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Monday, December 17
1:00 PM - Executive Team
Hatch Room
Tuesday, December 18
9:00 AM - Inauguration Committee
Campbell Room
9:00 AM - MSB Direct Presentation
Hatch Room
11:35 AM - Chapel - Blue Christmas
Bigelow Chapel
12:00 Noon - UU Student Group
Small Dining Room
12:15 PM - Student Spiritual Direction
Shummon Room
2:30 PM - Pastoral Consultation Group - The Institute
Campbell Room
Wednesday, December 19
9:00 AM - Seminary Council
Strobel Room
10:30 AM - Academic Council
Strobel Room
12:00 - Faculty/Staff Christmas Party Context Cafe
4:00 PM - Chaplains' Consultation Group - The Institute Campbell Room
Thursday, December 20
No meetings scheduled
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Chapel Schedule
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Chapel Services are held in Bigelow Chapel at 11:35 AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays during long terms.
- Tuesday, December 18
Blue Christmas
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Job Opportunities
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The page includes links to resources and related career opportunity websites.
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Financial Aid Notices
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Financial Aid/Student Loans
If you are borrowing a Federal Direct student loan the 2nd disbursement will be available on Fri, February 8, 2013. Tuition and fees will be deducted from the loan and any balance will be issued to the student for living expenses on these dates.
If you have questions about financial aid, please contact Michelle Turnau, director of financial aid and housing, at mturnau@unitedseminary.edu or 651.255.6117.
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Cokesbury Bookstore
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Hello United Community,
Thank you for all the expressions of concern, support, solidarity, grief and love. We have been told the Cokesbury store will close after the Ides of March! Hmmmm.
We are sad, too. But I know this community will find a delightful and affirming way to use the space and opportunity for good.
Winter and Spring textbooks will be in the store (some are here now, many are ordered--we await book lists for some courses).
Stay tuned for other details about Christmas clearance dates and other sale events.
Blessings for Advent,
Meredythe, Justin and Karen
Email mrossi@cokesbury.com or call 651.638.1960 with any questions.
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of the Twin Cities
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New Brighton, MN 55112
Phone: 651.633.4311
Fax: 651.633.4315
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
May the joy of the holiday
season fill your days
and ignite your spirits.
I wish you peace in
all of your endeavors.
Dr. B
Barbara A. Holmes interview in Spokesman-Recorder MSR News recently interviewed Dr. B. Link to the interview
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SEMINARY NEWS
Remembering Alice Strobel
United Seminary received word that Alice Strobel passed away Saturday, December 15, surrounded by friends and family. Alice was United's Registrar for many years and a key figure of support for generations. We send our condolences to her family and friends. Services will be held after the first of the year.
Follow the Wild Goose!
Pilgrimage to Iona October 4-13, 2013
Journey to the heart of Celtic spirituality
with guides Ramona Scarpace and Martha Postlethwaite.
The wild goose is the Celtic symbol for the Holy Spirit. " Peregrinatio" is the Celtic notion of pilgrimage.... not about going to a particular place, because God is everywhere, but about wandering, in search of one's own resurrection. Follow the squawking wildness Of God and the beauty of flying in formation with a community of others who long for contemplation, worship, nature and art. Join us. An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 15th from 5:00-6:30 at United Seminary.
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SPENCER LIBRARY
SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM THE LIBRARY STAFF!
Do You Know Where Your Library Books Are?
All library books checked out by students during fall term are due at 5:00 PM Tuesday, December 18. We're usually able to renew materials you are still using. Ask someone on the library staff to assist with your renewal BEFORE Dec. 18. Books not returned or renewed by the deadline will be presumed lost, you will get coal in your stocking, and bills will appear on your seminary account.
Library's used book sale a success
The library reports that over 3,000 books found new homes as a result of the sale. That's a lot of dimes! The remaining books will be picked up by "The Lift" a St. Paul organization that works with youth. The Lift operates an online used book business to teach employment skills and employ urban youth. Read more.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Blue Christmas 
Tuesday, December 18, 11:35 AM
Bigelow Chapel
Blue Christmas is a service that allows people to honor their losses and sadness at a time of year when these can seem hardest to bear. This is the last chapel service of fall term.
The Christmas Finals Story
'Twas the night before finals and all through the school, not a chair or seat open, not even a stool.
This was no time to sleep! Students filled the library.
There was no time to shave, they were looking quite hairy.
Study tables were filled with deep thought-thinking heads.
At the back of each one: a vision of beds.
But study they did, because study they must!
For professors filled syllabi with dates that were "just."
So often you'd hear a sigh or a gasp,
or a "Why did I sleep through Paul Capetz's class?!"
And, "Which Niebuhr is this? I just can't recall.
Barbara Ann's handouts mention no Niebuhr at all!"
"Now just you calm down," a student would chime, "Remember, Bob told us, 'one day at a time.'"
"Quiet down!" another student would say, "I'm trying to exegete Matthew today!"
So much tension on campus, so many hard feelings.
It seemed Christmas had lost all its good-feeling meanings.
Who could save the students? Well, Santa of course!
He appeared with his beard and a strange-antlered horse.
He exclaimed, "Ho-ho-ho! You need a Christmas eruption!"
"Oh, Santa," they sighed, "it's pronounced 'deconstruction.'"
"I know you are all overwhelmed," and he smiled.
"But do not forget, in a very short while,
Your family and friends and loved ones will be near.
Soon finals will end when Christmas is here!"
Such wise words from a man who wore red all year-long, but the students did know, Santa couldn't be wrong!
So with smiles on their faces, Santa packed up his sleigh, left the students to study and went on his way.
But they heard him exclaim, through the snow and the slush, "Merry finals to all, and to all an A-plus!"
Written by Kelsey Renk and read at the 2012 UTS Christmas Party
Holy Honey Holiday Sale
Price reduced to $6.00 per jar!
On sale now in the Context Café
Bigelow Chapel maintenance and improvements
If you have not already heard, we are re-carpeting the Bigelow Chapel! We have now set a date for this installation - Dec. 19-21. We chose a time that hopefully does not conflict with events in this space. This will be the culmination of some major work that has been done to preserve the excellence of this beautiful space. Here is a quick rundown of things Team Maintenance has done to preserve Bigelow:
- Caulking of the outer wall - thus stopping the severe water damage we were experiencing.
- Sheetrock repair and painting of the processional wall.
- Wood restoration of the benches which were badly damaged from water and use.
- New carpet will really make this space shine as it did originally!!
 Let me take this brief opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of keeping this space beautiful.
Please keep food and beverages - even covered beverages - out of this space. Please be extremely cautious when burning candles or placing any container with water - vases, vessels, etc.
Please help us keep it as beautiful as possible
Brandon Krosch
Director of Physical Plant
United Theological Seminary
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ACADEMIC NEWS
Philippine Immersion Trip - there's still time to register!
Traveling June 10-24, 2013 
This trip offers participants an opportunity to broaden their understanding of our global realities as well as deepen their commitment to greater well-being in the context of our highly globalized world. In particular, participants will be offered the privilege to live with the Filipino people, listen to their stories, learn about people's movements, share their faith and hopes, engage in dialogue about global issues, and explore ways of global solidarity. Moreover, participants will be exposed to the life and ministry of churches in the Philippines, and they will have the opportunity to explore or strengthen church partnerships. Read more about United's global justice trips.
Cost: $3,199.00, which includes air fare, lodging, meals, transportation in the Philippines, honoraria, and other expenses directly related to the partnership/immersion trip.
Schedule of payment: November 31 ($200.00), January 15 ($1,000), March 15 ($1,000.00), April 15 ($999.00).
For students: This does not include tuition fee.
Non-students: This does not include registration fee.
Note: Price is based on the airfare cost of $1,800.00 (summer peak season price) and a minimum of 10 participants.
If interested, please contact
Eleazar S. Fernandez
efernandez@unitedseminary.edu, 651.255.6131
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IN THE GALLERY
Joan G. Cox
"A Backward Glance"
TEMPO by Joan Cox
Gallery Exhibition
Through December 21 United's 50th anniversary year ends with an exhibition of paintings by Joan G. Cox, daughter of the late Henry Gustafson, professor emeritus of the New Testament at United. Joan's work has been exhibited in galleries in the U.S. and Europe and in many business, public space, and private collections. This program is partially funded by a gift to the Wilson Yates Religion and the Arts Endowment in honor of Eugene Jaberg '54, professor emeritus of communication, for his contributions to religion and the arts.
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INSTITUTE FOR THE SUPPORT OF PASTORAL MINISTRIES
Narrative Resources for Pastoral Counseling
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
In this course we will focus on Narrative Counseling theory and the resources it offers to pastoral caregivers. This Narrative Counseling approach, highly influenced by various liberation theories, reflects an attentiveness to both culture and person. It is deeply respectful, relies on a consultative rather than an expert model, and is elegant in both its simplicity and thoroughness. Narrative theory's efficient and effective qualities as well as the de-centering of the counselor in the counseling process make this approach particularly well-suited to both parish pastors and to pastoral care specialists. This one-day course is open to the public. Instructor: Christie Neuger, Founder and Director of The InstituteFee: $65.00, $35.00 for students in a degree program at United
Deadline to register: Tuesday, February 5
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EVENTS OF INTEREST
Benedictine Center Issues Call to Artists
The Benedictine Center is issuing a call to Minnesota artists to participate in a Juried Art Show planned for January 31 thru March 15. The submission deadline is January 15. Awards totaling $375 will be distributed to the top three winners.
Called "Seeing God," this show provides a venue for artists who think deeply about their work and whose creativity helps viewers experience the Divine. According to Sam Rahberg, director of the Center, "We believe art can be an interpretive lens into the mystery of God, so we are looking for works that capture that deep sense of wonder."
Contest rules and entry forms, can be found on www.stpaulsmonastery.org. Click on the Benedictine Center tab under "Juried Art Show." Or call 651.777.7251; email: benedictinecenter@stpaulsmonastery.org
The Benedictine Center, a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of St. Paul's Monastery, is located at 2675 Benet Road in Maplewood.
Accordance Bible Software will be holding a FREE training seminar Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013
Location and Hosted by:
Fourth Baptist Church and Central Baptist Theological Seminary
900 Forestview Lane N.
Plymouth, MN 55441
9am to 6pm
The seminar will be suitable for users of Accordance or individuals who would like to observe and learn more about the Bible software. It will be beneficial to anyone who is interested in studying the Bible, leading others in study, researching original languages or preparing for pastoral ministries.
Please visit our website here for more information about Accordance or for a list of our upcoming training seminars go here. For registration information, please email us at seminars@accordancebible.com.
For the Love of God Take a Break
A Young Clergy Retreat for Spiritual Renewal January 31 - February 2, 2013 Pilgrim Center, Green Lake, Wisconsin This retreat is designed for the 2030 clergy to pause in their ministry and breathe deep. The hope is that clergy are able to connect with one another and learn from each other. Barbara Anne Keely will lead two sessions on Spiritual Disciplines. When ministry takes over our lives, we forget to stop and take a break, so come and remember what it feels like to be you, again. And for those not in the 2030 Clergy Network, you are welcome to join...because in the United Church of Christ: All are Welcome! Brochure with retreat schedule, costs and financial assistance, as well as registration info. From an alum planning the retreat: "this is a great opportunity for those graduating with MDivs to attend. It would be a great way for them to connect with other "younger" clergy, since this retreat will be geared to the 2030 network of clergy in the UCC." Art Workshop International - Assisi, Italy
Two 12-day sessions: July 17-28 and July 30-August 10 Instructional Programs in Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Special and Independent Programs. Visit www.artworkshopintl.com for more information.
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