April 24, 2009
Kairos A Publication of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Community
By Carol Schmidt, MDiv Senior
Last week I returned to Austin for a meeting
of seniors, and because it was a Tuesday, I arrived
early to attend Chapel. Chapel was, for me, one of
the best parts of seminary. Especially Tuesday
Chapel, where in the passing of the peace and com-
munion could be seen and felt and tasted the goal of
all our words and works and hopes. Chapel was the
constant each week, even at times when it seemed
as if all the world around me had gone nuts. No
matter how tough the week, still there was Chapel.
When I entered seminary nearly five years
ago, I imagined that it would be much like going to a
monastery with learning, and I was particularly ex-
cited about going to chapel during the week. While I
was wrong about the monastery part, chapel did play
an important role in my education. It didn’t replace
Sunday worship with my congregation, but did ac-
centuate the difference between worship where
women are fully included and where we are not.
Each week was like moving between two very differ-
ent worlds, the one in Austin and the other at home.
During my first year, many people attended
Chapel – students, staff, and faculty – and Ted regu-
larly preached at Thursday Chapel. It was one of
the most amazing years of my life. I enjoyed going
in with others and finding a seat in a pew, the
warmth of collective bodies warming the cold stone
chapel walls. As the organ began to sound, the peo-
ple began to glow and the warm light from within re-
flected in the walls, increasingly reverberant until the
voices of all gathered joined in exuberant worship.
New Kairos Editor!
The Kairos Editor for the 2009-10
School year will be Mary Elizabeth Prentice!
Congratulations, Mary Elizabeth. We look for-
ward to your leadership and creativity.
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The light filled the space, causing its bounds to
rhythmically expand and contract until the voice
lights were delightfully dancing in hues of purple and
reddish-orange. In that light was the smell of God
and the feel of having entered into an ancient song,
an eternal being, a new life that has always been.
Chapel is where I first heard women preach-
ing and saw them serving communion. Their voices
were so confident. It wasn’t unusual during my first
semester to feel tears flowing down my cheeks dur-
ing chapel and my thoughts were something like
this: “They know something here that we don’t know;
I need to learn it and take it back to my church.”
There was a vision radiating from Austin Seminary
and I wanted to take in as much as I could and carry
it to others.
A large part of that vision included the open-
ness to questions. When I first knew that I should go
to seminary, I talked to my pastor about going to one
affiliated with our church and he told me that I could-
n’t ask my questions there, but that he had heard
good things about the Presbyterian seminary in Aus-
tin. One of the greatest values of an education at
Austin Seminary is the openness in the classroom to
all questions; a willingness to look at theological and
relational issues from as many possible positions or
angles as we can imagine. That flexibility and open-
ness to different approaches and solutions is both a
strength of the seminary and a great source of hope
for the future of church and its ability to change, as
well as effect change in the world. And the open-
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Inside This Issue
Chapel Schedule 2 Sally’s Page: The B Word & Buddies 7
Announcements & Events 2 What I Learned in Seminary Today 8
Elections Results and Information 4-5 Weekly Calendar 9
The Crosses 6 Austin Seminary Pie 10
© 2009 Austin Presbyterian
Theological Seminary
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Commencement
Chapel Schedule
April 27—May 1

Corner
Monday: Service of the Word Mark your calendars!
Jamye Dunlap, preacher

Tuesday: Service of Word and Baccalaureate

Sacrament, Rev. Kristin Sat., May 23
Saldine, preacher 6:00 p.m.
Thursday: Morning Prayer Service
Student-led Commencement
Sun., May 24
Friday: Service of the Word 2:30 p.m.
Matthew Pyeon, preacher

Senior MDiv students preach in chapel on Both Events Will Be Held At

Monday this week. University Presbyterian Church

See Alison in the dean’s office

Backyard Spirituality with Michael Jinkins
On Friday, May 1, Dean Michael Jinkins
is hosting a gathering of students at his home,
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. You're invited to come and
spend this May Day reflecting on and engaging
in spiritual practice that Michael has found
meaningful. Space is limited, so register your
interest soon by signing up at the McCord desk.
Contact Mari Lyn Jones for more information.
This is the third in a series of opportuni-
ties introduced by Still Small Voice for discuss-
ing and engaging in spiritual practices with a
faculty member.
The Church in China
A Talk by Dr. Andy Dearman
Come listen to a presentation by our es-
teemed Dr. Andy Dearman about the Church in
China! Andy will be presenting during lunch on
Monday April 27th in McCord 203. Come, bring
your lunch and listen to the experience of a wise
man! Contact José Lopez for more information.
for more information.
Student Volunteers Needed!
Student volunteers are needed Saturday,
May 23rd and Sunday, May 24th to assist with
the Anderson House Dedication Ceremony,
Baccalaureate, and the Graduation Commence-
ment Ceremony. Responsibilities will include
directing traffic, guiding Anderson House tours,
ushering guests, etc.
If interested, contact Chris Kreisher at
chris.kreisher@austinseminary.edu
Are You Good with Scissors?
Be a part of history! The Anderson
House Dedication Task Force is holding a lot-
tery drawing to select a Student Representative
(and their family) to participate in the Anderson
House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday,
May 23rd. If interested, place your name in the
box located at the McCord Desk by May 5th.
The drawing will be held at Manna on May 6th.
Any questions, contact Chris Kreisher at
chris.kreisher@austinseminary.edu

SUPPORT THE FAITHFUL FLYERS

The Hill Country Ride for AIDS is fast approaching, and the Austin Seminary team, the Faithful Flyers,
needs your help! The ride raises funds to support ten agencies in the Austin area that provide services and
resources to those struggling with the challenges of living with HIV/AIDS. Each rider raises a minimum of
$500. Go to www.hillcountryride.org to donate online to the team or to individual. Also, it’s not too late—new
team members are welcome! Sign up now for the ride on April 25!
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By Carol Schmidt, MDiv Senior
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ness in the classroom was a reflection of the preach-
ing in Chapel.
During my second semester, a fracture be-
gan to occur in the beautiful vision I perceived to be
emanating from seminary. My friend, Karen, was
having struggles with her church similar to my own
regarding ordination. The President’s Colloquium
that Spring was held in the chapel, and two men
were debating the pros and cons of the full inclusion
of people who are LGBT. Suddenly, I felt as if I was
in my church, and the words the men were speaking
were hitting me. They were the same words used
against women, but in this chapel they were directed
at her and not me. And she was without a voice,
being spoken about, as if an object of some hypo-
thetical exercise. Our churches were not as different
as I had thought. That was when I first wondered
what theological thread of exclusion connected
Karen’s situation and mine. But still there was
Chapel, and I would continue to go, listen, learn, and
commune. And there was the classroom, where
questions might open the door to insight into rela-
tional possibilities. And there were friends, with
whom to share the struggle.
Since that day four years ago at the Presi-
dent’s Colloquium, I’ve continued to wonder about
the connection between the ordination of women
and the ordination of people who are LGBT. Last
week in Chapel, David Johnson inadvertently helped
me find another piece of the puzzle. Having arrived
early, I was looking at the bulletin and saw that
David would be preaching. The title of his sermon
was, “Jesus Never Leaves the Table.” He looked at
me and asked if I’d help serve communion. No one
had ever before asked me to participate like that in
public worship and he asked as if it were the most
natural thing. It took a moment for it to sink in. He
was talking to me. It wasn’t a classroom exercise or
an assignment to complete, but an invitation I’d
never before heard. “We need someone to help
serve. Would you like to help?” When I realized he
was talking to me, my heart leapt to the highest
heaven. Would I like to help serve? “Yes, I’d love to
help!” Thankfully, Jennifer Lord had worked over-
time last semester to help me rise and speak at table
and pulpit, rather than crouch in a whisper.
Later I began to wonder why I had been so
Carol Schmidt is a graduating senior from Clifton, Texas. She is a member of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
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surprised by David’s question. While searching for
an answer I found words deep inside that were
planted when I was very young and reinforced every
time I’ve tried to stand up and defy them. “You’re
female. You’re not good enough. You’re not strong
enough.” These are the hitting words. These are
the damning words.
In denominations that refuse to ordain
women, the strength women are perceived to lack is
moral strength. Being in physical form like Eve, we
are the first to fall and then drag men down with us.
We are to blame for the lacking perfection of men.
This is the hierarchical chain of blame described in
Genesis 3, but it goes beyond male and female rela-
tions and is the temptation of all hierarchical rela-
tions. When people who perceive themselves to be
morally superior fall, they look for someone else to
blame and pour out humiliation on the other. Church
has confused humiliation and humility. Humiliation is
a state of being pressed down so that there is no
freedom to be willingly humble.
“You’re not good enough. You’re not morally
strong enough.” These are the words churches con-
tinue to use against women and people who are
LGBT. There was a time when church sent people
to hell physically by having their bodies burned. To-
day church puts people through emotional, psycho-
logical, and spiritual hell when it condemns who we
are as God created us and sentences us to silence.
The authority claimed to silence us is the result of
usurped power; power stolen through blame and hu-
miliation poured on others in order to elevate them-
selves. Many gods have been created by using the
Bible and Christian theology to elevate some people
while excluding others.
Sometimes I wondered why I kept going to
Church and Chapel. I no longer believed in the
Christian gods constructed to control and humiliate
people. I think I kept going because I couldn’t forget
the vision, and in Chapel I could see and hear what
might be, what might suddenly burst forth, God’s
kingdom on earth. I kept going because as corrupt
and unjust as institutional churches can be, as David
preached, “Jesus never leaves the table.” We go to
the table, and I think Jesus goes in us out into the
world. In Chapel, particularly in the Service of Word
and Sacrament, is the source of renewal. No matter
how rough the week may be, still there is Chapel.
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Meet Your 2009-10 Senators

José Lopez John Leedy

Seniors Middlers
Shane Webb Sally Wright

Student Senate Minutes

April 22, 2009
Present: Melissa Koerner, Sarah Hegar, Matthew Thompson, José Lopez, Lindsay Hatch, Chris Kreisher, Amy Wiles,
Ann Fields, and Jackie Saxon

BUSINESS
• Spring Flung — Thursday, April 30, 5:30pm on the seminary lawn. Lindsay has reserved a water slide which re-
quires 2 hoses and 2 extension cords. Matthew will talk to Jim Many about any issue with water
• Manna — Everything is set for the final two mannas of the year!
• Fore God —Sarah asked for money from Senate funds on behalf of Fore God for the annual APTS golf outing
which will occur during reading week. Senate approved $200 for the golf outing.
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Election Round III: Elections Commissioner and Faculty Committees

• April 22nd at Manna:
• April 25th at noon:
• April 28th at 5 PM:
• April 29th at Manna:
Open nominations from the student body floor.
Close nominations. Voting begins.
Voting closes.
New Elections Commissioner and Student
Representatives announced!

Please note that elections will all take place online. Each Saturday at noon, an e-mail will be sent out to appro-
priate voters with a link to the online voting site. Because of the recently approved changes to our Student By-laws, all
voting will take place by ranking all possible candidates in order of the voter's choice. Only a few days are allotted for
each separate election, so please vote as soon as you receive the e-mail with the link to the voting site.

Program of Study Committee oversees the academic
programs of the Seminary. The committee:
• Makes recommendations to the faculty concerning all
aspects of the curricula of degree programs, including
courses offered, the shape of degree programs, and
the Seminary Catalogue;
• Reports the use of Hoxie Thompson Lectureship
Funds;
• Advises the academic dean and the president on rela-
tionships with other academic institutions and asso-
ciations; and,
• Receives information and recommendations from the
DMin committee, faculty departments, and, via the
academic dean, the Houston Extension Advisory
Board.
Includes two students elected from the student body.
Student Life/Student Standing Committee cares for
non-academic areas of student life, including student gov-
ernment, diversity, and concerns articulated by students
themselves. The committee:
• Reviews the progress of students toward completion
of degrees;
• Makes recommendations for academic probation and
dismissal; and,
• Makes recommendations to enhance student-faculty
relationships.
Includes one MATS student and one MDiv student, both
elected by the student body.
Library Committee advises the library director on library
services and policies. The committee:
• in concert with the academic dean, reviews and ap-
proves library planning documents; and,
• makes recommendations to the faculty on library ser-
vices and policies.
Includes two students elected by the student body.
Worship Committee provides oversight of the public wor-
ship of the Seminary and makes recommendations to the
faculty. The committee:
• Recommends to the faculty a schedule for regular and
occasional worship services;
• Recommends to the faculty themes for preaching se-
ries;
• Arranges for leadership of chapel worship, making
use of the gifts of faculty, students, and Seminary
staff; and,
• Evaluates the quality of public worship to encourage
the proclamation of the gospel among the Seminary
community.
Includes two students elected by the student body.
Admissions Commission is responsible for admitting
students into the degree programs of the Seminary. The
commission:
• acts for the faculty to admit students in the MATS,
MDiv, and DMin programs;
• admits special students and ecumenical students;
• determines which students shall be admitted with pro-
visional status;
• nominates to the faculty recipients of Jean Brown Fel-
lowships and Jean Brown Scholarships;
• Brings to the faculty its recommendation for admitting
or readmitting students to degree programs whose
circumstances or credentials are unusual;
• makes recommendations for changes in admissions
policies or the Catalogue description of admissions
standards; and,
• advises the director of admissions on all aspects of
the director’s work.
Includes two senior students elected by the student body.
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By Whit Bodman,
Associate Professor of Comparative Religion
Last year a group of us, in the dead of
night, planted crosses on the lawn behind the
chapel. The occasion was the death of the
4000th soldier killed in Iraq, a tragic milestone.
At this moment in time, the number of American
soldiers who have died is 4,273. The Iraqis who
have died number perhaps a million.
After school was out in may, we took up
the crosses, but in doing so saw that many peo-
ple had added their own prayers to crosses – for
particular soldiers, for cancer victims, for
aborted infants, for victims of abuse, for “Mom.”
It became impossible simply to discard these
prayers, so they were stored. This year, we
brought them out again at the beginning of Holy
Week, and the Student Senate, in their wisdom,
now invite each of you to take one or more of
those crosses with you, to join those prayers, to
share with friends.
No matter what one's position might be
on the war, the death of anyone - a son,
a daughter, a husband or wife, a father or
mother, a friend - is a grief beyond imagining. It
should be beyond imagining, for once we begin
to believe that we can measure the wound of
death, we have become something less than
human.
We should not limit the horizon of our dis-
tress to the soldiers in Iraq. There are so many
others who have seen their country torn asun-
der. We have seen, and are seeing, similar evils
unfold in Sri Lanka, Tibet, Sderot, Columbia, El
Salvador, Binghamton, NY. Gaza, Virginia Tech
University, Jerusalem, Helmand, Kosovo, Dar-
fur, the Congo and Rwanda, and on and on. The
human capacity to warrant the shattering of indi-
viduals and communities seems to be endless.
And so we erect crosses, for us Chris-
tians a sign of immeasurable evil, and inex-
haustible hope. It is also a call, at a minimum,
to witness to the suffering of the world, place by
place, people by people. Having witnessed, the
greater call is to respond with what power and
skills God has placed in our hands, to be instru-
ments of peace.
But first, and always, we must bear wit-
ness to the things that make for suffering.
And so we make crosses, in hope that some-
time, sometime, there will be no need for more.
Some of the crosses bear witness to par-
ticular places and individuals. Most do not.
There are markers available to add to the field
of crosses what special concerns you may have.

PCUSA ORDINATION EXAM PREPARATION WORKSHOPS

Ordination Exam preparation workshops are offered only once a year, so do take advantage of these if you plan
to take ordination exams this August or next January. One of the main reasons people fail to pass an exam is a failure
to read the question thoroughly or a failure to follow general directions. Don’t be one of those failures. All workshops
will be held in McMillan 210. Contact Ann Fields for more information.

Worship & Sacraments General Overview Church Polity

Wednesday, April 29, 6:00-8:00 Monday, May 4, 6:00-7:00 Wednesday, May 6, 6:00-8:00
Led by Jen Lord Led by Lesley Davies, Led by Fred Morgan
GA in Louisville,
Biblical Exegesis and Shane Webb, Theological Competence
Monday, May 4, 7:00-8:00 APTS MDiv Student Thursday, May 7, 6:00-8:00
Led by Andy Dearman Led by Dave Jensen
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Helpful Information from the Financial Aid Office

By Sally Wright, MDiv Junior

Budgeting! Many of us have tried to make a
budget a few times. Maybe we have had success,
maybe not. And if you put the word “budget” into
Google you receive over 273 million hits. Clearly
budgeting is a popular topic. So why aren’t we all
following a budget and living within our means, es-
pecially in seminary? Is it even possible?
The answer to the second question is easy.
Yes! It is possible to live within the means of a
budget. A budget is not a rigid form, which judges us
and makes us feel bad about ourselves because we
happen to eat out too much this month.
A budget is a changeable apparatus. It
changes to form to our lives, not forcing us to con-
form to it but encouraging us to focus where and
when we spend our cash. In fact, some have started
calling a budget, a “spending plan” for it could be
better to think of the large spending habits of a cou-
ple of months rather than the minutia of the weekly
or monthly budget. Whichever name works for you,
they both lead to the same place – only spending
what you have on the things you need to spend on.
When I first began budgeting, I spent the en-
tire first month tracking my spending. I wrote down
every dollar and every penny I spent. It was impor-
tant for me to see how much I spent in what cate-
gory in order to create an accurate budget. I was
surprised where I spent the most money. Those
numbers allowed me to make a budget that I could
actually live within. Suddenly my budget became
possible and livable because the budget fit my real
life spending goals. It is important to find out what is
essential to spend money on, like rent and tuition,
and what is less essential, like another pair of cute
high-heeled shoes (sadly).
I have been a successful budgeter for almost
three years now and surprisingly, the numbers are
not the most important part. Rather, it is the mental
game. It is intimidating to start a budget. But it is
even more intimidating when you over spend or
have an emergency expense. You may not want to
admit to yourself that you did not stick to your
budget. It all seems daunting. Forgive yourself right
away, admit that life got crazy then sit down and en-
ter in all your transactions subtracting from the ap-
propriate categories. Soon you are back on track.
My goal in this article is to give you encour-
agement for starting a budget and for keeping up
with it. Below are some resources for beginning
budgeting. Please do not hesitate to contact me with
questions at sswright84@gmail.com.

Resources:
The following are sites that offer different ideas on budget formats and different templates:
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/02/05/the-ten-minute-budget/
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/09/12/the-budget-toolbox-13-tools-for-building-a-better-budget/
http://www.christianpf.com/how-to-make-a-budget/

Buddy Time
Remember how helpful your buddy was when you were entering seminary? Remember how welcome
that made you feel within the community? Well, now is your chance to help welcome a new student in the
same way!
If you are interested in being a buddy to an incoming student, please come to the informational Buddy
Meeting on Tuesday, April 28th at noon in McCord room 204. You may also contact Kristin Austin at kris-
tin.austin@austinseminary.edu or Sally Wright at sally.wright@austinseminary.edu for more information and
to let us know if you would like to be a buddy.
We hope to see you there!
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A Weekly Column Offering Musings, Insights, and Reflections on the Seminary Life
Mortality
By Paul Dubois, MDiv Senior
I’m facing my mortality. Mortality as the Kairos
editor, that is. Last week a new editor was selected, Mary
Elizabeth Prentice, and her chronos with Kairos will begin
in August. This isn’t my swan song–not yet, I have a little
more time–but it is an opportunity for me to pause and
consider what I have not yet written about. There have
been two or three themes floating around my mind over
the last two years of writing this column. I’ve tried to grasp
one or two of them, but they have so far been elusive. To
be honest, I’m not sure whether these themes were simply
not ripe–that is, not ready to be written–or, more likely,
whether I was not ready to face them. This spring, one in
particular has emerged as a daily shadow in my thought:
My health, and in particular, my weight and aerobic fit-
ness.
I know the data. Ten years or so ago I joked with
a friend that I will either lose weight before or after my first
heart attack. It wasn’t funny then, and even less so now,
yet something in me clung to that bad joke. Today the
concern is leveraged by other factors–risk factors, the
early signs. This all adds up in my mind; what I need to
do is clear. Yet, still I have trouble overcoming my seden-
tary inertia—and move.
I do exercise some–occasionally, not enough. I
did quite well two years ago in anticipation of the Wilder-
ness trip, and that work paid off. Lately, though, it’s been
a few weeks. When I do exercise it is usually on the
treadmill in our apartment: 45 minutes alternating between
jogging and fast walking. While exercising, I find myself
drifting off. While exercising…
... I remember playing football, how I absolutely
stunk on the high school team, but how I excelled
whenever playing for fun on Saturday morning
(even with the same guys on the football team).
During my senior year in college I played nose-
guard on our intramural flag football team (a full-
contact, but non-tackle form of flag football... the
good ‘ol days), and we won the championship 36-
6; I contributed two points by scoring a safety.
... I think of my children. I wear headphones with
the I-pod blaring Boston, Led Zeppelin, and oth-
ers–the classic rock I never listened to as a kid,
but listen to now because they do–and I imagine
my musically inclined children playing these tunes
in a band on stage before a roaring crowd... the
older boys welcoming the contribution of their
younger brother... maybe they’ll even invite their
old man up to play cowbell...
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... I think of Susan and her passion for being a
doctor for those who fall through the cracks in our
society. I think of her passion, and hope to find
my own, knowing God did not give me these gifts
so they could go unused; knowing these are not
talents to be buried, while at the same time won-
dering where I left them...
... I think of myself, and the myriad of conversa-
tions that I have with myself, in my mind... conver-
sations in which I am so incredibly articulate and
persuasive... but my mind works much faster than
my mouth or fingers, so little actually gets said or
written of these brilliant discourses… Socrates
had Plato, but I only have myself...
... I think of the wilderness trip two summers ago,
and the conditioning I did to prepare, and how I
was prepared, and how much fun it was, and how
I want to go back, and how the last time I tried
anything remotely as challenging I was 22 years
younger and 60 pounds lighter.
I enjoy this time exercising as a time set apart not
just to sweat and move, but also to reflect, behold, and
fantasize, a time for looking back as well as forward. I
always feel better after exercising, immediately after and
through the rest of the day. And this is as much a part of
the work my body has done as well as the work of my
mind and imagination. I know God wants me to be
healthy–at least the health I can be responsible for...
sometimes things strike us and we don’t have choices.
I’m tired of being fat. But am I tired enough to do some-
thing about it? I enjoy this time... but I partake of it occa-
sionally, sparsely, rarely. Why? Why do I not do the good
that I want to do?
There is this vision I see sometimes while exercis-
ing that God wants something more for me. Perhaps not
the physical fitness of my youth, but something better,
much better, than where I am now. Yet, it is so hard to get
started. I wonder what all this means about faith. Or is it
just psychology? Physical inertia? I wonder about new
life. Maybe I don’t really believe. Maybe I have not yet
been born from above. The incarnation seems to tell me
that flesh matters and is good–the Gnostics were wrong.
The body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. How come I can
revel in the reading, reflection, and writing–the intellectual
aspects of spiritual formation–but I have such difficulty
with the physical? I am searching for words to write to you
to be hopeful, but for now I’m struggling with it.
Well, it’s time to go. Gotta get this issue finalized.
Then, I don’t know. Maybe I’ll get on the treadmill. Or,
maybe I’ll make a nice, thick peanut butter and jelly sand-
wich.
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Monday, April 27th

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Service of the Word Shelton Chapel
Jamye Dunlap, preacher
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Spiritual Direction – Scott Quinn McCord 202
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Acts 2:42 – Jose Lopez Knox Dining Hall

Tuesday, April 28th

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Service of the Word and Sacrament Shelton Chapel
Rev. Kristin Saldine, preacher
Chapel Team: Sarah Hegar and Amy Wiles
WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

12:00—1:00 p.m. The Buddy Meeting – Kristin Austin and Sally Wright McCord 204
4:15 – 8:15 p.m. Reading, Writing, and Study Skills – Light German Knox Dining Hall

Wednesday, April 29th

APRIL 24-MAY 3, 2009

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Finance and Administration Committee – Kurt Gabbard Trull Boardroom
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Midweek Manna – Student Senate Stotts Dining Hall
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Spiritual Direction – Jean Springer McCord 202
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Corpus Christi – Scott Spence McCord 201
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Student Senate – Melissa Koerner McMillan 206
12:45 – 2:30 p.m. Korean Bible Study – In Hye Park McMillan 204
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Spiritual Direction – Barbara Schutz McMillan 205
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Event Planning Meeting – Renee Menke Knox Dining Hall
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Stafford Loan Exit Counseling – Glenna Balch McCord 204
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. APTS Choir Rehearsal Shelton Chapel
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Company of New Pastors 2010 – David Johnson Knox Dining Hall
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Ordination Exam Prep – Ann Fields McMillan 210
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Balcones Community Orchestra – Outside Group McMillan 211

Thursday, April 30th

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Student Led Morning Prayer Shelton Chapel
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Call 2 – Gail Dalrymple McCord 204
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Spiritual Direction – Barbara Schutz McCord 202
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. SPM Luncheon – David Johnson McCord 203
5:30 p.m. Spring Flung APTS Lawn

Friday, May 1st

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Mission Presbytery CPM – Deborah Butler McCord 203
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Spiritual Direction – Joe Berry McCord 202
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Service of the Word Shelton Chapel
Matthew Pyeon, preacher
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. MATS Luncheon – Ellen Babinsky Knox Dining Hall
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Business Affairs Strategic Planning Meeting – Lori Rohre McCord 204
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Art & Theology Tour – Elizabeth Shumaker Shelton Chapel

Saturday, May 2nd

No Events Today

Sunday, May 3rd

2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Austin Girl’s Choir – Sara McClure Shelton Chapel
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Voice Recital – Nancy Reese Shelton Chapel and Vickery Atrium

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Austin Seminary Pie

(Sung to the tune of “American Pie”)
A long, long time ago... Institutes 3.2.7.
I can still remember That’s the way to get to heaven
When I came to Spring Discovery
And I knew if I had my call Now, little of that is actually rhymed.
That I would make it through the fall But that’s a sign of Genevan time.
And, maybe, I’d be preaching in a while. Calvin wrote in free verse
Though not inclined to be terse.
But Hebrew surely made me shiver This is the word that J.C. wrote
And every paper I’d deliver A Reforming faith to keep afloat
Stretched me to the limit. That was all that I could quote.
I measure that by cubit. The year, I first arrived.

I can’t remember if I cried So I’m singing . .

When the Bible committed genre-cide
And Cindy’s pacing side to side
The year I first arrived.
I am singing . .
My, my the semester’s gone by
Ordination xaminations are drawing nigh
I’m predestined to pass 4 on the very first try
Singing Barth and Calvin make me get high.
Barth and Calvin make me get high.
The language is always analogy
The answer always is missiology
If in doubt check Wa–al-ker.
Presbyterians do have liturgy
And the theme is always community.
It will save us all from total depravity.
Well I know the TULIP acronym
And I know I can’t call God a “him”
I remember when I stood
To sing the Power and the Blood.
I used to be a very pious guy
And to my sins I tried to die
But then I met the facult-tie
The year I first arrived.
Now I’m singing . .
My, my the semester’s gone by
Ordination xaminations are drawing nigh
I’m predestined to pass 4 on the very first try
Singing Barth and Calvin make me get high.
Barth and Calvin make me get high.
Well, A firm and certain knowledge of God’s
benevolence towards us, founded upon
the truth of the freely given promise in Christ,
both revealed to our minds and sealed
upon our hearts through the Holy Spirit.”
My, my the semester’s gone by
Ordination xaminations are drawing nigh
I’m predestined to pass 4 on the very first try
Singing Barth and Calvin make me get high.
Barth and Calvin make me get high.
If your heart is racing when you feel your wrist,
Don’t worry, you’re probably a Methodist.
But if you’re getting lazy
And your theology is hazy
And the COPM left you in the lurch
You can always join the UCC Church
The message is that life’s a search.
The year, I first arrived.
Now I am singing . .
My, my the semester’s gone by
Ordination xaminations are drawing nigh
I’m predestined to pass 4 on the very first try
Singing Barth and Calvin make me get high.
Barth and Calvin make me get high.
I tell you now no need for anguish
So long as your ra sees no daghesh
We’re adults who don’t do tailspins.
When Andy mentions foreskins.
I know the Biblical pick-up lines
The ten commandments that John assigns
I remember now the days divine.
The year, I first arrived.
I am singing . .
My, my the semester’s gone by
Ordination xaminations are drawing nigh
I’m predestined to pass 4 on the very first try
Singing Barth and Calvin make me get high.
Barth and Calvin make me get high.
~ Whit Bodman