September 2021 Newsletter
Save the Date - MLK observance
The Authentic Diversity and Justice team is planning events for MLK weekend 2022 around the theme "Our Dream". Dr. King had a dream; what are our dreams for ourselves and our communities as we continue this work?
Events will include a worship service on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 4pm at Berkeley Hills Lutheran Church, as well as resources for engagement in service activities on Monday, January 17. More information to come.
September is a great month to focus on learning!
Take a look at these upcoming events, all accessible via Zoom, from our nearby Lutheran and ecumenical partner seminaries.
Fall Convocation at ULS
Fall Convocation at United Lutheran Seminary will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, September 22 from 9-11:30am, with two lectures by Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin on "A Theology of Belonging: Native and Lutheran Approaches and Perspectives". Register online here to receive the Zoom link; the event is free but donations are accepted.
McClure Lectures at PTS
This year’s McClure lectures will feature Dr. Kimberly D. Hill, historian of African-American missions and Black internationalism, who teaches U.S. and African-American history at the University of Texas at Dallas.
The McClure events will be held via Zoom on two Wednesdays, October 6 and 13, 2021, from 7:30-9pm. The first session will feature a presentation by Dr. Hill on "Christian Justice, Exploitation, and Racial Violence from ‘Red Rubber’ to ‘Bloody Sunday.’" The second session will be a panel discussion with Dr. Hill and Dr. Asa Lee, president of PTS, on the topic of "Reckoning with Invisibility: African-American Missionaries and Their Hidden Legacies". These events are free; register online here.
Womanist Theology lectures at Trinity Seminary
This fall, on behalf of the Seminaries of the ELCA's Womanist Theology Initiative, Trinity Seminary is hosting "Hush No More: Perspectives from Womanist Theologians." This hybrid event is free and open to the public, who may attend in-person or stream online.
Remaining events in this series will be held on Thursday, October 14 and Thursday, November 11, from 11:30am-1pm. On October 14, Dr. Angela N. Parker will present on "Womanist Interpretation of Scripture", and on November 11, The Rev. Dr. Beverly Wallace will present on "Pastoral Care from a Womanist Perspective". Register to attend online, or in person.