Leaders

Monday

Tuesday 

Kristen Redford  

Receive holy gifts of bread, wine, and community.  Contact Rev. Cameron Partridge  [email protected]  

or Jessica Chicka  [email protected] for more information. All welcome.

Lent

Visit Muelder Chapel to receive resources for daily devotions  

for Lent.

NEW!

"Art and Soul"

Thursday, February 28th

5-7pm

Oxnam Lounge, B-24  

Pizza and creativity!

Come to create art based on the lectionary for the following Sunday.  Led this time by STH student Lisa Bezner.

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Stacey Battles de Ramos, Access Services Librarian, will be offering two workshops in the library's electronic classroom (Room 209) on proper citation and plagiarism.  If you have any questions about citing sources, please attend these sessions.  They will be offered at the following times:

• Wednesday, February 13th at 2:00 pm
• Tuesday, February 19th at 2:00 pm

Please contact Stacey at ([email protected]) or 617-358-0698 with questions.

Critical Thinking Skills 

Jim Skypeck, Public Services Librarian, will be offering two sessions of a class on critical thinking skills in the coming weeks. If you have questions about evaluating information you find in your research or need guidance on determining how reliable a source is, this class is for you.   

Jim will spend about 30 minutes on material and then open the floor for discussion (although questions during the presentation are okay too!)  The class will be held in Room 209, the library's electronic classroom, on the following days:

• Monday, February 11th at 10:00 am.
• Friday, February 22nd at 2:00 pm.

If you cannot make either session and are interested in more information, please contact Jim directly at [email protected] or stop by his office Room 201C (near the reference desk).

Archival Research  

Kara Jackman, Archivist, will cover how to develop a topic, search for archival holdings at BUSTH Library, prepare to organize and outline your thoughts and resources, and beyond in this 30-minute session that focuses on the art of archival research. Critical thinking topics will also be covered.

The sessions will be held:

• Tuesday February 12th at 2:00 pm
• Thursday, February 14th at 3:00 pm
• Thursday, February 21st  at 5:15 pm

Doctoral student Daewon Moon will share his recent research at the next doctoral lunch/lecture series at noon on Wednesday, February 20.  The title of his lecture is "The Remarkable Partnership in the East African Revival."  

The East African Revival, one of the most notable and influential spiritual renewal movements of Africa in the twentieth century, emerged within the Church of Uganda beginning in the mid-1930s through a remarkable partnership between English medical missionary Joe Church and prominent indigenous leaders from Buganda province. Initially an attempt to revitalize the established church in Uganda from its spiritual formalism, the revival grew into an inter-tribal and international movement whose impact extended to Europe, North America, India, and Brazil. The indispensable influence and contribution of African revivalists to the development of the movement will be discussed in detail. The event is sponsored by the Center for Global Christianity and Mission.

 

Mission opportunities are before us for young adults, ages 18-30!  Methodist people have always known face to face engagement with poor and suffering people to be a means of grace.  We meet Christ and receive grace as we extend ourselves in mission.  Let us make the most of this opportunity for serving, growing and learning.

For over six decades, The United Methodist Church through the General Board of Global Ministries has offered opportunities for young adults to engage in faith and justice centered mission service and discernment within the United States and around the world. There are three exciting ways for young adults to engage this summer. All three programs are based on the philosophy of mutuality in mission - mission with, not mission to or for others. Participants come from everywhere and go everywhere, where they are trained with fellow young adults, engage in cross-cultural exposure, learning, and hands-on service while exploring the links between faith and justice. They learn and live out the transformative gospel of Jesus Christ, engage in Christian reflection during and post service, and examine how to continue God's mission in their own lives, communities and vocational context.   

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