ANTS Student E-News - Friday, April 28, 2006 - EVENT BOARD

In this message
- New Jobs on the Web Site
- "State of Mind: The Intellectual Life of American Catholics"
- Calling all Volunteers! Marriage Equality
- Before the Amen: Resources for Worship - Seeking Contributions

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New Jobs on the Web Site
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Visit the Jobs Board on the ANTS web site at:
http://www.ants.edu/blogs/jobs/index.html

Several new job opportunities were posted this week.

There is a link to the Jobs Board from the ANTS Home page under Student
Quick Links in the right column.

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"State of Mind: The Intellectual Life of American Catholics"
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Sunday, April 30, 2006, 4:00 p.m.

Boston College

The Heights Room, Corcoran Commons

Free and open to the public

617-552-4820

A forum marking the 50th anniversary of historian Msgr. John Tracy
Ellis's influential book, American Catholics and the Intellectual
Life. Presenters: Michael J. Buckley, S.J., University Professor of
Theology, Boston College; M. Cathleen Kaveny, the John P. Murphy
Foundation Professor of Law and Professor of Theology, Notre Dame Law

School; Eugene McCarraher, Assistant Professor of Humanities and
Augustinian Traditions, Villanova University. Moderator: Patricia
DeLeeuw, Associate Academic Vice President, Boston College. Reception

to follow. Tickets are not required, but seating is limited.

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Calling all Volunteers! Marriage Equality
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There are only 16 days left until the Constitutional Convention
scheduled
for May 10th when legislators will consider a constitutional amendment
to
ban same-sex marriage.

We could lose marriage equality in Massachusetts.

Volunteers are critically needed.

Please join us at MassEquality and help ensure that equal marriage
rights
are protected in the Commonwealth. Any amount of time you can commit,
from
one hour to one day, will impact the outcome of this potentially
crippling
vote. Contact Deirdra Dostou, Volunteer Coordinator, with any
questions
at DeirdraDostou@MassEquality.org or (617) 878-2356.

MassEquality Ongoing Volunteer Days
When: Day or Evening, Monday-Friday
Where: MassEquality Office, 11 Beacon Street, Suite 1125, Boston, MA

The tradition continues
Thursday Volunteer Night
When: Thursday Evenings, 5:30pm to 9 PM
Where: MassEquality Office, 11 Beacon Street, Suite 1125, Boston, MA

To sign-up online for any volunteer opportunities please visit
www.massequality.org/events

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Before the Amen: Resources for Worship - Seeking Contributions
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Pilgrim Press will publish Before the Amen! Resources for Worship in
2008. The editors will be Maren C. Tirabassi and Maria I. Tirabassi.

They are seeking contributions of:
- Calls to worship, opening prayers, confessions and assurances of
grace, dedication prayers and litanies which connect to lectionary
scriptures or are seasonally or scripturally based.
- Creative liturgy for Holy Communion and Baptism.
- Scripted readings, short chancel dramas, interesting worship
outlines.
- New words for familiar times (such as Advent Wreath, Tenebrae,
Stewardship Sunday), new styles (yoga or hip hop worship), and new
occasions. (healing services, blessings of the animals)
- Brief unison prayers on special issues. (such as prayer at a time of
natural disaster, prayer after domestic violence, prayer before leaving
for college, prayer for a surrogate parent, etc.)
- We are not looking for music or pastoral prayers.

Deadline: October 1, 2006

For more information and how to contribute see:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2006/042506beforeamen.htm

ANTS E-news
Karen Brockney
617-964-1100 ext. 225
kbrockney@ants.edu

ANTS Student E-News - Friday, April 28, 2006

In this message
- Student Association Election Results
- Study Breaks Next Week
- PHOTO ALBUM: Dedication of the Construction Site for the New Wilson
Chapel - APril 19, 2006
- PHOTO ALBUM and REPORT: Community Day
- Celebration of Faith, Health and Spirituality Ministries - May 2,
2006
- COMPLINE SERVICE ON MAY 2
- Final SA Meeting - May 2
- Seniors Breakfast - May 3

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Student Association Election Results
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Thank you to the 66 students who voted during the voting period this
week. Congrats to next year's SA Exec Members.

Len Hayward has been elected president with 67% of the votes cast and
Sheila Dubose has been elected treasurer with 79% of the votes cast.

Congrats again to next years executive board members who will take over
effective 5/12.

Thanks!
Lella Baker, Chris Findlay and Jeff Lukens
2005 - 2006 SA Executive Board

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Study Breaks Next Week
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Hi Everyone,

Congratulations on being so close to finishing the semester! I know
you're tired as you go into this final stretch. I hope it will be
helpful to once again have the cafeteria open for studying. Beginning
on Monday May 1, the cafeteria will be open until 10 pm each night
through Thursday, May 4. I'll be asking Andy to put refreshments in the
cafeteria beginning on Tuesday night.

I hope that during this time of stress you can keep your eyes on the
goal of ministry that your hard work will lead to. I know that you will
be a blessing to many in your future work. May that knowledge sustain
you through the long nights of reading, writing, and studying.

Take good care,

Nancy

Dr. Nancy Nienhuis
Dean of Students and Community Life

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PHOTO ALBUM: Dedication of the Construction Site for the New Wilson
Chapel - APril 19, 2006
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On April 19, 2006, the Andover Newton community gathered for a Service
of Dedication for the Construction Site of the New Wilson Chapel.

View Photo Album:
http://www.ants.edu/photos/dedication/index.htm

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PHOTO ALBUM and REPORT: Community Day
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ANTS Community Day Gets Students and Faculty off the Hill and Into the
Community

Recently 21 students, 2 deans, and 3 members of the faculty left ANTS
to head into various neighborhoods for a day of hands-on learning and
service. Everyone began the day with a commissioning service in Colby
Chapel, where President Nick Carter sent them off on behalf of the
school.

Read report by Dean of Students, Nancy Nienhuis:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2006/041906cdayreport.htm
View Photo Album:
http://www.ants.edu/photos/communityday2006/index.htm

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Celebration of Faith, Health and Spirituality Ministries - May 2, 2006
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Tuesday, May 2, 2006
5:00 - 6:15 p.m.
Sturtevant, Third Floor

You are invited to an open house and celebration of the FHS ministries
at ANTS on Tuesday, May 2nd from 5 to 6:15 at the Center for Faith,
Health and Spirituality on the third floor of Sturtevant.

Come and thank those who have given so much this year to the FHS
ministries of reiki, labyrinth, ecology, visual arts and sacred circle
dance.

Come and see what Joy Honen has done to brighten up our space. Snacks
and drinks will be served.

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COMPLINE SERVICE ON MAY 2
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A simple compline service (evening prayer) following the prayers of
Glastonbury Abbey will be celebrated in the Meetinghouse on Tuesday
evening, May 2, 2006. 9:15 - 9:45 p.m. Join Professor Burrows and
students from "Readings in Retreat" for this simple and poignant service
marking the end of the day.

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Final SA Meeting - May 2
---------------------------------------------
In the midst of the elections (go vote...takes only a second on
blackboard!), it is also time to gather the agenda items for the final
sa meeting of the year.

when: tuesday, may 2
where: upper noyes
time: noon

come and hear the final plans for our spring events and welcome the sa
exec for 2006 - 2007.

please e-mail all agenda items to lella baker by noon (or so) on
sunday, 4/30.

thanks,
lella

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Seniors Breakfast - May 3
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May 3, 2006
8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
In the Cafeteria

The UCC Fellowship invites all those who are graduating to gather for a
special breakfast.

This year the Senior Breakfast will be held in the cafeteria on May 3
from 8 am to 11 am.

Seniors please feel free to bring your spouse/partner to this farewell
event.

Check your ANTS email for your invitation.

Duane Romberger

Theresa Stirling

ANTS E-news
Karen Brockney
617-964-1100 ext. 225
kbrockney@ants.edu

ANTS Student E-News - Thursday, April 27, 2006

In this message
- Celebration of Faith, Health and Spirituality Ministries - May 2,
2006
- Student Association Minutes Available
- COMPLINE SERVICE ON MAY 2
- Final SA Meeting - May 2

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Celebration of Faith, Health and Spirituality Ministries - May 2, 2006
--------------------------------
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
5:00 - 6:15 p.m.
Sturtevant, Third Floor

You are invited to an open house and celebration of the FHS ministries
at ANTS on Tuesday, May 2nd from 5 to 6:15 at the Center for Faith,
Health and Spirituality on the third floor of Sturtevant.

Come and thank those who have given so much this year to the FHS
ministries of reiki, labyrinth, ecology, visual arts and sacred circle
dance.

Come and see what Joy Honen has done to brighten up our space. Snacks
and drinks will be served.

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Student Association Minutes Available
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The April 18, 2006 minutes of the Student Association are available on
the Web site at:
http://www.ants.edu/community/groups/salt.htm

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COMPLINE SERVICE ON MAY 2
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A simple compline service (evening prayer) following the prayers of
Glastonbury Abbey will be celebrated in the Meetinghouse on Tuesday
evening, May 2, 2006. 9:15 - 9:45 p.m. Join Professor Burrows and
students from "Readings in Retreat" for this simple and poignant service
marking the end of the day.

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Final SA Meeting - May 2
---------------------------------------------
In the midst of the elections (go vote...takes only a second on
blackboard!), it is also time to gather the agenda items for the final
SA meeting of the year.

when: Tuesday, may 2
where: upper noyes
time: noon

come and hear the final plans for our spring events and welcome the SA
exec for 2006 - 2007.

please e-mail all agenda items to lella baker by noon (or so) on
Sunday, 4/30.

thanks,
lella

ANTS E-news
Karen Brockney
617-964-1100 ext. 225
kbrockney@ants.edu

ANTS Student E-News - Wednesday, April 26, 2006

In this message:

- MIX IN '06 Seminary/Graduate Ministry SCHOLARSHIPS
- UU worship This Thursday
- Entering a Congregation: Thriving as a New Pastor
- Invitation to Spring Convocation
- Vote! Student Association Elections
- Being the Change We Want to See
- BTI Summer Courses Catalog AVailable
- Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light Earth Day Forum
- Community Clothing Drive Extended
- COMPLINE SERVICE ON MAY 2
- Evangelicals at ANTS?

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MIX IN '06 Seminary/Graduate Ministry SCHOLARSHIPS
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APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 1

...does your summer include plans to dream?

A DREAM COMING TRUE
Indianapolis-Convention Center-June 21-25, 2006
The Mix in '06 Women's Event is a one time historic gathering of the Disciples of Christ Women's Quadrennial Assembly and The United Church of Christ National Women's Meeting:

discover your dreams - awaken dreams of the holybold vision of God at work on this bluegreen planet - share dreams that you would like to kindle - apply for scholarship support to affirm your dreaming

Scholarships for Graduate Ministry Students Under Care, Theological Faculty and Staff are still available from the Mix in '06 office to help you attend this exciting gathering of women in ministry, leadership, and shared ecumenical reflection and celebration. Consider including a request for funds to help with travel and/or housing costs in addition to registration costs. To apply, download the scholarship documents and return completed forms by May 1, 2006 to the address below, or fax by May 1 to the attention of Dámaris Velez at (216) 736-2281.

Mix in '06 Scholarship Fund
United Church of Christ
Attention: Dámaris Velez
700 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Download the application forms at:
http://www.dreamonsisters.com/scholarships.html

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UU worship This Thursday, April 27
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Dear ANTS community,

Please join us for UU worship this week on Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Meetinghouse. Professor Carol Fontaine will preach, "Just Say NO: Dutiful Dissent to Fundamentalist Theology" and our fellow classmate April Spencer will share a song with us.

Let us worship together and be a positive force for change in our aching world.

Megan and Joanne

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Entering a Congregation: Thriving as a New Pastor - April 27, 2006
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Thursday, April. 27, 2006
9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (with a break for lunch)

-The Pastoral Life as a Good Life
-Pastoral Authority in the United Church of Christ
-Developing Healthy Habits and Practices of Ministry

Leaders: New Clergy Group Facilitators and Newly Ordained Pastors in the
Massachusetts Conference, UCC, and Christina Braudaway-Bauman
Associate for New Clergy Development

More information and registration: http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2005/111705macucc.htm

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Invitation to Spring Convocation - May 18
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Dear ANTS Students:

You are cordially invited to this year's Spring Convocation entitled Saints' Rest: Remembering Sabbath on Thursday, May 18th. Register online at www.ants.edu This is an excellent opportunity to share your ANTS ministries and your Field Ed ministries with churches, alumni/ae, Board of Trustees and others via an Exhibit Table. Even better: Dean Nienhuis will cover exhibitor registration costs of student groups

Together we will explore Protestant and Jewish Sabbath experience, belief and practice in relation to economic justice. We will be join by Dr. Mobley, Dr. K. Jones, Dr. Benefiel, Rabbi Or Rose from Hebrew College, Rev. Laurel Scott from the Interfaith Worker Justice Committee, Dr. Rodney Petersen from the BTI and Dr. Diane Kessler, keynote speaker and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches.

We hope you and your churches will join us! For more info: www.ants.edu Or come to Dabney, Garden Level OR call Ext. 206. We'll set ya up!

Pax,
Rev. Kerrie Harthan

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Vote! Student Association Elections
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Monday, April 24 - Thursday, April 27
Voting for the 2006-2007 Student Association Elections will take place online in Blackboard beginning on Monday, April 24th at 7:30 a.m. through Thursday, April 27th at 7:30 p.m.

Read voting instructions: http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2006/042406vote.htm

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Being the Change We Want to See - Conversations, April 24 - 28
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Over the past few weeks a small group of students has been discussing the issues of our institutional culture or the "unwritten curriculum" here on campus. This impromptu conversation has raised many questions about who we are and how we are seeking to Build the Beloved Community. Because we are aware that there are several other impromptu conversations within the student population addressing this same issue, we would like to open the conversation to the entire student body. We do this in the hope that we can not only find the broken places, but begin repairing the breach in order to truly live into the vision of being the place where the "pioneering leadership that is necessary to transform communities of faith in the 21st century" (ANTS Strategic Plan) is formed.

Each day during the week of April 24th there will be an opportunity for the students to be in dialogue with one another about the "unwritten curriculum". By using a set of focusing questions we will begin defining our current situation and dreaming our ideal situation. We will then be asking participants to name what helps or hinders our movement from where we are to where we want to be. At the end of the week we hope to have as broad a picture as possible which will then guide us in determining what comes next.

For now, this will be a student only conversation. The hope is that we can create safe space for all students who want to be heard.

Meeting Location and Times: Upper Noyes

Monday dinner 5-6PM
Tuesday through Friday lunch 12-1PM

Anyone who can't make it to one of these meetings is encouraged to submit materials via email to Erica Baron at ebaron@ants.edu

Focusing Questions for the Meetings:

-In relationship to being a student here at ANTS

-What is your current situation?

-What is your ideal situation?

-What factors work against your ideal situation?

-What factors work for your ideal situation?

Facilitators at the meetings:

Erica Baron, Stephanie Haskins, Lisa Kemper, Robin Lunn, and Dawn Sorensen

So, please participate in whatever way you can. There will be an opportunity each day for face to face dialogue as well as the option to send an email response to the questions posed. It is only in our united willingness to participate that we can Build the Beloved Community. Let us all Be the Change We Want to See.

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BTI Summer Courses Catalog AVailable
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The BTI Summer Courses Catalog is available on line at:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2006/btisummer06.pdf (PDF)

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Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light Earth Day Forum
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Dear friend of Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light:

Come to MIP&L's 5th Annual Forum in honor of Earth Day! This year's event
will be the evening of April 26 (this coming Wednesday) from 7 p.m. - 8:30
p.m. at Eliot Church in Newton. The keynote speaker is the Rt. Rev. Steven
Charleston, the President and Dean of Episcopal Divinity School and an
environmental advocate. Also, Eric Olson of the Massachusetts Climate Action
Network (MCAN) will give a presentation on clean energy.
<http://www.mipandl.org/pdfs/MIPL.EarthDay.2006.Newton.pdf>; Click here for
the event flyer. <http://www.mipandl.org/events.htm>; Click here to read
more. PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND PRINT the flyer and take it to your congregation
this weekend! Help us spread the word.

Registration is Free. Please help us prepare -- if you plan to attend,
please let us know. Either call, fax, or e-mail our office to RSVP. Please
Let us know your name, your congregation, how we can reach you, and how many
people are in your group. Our contact information is at the end of this
email.

AND, to help you in honoring Earth Day in your congregation and community,
MIP&L has prepared a 4-and-a-half minute PowerPoint presentation for your
use. Download it by
<http://www.mipandl.org/pdfs/MIPL.EarthDay.2006.steps.ppt>; clicking here. It
will give you suggestions on ways to take up this Mutual Ministry of
environmental stewardship in your corner of the world. Show it at your
congregation during April or May at coffee hour -- use a lap top and/or a
projector.

In faith,

Lara

Lara Hoke, M.Div.
Program Director
Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light

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Community Clothing Drive Extended
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At student's request, we have extended "Spring Cleaning" one more week so that you can all go through your wardrobes. Clothing drop-off continues to be in Sturtevant Lounge. If you find something that you like, please feel free to help yourself. Spring Cleaning will end with a pick-up/charity drive on Monday May 1st so your last chance to dropp-off clothes will be Sunday evening. Thank you for your support.

If you have any questions please feel free to email or call Cristina Cabrera, Ecology Minister at
ccabrera@ants.edu 617-872-8275 (cell)

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COMPLINE SERVICE ON MAY 2
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A simple compline service (evening prayer) following the prayers of Glastonbury Abbey will be celebrated in the Meetinghouse on Tuesday evening, May 2, 2006. 9:15 - 9:45 p.m. Join Professor Burrows and students from "Readings in Retreat" for this simple and poignant service marking the end of the day.

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Evangelicals at ANTS?
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"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." Acts 2:42

Evangelicals at ANTS?

Please join us as we regroup the Evangelical Fellowship at ANTS. The group sponsors scholarly, spiritual, and social activities informed by the perspective of the worldwide Evangelical tradition.

If you're interested in joining, or would like to share your thoughts, please e-mail EvFellowship@yahoo.com to let us know of your interest and times you are available to meet on campus. The Evangelical Fellowship at ANTS is affiliated with the Religious and Theological Studies Fellowship of IVCF.

ANTS E-news
Karen Brockney
617-964-1100 ext. 225
kbrockney@ants.edu

ANTS Student E- News - Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - Chapel Today

Chapel Today will be in observance of Yom Hashoah, a Remembrance of the
Holocaust.
The Baal Shem Tov said "Remembrance is the Secret of Redemption" Come
and join us
at 1 p.m. in Colby Chapel for a moving and important remembrance for
the Christian church.
Leaders of the service will be: President Nick Carter, Professor Brita
Gill-Austern,
The Rev. Dirkje Legerstree, Josuha Lawrence, Gail Barrows, Mia Douglas
and Kim Salico-Diehl.

ANTS E-news
Karen Brockney
617-964-1100 ext. 225
kbrockney@ants.edu

ANTS Student E-News - Tuesday, April 25, 2006

In this message
- TOMORROW: Al Qaeda-The Radicalization of Islam in the 21st Century

- TOMORROW: Prom 2006: A Hawaiian Lu'au! - April 26
- BTI Newsletter Available - April 25
- Final SA Meeting - May 2
- STUDENTS: Invitation to Spring Convocation - May 18

REVIEW
- Volunteers Needed for Commencement Luncheon
- Seniors Breakfast - May 3
- Vote! Student Association Elections
- Being the Change We Want to See - Conversations, April 24 - 28
- Border Crossing: Inside Christianity, Islam and Judaism - REGISTER
NOW

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TOMORROW: Al Qaeda-The Radicalization of Islam in the 21st Century
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006
12-1PM
Davis 201

Want to understand Al Qaeda and their motives?

Then come to a presentation by
Karen L. Hernandez-Andrews
ANTS, M.A. in Research Student '07
in Christian-Muslim Understanding

This presentation is in conjunction with Professor Mark Heim's
course, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam, and will consist of a brief
history of how Al Qaeda evolved, the ideology behind the movement, and
an understanding as to how Al Qaeda utilizes the religion of Islam for
political gain.

Karen holds a BA from Wellesley College in Peace and Justice Studies
with a concentration in Islam and understanding conflict in religion.
She did her Honors Thesis on Al Qaeda.

Please bring your lunch and join us.

For questions please contact Mark Heim at _mheim@ants.edu_
(mailto:mheim@ants.edu) , or
Karen L. Hernandez-Andrews at _kandrews@ants.edu_
(mailto:kandrews@ants.edu)

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TOMORROW: Prom 2006: A Hawaiian Lu'au! - April 26
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006
8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Upper Noyes

Come dance the night away during this year's Hawaiian Lu'au Prom. The
tropical event will occur on Wednesday April 26th from 8:00 - 11:00 pm
in Upper Noyes. If the weather permits we'll also spend time in the
quad! Dress as you are or come in spirit wearing your favorite
Hawaiian/tropical clothes and accessories! All members of the ANTS
community (and their friends and families) are welcome to attend!

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BTI Newsletter Available - April 25
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The April 25, 2006 issues of the BTI Newsletter and back issues are now
available on-line at
http://www.bostontheological.org/publications/weekly_newsletter.htm

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Final SA Meeting - May 2
---------------------------------------------
In the midst of the elections (go vote...takes only a second on
blackboard!), it is also time to gather the agenda items for the final
sa meeting of the year.

when: tuesday, may 2
where: upper noyes
time: noon

come and hear the final plans for our spring events and welcome the sa
exec for 2006 - 2007.

please e-mail all agenda items to lella baker by noon (or so) on
sunday, 4/30.

thanks,
lella

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STUDENTS: Invitation to Spring Convocation - May 18
---------------------------------------------
Dear ANTS Students:

You are cordially invited to this year's Spring Convocation entitled
Saints' Rest: Remembering Sabbath on Thursday, May 18th. Register
online at www.ants.edu This is an excellent opportunity to share your
ANTS ministries and your Field Ed ministries with churches, alumni/ae,
Board of Trustees and others via an Exhibit Table. Even better: Dean
Nienhuis will cover exhibitor registration costs of student groups

Together we will explore Protestant and Jewish Sabbath experience,
belief and practice in relation to economic justice. We will be join by
Dr. Mobley, Dr. K. Jones, Dr. Benefiel, Rabbi Or Rose from Hebrew
College, Rev. Laurel Scott from the Interfaith Worker Justice Committee,
Dr. Rodney Petersen from the BTI and Dr. Diane Kessler, keynote speaker
and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches.

We hope you and your churches will join us! For more info:
www.ants.edu Or come to Dabney, Garden Level OR call Ext. 206.
We'll set ya up!

Pax,
Rev. Kerrie Harthan

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Volunteers Needed for Commencement Luncheon
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Volunteers needed to greet and take tickets for the luncheon that
immediately follows graduation in Upper Noyes, May 20,2006 at noon.
Please call or email Judy Brandon if you are able to help. 617-964-1525
or JBrandon @ants.edu

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Seniors Breakfast - May 3
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May 3, 2006
8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
In the Cafeteria

The UCC Fellowship invites all those who are graduating to gather for a
special breakfast.

This year the Senior Breakfast will be held in the cafeteria on May 3
from 8 am to 11 am.

Seniors please feel free to bring your spouse/partner to this farewell
event.

Check your ANTS email for your invitation.

Duane Romberger

Theresa Stirling

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Vote! Student Association Elections
---------------------------------------------
Monday, April 24 - Thursday, April 27
Voting for the 2006-2007 Student Association Elections will take place
online in Blackboard beginning on Monday, April 24th at 7:30 a.m.
through Thursday, April 27th at 7:30 p.m.

Read voting instructions:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2006/042406vote.htm

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Being the Change We Want to See - Conversations, April 24 - 28
---------------------------------------
Over the past few weeks a small group of students has been discussing
the issues of our institutional culture or the "unwritten curriculum"
here on campus. This impromptu conversation has raised many questions
about who we are and how we are seeking to Build the Beloved Community.
Because we are aware that there are several other impromptu
conversations within the student population addressing this same issue,
we would like to open the conversation to the entire student body. We
do this in the hope that we can not only find the broken places, but
begin repairing the breach in order to truly live into the vision of
being the place where the "pioneering leadership that is necessary to
transform communities of faith in the 21st century" (ANTS Strategic
Plan) is formed.

Each day during the week of April 24th there will be an opportunity for
the students to be in dialogue with one another about the "unwritten
curriculum". By using a set of focusing questions we will begin
defining our current situation and dreaming our ideal situation. We
will then be asking participants to name what helps or hinders our
movement from where we are to where we want to be. At the end of the
week we hope to have as broad a picture as possible which will then
guide us in determining what comes next.

For now, this will be a student only conversation. The hope is that we
can create safe space for all students who want to be heard.

Meeting Location and Times: Upper Noyes

Monday dinner 5-6PM
Tuesday through Friday lunch 12-1PM

Anyone who can't make it to one of these meetings is encouraged to
submit materials via email to Erica Baron at ebaron@ants.edu

Focusing Questions for the Meetings:

-In relationship to being a student here at ANTS

-What is your current situation?

-What is your ideal situation?

-What factors work against your ideal situation?

-What factors work for your ideal situation?

Facilitators at the meetings:

Erica Baron, Stephanie Haskins, Lisa Kemper, Robin Lunn, and Dawn
Sorensen

So, please participate in whatever way you can. There will be an
opportunity each day for face to face dialogue as well as the option to
send an email response to the questions posed. It is only in our united
willingness to participate that we can Build the Beloved Community. Let
us all Be the Change We Want to See.

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Border Crossing: Inside Christianity, Islam and Judaism - REGISTER NOW
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**Classes are filling up quickly for this event!

May-June, 2006

Border Crossing: Inside Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
Springtime Evening Classes for Adults
Andover Newton Theological School and Hebrew College

Join us for a series of eye-opening short evening classes to learn
about the three Abrahamic traditions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Study texts from the Quran and the Hebrew Bible, compare Christian and
Jewish thinkers such as Heschel and Neibuhr, understand what
differentiates Evangelicals from fundamentalists and other Christian
denominations and explore the real story of how women in Islam are
building bridges between modernity and tradition.

Muhammad and the Quran: An Introduction to Islamic Thought with
Dr.Tariq Jaffer (Monday, 7:30-9:00 p.m.: May 1, 8, 15, 22; June 5)

Giants of 20th Century Jewish and Christian Thought: Heschel and
Neibuhr with Rabbi Or Rose (Monday, 7:30-9:00 p.m.: May 1, 8, 15, 22;
June 5)

Reading Between the Lines: Jewish Interpretations of the Hebrew Bible
with Rabbi Reuven Cohn (Tuesday, 7:30-9:00 p.m., May 2, 9, 16, 23; June
6)

Biblical Crossroads: Christian and Jewish Approaches to the Book of Job
with Dr. Gregory Mobley (Wednesday, 7:30-9:00 p.m.: May 3, 10, 17, 24;
June 7)

One God, Many Denominations: History and Composition of the Christian
World with Dr. Rodney Petersen (Wednesday, 7:30-9:00 p.m.: May 3, 10,
17, 24; June 7)

Beyond the Veil: Women, Modernization and Islam with Dr. Deina Ali
Abdelkader (Thursday, 7:30-9:00 p.m.: May 4, 11, 18, 25; June 8)

For full course descriptions:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2006/050106icplbordercross.htm

To register:
http://www.interreligiouscenter.org/educational_programs/

ANTS E-news
Karen Brockney
617-964-1100 ext. 225
kbrockney@ants.edu

ANTS Student E-News - Tuesday, April 26 - Yom Hashoah Memorial Services TODAY - SPECIAL NOTICE

----------------------------------------------------------
Yom Hashoah Memorial Service: Prayer Song and Silence - TODAY
----------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
in Berenson Hall, Hebrew College

----------------------------------
Community Worship - Wednesdays - TOMORROW
----------------------------------
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
1:00 p.m. in Colby Chapel

Yom Hashoah Memorial Service led by Carole Fontaine and Brita
Gill-Austern

----------------------------------------------------------
Letter to Dr. David Gordis, President of Hebrew College from Nick
Carter
----------------------------------------------------------
April 4, 2006

Dr. David Gordis
President, Hebrew College

Dear David:

I write in anticipation of the annual commemoration of Yom Ha Shoah to
express the thoughts and prayers of our entire community.

At Andover Newton we will be doing two things to remember Yom Ha Shoah.
First, we will have a delegation of students, faculty and staff who will
attend your program on the 25th. Second, we will have our own chapel
service here on the following day at 1:00PM.

As eager as we are to demonstrate our strong support for the
remembrances within the Jewish community, we are obligated not to
confuse that solidarity with the related but different dynamic each
Christian must face on that day. Sincere reflection on our
responsibility in the face of holocaust is one that demands much of us.
That's why our weekly chapel service on the 26th will once again be
dedicated to Yom Ha Shoah. It is something we must do. We would welcome
visitors from your community to our service, if anyone would feel
comfortable attending, but, regardless, we want you to know that it is
taking place.

For my part, I will fast that day and burn a candle in my office
window.

In the midst of Passover and Easter, we are mindful that there are many
holidays that are important to each of our faiths. In our more honest
moments we acknowledge that we may not be aware of, fully understand, or
feel compelled by one another's celebrations. But for this day, we at
Andover Newton want no one to mistake our awareness, understanding or
our compulsion on this subject.

We remember too.

Fondly,

Nick Carter

ANTS E-news
Karen Brockney
617-964-1100 ext. 225
kbrockney@ants.edu

ANTS Student E-News - Monday, April 24, 2006

NEW
- Volunteers Needed for Commencement Luncheon
- UU worship This Thursday, April 27
- Seniors Breakfast - May 3

TOMORROW
- Vote! Student Association Elections
- SA Meeting - 4/25 - CANCELED
- Journeys on the Hill - YOM HASHOAH Events - April 24 and 25
- UCC Search and Call COnversation for Tuesday, April 25 - POSTPONED
- Black Student Fellowship Chapel - Tuesday, April 25
- Labyrinth Wellness Walks - April 25 and May 3
- Spiritual Journeys With Greg Mobley - Tuesday, April 25
- Worship, Theology and the Arts Celebration/Reception - April 25,
2006
- "Schindler's List" Screening on Holocaust Remembrance Day - April 25

REVIEW
- Being the Change We Want to See - Conversations, April 24 - 28
- Entering a Congregation: Thriving as a New Pastor - April 27, 2006
- Prom 2006: A Hawaiian Lu'au! - April 26
- Al Qaeda-The Radicalization of Islam in the 21st Century - April 26

--------------------------------------------
Volunteers Needed for Commencement Luncheon
--------------------------------------------
Volunteers needed to greet and take tickets for the luncheon that
immediately follows graduation in Upper Noyes, May 20,2006 at noon.
Please call or email Judy Brandon if you are able to help. 617-964-1525
or JBrandon @ants.edu

--------------------------------------------
UU worship This Thursday, April 27
---------------------------------------------
Dear ANTS community,

Please join us for UU worship this week on Thursday at 1 p.m. in the
Meetinghouse. Professor Carol Fontaine will preach, "Just Say NO:
Dutiful Dissent to Fundamentalist Theology" and our fellow classmate
April Spencer will share a song with us.

Let us worship together and be a positive force for change in our
aching world.

Megan and Joanne

----------------------------------------------
Seniors Breakfast - May 3
----------------------------------------------
May 3, 2006
8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
In the Cafeteria

The UCC Fellowship invites all those who are graduating to gather for a
special breakfast.

This year the Senior Breakfast will be held in the cafeteria on May 3
from 8 am to 11 am.

Seniors please feel free to bring your spouse/partner to this farewell
event.

Check your ANTS email for your invitation.

Duane Romberger

Theresa Stirling

--------------------------------------------
Vote! Student Association Elections
---------------------------------------------
Monday, April 24 - Thursday, April 27
Voting for the 2006-2007 Student Association Elections will take place
online in Blackboard beginning on Monday, April 24th at 7:30 a.m.
through Thursday, April 27th at 7:30 p.m.

Read voting instructions:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2006/042406vote.htm

-----------------------------------------
SA Meeting - 4/25 - CANCELED
-----------------------------------------
12:05
Noyes

**The Student Association meeting scheduled for April 25 has been
cancelled***

The final 2005-2006 Student Association meeting will be held on May
2.,
2006.

Thanks, Lella

--------------------------------------------
Journeys on the Hill - YOM HASHOAH Events - April 24 and 25
--------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------
Film: "Hiding and Seeking:Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust"
-------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, April 24, 2006
5:00 p.m. Dinner
5:45 p.m. Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker, Menachem Daum
in Berenson Hall, Hebrew College

----------------------------------------------------------
Memorial Service: Prayer Song and Silence
----------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
in Berenson Hall, Hebrew College

-------------------------------------------
UCC Search and Call COnversation for Tuesday, April 25 - POSTPONED
-------------------------------------------
The conversation scheduled for next Tuesday, April 25, from 9:30 to
11:00 on UCC Search and Call for gay and lesbian candidates is being
postponed to a later date.

-----------------------------------------
Black Student Fellowship Chapel - Tuesday, April 25
-----------------------------------------
1:00 p.m. in Colby Chapel

Wing Yee Lee will be preaching in Black Student Felowship Chapel.

--------------------------
Labyrinth Wellness Walks - April 25 and May 3
---------------------------
Tuesday, April 25
6-9:30 p.m.
Meetinghouse

Wednesday, May 3
2-6 p.m.
Meetinghouse

Are you stressed out by exams and papers? Are you feeling
disconnected? Do you have a place in your life that needs healing? Come
journey to wellness by walking the labyrinth. Even if you have never
walked a labyrinth before, we will be glad to get you started on this
healing path of prayer.

Contact: Martha Bays
Email: mbays@ants.edu

---------------------------------------
Spiritual Journeys With Greg Mobley - Tuesday, April 25
---------------------------------------
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
4:45 - 5:45 p.m. in the President's Home

Six times a year, the President hosts "Spiritual Journeys" in his home.
These informed and intimate gatherings feature a member of the Andover
Newton faculty who shares his or her personal spiritual journey.

---------------------------------------
Worship, Theology and the Arts Celebration/Reception - April 25, 2006
---------------------------------------
Tuesday, April 25
5-6 p.m. in the Meetinghouse

The Community is invited to the Worship, Theology and the Arts
recognition of graduates (MATA and WOTA renewal area) and The ANTS
Community Art Show reception on Tuesday April 25, 5-6pm in the
Meetinghouse. Light refreshments will be served. Contact Judy Medeiros
with questions (jmedeiros@ants.edu or 617-964-1100, ext. 228)

------------------------------------------------------------------
"Schindler's List" Screening on Holocaust Remembrance Day - April 25
------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, April 25 2006
6:00pm - 10:00pm, with 15 minute intermission
Sturtevant Lounge

The Film and Television Fellowship of Andover-Newton invite you to a
screening of "Schindler's List" on Yom Ha'Shoah, Holocaust Remembrance
Day. This academy award winning film by Steven Spielberg details the
struggle of 1,000 Jewish slave workers and the efforts of German factory
owner Oskar Schindler to free them. Haunting, heartbreaking, this is a
film you will never forget.

Please note that this film contains graphic violence and is unsuitable
for children.

Six minutes of silent prayer will follow the film.

Contact: Jason Bachand JBachand@ants.edu

---------------------------------------
Being the Change We Want to See - Conversations, April 24 - 28
---------------------------------------
Over the past few weeks a small group of students has been discussing
the issues of our institutional culture or the "unwritten curriculum"
here on campus. This impromptu conversation has raised many questions
about who we are and how we are seeking to Build the Beloved Community.
Because we are aware that there are several other impromptu
conversations within the student population addressing this same issue,
we would like to open the conversation to the entire student body. We
do this in the hope that we can not only find the broken places, but
begin repairing the breach in order to truly live into the vision of
being the place where the "pioneering leadership that is necessary to
transform communities of faith in the 21st century" (ANTS Strategic
Plan) is formed.

Each day during the week of April 24th there will be an opportunity for
the students to be in dialogue with one another about the "unwritten
curriculum". By using a set of focusing questions we will begin
defining our current situation and dreaming our ideal situation. We
will then be asking participants to name what helps or hinders our
movement from where we are to where we want to be. At the end of the
week we hope to have as broad a picture as possible which will then
guide us in determining what comes next.

For now, this will be a student only conversation. The hope is that we
can create safe space for all students who want to be heard.

Meeting Location and Times: Upper Noyes

Monday dinner 5-6PM
Tuesday through Friday lunch 12-1PM

Anyone who can't make it to one of these meetings is encouraged to
submit materials via email to Erica Baron at ebaron@ants.edu

Focusing Questions for the Meetings:

-In relationship to being a student here at ANTS

-What is your current situation?

-What is your ideal situation?

-What factors work against your ideal situation?

-What factors work for your ideal situation?

Facilitators at the meetings:

Erica Baron, Stephanie Haskins, Lisa Kemper, Robin Lunn, and Dawn
Sorensen

So, please participate in whatever way you can. There will be an
opportunity each day for face to face dialogue as well as the option to
send an email response to the questions posed. It is only in our united
willingness to participate that we can Build the Beloved Community. Let
us all Be the Change We Want to See.

------------------------------------------------------------
Entering a Congregation: Thriving as a New Pastor - April 27, 2006
------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, April. 27, 2006
9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (with a break for lunch)

-The Pastoral Life as a Good Life
-Pastoral Authority in the United Church of Christ
-Developing Healthy Habits and Practices of Ministry

Leaders: New Clergy Group Facilitators and Newly Ordained Pastors in
the
Massachusetts Conference, UCC, and Christina Braudaway-Bauman
Associate for New Clergy Development

More information and registration:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2005/111705macucc.htm

--------------------------------------------
Prom 2006: A Hawaiian Lu'au! - April 26
--------------------------------------------
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Upper Noyes

Come dance the night away during this year's Hawaiian Lu'au Prom. The
tropical event will occur on Wednesday April 26th from 8:00 - 11:00 pm
in Upper Noyes. If the weather permits we'll also spend time in the
quad! Dress as you are or come in spirit wearing your favorite
Hawaiian/tropical clothes and accessories! All members of the ANTS
community (and their friends and families) are welcome to attend!

---------------------------------------
Al Qaeda-The Radicalization of Islam in the 21st Century - April 26
---------------------------------------
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
12-1PM
Davis 201

Want to understand Al Qaeda and their motives?

Then come to a presentation by
Karen L. Hernandez-Andrews
ANTS, MA in Research Student '07
in Christian-Muslim Understanding

This presentation is in conjunction with Professor Mark Heim's
course, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam, and will consist of a brief
history of how Al Qaeda evolved, the ideology behind the movement, and
an understanding as to how Al Qaeda utilizes the religion of Islam for
political gain.

Karen holds a BA from Wellesley College in Peace and Justice Studies
with a concentration in Islam and understanding conflict in religion.
She did her Honors Thesis on Al Qaeda.

Please bring your lunch and join us.

For questions please contact Mark Heim at _mheim@ants.edu_
(mailto:mheim@ants.edu) , or
Karen L. Hernandez-Andrews at _kandrews@ants.edu_
(mailto:kandrews@ants.edu)

ANTS E-news
Karen Brockney
617-964-1100 ext. 225
kbrockney@ants.edu

ANTS Student E- News - April 24, 2006 - EVENTS THIS WEEK

----------------------------------
EVENTS THIS WEEK
-----------------------------------

- Andover Newton Community Art Show: April 17- May 20
- Vote! Student Association Elections
- Being the Change We Want to See - Conversations, April 24 - 28
- Summer Registration EXTENDED

Monday:
- Mens Fellowship
- Student Computer Lab CLOSED on Monday, April 24
- The Health Crisis in the U.S.: A Challenge to Our Churches - April
24
- Sacred Circle Dance - Monday, April 24
- Journeys on the Hill - YOM HASHOAH Events - April 24 and 25

Tuesday:
- Journeys on the Hill - YOM HASHOAH Events - April 24 and 25
- UCC Search and Call COnversation for Tuesday, April 25 - POSTPONED
- SA Meeting - 4/25 - CANCELED
- Black Student Fellowship Chapel
- Labyrinth Wellness Walks - April 25 and May 3
- Spiritual Journeys With Greg Mobley - Tuesday, April 25
- Worship, Theology and the Arts Celebration/Reception - April 25,
2006
- "Schindler's List" Screening on Holocaust Remembrance Day - April 25

Wednesday:
- Choir Rehearsal
- Community Worship - Wednesdays
- Prom 2006: A Hawaiian Lu'au! - April 26
- Al Qaeda-The Radicalization of Islam in the 21st Century - April 26

Thursday:
- UUCANS lunch meeting - Thursdays
- UU Worship - Thursdays
- Walking the Labyrinth - Thursdays
- Thursday Art Night
- Entering a Congregation: Thriving as a New Pastor - April 27, 2006

Friday:
- Yoga - Fridays

--------------------------------------------
Andover Newton Community Art Show: April 17- May 20
--------------------------------------------
The Andover Newton Community Art Show
(Students/Faculty/Staff/Friends/Relatives)
April 17, 2006- Graduation (May 20, 2006)
Reception: April 25

--------------------------------------------
Vote! Student Association Elections
---------------------------------------------
Monday, April 24 - Thursday, April 27
Voting for the 2006-2007 Student Association Elections will take place
online in Blackboard beginning on Monday, April 24th at 7:30 a.m.
through Thursday, April 27th at 7:30 p.m.

Read voting instructions:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2006/042406vote.htm

---------------------------------------
Being the Change We Want to See - Conversations, April 24 - 28
---------------------------------------
Over the past few weeks a small group of students has been discussing
the issues of our institutional culture or the "unwritten curriculum"
here on campus. This impromptu conversation has raised many questions
about who we are and how we are seeking to Build the Beloved Community.
Because we are aware that there are several other impromptu
conversations within the student population addressing this same issue,
we would like to open the conversation to the entire student body. We
do this in the hope that we can not only find the broken places, but
begin repairing the breach in order to truly live into the vision of
being the place where the "pioneering leadership that is necessary to
transform communities of faith in the 21st century" (ANTS Strategic
Plan) is formed.

Each day during the week of April 24th there will be an opportunity for
the students to be in dialogue with one another about the "unwritten
curriculum". By using a set of focusing questions we will begin
defining our current situation and dreaming our ideal situation. We
will then be asking participants to name what helps or hinders our
movement from where we are to where we want to be. At the end of the
week we hope to have as broad a picture as possible which will then
guide us in determining what comes next.

For now, this will be a student only conversation. The hope is that we
can create safe space for all students who want to be heard.

Meeting Location and Times: Upper Noyes

Monday dinner 5-6PM
Tuesday through Friday lunch 12-1PM

-------------------------------------------
Summer Registration EXTENDED
-------------------------------------------
The registration for Summer Session courses period has been extended
until Friday, April 28.

Registration and payment forms available at the Registrar office
http://www.ants.edu/student/registrar/forms/SU06reg.pdf
http://www.ants.edu/student/registrar/forms/SU06pay.pdf

Nayda Aguila, Registrar

--------------------------------
Men's Fellowship - Mondays
--------------------------------
Starting January 30 - end of Spring Semester
Mondays 1pm
Berkeley Room

-------------------------------------------
Student Computer Lab CLOSED on Monday, April 24
-------------------------------------------
The Student Computer Lab will be closed from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on
Monday, April 24.
On that day, Faculty members will be in training - learning about our
new ANTS Connect! e-learning system.
The ANTS community will use ANTS COnnect! next fall to access online
courses.

----------------------------------------------------------------
The Health Crisis in the U.S.: A Challenge to Our Churches - April 24
------------------------------------------------------------------
Why a Health Ministry for Your Church?
Monday, April 24
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Come and join Dr. Sophia Harrell, Interim Director of the
Congregational Health Ministry Program to find out how your church might
better respond to the health crisis today through a congregational
health ministry.

More information:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2006/042406healthcrisis.pdf

-------------------------------------------
Sacred Circle Dance - Monday, April 24
-------------------------------------------
7:00 p.m. in the Meetinghouse

More information:
http://www.ants.edu/academics/theoarts/sacredcircle.htm

-----------------------------------------
SA Meeting - 4/25 - CANCELED
-----------------------------------------
12:05
Noyes

**The Student Association meeting scheduled for April 25 has been
cancelled***

The final 2005-2006 Student Association meeting will be held on May 2.,
2006.

Thanks, Lella

--------------------------------------------
Journeys on the Hill - YOM HASHOAH Events - April 24 and 25
--------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------
Film: "Hiding and Seeking:Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust"
-------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, April 24, 2006
5:00 p.m. Dinner
5:45 p.m. Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker, Menachem Daum
in Berenson Hall, Hebrew College

----------------------------------------------------------
Memorial Service: Prayer Song and Silence
----------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
in Berenson Hall, Hebrew College

-------------------------------------------
UCC Search and Call COnversation for Tuesday, April 25 - POSTPONED
-------------------------------------------
The conversation scheduled for next Tuesday, April 25, from 9:30 to
11:00 on UCC Search and Call for gay and lesbian candidates is being
postponed to a later date.

-----------------------------------------
Black Student Fellowship Chapel - Tuesday, April 25
-----------------------------------------
1:00 p.m. in Colby Chapel

Wing Yee Lee will be preaching in Black Student Felowship Chapel.

--------------------------
Labyrinth Wellness Walks - April 25 and May 3
---------------------------
Tuesday, April 25
6-9:30 p.m.
Meetinghouse

Wednesday, May 3
2-6 p.m.
Meetinghouse

Are you stressed out by exams and papers? Are you feeling
disconnected? Do you have a place in your life that needs healing? Come
journey to wellness by walking the labyrinth. Even if you have never
walked a labyrinth before, we will be glad to get you started on this
healing path of prayer.

Contact: Martha Bays
Email: mbays@ants.edu

---------------------------------------
Spiritual Journeys With Greg Mobley - Tuesday, April 25
---------------------------------------
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
4:45 - 5:45 p.m. in the President's Home

Six times a year, the President hosts "Spiritual Journeys" in his home.
These informed and intimate gatherings feature a member of the Andover
Newton faculty who shares his or her personal spiritual journey.

---------------------------------------
Worship, Theology and the Arts Celebration/Reception - April 25, 2006
---------------------------------------
Tuesday, April 25
5-6 p.m. in the Meetinghouse

The Community is invited to the Worship, Theology and the Arts
recognition of graduates (MATA and WOTA renewal area) and The ANTS
Community Art Show reception on Tuesday April 25, 5-6pm in the
Meetinghouse. Light refreshments will be served. Contact Judy Medeiros
with questions (jmedeiros@ants.edu or 617-964-1100, ext. 228)

------------------------------------------------------------------
"Schindler's List" Screening on Holocaust Remembrance Day - April 25
------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, April 25 2006
6:00pm - 10:00pm, with 15 minute intermission
Sturtevant Lounge

The Film and Television Fellowship of Andover-Newton invite you to a
screening of "Schindler's List" on Yom Ha'Shoah, Holocaust Remembrance
Day. This academy award winning film by Steven Spielberg details the
struggle of 1,000 Jewish slave workers and the efforts of German factory
owner Oskar Schindler to free them. Haunting, heartbreaking, this is a
film you will never forget.

Please note that this film contains graphic violence and is unsuitable
for children.

Six minutes of silent prayer will follow the film.

Contact: Jason Bachand JBachand@ants.edu

---------------------------------
Choir Rehearsal - Wednesdays
----------------------------------
Wednesdays, 11:50 - 12:15 p.m.
Contact Burns Stanfield at 617-288-2291 if you have questions.

----------------------------------
Community Worship - Wednesdays
----------------------------------
1:00 p.m. in Colby Chapel

April 26: Yom Hashoah led by Carole Fontaine and Brita Gill-Austern

--------------------------------------------
Prom 2006: A Hawaiian Lu'au! - April 26
--------------------------------------------
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Upper Noyes

Come dance the night away during this year's Hawaiian Lu'au Prom. The
tropical event will occur on Wednesday April 26th from 8:00 - 11:00 pm
in Upper Noyes. If the weather permits we'll also spend time in the
quad! Dress as you are or come in spirit wearing your favorite
Hawaiian/tropical clothes and accessories! All members of the ANTS
community (and their friends and families) are welcome to attend!

---------------------------------------
Al Qaeda-The Radicalization of Islam in the 21st Century - April 26
---------------------------------------
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
12-1PM
Davis 201

Want to understand Al Qaeda and their motives?

Then come to a presentation by
Karen L. Hernandez-Andrews
ANTS, MA in Research Student '07
in Christian-Muslim Understanding

This presentation is in conjunction with Professor Mark Heim's
course, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam, and will consist of a brief
history of how Al Qaeda evolved, the ideology behind the movement, and
an understanding as to how Al Qaeda utilizes the religion of Islam for
political gain.

Karen holds a BA from Wellesley College in Peace and Justice Studies
with a concentration in Islam and understanding conflict in religion.
She did her Honors Thesis on Al Qaeda.

Please bring your lunch and join us.

For questions please contact Mark Heim at _mheim@ants.edu_
(mailto:mheim@ants.edu) , or
Karen L. Hernandez-Andrews at _kandrews@ants.edu_
(mailto:kandrews@ants.edu)

-------------------------------------
UUCANS lunch meeting - Thursdays
-------------------------------------
Every Thursday, Spring semester 06
12:00 noon - 12:50 p.m.
Small dining room

---------------------------------------------
UU Worship - Thursdays
---------------------------------------------
Thursdays at 1:00 p.m.
In the Meetinghouse

April 27: Professor Carol Fontaine

-------------------------------------------
Walking the Labyrinth - Thursdays
-------------------------------------------
Thursdays
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
The Meetinghouse

-----------------------------
Thursday Art Night
-----------------------------
Art Night continues this semester. Come join an everchanging community
of artists in a safe, no-rules, drop-in open studio on Thursday
evenings, 7-10 pm in the lower studio of the Meetinghouse. All materials
supplied or bring your own art form to work on.

For more information contact Joy (Resident Teaching Artist) at
joyful_i_am@yahoo.com.

------------------------------------------------------------
Entering a Congregation: Thriving as a New Pastor - April 27, 2006
------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, April. 27, 2006
9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (with a break for lunch)

-The Pastoral Life as a Good Life
-Pastoral Authority in the United Church of Christ
-Developing Healthy Habits and Practices of Ministry

Leaders: New Clergy Group Facilitators and Newly Ordained Pastors in
the
Massachusetts Conference, UCC, and Christina Braudaway-Bauman
Associate for New Clergy Development

More information and registration:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2005/111705macucc.htm

--------------------------------
Yoga - Fridays
--------------------------------
Fridays, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Berkeley Room
Stress Reduction and Yoga with Yoga Instructor, Dana Moore. Mats
provided. As a service to ANTS students, Yoga will be free this
semester.
For information and to register, see Judy Medeiros, W105

Karen Brockney
Director of E-Communications
Andover Newton Theological School
210 Herrick Rd.
Newton Center, MA 02459

1-617-964-1100 ext 225
kbrockney@ants.edu

ANTS Student E-News - Friday, April 21, 2006 EVENT BOARD

In this message:

- New Jobs on the Web Site
- UPCOMING EVENTS from the Massachusetts Conference, United Church of Christ
- UPCOMING Events from TABCOM, the American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts
- March for Peace, Justice and Democracy for April 29
- "Steering Your Way Through the Storm: Leadership in Times of Congregational Conflict"
- Lecture: "Answering the Top Ten Lies About Church and State"

-------------------------------------------
New Jobs on the Web Site
-------------------------------------------
Visit the Jobs Board on the ANTS web site at:
http://www.ants.edu/blogs/jobs/index.html

Several new job opportunities were posted this week.

There is a link to the Jobs Board from the ANTS Home page under Student Quick Links in the right column.

----------------------------------------------------------
UPCOMING EVENTS from the Massachusetts Conference, United Church of Christ
----------------------------------------------------------
May 4, 2006

Sabbatical Planning Retreat
http://www.macucc.org/pep/documents/SabbaticalPlanningRetreat5.4.06.pdf
All clergy who are planning a sabbatical are invited to this event to learn how to design a sabbatical plan for themselves and their congregation.

May 6, 2006

Soul at Work: Spirituality in Organizations
http://www.macucc.org/pep/documents/MargaretBenefielMayLayandClergyincolorFINAL.pdf
Join lay leaders and clergy from around the Conference, as we learn together how to live out our faith within different types of organizations.

May 17, 2006

Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Approach to Purposeful Change
http://www.macucc.org/pep/documents/AppreciativeInquiryUpdated.pdf
This day long workshop will introduce participants to the positive and powerful approach of Appreciative Inquiry.

----------------------------------------------------------------
UPCOMING Events from TABCOM, the American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts
----------------------------------------------------------------
Oceanwood Family Work Weekend, May 20 - 21, 2006
In preparation for the 2006 Summer Camping Season Oceanwood is sponsoring a Family Work Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, May 20-21, 2006. We will be getting the camp ready to open for the summer and renovating one of our small Ataloa cabins. This is a great opportunity to meet and fellowship with other supporters of Christian Camping while enjoying a spring weekend in Maine. Lodgings for Friday and Saturday nights as well as breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday will be provided.

To register or for more information please contact John Mulloy at 508-423-4069, e-mail jm01821@verizon.net or Oceanwood/Grotonwood at 978-448-5763, e-mail bill@grotonwood.org.

WAIT ON THE LORD, Spiritual Formation Conference
Presented by American Baptist Churches USA, April 17-20, 2006, Orlando.
Psalm 27:14: "Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!"
More information www.ministerscouncil.com/WaitontheLordInformation.aspx.

-----------------------------------------
March for Peace, Justice and Democracy for April 29
-----------------------------------------
Sponsored by United for Peace and Justice

Join Us on Saturday, April 29, in New York City

Assemble: 22nd Street and Broadway, 10:30AM onward
March: At noon down Broadway to Foley Square
Grassroots action festival: 1:00-6:00PM, Foley Square

There will be a major national mobilization on Saturday, April 29th. The initiating organizations have agreed to work together on this project for several reasons:

-The April 29th mobilization will highlight our call for an immediate end to the war on Iraq. We are also raising several other critical issues that are directly connected to one another.

-It is time for our constituencies to work more closely: connecting the issues we work on by bringing diverse communities into a common project.

-It is important for our movements to help set the agenda for the Congressional elections later in the year. Our unified action in the streets is a vital part of that process.

Please share the April 29th call widely, and please use the links at the end of the call to endorse this timely mobilization and to sign up for email updates.

April 29th Initiating Organizations:
United for Peace and Justice
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
National Organization for Women
Friends of the Earth
U.S. Labor Against the War
Climate Crisis Coalition
Peoples' Hurricane Relief Fund
National Youth and Student Peace Coalition

More info: http://www.april29.org/

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"Steering Your Way Through the Storm: Leadership in Times of Congregational Conflict"
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June 5-8, 2006
9-5 and the evening of June 7

Bement Conference Center
Charlton, MA
www.bementcenter.com

"Walking in the Way," Christian peace-building for Churches is a unique approach to understanding and responding to conflict which teaches the basic skills, theory and theology of conflict transformation while inviting participants to engage their hearts, minds and bodies in the process, opening the way to personal transformation.

We will explore the five facets of congregational life that must be engaged in order for conflict transformation to occur. We will also assist participants in developing a plan to implement these five critical streams of activity in their own congregations. Come walk with us as we explore "Walking in the Way."

Who should come? All pastors, interims, seminarians, denominational representatives, especially those actively involved with parish ministry and others who want to have a better understanding of conflict, their own reaction to it, and how it can be used as a positive force for transformation.

Cost is $500 (does not include accommodations)

Contact:
The Brookfield Institute
Karen Nell Smith
E-mail: choresis@verizon.net
Phone: 508-331-3081

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Lecture: "Answering the Top Ten Lies About Church and State" - April 30
*--------------------------------------------
Sunday, April 30
3:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church in Newton

J. Brent Walker, Executive DIrector of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, will speak on "Answering the Top Ten Lies About Church and State."

ANTS E-news
Karen Brockney
617-964-1100 ext. 225
kbrockney@ants.edu

ANTS Student E-News - Friday, April 21, 2006

In this message:

- Vote! Student Association Elections
- Summer Registration EXTENDED
- Being the Change We Want to See - Conversations
- Sacred Circle Dance
- UCC Search and Call COnversation for Tuesday, April 25 - POSTPONED
- Journeys on the Hill - YOM HASHOAH Events
- Student Computer Lab CLOSED on April 24
- Spiritual Journeys With Greg Mobley
- Worship, Theology and the Arts Celebration/Reception
- Prom 2006: A Hawaiian Lu'au!
- New Jobs on the Web Site
- Labyrinth Wellness Walks

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Vote! Student Association Elections
---------------------------------------------
Monday, April 24 - Thursday, April 27
Voting for the 2006-2007 Student Association Elections will take place
online in Blackboard beginning on Monday, April 24th at 7:30 a.m.
through Thursday, April 27th at 7:30 p.m.

Read voting instructions:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2006/042406vote.htm

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Summer Registration EXTENDED
-------------------------------------------
The registration for Summer Session courses period has been extended
until Friday, April 28.

Registration and payment forms available at the Registrar office
http://www.ants.edu/student/registrar/forms/SU06reg.pdf
http://www.ants.edu/student/registrar/forms/SU06pay.pdf

Nayda Aguila, Registrar

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Being the Change We Want to See - Conversations, April 24 - 28
---------------------------------------
Over the past few weeks a small group of students has been discussing
the issues of our institutional culture or the "unwritten curriculum"
here on campus. This impromptu conversation has raised many questions
about who we are and how we are seeking to Build the Beloved Community.
Because we are aware that there are several other impromptu
conversations within the student population addressing this same issue,
we would like to open the conversation to the entire student body. We
do this in the hope that we can not only find the broken places, but
begin repairing the breach in order to truly live into the vision of
being the place where the "pioneering leadership that is necessary to
transform communities of faith in the 21st century" (ANTS Strategic
Plan) is formed.

Each day during the week of April 24th there will be an opportunity for
the students to be in dialogue with one another about the "unwritten
curriculum". By using a set of focusing questions we will begin
defining our current situation and dreaming our ideal situation. We
will then be asking participants to name what helps or hinders our
movement from where we are to where we want to be. At the end of the
week we hope to have as broad a picture as possible which will then
guide us in determining what comes next.

For now, this will be a student only conversation. The hope is that we
can create safe space for all students who want to be heard.

Meeting Location and Times: Upper Noyes

Monday dinner 5-6PM
Tuesday through Friday lunch 12-1PM

Anyone who can't make it to one of these meetings is encouraged to
submit materials via email to Erica Baron at ebaron@ants.edu

Focusing Questions for the Meetings:

-In relationship to being a student here at ANTS

-What is your current situation?

-What is your ideal situation?

-What factors work against your ideal situation?

-What factors work for your ideal situation?

Facilitators at the meetings:

Erica Baron, Stephanie Haskins, Lisa Kemper, Robin Lunn, and Dawn
Sorensen

So, please participate in whatever way you can. There will be an
opportunity each day for face to face dialogue as well as the option to
send an email response to the questions posed. It is only in our united
willingness to participate that we can Build the Beloved Community. Let
us all Be the Change We Want to See.

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Sacred Circle Dance - Monday, April 24
-------------------------------------------
7:00 p.m. in the Meetinghouse

More information:
http://www.ants.edu/academics/theoarts/sacredcircle.htm

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UCC Search and Call COnversation for Tuesday, April 25 - POSTPONED
-------------------------------------------
The conversation scheduled for next Tuesday, April 25, from 9:30 to
11:00 on UCC Search and Call for gay and lesbian candidates is being
postponed to a later date.

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Journeys on the Hill - YOM HASHOAH Events - April 24 and 25
--------------------------------------------
Journeys on the Hill (ANTS-HC inter-religious student fellowship)
would like to bring to your attention to three very special programs
devoted to Holocaust Remembrance Day (see below). Holocaust
Remembrance Day (also known by its Hebrew name "Yom Ha'shoah") begins
this Monday night and continues through Tuesday night (4/24-25).

We invite all ANTS students and faculty to join in these events.
Please mark your calendars. We hope you will join us.

Blessings,
MaryHelen Gunn (Andover Newton)
Chaim Koritzinsky (Hebrew College)
Alyson Solomon (Hebrew College)
P.S. To learn more about Holocaust Remembrance Day, you can look at
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/yomhashoah.html

1. DOCUMENTARY FILM "HIDING AND SEEKING" AND DISCUSSION WITH DIRECTOR
"Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust"
Monday, April 24
5:00pm-8:00pm
Berenson Hall, Hebrew College
Free, kosher dinner
The film tracks the emotional journey taken by Menachem Daum, his
wife, and their two adult sons back to Poland to try and find the
Polish family that hid and saved Menachem's in-laws during the War.
We also have the privilege of welcoming Menachem (the writer,
director, and film subject) who will be traveling from New York City
to join us for the film and discussion.

See PBS website for more info:
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/hidingandseeking (or see the short
synopsis pasted below)*

Questions: Contact Chaim Koritzinsky at le-chaim@comcast.net or
MaryHelen Gunn at marlenspirit@gmail.com

2. HEBREW COLLEGE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL PROGRAM
Tuesday, April 25 1:30-2:30pm
Berenson Hall, Hebrew College
Andover Newton students and faculty cordially welcome
Questions? Contact Alyson Solomon at alysonsolomon@yahoo.com

3. FILM SCREENING: "SCHINDLER'S LIST"
Tuesday, April 25 6:00pm - 10:00pm, with a 15 minute intermission
Sturtevant Lounge at Andover Newton
The Film and Television Fellowship of Andover-Newton invites you to
join us for a screening of "Schindler's List" on Yom Ha'Shoah,
Holocaust Remembrance Day. This Academy award-winning film by Steven
Spielberg is haunting, heartbreaking, and unforgettable. Please note
that this film contains graphic violence and is unsuitable for
children.
Six minutes of silent prayer and reflection will follow the film.
Questions? Contact: Jason Bachand JBachand@ants.edu

*ABOUT "HIDING AND SEEKING"
"Hiding and Seeking" tells the story of a Jewish father who tries to
alert his adult sons to the dangers posed by defenders of the faith
who preach intolerance of the "other" and who feel compelled to create
impenetrable barriers between "us" and "them."

To broaden their views he takes them on a highly charged emotional
journey to Poland. To his sons, like many offspring of Polish
Holocaust survivors, this is a country that will always be associated
with anti-Semitism. It is here that he introduces his sons to Poles
who personify the highest levels of exemplary behavior.

The highlight of their journey comes when they track down the Polish
farm family who risked their lives to hide the sons' grandfather for
more than two years during the Holocaust. This encounter and its
aftermath lead the sons to at least consider their father's viewpoint
more seriously.

In the course of telling its compelling and dramatic story, "Hiding
and Seeking" explores the Holocaust's effect on faith in God as well
as its impact on faith in our fellow human beings. Filmed in
Jerusalem, Brooklyn and Poland, the film focuses on the filmmaker's
attempt to heal the wounds of the past by stopping the transmission of
hatred from generation to generation.

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Student Computer Lab CLOSED on April 24
-------------------------------------------
The Student Computer Lab will be closed from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on
Monday, April 24.
On that day, Faculty members will be in training - learning about our
new ANTS Connect! e-learning system.
The ANTS community will use ANTS COnnect! next fall to access online
courses.

Stay tuned for more information about ANTS Connect! soon.

Karen Brockney
Director of E-Communications
kbrockney@ants.edu

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Spiritual Journeys With Greg Mobley - Tuesday, April 25
---------------------------------------
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
4:45 - 5:45 p.m. in the President's Home

Six times a year, the President hosts "Spiritual Journeys" in his home.
These informed and intimate gatherings feature a member of the Andover
Newton faculty who shares his or her personal spiritual journey.

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Worship, Theology and the Arts Celebration/Reception - April 25, 2006
---------------------------------------
Tuesday, April 25
5-6 p.m. in the Meetinghouse

The Community is invited to the Worship, Theology and the Arts
recognition of graduates (MATA and WOTA renewal area) and The ANTS
Community Art Show reception on Tuesday April 25, 5-6pm in the
Meetinghouse. Light refreshments will be served. Contact Judy Medeiros
with questions (jmedeiros@ants.edu or 617-964-1100, ext. 228)

--------------------------------------------
Prom 2006: A Hawaiian Lu'au! - April 26
--------------------------------------------
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Upper Noyes

Come dance the night away during this year's Hawaiian Lu'au Prom. The
tropical event will occur on Wednesday April 26th from 8:00 - 11:00 pm
in Upper Noyes. If the weather permits we'll also spend time in the
quad! Dress as you are or come in spirit wearing your favorite
Hawaiian/tropical clothes and accessories! All members of the ANTS
community (and their friends and families) are welcome to attend!

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New Jobs on the Web Site
-------------------------------------------
Visit the Jobs Board on the ANTS web site at:
http://www.ants.edu/blogs/jobs/index.html

Several new job opportunities were posted this week.

There is a link to the Jobs Board from the ANTS Home page under Student
Quick Links in the right column.

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Labyrinth Wellness Walks
-----------------------------------
Tuesday, April 25 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 3 2-6 p.m.
The Meetinghouse

Are you stressed by exams and papers?
Are you feeling disconnected?
Do you have a place in your life that needs healing?

Come journey to wellness by walking the labyrinth. Even if you have
never walked a labyrinth before, we will be glad to get you started on
this healing path of prayer. Questions? Contact Martha Bays at
mbays@ants.edu.

ANTS E-news
Karen Brockney
617-964-1100 ext. 225
kbrockney@ants.edu

ANTS Student E- News - Friday, April 20, 2006

NEW
- Vote! Student Association Elections
- Joanne Giannino Wins Skinner Sermon Award
- Summer Registration EXTENDED
- Being the Change We Want to See - Conversations, April 24 - 28
- Sacred Circle Dance - Monday, April 24
- UCC Search and Call COnversation for Tuesday, April 25 - POSTPONED
- Entering a Congregation: Thriving as a New Pastor - April 27, 2006
- Black Student Fellowship Chapel - Tuesday, April 25

REVIEW
- EARTH WEEK - April 17 - 23
- "Sweet the Sound" Concert in Harvard's Memorial Church - April 21
- AGAPE Community Pot Luck Dinner
- A.N.T.S. EXTREME MAKEOVER
- Student Computer Lab CLOSED on April 24

--------------------------------------------
Vote! Student Association Elections
---------------------------------------------
Monday, April 24 - Thursday, April 27
Voting for the 2006-2007 Student Association Elections will take place
online in Blackboard beginning on Monday, April 24th at 7:30 a.m.
through Thursday, April 27th at 7:30 p.m.

Read voting instructions:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2006/042406vote.htm

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Joanne Giannino Wins Skinner Sermon Award
--------------------------------------------
Congratulations to ANTS student Joanne Giannino on winning the Skinner
Sermon Award which is presented annually to the preacher of the sermon
best expressing Unitarian Universalism's social principles.

The Skinner Sermon Award honors the late dean of the Tufts College
School of Religion in Medford, MA. Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1881,
Clarence Skinner was a major voice of prophetic religious liberalism.

The award was open to any Unitarian Universalist layperson, religious
educator, or minister, and was established to stimulate preaching
concerned with the social implications of religion-particularly needed
in this period of history. Criteria employed in judging the sermons
include: grasp of the subject, religious depth, originality, conviction,
and understanding of other perspectives. These qualities are also
considered: prophecy and timeliness, courage, personal involvement,
strong argument, orientation to action, and inspiration.

More information: http://www.uua.org/awards/skinner.html

-------------------------------------------
Summer Registration EXTENDED
-------------------------------------------
The registration for Summer Session courses period has been extended
until Friday, April 28.

Registration and payment forms available at the Registrar office
http://www.ants.edu/student/registrar/forms/SU06reg.pdf
http://www.ants.edu/student/registrar/forms/SU06pay.pdf

Nayda Aguila, Registrar

---------------------------------------
Being the Change We Want to See - Conversations, April 24 - 28
---------------------------------------
Over the past few weeks a small group of students has been discussing
the issues of our institutional culture or the "unwritten curriculum"
here on campus. This impromptu conversation has raised many questions
about who we are and how we are seeking to Build the Beloved Community.
Because we are aware that there are several other impromptu
conversations within the student population addressing this same issue,
we would like to open the conversation to the entire student body. We
do this in the hope that we can not only find the broken places, but
begin repairing the breach in order to truly live into the vision of
being the place where the "pioneering leadership that is necessary to
transform communities of faith in the 21st century" (ANTS Strategic
Plan) is formed.

Each day during the week of April 24th there will be an opportunity for
the students to be in dialogue with one another about the "unwritten
curriculum". By using a set of focusing questions we will begin
defining our current situation and dreaming our ideal situation. We
will then be asking participants to name what helps or hinders our
movement from where we are to where we want to be. At the end of the
week we hope to have as broad a picture as possible which will then
guide us in determining what comes next.

For now, this will be a student only conversation. The hope is that we
can create safe space for all students who want to be heard.

Meeting Location and Times: Upper Noyes

Monday dinner 5-6PM
Tuesday through Friday lunch 12-1PM

Anyone who can't make it to one of these meetings is encouraged to
submit materials via email to Erica Baron at ebaron@ants.edu

Focusing Questions for the Meetings:

-In relationship to being a student here at ANTS

-What is your current situation?

-What is your ideal situation?

-What factors work against your ideal situation?

-What factors work for your ideal situation?

Facilitators at the meetings:

Erica Baron, Stephanie Haskins, Lisa Kemper, Robin Lunn, and Dawn
Sorensen

So, please participate in whatever way you can. There will be an
opportunity each day for face to face dialogue as well as the option to
send an email response to the questions posed. It is only in our united
willingness to participate that we can Build the Beloved Community. Let
us all Be the Change We Want to See.

-------------------------------------------
Sacred Circle Dance - Monday, April 24
-------------------------------------------
7:00 p.m. in the Meetinghouse

More information:
http://www.ants.edu/academics/theoarts/sacredcircle.htm

-------------------------------------------
UCC Search and Call COnversation for Tuesday, April 25 - POSTPONED
-------------------------------------------
The conversation scheduled for next Tuesday, April 25, from 9:30 to
11:00 on UCC Search and Call for gay and lesbian candidates is being
postponed to a later date.

------------------------------------------------------------
Entering a Congregation: Thriving as a New Pastor - April 27, 2006
------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, April. 27, 2006
9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (with a break for lunch)

-The Pastoral Life as a Good Life
-Pastoral Authority in the United Church of Christ
-Developing Healthy Habits and Practices of Ministry

Leaders: New Clergy Group Facilitators and Newly Ordained Pastors in
the
Massachusetts Conference, UCC, and Christina Braudaway-Bauman
Associate for New Clergy Development

More information and registration:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2005/111705macucc.htm

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Black Student Fellowship Chapel - Tuesday, April 25
-----------------------------------------
1:00 p.m. in Colby Chapel

Wing Yee Lee will be preaching in Black Student Felowship Chapel.

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Journeys on the Hill - YOM HASHOAH Events - April 24 and 25
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Film: "Hiding and Seeking:Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust"
-------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, April 24, 2006
5:00 p.m. Dinner
5:45 p.m. Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker, Menachem Daum
in Berenson Hall, Hebrew College

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Memorial Service: Prayer Song and Silence
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
in Berenson Hall, Hebrew College

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EARTH WEEK - April 17 - 23
--------------------------------------------
EARTH WEEK 2006 - CALENDAR of EVENTS
View calendar online:
http://www.ants.edu/community/events/2006/041706earthweek.pdf

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TOMORROW: Friday, April 21:
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1:30-1:50pm Blessing of Gardens behind Fuller/Kendall
6:30-10:00pm Agape Dinner & Movie Night:
The Day After Tomorrow (a movie dealing w/Climate
Change)
6:00pm Spring Cleaning Ends (Mon 4/17-Fri 4/21)

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Saturday, April 22
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10am Spring Cleaning Pick-up
9:00-5:00pm Sturtevant Extreme Makeover

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"Sweet the Sound" Concert in Harvard's Memorial Church - April 21
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ANTS Professor Matthew Myer Boulton's "American roots sacred music"
ensemble -- featuring Burns Stanfield! -- will be performing at
Harvard's Memorial Church (Harvard Yard) on Friday, April 21, at 7:30pm.
The performance is free; donations to the Memorial Church's community
grants fund will be kindly accepted.

Come out and sing the old, old songs!

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AGAPE Community Pot Luck Dinner
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A STUDENT LIFE EVENT

April 21st
6:30pm
Sturtevant Hall

Co-Sponsored by
The Ecology Ministry & The Men's Fellowship

Following the Agape:
Film & Television Fellowship & Ecology Ministry Presents

"The Day After Tomorrow"
The Movie

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A.N.T.S. EXTREME MAKEOVER
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Saturday April 22nd 2006
10am - 4pm
Sturtevant Lounge

"It will be Fantastic" - Rose Tyler

"We will be transformed" - Paul Tarsus

Come one; Come all with people and resources. Come to Sturtevant; help
transform our space into someplace we can all enjoy more!

Sponsored in part by: The Men's Fellowship, the Ecology Ministry, the