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11/17/14  

Context Caf�  

Thursday lunch

Spencer Library Hours

Update:  New Snow Emergency/Blizzard School Closing Policy

The policy published last week in Monday Morning has been updated, and the following are the protocols that will be followed in the event of a school closing due to inclement weather:

• Students, faculty and staff will receive an automated phone call by 6:45 a.m. The closing will also be posted on WCCO and KSTP websites. If possible, information will be posted on United's website and social media sites.
• If the decision is made during the day, the dean will advise the faculty, who will advise the students, and the vice president for administration will advise supervisors, who will advise their personnel.

Registration for the Spring Term is open!

If you haven't had an opportunity to look at the course offering yet, please go to the Courses page on our web site. There is a link to registration forms at the top of the right-hand column.

The deadline for avoiding the late registration fee is 12/1/14. If you have any questions, please contact Susan Hastings at 651.255.6120 or shastings@unitedseminary.edu.

Registering for  the Spring Term EL100 Spiritual Journey Program

Spring term offerings of the program are posted on the courses page. The Spiritual Journey, required for all MDiv and MARL students, and open to everyone, consists of the student selecting a spiritual program from one of four very different spiritual directors, which each has designed for us. The student may sign up for different spiritual programs in different semesters (you will be able to sample), or may sign up with one spiritual director for more than one semester. If you are not in the MDiv or MARL programs, contact Susan Hastings. Students should register for the spiritual journey programs when registering for other spring term classes:

• Alika Galloway: EL100-01
• Jody Johnson: EL100-02
• David Rothstein: EL100-03
• Corrina Thomas: EL100-04

United Student Facebook Group

If you are a student of United, we hope you'll join our closed Facebook group. This is a gathering space for students to ask questions about classes, offer spiritual support, share joys and concerns, engage in dialogue around our ministerial and faith formation, share resources and ideas, post event announcements .... and most importantly, be a safe sanctuary of collegiality and friendship. 

This Facebook group is strictly for and moderated by current United students. There is no connection with United or its faculty and administration. Since it is a "closed" group (using Facebook's terminology), only members of the group can see posts. 

We hope you'll join this vibrant and supportive community! Please visit facebook.com/groups/UTSstudents/. Since this is a closed group, you'll need to request admission and be approved by a student moderator. Alternatively, if you are Facebook friends with a current group member, they can add you directly.    

Calling All Artisans!  Plan Now for United's Holiday Arts and Crafts Sale

Thursday & Friday, December 4 & 5, 11 & 12

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Context Caf�  

p.s. Thank you to Charmayne Harper for coordinating this event.  Please email Charmayne if you have any questions, and for more information.  

This Week in Community Worship 

Mark Your Calendars!  Kwanzaa is Coming!

Thursday, December 4th, 11:35 AM

Bigelow Chapel

Karamu to follow in the Context Caf�

United will have its 6th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration during chapel in Bigelow Chapel on Thursday, December 4th at 11:35 AM. In keeping with tradition, this year's presenter will be a graduating senior of Africana descent--Tija Rahoelikajina, a M.A. student from Madagascar.

Due to the new class schedule, the service will be shorter than it has been in past years. The chapel will be followed by a Kwanzaa karamu (feast) prepared by Chef Amy in the Context Caf�. 

Kwanzaa celebration leaders: Rev. Ron Smith, Moussa Foster, Margaree Levy (Director of Diversity and Student Affairs at United), Asafa Rakotojoelinandrasana '13, Tija Rahoelikajina, and Pamela Cook.

Fall Used Book Sale 

Monday, Nov. 10 - Friday, Nov. 21

Spencer Library

The library closets are overflowing with gift books and it's time to clear them out and hold another Spencer Library Used Book Sale!  Stop by the library court from Monday, November 10th through Friday, November 21st and check out the wide selection of gently used books available for you to add to your personal library. 

All books are priced to move and one thin dime will buy you any book you desire.  Come early and come often because the sale tables are continually restocked throughout the book sale. 

Current students note that there will be a special table set aside during the first week of the sale for books of special interest and/or possible course textbooks. 

Ordinations!   

Clare Gromoll '14 will be ordained and installed this Saturday, November 22, at 2:00 PM at St. Paul's United Church of Christ (900 Summit Ave, St. Paul).   

Light refreshments will follow the service. Please email Clare  if you plan to attend. Clergy who would like to robe and process are asked to arrive by 1:30pm.  Red is the color of the day!

  

Karl Jones '12 (below) was ordained this past Saturday, November 15, at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis.  Congratulations, Karl!

  

  

  

Mary Shaffer '13 (below center) was ordained on Sunday, November 9, at Mayflower United Church of Christ in Minneapolis.  Also pictured: Cathy Pino '14, D�adra Moore '13, Lynda Lee '14, David Tillman '14.  

Lynda Lee '14 (below, center), was ordained on Saturday, October 25, at Spirit of Joy Christian Church in Lakeville, MN.  United alums Justin Gromoll '13 and Clare Gromoll '14, and Professor Emerita Jann Cather Weaver participated in the service. 

Bowing to the Holy: Reverent Worship and Justice in an Irreverent Age 

Saturday, November 22,

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Lutheran Church of the Redeemer

285 Dale St. N, St. Paul

Admission: $35

This ecumenical conference invites participants to reflect together about liturgical worship and social justice as ancient inheritances of Christian communities, lived out as gifts and callings in our time. Bishop Melissa Skelton (Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, Anglican Church of Canada) will lead the exploration of the liturgical experience of reverence. Workshops will explore justice and holy music, worship and community organizing, cognitive inclusivity, and hospitality. More, including workshop descriptions...

Register by emailing 2014holyjustice@gmail.com or by mailing your check to Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 285 Dale St. N, St. Paul MN, 55103-2496.

Yoni Reinharz Sets a Century to Music

Sunday, November 23, 2:00 PM

Studio Z

275 E 4th St, Ste. 200, St. Paul

Admission: $12.00 ($6:00 for ages 30 and under)

The Rimon Artist Salon series presents One Degree of Separation: Composing a Musical Family Portrait on Sunday, November 23, 2014, 2 p.m., at Studio Z in downtown St. Paul. The Salon will feature excerpts from rapper Yoni Reinharz's work-in-progress, Family Portrait, in which the fabric of modern Jewish life is brought to life through Yoni's unique lyrical lens. Guitarist Tom Lieberman will join Yoni in discussing how a musician tells the large stories of his culture through the intimate medium of music. More...

Tickets may be reserved by contacting the Rimon office at 952-381-3449 or online.  

Sign language interpretation is available upon request with ten days advance notice.