“I imagine Lent for you and for me as a great departure from the greedy, anxious anti-neighborliness of our economy, a great departure from our exclusionary politics that fears the other, a great departure from self-indulgent consumerism that devours creation. And then an arrival in a new neighborhood, because it is a gift to be simple, it is a gift to be free; it is a gift to come down where we ought to be.” - Walter Brueggemann
Thank you to everyone who participated in the memorial Mass for Joe Mueller, SJ on Saturday, February 25. It was a beautiful service and wonderful to have our JST community come together to give thanks and celebrate Joe's life.
For those who were unable to attend, the Mass recording is available at this link.
Featured Event
Jerome Biblical Commentary for the 21st Century:
A Conversation with the Editors
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Tuesday, Mar. 7 | 7:00 PM Loyola Board Room (JST 321) Overflow Space in Manresa Lounge
In-Person Registration Live Stream Link
Join us for a moderated panel discussion featuring John J. Collins, Ph.D., Gina Hens-Piazza, Ph.D., and Barbara Reid, OP, Ph.D., editors of The Jerome Biblical Commentary for the 21st Century.
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What's Happening This Week at JST
**Get YOUR Tickets for the JST Annual Talent Show on March 17**
Monday, Mar. 6, 9:00 AM- Friday, Mar. 17, 12:00 PM
Our Annual Talent Show will take place on March 17 at 8:00 PM. In order to prepare enough seats and refreshments, our planning committee invites you to come and get your tickets! All JST community members are welcome to receive up to 4 free tickets. Please come to the Student Life Office to pick up your ticket and those for your guests.
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Jesuit High School Staff Visit
Wednesday, Mar. 8 | 1:30 pm | Cardoner Campus Visit for upcoming positions! Come meet Principal Michael Wood to learn about positions opening at Jesuit High School this fall.
Sign up for a time here!
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Writing Labs for Academic Theology: Critical Summary versus Critical Analysis
Wednesday, Mar. 8 | 3:00-4:15 PM | Zoom
Presenter - Kathleen Diaz Skills: avoiding plagiarism, quoting, paraphrasing, citations, and understanding sources
Register Here
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Special Event Next Week: Arte de Lágrimas
Tuesday, Mar. 14 | 7:00 PM | JST Manresa Lounge
In-Person Registration | Arte de Lagrimas Informational Flyer
Join us for a special event welcoming Gregory L. Cuéllar, Ph.D. as he shares with us the art exhibition, Arte de Lágrimas. This exhibition features the art of children who traveled across the southern border with their families as refugees and asylum seekers.
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Included in this Week's Magis
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Kudos Corner
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JST alum, Nabulle Vivian M.Div, published a recent article, "The Liberating Grace of Ashes" through Collegeville Institute's Emerging Writers Mentorship Program. She is currently a Spiritual/Faith writer and hospice chaplain. |
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We want to celebrate our community's achievements! Please let us know if you have something to celebrate such as an award, a recognition, the completion of a major project, etc.
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Spiritual Formation & Liturgy
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Prayer Periods | Gesù Chapel
Tuesday to Friday, 12:30-1:15 PM
From 12:30 PM until 1:15 PM, we will hold space for common, silent prayer in the chapel. We will toll the bell at the beginning of these prayer periods. Stop in for a moment or sit for the entire period!
Contemplative Walk
Thursday, 3:15 PM - meet outside chapel
Join us for a relaxing walk around our neighborhood. This week we'll walk to Live Oak Park and sit by the stream that flows through the tree grove. Our stroll will last about an hour. Meet at 3:15 PM in front of the chapel. |
Liturgies | Gesù Chapel
Tuesday, 3/7
On Tuesday, the evening liturgy will include a blessing of the religious sisters in our community as we enter Catholic Sisters Week (March 8-14).
Thursday, 3/9
On Thursday, Justin Grosnick will serve as deacon and preach at our 5:15 PM Liturgy.
Liturgy Presider Schedule
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Tuesday, 3/7 |
Wednesday, 3/8 |
Thursday, 3/9 |
Friday, 3/10 |
Saturday 3/11 8:30AM |
8:00AM |
Nyirenda |
Ng'ang'a |
Agbo |
Kinzamba |
Santamaria Belda |
5:15PM |
Griener |
Ouedrago |
Ng'ang'a
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Nguyen |
No Liturgy |
Ministerial Formation
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CPE Opportunity Available | Clinical Chaplain Residency
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
September 11, 2023 - September 6, 2024
Priority Application Deadline: April 30, 2023
See here for more information
Residential Spirituality Facilitator Position Available | Santa Clara University
For students seeking ministerial experience or a placement opportunity for field education, Santa Clara University is seeking Spirituality Facilitators for the 2023-2024 academic year. Please see the link below for the full job description and information on how to apply.
Spirituality Facilitator 2023-2024 Application |
Save the Date
Tuesday Night Solidarity Supper Programming
Mass: 5:15 PM | Supper: 6:15 PM | Program: 7:00 PM
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March 14 | Arte de Lagrimas Exhibiton
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March 21 | Instituto Hispano Community Night
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March 28 | Spring Break--no Tuesday Night Dinner & Program
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April 4 | Holy Week --no Tuesday Night Dinner & Program
Annual JST Talent Show
Friday, March 17, 2023 (doors open 7:30pm, show at 8:00pm) | Manresa and Compania
Pick up your free tickets from the JST Student Life office Monday 3/6 at 9 AM - Friday, 3/17 at 12:00 PM!
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Upcoming Conferences
Center for Jewish Studies Annual Conference | Worlds of Corporeality
March 8, 2023 | Dinner Boardroom, GTU Library
The GTU's Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies invites you to its annual Jewish studies symposium, this year titled "Worlds of Corporeality." Local scholars will share current work that engages with issues such as embodiment, materiality, care, gender, space, language, sexuality and ritual performance. The topic of corporeality is at once capacious enough to tap into ongoing research projects while also being specific enough to stimulate new thinking and fruitful discussion.
The conference will take place Wednesday, March 8 from 9am-5pm (PT) in the GTU Dinner Boardroom discussion. Visit the event page for more info. No registration is necessary and the event is free and open to the public.
Climate & Environmental Justice Conference
April 27-28, 2023 | Santa Clara University
The Environmental Justice and Common Good Initiative is pleased to announce the 2023 free conference, entitled “Climate & Environmental Justice Conference: Faith-based, community-based, and academic collaboration for action” to be held at Santa Clara University and online from April 27– 28, 2023. The conference will advance the work of organizing community-university alliances and partnerships to promote climate and environmental justice in Northern California, across Latin America, and throughout Jesuit higher education. See the preliminary program and stay tuned for future announcements about how to engage. Registration is open and it is free.
Check the conference website frequently for updates, and, please direct questions to environmentaljustice@scu.edu.
SCU Events
Giants Have Us in Their Books
Written by José Rivera & Directed by Karina Gutiérrez
Mar. 3 - 12, 2023 | Fess Parker Studio Theatre | Reserve Tickets Here Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 PM & Sunday at 2:00 PM
Uncover captivating tales about the mysterious human race. We grow up with storybooks detailing the life of Giants and other mythical creatures, but what happens when we become the subject of the fable? Written as if they were told by Giants, the six short fables in Giants Have Us in Their Books harness the simplicity of fairytales as they explore the complex reality of the human experience through magical realism, metaphor, and poetry.
Please be advised that Giants Have Us In Their Books contains mature language and sensitive topics including sexuality, ableism, hate speech and imagery, violence, sexual assault, anti-Semitism, and death. The performance contains a simulated gunshot sound effect. Recommended 13+.
Giants Have Us in Their Books is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
Current Art Exhibitions at Santa Clara University
Threshold.
February 7 - March 16, 2023 | Edward M. Dowd Art and Art History Building | Artist: Daren Kendall
More Information
GTU Events
Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology: Aquinas Lecture 2023
Thursday, Mar. 9 | 7:30 PM | St. Albert the Great Priory Chapel
Christ's Cross at the Center of the Mystical Body: Scripture, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Recent Theology by Professor Matthew Levering
Register Here
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Spring Forum hosted by the Student Advisory Committee
Wednesday, Mar. 15 | 5:00-6:30 PM | GTU Library Dinner Board Room
Zoom ID: 933 3970 7986
The GTU Library staff invites you to join this forum to discuss your hopes for student life at the GTU Library.
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Tour & Talk with the Student Artists of Reconnecting: Celebrating the art of GTU students and alums
Thursday, Mar. 16 | 5:00-6:00 PM | GTU Library
Come to learn more about the work of participating student and alum scholar-artists and enjoy gathering together again in the recently reopened library. Refreshments will be provided.
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GTU CARe Grants
Deadline: Monday, March 20 at 9 am Pacific
Up to $2000 awarded to GTU students, faculty, & staff in support of projects that center on religion & and the arts.
More Information
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CALLS FOR PAPERS
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Society for the Phenomenology of Religious Experience (SOPHERE) Conference 2023: Religious Experience and the Phenomenology of Nature
16th – 19th August 2023 | Hosted by the University of Galway and St. Angela’s College, Sligo
CFP deadline: March 15 2023 | More Information & Full Call for Papers
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Spring 2023 GTU CARe Writing Prize
Write an essay of 1200-1500 words on artwork, themes, and/or content from a current or upcoming Doug Adams Gallery exhibition for the chance to win $250!
The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 20, 9 am (Pacific Time), and all papers should be sent to care@gtu.edu.
Find out more at www.gtu.edu/caregrants or email lwebster@gtu.edu with any questions!
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Summer 2023 Interreligious Research Grants | Madrasa-Midrasha Program
The Walter & Elise Haas Fund has provided funding to the GTU in support of the Madrasa-Midrasha Program, a collaborative interreligious effort cosponsored by the Center for Islamic Studies and the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies. We are pleased to announce research grants for GTU students working on interreligious projects related to Judaism and/or Islam. Grants will range from $250 to $500 for individual projects and $500 to $1000 for joint projects, which are strongly encouraged.
Deadline: Monday, April 3, 2023 | More information & Submission Guidelines
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Community Events
Oakland Ceasefire Night Walks
Friday, Mar. 10 | 6:00 PM | St. Columba Parish, 6401 San Pablo Avenue
Stop the gun violence! Far too many people in our community have died before their time. far too many people are wasting their lives in prison. Oakland Ceasefire is a movement to stop the killings without sending more people to jail. We are uniting to build a culture of peach and healing. We are walking our neighborhoods to carry this message: We love you and we want you to be alive and free!
St. Patrick's Church Annual Fish Fry
Friday, Mar. 17 | Father Howard Community Center, 1640 10th St. Oakland
Pre-Orders for Pick-Up available: 11:30 AM-8:30 PM
Pre-Order Call: Mary Loggins (510) 532-5063 or Mary Washington (510) 332-9914
$25 (Adults/Adultos) $14 (Children/Ninos)
Career Connections
Preparing for What Comes Next!
Jesuit High School Staff Visit
Wednesday, March 8 | 1:30 pm | Cardoner Campus Visit for upcoming positions! Come meet Principal Michael Wood to learn about positions opening at Jesuit High School this fall.
Sign up for a time here!
Career Cafe
March 20 and April 3 | 6:30-8:00pm | Manresa Lounge
It is time to get moving on career tasks in a comfortable and supportive environment. Do you need dedicated time to work on your CV, search for jobs, talk with Student Life staff? Come to Manresa Lounge on a Monday evening and spend time working to prepare for life after JST.
Career Opportunities
Campus Ministry Associate – Immersion Program Coordinator
Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose, CA | More Information & How to Apply
Lilly Endowment Museum Fellow for Religion and Spirituality in the Visual Arts
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, IN | More Information & How to Apply
Application close: March 23, 2023
Assistant Director of Campus Ministry for Retreats and Communications
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI | More Information & How to Apply
Theology Teacher
Jesuit High School, Sacramento, Carmichael, CA | More Information & How to Apply
Staff from JHS will be present at JST on March 8! See the above link to schedule an appointment to meet with them.
Resources
COVID-19 Vaccines & Other Immunizations
Please the SCU Prepared Site for all COVID Related Information
Free COVID-19 Vaccine Locations Near JST:
Mental Health Resources through SCU | CAPS 24/7
JST-SCU students have access to
- 24/7/365 Mental Health Support Line - 408-554-5220 (press 1 to reach the 24/7 support line)
- Free telehealth or off campus face-to-face counseling sessions
- Access to multiple mental health educational resources
See the Cowell Health Center for more details
Campus Safety Services
Campus Safety Services encourages students, faculty, and staff to be an active participant in your personal and community safety. The following safety reminders will help keep campus safety a priority:
- Always lock your vehicle and residence upon exiting and at night; if you live off-campus, consider investing in a doorbell camera device
- Never store valuables in your vehicle
- Use fortified locks when securing your bicycle or skateboard
- Be aware of your surroundings and report suspicious activity to Campus Safety and/or the Berkeley Police Department
- CSS: (408) 554-4441
- BPD: 911 or from a cell phone call 510-981-5911
- Prioritize and respect your own mental health; encourage others to do the same
Hours of Operation
Campus Safety Service is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We have two shifts to serve you, 6a-6p and 6p-6a respectively. Our dispatch center is located in the Main Parking Structure (Building 714). Please contact us anytime at (408) 554-4441. You can also go to https://www.scu.edu/campus-safety/
We're Hiring - Student Employee Positions Available
Please see this page for information on openings for student employment.
JST Calendar Highlights
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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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JST-SCU Commencement Mass & Reception
5:15 - 8 p.m., JST Gesu Chapel
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To submit items for publication in this newsletter, please send to jstmagis@scu.edu by 12:00PM Noon on Thursday of the week before you want it published.
Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University Assistant Dean of Student and Community Life 1735 Le Roy Avenue Berkeley, CA 94709 Phone: 510-549-5018 jstmagis@scu.edu |
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