 We welcome all gathered for this day. Those who have traveled from far and those who live near. Alumni and current students of AMDS, present to the entire members of the administration, faculty, and staff, the past and present members of the AMDS Board, and family and friends of all of these. Other friends and seminarians, welcome. To the women who have come to speak the truth of the far and the wrong are going to do them. Along with those who have come in support of them, we say welcome. We honor your coming. Those of us who plan to this service, it's so humility and intrepidation. Because it is our desire to create a safe space here, we want to show you of several things. There should be tissues in there. Please use them as needed. Knowing that tears are a natural and maybe a helpful response to what you will hear and what will be said. We hope that you will pay attention to your physical well-being during this time. If at any time you need to leave this room, please do so. We've asked several women with pastoral skills to be available to be with you as companions. And we ask that they please rise. Sally Weaver Glick, Nina Bartlett-Lancott, Joanne Yoder-Miller, and Linda Lehmann-Thomas. These women will stand and sit throughout this service as the spirit moves. The chapel of the word in Woltner Hall is available as a place that you may go if you need a space away from these proceedings. In the course of this service, please participate in whatever way and to whatever extent seems good to you. We trust you to know what is good for you. We will follow this service as it is printed in the bulletin with few announcements. Please note that all the songs and hymns are included in this program. To all who are present here, with all that we bring, welcome. To the divine spirit that hovered over the chaos, welcome. To the divine spirit who anoints for the bringing of good news, the binding up of wounds, the proclamation of liberty and release, welcome. To the divine spirit who hovered over the grave, resurrecting life from death, welcome.