UTC eNews 201230 June Break Week 4
FROM THE ACADEMIC DESK
It is with sadness that we say goodbye to our Courses Administration
Officer, Itu Taito who finishes on Wednesday 4 July. Itu has served the College
admirably and with humour for 6 years and leaves us to explore new ventures.
She takes with her our prayers and very best wishes for what God has in store.
FROM THE FACULTY
Subject outlines are now available on the
Interact site: these contain information about text books and required
readings.
FROM STUDENT ADMINISTRATION
Student Scholarships for Second Session –
applications can be obtained from Student Admin. If you have any enquiries
regarding Scholarship applications for First or Second Session 2012, please
contact Student Admin.
Orientation for new students – this will
be held on Monday 2 July, 10am-2.00pm in G3. Students will be receiving
information regarding their study with CSU as well as meeting Faculty, Library
Staff, the Study Skills Tutor and First Year Mentor. If you’re a current
student, please be sure to make the new students feel welcome.
Orientation for Candidates – will be held on Monday 9
July, 10.30am-12.30pm in G3.
FROM THE COLLEGE SECRETARY
At UTC we are seeking to develop the College’s profile and make the most
of the College’s resources. With this in mind, would you please take a moment
to send me an email (suzannec@nsw.uca.org.au) to
indicate what first prompted you to consider studying at UTC? Was it a
recommendation by word of mouth or email; the Synod website; CSU or UTC
website, facebook or twitter; perhaps an advertisement in Insights; a church
bulletin or some other literature; or an ad on the radio? If you would please
send me a note about how you first came to consider UTC, this will help us in
thinking about how we promote the College. Any ideas you would like to offer
about the College’s communication, are very welcome.
FROM THE CHAPEL
There is no chapel service this week. This week’s lectionary is
Pentecost 5: 2 Samuel 1:1,17-27, Psalm 130, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43,
(Green).
UPCOMING EVENTS
Book Launch of Professor Bruce Mansfield’s Summer is Almost Over at
the Centre for Ministry on Sunday 8 July 2012, 3pm. Summer
is Almost Over is a personal account of Bruce’s ideas behind the
Reformation History courses he conducted at Sydney and Macquarie Universities.
Lecture by Professor Paul Dafydd Jones on “Patience and passion – Christian
theology after Karl Barth” at the Centre for Ministry on Wednesday 11 July
2012, 7.30pm. Paul has written numerous
articles and essays on systematic, political, and constructive theology. The lecture
will be followed by a response by Matthew Wilcoxen and the evening will be
chaired by Ben Myers.
Our Stories: Our Mission – Story Telling Day, Friday 27 July 2012 at
Granville TAFE. This is an opportunity for Uniting Church
Congregations and UnitingCare Services in the Parramatta Nepean Presbytery
region to share their stories and learn more about each other’s services and
mission programmes. To register contact the Presbytery office 9688 3074 or
Chris McAlpine, chrism@pnp.unitingchurch.org.au.
Seminar and lecture by Professor Marcia Bunge on Explorations
of Child Theology: implications for churches, families, schools and mission at
the Centre for Ministry on Wednesday 24 July 2012. An afternoon seminar for
the College will be held from 1.30-3.00pm and a public evening lecture from
7.30pm.
Rev Harry Herbert’s “Director’s Cut” Farewell will be held 2 August
2012, 4.30-7.00pm at the CFM. Rev Herbert is a strong
public voice on issues of injustice and actively advocates on behalf of service
users of UnitingCare. All are welcome to join this evening of reflections and
insights from the retiring Executive Director of UnitingCare. RSVP bjafari@unitingcarenswact.org.au
or ph 9376 0446 by July 24.
The Hannam Student Graduation will be held on Friday 17 August 2012,
4.00-9.30pm in the Dining Room. If you would like to
attend, please contact Sang Taek Lee.
25th Anniversary of the Centre for Ministry – please claim
Sunday 7 October in your diaries to celebrate 25 years of
ministry at the CFM and over 100 years of forming people and transforming lives
within the Burnside property. More details to come.
FOR PRAYER
Rio+20 held 20-22 June 2012 - At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in which
Australia was a part, some $513 billion in funding was committed to achieve a
sustainable future. A wide range of actions were pledged to shape new policies
to promote global prosperity, reduce poverty and advance social equity and
environmental protection. For more information see:
http://environmentalforum.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/rio20-513-billion-pledged-towards.html
and http://www.environment.gov.au/rio/index.html
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Refugee Week held 17-23 June – many
of the positive contributions refugees have made were celebrated. Please
continue to pray for both the survivors and the relatives of those who were
lost in last week’s boat sinking, and for our government - that they can work
together to improve the plight of refugees seeking asylum in Australia.
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