YALE UNIVERSITY
DIVINITY SCHOOL
Q Source
February 2 - 6, 2004
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No exceptions to deadlines will be
made!! The right to edit is reserved. --Faith E.
Green, Editor
Invitation from Dean Attridge
Lunchtime Conversation
Concerning Chapel Renovations
Thursday, February 5,
12:30 to 1:30pm, Common Room
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Everyone is invited by Dean Harry
Attridge to a lunchtime conversation concerning proposed physical renovations
to Marquand Chapel. These proposed
renovations are the result of a study and discussion by faculty in recent
months concerning the seating in the Chapel and the Chapel
organ.
The conversation is scheduled for Thursday, February 5, in the Common
Room. You are invited to bring your
lunch, to hear a presentation on the proposed renovations, and to have a
conversation around the contents of the presentation. Hope you can make it!
MARQUAND CHAPEL SERVICES, WEEK OF 2/2-2/6
Monday, February 2: a service in celebration of Black History Month.
3rd-year M.Div. student Ian Doescher will offer a homily entitled “Green
Eggs and Ham.” The Bible Belters, Jason Richardson and others will
provide special music.
Tuesday, February 3: Professor Lamin Sanneh will preach.
Wednesday, February 4: a new service of sung morning prayer begins!
Thursday, February 5: chapel minister and 2nd-year M.Div. student
Natalie
Wigg will preach.
Friday, February 6: Professor Yolanda Smith will preach and preside at
our community Eucharist service in the American Baptist tradition. All
who gather as a community in worship are welcome at the communion table
in Marquand Chapel.
Monday Vespers
The
Lutheran and Episcopal students lead sung Vespers every Monday evening at 4:30
in the Henri Nowen prayer chapel in the basement of the library. You are
invited to join us. The service lasts about half an hour. To get to
the prayer chapel, take the elevator downstairs and follow the signs. It
is a lovely way to end the day.
Thursday Night Compline
Please join us for Compline on Thursday nights at 9:00 p.m. in the
Henri Nouwen Prayer Chapel on the ground floor of the library. Currently
we are doing a service adapted from Common Worship 2000. At other times we have
used the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, Taize
chants and the Lutheran Book of Worship. The service lasts approximately twenty
minutes, but we often linger in fellowship and talk of our common life.
Come, magnify the Lord with us!
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Attention Creative Writers:
"Writing About Ultimate Concerns"
Scott Russell Sanders will be holding an informal conversation with YDS
students on Thursday, February 19, from 12-1:20, in the RSV Room.
(Lunch will be provided.) Scott is Distinguished Professor of English at
Indiana University and the author of eighteen books; his essays explore issues
of faith, the environment, and the life of the spirit. His conversation
with YDS students is entitled "Writing About Ultimate
Concerns," and he describes it as follows: "I'd like to
share my own efforts at writing in a personal way about matters of faith,
especially for an audience that is largely secular and sometimes hostile to the
language and outlook of religion. And I would invite students to talk
about their own experiences in writing, or aspiring to write, about matters of
faith and moral grounding. Any students who had something brief to read
aloud to the group would be welcome to do so, and I would briefly comment,
without doing any formal critiquing. I'm especially interested in
considering how we describe and learn from our deepest experiences--what
Quakers call 'openings.' Because I am working on a
spiritual memoir called A Private History of Awe, these challenges are very
much on my mind." If you're interested, please pick up some short
pre-talk readings outside Lana Schwebel's office (they should be there by
Wednesday). This event is sponsored by the Yale Literature &
Spirituality Series; for questions, please contact
lana.schwebel@yale.edu.
A Lecture You
Don’t Want to Miss
Friday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. there will be a lecture by William
Rusch in
Marquand Chapel. The lecture is open to the public, and will be
followed by worship and a reception. All are welcome to attend!
The title of the lecture is "Putting the 'E' of Ecclesia back into the
ELCA," and is the first lecture in the Lutherans in Diaspora
conference happening at YDS this weekend. The conference is held annually
and rotates between YDS, Harvard Divinity School, Union Theological Seminary,
and Princeton Theological Seminary. For information on registering for
the conference, contact simon.burce@yale.edu or paul.stuehrenberg@yale.edu.
William Rusch is the director of the Faith and Order Commussion of the National
Council of Churches for Christ, and is the former Chief Ecumenical Officer of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
German
language table, Tuesday, February 3, 12.00-13.00 at the cafeteria
Everybody interested in speaking and practicing German, a wonderful language,
is heartily invited to join the German language table for lunch. Those who
attend this week will help decide how frequently we will meet as well as possible
topics for our conversation. If you have any questions, please contact Christl
Maier, Associate Professor of OT, Taylor S 118 or tel. 432-5338 or e-mail:
christl.maier@yale.edu
Events on the Sterling Quad, Spring 2004
Sponsored by Yale Divinity School, Institute of Sacred Music, & Berkeley
Divinity School
Changes/additions are marked with an asterisk. For any further changes or
additions, please email: laura.kramer@yale.edu
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4:30 PM |
Liturgical
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4:00-5:30 PM |
Dean's Tea
to honor Marquand/Carpenter scholarship recipients |
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12:30-1:30PM |
Lunchtime
Conversation Concerning Chapel Renovations |
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Reception:
YDS Faculty and Research Fellows |
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NPR
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Krista
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Lecture:
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Bonk;
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4:00 PM |
Scott
Russell Sanders - Yale Literature/Spirituality Series |
Book
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Freedom
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Daniel
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9:00 AM |
Native
American Grace:
the art of Fr. John Giuliani opens |
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4:30 PM |
Dean's Tea |
Deanery |
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Yale
Schola Cantorum |
Beinecke |
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Working
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Hare,
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Good
Movies! Film Series-"8 1/2" |
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The Revolution Led by Church Women,
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and Sunday-School Children" Robert
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Yale
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COOL THINGS TO DO
Upcoming Events at the Institute of Sacred Music
Liturgy
Symposium:
Monday,
Feb. 2: ISM Great Hall, 4:30 -6:00pm
Margot Fassler, Director, Yale Institute of Sacred Music
and Robert S. Tangeman Professor of Music History
"The Liturgical Framework of Time: How History was Made in the
Central Middle Ages."
Medieval historians in the tenth through the twelfth centuries were of many
stripes, and hence created the past using a great variety of materials. This
paper outlines the importance of liturgical sources and methods, as well as the
roles of cantors and other liturgists, in both the recreation and
representations of the past, as well as in the writing of history.
Student
Organ Recitals:
Full
Length Recitals beginning at 8pm:
Sunday, February 15
Jason Roberts, Woolsey Hall
Noontime
Organ Recital Series:
Half-hour
recitals on Wednesdays at 12:30
February
4
Lindsay
Henrickson, Woolsey Hall
February 11
Woo-Sug Kang, Woolsey Hall
Black History Month Speaker Needed
The International Classroom
program, run by the International Center of New Haven, aims to provide speakers
from various cultures to the New Haven schools.
Nathan Hale school (elementary and middle school) would like to have a
speaker/performer from an African country. They would like someone who
could do a dance presentation and speak about the dance and customs of that
country. They would like this person to visit the school during February
in celebration of Black History Month. If you are interested, please contact
Beth Yavenditti as soon as possible. Email:
beth.yavenditti@icnh.org
The
Church of Christ in Yale – Battell Chapel
February Preaching Schedule
11:00 A.M. ~ University
Public Worship
Reverend Cynthia Terry, Associate University, is
preaching.
11:00 A.M. ~ University Public Worship
Reverend Joan Parrott,
Director of the Sam Dewitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy and Ministry,
Children’s Defense Fund, is preaching.
11:00 A.M. ~ University Public Worship
Reverend David L. Bartlett,
the J. Edward & Ruth Cox Lantz Professor Christian Communication, and
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Yale Divinity School, is preaching.
11:00 A.M. ~ University Public Worship
Reverend Harry B. Adams, the
Horace Bushnell Professor, Emeritus, Christian Nurture, Yale Divinity School, is preaching.
Volunteer Opportunities
Your
donation may save a Annette’s life
Sunday February
8, 2004
12 P.M. to 5 P.M.
Trinity
Church on the Green, New Haven, CT
(on the corner
of Chapel and Temple Streets)
Adults between the ages of 18
and 60 will be asked to:
* have a few drops of blood taken from their
finger
* be listed in the National Marrow Donor
Program Registry
Annette has cancer and needs a
bone marrow transplant. She is a
pharmacist and her husband is a pediatrician at the Hill Health Center. She has two beautiful children, McAllister
and Ben. Annette is of African American
ancestry and doctors have told her that the most likely donor would be someone
that matches her ancestry. To save
Annette’s life (&/or someone like her) we need your help. If you are African American, please come to
our screening. We ask that you also give
this flyer to at least 10 eligible people.
Tell them how important they are to Annette, her family, and to others
with cancer or serious blood diseases.
We are praying that a thousand people will come. There is no fee for eligible donors, so all
you will need to bring is a generous spirit and a desire to save a life. (For more info. about donation call 1 (800)
676-4545 or visit www.marrow.org). PLEASE CALL THE TRINITY PARISH OFFICE AT 624-3101 OR EMAIL US AT: trinity.church@snet.net TO LET US
KNOW YOU ARE COMING
Classifieds
The Ministerial Internship of a Lifetime
Internship for
Ministry to Young and Young Adults at The American
Church in Paris.
The American Church in
Paris, an international interdenominational coongregation in
the heart of the city, is
seeking a Seminary Intern for the 2004-2005
year (August through June).
Responsibilities are to
minister to young people ages 12 to 29. An active
program is in place and requires faithful attention by a minister with the assistance of experienced volunteers and
a
pastoral team of five in
which the intern participates.
A fully furnished apartment
is provided with all housing expenses. Other support
is required from the intern's own resources.
If interested: Email The
Rev. Dr. T. Gregory Turner at
pastortgt@acparis.org
Research Assistant needed.
The Old Testament
faculty is building an electronic collection of images relevant to Old
Testament study [pictures of archaeological finds, artwork, maps], using the
existing Eikon database. We seek an assistant who can work a significant number
of hours during this Spring semester, if possible 10+ hours a week, on this
project. Summer hours may also be available. Some training will be provided,
but applicants should have experience with databases and the electronic
scanning of images. Compensation will be at the standard Yale rate of
$10.65/hour. Please send a letter of interest and resume to Professor Carolyn
Sharp by February 20. In your letter, please indicate how many hours/week you
would be able to offer the project and whether you are available for summer
work or only for the Spring semester.
On Campus Job/Learning Opportunity for Summer and Fall
Apply to be the Resource Assistant in the
Ministry Resource Center for the whole summer, 25 hours a week. (Also
openings for Academic year 2004-2005) Gives you the opportunity to hear
the real concerns in ministry in congregations of every kind throughout the
region, to know the resources for every denomination on every issue that
congregations care about, to make a difference through ministering with leaders
in congregations and students who are working in congregations and agencies.
Ask for an
application and interview with Carolyn Hardin Engelhardt, Director of the
Ministry Resource Center. (If you need more work hours in the summer,
often other campus opportunities can be added.)
Wippell’s
is coming ( This Week!)
Are
you going to need clerical and/or liturgical attire later this year?
Clerical shirts in time for your ordination? An alb or cassock for
field work next fall? A representative from J. Wippell & Co., Ltd.
will be in the Common Room on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 with an array
of fine clerical and liturgical clothing. Questions? Contact Jill
Beimdiek (jill.beimdiek@yale.edu).
MINISTRY RESOURCE CENTER
www.library.yale.edu/div/mrc 432-5319
ministry.resource.center@yale.edu
at
the Circulation Desk in the Library, take a right and a left
Staff
available 10-3 weekdays
PREACHING STUDENTS: You might
want: Social/Prophetic Dimensions of the
Gospel: Staying Alive in the Pulpit, a video; videos of about 30 great
preachers and audiocassettes of others.
Forbidden Scriptures: Early
Christianity and the Nag Hammadi Texts, videos
Lent worship and study group resources can be checked for your
leadership.
WORKSHOP THIS WEEK and in the future at 12:30-1:30 p.m.:
Bible Study that Links Scripture and Our Experience, Feb. 2
Leading Bible Study Using Bible Dictionaries, Various Translations, Etc.,
Feb. 20
Selecting and Inviting People into Leadership: Don’t Ask Them to Sign
Up! Feb. 26
Adult Education for Lent (ask for it to be repeated)
Exploring Confirmation Ministry (ask for it to be repeated)
Bread for the World Offering of Letters kit and Election Kits are here to
help congregations and campus groups carry out their roles of Christian
stewardship. Check them out.
Vacation Bible School kits are arriving for your review for a
congregation you work with.
Need examples of prayers, calls to worship, offertory prayers and other aspects of the congregation’s
worship??? We have books and books of
them and will help you find those right for your denomination.
Curriculum resources for adults, youth, children on every topic: Bible, church history, daily issues—Look at
them as cookbooks with recipes and menus that can be adapted just like you cook
for your particular tastes. Seeing
examples can help you
Save time by
not having to create “from scratch”
Have higher
quality experiences that take into account the variety of
learning
styles in the group
Resources
exist on every topic congregations care about
Spanish
language resources can be checked out for bilingual groups, your learning, or
for Spanish-speaking groups.
Community ministry planning resources for helping your congregation
branch out…Ask!