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• This week, the JST Building will be closed from Wednesday, November 27 at noon until Monday, December 2 at 8:00 a.m. Enjoy the Thanksgiving break!
• JST women faculty and JST women students will gather for lunch and conversation on Monday, December 9 from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in the Manresa Lounge. If you will be attending please RSVP to Mary Beth Lamb at melamb@scu.edu  by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 5, listing any dietary preferences.
• Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in book groups in January and early February to discuss White Fragility: Why it's so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo. The goal of the book group is to become familiar with Dr. DiAngelo's work prior to her visit at SCU on February 19. In addition, the group is meant to provide an opportunity to learn how to use her work within our community here at JST and SCU to help facilitate discussions on whiteness and white fragility among students, staff, and faculty. Please fill out this Google Form by Friday, Dec. 6, so that we may determine who is interested in participating and/or facilitating a group.
• Receive Daily Advent Prayer in Your Inbox: Prepare for Christmas and pray throughout Advent with our community by participating in our online retreat, Waiting in Joyful Hope. We are excited to offer an online retreat during this sacred time in our liturgical calendar.  Each day of Advent, a member of our community will offer a reflection on that day’s Scripture readings which will be sent to subscribers each morning. Reflections are written by members of the Jesuit School of Theology and Santa Clara University community. Subscribe here.
• Concerned about the destruction of the natural world? If so, please consider helping to plan a Climate Justice Teach-in at JST for early March, sponsored by the Climate Justice Committee. Contact Lisa Fullam, lfullam@scu.edu, who will be in touch to set up a meeting before the end of this semester.
• Save the Date: The annual lay retreat at El Retiro in Los Gatos will take place in the spring, Friday evening, March 13 through Sunday afternoon, March 15. The retreat facilitator will be Megan Pryor Lorentz. To make it on time, retreatants would need to leave Berkeley by around 3:00 on Friday afternoon. Numbers are limited, so please register and make a firm commitment by December 13 with Mary Beth Lamb at melamb@scu.edu. 
• Professor Sandra Schneiders, I.H.M., will be the principal lecturer for “Rediscovering Jesus in the Gospel of John,” a four-week biblical study program that the Centre for Biblical Formation offers in Jerusalem, Israel. This program is comprised of lectures, individual study, group study and field trips. Attention is also given to the current religio-political situation in the country by Jewish and Palestinian experts. The course will be held from September 7 to October 6, 2020. The total cost for tuition, fees, full board, and excursions is $5,250 USD, plus airfare. The deadline for enrollment is May 1, 2020, but enrollment is limited. The sooner you register, the better your chances for getting into the class. For more information, please consult https://www.biblicalformationcentre.com/gospel-john-program2020.
• Preliminary Announcement: Applications for the Summer Practicum in Spiritual Direction, June 15 - July 10, 2020, can be submitted from now until February 1, 2020. Please click on Summer Practicum in Spiritual Direction for information on the program, and/or contact George Murphy, SJ at grmurphy@scu.edu. The practicum is limited to 14 participants. 
• Thanksgiving Collection: Please donate healthy, non-perishable food items or make out a check to the Alameda County Community Food Bank (every $1 donated provides $7 of food). Checks can be placed in an envelope and put in Mary Beth Lamb's mailbox at the front desk. Food (canned meats and fish, low-sodium soups and stews, nuts, beans, brown rice, quinoa, peanut butter, whole-grain cereal, oatmeal, pasta) can be placed in the bin at the front entryway. The collection will be from November 25-December 2. 
• Advent Anyone? Online Resources recommended by George Murphy, SJ
  • https://pray-as-you-go.org (offers an Advent Retreat for 2019, Rosary Reflections, Reflections based on the readings of the day, and more)
  • https://www.pathwaystogod.org