UPCOMING EVENTS
CONSORTIUM'S UPCOMING EVENTS:
| Oct. 9 |
Colloquiam for the Friends of the Consortium
Joseph Grieboski, Founder and President of the Institute on Religion and Public Policy, will speak to the evening's guests about, "What is So Scary about Freedom of Religion?" The Meeting will begin at 7:00 pm and coffee and dessert will be served with the presentation. The event will be held at the Cosmos Club. For more information, please call the Consortium office at 202-832-2675. |
| Nov. 5 |
Consortium Ecumenism Award Ceremony
Most Rev. Walter Sullivan, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond will receive the award at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond. |
| Nov. 8 |
Consortium Interdisciplinary, Interdenominational Workshop on Religion and Science: Divine and Human Action in an Emergent World
Join area scholars, teachers and church leaders to discuss issues related to this topic, such as: how do the sciences of particle physics, ecology and chaos theory help illuminate the mystery of God's presence and work? The workshop will be held at WTU from 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM. To register, please call the Consortium office at 202-832-2675. |
CONSORTIUM'S FEATURED
MEMBER EVENTS:
| June 2, Ongoing |
Exhibit, "Remembering John Wesley: An Exhibition Celebrating the 300th Anniversary of his Birth." Dr. Kenneth E. Rowe, curator of the gallery and Professor of Church History, will present a gallery talk on July 1 at 5:00 pm. The exhibit will be displayed from June 2, 2003 through July 25, 2005. Gallery hours are Monday -Thursday, 11 am - 5 pm, Friday, 11 am - 4 pm. It is closed on weekends and holidays. The gallery is located on the Wesley Theological Seminary camplus in the Kresge Academic Building. For more information, please call: 202-885-8674 or e-mail: dsokolove@wesleysem.edu. |
| Oct. 9-12 |
Ecumenical Work Group: "Reconciliation Project: Embracing Differences." Teams of highly motivated leaders will present this project at the College of Preachers to do biblical and theological study on reconciliation, and to learn from leaders here in DC with strong social justice ministries. Each team willl develop its own project to begin back home and then participants will reconvene in May of 2004 to report on the sucess of their projects and to be stimulated by more study, reflection, and group work. However, the second meeting will emphasize global cooperation.
For more information about the Reconciliation Project, please visit: www.collegeofpreachers.org or contact Joan Roberts, College Registrar, at 202-537-6381.
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| Oct. 15 |
Panel Discussion, "The Challenge of Peace Twenty Years Later: Avenues of Hope for Shaping a Peaceful World." Woodstock celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the U.S. Catholic Bishop's peace pastoral in a world context that has changed radically since 1983. Dr. John Borellli, Associate Director of th "Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will moderate the discussion. Panelists include: Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, Cynthia Sampson, and Dr. William F. Vendley. The discussion will begin at 8:00 pm in the Bunn Intercultural Center Auditorium at Georgetown Universtiy. For more information about this free event, please visit http://www.georgetown.edu/centers/woodstock/ |
| Oct. 19 |
Music, Gettysburg! Felix Hell will play organ at 4:00 pm in the chapel at LTSG. For more information, please email jspangler@ltsg.edu or visit www.ltsg.edu. |
| Oct. 20-21 |
Workshop, "Evil: Biblical, Theological, Ethical, and Pastoral Perspectives."
The workshop will be led by Samuel Balentine, Professor of Old testament Studies, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond; Dawn DeVries, Professor of Systematic Theology, Union-PSCE; Katie Geneva Cannon, Professor of Christian Ethics, Union-PSCE; Charles Brown, Professor of Pastoral Theology, Union-PSCE.
It will address evil as a relational entity that affects our understanding of God, each other, creation, and goodness.
Tuition cost is $130, for more information, please call: Sheila Partin at 800-229-2990, ext. 301.
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| Oct. 31 |
Continuing Education For Clergy and Lay Leaders: 'Fridays at the Seminary, What Does the Archbishop of Canterbury Think?' The reflection series will consider the work of Archbishop Rowan Williams, widely recognized as an important theologian of our time. Dr. Jeffrey Hensley, theologian at Virginia Seminary, will introduce participants to the theological world-view of the new Archbishop. For more information please call 703-461-1752 or e-mail LTE@vts.edu. |
| Nov. 18 |
InterFaith Concert: "A Celebration of the Sacred in Song, Dance and Chant." 7:30-9:30 pm at teh Washington National Cathedral (Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, NW). REpresentatives from each of InterFaith's nine member faith traditions gather for an evening of sacred music and dance centered around the theme of "Let there be peace on Earth." For more information, please call the InterFaith Conference at 202-234-6300, or email them at: ifc@ifcmw.org. |
| Nov. 20 |
Continuing Education for Preachers: "Preaching Perspectives for Advent/Christmas/Epiphany." Rev. Dr. Mark Vitalis Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and Rev. Kathy Vitalis Hoffman, Visiting Instructor in Preaching, Spring 2003 VTS, will present the workshop. The session will be held from 9:00 am - 2:30 pm in Valentine Hall. For more information, please call 717-334-6286 ext. 2121 or visit www.ltsg.edu |
| Nov. 30 |
Music, Gettysburg! Advent Vespers in the chapel at LTSG beginning at 7:30 pm. For more information, please email jspangler@ltsg.edu or visit www.ltsg.edu. |
| Jan. 13 |
The Rev. Dr. martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Service: "Repentance and Reconciliation--A Non-Violent Struggle." This annual event sponsored by the InterFaith Conference to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will focus on the process of repentance and reconciliation in overcoming racism in our congregations. It will be held at St. John the Evangelist Church (10103 Georgia Road, Silver Spring, MD) from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm. Attendance is free, and an offering in support of Dr. King's vision will be collected. For more information please call 202-234-6300 or visit www.ifcmw.org. |
| Feb. 11-12 |
Continuing Education Event: "Discovering Your Spiritual Path in Your Story, Your Ministry and Your Work." Led by Dr. John Shea, Pastoral Institute of Loyola University, Chicago, the event will be held at VTS. For more information, please call 703-461-1752 or email LTE@vts.edu. |
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