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ePISTLE |
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A Weekly e-Newsletter for the WTU Community |
December 6, 2009 |
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Advent Reflection
In this Issue...
Advent Lessons & Carols and the Installation of the Very Rev. Frederick J. Tillotson as President of WTUOn December 4th, Washington Theological Union celebrated its Alumni-Student OpportunitiesAlumni-Student Mentoring Program Strategic Planning Committee Forming Jerry Hall Scholarship Fund Still Growing!
Alumni Class NotesIf you have experienced a professional achievement such as a new job, published writing, or receipt of an award, or you have personal news such as an ordination, wedding, birth, or jubilee to celebrate, please share the good news by submitting a Class Note to alumni@wtu.edu. See the most recent updates... Links
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This Week at WTU
Looking Ahead: Spring 2010 RegistrationSpring Registration was due on November 20th. If you have not registered yet, please contact the Registrar. Please Welcome to the Union
The Conference of Major Superiors of Men: Monday - Wednesday All are invited to Attend:The Missionaries of Charity will make their final vows at a Mass at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th at 2:30 p.m. As many of your know, WTU professor Father Joseph Wimmer, OSA was instrumental in Mother Theresa’s decision to bring the Missionaries of Charity to Washington DC. Please continue to read the Epistle after the Christmas season when we will feature reflections on Father Wimmer’s friendship with Mother Theresa. May 2010 WTU Tour to Turkey and Greece
Once again professors Theresa Koernke, IHM, and Joseph Wimmer, OSA, are organizing a study tour in the footsteps of John and Paul, May 14-27, 2010, but this time with a greater emphasis on the growth of the early church. Tour members will follow Paul through the ancient Greek and Roman ruins of Athens, Corinth, Thessalonica, Philippi and Ephesus, and read his letters on location. They will experience the spirit of St. John in the city of Smyrna and while walking through the magnificent ruins of Pergamum and Ephesus (Rev 2:1-17). |
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Tuesday, December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Locally, it is also the day that the Missionaries of Charity will celebrate the final vows for some of their sisters at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. In recognition of this event, WTU's Father Joseph Wimmer, O.S.A., a respected friend of the Missionaries of Charity, has written a reflection on this Feast. Please 
Advent Lessons and Carols with the Installation of the Very Rev. Father Frederick J. Tillotson O.Carm. as President of Washington Theological Union. The Advent lessons eloquently brought us through salvation history, giving graced moments for reflection on our Christian message. The choir did an outstanding job leading well over 200 people in prayer-filled song. Many attendees agreed that the installation of our president within the framework of Advent lessons and carols produced an event which mirrored the Christian mission of our institution. A heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated and attended! After Father Tillotson proclaimed his oath of fidelity and was installed by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, he spoke to the congregation, briefly outlining our forty year history and announcing five innovative goals for our future. To read a copy of his speech, please 
In March of this year, the Union very unexpectedly lost one of its full-time faculty, Assistant Professor of Word and Worship Jerry Hall, S.J., who passed away following a brief illness. In a desire to celebrate Jerry’s life and to honor our community’s memory of him, the Rev. Jerome Hall, S.J. Memorial Scholarship fund was established. 
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