Sentence examples for convocation in from inspiring English sources

At Waller's first convocation, in 2005, he was humiliated by his seat in the bleachers.

The House of God Church has a major convocation in Nashville every June.

In Act II, Weedy packs for a religious convocation in Montgomery, Ala., one she has attended before.

This past November, at the youth meeting of the annual COGIC Holy Convocation, in Memphis, he delivered a sermon on the dangers of homosexuality.

Rutgers's new lyrics were first performed at the university's convocation, in August, but this past Saturday marked a debut in a much tougher venue.

Napoleon's convocation in 1807 of a "Grand Sanhedrin" of Jewish religious authorities to reconcile French and Jewish law attracted widespread attention.

Both said they are baptized every year, as their 91-year-old father has been for years, at House of Prayer convocations in 13 states.

Early in his career Charles had resorted to the Estates to raise aides and tailles (as the old levies on sales and hearths were now called), but after convocations in the 1430s he continued these taxes through annual ordinances no longer sanctioned by the Estates.

Representatives of partner organisations met in small groups to consider them at the mini-Convocation in April 2003 and at the first full Convocation of the CRCAH in November 2003.

The church holds mass baptisms across the country each summer as part of a convocation ceremony in which congregants offer repentance and seek renewal.

Well, there are no easy answers to these questions, and we must instead contemplate the usual fantasy movie staples: there's the gigantic medieval field of battle and also, worryingly, the boring "cabinet" or "convocation" scene in which grey-bearded lords and elders debate their strategic intentions for our benefit.