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Daily Morning Prayer
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Monday - Thursday
8:00 - 8:20 am Muelder Chapel STH Room 343
All Faculty and students are welcome and encouraged to come and participate in the Daily Morning Prayer. There is no better way to begin your day than with prayer and fellowship.
For more information please contact
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Get Connected
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Want to be a better scholar, a better pastor, a better activist - a better you all around? Join a world class seminary community at STHConnect and benefit from all our members have to offer.
We Want To Hear From You!
Want to hear about something we haven't covered yet? Send us an email at sthcon@bu.edu. We'll put the word out to the STH community, including students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, to find someone to start you in the right direction.
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Congratulations to STH
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Sustainability@BU representatives were here to celebrate with us. Their office sponsors a monthly program called Join the Challenge, in which BU students, staff, and faculty sign up online and accept "challenges" to reduce their carbon footprints. Read more...
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STH Seminary Singers
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Come hear the Seminary Singers at Old West UMC, Boston, on
Saturday, December 3 at 7pm,
for the final service of a 3-day Revival. Bishop Weaver is preaching. The Seminary Singers will sing several anthems at the Revival. Easily accessible by T, and Free parking available. (oldwestchurch.org)
Come hear the Seminary Singers at the Annual Boston University Lessons and Carols Service in Marsh Chapel on Friday, December 9th at 6pm .
This is a great annual event. Come and listen to the sounds of the season by several choir, and sing your favorite carols with this beloved community! (bu.edu/chapel)
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Poet's Corner
New in Collegium
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From this point forward, Collegium will be featuring a weekly edition of Poet's Corner. The purpose is to showcase the poetic talents of the STH Community and provide a creative writing aspect to Collegium. The section will feature a poem (or excerpt from a poem), ranging from well-known poets to poets within the STH Community.
Poet's Corner
An excerpt from
"The Future of Octember"
By Philip Conner
Great God did as he saw fit,
By justice of autumn's fine array.
So before the dark smog covers it,
I think I should go out and play.
With ideas and submissions, contact Phil Conner at pmconner@bu.edu
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New Episcopal Chaplain a Role Model
Cameron Partridge, first openly transgendered chaplain
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by Rich Barlow (BU Today)
You probably aren't aware that November 20 is the national Transgender Day of Remembrance. Cameron Partridge is. The observance began after the 1998 murder of a transgendered Boston woman. November 20 also happens to be Partridge's birthday (he turns 38 this year), and BU's new Episcopal minister, the University's first openly transgendered chaplain, once shuddered at a birthday that reminded him both about his own mortality "and that you could be killed."
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Finding a Tutor Just Got Easier
New software system arranges academic help online
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by Rich Barlow (BU Today)
As a tutor at the Educational Resource Center (ERC), which pairs students needing academic or writing assistance with peers who can help, Hannah Letbetter recalls that in the past, she had to go through a logistical rigmarole.
Her tutees had to hoof it up four flights of stairs in the George Sherman Union to the ERC, where they filled out a form specifying the courses they needed help with, the kind of help, and the times they could meet with Letbetter (SAR'12) and other tutors. ERC staffers then reviewed the form and contacted tutors to match them up. All of this consumed time, while felling trees for the necessary paper. Reed more
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All submissions for the Collegium must be sent to the Office of Student Affairs (vp@bu.edu) by noon every Thursday in order to appear in the next edition. Please include the title of your event, the date, the time, and the location as well as a one to five sentence blurb about your event.
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STH Weekly Worship
Wednesdays
11:10 - 12:00 pm
Marsh Chapel
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November 30 - Worship (EUCHARIST)
Bishop Peter Waver
December 7 - Worship (ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS)
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Anna Howard Shaw Center Thursday Lunch Talk
December 1, 2011
12:30pm-1:15pm Anna Howard Shaw Center, STH 320
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Join the Anna Howard Shaw Center for the LAST Thursday Lunch Talk of the semester!
Robin Olson, Coordinator of the Spiritual Life Office, will speak on: "Imagination and Images of God: a Welcome Partnership."
The Lunch Talk will be an interactive conversation, including highlights from Robin's dissertation research on the doctrine of imago Dei and women's spiritual formation.
For more information on the Shaw Center's Thursday Lunch Talks contact Kasey Cox at: kcox@bu.edu
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Contextual Education Orientation
Thursday, December 1
5:00 - 6:30 pm
STH Oxnam Room B-24
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The Office of Contextual Education will be having an orientation for first year M.Div. and MTS students. This orientation is designed to help new students understand the expectations, process and forms related to the contextual education requirement in the new curriculum.
You are encouraged to note this date and times on your calendar as it will provide you with the opportunity to clarify any questions you might have and begin to plan for your contextual education field placement or Project.
In preparation for this orientation you might want to review the information on our website. http://www.bu.edu/sth/academics/field-education/contextualedpolicies/
Please feel free to call or email us with any anticipated questions or concerns. Rev. Cristian De La Rosa, Director of Contextual Education and Community Partnerships, cdlrosa@bu.edu and Rev. Dr. Wanda Stahl, Director of Contextual Education and Congregational Partnerships, wstahl@bu.edu.
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Reading Retreat
Saturday, December 3, 2011 9:00am - 5:30pm
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Hold the date for the last Reading Retreat of the semester: Saturday. This is a great opportunity to accomplish a lot of reading, writing, and study. Join in a community of scholars for encouragement and inspiration.
Our theme this month is "Childlike Wonder of Advent Waiting."
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Please Donate!
Help Boston-area Refugees stay Warm and Dry this Winter Season!
|  Please donate new or gently used umbrellas, space heaters, and fans at the drop box located in the STH Oxnam Room. Alternately, to make a monetary donation for the purchase the requested items, please contact Flynn Fernandes at ffernand@bu.edu. Items collected will be distributed to the Boston area refugees through the local Catholic Charities office. This project is being coordinated by the class TM808: Three Missionary Faiths and their Importance for Development. |
"Through My Eyes" Movie Viewing
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
6:30 pm Room STH 115
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Movie viewing of "Through My Eyes" - an LGBTQ film from the Gay Christian Network. Please come and join Sacred Worth for this movie viewing and discussion afterwards!
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Through My Eyes - Trailer
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The church is at war over homosexuality. Will our youth be the casualties?
Through My Eyes provides an unflinchingly honest look at the role of today's young Christians in the gay debate: what they really think, how they perceive the church, and what they wish other Christians knew.
Over two dozen young Christians agreed to share their private feelings, struggles, and experiences on camera. All of them have a personal stake in the debate. And all of them hoped that their stories might make a difference.
Created for Christians by Christians, Through My Eyes tackles one of the most controversial topics today with compassion and sensitivity, shining new light on the debate for people on both sides. More information on the film here: http://www.throughmyeyesdvd.com/
Pizza and drinks will be served!
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Vocation Vacation Applications Due
Explore vocational possibilities over Spring Break!
|  This Alternative Spring Break trip will be Saturday March 10th- Saturday March 17th, 2012. The adventure is emerging from the creative work of the Spiritual Life Office, Community Life Office, and STHSA. We will be visiting a diverse selection of ministry sites, from emerging church ministries to homeless shelters to eco-justice advocacy sites, all along the east coast (Connecticut, New York, Maryland, and Washington D.C.). The trip will be limited to a small group of 12 people, and the cost will be subsidized. Please see the attached APPLICATION: Vocation Vacation Application. Completed applications are now being considered, and students are encouraged to submit them in the very near future. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any one of us: Robin Olson: rolson@bu.edu Micah Christian: micah68@bu.edu Ashley Anderson: ajanders@bu.edu Allison Bovell: arbovell@bu.edu |
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BU STH World Interfaith Harmony Essay Contest and Symposium
|  Announcing the Boston University School of Theology World Interfaith Harmony Essay Contest and Symposium A Project of Faces of Peace, a Student Organization of Boston University School of Theology Dedicated to Interfaith Education, Dialogue, and Peace-Making
Submissions should be emailed to mevorach@bu.edu along with a cover sheet (in a separate attachment) with author's name, contact information, and a two to three sentence bio including academic status/history. Both Graduate and Undergraduate students are welcome to apply; the papers will be judged on their own merits all in one pool with no author information considered. More information |
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Performance of Handel Messiah
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Performances of Handel Messiah will be held at Symphony Hall on Friday, December 2 at 7.30pm, Saturday, December 3 at 3pm, and Sunday, December 4 at 3pm.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit or call our box office at 617-266-3605. Tickets range from $25-90 and are based on seat location.
If you are interested in special rates for groups of 10 or more, please contact Sue D'Arrigo, Marketing Manager. We also offer an advance student price of $25 B- or C-level seats. Please see our student rush page for more details.
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- The African American Studies Fall 2011 Lectures and Special Events
- Monthly News and Events from the Schools of the Boston Theological Institute
The Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs is a center for research, publication, and education on one of the most important questions in the contemporary world: How does culture affect economic and political developments world-wide? Specifically, how does religion impact international affairs? Since its inception in 1985, CURA has sought to discover, trace, and analyze the connection between culture, economics, politics, and globalization. We have conducted research projects on every continent except Australia, and these projects have resulted in publications that have become major points of reference on their topics. In a dynamic and modernizing world, CURA's ultimate agenda is to further global understanding and communication.
2011 - 2012 Muslim Women and the Challenge of Authority Lecture Series to be held at the Boston University Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs in Brookline, MA. This series brings sustained attention to negotiations over authority in a range of times and places. Speakers will address Muslim women's own authority-to write and interpret texts, to structure their own spiritual lives, to manage wealth and make marital choices-and the authority wielded by husbands and kin, governments, religious leaders, and normative texts.
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