“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” - Rainer Maria Rilke |
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Featured Event
Tube-Steak Tuesday | Student & Community Life Gather & Grill!
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May 9 | 6:15 PM | Manresa Lounge
Come celebrate the end of a wonderful school year with a time for good food, reflection, and celebration! JST Office of Student & Community Life will be grilling hot dogs and sausages (vegan options available!) and we would love you to join us to celebrate a fantastic year of building community. We will also offer a time for reflection and feedback about how this year at JST has gone.
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JST 2022-23 Co-Curricular Survey
Students, we want to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to complete this JST 2022-23 Co-Curricular Survey (Click or Scan the QR code). It will provide us with valuable feedback about JST's Student & Community Life, Liturgical/Spiritual Formation, Housing, and other student services.
We appreciate you telling us both what was useful and meaningful to you as well as where we can continue to grow together!
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What's Happening this Week at JST
JST-SCU Commencement Festivities | RSVP by May 10!
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We are looking for volunteers willing to help during Commencement weekend. Contact Jenny (jgirardmalley@scu.edu) if you are interested! |
Day of Giving Continues!
Thank you to our donors for giving JST more than $120,000 in gifts on April 12. Thanks to our students who have written thank you notes. We still have about 80 cards to write, so we are having a Day of THANKSGiving!
When: Thursday, May 11 All Day! Where: Compania Lounge
Please stop by and write a few thank you notes and if you're feeling crafty decorate prayer cards!
We will have treats throughout the day: In the a.m. Donuts! In the p.m. brownie sundaes with homemade brownies and homemade hot fudge sauce!
Thank you for your help and showing our donors how grateful we are!
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Consejería de duelo (grief counseling)
Saturday, May 13 | 9:00-11:00 AM | Online
100% in Spanish, 100% online, 100% free
Join us on Saturday, May 13th, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am.
Grief is an inescapable part of life. This workshop will analyze the rituals and resources we have to face and accompany grief. We will talk about the techniques that are positive tools for grief management. We will also discuss the challenges and shortcomings that currently hinder our processes.
Gabriela Cantu, MAPC, LCPC, will guide this workshop.
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Coming Up at JST
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JST Commencement Exercises & Festivities
Commencement Mass & Reception | Friday, May 19 | 5:15pm Jesuit School of Theology | 1735 LeRoy Ave. Berkeley
Please RSVP above for the reception! Mass will be live-streamed via this link.
Lay Sending Liturgy & Reception | Saturday, May 20 | 10:00am Jesuit School of Theology | 1735 LeRoy Ave. Berkeley
Please RSVP above for the reception! Liturgy will be live-streamed via this link.
Commencement Exercises & Reception | Saturday, May 20 | 3:00pm All Souls Episcopal Parish | 2220 Cedar St, Berkeley
Please RSVP above for the reception! Ceremony will be live-streamed at this link.
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Students, are you staying in the Bay Area this summer? Do you want to stay connected to the JST community during the summer months? Please fill out the form above to let us know your plans and if you want to hear about low-key opportunities to stay connected and build community!
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Included in this Week's Magis
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Kudos Corner
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Congratulations to current Ph.D. candidate, (Wilson) Ngema, on his participation in the Catholic Biblical Association's Emerging Scholars Conference! Ngema participated as a responder for the second session of the conference responding to three scholars from around the world!
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Congratulations to current JST Students, Lisa Calvez and Anne Zehren, who presented at The Women's Studies in Religion Conference 2023 hosted by the GTU on Friday, April 28. Lisa participated in the panel, "Women Practicing their Faith," and Anne participated in "Women Empowering Each Other."
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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. |
Spiritual Formation & Liturgy
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Prayer Periods | Gesù Chapel
Tuesday to Friday, 12:30-1:15 PM
The chapel is open for silent prayer periods Tuesday to Friday from 12:30 to 1:15 PM. The bell will be tolled at the start of each period.
Contemplative Walk | Thursday at 3:15pm
Following two Friday adventures, we will again gather outside the chapel at 3:15 this Thursday. Each walk is roughly an hour long! Connect with Laryn if you have any questions! |
Liturgies | Gesù Chapel
Tuesday, 5/9
At Tuesday evening’s liturgy, Lisa Calvez will serve as the preacher.
Thursday, 5/11
At Thursday evening's liturgy, Aaron Pierre will preach when scheduled to serve as Deacon.
Lay Sending - Saturday, May 20, 10 AM Those graduating who will participate in the Lay Sending liturgy are asked to note that they are all asked to be present at 9 AM for preparations.
We continue to welcome two accompanists: David Kelly-Tuason and Heidi Kelly-Tuason. They have made themselves available to the JST community for the remainder of the spring and will support our liturgies and commencement events. We are grateful that they will share their gifts with us!
Liturgy Presider Schedule
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Tuesday, 5/9 |
Wednesday, 5/10 |
Thursday, 5/11 |
Friday, 5/12 |
Saturday 5/13 8:30AM |
8:00AM |
Agbo |
Kinzamba |
Santamaria Belda |
Koffi |
Hsu |
5:15PM |
Connell w/ Lay Preaching |
Fernandez |
Connell w/ Deacon Peaching
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Tran |
No Liturgy |
JST Housing Updates
Updates Regarding Housing for the 2023-2024 Academic Year
JST-SCU Housing Application for 2023-2024 is Currently Available
If you are interested in JST-SCU housing for the 2023-2024 academic year, please know that applications are accepted on a rolling basis and housing assignments are made if space is available at the time of application.
Log into eCampus and enter your campus ID and password to access the JST-SCU housing application on-line.
In order for your application to be considered complete, you must electronically sign the JST-SCU Housing Contract and submit a $500 prepayment housing deposit, all within the online application process. Please apply here!
We encourage new applicants to apply by May 12, 2023.
New applications and returning applications received after May 12, 2023 will be notified of their 2023-2024 placement the last week of June 2023. Those received after the first week of June 2023 will be assigned and notified on a rolling basis.
Contact William Troche (wtroche@scu.edu) with any questions.
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Apply for the Jean Donovan Lay Intentional Community
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Returning JST Students are invited to consider applying for the Jean Donovan Lay Intentional Community for the 2023-34 academic year. The lay intentional community is a living resource for single lay students who wish to deepen their formation through a shared exploration of vocation and ministerial identity. Student community members share companionship. prayer, reflection, and simple living based on the gospel values of justice, right relationship, and care for our earth. Community members are expected to engage fully and actively in community life, contributing their gifts and talents for the benefit of and in support of the community's mission, which members discern in an ongoing way each year.
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Applications are currently available and can be requested by emailing Jenny Girard Malley, Assistant Dean of Students and Community Life at jgirardmalley@scu.edu. We invite you to apply as soon as possible.
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PLTS 2023-2024 Housing Application for GTU Students is Open
PLTS welcomes housing applications from GTU students for the 2023-2024 school year. Our unfurnished apartment-style housing is located in Downtown Berkeley near University Ave & Martin Luther King Jr Way. For more info about our housing, click here.
PLTS students will receive first priority for housing, and remaining openings will be made available to GTU students for the 2023-2024 school year in order of housing application received. GTU housing applicants will be contacted mid-summer regarding availability.
Most available apartments will be unfurnished studios ranging in size from 350-550 square feet. PLTS housing allows pets (dog or cat) with an additional pet deposit.
For further questions, email housing@plts.edu.
Click here to apply for PLTS Housing
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Upcoming Conferences
Women of the Church: A Catholic Leadership Forum | 2023 National Conference
July 19-21, 2023 | St. John's School of Theology and Seminary, Collegeville, MN
When it comes to women in the Church, the Spirit is stirring.
Join us July 19-21, 2023 in Collegeville, MN for the third Women of the Church national conference. Sponsored by Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary. The conference will do as St. Paul urged the early Roman Church: to Welcome Her and all her extraordinary gifts.
Everyday, through diverse vocations, women share their leadership skills, liturgical and ministerial talents, theological insight, and prophetic imagination. Come celebrate these gifts and, in community with others, imagine a Church even more welcoming of women.
See here for more information
SCU Events
To Be Determined
GTU Events
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CALLS FOR PAPERS
Please email Mack Griffith if you know of upcoming calls for papers! |
Community Events
Exhibit: Visualizing Place — Maps from The Bancroft Library
March - June 2023 | More Details
Visualizing Place: Maps from The Bancroft Library highlights the Library’s diverse and extensive map holdings. Selected from across Bancroft’s collections, these works chart the evolution of cartography from the early printed atlas born during the period of European contact to contemporary maps displaying cultural, social, and imaginary narratives—from those that show California as an island to those that help us examine a place, be it a city, a region, or a nation. Whether printed, hand-drawn, or digitally produced, maps help us understand our own neighborhoods, our broader region, and our global environment. There is no right way to look at a place in time, but, together, these map selections allow us to visualize the familiar through a different lens.
Resources
Subscribe to the Writing Program Email List
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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JST Weekday 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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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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