"Advent is a time of invitation. It is a time of anticipation and preparation. As such, Advent opens me up to possibilities and offers a threshold of wonder—a span of four weeks that serves to transport me from the ordinary to the extraordinary, from the expected to the unexpected, from the end of one year to the beginning of the next.
As we anticipate and prepare for the birth of Christ, Advent allows us to slow down to savor the way the sacred shatters our earthly ordered existence tethered to the rules of science and civic order. We prepare to pause and consider this portal of grace—the manger, where God pierced our reality and entered into our most ordinary existence as a babe amongst livestock, humble parents, and the civic duty of a census."
-Pamela Ebstyne King, PhD
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JST December 2022 Playlist is LIVE
Our Student Life team member, Lisa Calvez, has been collecting students' suggestions and we have created a playlist for you. Take a listen on Spotify!
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Featured Event
Happy Holidays & Safe Travels!
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Thank you to everyone who attended the fiesta for the Feast of Juan Diego & Our Lady of Gualalupe! What a great way to close out our Fall 2022 Semester!
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Things to Look Forward To
An Early Invitation - Mark your Calendars: Vesperal Divine Liturgy in SF
Informational Flyer | Friday, Jan. 6 | 5:00 pm.m.
Join the small community at Our Lady of Fatima in San Francisco (Geary Blvd) on Jan. 6 at 5:00 PM and enjoy the festive reception to follow. Contact Chris Hadley, SJ for more information!
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Blanket Making for Project Linus
Monday Jan. 24 | 6:30 p.m. | JST
Join your friends and make new ones to make blankets forProject Linus. The blankets will be donated to children in need in foster care, hospitals, and shelters. This is a perfect activity for families and students who need service hours. Fabric and all other materials needed for the project will be provided. Savory snacks will also be served!
Register Here
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Mass of Gathering & Lunar New Year Celebration
Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 | 5:15 Mass with celebration to follow | Gesu Chapel
Come celebrate the Lunar New Year and the start of the spring semester with a special Mass and festive celebration.
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JST Office Closure for the Holidays
The JST Offices will be closed from Friday, Dec. 23, 2022 to Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!
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January Intercession Begins January 3, 2023
Spring 2023 Begins January 30, 2023
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Included in this Week's Magis
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Kudos Corner
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Congratuations to all those finishing their programs this fall semester! We look forward to formally celebrating your graduation in May! |
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Eddie Ngo (STL/ThM)
Dayne Malcolm (ThM)
Matthew Yim (MDiv)
Marifranca Lee (MTS)
Christian Lehrer (ThM)
And we celebrate our Renewal Sabaticants as they return home this holiday break. We will miss you! Please come visit soon!
Marlee Abao
Justina Adogu
Yolanda Brown
Leo Masawe, SJ
Devadhas Muthiah, SJ
Mairead O'Regan
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We want to celebrate our community's achievements! Please let us know if you have seomthing to celebrate such as an award, a recognition, the completion of a major project, etc.
Liturgy News
A Request for Generosity: Please look out for an email calling for volunteers for the liturgies during January and an appeal for updates to your class schedules and availability. We will need generous volunteers at the start of the intercession and until the new semester begins.
Mass of Gathering and Lunar New Year Planning - Connect with Edward Chow, SJ or Stephen Szolosi to assist with the preparation for Lunar New Year. On Monday, January 30, we will prepare the chapel space, and we’ll need help resetting it on Monday, February 6. Please help us by letting us know you are interested in supporting this liturgy! |
5:15PM Evening liturgy will be held Tuesday, Dec. 20 - Thursday, Dec. 22.
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A Note of Gratitude: As we arrive at the end of the term, a special note of thanks is due to several significant contributors to this past semester’s liturgies: all of our presiders, our lay preachers, Jenny Girard Malley and Julie Rubio, our Deacon preachers, Eddie Odhiambo, Michael Nguyen, Cedric Mouzou, Dan Dixon, Aaron Pierre, Simon Zachary, our presiders for the lay-led liturgies, Wevina Barkhordarian, Alex Bishop, Yolanda Brown, Fabio Colorado, Ryen Dwyer, Joanna Elvis, Annie Hayes, Nelly Pandagos, and Chris Williams, Priscilla Bawa and Alex Bishop for their regular work as Sacristans , John Kellett and the choir members for their music ministry, Paul Kircher, C-Y Kao, Aric Serrano, for their assistance as accompanists, and to those who served on the Liturgy Committee (Alex Bishop, Marty Connell, Ryen Dwyer, John Kellett, Eddie Odhiambo, Aric Serrano, Mike Tedone), Mary McGann for repeated assistance, and Mack Griffith for his preparation of our worship aids, and the many volunteers who served in our varied liturgical ministries.
Spiritual Formation Offerings
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Occasions for Personal Prayer
Meditation Periods | Gesù Chapel
While the chapel remains available for meditation, we will not have formal periods of meditation this week.
For the spring, we are seeking a second Jesuit volunteer to open the chapel for prayer before the 7:15 AM period.
Advent Activity
Stop by Manresa Lounge and contribute a symbol of new life, peace, or hope with art materials to a small Christmas tree as we continue to move with the Holy Spirit through Advent.
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Spiritual Direction
Use our JST Spiritual Director Catalog to connect with a director before we arrive at the spring semester.
Pilgrimage: Open Paths for the Wayfaring Spirit
Use this developing Pilgrimage Paths 2022-2023 catalog to identify or imagine your own pilgrimage.
Tickets for CARNE y ARENA are available for any interested student. The exhibit at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond runs through January 28.
Email Stephen (sszolosi@scu.edu) to receive information about CARNE y ARENA.
SCU Campus Ministry invites JST students to consider attending World Youth Day – all expenses but airfare are included. Open the form for details.
Ministerial Formation Offerings
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RCIA/OCIA Faith Formation Webinars
Did you know that the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) ritual text has been undergoing a process of revision? The newly-revised translation for the dioceses of the United States will be renamed the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults.
The Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (FDLC) is hosting a free webinar series on the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA). All webinars will be offered in both English and Spanish. Join the webinars live or view the recordings. |
Prophetic Communities: Organizing as an Expression of Catholic Social Thought
University of San Francisco | Thursday February 9th -Saturday February 11th, 2023
English with simulcast interpretation to Spanish
This conference will explore how Catholic theology and social thought has given rise to community organizing and how community organizers embody and shape the Catholic social tradition. Convened at the University of San Francisco, this three-day event will bring together scholars across disciplines with community organizers of various networks to build relationships, knowledge, and capacity for theological reflection and praxis. Our hope is that bridging the church, academy, and social movements, this conference will foster the solidarity and synodality that Pope Francis has envisioned. Please see: https://rsvp.usfca.edu/event/5bdcf7e5-b758-47e8-9d24-f7047c902f35/summary
Save the Date
Spring 2023 Semester Student Life Event Preview
Here are some of the exciting events we have planned for the Spring Semester!
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Call for Papers | the Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium
Graduate Student Conference: Theology, Religion, and Dungeons & Dragons
Online (Zoom) | March 25, 2023 | Abstracts due December 31, 2022
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GTU Events
GTU Library Re-Opening Party
GTU Library | Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 | 4-6 PM
Come to the library to reconnect with colleagues and classmates—families are welcome! Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served. Please register any children separately so we can order enough food and beverages for all. Register Here!
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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Society for the Phenomenology of Religious Experience (SOPHERE) Conference 2023: Religious Experience and the Phenomenology of Nature | 16th – 19th August 2023
CFP deadline: March 15 2023
(Hosted by the University of Galway and St. Angela’s College, Sligo)
If you have any questions about the conference, please email the conference organizers:
Professor Felix Ó Murchadha: felix.omurchadha@universityofgalway.ie
Dr. Mary Shanahan: mshanahan@stangelas.ie
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Community Events
Winter Wonderland
Dec. 2, 2022 - Jan. 2, 2023 | Central Park Dr., Berkeley
Weekdays 4pm-8pm | Weekends 12pm-8pm | Cost: $4+
Create a storybook Christmas for your family. Join us for our annual Breakfast with Santa event at Tilden Merry Go Round. Secure your reservations today before we sell out! Festive Holiday Buffet, Holiday Activities, Carousel Rides, Surprise gift for the young partygoers (0-13) and the highlight of the morning, a visit from Santa and his elves. Select sessions available through December 23rd.
Resources
COVID-19 Vaccines & Other Immunizations
Please the SCU Prepared Site for all COVID Related Information
Free COVID-19 Vaccine Locations Near JST:
word on the street: An OML/RRC Podcast
Word on the street is that the word on the street podcast is where it's at!
We in OML (Office of Multicultural Learning) and the RRC (Rainbow Resource Center) continue to bring you new episodes of our podcast, word on the street.
If you are not already subscribed to the podcast, click on the link above to follow us on Spotify!
If you would like to record an episode with us, please send us an email at oml@scu.edu.
Mental Health Resources through SCU | CAPS 24/7
JST-SCU students have access to
- 24/7/365 Mental Health Support Line - 408-554-5220 (press 1 to reach the 24/7 support line)
- Free telehealth or off campus face-to-face counseling sessions
- Access to multiple mental health educational resources
See the Cowell Health Center for more details
We're Hiring - Student Employee Positions Available
Please see the this page for information on openings for student employment.
JST Calendar Highlights
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