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The JST building will be open Monday-Wednesday, December 20-22, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST.  

The building will then be closed from December 23 through January 2.  

JST will re-open on Monday, January 3.  

Building hours for Intersession, January 3 through January 28, are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST.

• JST Lay Students:   There will be a weekend retreat for JST lay students at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos, Friday evening dinner through Sunday lunch, March 4-6, 2022.   Please respond on this form to indicate your desire to participate in the retreat.

• SUMMER PRACTICUM IN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION, June 20- July 15, 2022: To enable participants to refine a focus on religious experience in spiritual direction and retreat work, the practicum will combine theory and practical application to ministry through presentations, verbatims, role plays, case studies, journal exercises, group discussion, individual and group supervision. Each participant will direct at least four persons for one month. The program will be limited to fourteen persons. Directed by Jane Ferdon, O.P. and George Murphy, S.J.

  An application and an interview will be required. Application deadline: February 1, 2022. Acceptances will be sent out by March 1, 2022. Tuition: $2500 with some scholarships available according to need.

  For more information or to apply, please contact George Murphy, S.J., grmurphy@scu.edu

• New Student Faith Sharing Group For Women: Faith, Fellowship, Fun and Female (and yes, Food)! Spring Semester 2022: Inviting all JST women students to a new faith-sharing group where we can claim God’s dream for each of us. We want to empower each other to flourish in prayer and confidence. We hope for fun and laughter too! Please email Anne Zehren, M.T.S. student, at azehren@scu.edu if you are interested in being part of this new group. She would like group members (and the Holy Spirit!) to help lead and define the format.

• JST students who did not receive a grant from the ARP/HEERF III Fund can apply for assistance if they have a self-identified hardship need due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The deadline for submitting request forms through eCampus has been extended to January 21, 2022. Additional information about this program can be found on the SCU ARP/HEERF III Fund FAQ page.

Lights, camera, action! The year 2021 marks 500 years since Ignatius of Loyola began his journey of discovery. To commemorate this milestone anniversary in Jesuit history, the Society of Jesus has launched the Four Dreams Jesuit Film Contest. This contest is sponsored by the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) in collaboration with the General Curia in Rome.

The film contest offers an opportunity for students at Jesuit colleges and universities around the world to share their creativity and production talents. The theme of each film must be centered around one of the four “Universal Apostolic Preferences” (details are available at the contest website).

All films must be submitted by May 1, 2022. Five winners will be selected, including one grand-prize winner. Winning films will be presented at the IAJU General Assembly that will take place at Boston College in August 2022.