JST News
JST and the GTU are on Spring Break the week of March 21. JST will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Regular building hours resume March 28. Happy Spring Break!
| Liturgy News During Spring Break the week of March 21, the liturgy schedule is as follows:
Tuesday-Friday, 5:15PM and Saturday, 8:30AM.
Presider Schedule for next week:
Tuesday, March 22
Wednesday, March 23
Thursday, March 24
Friday, March 25
Saturday, March 26
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JST Events
JST & Bannan Forum of the SCU Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education present:
Anti-Asian Racism and Catholic Social Teaching: A Critique of the Bishops’ Pastoral Letter Against Racism
March 29, 6:30 p.m. PST via Zoom. JST will screen this lecture in the Manresa Room, or you may attend on your own.
Fr. Joseph Cheah, OSM, GTU alumnus and Professor of Religious Studies and Theology at the University of St. Joseph
Fr. Cheah, who is originally from Myanmar, will outline the various ways that CST’s principles of human dignity, common good, solidarity, and subsidiarity are already reflected in the practices of many community-based and AAPI organizations working with the vulnerable and marginalized population in the AAPI communities. For more information and to register for the Zoom.
JST Announcements
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Soup Supper: A light supper of soup and bread will be served after 5:15 p.m. liturgy on Tuesday evening, March 29. Alexandra Bishop, M.T.S. student, has volunteered to prepare soup this evening. If you and some others would like to volunteer to prepare together a soup for Tuesday evening soup supper, please contact Paul Kircher at pkircher@scu.edu Degree program cohorts and other groups are especially encouraged to participate!
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Workshop on March 30: The JST Renewal Program invites you to join us for a reflective and interactive online workshop on “Releasing Fear” with psychotherapist, teacher, workshop leader, and writer David Richo. Wednesday afternoon, 3/30, 2-4PM (PDT). Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 979 2113 2594 Password: 749783
- JST Professor Mary McGann published an article in America magazine on adoption of more sustainable food choices, and specifically a plant-based diet, as advocated by the Laudato Si Action Platform. Please see this link to the article.
- New Horizons Journal: JST's student journal New Horizons is looking for new editors to join the Editorial Board. Responsibilities include 10 hours of editing work and meetings per semester. Apply now via this short application by Thursday, March 31.
- Chaplaincy Club: Mary-Rose Engle, GTU M.A. student affiliated with JST, is starting a student-run Chaplaincy Club for students of the GTU Consortium. Interested in a career in chaplaincy, improving your chaplaincy skills, or perhaps connecting with others interested in chaplaincy? Contact Mary-Rose at mengle@ses.gtu.edu.
- Need assistance with academic writing and theological research? The Writing Labs can help! See flyer below for dates and topics to be covered through the spring semester. To register, please contact Laura Dunn, ldunn@scu.edu.
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SCU Events
Bannan Forum of the SCU Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education
Building Toward Liberation: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church
Tuesday, April 19, 6:30 p.m.
Presented by: Alison Benders, Vice President for Mission and Ministry
Join the Bannan Forum of the SCU Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education for a lecture and conversation with Olga Segura, author and opinion and culture editor at the National Catholic Reporter. Ms. Segura will discuss the intersection of the Black Lives Matter movement and the Catholic Church. For more information and registration to receive the Zoom link.
JST will screen this talk in the Manresa Room at 6:30 p.m.
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GTU News and Events
Where Pilgrims Meet the World: Tales of Journeying with Hope and Resilience
Join Drs. Kathryn Barush and Mahjabeen Dhala for a live, virtual discussion on the power of pilgrimage from 11 am–12 pm (PDT) on Tuesday, March 29. They will expound upon their respective work on this topic and provide a space for dialogue and discussion. For more information about this event and to register for the Zoom link. |
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Of Interest Elsewhere |
Brahms Requiem
Paul Kircher will be singing with Cantare choral group in a performance of the Brahms Requiem on Friday evening, March 25, in Walnut Creek, and Sunday afternoon, March 27, in Oakland. Paul is offering complimentary tickets to JST students and $20 tickets for faculty/staff/affiliates; email pkircher@scu.edu by Tuesday, March 22. Full-price tickets available at the door. See full information here.
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