This year Capital is joining the Reformation Day festivities with the second annual Reformation Celebration, which is scheduled from 7-9 p.m. Sun. Oct. 30 in Mees Hall.
Reformation Day is celebrated each year as a tribute to the Reformation in the 16 century. It is said that Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the church door Oct. 31, which began the Reformation. Churches in the United States and around the world will be celebrating Sun. Oct. 30.
The Reformation Celebration is being brought to campus by the same committee that organized the event last year: Matthew Hazzard, senior; Pastor Amy Oehlschlaeger, University Pastor; Joy Schroeder, Bergener Professor of Theology and Religion at Capital University and Trinity Lutheran Seminary; E. Wray Bryant, Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy; Pastor Tim Iseringhausen, Pastor at Christ Lutheran Church; Denny Asp, retired director of church relations at Capital University; Pastor Ruth Fortis, Trinity Lutheran Seminary; and Laura Book, assistant director for vocational discernment and summer seminary sampler at Trinity Lutheran Seminary.
“Last year, the Reformation Celebration focused on Luther the man,” Hazzard said. “It was geared more toward older people and people with families. This year, it is geared more toward the students.”
This year’s celebration will bring the Christian rock duo Lost and Found to campus.
The band was founded in 1986 by Michael Bridges and George Baum in Niagara Falls, NY. The duo has performed at a variety of National Youth Gatherings.
The duo plays a genre of music called “speedwood” or “acoustic thrash,” which involves instruments such as the guitar, piano, drums, recorder, and occasionally, the stinky.
“One person said the music is, ‘the intersection of the Ramones and John Denver,’” according to the Lost and Found website, www.speedwood.com. “This is, as you might imagine, a relatively deserted intersection.”
“Even though it is the Reformation Celebration, the band will bring in people from the community and churches and bring in a different audience,” Schroeder said. “It’s a fun rock group to come listen to. They have a great rapport with the audience and a fun presence.”
The goal of the Celebration this year is to get the Capital name into the community in another way while supporting the community.
“There is no admission fee, but we are asking everyone to bring a canned food item,” Hazzard said. “The canned food will be donated to a local food pantry.”
