November 13: Arch & Vine - Upcoming Events, Deadlines & More!

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Important Announcements
2. Upcoming Events/Deadlines
3. Summer Programs

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Student Job Opening
  DSPT is looking for a student to coordinate the lunches on Tuesdays. The student would be responsible for planning and preparing the lunches, including set-up and clean-up. This position would be approximately 5 hours/week, with the possibility for additional hours for assisting with other DSPT events. This is a great opportunity, a fun way to earn some extra money, plus – you get free food! A detailed job description and application are available from Elissa at the front desk. Applications are due as soon as possible! If you have any questions, please email them to Elissa at emccormack@dspt.edu.
• Advent Wreath and Pie Fundraiser
  This year, DSPT is holding an Advent Wreath and Pie Fundraiser. We will be offering fresh, handcrafted balsam fir wreaths and homemade pecan and apple pies (baked by Jamie Roberts!). Wreaths are $35 each and pies are $15 each. A percentage of the proceeds for each goes directly to support DSPT! To order a wreath or pie, e-mail your order to DSPT advancement at advancement@dspt.edu. Include your name, complete address, and telephone number. Checks can either be dropped off for Ciel, or mailed to DSPT Advancement, 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley, CA 94708. Orders will be accepted until Friday, November 14. Wreaths will be shipped directly to your home address, while pies may be picked up at DSPT on December 3 and 4 between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. Even if you’re not interested in ordering a wreath or pie, help spread the word! If you have family or friends who would be interested in an Advent wreath or pie, tell them about this sale! For more information, contact Ciel at (510) 883-2085.
• Tri-School Bowling: Cancelled!
  Tri-school bowling, previously scheduled for December 3, has been cancelled. It may be rescheduled for the Spring Semester.
• Next Deadline for Spring Applications: Wednesday, November 26

UPCOMING EVENTS/DEADLINES

• Friday, November 14
  
  Early registration ends.
  
  Last day to place an order for a Advent wreath or pie! (See above.)
  
  Vallejo Theology on Tap: On the Prowl: Spiritual Warfare for Young Adults
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Location: Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant (23 Harbor Way, Vallejo; www.ziofraedos.com)
  Speaker: Fr. Charles Kelly, pastor of St. Anthony’s Parish in Winters and an exorcist appointed by Bishop Weigand for the Diocese of Sacramento. In the past three years, he has performed three exorcisms and about thirty deliverances.“Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in faith…” (1 Pet. 5:8-9)
  
  
• Saturday, November 15
  
  East Bay Catholic Men’s Conference
  Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  Location: Christ the Light Cathedral complex (2121 Harrison Street, Oakland)
  Come hear Fr. Michael Sweeney give the keynote address at the second annual East Bay Catholic Men’s Conference! Join other Catholic men for this conference and gain new insights as to how best live out your vocation in the world. Other speakers include Steve Ruda, Los Angeles Fire Department’s “Firefighter of the Year.” The conference includes lunch, Mass, and a tour of the new Cathedral. Go to www.eastbaymen.org or contact Ed Hopfner at ehopfner@oakdiocese.org for more information.
  
  Ceremony investing Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P. as Master of Sacred Theology
  Time: 10:30 a.m.
  Location: St. Albert’s Priory (5890 Birch Court, Oakland)
  Fr. Augustine Thompson will be officially invested as Master of Sacred Theology (Sacrae Theologiae Magister, or S.T.M.). This degree, the highest awarded by the Dominican Order, has evolved from the final academic degree of the medieval university to a largely honorary degree today. As Church historian, Fr. Augustine has described the history and ceremony of the degree at http://dominican-liturgy.blogspot.com/2008/04/dominican-sacrae-magister-theologiae.html. The ceremony will feature the lecture required of the new master on this occasion. Fr. Augustine has entitled his remarks, “The Soul You Lose May Be Your Own: Historical Reflections on the Theologian and the World.” The ceremony will be preceded at 9:30 a.m. by a Missa cantata in the Dominican rite with Fr. Augustine presiding.
  
  Ernest Becker: A Retrospective
  Time: 6:30 p.m.
  Location: CDSP Common Room
  As he lay dying of cancer in 1974, Ernest Becker, cultural anthropologist and author of The Denial of Death, posited that genuine religion represented the highest level of power and meaning, that giving oneself to God represented the ultimate immortality project. More than 30 years later, a distinguished group of Becker scholars will meet to discuss what they think Becker would have to say today. Panelists include Neil Elgee (President of the Ernest Becker Foundation), Sam Keen (philosopher and author of Hymns to an Unknown God), Daniel Liechty (Professor at Illinois State University), David Loy (Professor at Xavier University, Cincinnati), and Joseph Scimecca (Professor at George Mason University). At 4:00 p.m., the film Flight from Death will be screened. This is an award-winning feature length documentary which provides an excellent introduction to Ernest Becker.
  
  
• Tuesday, November 18
  
  Mass & Lunch at DSPT
  Time: 11:10 a.m.
  
  Mass & Soup Dinner at JSTB
  Time: 5:15 p.m.
  
  Quiddevangelists!
  Time: 5:15 p.m.
  Location: PSR Quad
  GTU Muggles and Wizards alike (including alums and friends) are welcome to join in weekly Quidditch games at PSR (the first seminary to belong to the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association). For more photos and information, see the Facebook Group page of the Graduate Theological Union Quidditch League. You can also see a brief YouTube video of a match at http://www.psr.edu/quidevangelists-psr. BYOB (bring your own broom – some loaners will be available).
  
  Operation: Thank You Phonathon
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Location: DSPT
  Our Annual Fund kick-off is around the corner and we need volunteers to help make calls to all DSPT donors to both thank them for their support of last year’s Annual Fund and to encourage them to give again this year. You as students are some of the best ambassadors for DSPT; donors love to hear from current students about everything that the school is doing! You will be provided with all you need to call donors and enlist their support, including a pizza dinner! If you are interested in signing up, please see Ciel or e-mail advancement@dspt.edu.
  
  
• Wednesday, November 19
  
  Tri-School Bishop’s Mass
  Time: 5:00 p.m.
  Location: PSR Chapel
  Join your fellow students and faculty from JSTB and FST for a Mass with Bishop Allen Vigneron. Mass will be followed by a reception.
  
  Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: Differences and Similarities
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Location: GTU Library Dinner Boardroom
  The Center for Jewish Studies and the Center for Islamic Studies at the GTU present two lecture presentations, moderated by Dr. James A. Donahue (President and Professor of Ethics at the GTU). The presentations are “Speaking of Islamophobia: How, Why, When” by Dr. Sunaina Maira (Professor of Asian-American Studies at UC-Davis) and “Judeophobia and Antisemitism: Mythological Motifs” by Dr. David Biale (Professor of History at UC-Davis). For more information, contact Deborah Cohen (510-649-2482, cjs@gtu.edu) or Som Pourfarzaneh (510-649-2563, cis@gtu.edu).

See the DSPT Academic/Events Calendar here: http://www.dspt.edu/docs/news/calendar_list.asp

SUMMER PROGRAMS

• Learn German this Summer Online
  This program is designed to prepare you for language proficiency exams with an emphasis on reading and translating German. The objective is to have you reading modern scholarly articles in German by the end of the course. No previous language knowledge is required.
  The instructor, who has a background of 6-years of graduate work at a German university and 12-years experience teaching the intensive German course to graduate students, had a high rate of success with his previous online summer course. The majority of students taking the course either passed their German proficiency exam in the fall or had it waived based on their performance in the course.
  The course is given in “real time.” Students can fully participate by listening and speaking, translating and posing questions. The course may be taken from any location; access to the internet and a phone line is required. The time commitment is approximately 30 hours/week. The course fee is $700.
  There is limited space available and applications will be accepted on a “first come, first serve” basis. Applications are currently being accepted, but the final deadline is May 7, 2009.For information and an application write to: Erasmus Academy NY Admissions, 297 Kinderkamack Rd. #150, Oradell, New Jersey 07649. You can also call 210-265-0765 or visit www.languageprodigy.com.