Keep these important dates on your calendar…
- March 12-16 – Reading Week and March Intensives
- March 19-23 – VSFL Interviews
- March 24 – AVA Training
- March 24 – Common Ground Worship
- March 26th – Fall Registration Opens
Gospel Choir Needed for March 22nd Chapel
Our next Worship Across…chapel will be on March 22nd and focus on Worship Across Ethnicity. Nicole St. Victor, the worship coordinator and gospel choir director from Trinity Christian College will be leading us. The chapel committee is looking for a small gospel choir to participate in the service. There will be a practice (time/date TBD) the week of. Please contact Deb Auger (dauger@northpark.edu) if you are interested and available.
Advocates for Victims of Abuse (AVA) Training
The seminary student association and ECC’s Women Ministries have partnered together to offer the denomination’s AVA (Advocacy for Victims of Abuse) training. AVA seeks to help all persons recognize abuse, to support the abused, and to give language to speak about abuse for advocates and survivors alike. This training is appropriate for pastors, youth ministry staff, seminarians, small group leaders, childcare workers, and volunteers at all levels.
The training will take place on Saturday, March 24 from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm in Nyvall Hall. This training is free to all who register and is open to all seminary students, spouses, or broader community members interested. Lunch will be provided.
To register, please email Women Ministries at wmc@covchurch.org. If you’re a seminary student or spouse, please also let SA president Mackenzie Mahon know at mamahon@northpark.edu
Common Ground Worship
Our next community night of worship is coming up on March 24, from 7-9 pm in Issacson Chapel. We hope to see you there!
Upcoming G&D Meetings
All are welcome to join our upcoming G&D Meetings from 5-6 pm in N-22 on the following dates: March 5, March 19, and March 26
Professor Ellen Made the News!
We celebrate with Ellen the good work that is being done at New Moms. Most students have Professor Ellen Kogstad in class, but did you know that she founded New Moms, whose mission “is to share the love of God by surrounding young moms and their children with everything they need to transform their lives”. They were recognized and celebrated on Chicago news this last week. Take a look at the news video and celebrate along with us.
Travel Course Summer 2018 – Peacemaking and the Israel/Palestine Conflict
Time is running out to sign up! You have the opportunity to travel to the Holy Land, learn about Christian peacemaking in that context, and earn credit towards your degree. NPTS is leading a team to Israel/Palestine from May 24-June 4 this summer, and you are invited to join. This trip is part of a 3-credit, hybrid course, which will meet requirements for your intercultural elective, and allows you to learn alongside students and leaders from around the world.
In partnership with our sister school, Bethlehem Bible College, students will take part in the “Journey of Understanding” and attend the “Christ at the Checkpoint” conference (https://christatthecheckpoint.bethbc.edu/), Scholarships for the travel cost are available for credit-earning students. Please contact Paul de Neui (pdeneui@northpark.edu) if interested or with any questions.
Icon Writing Retreat (Corrected Date)
As a friend of NPTS, Iconographer Joe Malham will be offering a 3-day icon “writing” retreat and workshop at St. Gregory the Great Church (5545 N Paulina Ave) from 7 pm to 9 pm Friday, 9 am to 4 pm Saturday and 9 am to 3 pm Sunday, April 6-8. Participants will create their own icon from scratch under Joe’s direction and will use authentic and ancient materials such as 23k gold leaf. Cost is just $50 AND lunch is provided on Saturday and Sunday. Space is limited to 8 so let Paul de Neui (pdeneui@northpark.edu) know asap if you are interested.
Lent Devotional
As we journey through this season of Lent, below are several free devotional resources for you, all available online.
- Come Back to Jesus: A Lenten Devotional by the Readers and Authors of The Pietist Option
- Lenton Reader – by the Evangelical Covenant Church of Canada
Scholarship Opportunities
Several outside scholarship opportunities have come to our attention and we wanted to share the opportunity with you! Look into them and see if they are relevant to you, then apply!
- CM CARES: Religious Scholars Program
- Alvera Mickelsen Memorial Scholarship – providing financial support to women who are pursuing graduate or post-graduate studies in the ministry field.
Fantasy Baseball League
Baseball fans, are you interested in participating in a Seminary Fantasy Baseball league?! If you’ve never played Fantasy before, it allows you to create teams using athletes from your favorite sports. The success of your Fantasy team is based on the real-life statistics of your team’s players!
With opening day fast approaching (March 29th) I’m looking for at least 10 people interested in participating! If you have ANY interest and/or questions, feel free to email me (Alex Smith) at aosmith@northpark.edu OR just stop me whenever you see me around Nyvall.
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