UTC eNews 201160 Week 4

OUR CONTINUED PRAYER With the people of Norway we lament the terrible loss of life, the many injured, the trauma and the scarring of families and nation.  We grieve that this could be associated with our own faith.  We search that our words and witness do not give room to allow or excuse violence or hatred.

                           

VISITORS

There will be a few visitors around next week.  The College is central in a visitation by the Ministerial Education Committee of the Assembly. These reviews take place every five years, and revolve around questions of education for specified and lay ministries. The Visitation Team comprises Jenny Byrnes from Vic/Tas and Vicky Balabanski from S.A.

MINISTERIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE of the ASSEMBLY

The MEC Visitation is to take place from Monday 8 August through to Thursday 11 August.  The Visitation Team consists of – Jenny Byrnes from Vic/Tas and Vicky Balabanski from S.A.

FROM THE FRONT DESK

The Census Date is upon us: please finalize all your classes by August 5^th

Final note for Candidate invoices requiring payment. If they are not submitted by Tuesday, students will incur a HECS debt as UTC needs the invoices to pay CSU. Final date for scholarship applications is 5th August. Remind applicants that scholarships will not be processed until the middle of the semester so they need to pay their fees upfront as the proceeds of the scholarship will be a reimbursement.

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION

Our series of meditations has begun. Each session commences with some breathing exercises, followed by a guided meditation.  Three types of meditation will be introduced. At present we are spending three weeks with mantra style meditations.  This will be followed by Ignatian meditation in which we take up imagination based prayer.  The final weeks of semester will be given over to lectio divina, a form of reading the scriptures in prayer.

The dates and times are

Thursday during semester 12.50-1.30

Starting July 28^th till the final week of semester.

At present we do not plan to meet during the semester break, but that can be renegotiated.

Venue: G1

Simply come: If you need to bring a cushion do so, comfortable loose clothes preferable, smelly shoes outside.

FROM THE ACADEMIC DESK

The timetable for next year is almost complete and will be out this week.

FROM THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION

The Pool Competition is up and running. You can participate at any time you are at UTC. Rules and entry forms are in a pink folder on the pool table. All staff, students, and visitors at UTC are welcome to participate and there will be a prize for the winners in each category.

The Student Association Executive is Salesi Faupula (Senior Student), Bec Lindsay (Chair), Amanda Nicholas (Secretary), John Barker (Treasurer), Steve Lee (outgoing Treasurer) and Suzanne Stanton (Social/Hospitality).

If you are a student at UTC and are not already on our mailing list you are encouraged to email utc.students@gmail.com so we can keep you up to date on meetings and events.

FROM THE DEAN OF CANDIDATES

• Polity 2 is 29 and 30 August
• SMAT 2 is 31 August and 1 September
• Commencement for Ministry Orientation is happening during the Semester on four Monday mornings. 
• Ministerial Education Board Meeting is 4 August in the evening.  Salesi Faupula is the Student Representative on the MEB

UPCOMING EVENTS

• MEC visitation August 8-11.
• RETREAT: August 10 at AWCE from 9.30am to 3.30pm.  This will be on “Creation Spirituality” led by Sister Jacinta Schaler: For more details see Carolyn or posters in the foyer
• Look out for the Messy Church Conference.
• The conference on Atheism is on later in October: See William Emilsen for details.

The newsletter is from the desk of Gerard Moore News items to him by 3.00 pm each Friday gerardm@nsw.uca.org.au