THE
YALE DIVINITY SCHOOL NEWSOURCE
September
19th, 2005
The Q Source is published weekly
under the auspices of the office of the Dean of Students. Notices of events and concerns of the
community are included. All submissions
must be signed and include a contact phone number or e-mail address. Free classified ads are also printed for members
of the YDS community; these must be kept as short as possible. The Q Source is now available online at
http://www.yale.edu/divinity/Stu.QSource.html. All submissions must be e-mailed
kelly.stone@yale.edu with “Q Source” in the subject line. All
submissions must be in by 5:00 p.m. Friday. No exceptions to deadlines will be made!!
The right to edit is reserved. –Kelly J. Stone, Editor
THIS IS THE
OFFICIAL NOTICE
OF IMPORTANT DATES
AND DEADLINES FOR FALL SEMESTER, 2005
1.
September 9, is the due date for
submitting a reading course proposal.
2.
After September
9, approval must be gained from the student’s academic advisor to add
or drop a course. No course can be added
after September 21.
3. After September
9, a fee of $10 will be charged for each course change.
4.
September 14 is the last day to
submit a request of Credit/No Credit form.
It is also the last day to submit a form to take a Credit/No Credit
course for a grade.
5.
October 19 is the last day to drop a
course. Courses dropped after
October 19 will have a grade of “F” or “NC” automatically recorded.
6. December
16 is the official end of the term, and all work is due by that date. Faculty may set earlier deadlines if they
wish. In exceptional circumstances, such
as illness or family crisis, the instructor may grant an extension until February
6. After February 6, all
requests for further extensions must be submitted to the Professional Studies
Committee.
APPLICATION FOR EXTENDED CONCENTRATED
M.A.R. PROGRAM. This program is
described on p. 48 of the current catalog.
An application for admission to the extended degree program must
include: 1) Your name, 2) Address and
e-mail address, 3) Area of concentration, 4) A statement of the reasons you
want to extend your MAR for a third year (up to eighteen hours of work), 5)
Names of two faculty members who know your work and are in the field in which
the degree program is concentrated.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO GRACE CHAO, ROOM N122, SEABURY 1st
floor, BY October 17, 2005. Admission decisions will be announced by November 15, 2005. Robert Wilson, Associate Dean of Academic
Affairs.
Marquand Chapel
Worship 10:30am All are Welcome!!
Monday, 9/19: Service
for the International Day of Prayer for Peace, led by the Marquand Chapel
Team
Tuesday, 9/20: Graduating
Student Jason Turner will deliver the sermon
Wednesday, 9/21: Global
Service of Sung Morning Prayer, led by Marisa Green and Daniel Koh
Thursday, 9/22: Salvadoran
Eco-justice activist Jose Inocencio "Chencho" Alas will lead a service for justice and peace.
Friday, 9/23: Ecumenical
Community Eucharist in the worship style of St. Gregory of Nyssa Church, San Francisco, Barbara
Blodgett, presiding.
OFFICE OF SUPERVISED
MINISTRIES OPEN HOUSE: Come have a
glass of apple cider or wine, hear about your supervised ministry options, chat
with former interns, and describe your dream internship to Barbara Blodgett! This Thursday, September 22, 2005
from 4:30 to 6:00pm in Latourette Hall.
Questions? Contact Barbara
Blodgett (barbara.blodgett@yale.edu).
FIRESIDE CHAT: with
Salvadorian Eco-Justice Activist: Jose Inocencio
"Chencho" Alas. Siobhan
Garrigan and the Yale Divinity School invite you to a special fireside chat with
our esteemed guest, Jose Inocencio "Chencho" Alas from 12:30 to 1:30 pm on Thursday, September 22nd. The
fireside chat will follow a Marquand Chapel service in which Chencho will deliver the homily. On his visit to the area, he will receive the
Peace Activist Award at the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding's annual
conference, which he has received "in recognition of his dedication to
human rights, and notably for his efforts to preserve peace in El Salvador during the violent aftermath of its civil
war." He is also a recipient of The Peace Abbey's Courage of
Conscience Award. Chencho is the founder of the
Christian Base Community movement in El Salvador: he trained other priests in its
implementation and was a friend and confidant of Mons. Oscar Romero. More information about Chencho
and his work can be found at http://fssca.net/
Checho comes
to Yale courtesy of the Slifka Center and YDS.
ROLAND BAINTON LECTURE, 2005 – 2006:
Vatican II: Did Anything Happen? By The Reverend John O'Malley, S.J., Distinguished Professor of Church History at Weston Jesuit School of Theology.
Monday, September 26 at 5:15 pm in the H. Richard Niebuhr
Lecture Hall. Reception will
follow. All are welcome and encouraged
to attend!
ECO – SPIRITUAL HIKE ON GREAT
HILL TRAIL: Saturday, September 24,
sponsored by the Outings Club and the Environmental Concerns Committee. If
you’re looking for a day to relax, spend some time outside, meet new people and
spend a little time connecting with God through nature – this day is for
you! Our hike will be enriched by a
guided spiritual reflection. We’ll meet
at the Div school parking lot at 9:30 am,
and will return by 4 pm at the
latest. It will be a 5.5 mile hike on
the Great Hill trail near East Hampton, CT
(about a 50-minute drive away). Our
hiking guidebook promises panoramic views and a cascade or two! Bring a bag lunch, water bottle, hiking
shoes. If you are planning on coming on the hike, please rsvp
to either laura.sponseller@yale.edu
or tamara.shantz@yale.edu by
Wednesday, Sept. 21st, and let us know whether you can drive.
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS Hey first
years! Need a break? Need a listening ear? Want to come and
share what your life has been like lately with other first years?
Kristen Leslie will be hosting a gathering for you to come and talk about your
own personal transitions. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th at 5:00
pm
in Marquand Chapel (immediately before the community dinner). Please
contact Martha (martha.korienek@yale.edu) or Jared (jared.stahler@yale.edu)
with any questions. See you there!
COMMUNITY DINNER: Our first YDS community dinner will
take place on Thursday Sept. 29th at 6:30 PM in the Common Room!
CLERGY GOODS SUPPLER J.
WIPPELL AND CO. TO VISIT YDS: Need a
cassock alb to wear at your field work parish? Looking for gift options
for some of your seminarian friends? Clergy goods supplier will be in the
Common Room on Tuesday, October 4 from 8:30
p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Come and take advantage of a seminarian discount! If you'd like a
catalog or additional information, speak with Kate Bryant at
katherine.bryant@yale.edu or 203-497-9774.
A SACRED TRUST: A Fall
Forum on Religion and the Environment. On Tuesday, October 11th, from 4 pm - 9 pm, the Interreligious Eco- Justice
Network and Hartford Seminary are hosting a forum on Religion and the
Environment. The event will include a keynote speaker, Peter deMenocal - Professor at Columbia
University, who will be addressing
Global Warming issues; a number of workshop options; a meal together. Cost is $20 for students. If you are interested in more information,
please see the pamphlet on the Environmental Concerns Committee bulletin board
or e-mail tamara.shantz@yale.edu.
KATRINA BOOK PROJECT:
You are invited to help clergy in Mississippi,
who have lost their libraries to Huricane Katrina. At this time gift cards and books will be helpful to get pastors
back on their feet. If you have
extra books appropriate for a pastor's library that you might be willing to
donate to this cause, I would be happy to accept them. I am currently
working out a plan for the books to be transported to Gulfport. Obviously,
food, health and shelter are the higher priorities. Clergy in the affected
areas are, though, ministering in conditions that we can only imagine.
Restoring some of those lost books might be an act of compassion for these
clergy who are undoubtedly running on fumes. If
you have books to donate, please bring them to my office by October
7. If you would prefer to give money, Lisa Huck has set up a jar in
the bookstore for that purpose. Money collected will be converted to gift cards
from our bookstore that will allow clergy to fill in gaps with desired
books. If you have
questions regarding donations, please contact Susan Olson. Books
that are needed: (Bring books to Room N-114): any bible or foundational text, practical books on youth group programs,
Christian education, adult Bible studies, worship resources, sermon
collections, music books, literature
and poetry books that can be utilized in sermon writing.
Lectures and Events
(Yale and New Haven)
Hot Coffee, Hot Issues: The Yale World Fellows Program is pleased to
announce...
The 2005 Hot Coffee, Hot
Issues International Affairs Discussion Series. Hot Coffee, Hot Issues is a
weekly discussion series on current developments in international affairs led
by experts from both inside and outside
the Yale community. Each week, a new topic will be selected from the
headlines for Friday's discussion. Coffee, tea and morning
pastries are served at 8:15am and conversation will begin at 8:30am. If you would like to
receive the weekly discussion topic by email, or know someone else who would, please send an email to sarah.baldys@yale.edu
PFLAG
(Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gay Men):
You are invited to the first organizational meeting of a new PFLAG
chapter serving the Greater New Haven and Shoreline areas of Connecticut.
The meeting will be on Tuesday, September 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sterling Room of the Church of
the Redeemer, located at 185 Cold Spring Street (corner of Whitney Avenue) in New Haven.
PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) seeks to
support, educate and advocate on behalf of parents and relatives and their gay
loved ones. Monthly chapter meetings
will take place on the third Tuesday of every month, starting on October
18. The New Haven chapter may be reached at 203-907-0518
or via email at greaternewhavenpflag@yahoo.com. If you're interested in helping us build the
new chapter, or just want to find out what PFLAG is all about, please join us on
September 20!
PROTESTANT GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL STUDENT FELLOWSHIP: What Would Jesus Drink? This Wednesday, September 21st,
5-6:30 at the Playwright on Temple. All
Protestants grad/profs are invited to a new fellowship group that will
meet every other Wednesday. Free appetizers and drink
specials. Meet other grad/prof students
that share your faith, and have a
chance to discuss great topics. The first meeting will be a time of
meeting others and brainstorming ideas. Subsequent meetings will feature
a speaker or specific discussion topic. Come late or leave early if you
must, but do come! Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy/Church of Christ in
Yale, but participation in that particular congregation is by no means an
expectation! All are welcome! Questions? susan.olson@yale.edu
Art of Living Course - Yoga of Breath: September
23rd -28th. The purpose of the
Art of Living Course is to strengthen your potential. The program decreases
stress and increases your learning ability, focus, and concentration through
innovative breathing techniques that increase energy and deeply relax and
recharge the body and mind. The course
also includes natural principles of effective living. You learn tools that
eliminate counter-productive activity and enhance leadership qualities. IMPORTANT:
Free introduction session on Tuesday, September 20th at 7:30 pm at AFAM
Center (211
Park Street) www.aoluniversity.org This course meets weekdays: 6.30pm
- 9.30 pm
and weekends: 10 am - 2 pm. Required
attendance for all 6 sessions! To
register, contact: Gauri Dwivedi
gauri.dwivedi@yale.edu or 203-535- 8396
Finding God in Seminary: a
one-day workshop for seminarians/September 24,
2005 (Saturday, 10 am
- 3 pm). One of the ironies of theological education - engaging
in study of and about
God - is that God often seems to disappear in the process. This Workshop will offer
practical guidance for those who wish to deepen their relationship with God in prayer in the
context of their seminary
education. Led
by Brs. KEVIN HACKETT and CHARLES LA FOND
Suggested fee: $60
(half-price for full-time students) Registration information available at: www.ssje.org/register.html. The
Monastery (Society of Saint John the Evangelist) Cambridge, MA 617.876.3037.
The Annand Program will help students attend this program at
the Society of Saint John the Evangelist (right in the middle of Harvard Square). The
day-long retreat is open to any student, regardless of denomination or
affiliation. For full time students, the
fee will be just $15. Annand will also provide a small transportation
subsidy.
O God, I Love Thee: Music of Praise
and Penitence September 24, 2005 | 8pm, Woolsey Hall. The
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. General admission tickets ($15; $5 students and
seniors) are available at the door and in advance beginning August 29 at the Shubert Box Office by calling 203-562-5666 or online at www.shubert.com.
The performance is sponsored by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music with Christ
Church Episcopal. More information available at www.yale.edu/ism. Timothy Brown, Director of Music, James McVinnie, Organist.
FALL MISSION TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY! October 14-15. This 24 hour
plunge into homelessness is open to all Yale students (undergraduate, graduate
and professional). We will live and serve in the city and have a chance
to reflect upon those experiences together. The trip requires a $15
deposit that will be returned when you show up for the trip. For more
specific information, contact Susan Olson in the University Chaplain's Office
(or here at YDS). susan.olson@yale.edu Students MUST register by
October 4 to participate. Sponsored by the University Chaplain's Office/ Church of Christ in Yale but open to all students at Yale
with no expectation of church participation.
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
Mentoring in New Haven: Make a difference in the life of a city kid,
and have fun doing it! The Hill Neighborhood Mentoring Program seeks volunteer
mentors for boys and girls of all ages. A mentor meets with a student once a
week to help with basic learning skills and to be a friend and role model.
Meetings occur on a schedule worked out between the mentor and student. Resurrection Church (near the Yale-New Haven Hospital) is available as a tutoring location on
certain weeknights. Orientation and ongoing support are provided. Students and
mentors also take part in cultural and social events sponsored by the program.
HNMP is an all-volunteer program founded in 1984 by members of Trinity Church on the Green, and it has a long connection
with Div School students and staff. For more information, or
to volunteer, contact Robert Carrillo, Director, at 310-435-2115 or email robert.carrillo@yale.edu.
Want to be a Guest Speaker? An opportunity for Yale Div students would be
to be a guest speaker in my Honors Worldview/Comparative
Religions classes at Branford High to senior students. I have 3 classes (about
25-30 per class)
that meet @ 9:10, 10:45, and 12:45, each 45 minutes in length. Presentation would be a mix of personal
journey/sharing, some lecturing of
an area of expertise/interest, and time for Q & A. Contact Jim Petela @
jpetela@branford.k12.ct.us or jgpeli@comcast.net or call 203-676-7755 after 2:30.
Catholic Teachers Needed!
The confirmation program at St Mary’s church (in
Branford) has about 150 freshman and sophomore students. We are
desperately looking
for a few good Catholic teachers on Sunday nights
from 6:15 – 7:30 at our
church to teach a class of about 12 students. We alternate Sundays with
9th & 10 graders, so if teacher wanted a 9th grade class that would mean
only meeting about a handful of times before Christmas, so not a major time
commitment. We are using the Sadlier book
"One Lord, One Faith" as our main text. If you are interested, contact me at: jpetela@branford.k12.ct.us or jgpeli@comcast.net for
further info. My cell # is 203-676-7755 if
you need or would like to talk. Thank you! -Jim Petela
EMPLOYMENT
Child Care Position: Hamden family is looking for a
responsible person to take care of two children (a 7-year-old girl and a
13-year-old boy)
in our home (Spring Glen area, near Best Video) -- three times a week, from
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm, during the school year. Having your own car would be
a plus, but easily accessible by public transportation. Days
flexible and rates negotiable. If you are at all interested, please call
Janet or Jose at 288-5444 (days or evenings) or reply via e-mail at jose.cheibub@yale.edu.
Child Care Position: East Rock family looking for energetic, caring and fun
kid-sitter for
afternoon care for our three boys ages 7, 10 and 13! You do not need car, but a license is necessary. We need someone 3-5:30. 3-4 days a week. Compensation is $10/hour. Call 645-3763
and ask for Ann Prum.
Teaching Positions: The Consultation Center on Whitney
Ave. is looking for teachers, especially men, for the 05-06 school year. The job
involves teaching weekly
social development and college awareness classes to middle schoolers in the New
Haven and Bridgeport school
systems as part of a federal
educational program. I was one of two YDS students who did this last year, and I really
enjoyed it. Hours are very flexible and mesh well with a student schedule. Don't hesitate to
contact me with any
questions. andrew.nurkin@yale.edu
Part-time Youth Director: The First Church of Round Hill in Greenwich, CT is seeking a part-time
youth director. First Church is a small, interdenominational
congregation about 45 minutes drive from the Divinity School in Greenwich's beautiful backcountry.
Responsibilities of the YD include teaching the Middle School Sunday
school class, participating on the Christian Education Committee and organizing
a meeting once a month with the Sr. and Jr. High students. The job can
usually be done entirely on Sundays, not requiring more than 4-6 hours of work
a week. Gas reimbursement and generous pay are available for the
qualified candidate. For more information call Rev. Bob Walker at First Church (203-629-3876) or on his
cell phone (203-536-4633) or via e-mail rmwalk@worldnet.att.net. For additional information regarding the youth director
position, you may also e-mail First Church's last youth director, Joel
Zeiner at joel.zeiner@yale.edu
Part-time Youth Group Advisor:
The New Canaan, CT
Congregational Church is looking for a part-time advisor for our high-school youth group.
We are seeking energetic and
fun people
who have experience working with
youth and want to help nurture them on their faith journeys. There are about 100 kids in the group and 6 advisors.
We have weekly meetings
on Sunday nights from 7:00pm to 8:30pm and an annual mission trip for a week in February. Advisors are
expected to come early and help prepare for meetings. It is also our hope
that the advisors would
strive to create meaningful relationships with the kids and spend time beyond the weekly
meetings with the kids. Compensation for the year is $5,000. New Canaan is 40
min. from New Haven. If you are interested please contact Sarah, a recent
YDS grad who is
now one of the youth
ministers at the New Canaan Congregational Church. Her email is sarah@godsacre.org or call
her at 203-623-9789.
STUDENT JOB OPPORTUNITY: Woman Care-Giver/
Assistant to Yale Staff Person Helen Chillman
served as Yale's curator of Slides and Photographs for many, many years, and
she continues to work part-time at the Visual Resources Collection (slide
library) downtown, where her skill at locating the mis-catalogued and misplaced
slide is nothing short of miraculous! She was recently hospitalized and
is now at home on Whitney Avenue, and is looking to hire a woman
student to assist her there. Ideally, someone who could work 10-12 hours
a week, perhaps coming 3 days a week or 4, to assist Helen with cooking,
cleaning up, laundry, and food shopping. She does need to eat well, so
she will need particular help in getting nourishing and appetizing foods.
This is a paying job. If interested, please contact Prof. Mary
Miller at (mary.miller@yale.edu)
Spiritual Direction:
Still interested in spiritual direction through the Annand
Program for the coming year? It
is not too late! Please contact Elizabeth Marie Melchionna at elizabeth.melchionna@yale.edu for more information.
University Public Worship at
Battell Chapel: An ecumenical
worship service of the historic Church
of Christ in Yale. 11 a.m.
on Sunday mornings. Church school/child care provided (beginning
September 4) Handicap accessible. We welcome and support persons of any race,
age, nationality, physical ability, mental condition and sexual orientation.
Berkeley Invites you to the Daily
Office: Mondays: 7:30 am, Morning Prayer with Eucharist, Rite I; 5:45 pm,
Evensong; Tuesdays: 7:30 am, Morning Prayer with Eucharist, Rite II;
5:00 pm, Lutheran Vespers (Henri Nouwen Chapel); Wednesdays:
7:30 am, Morning Prayer, Rite II; 6:00: Community Eucharist (Marquand Chapel); Thursdays:
7:30 am, Morning Prayer with Eucharist, Rite II; 5:45 pm, Evening Prayer; Fridays:
7:30am, Morning Prayer (Enriching Our Worship); 3:15 pm, Evening Prayer. Unless otherwise noted, all services take
place at Berkeley Center, located at the corner of Canner and St. Ronan, and
last half an hour, with the exception of the longer Wednesday night Eucharist.
Contact william.bell@yale.edu or ann.bonner-stewart@yale.edu with any
questions.
Mental Health and Spirituality / Faith Resources: The National Mental Health Information Center has several resources
geared toward helping religious professionals think about the role of faith and
spirituality in matters of mental health and addictions. On-line and (free) print resources are
available at http://store.mentalhealth.org/publications/browse.asp
and
http://store.health.org/catalog/results.aspx?h=audiences&topic=171
For questions see Kristen Leslie.
Discerning a Call? The Fund for Theological Education (FTE)
administers a program that offers resources to youth and young adults who
may be discerning a call to vocational ministry. The Pastoral Leadership
Search Effort (PLSE), pronounced "pulse" is supported in part by four
Christian denominations: UCC, United Methodist, PCUSA, and Episcopal.
Find PLSE online at www.theplse.org. Online enrollment
offers full access to articles, self and congregational assessments, and online
community discussion.
MINISTRY RESOURCE CENTER
Parents!
We have games,
puppets, story books and videos to share with your children. Check it out!
Do you need resources for worship or
activities related to these events?
Mental Illness Awareness Week, Oct. 2-8 * Children’s
Sabbath, Oct. 14-16 * World
Food Day, Oct. 16 * Advent * Halloween * All
Saints Day
Bible studies for
groups: Individual books of
the Bible, Surveys of Old or New Testaments, Biblical themes, Video segments
from scholars with leaders guides, Lectionary studies, How the Bible developed,
Biblical characters, Life application, and Seasonal themes
We can provide leaders with guides that will
enable you to save time as you prepare to lead!
We have material that is appropriate for
various learning styles!
Ask to see possibilities!
Retreats for
adults, youth, intergenerational group…
Need themes,
plans, resources, videos, games, worship ideas???
We have what you
need to adapt to your situation.