• undergraduate students
• entering seminary students
• first year seminary students (who will be second year students in 2011-2012)
• racially and ethnically underrepresented doctoral students.

If you meet these criteria, check out the FTE website for more information or for the applications.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Dirk Ficca, Executive Director, Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions

Eboo Patel, Executive Director, Interfaith Youth Core

Afeefa Syeed, Senior Culture and Development Advisor, Asia and Middle East Bureaus, U.S. Agency for International Development

Moderated by Rachel Bronson, Vice President for Programs and Studies, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

June 4, 2010 marks the first anniversary of President Obama’s speech at Cairo University, during which he outlined a path toward “a new beginning” with Muslim communities around the world. During his speech the President recognized the importance of engaging not only with governments but with economically and politically influential sectors of societies, including Muslim communities. It follows that the next steps will include a strategy to engage religious communities of all faiths in addressing pressing foreign policy challenges, and to build the institutional capacity to support it. The Chicago Council is particularly interested in the Administration’s follow-up to the Cairo speech given our recent task force report, Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy, which outlines specific policy recommendations towards such a strategy. Join us for an important conversation that will serve as both a one-year anniversary review of President Obama’s speech in Cairo and the Chicago presentation of The Chicago Council’s task force report. For more information, go to the website.

Presents a Celebration of Earth Year at LSTC

April 27, 2010 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM with Reception Following

Interfaith Perspectives
on Environmental Justice and Sustainability

Featuring Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Speakers:

Yossi Brackman
Rabbi and Director
Chabad Jewish Center at the University of Chicago and Hyde Park

Ghulam Haider Aasi
Professor and Chair of Islamic Studies
American Islamic College
Visiting Professor in Islamic Studies
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Rob Saler
Ph.D. Candidate in Theology
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Sponsored By
Zygon Center for Religion and Science
Center of Christian-Muslim Engagement for Peace and Justice

This event is free and open to the public.  No pre-registration is required.
For more information, visit www.zygoncenter.org, email zcrs@lstc.edu, or call 773-256-0670.

Gathering people of faith who are working to end hunger and homelessness in their communities for a LIGHT MEAL and NETWORKING:

• How are we working? Share ideas and resources for programs and activities

• What is working? Learn about successes and challenges from each other’s experience

• Resources available from EHHMT partner organizations: Angelic Organics Learning Center, Blacks in Green, Eco-Justice Collaborative, Facing Forward to End Homelessness, Faith in Place, Grace Seeds Ministry, and more

Please register/RSVP by April 22 to assist our planning.
To register or obtain more information, contact:
Michael Winters, EHHMT: rmwgrace@hotmail.com
Charlotte Lehmann, seminarian intern with AOLC: clehmann@meadville.edu

Convened by the End Hunger & Homelessness Mission Team (EHHMT) of the Chicago Presbytery.
Donations accepted!

Breathe, Move & Meditate:
Tools for managing stress

Stress is normal and, in fact, we need it to survive! There are times however that stress can sneak up on us and leave us feeling overwhelmed and worthless. It happens to everyone! Learn about how stress works and  ways to chill out before it gets the best of you. Find out how breathing intentionally and moving your body can help you feel more in control of life. Come prepared to practice relaxation techniques in class. Wear loose clothing
(no skirts) and bring a yoga mat or towel if you’d like. These 1 hour workshops meet for 3 consecutive weeks. Sign up for a section.

Location: South Lounge, Reynolds Club

Time:  Tuesdays 4pm – 5pm
Section 301:  4/13/2010, 4/20/2010, 4/27/2010  Register here
Section 302:  5/4/2010, 5/11/2010, 5/18/2010   Register here

Mindfulness
A tool for managing stress

Mindfulness is moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness, cultivated by paying attention. Mindfulness arises naturally out of living and can be strengthened through practice. Sometimes this practice is called meditation. Learn more about this powerful way of managing stress in part by getting in touch with what is bountiful in your life.  These 1 hour sessions meet for 3 consecutive weeks. Sign up for a section.

Time: 2pm – 3pm, Wed.
Location: Chancel area of Rockefeller Chapel

Section 301: 4/14/2010, 4/21/2010, 4/28/2010  Register here

Section 302: 5/5/2010, 5/12/2010, 5/19/2010  Register here

Section 303: 5/26/2010, 6/2/2010, 6/9/2010  Register here

Ongoing Mindfulness Meditation: Rockefeller Chapel

For students who want to practice formal mindfulness meditationwith a group each week. Q & A time at end to enhance practice.
Drop in format. No registration needed

3 – 3:30, Wed. 1/13 –  3/10

For more information, go to http://counseling.uchicago.edu/

“In his response, Rafael Suarez of Brent House campus ministry emphasized the need for face to face dialogue and interaction, in lieu of email and social media tools. People want to be challenged about their spirituality, he said, and one of the strengths of the Episcopal Church is engaging people in thoughtful conversation and debate. Suarez also urged the clergy and delegates to engage in direct ministry, and focus outreach closer to home. While he has been on mission trips to Appalachia and South America, and found those rewarding, he realizes that the cost involved can limit the effectiveness of outreach. ‘It’s really terrible when you see what other parts of the globe are facing, but have you seen the South Side?’ he asked. ‘I walk down the block and I see empty lots and boarded up buildings. I see kids who don’t know how to read. This is a crisis in our backyard.’”

Rafael Suarez:

“As someone who grew up in this age, I really hate gizmos and gadgets and technology. Got it coming out of my ears. So what I really think what we should do is connect face to face. Bring back sitting down to dinner with people.”

WHO 18-30 year olds of color in the Episcopal Church

WHEN June 3-6, 2010 Registration Deadline: May 1

WHERE School of Theology, University of the South, Sewanee, TN

COST $50 + Transportation (includes meals, lodging and conference costs)

INFO Registration & Info

Angie Cabanban 212-716-6186

For more information about the community, go to Holy Wisdom Monastery website.

Each of our discussions will focus on a specific topic related to the intersections of religion and sexuality. Participants will be invited to engage these topics from the vantage point of “What do these questions about sexuality mean in diverse religious and spiritual contexts?” Participants will be encouraged to express their own ideas and to engage with other’s answers. Specific topics will include Dating, Marriage, and Singlehood, Sex Education, Sexual Violence, and LGBTQ people.

Our discussion seeks to foster dialogue as opposed to giving answers or creating debate. We hope that participants will commit to attending all eight sessions, the first of which will be a general session to set the tone for future conversation.

Please consider to coming to our first session on Monday, February 1 at 4:30 with food provided. Feel free to invite anyone else you know who may be interested (or send us their contact information). And do not hesitate to contact Jimmy Hoke (jhoke@uchicago.edu) or Shannon Copp (sccopp@gmail.com) if you have any questions.