Claremont United Church of Christ, Claremont , CA

The Director/Minister of Children, Youth, and Families will help shape and lead a flourishing, comprehensive program for children ages 0-18 at Claremont United Church of Christ that helps guide students in their spiritual and moral development at each stage of life. http://www.claremontucc.org The Director/Minister of Children, Youth, and Families will help shape and lead a flourishing, comprehensive program for children…

Center for Excellence in Christian Education Inaugural Symposium

…implementing strategies to help young people live a life of meaning and purpose. In addition to these speakers, presentations by emerging leaders in Christian education from the UPSem community will cover a broad range of topics. The symposium will conclude on Dec. 1 at 3:00 p.m. Registration and the complete schedule for the CECE Inaugural Symposium is online at https://www.upsem.edu/cece/…

Kairos Ministries Team Day

Dr. Lakisha Lockhart will be the main presenter for Kairos Ministries Team Day. https://www.kairosinitiative.org/…

Alumni luncheon at Massanetta Springs

…Rev. Nicole Ball (M.Div. ’11), UPSem church relations officer, will bring updates on Union Presbyterian Seminary. Bring your family and friends! We will enjoy fellowship and a buffet lunch. Those who have already registered for the Bible or Church Music Conference will have their lunch provided. The cost for the luncheon, for non-conference guests, is $12.00. Register now at http://www.regonline.com/alummsbc…

Dr. Galbreath to keynote North American Association for the Catechumenate

…in turning toward God in action and behavior. As a community of worship, study and prayer we will turn our minds and hearts to appreciate the deep structures of the Lenten journey for our own ministries of baptismal formation. Registration will open in January 2017. See our website for information on a concurrent raining event for parish teams. www.catechumenate.org  …

Sprunt Lectures

…Trailblazer: Rev. Karen Brown (M.Div.’92), pastoral associate at Grace Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, and resource developer for Intersection of Change   Join us for the Third Annual Union Golf Tournament on Monday, May 7th, at Jefferson Lakeside Country Club, 1700 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA 23228. Register at www.regonline.com/Sprunt2018. Click here for a link to the event brochure and schedule….

Pulling Out All the Stops with the Seraph Brass

…Seminary’s campus provides 432 spaces for parking. Our primary parking lot can be found at Watts Hall, 3401 Brook Rd. Additional parking can be found at the Early Center, 1106 Westwood Ave; Richmond Hall, 1101 Melrose Avenue; as well as on the street on Brook Road, Westwood Avenue, and Melrose Avenue.   To make an online contribution, go to: www.upsem.edu/wattsorganfund…

Katie Geneva Cannon Legacy Luncheon

…of our African heritage, our spiritual roots and our commitment to take on the fire of both racism and sexism.” reflected Yvonne Delk. The cost is $30 per person. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.fpcnorfolk.org/events-registration or make a check to and enter” Legacy Luncheon” on the subject line. Mail to First Presbyterian Church, 820 Colonial Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23507….

19th Annual Joe Ward Union Presbyterian Seminary Golf Tournament

…year! The event raises money to sponsor students who are interested in theological education but have not yet committed to pursuing ministry. The entry fee is $110 for a Captain’s Choice format, sponsoring a hole is $100 and corporate sponsorships are $150. Come and join us for a great day of golf! More information here: https://www.upsem.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019-SPC-Joe-Ward-Scholarship-Golf-Tournament3.pdf If you have any…

Workshop Choices

Virginia Bethune: Evangelist for the harp

…nine CDs, with proceeds from sales raising more than $100,000 for Habitat for Humanity. Virginia runs a six-hour weekend workshop, promising students that by the end of the workshop, even someone who cannot read music will be able to play “Ode to Joy” and part of Pachelbel’s familiar canon. “It’s just eight notes in the bass line,” she laughs. “And…

India travel seminar: Deep care & kindness

…at home? What is it when the former Bishop of the church in Pakistan, who also attended our dinner, still works for peace in the midst of his own daughter being beaten and forever damaged, because of her faith? The stakes are so much higher and the “power” seems far less than what privilege we enjoy in the U.S., and…

Glenn Q. Bannerman (1927-2020): A Tribute

…something else. I think now of dancing. It’s revolutionary, really. How Glenn took the symbols and tools of business and fashioned for them an integral role for recreation. What was intended for work, Glenn repurposed for play. With the most delightful effect. I still remember students giggling and myself marveling as I entered one of Glenn’s Recreation Workshop classes in…

Strange Bedfellows: South Africa and U.S.A.

…chosen locales in South Africa were beautiful Cape Town and busy Johannesburg. The Cape Town metropolis is much like the Hampton Roads Virginia area where we live in that it has beautiful beaches that attract many tourists. It has an inviting waterfront much like Baltimore’s Harbor Front and the San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf entertainment area of shops, museums, restaurants, and…

APCE 2018: What Bible stories do we tell?

BY ALEX AMPOFO The APCE workshop I attended focused on how the roots and fruits of every Christian congregation are based on hospitality. The presenter stated that hospitality is “a friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers. In other words, it is the quality or disposition of receiving and treating guests and strangers in a warm, friendly generous way….

APCE 2018: How we ought to present scripture

BY JESSIE PARTRIDGE This week while attending APCE I attended a workshop entitled, “Sharing God’s Hospitality with Children.” In this mini-plenary, we talked about how we can encourage children to interact with the stories that the Bible tells us. One of the leaders, Carol Jones, demonstrated her storytelling method for us. She sat on the floor with a gold box…

NEW — Master of Arts in Theological Studies

…hours) Core course 4: Current Events Course OR Intercultural Travel Seminar (3 credit hours) Core course 5: Reflecting and Reimagining (3 credit hours) Core Course 6: Project Construction (6 credit hours) Core course 7: Summative Project Workshop (3 credit hours)   Electives Students may choose 9 general elective courses from among Union courses (27 credit hours) Total 51 credit hours…

Integrated Community Recreation

…creative arts workshop in Virginia Hall was opened to the public. High school pupils could gather for live music, snacks, and hanging out on Saturday nights at a youth center called The Exit. The program was so popular that the school began a summer session as well. Many children, youth, and adults from all walks of life reaped the benefits…

Social Justice Orientation Leads to Missions

…by fumes from the stream and soiled by smoke and cinders from the locomotive works and its switch engines. In this sordid atmosphere, between the factories and shops, their children grow up in much grime and blackness and sin.24 Smith’s description is an accusation against the church. There within range of a church bell were hundreds of children who played…

NEW — Master of Arts in Theological Studies (M.A.T.S.)

…credit hours) Core course 4: Current Events Course OR Intercultural Travel Seminar (3 credit hours) Core course 5: Reflecting and Reimagining (3 credit hours) Core Course 6: Project Construction (6 credit hours) Core course 7: Summative Project Workshop (3 credit hours) Electives Students may choose 9 general elective courses from among Union courses (27 credit hours) Total 51 credit hours…

Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?

…experts from the NMNH Human Origins Program will visit Richmond, VA in October to host events for the community, including a science program, educator workshop, community conversations and more. The following events are open to anyone and free to attend. William Smith Morton Library welcomes the public during all open hours, not just for the exhibit. To borrow materials and…

UPSem announces new Master of Arts in Theological Studies program

…work that graduates are already doing, and prepares them for new vocations as public theologians. The program is approved by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and Union Presbyterian Seminary is accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (www.sacscoc.org/). More information is available at https://www.upsem.edu/admissions-aid/new-master-arts-theological-studies/….