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A Weekly Newspaper Issue 190, Oct. 19- Oct 23, 2009
Invite to Write Meet the Juniors Five Minutes with. . . Interview by Krystal Interview with the Student Senate Meeting
Leedy Cabinet Notes
Senior Scott Spence Find out more about Reporter Christian Reporter Krystal Leedy Meet the Vice Student Senate makes
and Middler, Karen the new students on Schmidt catches three interviews the President for their notes public.
Cotton reply to the campus. people and asks them hospitality desk Institutional Read them here.
invitation to write. five questions. coordinator, Katherine Advancement.
Sweet.

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Guide my Feet:
Reflections from an SPM in
Alabama
Scott Spence is a Senior MDiv student completing a full year
Supervised Practice of Ministry (SPM) at Government Street
Presbyterian Church in Mobile, Alabama. If you have questions you
can contact him at scott.spence@austinseminary.edu.
“But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you
trouble the woman? She has performed a good service for
me. For you always have the poor with you, but you will
not always have me.” Matthew 26:10-11
These words spoken by Jesus have traditionally caused
confusion amongst many Christians. Do they mean
that we should just accept poverty and concentrate on
worshipping God? What about the commandments to
love our neighbor and to help the oppressed and the
widow? My own faith journey has caused me to swing
between both of these options without finding any sort
of comfortable resting place. Growing up in the
suburbs allowed me to confront this question from a
comfortable distance.
I brought this confusion to my yearlong stint as the
Urban Ministry Intern at Government Street
Presbyterian Church in Mobile, Alabama. GSPC is a
traditional downtown church in that is has been at its
present location for a long time (since 1831) but its
congregants mainly reside outside of the
neighborhoods.
The difference between this church and other
downtown congregations is that instead of existing as
an “island” or “colony” for parishioners to shuttle back
and forth from on Sundays, the church has made a clear
commitment to being a real Christian presence in the
neighborhood. This involvement ranges from Meals on
Wheels, Urban Mission Camps during the summer,
hosting families with Interfaith Hospitality Networks,
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Congratulations
and providing breakfast through a program called
Coffee Club.

My main involvement with Coffee Club comes with

leading a voluntary Bible Study for anyone who
Scott and Tara Spence welcomed their
wishes to come. I emphasize the voluntary element of
this because of the traditional mission model of daughter Leah Grace Spence into this world
compulsory worship before receiving assistance. on Friday, October 9 at 4:31 p.m. at USA
Hospital in Mobile, Alabama.  Leah weighed
That model may provide a faith life to those who really
feel moved to participate but can also lead to faith 6 lbs. 7 oz.
being forced on the unenthusiastic. There has to be
some way to balance the Great Commission with the
immediate material needs of our neighbors.

The Bible Study has been a truly revelatory experience.

We have been moving through Luke aka “The People’s
Gospel.” Our participants come from a wide variety of
backgrounds and faith traditions. You cannot lapse
into pat answers or tired clichés when someone asks
you if God really intended for them to be homeless or
why they cannot reconcile with their family no matter
how hard they try. Life is lived day to day with no real
long-term planning or thinking about airy intellectual
concepts.

This is not to say that everything is sunshine and

rainbows. This is not some sort of Christian Dangerous
Minds where the young white well-off seminarian
rushes in to save a Bible study class of poor, mostly
black homeless people. That would be insulting to
everyone involved. Many of them have problems that
I cannot hope to solve or understand. And therein lies
my dilemma-what can I do and what can I help them
with right now? This is what I go to God with in
prayer.

Once a month we have Communion at Coffee Club.

All are gathered, the Word is read and proclaimed, the Manna Calendar
elements are distributed. We also sing hymns. Last
Monday we sang Guide My Feet. It’s words have stuck
Oct. 28, The Listening Project - Lebanese Guests
with me ever since:
Guide my feet, while I run this race
Nov. 4, Post-Fall Break Manna
Guide my feet, while I run this race Nov. 11, Presidential Address - Ted & Kaci
Guide my feet, while I run this race, Nov. 18, Faculty Introduce Spring Classes
For I don’t want to run this race in vain! Race in vain! Nov. 25, Conversation Circles
Dec. 2, Polity Bowl Pep Rally & Hanging of Greens
Guide my feet O God, for I don’t want to run this race
in vain. Amen.
-Scott Spence

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David Miron
Background in Music and
Education.
Colonial Hills United Methodist
Church, San Antonio, TX.
David is an organist, cellist and
pianist. If David were an element
on the periodic table he would be
iodine and help diagnosis cancer.
Anna Bowden
First Baptist, Waco, TX.
Anna currently commutes from
Kyle, Texas, and joined APTS in
the Spring 2009.
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Cynthia Engstrom Jinbong Choi
DC - Chiropractic Care, Texas Special Student
Chiropractic Care.
Non-Denominational
First United Methodist Church,
His family lives in Rosharon, TX, a
Columbus, TX.
city located on the outskirts of
Cynthia and her husband John Houston.
spilt their time between Austin
and Schulenburg, TX.
Chang Wan Choe
BA at the University of Texas at
Austin.
St. Luke United Methodist This should complete the
Church, Killeen, TX. introduction of the Juniors. If you
didn’t see your face, contact
Chang Wan started his seminary
Kairos and we would be happy to
career at Dallas Theological
introduce you to the community.
Seminary and joined APTS in the
Spring 2009.
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Five Questions with. .

by Christian Schmidt
Martin Garrison Kelly Updegraff Jody Maas
UCC Middler MDiv student Presbyterian Middler MDiv student Presbyterian Middler MDiv student

What’s the strangest Bible name? What’s the strangest Bible name? What’s the strangest Bible name?
I’m thinking Jebediah, but there Esther’s Jewish name. Was it Abimelech. Or the three guys,
have to be stranger ones. Hadassah? Or Abednigo. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednigo.
I’m going to pick one of those to
Tell me about your favorite shoes: name my next son: Abimelech
The shoes I’m wearing. They’re Maas.
form-fitted to my feet, and my name
is embroidered on the tongue. And Tell me about your favorite shoes:
they have hot pink laces. A pair of Mizuno running shoes.
They were the most comfortable
What’s the worst date you’ve ever shoes I
been on? ever put
My 22 birthday, I paid, I got food
nd on. Then I
poisoning, and he led with his saw the
hands (she mimes him going with price tag,
arms outstretched towards her which was
Tell me about your favorite shoes: chest). scary. But I
A pair of Vibram five fingers, with bought
slots for each toe. It’s like running What’s the best class you’ve them
barefoot. Mine are this weird color taken at Austin Seminary? anyway.
of gray and green, so my feet look Barth. The Theological Legacy of
like they’re moldy. But one day, I’ll Karl Barth, that is. What’s the worst date you’ve ever
get a black pair so I can actually been on?
wear them out in public. When I met my wife Kelli, this lady
from church was setting me up on a
What’s the worst date you’ve ever date with someone else. The same
been on? week I went out with Kelli the first
I don’t remember dating. (Then, five time, I went out with this other girl,
minutes later.) Actually, the night I and I paid $60 for dinner, and the
proposed. We went to the ballet, whole time I was thinking about
and I fell asleep. We had two flat how I wanted to be with Kelli
tires on the way home. But she said instead.
yes.
What’s the best class you’ve
What’s the best class you’ve taken at Austin Seminary?
taken at Austin Seminary? Intro to Preaching. That’s a cool
Bill Greenway’s class on Levinas. It What’s the web site you go to class.
blew my mind. most often?
TVguide.com What’s the web site you go to
What’s the web site you go to most often?
most often? Austinseminary.edu. Just kidding.
Other than Gmail? Slashdot. It’s Probably Google.
news for nerds. Or Craigslist.

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Interview with Katherine If you were any type of ice cream, what kind would
you be and why?
Sweet Mint Chocolate Chip so everyone who ate me would
have that tingly, fresh breath taste when they were
Interview by Krystal Leedy finished.

Katherine Sweet sits at the hospitality desk and is easily the
first voice people hear from our seminary. So, it only seems
appropriate that we would interview her at the beginning of
this year. Certainly, this interview is not the end to a
conversation but only the beginning because Katherine is
willing and able to talk to us. A servant to all, Katherine offers
a smile, a kind word, and an interview where she tells a little
more about herself.
Where are you from?   My mom
Austin
Where do you go to
church?   Patience, a sense of humor, and flexibility
Crestview United
Methodist Church
Where did you go to
college and what did
you major in?   Describe yourself in one word.
Abilene Christian
University; English
What is your favorite thing about Austin
Seminary?
Laughter during Manna
Can you tell us about the weirdest phone call you
have ever gotten at the Front Desk?
I think the weirdest (or the one that made me stifle
the most laughter) was when someone called
wanting to speak to Austin Presbytery Technical
Cemetery.  I didn't even know how to begin with
that one.
Is there anything you would change about Austin
Seminary if you could?
I think a parking garage for our commuter students
and guests would be nice.
What is your favorite activity to do when you're not
at work?  
Walking, running, jumping, moving
What was your favorite childhood toy?  
The pirate Lego set
Who is your role model?  
If I were to work at the hospitality desk, what
qualifications would I need?  
What are three items that are not regular office
supplies that you keep in your desk?  
Safety pins, lemon tea, and a Tide to go pen
 
Hopeful
Do you feel like your job is ministry? If so, how?  
Hospitality is definitely a ministry.  I have a lot of
interactions with people every day, and I think with
each word spoken, we have the opportunity to pass
on blessings.  Hopefully, I'm making a difference.
What is one thing that would surprise people if
they knew it about you?  
My sisters and I are mini celebrities in Ponca City,
Oklahoma.
If you could offer one piece of advice to pastors (or
those who are about the be pastors) what would it
be?  
Romans 12:12, "Rejoice in hope, be patient in
suffering, persevere in prayer."

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her listeners to recognize their holy ground for what it

The Most Important thing is.

Seminary has Taught Me So have you ever thought of Shelton Chapel as holy
ground? I have. Have you ever felt that you were on
holy ground while standing in the middle of a
Karen Cotton is a second year Junior student from Albuquerque, NM wilderness, either literally or figuratively? I have. Do
under care of Santa Fe Presbytery. you take the time to recognize holy ground for what it
is? I could do that better, and more often.
I’ve been invited to write about anything, or about the
most important thing seminary has taught me. Let’s Maybe I should try to do that while I’m in class, while
see—start with a list of everything I’ve learned at I’m studying, during lunch in Stotts Hall. Just as Karl
seminary, then prioritize. Barth prayed with the Bible in one hand and a
I’ve learned that: newspaper in the other, I can pray with the Bible in one
hand while I’m surfing the internet—or even Facebook!
1. I’m not as young as I used to be.
2. My brain doesn’t absorb information as well as We are all in this together. And we are all standing on
it used to. holy ground. Sometimes that holy ground is way out
3. Jackie Saxon was right—seminary IS graduate in the middle of the wilderness. But we are,
school. nevertheless, standing on holy ground to which God
4. Yes, when you get to seminary you will change has called us, and we are standing there together.
your mind about some things you never
thought you’d change your mind about. I think that is the most important thing seminary has
5. Microsoft Windows XP is way faster than the taught me.
electric typewriter I used when I was in college -Karen Cotton
(in the 70’s).
6. We’re all in this together; not just all of us who Circuit Riding
are here now, but everyone who has passed
through this institution.
Christian Schmidt is a junior Unitarian Universalist MDiv student
under care of the Southwest Unitarian Universalist Conference.
In reflecting on item #6, I recalled that last spring my
buddy, Deb Schmidt, e-mailed me a link to a sermon
I love preaching, and I love the chance to visit different
she’d found online. The sermon was meaningful to her
not only because it was a great sermon, but also churches. It’s a good thing I’m in seminary, I guess.
because it mentioned APTS. Deb didn’t know that: 1)
Roy and I had both of our children baptized at the I’m almost done with a marathon session of circuit
church (Covenant Presbyterian—Albuquerque) where riding. As of the end of this month, I will have
the sermon was preached; or 2) that the preacher, Rev. preached nine Sunday mornings at seven different
Catherine Robinson, an APTS alum, is also a friend of
churches in the past four months. It’s been a busy, fun,
mine. Small world.
crazy few months, and that doesn’t even include
Catherine’s sermon was titled “Holy Ground’” and starting seminary and all that.
was based on Ex. 3: 1-15, Moses and the Burning Bush.
Catherine focused on v. 5, “Then [God] said, “Come no At my church in College Station, I had duties to attend
closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place to almost every Sunday morning at the church,
on which you are standing is holy ground.” She whether it was assisting in worship, teaching religious
related this verse to an experience she’d had in chapel
education or singing in the choir. I loved being a part of
here in the 1980’s. She also pointed out that Moses’
holy ground was in the middle of the wilderness—now the life of the church, but it made it hard to visit
there’s something to ponder! Finally, she encouraged anywhere else. (And, of course, I liked being in my

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own community of faith.) But when I moved to Austin

this summer, I decided I would devote myself to my
faith in a different manner: providing guest preaching
for UU churches that either don’t have a minister or
where a minister is taking a weekend off.
Unitarian Universalism has a long history of lay
preaching. We believe that revelation comes from many
sources, so we hold that our lay members have as
much to teach us as our ordained clergy. So it wasn’t
anything that unusual when I started contacting
churches around Texas and the rest of the Southwest
Conference (which is almost all of Texas, all of
Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas and parts of
Tennessee and Missouri) to ask about guest preaching
opportunities.
APTS Trunk or Treat & Fall
Carnival
Saturday October 31st, 6:00 p.m.
Set up 5:30 p.m.
Hick's House Parking Lot
We are expanding our annual Trunk or Treat event to
include a Fall carnival! Teams of individual students or
APTS student groups are encouraged to "sponsor" a
Halloween themed carnival game or booth. (Think ring
toss, bean bag toss, fishing booth, face painting,
crafts, etc...). Each group will be responsible for the
construction of the booth, people to run the booth,
and small prizes or candy to hand out to the kids.
Awards for "Best in Show" and "Most Creative" will be
presented.

My schedule filled up pretty fast. It’s been fun, and Families with children are requested to bring canned
thus far I haven’t totally bombed anywhere. Five of the goods for tickets to play the games & participate in the
churches I’ve preached at have asked if I would return booths. Each canned good gets you 2 tickets. All
canned goods will be donated to the Micah 6 Coalition
at some point in the future, so apparently I’m doing
and Manos de Cristo of Austin.
OK.
All students, families, faculty, and staff are invited to
But it has made me wonder about my connection to my attend! We are also inviting the families of our friends
at Seminary of the Southwest.
faith. Unitarian Universalism is a congregational
religion, in which membership is defined by being a
member of a particular church. I’m in the process of Happy Haunting!
becoming a member of Wildflower Church in south
Contact John Leedy or Lauren Falco for more info.
Austin, but I haven’t been involved there in the way I
would like to be, in part because I’ve simply been too Don’t be caught without your costume or wig! Awards
busy doing other things. But right now, I feel a stronger will be given out for “Best Dressed,”
connection to the larger movement anyway. Most of
my best UU friends attend congregations that aren’t in
this city, and I spend as much time communicating
with them on Facebook and text message than I do
speaking to Austin UUs in person.
I’m happy where I am, but the last few months have
made me realize all the more that my place is in a
congregation. I need to be part, and fully invested, in
the life of a community of faith. I really, really want to
be a parish minister. Now, just a few more years.

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Interview with Vice President of

Institutional Advancement
Mrs. Donna Scott
As one of the six Austin Presbyterian Seminary Cabinet members, Donna
plays an integral role in bridging the seminary community to donors and
churches. While we might not see her face on campus, she helps bring in
money to fund building projects, tuition scholarships, and the operation of
the institution. Donna enjoys hearing students’ stories though because that
is how the church connects with the students.
Donna,
in
the
pink
sunglasses
with

her
husband
Gary
(right)
and
friends.

Stats: Questions & Answers: work with my family. I also have to

• Born in Milwaukee, raised in New
Orleans, with a short stop in
Pittsburgh.
• Baptized in Milwakee, WI.
• Lifelong Presbyterian
• B.S. in Journalism & Advertising
• Worked for a printing business in
Houston and then transferred to
Austin
• Raised her children and began
volunteering for the Junior League
of Austin.
• Held various committee chair
positions while in the Junior
League.
• Decided she could earn money
doing what she loved, raising
money and awareness for a non-
profit.
• Worked at Presbyterian Children’s
Homes and Services, coordinating
volunteers and doing development
work.
Q: If you got a tattoo of a theologian,
that could at anytime be removed,
who would it be?
A: Well, I’m not theologically trained
and do not have an affinity for any
particular theologian.
Q: How is the travel with your job?
A: When I travel I try to be a good
steward of my time and the
seminary’s resources. I don’t like
sitting in airports, but it is part of the
job.
Q: What is the best part of your job?
A: Meeting people! I love getting to
know people and introducing them to with the family.
the ministry of this seminary. Sharing
student’s stories with the greater
church is so important, and so often
not heard by the average parishioner.
I try to represent students and their
stories in conversations with potential Q: Anything else?
donors.
Q: How do you meet donors?
A: Through other donors, trustees
and alumni.
be forwarding thinking - I have to
think about not just this year but five
and ten years down the road.
Q: What keeps your family busy?
A: Well my daughter plays school
and club volleyball. One son plays
high school football and baseball, and
the other son plays college baseball.
This keeps us all busy.
My husband is a contractor and we
both love remodeling homes. Two
years ago we bought a house and
immediately after closing we took the
kitchen down to the studs. The whole
family participated in the rebuild. It
is a really great way to spend time
It is really rewarding to see the
transformation, but can be chaotic
living and working on a house at the
same time.
A: I feel like I am a really boring
person, but there isn’t much spare
time with kids, job and houses!

Q: What is the most stressful part of

your job?

A: I love what I do. I guess the most

stressful part of my job is balancing

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Extensions of an Olive
Branch
Reflections on Identity, Peace and
Community
Mary Elizabeth Prentice is a Senior MDiv student under care of
Grace Presbytery.

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recognize a need for time to lay fallow. Feel free to
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Listening Project comes to

Campus

The Listening Project Dr. Muhammad Sammak is a journalist and political

analyst for the Ahram newspaper in Cairo, the Ittihad
newspaper in Abu Dhabi, and the Al-Mustaqbal
newspaper in Beirut.  He served as counselor to the late
Wednesday, October 28, 2009, Austin Presbyterian Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and
Seminary will participate in the Interfaith Listening now serves as Counselor to his
Project organized by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). son, Saad Hariri, leader of
The Listening Project provides opportunities to engage in Almustaqbal Parliamentary
Muslim-Christian dialogue and learn about new Group. He also serves as
developments in Muslim-Christian relations. Counselor to the Mufti of the
Lebanese republic, Sheikh
APTS will host Mark Mikhael, President of the Near East Mohammad Rashid Qabbani.
School of Theology in Beirut, Lebanon, as well as, The Mufti is the chief authority
Muhammad Sammak, a political analyst, journalist and on religious law for Muslims in
advisor to the Mufti of Lebanon. Lebanon, and their
representative to official agencies
in Lebanon and abroad. Dr.
Dr. Mary Mikhael has served as president of the Near Sammak studied political sciences in Islamic Thought and
East School of Theology since 1994. She was director of has served in dozens of positions including Secretary
the Women’s Program of the Middle East Council of General of the Christian-Muslim Committee for Dialogue.
Churches, and has been a university lecturer on
theological education, women’s issues, and churches in
the United States, Europe, Events on Campus with the Lebanese delegation
and the Middle East. Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Mikhael received her EdD
from Columbia University
11:00 a.m. Dr. Mary Mikhael & Dr. Huhammad Sammak
and Union Theological
will speak at Manna
Seminary in New York, a
12:00 p.m. Lunch with students and visitors from UT
Master of Education from
the Teachers College at Muslim Student Group
Columbia, a Master of Art in 1:00 p.m World Religion class with Muslim visitors
Christian Education from
the Presbyterian School of Make plans to join us on campus or catch Dr. Mikhael and
Christian Education in Dr. Sammak at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Tuesday,
Richmond, Virginia, and a Bachelor of Education from October 27, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Haigazian University. Mikhael is the first woman to
become the president of a seminary in the Middle East.

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Senate Minutes 10/13
- In Attendance: Jackie Saxon – VP SA, Kaci Porter – SBP, Jose Lopez – S.
Senator, Sally Wright – M. Senator, John Leedy – M. Senator, Mary Ann
Kaiser – J. Senator, Bart Smith – J. Senator, Bryan Law – MATS Senator
- Also in attendance: Mary Elizabeth Prentice – Kairos Editor.
Meeting Convened with Prayer: Brian Law
- Student Body President Report: Kaci Porter
1. Discussed Alternate Meeting Times – Rescheduled Senate Meeting:
Tuesdays at 6 p.m.
2. Polity Bowl Date – Affirmative Date: Saturday, December 5th, 2 pm @ St.
Andrews Episcopal Seminary Booking the Field, Will Coordinate Early
Dinner with SSW
3. Dean on Board with the Conversation Circle Concept – Kaci will follow up
with Whit
4. Reformation Roast – Yard Games, Advertising at Manna
5. Senate Budget Summit: Meeting this Wednesday 5:00 p.m.
SAV Report: Jackie Saxon
1. Adding Three Senators to Distribution Lists
2. Call and Vocation Conference in Atlanta: Exercise in Holy Listening –
Creating Hospitable Space for Group Discussions (Cabinet and Senate) –
Possible Pre-Conversation Circle Presentation
3. Board of Trustees in Town November 9th – Wants to Get a Taste of Student
Life: Seniors, Senators, Jean Browns Will Have Lunch With the Board on
November 9th, Noon – 1 p.m. - SAV Will Prepare a Program – Kaci will
Coordinate Conversation Beginning Concerning Interfaith Admissions
4. Ellen Babinsky Roast: Friday, November 13th Evening Dinner
Kairos Report: Mary Elizabeth Prentice
1. Putting Out Issue This Friday and Next Week
2. Will Put Out a Substantial Issue per Discovery Weekend
Manna Report: John Leedy
1. Announcements
2. Table Games
3. Creating Hospitable Space – Janet Makus Introduction, Jackie Saxon
4. Special Lunch For Manna – Coordinate With Sugar By Friday
5. Pick Up Dry Ice for Trunk or Treat
6. Split Canned Goods to Manos de Christo
Misc. Items: John Leedy
1. Asking Professors to Provide Book Lists Early on in the 2009 Year to
Enable Students to Purchase Books Early – Jackie Will Follow Up with
Dean, Bart Will Contact Bookstore Task Force
Meeting Adjourned
Minutes Recorded & Submitted by John Leedy
Library Hours for Fall Break
Regular Hours
Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Fridays 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays closed
Sundays 3:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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Kairos Guidelines
Editorial Guidelines
1. Kairos is the voice of students at Austin Seminary.
2.Kairos generally carries no advertisements for sale of goods
or services by individuals. An exception is the sale of a
student or professor’s library or other study aids.
3.It is not possible to make all program announcements which
are submitted by individual church. Kairos is more likely to
be able to run announcements which apply to ecumenical or
interfaith groups or groups of churches.
4.No letters which attack individuals or groups will be run in
Kairos. This is to be distinguished from letter which might
criticize the actions of individuals or groups.
5.Kairos will publish letter to the editor that contribute to
Christian conversation on the APTS campus. All letters must
be signed.
Submission Guidelines:
Email submissions to the editor, Mary Elizabeth Prentice, at
kairos@austinseminary.edu. Editorial decisions are based on
urgency, availability of space and editorial guidelines.
Deadline is Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. Submissions made after
the deadline must be accompanied by a bribe.
Art on Campus
Stitt Library has the artistic work of C.D. Weaver
on display in the library display case.   C.D.
Weaver is the Artist-In Residence for Austin
Presbyterian Theological Seminary. 
The works on display include small wood and
bronze sculptures, silver crosses and other
jewelry, and a beautiful mosaic plate.  Pictures of
his larger works are also in the case.  You are
invited to come enjoy the art of C.D. this month
in the Library.
Contact person:  Lila Parrish
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Campus Happenings
Chapel Twas A Dark Mark Your
Schedule and Stormy Calendars
October 19–23: Night
 Friday & Saturday October
Fall Break - No Services Halloween music concert 30-31, 2009

Discovery Weekend
Boxes needed When: Monday, Oct. 26
Where: Shelton Chapel, APTS
Time: 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 29, 2009
We re collecting shipping
boxes of various sizes for the Cost: Free
Reformation Roast
bulk Advent devotional
This long-time Austin tradition
orders. Please bring your
features organist Kevin Saturday, October 31, 2009
boxes, flattened, to the
McClure / Count Dracula and
Institutional Advancement Fall Carnival and Trunk or Treat -
numerous hilariously ghoulish
office by Friday, October 23. see page 7 for more information.
friends playing to a costumed
Contact Sandy Wilder
audience of all ages.
(404-4806) with questions.
Ghost artists include Friday, November 13, 2009
trumpeter Bob Cannon, the
Reformation Roast
Come join the staff, faculty and
Dead Tenors, and the Horns of
students in roasting Dr. Ellen
Doom. The hour of creepiness
Thursday, October 28, 2009 Babinsky, our recently retired
will end with ‒ of course! ‒ J.S. Church History Professor.
5:30 p.m. Chapel Green Bach's beloved Toccata in D
Minor. 6:30 p.m. Stotts
Bring a lawn chair and enjoy
the grilled burgers provided Bring a side dish for a potluck
by Senate. and be prepared for lots of
laughs and great fun.
Professor Cindy Rigby
continues to write for the
Saturday, December 5,
Dallas Morning News
2009
http://www.austinseminary.edu/
forward.cfm?dest=http://
religionblog.dallasnews.com/archives/ Polity Bowl - Football game
2009/10/texas-faith-whats-the-moral-
th.html
against our sister seminary

2:00 p.m. More info to come!

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