MONDAY MORNING
Volume 52, Issue 24
February 18, 2013 

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

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chapel Chapel Schedule
Chapel Services are held in Bigelow Chapel at 11:35 AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays during long terms. 
  • Tuesday, February 19
    Prayer Service for Cecilia Baxter  
  • Thursday, February 21
    Cathy Kolwey 

We are in the process of hiring a Coordinator of Music. In the meantime, if you are willing to share your musical gifts in chapel, please contact Martha P. soon at [email protected]  

calendarThis Week At United
 
Monday, February 18
9:00 AM - Dean's Office  
Hatch Room

9:00 AM - AARP Tax Assistance 
Steckel Learning Center 

1:00 PM - Executive Team Meeting 
Hatch Room

3:30 PM - Student Spiritual Direction
Campbell Room 
 

Tuesday, February 19
11:35 AM - Chapel Service  
Bigelow Chapel

12:00 PM - UU Student Group
Small Dining Room

1:00 PM - Dean's Office
Hatch Room

1:00 PM - Student Spiritual Direction
Campbell Room

1:30 PM - Writing as Mindfulness
Art Studio

2:30 PM - Pastoral Consultation Group - The Institute
Campbell Room 

Wednesday, February 20  
9:00 AM - AARP Tax Assistance
Steckel Learning Center

1:00 PM - Brand Brainstorm
Strobel Room

4:00 PM - Chaplains' Consultation Group - Institute
Campbell Room

Thursday, February 21 
11:35 AM - Chapel Service
Bigelow Chapel

6:30 PM - Northern Lights Chorale
Bigelow Chapel

Friday, February 22 
No meetings scheduled 
academy Academy for Vital Christianity
Click here
to read more about classes through the Academy for Vital Christianity. New classes being offered this spring: 
  • Deepening the Spiritual Life of a Congregation
  • How the Congregation Can Empower its Laity for Ministry 
library Spencer Library
jobs Job Opportunities
Click here to go to the Job Opportunities web page.
The page includes links to resources and related career opportunity websites. Recently posted::
  • Nursery Staff Lead
    Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis   
  • Youth Ministry Position
    Cross Winds United Methodist Church, Maple Grove 
scholarshipsScholarships
Merit Scholarships for 2013/2014

The George D Dayton Scholarship and The Presidential Scholarship are merit scholarships intended to assist outstanding students toward the completion of degree programs while attending United Theological Seminary.

 

The criteria and process for selection is on pages 55-57 of the Masters Student Handbook. Please note the candidates for the merit scholarship must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). To schedule your exam go to www.gre.org. Test results must be submitted to the financial aid office from a recognized testing site not later than March 1, 2013. Please allow two to three weeks for test results to be processed and mailed.

 

Interested students should contact Michelle Turnau (651.255.6117 or  [email protected]) for more information.

financialaidFinancial Aid Notices

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 [email protected] or 651.255.6117.

cokesburybCokesbury Bookstore

Spring Textbooks:

We have all Textbooks discounted 30% but many are to be packed up and sent back to publishers on Monday, February 18.  We can charge and send (free shipping) or place in your UTS mailbox. 

 

Store Hours: 

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

10 AM-6 PM 

                                                Wednesday and Friday

10 AM-4:30 PM 

 

Beginning Monday, February 18

other in-store items are

75% off  including Planning Calendars, UTS logo wear, Divine Chocolate, past textbooks, theological books, curriculum, sociology books, preaching and worship books, BIBLES (gift, award, children's, teens), devotional books, leadership and stewardship books, pastoral care and personal development books, in-stock clergy robes, stoles, and greeting cards!

(excluding Peace Coffee which is a seminary scholarship item)

 

Please stop in for your favorites while the ones you want are here!

 

We are selling out as fast as we can.

 

See you soon,

Meredythe, Justin, Karen and Bob

 

Email [email protected] or call 651.638.1960 with any questions.

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United Theological Seminary
of the Twin Cities
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New Brighton, MN 55112
Phone: 651.633.4311
Fax: 651.633.4315
Toll free: 800.937.1316
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE 

     

InaugurationDr. Barbara Holmes

Friday evening, April 12

Plymouth Congregational Church 

 

Rev. Dr. Barbara A. Holmes will be inaugurated as the eighth president of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities.

 

Rev. Dr. Renita Weems, vice president of academic affairs, American Baptist College, will deliver the inaugural address.

 

A reception will follow the service. All are welcome. 

semnewsSEMINARY NEWS      

 

Susan Draper White Lectures in Women's Studies

 

Eunjoo Mary Kim

Professor of Homiletics, Iliff School of Theology

 

will present

  

"Women Preaching: Seeking a New Paradigm"  

Monday, March 4, 2013, 7:30 PM

  

"Preaching between the Global and the Local"  

Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 11:00 AM

Both lectures will be held in Bigelow Chapel

  

Eunjoo Mary KimEunjoo Mary Kim is professor of homiletics and director of the Doctor of  Ministry Program at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colo. Kim will discuss a new homiletical paradigm from a global feminist perspective and present insights into the practice of preaching for congregations living in a globalized, multicultural environment. Her most recent book is entitled "Preaching in an Age of Globalization."
Fee: The lectures are free and open to the public. 

Registration: Online registration . Or call 651.255.6138.

For more information about the lectures or the speaker, call 651.255.6137.

 

Staff Transitions in Advancement

Our deep appreciation to the following staff who have graciously and with excitement assumed new duties at the seminary:

  • Julie Brown has become the Acting Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) and Jim Olsen is serving as a consultant for advancement.
  • Kathleen Remund, church relations coordinator, will serve as the interim director of development until a new CAO is hired who will in turn hire a new director of development.
  • Kiely Todd Roska, CUE development coordinator, will serve as interim alum relations coordinator. Kiely is a 2005 graduate of United.  

Virtual Bookstore at United 

As we say goodbye to the Cokesbury Bookstore, we welcome the seminary's Virtual Bookstore, powered through Amazon. The Virtual Bookstore will launch soon with textbooks for summer term 2013 courses, but in the meantime...
If you shop
on Amazon, consider shopping via the Virtual Bookstore at www.unitedseminary.edu/virtualbookstore/index.asp
Every purchase you make through the United Seminary site ensures that a percentage of your purchase goes to support United.
So go ahead, make those Amazon purchases and support a worthy cause! 

  

Best-selling author William Cope Moyers  

on Recovery and Spirituality

Thursday, March 14, 7:30 PM

WCMoyersSpend an evening with William Cope Moyers, addiction and recovery insider and expert, as he reflects on the question, "Now what?," for addicts and their loved ones along every step of the journey through contemplation, intervention, treatment and recovery. William C. Moyers is vice president for public affairs and community relations at Hazelden; he is committed to eliminating barriers to recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs by carrying the message and addressing public policy.

Fee: $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door

Students: No charge

Location: Award-winning Bigelow Chapel (a Joan Soranno building)

Registration: More information and online registration. You may also contact Renee Flesner at 651.255.6138. (Online registration allows payment by check, credit card, PayPal, or at the door and registering of multiple people.)

communityCOMMUNITY NEWS

 

South Africa - It will change your life!

(I just wanted to say a quick word to all of you before I go into "hiding" on sabbatical.)  

 

YOU - Members of the UTS Community - are the ones I carried with me

to South Africa, and I am so grateful for your prayers, as they sustained us for almost 3 weeks while we were there. Thank you for following our blog, and writing to us while we were traveling. Many, many thanks to all of you here!

 

The trip to South Africa for me was life changing. It is a country that is enormously complex and stunningly beautiful. HIV/AIDS is an epidemic there and the vestiges of apartheid are everywhere. If you go there, the people who are still working for social, political, and religious change, also will change you .....me....everyone and anyone who goes there with an open spirit and heart. 

 

So publicly, I want to express my gratitude to each and every person we met in South Africa. I want to say how thankful I am to have spent precious time with so many religious leaders, prophetic artists and writers, teachers, social activists and the mothers and fathers of the township of Guguletu who opened up their homes and their lives to us for three incredible nights and days. Thank you to the people of South Africa, for such generous hospitality, and for changing our lives!

 

My colleague Kim Vrudny captured a moment  in our time there that I will treasure for the rest of my life:

 
 
May God's blessings be on Archbishop Desmund Tutu and all the people of South Africa who are working for change, who are working for true Justice!   Chris Smith

Calling All Students!

It's "that time" again. No, not Lent. It's time to call our alums and friends to thank them for their financial support and invite them to give to this year's Annual Fund. United alums and friends LOVE to hear from students. Please consider joining us for three hours during one of the following evenings in March from 6:00 - 9:00 PM:

  • Tuesday, March 5
  • Thursday, March 7
  • Monday, March 11
  • Tuesday, March 12

Target gift cards and a free meal are part of the deal! If you would like to be one of our callers, contact Kathleen Remund  for the details.

 
United Methodist Students' Lunch and Connection:

Conversation with Rev. Andrew Keck

Director of Library Services, Luther Seminary

Monday, March 4, 2013 at 12:30 PM

Olson Campus Center, Seminar Room

            

We will get to know our new United Methodist appointment to the Luther Seminary community, Andrew Keck, who has graduate degrees in both theology and library science. He is a deacon in the UMC, and will be discussion that type of ordained ministry, and his own work for the UMC over the years. You will enjoy getting to know him. Come join us! We will meet in the Olson Campus Center again (where the bookstore and dining center are on the Luther Seminary Campus), upstairs in the Seminar Room (down the hall from the coffee shop). You may go through the lunch line on the main floor, and charge your lunch to "Student Services" or the Dean of Students. Then walk up stairs (or take the elevator) to the OCC Seminar Room.       

 

Explore UMC Ministry in Wisconsin
Lunch Discussion in the Small Dining Room
Tuesday, March 5
Steve Polster, Assistant to the Bishop of the Wisconsin Area United Methodist Church, will be on campus Tuesday, March 5. Students are invited to enjoy lunch and discussion with Steve to hear more about ministry opportunities in the Wisconsin Conference of the UMC. Please RSVP to Deb Olsen by Monday, March 4.   

 

      

With our sympathies  

Howard P. "Hap" Casmey died on February 14, with wife Sandy and daughter Kristen at his side and his two young grandchildren playing quietly in the room. Most of us knew Hap as the gracious and charming spouse of Sandy Casmey, our Director of Admissions from 1999-2006. Hap was also Minnesota's Commissioner of Education from 1969-81. Services for Hap are pending.  

 

Please keep Cecilia and Jameson Baxter and Cecilia's entire family in your prayers.  Last weekend Cecilia's uncle and aunt's house caught fire. Her Aunt Susan and 12-year-old cousin Charlie lost their lives. Her Uncle Charlie (Cecilia's father's brother) will survive. This is a terrible loss for the whole family, including Cecilia's father, Bill and her Grandmother, Rose. 

A Prayer Service will be held on Tuesday, February 19 at 11:35 AM in Bigelow Chapel. 

 

Student needed for Board of Trustees!
The United Theological Seminary's Board of Trustees reserves two seats for a UTS student in any program. If you or someone you know is interested in serving on the Board, please write down your/their name and contact information and place it in the SEC ballot box located in the Context Caf�.  

 

Context Caf� Hours

The Context Caf� is open

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays

from noon until 1:30 PM for lunch

and

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings

from 5:00 - 6:00 PM for dinner 

Come and enjoy food prepared by Chef Michelle and refreshments (coffee, tea, soda and water). Michelle is known to bake home made chocolate chip cookies (and others) for the 3:00 break from class. The Context Caf� is a great place to meet the UTS community.

 

Please consider sharing your musical gifts 
We are in the process of hiring a Coordinator of Music. In the meantime, if you are willing to share your musical gifts in chapel, please contact Martha P. soon at [email protected]

Merit Scholarships

Students: please note the announcement about Merit Scholarships.  

galleryIN THE GALLERY 

"Another Minnesota Family in the Neighborhood"

February-March

 

Artist Reception

Tuesday, February 26

5:30-7:30 PM

A short program will take place at 6:30 PM with comments from the artist and Jann Cather Weaver

 

photo by Mohamed Barre 

The work of Somali photographer and community activist Mohamed Barre provides a visual exploration and documentation of what it is like for Somali families to find home in Minnesota. His art features both stark changes and simple nuances in a profound and beautiful way. Barre's photography also depicts the changing landscape of Minnesota. Originally intended to preserve a history of the Somali community for the next generation, Barre's work also helps us understand the stories of home, transition, individuals, communities, and neighborhoods, and what it means to live in an increasingly diverse neighborhood.

 

Barre's photography will be on exhibition in the Bigelow Chapel and the Classroom Gallery in February and March. For exact times, please check our website. Gallery tours are available by contacting Amanda Hunter at [email protected]

businessFROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE

A message from Sue Johnson: 

If you have registered, you have received your spring tuition bill from me by email. Please pay your balance in full -or- set up a payment plan -or- complete your student loan application by Friday, 2-8-13 to avoid a $50 late payment fee and/or problems with your registration. (The $50 late payment fee will be charged on Monday 2-11-13 and you will receive another billing by email. If your bill still has not been settled, the registrar will revoke your registration on Monday 2-25-13. A copy of the revoca�tion letter will be sent to you and your instructors.)

 

Payments - during the first week of classes Tom Lockhart or I will be available to process payments (checks/credit cards - Visa, MasterCard or Discover) from 9:30 - 6:00 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. In my absence you can put checks in the library lock box, in my staff box (2nd floor McMillan), under my door, or in the mail. We also accept credit card payments by phone. You can call anytime - day/night, weekday/weekend; I'm the only one with the password to my voicemail, so it's secure. Leave your name, payment amount, type of credit card, card number, card expiration date and 3-digit approval code on my voicemail, and I will process your payment the next business day.

 

Payment Plans - if you don't have a balance due from previous terms and you'd like to spread your payments out over the current term, please contact me to set up a payment plan. Your first payment needs to be made by 2-8-13, and your account needs to be paid in full by 5-17-13. There is a $25 administrative fee for payment plans.

 

Student Loans - if you are planning to pay your balance with student loans, please contact Michelle Turnau, director of financial aid and housing, at 651.255.6117 or [email protected].Michelle will let me know if you are paying your balance with student loans.

 

If you have questions about paying your bill, please contact Sue Johnson, financial services coordinator, at 651.255.6114 or  [email protected].

centerCENTER FOR PUBLIC MINISTRY 

Pro-Choice Lobby Day - February 20: Come join us at the State Capitol in St. Paul on Wed. Feb. 20 for Pro-Choice Lobby Day 2013!
MNRCRC is working closely with the Nat'l Council of Jewish Women, Mpls, to coordinate the faith-based break out session, where we will hear from Jewish, Muslim, & Protestant speakers. At the Rally in the Rotunda we'll hear from Rabbi Aaron Weininger and other speakers. You'll hear a legislative update, get lobby training, get a free lunch & have your lobby visits all set up for you in advance! It's an easy & fun way to build power with other Minnesotans who show up for repro justice!  Pre-registration is required (so we can set up those lobby visits). www.prochoicelobbyday.org  

February 21, 8:30AM-4:00 PM
Join with clergy and lay people from across the state attend Day on the Hill to show our interfaith commitment to social justice and to participate in the lawmaking process. Participants gather in the morning at RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul for inspiration and briefing on portions of the JRLC agenda that are being debated and voted on at our State Capitol. Buses then transport us to the Capitol for a rally and meetings with legislators in the afternoon. This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Sayyid Syeed, the National Director for the Office for Interfaith & Community Alliances for the Islamic Society of North America.  
Register at: www.jrlc.org/register-for-day-on-the-hill

All Options & Reproductive Loss Training for Clergy - March 6
The heart of the work at MNRCRC is pastoral counseling for women who are facing the personal health care decision of whether or not to continue a pregnancy.  Are you a clergy person or do you know someone you think might be interested in this compassionate & life saving work? Join us for a clergy & faith leader training in All Options Clergy Counseling & Reproductive Loss Counseling on Wednesday, March 6 at Planned Parenthood in St. Paul, from 9am-5pm. Training is free & lunch will be provided. Please email
[email protected] for more info.
 
ALUM NEWS 

Congratulations to Alison Bents (MARL '08), Administrative Assistant to the Conference Minister, who has had three of her photographs selected by the Twin Cities Photography Group for a special display called "9 Stops" (focused on the new St. Paul light rail corridor). A special opening reception was held last Friday evening, and the photos are available for viewing through February 23 at AZ Gallery and Tanpopo Noodle Shop, 308 Prince Street, Lowertown St. Paul. There is no admission fee. Though most of you know Alison as the "voice" of the Conference when you call our offices, or the friendly face and unflappable presence when you register for Annual Meeting, you may not know that she is an accomplished photographer. To learn more you can visit her website at: www.alisonbentsphotography.com.    

instituteINSTITUTE FOR THE SUPPORT OF PASTORAL MINISTRIES 

Pastoral Care and Counseling with Couples

Monday, May 6, 9:00 - 3:30 PM
Instructor: Christie Neuger

Christie Neuger

In this course we will explore various aspects of the theory and practice of pastoral counseling with couples over typical family life cycles. We will look at the kinds of needs that couples are likely to have including: preparation for marriage, addressing couple conflict, communication challenges, making decisions about separation and divorce, and seeking couple enrichment.

 

Fee: $65.00, $35.00 for students in a degree program at United
Registration form (printable)
eventsEVENTS OF INTEREST

 

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to Install Senior Pastor 

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Minneapolis invites you to the installation of  Rev. Laurie Pound Feille as their Senior Pastor

Sunday, February 17, 2:00 PM 

SpringHouse Ministry Center, South Sanctuary 

610 W 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408.

Lunch will be served prior to the service, reception follows. To RSVP, contact the church office: 612.870.1868 or email [email protected]. Clergy are invited to robe and process - red stoles, please.

 

A Red Carpet Event 
Saturday, February 16, 7:00 PM
St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, 60 Kent St, St. Paul MN
Celebrate the Oscars with Toll Free Handbell Quartet! Listen as the music takes you through the history of the Oscar Awards with melodies that won awards or were featured in award winning films. Don't miss this red carpet event featuring Toll Free ringers Kate Graber, Anne Jeddeloh, Deb Olsen and Christina Wood. Five octaves of bells, four ringers plus special guests on percussion, guitar and flute.Cost: FREE for the whole family. A reception will follow. For more information, contact Deb Olsen

 

Reconciliation Not Revenge 

Local Muslim, Jewish and Christian Communities Come Together to Learn From Middle East Peace and Reconciliation Efforts

Two men - a Palestinian and an Israeli - are coming to the Twin Cities this March to share their stories of pain and hope. Like so many in the region, both men have lost close family members to the ongoing fighting. They also have an inspiring story to tell; they belong to a group called The Parents Circle - Families Forum which is working towards peace, reconciliation, and tolerance in their troubled homeland.

From March 1-3, Wajih Tmaiza of Hebron and Roi Golan of Tel Aviv will be speaking at events at the Islamic Center of Minnesota, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, and Mount Zion Temple. These three religious communities have collaborated on prior public dialogues in an effort to create a more nuanced, balanced, and informed understanding of the lived realities of Israelis and Palestinians. The upcoming events, called Reconciliation Not Revenge, represent a deepening of that dialogue. The events are free and open to the public. They are:

  • Friday, March 1, 7:30 PM, Mount Zion Temple, 1300 Summit, St. Paul. (All are welcome to join Sabbath Services at 6:30 PM)
  • Sunday, March 3, 9:30 AM, Gloria Dei Lutheran, 700 S. Snelling, St. Paul. (All are welcome to join services at 8:45 or 10:45 AM)
  • Sunday, March 3, 2 PM, Islamic Center of MN, 1401 Gardena NE, Fridley. (All are welcome to join a 1:30 PM prayer service. The 2 PM event includes viewing the film Two Sided Story, which features the work of The Parents Circle, with a Q&A to follow.)
An event flyer is available at: www.reconciliationnotrevenge.com
Click for the complete news release.

The Middle Project - Preparing Ethical Leaders for a Just Society

Middle Collegiate Church, New York

2013 conference, April 13-16

 Shifting demographics in our nation make it clear that our multiracial/multicultural future is now. Learning how to help congregations grow more diverse racially, economically, and culturally helps us rehearse God's vision of justice and peace. Middle Church is an example of how an emphasis on justice and working toward meaningful change are key to attracting those seeking authentic communities-the unaffiliated and young adults. Read more: http://www.middleproject.org/conference-2013