One extra gift for you

by Betsy Chapman, Ph.D. ('92, MA '94)

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, Daily Deacdom! As I was looking at coverage of the Lovefeast in photographer Ken Bennett’s archive, I stumbled across this picture. And I loved it so much, I had to share it.

There is so much beauty in the Lovefeast every year – the candles, the decorations, the singing, the feeling of community. But this wins my Oscar for Best Moment at this Lovefeast. I don’t know who this couple is, but this brought a happy tear to my eye.

— by Betsy Chapman, Ph.D. (’92, MA ’94)

Wake Forest holds its annual Lovefeast ceremony in Wait Chapel on Sunday, December 8, 2019. The Lovefeast is a traditional Moravian service, and has been held at Wake Forest for more than 50 years. Here, an older man kisses the older woman beside him in a tender gesture..

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