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- Spanish Mass, Wednesday, November 27, 5:15 p.m.
- On Wednesday, November 27, we will be taking down the altarcito in the Chapel. Please reclaim your objects or photos of remembrance. We will collect those that remain in a box for safekeeping at the Front Desk, where you also may reclaim them.
- Thanksgiving Mass, Thursday, November 28, 10:00 a.m., followed by brunch at Claver House.
- There will be no evening Mass on Thanksgiving Day.
Presider Schedule Week of November 25-30
Monday, 11/25: 8:00am Setako
Tuesday, 11/26: 8:00am Osmolovskyy 5:15pm Fernandez
Wednesday, 11/27: 8:00am Rimasbe 5:15pm Heiding
Thursday, 11/28: 10:00am Connell
Friday, 11/29: 8:00am Gansa 5:15pm Endres
Saturday, 11/30: 8:00am Kunonga
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JST Announcements
- Next week, the JST Building will be closed from Wednesday, November 27 at noon until Monday, December 2 at 8:00 a.m. Enjoy the Thanksgiving break!
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Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in book groups in January and early February to discuss White Fragility: Why it's so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo. The goal of the book group is to become familiar with Dr. DiAngelo's work prior to her visit at SCU on February 19. In addition, the group is meant to provide an opportunity to learn how to use her work within our community here at JST and SCU to help facilitate discussions on whiteness and white fragility among students, staff, and faculty. Please fill out this Google Form by Friday, Dec. 6, so that we may determine who is interested in participating and/or facilitating a group.
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Receive Daily Advent Prayer in Your Inbox: Prepare for Christmas and pray throughout Advent with our community by participating in our online retreat, Waiting in Joyful Hope. We are excited to offer an online retreat during this sacred time in our liturgical calendar. Each day of Advent, a member of our community will offer a reflection on that day’s Scripture readings which will be sent to subscribers each morning. Reflections are written by members of the Jesuit School of Theology and Santa Clara University community. Subscribe here.
- Concerned about the destruction of the natural world? If so, please consider helping to plan a Climate Justice Teach-in at JST for early March, sponsored by the Climate Justice Committee. Contact Lisa Fullam, lfullam@scu.edu, who will be in touch to set up a meeting before the end of this semester.
- Save the Date: The annual lay retreat at El Retiro in Los Gatos will take place in the spring, Friday evening, March 13 through Sunday afternoon, March 15. The retreat facilitator will be Megan Pryor Lorentz. To make it on time, retreatants would need to leave Berkeley by around 3:00 on Friday afternoon. Numbers are limited, so please register and make a firm commitment by December 13 with Mary Beth Lamb at melamb@scu.edu.
- Professor Sandra Schneiders, I.H.M., will be the principal lecturer for “Rediscovering Jesus in the Gospel of John,” a four-week biblical study program that the Centre for Biblical Formation offers in Jerusalem, Israel. This program is comprised of lectures, individual study, group study and field trips. Attention is also given to the current religio-political situation in the country by Jewish and Palestinian experts. The course will be held from September 7 to October 6, 2020. The total cost for tuition, fees, full board, and excursions is $5,250 USD, plus airfare. The deadline for enrollment is May 1, 2020, but enrollment is limited. The sooner you register, the better your chances for getting into the class. For more information, please consult https://www.biblicalformationcentre.com/gospel-john-program2020.
- Preliminary Announcement: Applications for the Summer Practicum in Spiritual Direction, June 15 - July 10, 2020, can be submitted from now until February 1, 2020. Please click on Summer Practicum in Spiritual Direction for information on the program, and/or contact George Murphy, SJ at grmurphy@scu.edu. The practicum is limited to 14 participants.
- Thanksgiving Collection: Please donate healthy, non-perishable food items or make out a check to the Alameda County Community Food Bank (every $1 donated provides $7 of food). Checks can be placed in an envelope and put in Mary Beth Lamb's mailbox at the front desk. Food (canned meats and fish, low-sodium soups and stews, nuts, beans, brown rice, quinoa, peanut butter, whole-grain cereal, oatmeal, pasta) can be placed in the bin at the front entryway. The collection will be from November 25-December 2.
- Advent Anyone? Online Resources recommended by George Murphy, SJ
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JST Events |
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JST Weekday Liturgy
5:15 p.m., Gesu Chapel
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JST Community Liturgy
5:15 p.m., Gesu Chapel
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JST French Language Liturgy
5:15 p.m., Gesu Chapel
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Contemplative Walk
2:30 p.m.
Join others to reconnect to the world around us. Check the Magis for specifics each week. In general, those walking meet at the bell and depart at 2:30.
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JST Weekday Liturgy
5:15 p.m., Gesu Chapel
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“Women and Synodality: Where Can We Go from Here?”
7 p.m., JST
“Women and Synodality: Where Can We Go from Here?” is a gathering that makes space for imagining the role of women in the future of the global Church. With keynotes and interactive break-out sessions, the event provides an opportunity for listening, dialogue, and building synodal bridges.
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“Women and Synodality: Where Can We Go from Here?”
Midnight, JST
“Women and Synodality: Where Can We Go from Here?” is a gathering that makes space for imagining the role of women in the future of the global Church. With keynotes and interactive break-out sessions, the event provides an opportunity for listening, dialogue, and building synodal bridges.
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SCU Events |
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Smart Governance for Smart Cities: Rights and Justice in the Age of Civic AI
7:00pm, Lucas Hall, Forbes Family Conference Center
Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Joe Simitian, and Jake Snow discuss the use of artificial intelligence by local government. This event is part of the “IT, Ethics, and Law” lecture series, co-sponsored by the High Tech Law Institute, as well as the “AI for Social Impact” series.
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5-day Ignatian Silent Retreat
Dec. 14-19, San Damiano Retreat Center, Danville
The Ignatian Silent Retreat is a five-day experience of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. The retreat is an invitation to reflect on the ways in which God is moving within your life and to discern your ongoing vocational journey. Opportunities for silence, shared reflection, spiritual conferences, and various forms of Ignatian prayer will be offered.
The retreat will be held at the San Damiano Retreat Center in Danville from Saturday, December 14 to Thursday, December 19. Each day will include confidential, individual meetings with a retreat director, presentations, group prayer/ meditation, daily liturgies, contemplative silence, and shared meals. Sign-ups will be accepted until December 6.
Spaces for the Ignatian Retreat are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis by submitting the form below AND a $200 payment via delivery of cash or check to Campus Ministry or online. If you have a financial hardship that would prevent you from attending the retreat, please email Victor Lemus (Director of Retreats) regarding receiving a scholarship.
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GTU News and Events |
GTU Library Workshops
The GTU Library hosts workshops throughout the semester on Zotero (a free citation management program), Biblical exegesis, finding primary resources, and doing library research from a distance. Click here for the schedule.
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Self-Care in Anxious and Discouraging Times: Panel Discussion with Keynote
9:00am-12:30pm, G202, 2407 Dana Street, First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley
This forum will offer sources of hope in a time when social tensions run high and work/school pressures can be crushing. Join us for a keynote address by Lily Stearns, PhD, MA, MDiv and a speaker panel discussion on what "self-care" entails at the intersection of the university and the church.
$15 fee. FREE for students, but students must still register by emailing info@newcollegeberkeley.org.
This event is a part of New College Berkeley's Faith & Work Series.
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Thanksgiving Lunch and Launching of the International Students Association
12:30-2:00pm, GTU Student Lounge, 2465 Le Conte Avenue
The GTU International Students Association cordially invites all students to join this celebration! RSVP to Marinda Chan at kchan@ses.gtu.edu or Zulu Lemtur at zlemtur@ses.gtu.edu by Friday, November 22.
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Trip to BAMPFA with Thomas Cattoi
4:30pm, BAMPFA, 2155 Center Street, Berkeley
In December, the third Thursday Program that is free for GTU faculty, staff and students, will be held on the first Wednesday instead. December’s talk is given by Dr. Thomas Cattoi (JST) on the exhibition Divine Women, Divine Wisdom, which displays art from South Asia and the Himalayan region that celebrates the beauty, fecundity, wisdom, power, and compassion of women within the context of Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
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Talk with Abby Stein: "From Rabbi to Trans Activist"
6:00pm, Dinner Board Room, GTU Library
Abby Stein is a Jewish educator, author, speaker, and activist. She was born and raised in a Hasidic family of rabbinic descent, and is a direct descendent of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism. In 2012, Abby left the Hasidic world to explore a self-determined life. She came out as a woman of trans experience in 2015. Since coming out, she has been working to raise support and awareness for trans rights and those leaving Ultra-Orthodoxy.
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CLGS Lavender Lunch: Ministry among God's Queer Folk; LGBTQ Pastoral Care
12:10-1:10pm; PSR, 1798 Scenic Avenue
Authors Bernard Schlager and David Kundtz discuss the second edition of their book Ministry Among God's Queer Folk: LTBTQ Pastoral Care (Cascade Books, 2019). Kundtz, psychotherapist and author of several best-selling books in the area of pastoral care, holds a doctoral degree in pastoral psychology from the Graduate Theological Union. Schlager is Executive Director of The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) and Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at Pacific School of Religion.
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Community Events and Announcements |
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Liturgy of Memory and Repentance for Victims of Nuclear Attacks and Accidents
7:00pm, Sacred Heart Church, 4025 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland
You are invited to Northern Calfornia's first annual liturgy of memory and repentance for victims of nuclear attacks and accidents.
This Catholic mass of remembrance will commemorate nuclear victims, and invite the community to be in solidarity with Pope Francis as he visits Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki on November 23 - 26. At that time, the Holy Father is expected to deliver a message calling for the urgent and complete abolition of nuclear weapons.
Following the liturgical service, Pax Christi Northern California will offer a reception and discussion on how local groups and individuals can undertake a program of prayer-study-action for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
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Caring for Creation: Hope & Action for Climate Justice
10:10-11:05am, Parish Hall, All Souls Episcopal, 2220 Cedar Street, Berkeley
Joanna Macy, system thinker and educator, will present "Building Active Hope through Action," the concluding talk for the All Souls 2019 Speaker Series on Caring for Creation.
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Queer Abstraction
6:30pm, Cal Episcopal, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
6:30 Carols by Candlelight.
7:15 Presentation on the highly acclaimed art show highlighting queer artists and subversive expression presented by the curator, Jared Ledesma of the Des Moines Art Center, hosted by the episcopal Campus Ministry to UC Berkeley. Mr Jared Ledesma, Des Moines Art Center. This talk explores how queer artists have created a visual language of liberation and hope.
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25th Annual Alameda Sing-It-Yourself "Messiah"
4pm; First Presbyterian Church, 2001 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda
This performance is the 25th Annual "Alameda Sing-It-Yourself 'Messiah.'" Bring "The Messiah" score if you have one. Free-will offerings will be accepted to support the event (with a suggested offering of $20, and a canned or dry food item to donate to the Alameda Food Bank). Please visit the attached link for more information.
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Rejoice! Let Us Sing! With the Philippine Saringhimig Singers
7pm; St. Perpetua Church, 2454 Hamlin Road, Lafayette
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Job Announcements and More |
Call for Papers
The December 2019 issue of Asian Horizons (of the Dharmaram Journal of Theology) invites articles on "Religious Pluralism: Changing Perspectives." Please send your articles (4500-5000 words, including the footnotes) by December 15, 2019. Kindly include the abstract of the article in 150-200 words, 5-7 Keywords and a summary of the CV of the author in 100-150 words. For submitting the articles and for more details, please contact Shaji George Kochuthara, editor-in-chief, at kochuthshaji@gmail.com.
Asian Horizons is a forum for theological reflection in the Asian context marked by economic poverty, cultural diversity and religious plurality. Although the focus is on theological reflection in the context of Asia, the journal also addresses theological developments and concerns of the universal Church and endeavors to dialogue with the Church in various contexts.
City Internships
City Internships is tuition based "career accelerator" with a strong track record in protecting and amplifying the value of students' post-secondary education to create globally engaged, career-ready graduates. Upon college graduation, CI alumni secure graduate-level employment 3 times more quickly and starting salaries 30 percent higher than their peers. Career field include: Charities, Non-Profits and NGOs.
There are three programs available to which graduate and undergraduate students may apply.
- Global Accelerator Program (GAP) - 8 weeks in London or New York, summer only
- Global Explorer Program (GEP) - 6-12 weeks (rolling starting dates, year round)
- Remote Program (RP) - 6-12 weeks (rolling starting dates, year round)
For more information, check out the website: https://www.city-internships.com
To apply, visit: https://www.city-internships.com/apply
FASPE Fellowship, Summer of 2020
FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics) is an intensive, two-week study program in professional ethics and ethical leadership. FASPE is neither a Holocaust studies course nor a genocide prevention program. Rather, the curriculum is designed to challenge Fellows to critically examine constructs, current developments and issues that raise ethical concerns in their professions in contemporary settings in which they work. Each year, FASPE Seminary awards fellowships to 14 to 16 individuals pursuing, or recent graduates of, graduate-level religious training at divinity schools, seminaries, chaplaincy programs or other related institutions. Fellows spend two weeks in Berlin and Poland, where they visit key sites of Nazi history and participate in daily seminars led by specialized faculty. The program couples the power of place with academic rigor and many informal opportunities for creative exchange.
2020 FASPE Seminary Program Dates: June 12, 2020 – June 26, 2020 (Program starts on the evening of June 12).
Deadline to apply: December 30, 2019.
For more information about the program, see https://www.faspe-ethics.org/seminary. To apply, see https://www.faspe-ethics.org/how-to-apply.
Scholarships for Catholic Studies (UK)
Applications are open for Postgraduate Scholarships and Bursaries with the Centre for Catholic Studies at Durham University UK for the 2020-2021 school year. This year, there are two (2) Louis Lafosse Bicentenary PhD Scholarships, both three-year awards including full-fees (at UK/Home level), plus a maintenance allowance at the UK Research Council’s national rate (£15,009 in 2019-20). The deadline for applications for the Louis Lafosse Bicentenary Scholarships is Sunday, February 23, 2020. All other applications are open until May 24, 2020. Full details including eligibility criteria, and an application form are available at https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/ccs/study/bursaries.
Louisville Institute Fellowships
The Louisville Institute offers fellowships for doctoral study and dissertation work. The Dissertation Fellowship (DF) programs offers up to ten $25,000 grants to support the final year of Ph.D. or Th.D. dissertation writing. Preference given to students engaged in research pertaining to North American Christianity, especially projects related to Institute mission priorities. Apply by February 1, 2020.
The Doctoral Fellowship (DOC) program encourages current Ph.D./Th.D. students to consider theological education as their vocation. The Institute awards up to ten two-year Doctoral Fellowships of $2,000 per year. In addition, Fellows constitute a peer learning cohort that meets six times over a two year period. Apply by March 1, 2020.
For more information and to apply, see the Louisville Institute site.
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JST students at Ignatian Family Teach-in: Sebastian Budinich, Barbara Anne Kozee, Eric Gregory and Stanley Goh. Photo by Caroline Read. |
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