motte\n\n\nPlease RSVP to the Vigil and Gala here (and please consider volunteering to help clean up – thank you!)\n\nChrist is risen! Let’s feast!
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/holy-week-and-the-triduum-2026/
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SUMMARY:The Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2026 of Seminary of the Southwest
DESCRIPTION:  \nPlease join the community of Seminary of the Southwest for the two ceremonies it holds each year to celebrate graduation – an evening service of Holy Eucharist and a formal morning Commencement. These services recognize and celebrate graduating students and award degrees in divinity\, religion\, counseling\, chaplaincy and pastoral care\, and spiritual formation and diplomas in Anglican studies and in theological studies. \nIt was recently announced that 28th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church the Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe\, will preach at the Commencement Exercises. Honorary doctorates will be presented to Bishop Rowe\, Rt. Rev. Austin Rios ‘03\, Bishop of California\, Clarke Heidrick\, and the Honorable Lora Livingston\, both former Board of Trustee members from 2016-2025. \nTuesday\, May 19th\nHoly Eucharist on the Occasion of the\nCommencement for the Class of 2026 of Seminary of the Southwest\nwith the Presentation of the Seminary Crosses\n\n5:30 p.m.\nChrist Chapel at Seminary of the Southwest \n\n501 E. 32nd St.\nAustin\, TX 78705\n\n\nReception to follow.\n\nWatch event livestreams here.\n–\nWednesday\, May 20th\nCommencement Exercises for the Class of 2026\nThe Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest\nA service of morning prayer\n\n10:00 a.m.\nEpiscopal Church of the Good Shepherd \n\n3201 Windsor Road\nAustin\, TX 78703\n\n\nPreacher: Bishop Sean Rowe\nReception to follow.\n\nWatch event livestreams here.
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/the-commencement-exercises-for-the-class-of-2026-of-seminary-of-the-southwest/
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