Published on September 12, 2005 at 7 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

A prayer and memorial service in remembrance of the lives affected by Hurricane Katrina will be held Thursday (SEPT. 15) at 6 p.m. in Â鶹¹û¶³'s Reid Chapel.

The public is invited to the event, which will include a time of music and directed prayer and reflection. The program will last about an hour.

Josh Knierim, president of the Student Government Association at Â鶹¹û¶³'s Beeson Divinity School, will direct the service.

President George Bush has declared Friday, Sept. 16, as a day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Katrina.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.