THE
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Academic Information
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From the
Monday, February 5, from 12-1: Inviting the congregation into meaningful generosity:
A First Fruits Perspective on Automatic Recurring Bank Payments
Friday, Feb. 9 from 1-2: Inviting your congregation into Bible Study using
Bible dictionaries, various translations, and other study materials.
Lectures and Events
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2007 Parks-King Lecture: Dwight Hopkins, professor
of theology at the University of Chicago Divinity
School, is the featured speaker at the 2007 Parks-King Lecture. His lecture is titled “The Black Church and
Its Mission for the 21st Century.”
A panel of black
alumni and faculty (past and present) will discuss the dynamics of black
theological education as it relates to YDS, the church, the academy, and the
wider community. The panelists will
include: Reverend Dr. Flora Wilson Bridges, YDS ‘86, Associate Professor of
Pastoral Theology at the School of Theology and Ministry, Seattle University;
The Reverend Canon Enrique R. Brown, YDS ‘74, Priest-in-Charge at St. Mark’s
Episcopal Church, Jackson Heights, New York; Dr. William “Bill” Jones, former
YDS faculty, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Religion and first
Director of African American Studies at Florida State University; Reverend Dr.
A. Knighton Stanley, YDS ‘62, Pastor Emeritus of
Peoples Congregational Church, Washington, D. C. and adjunct professor at
Howard Divinity School; and Dr. Emilie Townes, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of
African American Religion & Theology at YDS. The Reverend Dr. Frederick “Jerry” Streets,
YDS ‘75, Yale University Chaplain and Associate Professor (adjunct) of Pastoral
Theology at YDS will moderate the panel.
The forum will take place from
You
are invited to attend the Sabeel International
Young Adult Conference: “Forty Years in the Wilderness: Forty Years of
Occupation.” This event will be held
from
Liturgical Dance Workshop: For all who are inquisitive
about Liturgical Dance and its meaning, relevance and relationship to worship,
we are announcing the spring 2007 series of workshops. The workshop construct will be the same as
last semester. Each workshop will be
offered twice in the same day for those whose schedules are almost full or who
commute to Yale on a daily basis. The first workshop will take place during
lunchtime from
Monday, February 19th
Awaken My Voice for the
Dance
Pacific Asian North Asian
American Women in Theology and Ministry, 2007: Religion and Politics in
Difficult Times at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York (March
22-24): Over
the years, the annual conference has held sessions on many subjects including:
the differences between Asian and Asian American, being Asian and women,
theology, hermeneutics, youth ministry, sexuality issues, and institutional
leadership. Feel free to contact K.
Christine Pae at cp2176@columbia.edu or go to www.panaawtm.org,
if you have any question.
Workshop on Pre-Marital
Counseling: Professor
Jan Holton and the Rev Bill Goettler will be leading
a workshop on Monday, Feb 5, to teach and discuss methods of pre-marital
counseling. All are welcome to attend. Please note the room change: the
workshop will be in the RSV room, from
Yale
Earth Care Committee presents a panel discussion on “Religious and Ethical Responses to Environmental Problems.” Panelists will be Willis Jenkins, Mary
Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, Bioethicist in Residence, and
Stephen Kellert.
Moderator: Margaret Farley, Gilbert L. Stark Professor of Christian
Ethics,
Course
shopping has concluded, and your menu of scholastic work has been set. Now you
need to do more than promise yourself time for the writing that feeds your
soul, fuels your imagination, and tempts your palate of possibilities. Join the
passionate scribblers (all genres) of the YDS/ISM writing collective, Wordsmiths! This semester the collective will meet weekly
to share and critique work, enjoy the company, and put together this year's
volume of the YDS/ISM literary journal, Prospect.
You are most welcome to dive right in! Send meeting/workshop times that work
for you (along with any questions) to videen.bennett@yale.edu,
andrew.nurkin@yale.edu, or timothy.ree@yale.edu.
Yale Education Leadership
Conference
will occur on
Father Roy Bourgeois, M.M., Founder, School of the
Americas Watch, will speak on the topic, “Closing the SOA from the Outside: A
New Campaign in
The
first in a series on Judaism and Human
Rights will take place on Tuesday, February 6 at
The
YDS Peacemakers and YDS Catholic Group invite you to join them for a Conversation with Father Roy Bourgeois, founder
of School of the Americas Watch on
Faculty,
Staff, and Students: Are you ready to get on the path to weight-loss success? You can achieve it, right here at work and
school with Weight Watchers at
Work/School meetings. One of our
members has lost over 60 pounds! Meetings
are Thursdays
You
are invited to attend a lecture by Christine
Gudorf, Professor of Religious Ethics, Modern
Christianity, Feminism and Development at
Spring
break is coming, and with it comes the opportunity to go backpacking with your favorite Outings Club people! Every year the Outings Club goes on a
backpacking trip during one of the weeks of spring break. This is a great time
to get out of the
Please
email me if you are at all interested, and we will organize a meeting to
discuss the length and location of the backpacking trip in the coming week. Don't worry about equipment; we will do our
very best to get everything you need. Join
us for what promises to be a refreshing time enjoying God's creation! Peace, Kate Hope Kennedy, Co-leader of the
Outings Club, hope.kennedy@yale.edu.
This
semester there is a fantastic opportunity to give back to the community. The undergraduate organization Leading By Example,
in collaboration with the
Times & dates:
A Group -
Feb. 9th
March. 2nd
March 16
March 30
April 27
May 11 (They may find an
earlier date)
B group
Feb. 14
March. 7
Apr. 4
Apr. 11
May 2nd
Save the date of the
2/22- Speaker Rusty Leonard
of Ministrywatch.com
2/23 and 2/24- The V-Day Campaign
and the Vagina Monologues
2/27- Lenten Community
Dinner and Singing with John Bell of the
2/28- Author Nora Gallagher
speaks on Writing as Vocation
3/2- Dance Party sponsored
by the Initiative on Religion and Politics
Worship Opportunities
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This Week in Marquand:
Monday, February 5: IRAP Director, Rev. Harlon
Dalton, preaching
Tuesday, February 6: Led by YBS in Celebration of Black History Month,
with the Marquand Gospel Choir.
Wednesdsay, February 7: Sung Morning Prayer: Music
from Gaelic Scotland, arranged by Robinson McClellan.
Thursday, February 8: Graduating student Alisha
Jones, preaching.
Friday, February 9: Community Eucharist in the style of Gregory of Nyssa
Services begin at
Note: There will be no services during reading week. Chapel will resume on Monday, February 19.