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Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary kicks off its MidWinters lectures and worship today, Feb. 4, with opening worship at 7:30 p.m. with Rev. Karl Travis, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth. Over this three-day event, participants will hear from Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, Margaret Aymer, and Joseph Small as they address topics relevant to today’s Christian ministry.

All lectures and worships will be recorded and made available on the Seminary website after the conclusion of MidWinters. Participants are invited to live tweet from the events using hashtag #midwin13.

MidWinters also serves as homecoming for alumni. Before opening worship, the classes of 1953, 1963, 1973, 1983, and 1993 will celebrate during a reunion dinner this evening with President Theodore J. Wardlaw and members of the Austin Seminary Association Board.

The schedule for MidWinters

Monday, February 4

4:00-6:00 p.m.     Registration/ Reception

6:00 p.m.    Class Reunion Dinner

7:30 p.m.    Opening Worship

9:00 p.m.    Koinonia

Tuesday, February 5

8:45 a.m.    Gathering Music

9:00 a.m.    Currie: Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty “Driving Forces Behind an Ethic of Scarcity”

10:00 a.m.  Coffee Fellowship

10:30 a.m.  Westervelt: Joe Small “The Body Lies Bleeding”

Noon           Faith & Public Life Luncheon with The Honorable David Peeples

1:30 p.m.    Jones: Margaret Aymer “The New Testament as Migrant Writings”

2:45 p.m.    Currie: Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty "Table Grace and an Ethic of Enough"

3:30 p.m.    Coffee Fellowship

4:00 p.m.    Moderated Conversation

7:00 p.m.    Word and Sacrament

Wednesday, February 6

8:15 a.m.    Gathering Music

8:30 a.m.    Westervelt: Joe Small “A Company of Criminals”

9:30 a.m.    Coffee Fellowship

10:00 a.m.  Jones: Margaret Aymer "Migrant writing as scripture"

11:15 a.m.  Currie: Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty  “Theological Courage for an Economy of Sharing”

12:30 a.m.  ASA Banquet