Calendar: September 1 - 9, 2008

Monday, September 1-Labor Day Holiday-NO CLASSES

Tuesday, September 2
Air Force Chaplain Recruiter visiting campus. 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. (KG-01 Foyer)
Community Worship. 11 a.m. - 12 noon (Chapel)
Plumbline. 5 - 6:30 p.m. (Bess Jones)

Wednesday, September 3
PMM I Colloquy Leaders' meeting. 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Elderdice)
DEADLINE for Weekly E-mail Announcements AND Wesley Journal. 12 noon. Please submit copy-ready material (Arial 10 pt) to: communications@wesleyseminary.edu.
Emerging Church Colloquy. 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Glasener)
Community Worship. 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. (Courtyard-weather permitting, otherwise, Chapel)

Thursday, September 4
Staff Devotions. 7:45 - 8:15 a.m. (Chapel)
OPT / CPT Meeting. 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Bess Jones)
LOGOS. 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. (Elderdice)

Saturday, September 6
Memorial Service for Rev. Bertalan of the Hungarian Reformed Church. 11 a.m. forward (Chapel & Refectory)

Sunday, September 7
French Speaking Protestant Church. 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Chapel, Narthex)
12 - 3 p.m. Potluck. (Elderdice)
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Mon. Sept. 8 - Faculty Meeting. 9 a.m. - 12 noon. (Elderdice)
Tues. Sept. 9 - Community Worship. 11 a.m. (Chapel)
                     A.B.S. Meeting. 5 - 6:30 p.m. (Elderdice)

WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK

Tuesday, September 2:
11:00 a.m. Community Worship: A service of mediation, hymns, scripture and dance with a focus on our call. Led by Lucy Hogan
Wednesday, September 3:
6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Community Worship: Eucharist in the Courtyard (weather permitting-otherwise in the Chapel). Led by Lucy Hogan.

Announcements 

AIR FORCE CHAPLAIN TO VISIT CAMPUS: Ch, Lt Col David Sumrall will be on campus on Tuesday, September 2, in the Kresge Building, outside room KG-01, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you have any interest or questions regarding serving as a Chaplain in the Air Force Reserve, please stop by or contact him at 478-396-2968 or David.Sumrall@afrc.af.mil.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (F-1) INTERESTED IN WORKING FF CAMPUS: International Students who are interested in learning about the U.S. Customs and Immigrations' F-1 work programs, Curricular Practical Training (CPT) and Optional Practical Training (OPT) please come to an information session. The information session will be held on September 4 at 11 a.m. in Bess Jones. Also, if you are an F-1 student doing PMM this year and want to be eligible to legally receive pay (if available at your PMM site) please come to this session to learn about how the CPT program applies to you. Note: All international students are welcome to come to this session to learn about CPT and OPT. Please note, however, that first year students cannot apply to work off campus during their first year of study. Please RSVP to adavis@wesleyseminary.edu.

THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK SEMINARIANS (A.B.S.) will meet on Tuesday, September 9, from 5 - 6:30 p.m. All students are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Grab your dinner and bring it with you to Elderdice Hall for our first meeting of an anticipated great year. For more information, contact James C. Simmons, at jcsimmons@students.wesleyseminary.edu.

THE HENRY LUCE III CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND RELIGION ANNOUNCES: Patricia M. Friend, Angels: A Celestial Visitation in the Dadian Gallery, August 25 - October 3. A reception for the artist and gallery talk will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 5 - 7 p.m. Everyone is invited.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INTERCULTURAL IMMERSIONS: Applications for Financial Assistance for intercultural immersions in January 2009 are available in the Financial Aid Office or PM&M office and are due to Mary Vibert, Director of Financial Aid by September 15, 2008.

SOUTH AFRICAN IMMERSION: Dates: December 29 - January 13. Cost: $4135. Deadline: September 15.
There will be discussions with local pastors and theologians about apartheid as well as reconciliation and ministry to the many refugees from Zimbabwe and other countries fleeing to South Africa. Other highlights include: stops in Cape Town and townships, a New Years' Eve watch night service and a New Year's Day Eucharist at the Cape of Good Hope. There will be visits to a game park, Robben Island (where Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years), Johannesburg/Pretoria, the Hector Peterson Museum, the Tutu and Mandela homes (the only street in the world with homes of two Nobel Prize winners), Alexandra (the setting of Mark Mathabane's books), the Apartheid Museum, the AIDS orphanage in the Wintervelt community (home of the Bokamoso Youth Theatre that sang in our Chapel service last January), the Cradle of Humankind and Sterkfontein Cave (the world's richest site of early hominid remains), and Freedom Park (which celebrates those who sacrificed their lives in the struggle for humanity and freedom. "South Africa will always be with me," remarked one of the participants in the last trip. If you are interested in this immersion, please contact Eileen Guenther immediately at eguenther@wesleyseminary.edu.

ISRAEL IMMERSION POSSIBILITY, JANUARY 2-12, 2009: Dr. Art Thomas and Dr. Steven Rettenmayer, both adjunct faculty at Wesley Seminary, will be leading a trip to Israel that costs just $2798 (including airfare, first class hotels, entrance fees, lectures, two meals a day). Although this has not been designed as a Wesley immersion, Wesley students may sign up for it, take the tours, and then stay over for the three day extension option and meet with various Israeli figures to fulfill the immersion requirements. Students may also opt out of a day or so of the tour and meet with the Israeli leaders on their own. Assistance will be given to these students in finding suitable contact people in Israel. Seminary students from The Ecumenical Institute of Theology may be going as well. If you are interested in a brochure or further information, please contact Art Thomas at 410 756 6092 or athomas@qis.net and Dr. Joe Tortorici at jtortorici@wesleyseminary.edu. The initial deposit of $300 is due by September 18. The final payment is due on October 2. If one adds the trip after October 2, there will be a $100 late fee and can only be done space permitting. In addition to seeing biblical sites, there will be a lecture series given by scholars about "Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus", "Jesus' Ministry the Galilee", and "Geography and Its Impact on the Bible."

SEEKING DANCERS AND ACTORS FOR FALL ARTS PRACTICUMS:
The dance practicum, which meets Monday afternoons, seeks students and staff/faculty to join in a variety of dances for chapel services this semester. No dance training necessary. The course covers many types of liturgical movement - congregational, processional, proclamation through scripture and song, meditation, and celebration. This is a practical course which explores a spirituality of the body and the physicality of worship through the medium of dance improvisation and choreography. All bodies encouraged. Please contact Kathryn Sparks at dancingsparks@yahoo.com to enroll.

Ready to act? The Fall Drama Practicum is looking for actors, clowns, musicians, and stage managers for a production of "The Second Shepherds Play," the most famous of the medieval church "miracle" plays, in which a group of hapless English shepherds meets the Christ-child. This early comic drama offers possibilities for acting large and small, as well as a reverence for the mystery of the season. Contact Deryl Davis at ddavis@wesleyseminary.edu to be part of this exciting production.

SEARCHING FOR SONGWRITERS, VOCALISTS AND MUSICIANS: Wesley students are invited to participate in an exciting musical project. As part of a directed study course with Dr. Eileen Guenther, MTS student Tom Houck is producing a contemporary music CD about the life and theology of the apostle Paul. Wesley students are encouraged to submit songs, lyrics or poems about Paul. Musicians and vocalists are also needed to demo and work on songs, play in live venues, and potentially, record the album. For more details, call Tom at (703) 509-3728 or email at tom@faith360.org. More information is also available at www.faith360.org (click on The Paul Project).

PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE BY PHONE! You can pay your bill over the phone and all you need is the ID number on your billing statement (this number is also on your ID cards-- for returning students, the number is on the back of your cards, for new students, it is on the front of your cards). The number for this service is: 1-866-498-4011. Payments will be posted within 24 hours - one business day. Please note: this service will not give you an account balance.

STUDENTS: IF YOU HAVE I.T. PROBLEMS such as difficulty logging in to any online resource, inability to access your wireless network on campus, or need to report a problem concerning the computer labs, you need to submit an eSupport ticket. The website address for this resource is http://services.wesleyseminary.edu.

WESLEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY FALL SEMESTER LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED

Hours subject to change. Please check the board at the front entrance or telephone 202-885-8695 for current hours.

COKESBURY BOOKSTORE HOURS:
Monday-Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday: Closed.

FOODSERVICE HOURS, Monday - THURSDAY (No foodservice on Fridays):
Breakfast: 8 - 9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Dinner: 5 - 6:30 p.m.

Have a good week!

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