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"In Advent, we put all our hope in the sacred blackness of a womb. As we wait, we remind ourselves that darkness (which is far too ofen reduced to a trite symbol for sin and death), actually has the unique capacity to bear the divine. In Advent, we reclaim the holy dark."
@blackliturgies, Cole Arthur Riley
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Featured Event
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Gumbo Night | Co-Hosted by the Jean Donovan Lay Community & JST Student Life
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022 | 6:15 PM | JST Compania
Our Louisiana native, Alex Bishop (MDiv. Student) will be sharing her take on gumbo with the JST community. Join us after the Tuesday evening liturgy for a time of good food and reconnection after Thanksgiving break.
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Laudato Si Student Focus Groups
The Laudato Si Action Team is seeking input from students regarding your experience of ecological justice at JST. Dan Dixon and Annie Hayes have planned four focus group meetings during the first two weeks of December.
Please select one from a range of options and come talk with us!
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Tuesday, Nov. 29th, after our gumbo community dinner, at 6:45pm at Chardin House (refreshments provided)
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Monday, Dec. 5th at 11:30am in the Cardoner Room (lunch provided)
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Tuesday, Dec. 6th right after Mass at 6pm at Chardin House (snacks and refreshments provided)
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Wednesday, Dec. 7th at 12:30pm in the Cardoner Room (lunch provided)
If interested, please sign up on this sheet. We would love to have your voice be heard.
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What's Happening at JST
Writing Labs for Academic Theology - Methodology
Tuesday, November 29 | 3:00-4:15pm | Zoom Only
Presenter - Thomas Calobrisi Skills: Crafting a Thesis Statement | Method, Methodology, Approach, Hermeneutical Question | From Topic to Question to Method to Argument
Open for all JST affiliated students
Sign up here to receive Zoom information
International Student Advising with Melissa Heid
Wednesday, November 30 | 8:30-4:00 PM | Cardoner
Director of SCU's Office of International Students and Scholars, Melissa Heid, will be making her final visit of the Fall semester on November 30th. International students have received an email and are encouraged to meet with Melissa by signing up at this link to get questions answered.
M.Div Student Lunch
Wednesday, November 30 | 12:00-2:00 PM | Manresa Lounge & Compania
M.Div students are invited to lunch with Deborah Ross, Chris Hadley, and Heidi Kallen.
Lay-Led Advent Reconciliation Service
Co-Presiders: Joanna Elvis & Chris Williams
Thursday, December 1 | 5:15 PM | Gesu Chapel
Confessors will be present and available after the service.
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Included in this Week's Magis
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Liturgy News
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| 8:00AM | 5:15PM |
Tuesday, 11/29 |
Muthiah
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Tran |
Wednesday, 11/30
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Boutchang Fodjo |
Fernandez*
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Thursday, 12/1
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Kinzamba
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J. Elvis & C. Williams**
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Friday, 12/2 |
Koffi |
Ngwenya |
Saturday, 12/3 (8:30AM) |
Ng'ang'a |
No Liturgy |
*Wednesday evening Mass will be in Spanish
**Lay-Led Advent Reconciliation Service |
Upcoming Lay-led Liturgies
Come to the chapel at 12:30 PM on Monday, November 28, 2022, to assist with a preparation of an Advent wreath.
Looking ahead, note today that on December 1, the JST community will gather for an Advent Reconciliation Service. Joanna Elvis and Chris Williams will co-preside. Confessors will be available after the service.
Spiritual Formation Offerings
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Occasions for Personal Prayer
Morning Meditation | Gesù Chapel
Tuesday - Friday 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM
Afternoon Meditation | Gesù Chapel
Tuesday, Thursday 1:30-2:00 PM
Spiritual Direction
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Advent Retreat in Daily Life
Enrich your Advent by participating with a week of retreat. Get the details and sign up here.
Pilgrimage: Open Paths for the Wayfaring Spirit
Use this developing Pilgrimage Paths 2022-2023 catalog to identify or imagine your own pilgrimage.
Tickets for CARNE y ARENA are available for any interested student. The exhibit at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond runs through January 28.
Email Stephen (sszolosi@scu.edu) to receive information about CARNE y ARENA, inquire about a ticket, propose an alternate pilgrimage, or simply trade pilgrim stories.
Ministerial Formation Offerings
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RCIA/OCIA Faith Formation Webinars
Did you know that the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) ritual text has been undergoing a process of revision? The newly-revised translation for the dioceses of the United States will be renamed the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults.
The Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (FDLC) is hosting a free webinar series on the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA). All webinars will be offered in both English and Spanish. Join the webinars live or view the recordings. |
Prophetic Communities: Organizing as an Expression of Catholic Social Thought
University of San Francisco | Thursday February 9th -Saturday February 11th, 2023
English with simulcast interpretation to Spanish
This conference will explore how Catholic theology and social thought has given rise to community organizing and how community organizers embody and shape the Catholic social tradition. Convened at the University of San Francisco, this three-day event will bring together scholars across disciplines with community organizers of various networks to build relationships, knowledge, and capacity for theological reflection and praxis. Our hope is that bridging the church, academy, and social movements, this conference will foster the solidarity and synodality that Pope Francis has envisioned. Please see: https://rsvp.usfca.edu/event/5bdcf7e5-b758-47e8-9d24-f7047c902f35/summary
Save the Date
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Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass and Fiesta Dinner
Friday, December 9, 2022 | Mass at 5:15pm | Fiesta at 6:15pm | Gesu Chapel
To celebrate the feasts of Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe as well as the end of a wonderful semester, join us for a special fiesta dinner at 6:15pm following the 5:15pm liturgy.
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Call for Papers - New Horizons | JST's Peer-Reviewed Student Journal
New Horizons, JST's peer-reviewed graduate student journal, is accepting publications this month for their next issue "This Is My Body." New Horizons invites pastoral, academic, and multimedia submissions that provide theological reflection on the Eucharist, sacramentality, liturgy, and the incarnation. Read the full call for papers and submit by 5pm on November 30. Email mlmetzger@scu.edu if you have any questions.
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SCU Events
Native American Heritage Month
November 1st begins Native American Heritage Month! Join OML and the RRC as we honor and celebrate our Native and Indigenous community - locally, nationally, and globally. Stay tuned to our social media for more information about upcoming events and collaborations. In the meantime, take a listen to our Native American Heritage Month playlist on Spotify to support Native and Indigenous music artists!
GTU Events
Conversations: Engaging Ethiopian Iconography
Bonnie Hardwick, former director of the Graduate Theological Union Library and long- time iconographer, explores the multicultural influences expressed in the Ethiopian iconographic tradition. The conversation is multivalent: the iconographer’s engagement with the subject, the relationship between the icon and the viewer, the conversation within the icon itself, and ultimately an encounter with the Divine.
Exhibition | Sept. 1-Dec. 16, 2022
Location | Blackfriars Gallery, 2301 Vine St., Berkeley, CA
Professional Development Program Workshops
These workshops are primarily geared toward GTU doctoral students, but other students are welcome.
PDP Workshops GTU F22
Community Events
Undoing Time: Art and Histories of Incarceration at BAMPFA
September 3-December 18, 2022
The most recent Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archives exhibit considers the foundational roots of confinement from philosophical, sociological, theological, and art historical perspectives to better understand the fact that today's mass incarceration crisis has been centuries in the making.
Resources
COVID-19 Vaccines & Other Immunizations
Please the SCU Prepared Site for all COVID Related Information
Free COVID-19 Vaccine Locations Near JST:
word on the street: An OML/RRC Podcast
Word on the street is that the word on the street podcast is where it's at! We in OML (Office of Multicultural Learning) and the RRC (Rainbow Resource Center) continue to bring you new episodes of our podcast, word on the street. If you are not already subscribed to the podcast, click on the link above to follow us on Spotify! If you would like to record an episode with us, please send us an email at oml@scu.edu.
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
We're Hiring - Student Employee Positions Available
Please see the 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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