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“The core belief of the [Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead] is so poetic and simple: as long as we remember those who have passed away, as long as we tell their stories, sing their songs, tell their jokes, cook their favorite meals, THEN they are with us, around us, and in our hearts. The moment we forget them, [...] then they are truly gone."
― From The Art of the Book of Life, Introduction by Jorge R. Gutierrez
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Featured Event
JST Community Night | All Saints' Day Celebration
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Wednesday, Nov. 1 | 6:15 PM Following Mass
Join us after the All Saints' Day mass for a simple supper and celebration of our departed loved ones. An ofrenda will be available to place pictures and mementos and will remain up through Nov. 8.
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What's Happening at JST
Tuesday
Contemplative Walk
Oct. 31 | 11:30 - 12:30 PM
Join us for a brisk, 30-minute stroll on Tuesday morning! Meet Laryn and others at 11:30 AM at the chapel bell.
Ofrenda Preparation for Dia de Los Muertos
Oct. 31 | 12:00-2:00PM | JST Manresa
Join us in preparing a JST community ofrenda (altar) for Dia de Los Muertos. This is an opportunity to come together to prepare the ofrenda to remember and celebrate our departed loved ones.
Refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday
Midweek Pause
Oct. 25 | 1:00 - 1:20 PM | Sept. 20-Dec. 6, 2023
In-person (chapel or Laudato Si Terrace & Online) A quiet space hosted by Jenny Girard-Malley to center breath, realign presence, and reconnect to our spirit amid our academic lives. https://scu.zoom.us/j/98945588764?pwd=QnBndThQL3VEVVdsWkNXMlVjSFN1QT09 Meeting ID: 989 4558 8764 | Password: 088250
JST Community Night | All Saints' Day Celebration
Nov. 1 | Mass at 5:15 PM with Supper & Programming to Follow
Join us after the 5:15 PM liturgy for a simple meal followed by activities in celebration of All Saints' Day. An ofrenda will be available where you are invited to place pictures or mementos in honor of departed loved ones. The ofrenda will remain available until Nov. 8.
Thursday
Book Presentation with Sr. Vassa | Praying in Time
Nov. 2 | 1:00 - 2:00PM | JST Loyola
Dr. Sr. Vassa is a Russian Orthodox liturgiologist and author of many scholarly articles, a monograph on Byzantine liturgy, and inspirational commentaries on Scripture and Liturgy called "Reflections with Morning Coffee." She will be joining us to talk about her new book, Praying in Time. Books will be available for purchase at the event.
Light refreshments will be available before the talk from 12:30-1:00PM
Evening Liturgy | Feast of All Souls
Nov. 2 | 5:15 PM | Gesu Chapel
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On the Feast of All Souls, we will commemorate the faithful departed with our Dean Bator as celebrant. Student Life and Latina/o Theology and Ministry Leadership Network will have drawn the community into preparing for this by hosting preparation for the community’s Dia de los Muertos altarcito in Manresa.
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Friday
JST Study Hall
Nov. 3 | 8:30 - 11:30 AM | Compania
Need time and space to study quietly, work together, or discuss courses? Come to the first floor of JST between 8:30 and 11:30 AM on Fridays for time, space, and snacks for study and discussion. You can work silently among friends, work collaboratively, or put down the books in favor of a lively discussion.
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Spring 2024 Registration | Nov. 6 -17
Registration for Spring 2024 opens on November 6-17. See the attached flyer for upcoming 2024 intersession course offerings, Counseling Principles & Pastoral Care for Victims of Trauma & Archbishop Romero and the UCA Martyrs. |
What do you want to see happen at JST?
We invite you to fill out our JST Community Life Survey to let our team know what would interest you.
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Included in This Week's Magis
Kudos Corner
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The JST is proud to have had two members of our community at the Synod in Rome. Thank you to Dean Orobator, S.J. and Thomas Mazzocco, OSB Cam. for participating in this historic and vitally important gathering. The JST community has praying for you and is so excited to welcome you back!
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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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Contemplative Walk - Tuesday, Oct. 31 | 11:30 AM
Join Laryn and others for a neighborhood walk. We’ll be out and back in an hour. Come and enjoy the fall! Meet by the bell at 11:30 AM!
Faith and Film Series
Make a note to join others for contemplative screenings of these films on the following dates: Wednesday, November 8 (6 PM): U-Carmen eKhayelitsha with Mark Ngwenya facilitating; Wednesday, December 6 (6 PM): Tree of Life with Parker Smart facilitating.
Adoration: First Saturday of November (11/4) and December (12/2) 5:15 PM
On November 4, Saturday evening at 5:15 PM, join others in Gesù Chapel for a period of Eucharistic Adoration. Let our prayer serve as a preparation for the liturgy. |
Midweek Pause: Wednesday - 1:00 - 1:20 PM; September 20-December 6, 2023
In-person (chapel or Laudato Si Terrace & Online) A quiet space hosted by Jenny Girard-Malley to center breath, realign presence, and reconnect to our spirit amid our academic lives. https://scu.zoom.us/j/98945588764?pwd=QnBndThQL3VEVVdsWkNXMlVjSFN1QT09 Meeting ID: 989 4558 8764 | Password: 088250
Liturgy Presider Schedule
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Tuesday, 10/31 |
Wednesday, 11/1 |
Thursday, 11/2 |
Friday, 11/3 |
8:00AM |
Kimpeye |
Martinez |
Maloney |
Mouzou |
5:15PM |
Orobator (French) |
Hadley |
Orobator
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Ghattamaneni |
Upcoming Departures from Tuesday Evening Community Liturgies
Please note now that the Tuesday liturgies on October 31 and December 5 will be simple weeknight liturgies.
November 1, our Solemnity of All Saints celebration will include music and precede a community night program.
November 2, on the Feast of All Souls, we will commemorate the faithful departed. Student Life and Latina/o Theology and Ministry Leadership Network will have drawn the community into preparing for this by hosting preparation for the community’s altarcito in Manresa.
December 8, Friday: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception - We will celebrate this liturgy with members of St. Patrick’s Parish who will recount the story of the Morenita, Our Lady of Guadalupe.
During those two weeks, community masses with events to follow will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 1, the Solemnity of All Saints, and on Friday, December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
Ministerial Formation
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JST Workshop: Giftedness and Growth: Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
November 8, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Room 216
The Myers-Briggs Type indicator (MBTI) is a self-report instrument designed to help us understand our personality type, strengths, and preferences. Based on the work of psychologist Carl Jung, it also provides a positive approach for understanding and valuing individual differences. This workshop will provide a review and interpretation of the MBTI, focusing on our giftedness and areas of potential growth. Time allowing, other aspects of the MBTI will be explored. Bring your experience, insights and questions! |
Participants are asked to complete the MBTI questionnaire before the workshop so that individual scores can be provided. (If you have already taken the MBTI and can provide your scores, there is no need to take it again unless you choose to.)
Facilitator: Clare Ronzani
Please register with Mack Griffith (mgriffith@scu.edu) by Friday, October 31, 2023. Participants will receive the questionnaire once they register.
Clare Ronzani taught courses in spirituality for many years at JST. She also served as JST’s career advisor and has offered retreats and workshops for the JST community.
Instituto Hispano
Questions? Contact jstinstitutohispano@scu.edu |
React or Act? Practical guide for conflict resolution (November)
November 18 | 9:00-3:00 PM | Zoom | Register Here
This workshop offers the opportunity to know and become aware of the learned ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that shape our personality; identify the origin of conflicts in our personal, group, and social interactions; and explore various ways to process them creatively. |
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Save the Date
JST Community Night Programming
Mass: 5:15 PM | Supper: 6:15 PM | Program: 6:45 PM
- Wednesday, November 1 - All Saints' Day Celebration
- Tuesday, November 14 - JST Film Screening | A Place at the Table: African Americans on the Path to Sainthood
- Tuesday, November 28 - JST Liturgical Planning Conversation
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Celebration of Vocation
Friday, Nov. 10 | 12:00-2:00 PM | Manresa
Join us for a celebration of all those who have recently taken vows or been ordained. Celebratory refreshments will be provided. Come help us give thanks for vocations and for the opportunity to accompany our siblings on their journeys.
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Black Catholic History
JST Film Screening | A Place at the Table
Tuesday, Nov. 14 | 6:00 PM (following the 5:15 PM liturgy) | Manresa
Join us for a film screening of A Place at the Table: African Americans on the Path to Sainthood. For more information on this film, see https://www.blacksaintsmovie.com/
Lay-Preaching | Ed Stewart
Tuesday, Nov. 21 | 5:15 PM | Gesu Chapel
Ed Stewart, Director of Enrollment Management and Marketing, will serve as our lay preacher on Tuesday evening.
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Food that Feels like Home | Lunchtime Food Sharing
Tuesday, Nov. 21 | 12:00-2:00 PM | Manresa
Is there a particular dish that reminds you of holidays and home? In honor of Thanksgiving, join us for a lunchtime opportunity to share the foods that are special to us. Bring a dish or dessert to share and get to know our community members on a deeper level.
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Dean's Town Hall
Friday, Dec. 1 | 12:30-1:30 PM | Manresa
Join Dean Orobator for a chance to discuss his time at the Synod as well as his vision for the JST.
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Cookies & Cocoa
Tuesday, Dec. 5 | 11:00 AM | Manresa
Take a break from studying for finals and writing papers to celebrate the coming holidays with cookie decorating, hot cocoa, and community!
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta
Friday, Dec. 8 | Following the 5:15 PM Liturgy
Join us after Mass for a festive celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the end of another wonderful Fall semester.
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Upcoming Enrichment Opportunities
8th Annual Graduate Conference in Religion and Ecology (GCRE) | Yale Divinity School
Proposals Due: Nov. 26, 2023 | GCRE Call for Papers & Creative Projects
The GCRE is an interdisciplinary conference held jointly by Yale Divinity School and Yale School of the Environment. This year’s conference theme is ENTANGLEMENTS, and will take place at Yale Divinity School on February 23, 2024.
If you have any questions about the conference and/or Call for Submissions, please reach out to the conference planning team: gcre@yale.edu.
Boston College Graduate Student Conference | Call for Papers
Proposals Due: December 31, 2023 | BC Graduate Student Conference Call for Papers
The BC Department of Philosophy will be hosting its 24th annual Graduate Student Conference from 22–23 March 2024, and I am tasked with organizing this year's conference. While sponsored by the philosophy department, graduate students from any discipline are welcome and encouraged to submit proposals. This year's conference theme is The Imagination: Powers and Possibilities.
Below please find the CFP with details on the theme and instructions for submissions, as well as the initial conference poster. If you would kindly circulate these to the graduate students in our philosophates and theology centers, I would appreciate it; they may find it of interest. Proposals are due by 31 December 2023, with notifications on decisions by 25 January 2024.
2024 FASPE Seminary Fellowship
Application Due: Jan. 2, 2024 | Application Link Here
Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) provides a unique historical lens to study contemporary ethics in the professions. FASPE offers fellowships to students pursuing professional degrees in business, journalism, law, medicine, seminary, and design & technology, as well as to early-career professionals in these fields. Fellows in each of FASPE’s six programs spend two intensive weeks in Germany and Poland, visiting Auschwitz and key historical sites in Berlin and Krakow, and participating in rigorous seminars led by experts in their respective fields. Fellows begin their studies by examining the roles their professional counterparts played in Germany and elsewhere from 1933-1945, and then draw on historical, cultural, philosophical, literary and discipline-specific sources to explore the ethical issues facing their fields today.
There will be an informational session with FASPE Alum Mike Tedone, SJ MDiv '25 on Tuesday, November 7 (12:45-1:45) at JST.
SCU Events
Lunchtime Examen
Thursday, Nov. 2 | 12:45-1:00 PM | Zoom
Join the Ignatian Center each Thursday over Zoom for a 15-minute Ignatian Examen. Students, faculty, and staff from any religious, secular, or spiritual identity are welcomed in this experience of Ignatian Spirituality.
June Wayne: Artist, Feminist, Social Entrepreneur
Tuesday, Oct. 31 - Dec. 1 | 11:00-4:00 PM | de Saisset Museum (SCU)
An exhibition of 27 lithographs curated by SCU students (now alumnae).
June Wayne: Artist, Feminist, Social Entrepreneur showcases 27 lithographs June Wayne (1918-2011) created over a 40+ year period, drawn from the de Saisset Museum’s permanent collection and works on loan. Wayne discovered her passion for printmaking upon moving to Los Angeles in the 1940s. Her commitment to the medium led her to establish the Tamarind Lithography Workshop that lives on today as the Tamarind Institute at the University of New Mexico.
GTU Events
48th Annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture | Rev. Dr. Dorsey Blake
Tuesday, Nov. 7 | 5:00 PM | Dinner Board Room, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library
Rev. Dr. Dorsey Blake will present the 48th Annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture titled, “Howard Thurman: Seeking, Queering, and Transcending" on November 7, 2023, at 5:00 PM PST.
The Rev. Dr. Blake is Faculty Associate, Leadership and Social Transformation, at Pacific School of Religion, a member school of the GTU. He also served for six years as Dean of Faculty and Visiting Professor of Spirituality and Prophetic Justice at Starr King School for the Ministry, a former member school of the GTU.
The event will be hybrid with an in-person audience located in the GTU Dinner Board Room, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library. Contact Sabrina Kennedy by October 25th by 5:00 pm at skennedy@gtu.edu if you would like to attend in person. Register on Eventbrite to attend online.
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Community Events
Taize Retreat | Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity
Nov. 3-5 | Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity Home | $60-$120
Spend time encountering other young adults in a weekend retreat in San Francisco, full of song, silence, sharing, and contemplative prayer. Led by Br. Emile from the Taize community in France with the international Verbum Dei sisters and support from St. Agnes parish Young Adult Community. Accommodation and meals are provided.
For questions & registration, email taizesf2023@gmail.com
Resources
Earthquake Safety & Preparedness
Here in the Bay Area, an earthquake can strike at any time. By strengthening our preparedness, we will become a more resilient campus community.
Additional resources on earthquake preparedness:
For Undocumented or DACAmented Graduate Students
Erin Kimura-Walsh, the Chair of the Undocumented Student Working Group and Director of the LEAD Scholars Program, is inviting undocumented or DACAmented graduate students to self-identify if they are interested in learning more about available resources and connecting with the undocumented/DACAmented community on campus. If you are DACAmented or undocumented and would like to connect, please complete this brief form. If you filled out this form last year, please fill it out again so that we have updated information for everyone who is enrolled this year.
Students who are in the US with a visa status that allows or requires study (F-1, H-4, etc) are not considered undocumented/DACAmented. If this is your situation, please do not use this form. Instead please contact the International Students and Scholars Office at iss@scu.edu with questions or concerns.
COVID-19 Vaccines & Other Immunizations
Please the SCU Prepared Site for all COVID Related Information
Free COVID-19 Vaccine Locations Near JST:
CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) Short-Term Therapy CAPS continues to offer short-term therapy. The basic steps to getting started in CAPS are outlined below, and the CAPS website has more detailed information on short-term therapy services:
- First Step: Phone consultation. Students can call 408-554-4501 to schedule a phone consultation, which takes 15-25 minutes. During this call, CAPS staff assess if the therapeutic support a student is seeking fits within the short-term therapy model at CAPS. Collaboratively, the therapist and student will determine next steps.
- If short-term therapy is recommended, a CAPS therapist will then reach out to the student to schedule a 50 minute intake appointment via the SCU Health Portal.
- If referral to an off-campus therapist or services is recommended, an appointment with the Cowell Center Clinical Case Manager will be offered to support the referral process.
*Reminder: There are no limits on the number of therapy sessions and no fees at CAPS, but services are designed to be short-term.
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/
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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