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Issue Eighteen February 26, 2021

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Liturgy News
  • On Friday, February 26, please join us to celebrate Black History Month at 5:15 p.m. PST.  See the JST calendar entry for February 26 for the zoom information.
  • During Lent, we invite everyone to “Lenten Joy at the Margins with Homeboy Industries” on Thursdays, Feb. 17 - March 18, 4:00-5:00 p.m. PST. On March 4, MTS student and art therapist Laura Miera will host this prayer gathering with Lami Glenn, Homeboy Industries: program alumnus, former Art Heals participant and current Case Manager. Please scroll down to the March 4 entry under JST Events for full information.
JST Announcements
  • The first finalist for the Theological Ethics position at JST is interviewing on Tuesday, March 2. Students are invited to a Q&A from 12:30-1:30 p.m. PST. All are invited to the public lecture from 1:30 -2:30 p.m. PST. See the zoom information for both in the email from Teresa Bowes on Thursday, Feb. 25.
  • James Ferus, S.J., JST STL student, will present his paper, "Reframing Liturgical Discourse: Exploring Parish Online Programs in a Time of Pandemic," at the Pandemic and Religion Virtual Graduate Student Conference on Saturday, Feb. 27, 10:30 a.m. PST. Please see the calendar event under Community Events and Resources below for how to register.
  • “Embracing the Community of Creation:  Lenten Conversations on Faith, Animals, and Eco-Justice”:  JST M.Div. student Alyssa Moore hosts this Lenten discussion series on Fridays at 12:30 p.m. PST.  Please scroll down to the March 5 entry under JST Events for more information.
  • On Wednesday, April 21, noon-9:00 p.m. PST, you are invited to take part in the reading of Laudato Sí for SCU's tUrn week. You would read aloud for 20 minutes. If interested, please sign up here. Dean Mueller will read from 1:40-2:00.
  • New JST Graduate Student Journal:   JST is proud to announce the inaugural issue of New Horizons, a new theological journal that is peer-reviewed by students of JST.  Congratulations to Barb Kozee, Editor, and the entire Editorial Board of JST students!  They present the first issue, “Dual Pandemics: Why Black Lives Matter” in celebration of Black History Month. You may access the journal on SCU Scholar Commons at https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/newhorizons/vol5/iss1/
  • Dr. Kathryn Barush will give the Reading of the Sacred Texts lecture at the GTU on Wednesday, March 10, 5:15 p.m. PST: "'Shield, help, and bring to joy': Pilgrimage through Sacred Song". See the listing under GTU events for further information and to register. 

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Of Interest Elsewhere

Presentations by Maureen Pratt
Maureen Pratt, JST MTS Online student, is presenting at two conferences. Faith Inclusion Network of Hampton Roads' biannual, national, ecumenical conference on disability ministry goes live on Friday, February 26.  The presentation recordings will be available until March 31, 2021, to those who register. Website with info on presentations: https://c4aconference.online/presentations/ Maureen recorded a talk about continuing religious education for adults with disabilities, and an interactive workshop on spirituality for caregivers.

On March 22 at the Conference on Religion and Medicine, her workshop is called "The Doctor Will See You Now," and offers ways that contemplative prayer, especially lectio divina, can help doctor and patient make the best use of those preciously scant minutes of virtual and in-person appointments. See the Community Event for March 22 for how to register.

Howard Thurman's Message for Today
JST Renewal student, Daryl Grigsby, published "Howard Thurman's Message for Today" in the Nevada County paper, The Union, on February 22, 2021.

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JST Events


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