Please
Save the Date
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Inauguration of Mary E. McNamara
as the seventh president of
United Theological Seminary
of the Twin Cities
Plymouth Congregational Church
1900 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
3:00 PM
MACBETH
by William Shakespeare, directed by Joe
Dowling
 The
Guthrie and the Minnesota Consortium of Theological Schools invite you
to attend Macbeth and a panel discussion titled “Power and Corruption
of Power: Reflections on Shakespeare’s Macbeth.”
Tuesdays, February 16 and March 2
Performance at 7:30 PM, with panel and audience discussion
to follow. Click
for flyer with more information.
Attention
IS152 students:
Our first class will be held at United on Mon., February 8, at 1:30
PM. On that day, we will be assigning the sites for your contextual
placement for the course. There is a disclosure form that you will need
to fill out and submit before that time. Please obtain that form from
Adam Pfuhl, fill it out,
and place it in my mail box before noon on Feb. 8. Thank you, Sharon
Tan
Changes
to the student mailboxes
Student mailboxes were renumbered during the break
between terms. Please check the number of the mailbox (always located
below the number) when you are retrieving your mail. Your mailbox
may have moved.
 A
Win-Win Situation!
You are invited to join United alums, students, staff and faculty
to raise funds for the Annual Fund by making friendly and enjoyable
calls to alums during our February phonathon.
Your phone calls make a difference – they raise
vitally important dollars for the Annual Fund that contribute one third
(or $1 million) of our budgeted income for the year.
Choose one of these phonathon dates:
February 8 (Monday), 6:00 - 9:00 PM
February 9 (Tuesday), 6:00 - 9:00 PM
We provide you with dinner & a $25 Cokesbury gift card for each
evening you call. Please call Kayla Daniels at 651.255.6190 or email
kdaniels@unitedseminary.edu
to let her know which evening fits your schedule. Thanks very much for
responding to our request and for your generous gift of time!
INTEGRATIVE
NOTEBOOK REVIEWS
Students who matriculated into a UTS Masters degree program in the fall
of 2004 or later must make an appointment beginning in the month of
February to meet with their faculty advisor to review together the contents
of their Integrative Notebook and the annual reflection paper. This
annual conversation is required for all UTS Masters degree programs.
Please note a change in policy in the Masters
Student Handbook adopted in Nov. 2009. Item #2 of the “Specific
Components Common to All Degree Programs” now reads:
"If a student does not complete the annual review by the end
of the spring term, a hold will be placed on their fall term registration
until he or she has completed the review.
It is your responsibility to take the initiative to make
an appointment with your advisor. For specific information about the review
the contents of the Integrative Notebook, what the reflection paper is,
and the indicators of integration for each degree program, check out pages
27-29 of the Masters Student Handbook, available online in the
Student Services section of the UTS Mercury site at http://mercury.unitedseminary.edu.
Student
Loan Checks
Students who have borrowed Stafford student loans will have their tuition,
fees and student housing rent deducted from the disbursement. If you
have borrowed additional funds for living expenses you can pick up your
check from Michelle Turnau
or Michelle Rodriguez
beginning Friday, February 12.
Commuter
Apartments
If you have not signed up for commuter housing for the spring term,
please see Michelle Turnau
or Michelle Rodriguez.
Do not assume you have a bed unless you have scheduled the nights you
need. Also, it is the responsibility of the commuter students to clean
the apartment during the term. Please make sure you wash your dishes,
take out your garbage and clean the apartment before leaving each week.
The seminary maintenance staff cleans the apartment before the term.
The nightly rate for use of the commuter apartment is based on everyone
doing their share of the cleaning during the term. Thank you!
Financial
Aid for 2010/2011
If you are planning on applying for financial aid from the seminary
as well as federal Stafford loans for 2010/2011, you can now complete
the FAFSA on line by going to www.fafsa.ed.gov.
The seminary school code is G02386. Need based financial aid is subject
to funds available on a first-come, first-award basis. It is highly
recommended that you complete your FAFSA by April 15, 2010.
If you have any questions regarding the application process for financial
aid please contact Michelle Turnau at 651.255.6117 or mturnau@unitedseminary.edu.
Planning to Take CS251/252 Next Year? (2010-2011)
Religious Leadership, Organization, Administration
and Finance in Context (CS251/252) includes a quarter-time internship
in a parish setting. The Contextual Studies Coordinator, Trish
Greeves, is in the process of scheduling on-campus student-church interviews
for Wednesday, February 10 and, as back up, Friday, February 12. You
must submit an Intern Information Form and arrange a meeting with Trish
Greeves (tgreeves@unitedseminary.edu)
to be part of this process. The Intern Information forms are available
at Adam Pfuhl’s desk and online at mercury.unitedseminary.edu/context.
Contact Trish Greeves
right away if you have questions about the internships or the matching
process.
Distinguished
Alum Award Nominations
Nominations for the Distinguished Alum Award 2010 are being
accepted.
There's still time! We invite you to
nominate a person for United’s Distinguished Alum Award 2010.
Nominees must have graduated at least 10 years ago from United, Yankton,
or Mission House Seminary and need to demonstrate exceptional achievements
and special qualities in her/his ministry in the church or in another
role in society. The deadline for nominations is February 25,
2010, and anyone can nominate an alum for this award. The nomination
form can be accessed at unitedseminary.edu
under “Events and News.” If you have a question, please
contact Ruth Lunceford
at 651.255.6110. This annual recognition was established in 1990
by the Alum Council and the first recipient of this award was John Krueger
’63. Last year’s recipient was Howard Vogel ’78.
Pictured: 2009 recipient Howard Vogel with Wilson Yates
19th
Annual Susan Draper White Lectures in Women’s Studies
Rev. Dr. Joyce Ann Mercer, Professor of Practical Theology
at Virginia Theological Seminary will present two lectures in Bigelow
Chapel. Click
here for more information about Joyce Mercer and the Susan Draper
White lecture series.
Monday, March 1, 2010, 7:30 PM
Girls, God, and Vampires: The Spiritual Lives of Adolescent
Girls
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 11:00 AM
Fighting Like Girls: Feminist Theological Reflections on
Girlhood Faith and Congregational Conflict
THE
SPENCER LIBRARY
WINTER BOOK SALE EVENT
February 8–18, 2010
Help the Spencer
Library reclaim some storage space! While cleaning out various closets,
hundreds of used books came to light, which means we need to have another
book sale, and fast! Mark the dates, because at 10¢ a book, you can’t
afford to miss this opportunity to enhance your personal collection with
countless gems of theological scholarship! As always, there will be a
Current Student’s Only Table the first week, offering items of special
interest to students.
Come early, and come often. New books will be added every
day to the sale tables!
Library
Hours - Spring Term 2010
Watch for updates in Monday Morning
and on Spencer
Library's webpage for alternate schedules during Reading Week and
Easter Break.
| Mon., Tues. & Thurs. |
8 AM - 9 PM |
| Wednesday & Friday |
8 AM - 5 PM |
| Saturday |
10 AM - 2 PM |
| Sunday |
Closed |
Merit
Scholarships for 2010/2011
The George D. Dayton Scholarship and The Presidential Scholarship are
merit scholarships intended to assist outstanding students toward the
completion of degree programs while attending United Theological Seminary.
The criteria and process for selection is
on pages 59-61 of the Masters
Student Handbook. Please note the candidates for the merit scholarship
must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). To schedule your exam
go to www.gre.org. Test results must
be submitted to the financial aid office from a recognized testing site
not later than February 15, 2010. Please allow two to
three weeks for test results to be processed and mailed. Interested students
should contact Michelle Turnau (651-255-6117 or mturnau@unitedseminary.edu)
for more information.
Westminster
Town Hall Forums
Spring 2010 - Voices of Conscience
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis
Noon to 1:00 PM, preceded by a concert at 11:30 AM and
followed by a reception in the Great Hall and a small group discussion
in the Bates Room.
2.25.10 - Cory Booker
Reclaiming and Empowering At-Risk Youth
3.25.10 - David Lampton
The Three Faces of Chinese Power
4.15.10 - Brian McLaren
A New Kind of Christianity
5.6.10 - Hanan Ashrawy
Peace in the Middle East: A Palestinian Perspective
For more information about the presenters and/or Westminster
Town Hall Forums, visit their website at westminstertownhallforum.org
Breaking
the Veils:
Women Artists from the Islamic World
Opening Reception Saturday, February 6, 6-8:00 PM
Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at St. Catherine University
Breaking the Veils was conceived
in 2001 by HRH Princesss Wijdan Al Hashemi, President of the Royal Society
of Fine Arts, Jordan, and her friend Aliki Moschis-Gauguet, President
of the Pan-Mediterranean Women Artists Network, when they noticed that
the media portrayed Islamic women primarily as veiled figures, oppressed
by their cultures. Click
here for a flyer with more information (.pdf)
“Waiting
for Armageddon”
presented by Minnesota Film Arts
February 19 – 25
St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 SE Main St., Minneapolis
Minnesota Film Arts is a nonprofit
arts organization bringing rarely-seen documentaries and international
films to the Twin Cities area. Meshing Tim LeHaye's popular "Left
Behind" series and Christian Zionism, "Waiting For Armageddon"
is a documentary that examines topical and important issues of politics
and faith. This relevant documentary explores the relationship between
Christians and Jews within Israeli politics. To view the trailer, click
here.
Day
on the Hill - "Justice We Pursue"
Thursday, March 25, 2010, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
RiverCentre and Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul
Find information to prepare for the day, directions and parking, contacting
your legislator, donating, registration and briefings about current issues
online at www.jrlc.org.
First Week of Class Hours
(Including Weekend Classes)
Monday, February 8 - 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 9 - 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, February 10 - 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday, February 11 - 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday, February 12 - 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday, February 19 - 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Our Regular Hours
Monday through Friday 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. If you are unable to make it
to the store during our regular hours please call and we'll assist you
as best we can.
Now carrying Fair Trade Chocolate Eggs
Available in both Dark and Milk Chocolate
18 Eggs per box for $4.99
Phone: 651.638.1960, Toll free: 888.421.4911
Fax: 651.638.1924, www.cokesbury.com
Mark your calendar for our upcoming Super Semester
Sale February 16 & 17! |
| THIS WEEK
AT UNITED
MONDAY
- February 8 |
| 12:30 |
Commencement Committee |
Hatch Room |
TUESDAY
- February 9 |
| 9:30 |
Sr. Staff |
Hatch Room |
| 9:30 |
Budget Committee |
Hatch Room |
| 11:35 |
Chapel |
Bigelow Chapel |
WEDNESDAY
- February 10 |
| 9:00 |
Administrative Committee |
Strobel Room |
| 10:30 |
ASLC |
Sm Dining Room |
| 11:00 |
MN Fellowship of Congregationalists |
Hatch Room |
| 1:00 |
Contextual Studies Placement
Fair |
Steckel Learning Center |
| 3:30 |
Church Relations |
Hatch Room |
THURSDAY
- February 11 |
| 11:35 |
Chapel |
Bigelow Chapel |
| 12:10 |
Choir Rehearsal |
Bigelow Chapel |
| 1:30 |
Marketing Group |
Hatch Room |
| 7:30 |
Evenings at the Bigelow:
Readings and Reflections on Love |
Bigelow Chapel |
FRIDAY
- February 12 |
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| |
|  CHAPEL
WORSHIP
| Tues,
Feb. 9 |
Celebration
of African American Music |
| Thurs,
Feb. 11 |
Leslie
Miller Standing on the Side of Love |
| Tues,
Feb. 16 |
Celebration
of African American Music |
| Thurs,
Feb. 18 |
Laughter
Yoga with Jason Freeman (planned by Cara Knutson) |
| Tues,
Feb. 23 |
Celebration
of African American Music |
| Thurs,
Feb. 25 |
OPEN |
| Tues,
March 2 |
Susan
Draper White Lectures with Joyce Mercer |
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ART
AND SOUL - “Readings and Reflections on Love”
Thursday, February 11, 7:30 PM
Reception with chocolate immediately follows
The musical headliner will be local musician, Leslie
Ball, whose first solo recording, Loring Park,
earned her a Minnesota Music Award for best female songwriter.
Leslie’s considerable musical abilities are surpassed
only by the warmth and genuine love that she shares with her
audience. Joining Leslie will be Moussa Foster,
a vocal artist dedicated to the joy and pain in a poet’s
soul. There
will be selected readings on love of family, earth, God, and
country, romantic love, love of pets, and more. Readers include
poet Sam King (Susan Deborah King), author
of One-Breasted Woman and Tabernacle: Poems of
an Island; seminarian Aaron Lauer, master
of arts student in religion and theology at United; and journalist
Linda Mack, former architecture critic for
21 years at the Star Tribune. This popular annual event is always
an enjoyable and magical celebration. Open to the public. Walk-ins
welcome. Fee: $20.00, Students: $10.00. Click
for a Download
Registration Form which can be e-mailed, mailed, or faxed.
Or register by contacting Renee Flesner at 651.255.6138. |
| COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Choir
begins in February
United's Community Choir will begin this week. New for 2010:
This term we are rehearsing and singing on Thursdays, beginning
2/11. Everyone is welcome to join us. We rehearse after chapel
in the chapel from 12:10- 12:35 PM and sing in chapel every
few weeks and at graduation events. If you are a choir member
who cannot make the Thursday rehearsals this term and still
want to sing at graduation, please talk to Kathy
Webb, choir director and UTS Music Coordinator.
Context
Café Spring Term Hours
Open
for Lunch
Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
12:00 to 1:30 PM
Open
for Dinner
Mondays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays
5:00 to 6:00 PM
We
will begin the spring term
serving lunch for the Saturday classes
12:00 to 1:00 PM
(Continued weekend service will be
reevaluated based on the number eating.)
The
Salvadoran Mass
Music by Guillermo Cuellar
Saturday, February 13
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
Bigelow Chapel
Liberation Theology music that has inspired and nourished
the struggle for liberation and resistance in El Salvador.
You are welcome to join the El Salvador trip
members and the Jon Sobrino class members for a memorable
event. Ann Butwell, John Wright, and Bill Dexheimer Pharris,
who all have lived in El Salvador and are musicians who have
worked with Guillermo Cuellar, will be with us to share songs
from the mass, to tell stories, and to share history. There
will be a simple lunch available for purchase after the morning
program. If you are a guest who is not a member of one of
the two courses present that day and you intend to stay for
lunch please RSVP Chris Smith at csmith@unitedseminary.edu.
Open to the whole community!
 Pizza
and
Movie Night
Friday, February 19
Pizza at 5:00 PM, Movie at 6:00 PM
On Friday, February 19, the Community and Student Life Committee
invites you to join us for a pizza and movie night. We will
have pizza available for $5. from 5:00 to 5:45 PM and then
we will watch the moving "Paper Clips," at 6:00
PM. This is a wonderfully inspiring movie about creating
change in the world, one paper clip at a time. It
is an hour and 20 minutes long. This is strictly for
fun and relaxation!
- Regular
popcorn
- provided
- Exotic popcorn
- bring your own
- Drinks available
in the machines in the Context Café
Jann Cather Weaver,
Vonda Pearson, and Chris Smith will all be there, come join
us! So we can plan well for the pizza, please RSVP Vonda
Pearson.
Attention
All United Methodist Students
The United Methodist Seminary will be meeting on the UTS campus
this spring. It is important for you to attend these meetings
if at all possible. They will give you a chance to connect
with each other and to meet with some great resource people.
The meetings take place over the lunch hour on the second
Fridays of each month: Feb. 12, March 12, April 9. On
Feb. 12 we will be hosting Jim Winkler, the Executive Director
of the Board of Church and Society.
Stewardly
vigilance
Good stewardship includes both giving and caring for. If you
prefer not to give away your car, laptop, purse, or other
valuables, please don’t leave your car keys in your
coat pocket in a cloakroom area, or your valuables unattended
in classrooms, the library, or other publicly accessible places.
The seminary is easy to enter and leave quickly, and while
rare, opportunistic thefts have occurred.
Gently
Used Books for Sale
The dean's office has a number of books for sale at a 40%
discount over their original purchase price. The books will
be available for purchase starting Thursday, February 11.
Click
here for a list (pdf) of the books. Quantities are limited
and we cannot guarantee their availability. Please email Deb
Olsen with any questions.
Antiracism
Study Dialogue Circles
This intensive, highly interactive dialogue
series has proven to be a effective resource for those who
desire to understand, practice, and be effective in the transformative
work of antiracism. Participants develop relations of trust
as they share stories; read about and discuss more than 300
pages of written works and watch several videos about the
history, sociology, and psychology of racism; and examine
the ways that race shapes their self-understanding and behavior.
Additional opportunities, including further training and quarterly
meetings, are open to ASDIC “graduates.”
Two ASDIC (Antiracism Study-Dialogue Circles) are
scheduled for the Twin Cities this spring. Register soon because
enrollment is limited for both circles.
- February
20-May 15, 8:30-11:30 AM, at Cherokee Park United Church,
371 West Baker Street, St. Paul. Community-based circles
are non-sectarian in nature. The cost is $150, which includes
meals and all resource, but all are welcome without regard
to financial circumstances. Contact Tim Johnson at 651.227.4275
or cpuc@usfamily.net.
Participation by people
of all backgrounds is warmly welcomed by ASDIC. For more information
about ASDIC, contact Herbert Perkins, ASDIC Executive Director,
at hperkins@asdic-alliance.org
or 651.224.2728.
Emerging
Internet Ministry
Robin Blair (United, '02) is involved with
an emerging ministry: www.commongoodradio.org.
They offer 24/7 music and talk for children
and those who love and care for them that includes faith-based
and secular music that speaks to the fruits of the spirit
(hope for a world that needs it), scripture, witness by children
and prayers. There is also a podcast series
called "Faith Parenting" featuring folks from all
over the country (including Barbara
Anne Keely, Cindi
Beth Johnson) on topics that have to do with faith formation
or parenting in home and life. Their
blog "Ministry, Music, Media" deals
with media literacy for families, faithfully trying to navigate
the media culture we live in. And a Prayer Wall
where folks can read or lift prayers. To read "Passion
for Children's Radio leads to Internet Ministry", an
article featured in Transitions, the newspaper fo
the New York West Area of the UMC, click
here and scroll to page 8.
Environmental
Education Workshop
United Theological Seminary, May 25, 2010
A workshop regarding the use of environmental education materials
in a Christian education setting will be held at United on
May 25, 2010. The workshop will primarily be geared to teachers
of 3 - 5 year olds, but all are welcome. Anticipated cost:
$20 - $25. More information will be available at a later date.
Questions? Contact Dale Hadler, 763.218.3265 or email dale_Hadler@hotmail.com.
Academy
for Vital Christianity
Spring Classes
Looking
for a new set of glasses with which to read the Bible faithfully?
Wanting to dig deeper into understanding the connections between
faith and contemporary life? Consider a short-term seminary-level
class at a convenient time and place.
Reading
the Gospels Today - Plymouth Congregational Church,
Mpls. We will explore how reading the gospels as story might
enhance our understanding of them.
Saturdays - February 20 & March 6, 9:30 AM-3:30 PM
Interpreting
the Older Testament with Integrity -
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, St. Paul. The story
of God working through our spiritual ancestors allows us to
see God in our lives today.
Saturdays – February 27 & March 20, 9:30 AM-3:30
PM
Understanding
Islam - Centennial United Methodist Church, Roseville.
Students will learn about the Koran and the basic foundations
of Islam.
Saturdays – February 20 & March 20, 9:30 AM-3:30
PM
Cost per class
(includes lunch): $190.00 ($240.00 after Feb. 6) Click
here for more information or to register or call 651.255.6138.
Check
out our social networking sites
Click here for information about Facebook, Twitter, Flickr,
and YouTube.
Voices of United
Spirituality
and Discernment Blog
Job
Opportunities
Please visit the Job
Opportunities page for complete listings of full-time, part-time,
and interim positions.
Request
for Volunteers
The Society for the Arts in Health Care is
recruiting volunteers for its Thursday, April 29 -
Friday, April 30 annual conference at the Minneapolis
Hilton. They expect about 500 people to attend a
wide variety of keynote speeches, artistic presentations,
and concurrent workshops. Volunteers will be able to attend
free of charge (saving hundreds of dollars). To access their
website with the complete program go to www.thesah.org.
If you would like to volunteer leave your name and email address
with Gretchen
Milloy (651.255.6162). We will send your name to the coordinator.
Pages
for UMC Annual Conference Session
We
are looking for pages from June 1-4 for the 2010 conference
to be held June 2-4 in St. Cloud. It is a volunteer opportunity,
however we will provide meals, and up to $150 to help cover
the cost of housing. This is a great way to learn about church
procedure, worship planning, and also to make many connections
in the church. If you are interested in being a part of this
experience, please email Loren
Bergstedt, Events Planner, MAC of The UMC or call 612.
230.6125.
Monday Morning
is published weekly during fall, winter, spring and summer
terms by the dean's office. Submit articles to Deb Olsen,
deolsen@unitedseminary.edu,
by 5:00 PM on Thursdays. Please
put "Monday Morning Announcement" in the subject line. If
you would like to receive issues of Monday Morning via
email, please contact deolsen@unitedseminary.edu
with your request.
United Theological
Seminary of the Twin Cities
3000 Fifth Street NW, New Brighton, MN 55112
Phone: 651.633.4311 - Fax: 651.633.4315
Toll free: 800.937.1316
www.unitedseminary.edu
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