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Issue Six October 9, 2020

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Hidden Island: Hiking Opportunities at JST. Community Trails Information Session.

Saturday morning, October 17, Jean-François Racine will lead a hike through Roberts Regional. Please register at Hike in Roberts Regional Park.


candles in shape of a cross
Liturgy News
  • We are creating a Moodle tile called Holy Ground for virtual prayer opportunities. It will be in the course, JST Community Life, Prayer and Liturgy, which will open up next week. The first virtual prayer experience will be an altarcito (little altar) for the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) on November 2. Please submit pictures, videos, (smaller than 100 MB) and/or written words (less than 100 words) about your beloved dead or about a favorite saint, to Mary Beth Lamb,   melamb@scu.edu by Friday, October 23. This site will only be available to members of the JST community: faculty, staff, and students.
  • We have posted the schedule of online Masses and outdoor communion reception for several parishes in the Bay Area that have a JST presence. Scroll down to the Local Parishes link for the information. 

JST Announcements
  • George Murphy, S.J. invites you to join a group of students participating in the Journey with Ignatius Virtual Pilgrimage sponsored by Boston College. Students would meet weekly for prayer with George while making the pilgrimage. The program runs from October 11 -January 1. If interested, contact George Murphy at grmurphy@scu.edu.
  • Oct. 15, 10:15 a.m., SCU and JST will participate in the Great California ShakeOut Earthquake Drill. Even if not on campus, you can test your readiness. See Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety.
  • Pope Francis is giving a TED talk this Saturday with Countdown, as scientists, activists and world leaders explain the climate crisis and what we can all do about it. Join at YouTube.com/TED. His panel is from 12:50 - 2:00 p.m. PDT. The full day of activities is from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. PDT. Register at https://countdown.ted.com/sign-up.
  • The new student-run journal, New Horizons, is calling for submissions for its first issue, Dual Pandemics: Why Black Lives Matter.  For more information and submission guidelines see Call for Papers, New Horizons Journal. 
  • JST Student Employment: JST currently has four openings for part-time employment for JST students, including a new opening for Graduate Assistant for Marketing and Communication, for which the application deadline is Tuesday, October 13.  See here for all the job postings; scroll down to Student Employment.   

Entrance of JST Building with columns and ramp.

JST Events


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