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COMMUNITY WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel Schedule Oct. 27 – Oct. 31 Led
by Senior Chapel Team #4 (J. Bailey, Gordon, Bussell; advisor: Bartlett) The Admissions Office invites the CTS community for worship and coffee
with visiting prospective students beginning at 9:30 am on Saturday,
November 8. Worship will be held
in Campbell Hall chapel. Fall Forum Schedule Below
is the outline for the Fall Forum Schedule. Please review and mark your
calendars accordingly. There are a few open dates if your campus
organization is interested in hosting Forum. There will be 9 Forum
Sessions available in Spring 2009 as well. FALL FORUM
SCHEDULE October
29 - 2008 Election
hosted by Mark Douglas and FTD November
5 - Study Abroad
Opportunities hosted by Kim LeVert November
12 - Campbell Scholars Report on Mission in 21st Century in Age of Pandemics November
19 - CPE Panel hosted by Rhonda
Weary November
26 - OPEN December
3 – OPEN Dawn Prayer Service Monday thru
Friday, 6:30 am, Harrington Center Chapel Looking
to start a busy day of classes and ministry in prayer? So are we. Looking to
start the day with Scripture? So are we. Looking to start the day with
listening for God? So are we. We
meet every weekday at the Harrington
Center Chapel. Mondays thru Thursdays we meet at 6:30 am to sing, read scripture and to have ample time in prayer
and meditation. On Fridays at 6:30
am we have a Taize service. All
are invited. If
you are interested, please contact Tim
Dodenhoff at Tim.Dodenhoff@students.ctsnet.edu
or Daniel Seo at Daniel.Seo@students.ctsnet.edu,
or just come out anytime.
Recreation Schedule Hello
CTS Community! Based
on feedback we have received from you and from our newly formed Athletics/Rec
Committee, we are making a few changes to the weekly schedule. The new
schedule will be as follows... (Please specifically note the change of Frisbee to Tuesday and
basketball to Monday. We will also be starting everything at 3:45
pm now, so that we can be ready to actually start playing by 4:00 pm.)
In the
next month, be on the lookout for info on a magic show presented by Marc Van Bulck, a Halloween party, and perhaps some other special events.
Please let us know if there's anything you're particularly interested
in that you would like to see put on by Athletics/Rec. Also,
for those eagerly awaiting this announcement: The Annual Elect-Reprobate Football Game will be held on November 13, 2008. A draft will
be held in the coming months for those who have not already been predestined...
stay tuned for more info. Friday Night Cookouts Please
join us at 6:00 pm every Friday night for food, fun
& fellowship. We meet in the Village
up the hill by Apt. #40. We
provide the grill, paper goods, water and lemonade. Bring something to throw
on the grill for yourselves, a side dish or something to share and adult
beverages if you want them. You may even want to bring a chair to sit on.
Come on up and visit even if you don't plan to eat. We hope to see you there!
Contact
Suzi Marshall at 407.716.1119 or by e-mail at spousesofseminarians@gmail.com.
Special SOS Halloween Cookout Friday, October 31, 2008
at 6:00 pm, Outside of Village Apartment #40. There will be
plenty of children’s activities, crafts, and fellowship. Wear your costume,
as we will trick-or-treat after supper. Disclaimer: This
event is for the entire CTS community! Even though it is sponsored by
SOS, You don't have to have a spouse, or be a spouse to attend!!!!! Future SOS Events SOS
Fellowship: Spouses are
invited to join us Thursday, November
6 at 7:00 pm in the Harrington
Library for fellowship and devotion. SOS
Educational Event: Students and spouses are invited to an educational
event on Monday, November 10 at 7:00 pm in HC222. Doug MacMillan will
lead us in "Discerning &
Negotiating Terms of Call." CTS
Christmas Banquet Planning Meeting: Anyone
interested in helping plan our annual Christmas banquet is encouraged to come
to the meeting on Monday, November 3,
at 7:00 pm at Village Apartment
#40. Mark
your calendars: Annual Turkey Fry
and Potluck:
Saturday, November 22, at 6:00 pm in the Refectory. CTS Christmas
Banquet:
Saturday, December 6, from 6:00-10:00 pm, at the Scottish
Rite Solarium in Oakhurst. For
more information on any of these future events, contact Suzi Marshall at spousesofseminarians@gmail.com
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EVENTS & PROGRAMS
Conference on
Ministry Weekend Beginning Thursday evening, November 6,
prospective students will be arriving on campus to attend our Conference
on Ministry. “What is Ministry About?” and “Is
It for Me?” are questions we’ll address.
Additionally, they’re here to meet us and learn about CTS, so feel
free to introduce yourselves and offer
assistance. We appreciate all that you
will do to make them feel welcome. Thank you for your cooperation! Study Abroad and
International Supervised Ministry Be sure to attend the upcoming Forum on International Education on November 5. Information about and applications for these various CTS-sponsored opportunities will be available. Note: This Forum will be held in the Harrington Center Auditorium. Women’s Advocacy Conference
On Wednesday,
November 12, 2008 from 8:00
am-3:00 pm, the 18th
Annual Georgia Women’s Assembly will be presenting “We
Rise: Forging the Women’s Agenda in Georgia.” This
advocacy conference will be lead by Mayor Shirley Franklin. This conference
is to address “Hot Button” issues
for women and girls such as domestic violence, prejudice, immigrant
and refugee, women in leadership and more. If interested in attending this fantastic
opportunity to forge women’s issues, please contact Jane Fahey or for more information www.womenspolicygroup.org. Conference on Ministry
Community-Wide Dinner Please join us for dinner Saturday night, November
8, for food and fellowship with visiting prospective students. Dinner will be served for the whole CTS
community at 6:30 pm with an ice cream social following. We will have the traditional pasta buffet
for $2.50 per adult and $2.00 for children with a family cap of $12.00. Please make plans to attend. It’s a fun evening and we value your
presence. If you plan to come, please email your name and
the number expected to attend to kirkusj@CTSnet.edu
or drop a note to Box 6F no later than Wednesday, November 5. Children’s Story Time Please join us for story time
every Thursday in the Griffiths Children’s Library. We will be having fun reading stories from
4:00-
4:30pm every week. Please be
prepared to accompany your child and participate in the fun!
The 2008 Campbell Scholars Are
Here!
We are pleased to welcome and introduce to you seven
esteemed persons who have come to Columbia to discuss The Mission of
the Church in the 21st Century in an Age of Pandemics. Professor Beth Johnson convenes the eight-week
seminar (September 22- November 14) which meets each weekday morning in the Foothills Room
of the Library. We hope you will seek
out and embrace these visitors to our campus as they live and work among us. Members of the CTS community will have
various opportunities to meet with our guests through luncheons, lectures,
and forums. Please watch for dates and
times in This Week.
The
2008 Campbell Scholars are:
Musonda
Bwalya:
Dr. Bwalya is principal and chief executive officer
of The United Church of Zambia Theological College. He holds diplomas and degrees from Makerere
University (Uganda), St. Andrew’s College (Saskatchewan), Bossey Ecumenical
Institute (Switzerland), and Pretoria University (South Africa). Dr. Bwalya has done extensive work focusing
on economic justice and the theological-ethical framework for economic
development. Paris
Eley:
Rev. Eley serves on the elders
council of The Vision Church of Atlanta and works extensively in the area of
HIV/AIDS
education and services for minorities.
He is a 2001 graduate of Columbia Theological Seminary (M.Div.). Osbert James: Rev. James is the minister/moderator of the Presbyterian Church in
Grenada. He has served as a chaplain
at New York Presbyterian Hospital and as director of Grenada Save the Children Development Agency. Rev. James
received his M.Div. from Souteastern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently
pursuing the D.Min. degree at Pittsburgh Theological
Seminary. His wife, Anna
Antoine-James, is here with Rev. James during the Seminar. Keith Riddle: Rev. Dr. Riddle is the managing director of East Cooper
Chapel of J.Henry Stuhr, Inc. He is
the coordinator and primary funeral director for approximately 300 families
per year and the aftercare facilitator, leading on-going series of grief
support groups. He has served
congregations in Florida and North Carolina and is recognized as a
motivational speaker dedicated to support group leadership in the areas of
GLBT issues, HIV/AIDS, grief, aging, and Alzheimer's. Rev. Riddle is a graduate of Columbia
Theological Seminary (M.Div., ’91; D.Min., ‘95). Donna
Stroup: Dr. Stroup has 20
years of international experience in building high-performing research teams,
spearheading epidemiology programs, and impacting public health worldwide.
She is the president of DATA FOR SOLUTIONS, INC., an independently owned
statistical research firm. She has
served in various capacities in the Epidemiology Program Office at the Center
for Disease Control (CDC). She has
also held the position of director of the Center for Health Promotion and
that of associate director for Science in the National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention & Health Promotion at the CDC. Dr. Stroup has taught at the University of Texas at Austin, Rider College,
and Temple University. Daniel
Susanto: Rev. Dr. Dusanto
is a pastor of the Muria Christian Church in
Indonesia (GKI).
He serves a local congregation in Menteng, a district of Jakarta. Dr. Dusanto is also a lecturer in pastoral
counseling at Jakarta Theological Seminary.
His wife, Krisnawati Wirianata, will be in residence with him during
the Seminar.
Chiow “Pax” Tan: Pastor Tan is senior director for the Prison, Drugs,
and AIDS program at Malaysian Care, a non-profit Christian
organization committed to serving the poor and needy. Malaysian Care
mobilizes resources in providing relief, development assistance, and
spiritual hope to individuals and groups, irrespective of race or religion. Pastor Tan is affiliated with many international
agencies, including the United Nations Population Fund. His wife, Peggy Hong See Hing, has
accompanied Pastor Tan to CTS. Ecumenical Advocacy
Days 2009 The theme for
this year’s Ecumenical Advocacy Days, to be held March 13-16, 2009 in Washington, D.C., is “Enough for All Creation.”
Learn about the connections between climate change, migration,
and poverty in the U.S. and around the world. Ecumenical Advocacy Days
is a movement of the ecumenical Christian community. Its goal, through
worship, theological reflection, and opportunities for learning and witness,
is to strengthen our Christian voice and to mobilize for advocacy on a wide
variety of U.S. domestic and international policy issues. MILESTONES THIS WEEK
Staff & Faculty Service
Anniversaries Staff & Faculty Birthdays Student Birthdays Anniversaries 10/24 Richard and Shay Carr celebrate their 12th
wedding anniversary If you have an upcoming birthday or anniversary
that you would like mentioned in This Week, contact us at ThisWeek@CTSnet.edu and we will gladly
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ANNOUNCEMENTS &
REMINDERS
Required Sexual
Misconduct Session Rescheduled We now
have a new date for the required session on Psychological Boundaries: the Dangers of Sexual Misconduct. The
session will be from 8:30 – 10:00 am
on Friday, November 14, in the
Harrington Center Chapel. The session will be led by Rev. Carol Pitts, PhD,
Clinical Director of the Care and Counseling Center of Georgia. Plan to be in
the chapel early as we will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. All MDIV
and MATS students who entered CTS in 2007 and 2008 should be in attendance.
Those who failed to attend the session in 2006 should also be there.
Attendance will be taken. Ph.D. Studies Interest Meeting There
will be a meeting for all students interested in pursuing PhD studies on Wednesday, November 5, from 9:00 – 10:00 am in the Dobbs Room of
the Richards Center. Mark
Douglas, Christine Yoder, George Stroup, David Bartlett and Rodger Nishioka
will be present to provide some helpful suggestions and answer your questions
as you contemplate this possibility. Happiness Is the Arrival of FAWS The Financial Aid
Office (FAO) is pleased to announce FAWS.
FAWS is William Caruso and he has
been assigned to work in the FAO. He will be available to you this semester
on Wednesday and Friday mornings
to assist with your ADP concerns. He can make ADP adjustments. As necessary,
he will clock students in or out. It is still a student’s responsibility to
clock in and out. If your work-study assignment is
such that you cannot clock in or out at the site remember there is a station
at the Reference Desk in the library that you may use. If this is not an
option, we request that you submit your hours on a bi-weekly or monthly basis
to the FAO so that they might be entered and tracked in the ADP system. FAWS
will be able to answer many questions about your work-study balance. Please
email FAWS at FAWS@ctsnet.edu. We look
forward to working with you. SCC Budget Forms Due Attention
all current and future SCC Organizations! Budget request forms are due
to the SCC Treasurer (Box 347) by November 1st! You must return this
form to be considered for funding next year. If
you are interested in starting a new student group for 2009-2010, please talk
to Jillian Embrey, SCC
Treasurer by October 31st. Email
Jillian at jillian.embrey@students.ctsnet.edu
if you have any questions or concerns. Explorations: Alternative Context 200 Planning
to participate in Explorations: Alternative Context (EAC) in January 2009?
Then remember, your EAC travel forms and travel documents must be on file with IPO no
later than October 31, 2008! Any
questions concerning this requirement should be directed to Kim LeVert
at levertk@ctsnet.edu. No forms? Let the International Programs Office (IPO)
know at intlprog@ctsnet.edu As well, those participating in EAC 2008 must
register for I 241 for Winter term
2009 during the upcoming registration period. Tuition and fees for I
214 must be paid by close of
business January 6, 2009.
Any questions about financial matters related to the course should be
directed to Federal Work Study CTS has a limited amount of funds and positions available this
academic year. Please contact the Financial
Aid Office (212 Campbell Hall) if you are interested. Your eligibility to
participate is determined by a federal needs test. Once your need is
determined we work to identify a federal position on or off campus. The order
for filling positions is based on a variety of factors. Public Policy
Advocacy Internship (SM 615) for January and Spring Terms Applications are
now being accepted for an internship
in public policy advocacy in the Georgia legislature. Stipend
available. Applicants must be available to work 40 hours per week (3
credits) in the January term and 15 hours per week (3 credits) in the spring
term. Application deadline: October 29, 2008. See
the Faith and the City bulletin boards in Campbell Hall for description
of responsibilities of intern and details on application process. Attention All
Students…. Are you
interested in attending the 7th
Annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days event, March 13-16, 2009 (Fri.-Mon) in Washington, D.C.? If so, please
submit a one page paper answering these questions: Why are you interested in this event? And specifically, how does this event enhance your focus in
the CTS program? Registration
deadline is February 13th, 2009.For
more information on the event please go to www.advocacydays.org or see the bulletin board near Judy
Graves’s office. ATTENTION ALL M.Div. STUDENTS It
is now time to register for the Bible
Content Exam of the PCUSA. The cost for the exam is $90. Deadline for
application is December 15, 2008,
but if you are registered by November
17, 2008 and are either an Inquirer or Candidate for ordination in the
PCUSA a discount of $20 will apply. The
actual date for the exam is Friday,
February 6, 2009, and it will be given here at CTS. Information
about the exam and registration forms is available through the PCUSA website,
specifically www.pcusa.org/exams/bible.htm.
It
is strongly suggested that all first-year students take this
exam. You are reminded that the passing of this Bible Content Exam (70%) is a
requirement for the Master of Divinity degree at Columbia Theological Seminary,
in addition to being an ordination requirement of the PCUSA. (Yes, another
requirement.) DeKalb County Absentee Voting Has Begun! If you are registered to vote in DeKalb County
(the county where the seminary is located), please be aware that the period
for absentee voting began on September
22. You may vote absentee either in person (you need not provide a
reason for wishing to vote absentee) at the DeKalb County Voter Registration
and Elections Office at 4380 Memorial
Drive, Suite 300, or by going to the website at https://dklbweb.dekalbga.org/voter/#
to download an application for an absentee ballot. During the week
before the November election, you may also do advance voting in person at the
Memorial Drive office. For questions about voting here, what
identification you need to bring, etc., see the website's frequently asked
questions section. BE SURE TO
VOTE! |
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COMMUNITY & MISCELLANEY Clothes Closet Hours On
behalf of your favorite Clothes Closet Staff, we want to announce the
following hours of operation: Monday & Friday: 10:00 am- 12:00 pm Tuesday & Thursday: 3:00 pm- 6:00 pm Wednesday: 10:00 am- 12:00
pm; 3:00 pm- 6:00 pm (If
you absolutely cannot make it during these hours and just have to go, you may
contact one of us and we'll see what we can work out.) Thank
you and God bless, Daniel
Seo, Sharon Selick and Todd Reinschmidt LOCAL CHURCHES Stewards of Children Workshop Decatur
Presbyterian Church
will be offering a Stewards of Children workshop on Monday, November
10 from 6:00-9:00 pm at their church. All are welcome. The
cost is only $10 per person to pay for the course materials, to be paid at
the door. To register, please contact Denise
Howell at dhowell@dpchurch.org
or 404.378.1777, ext 226.
Rebekah Abel Lamar will be leading the workshop and refreshments will
be provided. The acclaimed Stewards of Children workshop is a
training tool “to equip you with
simple, proactive steps to protect children from sexual abuse.” The
philosophy of the organization which provides this workshop is to place the
responsibility for protecting children from sexual abuse squarely on adult
shoulders. Attendance at this workshop is highly recommended. Youth Event Party The Youth Council of the
Presbytery of Greater Atlanta presents THE REFORMATION BLOCK PARTY, Oct. 25 from 1:00–4:00 pm at the Fayette
Presbyterian Church. Youth, their families and friends are invited
to come for great live music, food, games and an amazing message. Guest
speaker – Rodger Nishioka!!! $7 per person OR $5 if you bring a
donation of school supplies! Questions? Contact the Office of Youth
Ministries at the Presbytery, Neema
Cyrus-Franklin at ncyrusfranklin@PresbyteryofGreaterAtl.org. Food and Worship
Opportunity The Ignite
Service at Briarcliff United Methodist Church is geared towards college
students and young adults, and passionate about creating a culture where
people can worship together as well as grow spiritually. Starting this fall, Ignite would like to offer
free food to all students on Sunday
nights following our 5:30 pm
worship service. We would love to give students in our area a place to
worship on Sunday nights where they can meet other students in the Atlanta area that share a desire to grow in
their faith. Our goal is that we can challenge each other to serve the
community so that we can make a difference in the world around us. If any CTS
students are interested in this fellowship opportunity or would like more
information, contact Paul Lambert at
770.815.4518
or by e-mail at lambertmusic@yahoo.com. Monthly Sacred Harp Singing 7:30-9:30 pm
Thursday, November 6. Early American hymns sung in powerful,
exuberant style, as seen in Cold
Mountain. Beginners welcome;
instruction provided. Emory
Presbyterian Church, fellowship building, 1886 North Decatur Rd. For questions or directions, call (404) 892-6836 or visit www.atlantasacredharp.org. OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY ADS Apartment Design Project and Market Bag SalesThe Outreach Committee has new Market Bags on sale! 100% of all
proceeds from Market Bag sales are donated to support Outreach
Activities/area organizations. Market
bags are on sale in the refectory during coffee hour. Each bag
cost $3. This
year, one of the projects funded by Market Bag sales will be to participate
in a new contest called "Design for a New Start," sponsored by
the Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of
Atlanta.
They are asking for groups to
create a design team to decorate a newly arrived refugee's apartment and help
welcome refugees to Atlanta. We
need folks to donate materials and a team of folks to decorate the
apartment. This is an incredible opportunity for us to
show hospitality to our global sisters and brothers who will soon
be our immediate neighbors! RRISA
will provide bed frames and mattresses (and we have the option of asking
RRISA to provide a couch, dining table, and dining chairs). We have
to supply the rest. We can look
in yard sales, thrift stores, and in our attics - seek out the help of folks
from our congregations.... Our apartments will be judged on four categories:
Style & Design, Practicality, Cultural Appropriateness, and Cost
Efficiency. Extra Credit will be given if we can raise enough money
to pay for one month's rent ($600) and/or if you provide larger items like
the sofa, dining table, and dining chairs. At the end, RRISA will give every team a picture
of the Refugee family inside their new apartment, with the family's approval.
And the winner will receive a plaque to be awarded at a public awards
ceremony and recognition in RRISA's newsletter. Please
contact Maggie at maggie.leonard@students.ctsnet.edu
if you have anything to donate or if you would like to be a part of the
decorating team. UNCLASSIFED ADS Ads
will run for one month unless otherwise indicated Driver Needed Do
you have a car? Are you available on Thursday afternoons? Are you
interested in making some extra cash? Call to Action Prayer Breakfast Tickets Faith and the City has two extra tickets available for the Interfaith Children's Movement's annual Call to Action Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday, October 29 from 7:00- 9:00 am at The Temple (1589 Peachtree St.NE). The focus for the breakfast is "...And Justice for all Children: Calling faith communities to advocate for a new Juvenile Code in Georgia." Tickets will be given on a first come, first serve basis. Contact Jane Fahey at faheyj@ctsnet.edu for more information. |
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