SEMINARY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Join us for United Theological Seminary’s Day on the Links!
Get together with old friends and make new friends.
Sponsored by United Theological Seminary’s Alum Council

Monday June 28 - 1:30 PM
Brightwood Hills Golf Course
1975 Silver Lake Road, New Brighton, MN 55112 (just north of 694)

Cost is $20 (includes 9 holes of golf and light buffet after the round; door prizes will be awarded for the team with the lowest score, highest score, greatest number of divots, longest drive, and longest putt). The tournament will be a shotgun start at 1:30 PM.

Players of all skill levels are welcome! This is a FUN tournament!

Don’t golf? Come for the buffet ($10 buffet only) after golf and catch up.

Please call or email Kayla Daniels at 651.255.6170 or kdaniels@unitedseminary.edu. Sign up soon!

Follow the Chiapas Global Justice Trip by blog
The UTS global justice trip to Chiapas, Mexico is well underway! Professor Chris Smith is leading a group of students, alums, family members, and friends of the seminary to the southern-most state of Mexico. The group left Minnesota last Monday, June 14, and they will be returning on June 24.

Follow along with their adventures on the fabulous UTS Global Trips blog! The group encourages your comments at the end of each post, and invites you to pass the link along to anyone who might enjoy coming along on the journey. The travelers will be reading your comments, if at all possible, on a daily basis; it's like getting letters from home! Updates for future trips and events will also be posted to the blog. We hope you decide to travel along with us at http://utsglobaltrips.com/

Spencer Library Hours - Summer 2010

Fee changes for the 2010-2011 academic year:

• Course credits: $447 for Masters and DMin; $235 for auditors
• Student fee: $85
• Tech fee: $80
• Graduation fee (Masters): $100 (actual cost per student is $135)
• NCMDC fee: $90 (actual cost per student average for the three levels is $180)
• One bedroom apt: $664 per month
• Two bedroom apt: $883 per month

All other fees will stay the same.

UNITED'S ANNUAL FUND

Hurry! This Golden Opportunity ends June 30
Multiply your gift to the Annual Fund this year: Two of United’s former trustees have generously offered to match new and increased gifts to the Annual Fund before the fiscal year ends June 30. Hurry and make your gift online at www.unitedseminary.edu and click on Give Now! Or you can make your gift by check or by credit card by calling 651.255.6115.

We are grateful for generous supporters of United who want to provide added incentive to increase the impact of your gift this year.

Context Café Hours
The Context Café will be closed the last week of summer term (June 21-25). We will only have one class meeting in the afternoon and anticipate very few eating on campus.

Registration Bulletin is online
Taking classes next year? The Registration Bulletin for the 2010-2011 academic year is now available online at unitedseminary.edu/Academics/regbul.asp. The online bulletin has convenient links to course descriptions, syllabi, and booklists. Please note: the Registration Fee will be waived if your fall registration is received by August 30, 2010.

Textbook List Reminder for Faculty
In order to have fall textbooks delivered in time, textbooks lists from faculty for fall term 2010 are due to Cokesbury Bookstore by Monday, June 21.

Monday Morning on summer break
The seminary's newsletter will return to the regular schedule of weekly issues in September. Please note that postings to the Job Opportunities page will continue to be updated throughout summer.

Lost and Found
A pre-paid cell phone has been turned in to the lost & found. Please contact Michelle Rodriguez, 651.255.6119 for more information.

MN Voices: Two Lifetimes Fighting Racism
Click here for a link to a Twin City Daily Planet article featuring the work and lives of adjunct professors Herb Perkins (MDiv '10) and Margery Otto as they continue their fight against racism. Perkins and Otto will be teaching TR331 Anti-Racism Dialogue: Theory and Practice in spring term 2010-11. For more information about registering for classes, visit the online registration materials at unitedseminary.edu/Academics/regbul.asp.

The Deadline Was WHEN?!
Are you planning to graduate in May 2011? The deadline to submit petitions to graduate was 1 June 2010. But there’s no need to panic if you haven’t petitioned yet! I’m accepting late petitions until 25 June 2010. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. The Petition to Graduate Form can be found at the top of the Registrar’s page on Mercury. The Graduation Policy is on page 55 of the Masters’ Student Handbook, which is in the Student Services section of Mercury. Click here for the petition to graduate form (pdf).
Susan Hastings, Registrar
651.255.6120, shastings@unitedseminary.edu

From the Registrar: Special Office Hours in June
The registrar's office will be closed the morning of Tuesday, June 22. The office will re-open at 1:30 PM. Regular office hours will be in effect for the rest of the month of June.

Your Help is Needed!
Volunteers are needed to staff the Prayer Chapel
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be meeting at the Minneapolis Convention Center July 2 – 9. Prayer Chapel Volunteers will staff the prayer chapel and the indoor labyrinth. Volunteers assist visitors and pray with visitors if requested. They also assist in keeping the ambiance quiet, contemplative, neat and supplied. The following time slots are available:

July 2
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
July 3
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
July 4
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
July 5
9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
July 6
9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
July 7
9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
July 8
9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
July 9
1:30 AM – 1:30 PM

If you would like to volunteer or have questions contact: Rev. Paula Sanders at 612.871.2617 or ga219cola@gmail.com. Click here for a registration form (pdf).

Music Notes
Thank you to the UTS choir members who added their voices to the Commencement Service on May 23. You truly made the rafters ring with joyful music. Chapel services and the UTS choir will resume fall term. if you have any questions about the choir or music at UTS, please contact Kathy Webb at kwebb@unitedseminary.edu.

Who Doesn’t Love the MN State Fair?
And who wouldn’t love to staff United’s display booth at this year’s fair?
Students, staff and faculty will all be needed to help with United’s booth in the Education Building. (Okay, we don’t know yet if we will really have a booth, but because we may not know until just before the fair begins, we are recruiting help now.) Watch for sign-up opportunities in the coming weeks. The fair runs from August 26 to September 6. Contact Glen Herrington-Hall for information or to sign up.

William Johnson Scholarship Fund
Help LGBT seminarians honor God's call to ministry. Click here for a link to the UCC website to view a YouTube video entitled "A Position of Faith" or to donate.

FACULTY CITINGS

Sharon Tan to speak at Shining a Light on Torture
June 23 , 2010, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Richfield United Methodist Church
5835 Lyndale Avenue S, Minneapolis

June is Torture Awareness Month. Mark it by learning about U.S.-Sponsored torture, engaging in Christian reflection, and learning how to shine a light on the dark practice. Tell your congregation and bring your friends to hear these speakers at a Wednesday evening forum:

• Dr. William Cavanaugh, author of Torture and the Eucharist and Assistant Professor of Theology at University of St. Thomas
• Peter Thompson, J.D., who assisted in the defense of Omar Khadr, a 15-year-old detainee at Guantanamo. Thompson is winner of the 2009 Distinguished Service Award from the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Prof. Sharon Tan, Professor of Christian Ethics at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
• And more to be confirmed…

Learn more about torture and how to end it by attending Shining a Light on Torture. For more information go to the Minnesota Council of Churches Torture Awareness Month web page at mnchurches.org/programs/

SOCIAL NETWORKS
Check out our social networking sites
Click here for information about Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube.

EVENTS OF INTEREST

Inter-religious Breakfast Dialogue & Funding Workshop
July 13, 8:00 - 9:30 AM
The Sabes Jewish Community Center, 4330 Cedar Lake Road S, one mile east of Highway 100 off Cedar Lake Road exit in St. Louis Park

Congressman Keith Ellison will be hosting White House Executive Director of Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships Mr. Joshua Dubois as the featured speaker.

Mr. Dubois’ presentation is entitled, “Faith-based Organizations and the Federal Government: Working together for the Common Good.” This is a timely conversation, in light of negative implications of the economic downturn. Congressman Ellison hopes to build connections between key funding sources and the crossroads where faith communities intersect with social services.

Following the Breakfast, from 9:45 - 11:30 AM, there will be an additional Funding Workshop led by L. Peter Bast of Minnesota Housing and Urban Development (HUD) along with other funding experts, entitled “A Pragmatic Approach to Federal Funding”.

Both events are free and open to the public. Please RSVP to betty.folliard@mail.house.gov

Book & Miscellaneous Sale
Featuring: Many textbooks and theology books; other nonfiction, fiction; handmade jewelry; small art pieces and more
WHO: Bundy Trinz
WHERE: 373 Old Highway 8 SW, #304, New Brighton, MN, 651-636-2002
WHEN: June 21 & June 23, 2010, Monday & Wednesday, 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Please bring bags to help save paper and plastic.

James Alison to speak at Hamline Church
James Alison, theologian and author of "Raising Abel", will speak at Hamline Church (1514 Englewood Avenue, St. Paul) June 25 and 26. Hamline Church is partnering with House of Mercy to bringing Dr. Alison to St. Paul. Each talk with last approximately 1 hour and will be followed by a time for questions.
Friday, June 25 at 7:00 PM: Dr. Alison will speak on issues having to to with the Catholic Church and Homosexuality.
Saturday, June 26 at 1:00 PM: Dr. Alison will explore the theme "GAZE & DESIRE: Contemplation in the Light of the Social Other"

Promoting Sexual Health & Preventing Sexual Harm in the Internet Era
Friday, June 25, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Minnesota Church Center, Minneapolis
Presented by the Kenwood Therapy Center
Speakers: Walter Bera, PhD and Cordelia Anderson, MA, Michael O'Brian, LP and Patrick Noaker, JD
For more information and to register visit kenwoodcenter.org/

Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality
New Spiritual Direction Formation Class beginning September 2010
Register now! Click here for a flyer (bmp) with more information about the program and registration.

20 % off Robe Sale - order your custom clergy robe or alb now through July 2 to receive this discount!
15% off all in stock robes and stoles

Textbooks
Textbooks lists from faculty for Fall 2010 are due Monday June 21.

We're open during the summer! Our hours:
Monday through Friday 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Closed Monday, July 5

Phone: 651-638-1960
Email: lkluver@cokesbury.com
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Please visit the Job Opportunities page for listings of full-time, part-time, and interim positions.

Several more postings (music, youth and worship leaders; Christian Educator) were added this week!

MONDAY MORNING
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Monday Morning Archives
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