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Spring 2021 Print Edition

JustAct Spring 2021 Issue

This issue of JustAct explores the variety of ways that those who claim to follow the Lord of Love might do better in that awesome and requisite work.

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  • Fall 2022: Our Mandate for Justice
  • Spring 2021 Print Edition
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Recent Articles

  • Our Mandate for Justice: Inside and Outside of the Seminary
  • Just Preach / Just Act: The 2022 African American Social Justice Preaching Series
  • “I am a Witness.”
  • A Prayer for Justice in the Everyday
Considering your call to the church? Join a live Z Considering your call to the church? Join a live Zoom session on Mon. Feb. 13 at lunchtime (noon-1:30 p.m.) or Thurs. Feb. 16 in the evening (7-8:30 p.m.) Register at tinyurl.com/seminary-meet-greet for the Seminary Meet & Greet where you’ll learn more from several PC (USA) seminaries, including @upsem Be sure to share the registration link! tinyurl.com/seminary-meet-greet
Although it’s still winter, this is your reminde Although it’s still winter, this is your reminder to have some fun today! We know that play is one of the best ways to build community and encounter God. @upsem
Welcome to the new Seminary Librarian Dr. Robin Mc Welcome to the new Seminary Librarian Dr. Robin McCall! Read all about it at
https://www.upsem.edu/newsroom/dr-robin-mccall-named-seminary-librarian/
UPSem will kick off Black History month on Feb. 1 UPSem will kick off Black History month on Feb. 1 at chapel with guest music clinician Jonathan Berryman, a graduate of Princeton University and the Yale University School of Music. Our new pipe organ (built by  Schoenstein & Co. Organ Builders ) and other instruments will help us explore different aspects of the Black Church musical experience. The choir will sing Cece Winan’s “The Goodness of God” as well as “I Will Sing Praise” by William T. Barnett. See you at 11:45 a.m. on Wed. Feb.1 in Watts Chapel, or tune into the livesteam on YouTube! Union Presbyterian Seminary
If you’re attending APCE’s annual conference i If you’re attending APCE’s annual conference in Birmingham, AL from Jan. 25-28, be sure to hear @upsem  faculty members Becky Davis and Lakisha Lockhart at workshops. Great job, Dr. Davis and Dr. Lockhart! You can chat with Jenna Campbell (and other alumni) + hear Dr. Brian Blount at the alumni luncheon on Jan. 27 at 11:30 a.m.
Find out about the upcoming Sprunt lecture series Find out about the upcoming Sprunt lecture series May 1-3, plus read about the Black Alumni Association’s Trailblazer and the Distinguished Alumni Award winner. The latest edition of Sharon & Brook is at the printer although you can read it here first!
https://www.upsem.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/23-UPS-02-SharonBrookW_web.pdf
We are thrilled to congratulate alum Jenna Campbel We are thrilled to congratulate alum Jenna Campbell as she is recognized as APCE ENRICH Educator of the Year. Jenna earned her M.A.C.E. from @upsem  and is a Certified Christian Educator in the PC (USA). Currently, Jenna is serving as the Director of Children & Youth Ministry in Stillwater, Oklahoma. You can read more about her at this link: https://apcenet.org/ae-online-2023-awards/
Kudos, Jenna!
Union Presbyterian Seminary is closed on Monday, J Union Presbyterian Seminary is closed on Monday, Jan. 16 for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. @upsem
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