Composting 101
Christine Evans Harvard Divinity School
Thu Jan 6, 04-06:00pm, W11-Main Dining Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Composting is more than just a thrifty way to make fertilizer. This workshop will be a "how to" for beginners and others with questions about how and why to compost. Come get your hands dirty, your soul revived and your mind expanded at this discussion/workshop.
Contact: Johanna Kiefner, jkiefner@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Lutheran Ministry at MIT
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Hymn Sing
Amy McCreath & Johanna Kiefner
Wed Jan 12, 05:15-06:15pm, MIT Chapel
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Get your new year off to a good start with an hour of singing your favorite hymns and discovering others' favorites. We'll have hymnals from lots of Christian traditions available, and our pianist will support our song. If you have a hymn to suggest that probably isn't in the hymnals, contact me ahead of time. Stay for hearty (free!) dinner afterwards.
Contact: Amy McCreath & Johanna Kiefner, W11.007, x3-2983, mccreath@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Lutheran Ministry at MIT
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Mini-Retreat in the Countryside
Amy Mccreath & Johanna Kiefner
Sat Jan 22, Sun Jan 23, 11am-03:00pm, Leave Sat. 11AM, Return Sun, 3PM
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 07-Jan-2005
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 30.00 for Meals and lodging at retreat center
Take a break from the city and your routine to rest, pray, and enjoy the beauty of New England in the winter. This overnight retreat will be at Emery House, a Christian retreat center in West Newbury, MA, situated right next to a beautiful state park. Leaving from W11 at 11am Saturday; returning to MIT by 3pm on Sunday. Bring a sleeping bag.
Contact: Amy Mccreath & Johanna Kiefner, mccreath@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Lutheran Ministry at MIT
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Movie Night: Luther
The Rev. Johanna Kiefner
Wed Jan 5, 06:30-09:00pm, W11- Main Dining Rm
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
Historical Drama on the life of a 16th century Catholic monk who inadvertently sets off one of the major upheavals and reformations of Western Christianity. Martin Luther (Joseph Fiennes), by his own life, invites us into what the power of faith in action can accomplish - even against the world's greatest powers. Free dinner, film and discussion. All are welcome.
Contact: The Rev. Johanna Kiefner, W11-035, x3-2325, jkiefner@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Lutheran Ministry at MIT
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Movie Night: Shadowlands
Amy McCreath
Wed Jan 26, 06:30-09:00pm, W11 - Main Dining Ro
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
How are love and suffering connected? What does it mean to "give ourselves away" for another? Shadowlands (starring Anthony Hopkins) tells the story of how C.S. Lewis lives into his Christian faith through his wife's battle with cancer. Free dinner, film, and discussion. All are welcome.
Contact: Amy McCreath, W11.007, x3-2983, mccreath@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Lutheran Ministry at MIT
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Serving "The Least of These"
Amy McCreath
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Jesus commends serving the "least of these" as central to a life of faith. Who are "the least of these" in our society? What are the issues facing the neediest of the needy? What is it like to work with them, and what are some first steps for those who want to do so? This four-part discussion will focus on four subsets of "the least of these" and be led by people who work with each.
Contact: Amy McCreath, W11.007, x3-2983, mccreath@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Lutheran Ministry at MIT
Serving the Earth
Christine Evans Harvard Divinity School
A seminary student and environmentalist discusses the earth as an object of oppression and offers a theological rationale for transforming our relationship to it.
Mon Jan 10, 04pm-05:30am, Bldg. 4-251
Working with the Homeless in Boston
Joan Murray Ecclesia Ministries/Common Cathedral, Boston
The Rev. Joan Murray leads conversation about homelessness and shares her experiences working with the homeless around Boston Common.
Tue Jan 11, 04pm-05:30am, Bldg. 4-251
Ministry with the Mentally Ill
Mary Cat Enockson Episcopal Divinity School
A seminarian reflects on recent her experience working with mentally ill veterans.
Thu Jan 13, 04pm-05:30am, Bldg. 4-251
Working with Refugees in Massachusetts
Ruth Bersin
The Director of Refugee Immigration Ministry discusses the plight of refugees in the Boston area and ways to serve families seeking asylum, immigrant detainees, and at-risk immigrant younth.
Fri Jan 14, 04pm-05:30am, Bldg. 4-251
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Why Me? Why Anyone? - The Problem of Suffering
Rabbi Ben Lanckton, Rev. Amy McCreath, Swami Sarvagatananda
Wed Jan 19, 06:30-08:00pm, W11 Main Dining Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Come join a trialogue with members of the Jewish, Lutheran-Episcopal and Hindu communities on the meaning and purpose – if any – of suffering. Why do good people suffer? If God is good, why does God allow suffering? Is there any meaning to suffering, or is it ultimately meaningless?
Kosher Dinner will be provided.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www
Contact: Rabbi Ben Lanckton, W11, (617) 253-2983, rabbiben@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Hillel
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