February 6, 2009
Kairos A Publication of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Community
By Debbie Garber, MDiv Senior
I’ve been stretching lately. No, not exercising
(although I could stand to do some of that too). I’ve
been stretching into my pastoral identity. Nearly half-
way through my year-long internship in the wilds of
West Virginia, I still struggle with my pastoral identity. I
get caught up in my “intern” status, seeing it as sign
that says, “Beware, Intern on board.” But, as I am dis-
covering, living and serving in a town of only 1,000
people opens up many opportunities to wear the collar,
so to speak.
On an occasional Saturday night I go up to the
Hospitality House for dinner and to spend time with
their guests. The Hospitality House is a local ministry
begun many years ago that provides free or low cost
housing to family and friends visiting prisoners at the
Federal Women’s prison (“camp”) here in Alderson. It’s
a big old house that can house 35 or so guests. Each
room is decorated by Martha Stewart (No, really! She
served her time here in Alderson). It has one paid em-
ployee and a volunteer couple (retired) who cook,
clean, take guests to the prison for visiting hours, pick
them up at the train station, etc. I go to listen to their
stories and to be available to them. It’s informal, but
they are helping me live into my pastoral identity by
welcoming me into their lives. I’m not just an “intern,”
but a pastor. They don’t distinguish between the two,
so maybe I shouldn’t either. I offer the prayer before
the meal (in Collect form!), ask them about their fami-
lies, and hear their struggles and joys. Thank you,
strangers, for welcoming me as your pastor.
Then there’s Miss Daisy (not her real name,
but, with her smooth Virginia accent, it could easily be).
She’s 96 years old and lives in the house her grandfa-
ther built. She has finally given in and accepted 24/7
care, giving up her sense of independence. Her eye-
Editor’s Note: Have you been thinking about your
identity lately? It’s going around. Our writers all hap-
pened to explore issues of ‘identity’ this week, each in
their own way. So, who are you?
Grace and peace, Paul Dubois
Issue #169
sight is almost gone, the last bit fading away recently.
She tells her caregivers that she feels ready to “go
home” and wonders why God has not taken her yet.
She never married, but had an exciting life as a copy
editor for the Federal government, including time spent
abroad. Memories are fading, though, and she thinks
more about the end than the beginning. I visit her often,
since she lives only a few doors down, confined to the
first floor now. She welcomes me with her southern
hospitality. Gracious as always. They tell me she
knows, in general, who I am, and I find that encourag-
ing. I rarely stay long so as not to tire her. As I ended
our visit recently, I asked her if there was something I
could pray for her specifically this week. I wasn’t ex-
pecting her to say anything other than thanking me for
coming to visit. But she said, “oh honey, could you pray
for forgiveness for me?” I was taken by surprise, not
expecting something so profound to be asked of an
intern. But as the only pastoral person who visits her
now, she does not make that distinction. Stretching
myself into that pastoral identity, we paused and
prayed. I am her pastor and did not even realize it.
Thank you Miss Daisy for that gift.
The snow seems to come weekly now. Just an
inch or so, enough to cover the leaves that I did not get
raked up in the fall. The birds are chowing down on my
bird feeders and fighting over the thistle. Every one is
ready for winter to be over, but I guess Punxsutawney
Phil says “six more weeks.” I’ll keep stretching, though,
into that elusive pastoral identity over the next six
months or so. Opportunities are everywhere around
me, not just on Sunday morning.
Debbie Garber is serving two churches in West Vir-
ginia for her year-long internship.
Inside This Issue
Spiritual Retreat 2 Fellowships Awarded to Seniors 6
Baby Boom 3 Church Employment Opportunities 6
Senior Seminars 3 What I Learned in Seminary Today 7
Explorations in Identity 4 Weekly Calendar 8
© 2009 Austin Presbyterian
Theological Seminary
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Chapel Schedule A Visit to the Statue

February 9—February 13
Monday: Service of the Word and
Sacrament, Rev. Ted
Wardlaw, preacher
Tuesday: Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Commemorative Service
Rev. Jackie Saxon, preacher
Thursday: Morning Prayer Service
Led by Kaci Porter
Friday: Service of the Word
Rev. Kathy Anderson,
Westminster Presbyterian
Church, preacher
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Tuesday, February 10, CD Weaver, our art-
ist in residence, will be leading a short walking jaunt to
see the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the UT
campus, leaving from APTS at about 1:00 or shortly
thereafter. CD invites students to join him.
The New MSSW/MDIV Support Group
Will meet on Tuesday, February 10th
12:00 - 1:00 pm in McCord 203.

Senior MDiv students will begin preaching in Any current MSSW/MDIV student or prospec-
chapel during the week of February 23. tive student is encouraged to attend. Some of the
group's goals are to learn from one another, share re-
sources, educate others, support one another, have
APTS Crop Hunger Walk Team
fun, and so on.
Contact Nikki Stahl (nikstahl@gmail.com) if you
Austin Area Interreligious Ministries (AAIM) in
have any questions, concerns, or if you want to attend
partnership with Church World Services (CWS) is host-
but are unable to.
ing their 30th Annual Crop Hunger Walk on March 7th
and 8th. If you are not already participating with a local
congregation or another organization, please consider Harmonium announces a
joining the APTS team.
If you are interested in walking, packets can be
Bible-Quran Study
obtained from Nikki Stahl (nikstahl@gmail.com) or you
If you are interested in being part of this group,
can join the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
stay around after Manna and find Matt Falco and Mary
team online (www.churchworldservice.org). Donations
Elizabeth Prentice. We will be discussing when the best
can also be made at this website. Specific information
time to begin such a study, so bring your calendars!
about the Austin walk can be found at
For more information, contact Mary Elizabeth
www.aaimaustin.org/cropwalk.html.
Prentice maryelizabeth.prentice@austinseminary.edu

The Senate and Still Small Voice invite you

to
The Crossings for a spiritual retreat.
Unbidden Grace:
Gifts Received/Gifts Offered
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
1:00pm to 6:00pm

At The Crossings, you’ll find

• Natural beauty in a place conducive to spiritual
attentiveness
• Sanctuary space for gathering and meditation Cost is $20 per person. To register, complete the reg-
• Pool and sauna istration form available at the McCord Desk and re-
• Yoga and other classes turn with payment to Margaret Talbot (Box 196) or
• Labyrinth Lindsay Hatch (Box 135). Registration and payment
• 3 miles of hill country hiking trails must be received by February 11.
• And more
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William ‘Liam’ Joseph Moore

Inaugurates
The Spring 2009 APTS Baby Boom!
Joseph and Shelly Moore, along with big brother Micah, are
pleased to announce the birth of William Joseph Moore born
Tuesday, January 20, 2009. He weighed 7 lbs, 13 ounces, 19
3/4 inches long. Everyone is happy and healthy.

The Boom is underway! Look for a few more announcements in

the coming weeks!

“CALL PROCESS “GETTING IN SHAPE FISCALLY”

AND INTERVIEW SKILLS”
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 McMillan #210
McMillan #210
6:00 – 8:00 pm 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Seminar
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. On Your Own Break
Presented by: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Supper break, Barth & Grill
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Seminar
David Evans

This information will be beneficial to you as you Presented by:

move forward in The Board of Pensions of the
conversations with Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Pastor Nominating Committees.
This seminar is required by
PC(USA) Presbyteries

Call Sharon Pawlik at 404-4832 for more information REGISTER ONLINE BY

on either seminar. FEBRUARY 20, 2009

A Composting Opportunity
The Farmers' Market downtown has started collecting compostable materials (i.e. vegetable/fruit scraps, coffee
filters and grinds, tea bags, egg shells, etc.). The only food items that cannot be composted are bones, meat or fish,
fat, and dairy. These materials are collected, composted, then distributed to farmers as a soil amendment and mulch.
Many of us may not have the time, energy, or space to maintain our own compost bins but we can easily collect
the materials and give them to the farmers.
Tara Spence has placed a 5 gallon bucket with a sealing lid outside the back door of her and Scott’s apartment
for the collection of compostable food scraps. If anyone else is interested in reducing the amount of food they throw out
or put down the disposal, they are welcome to either put their scraps in the Spence bucket or start their own
bucket. Tara has even offered to take the scrap buckets to the Farmers' Market and bring them back each Saturday.
You may find the Spence Compost Bucket at the back door of their apartment at 201C E. 30th Street.
For more information, e-mail Tara Spence at tlnspence@gmail.com. Also, you may find more info at
http://www.austin360.com/search/content/food_drink/stories/2009/01/0107wasteless.html
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A Miniseries of Reflection from Travels Abroad
By Mary Elizabeth Prentice, MDiv Middler
This last semester the issue of identity
seemed to linger in the air in all of my classes. I
took exegesis class on Jeremiah, where I saw
how the Hebrew people began to explore an iden-
tity apart from The Temple. In an introductory
Greek exegesis class I scrutinized the identity of
Mark. And in World Religions, we tackled identity
by looking at the many faces of religions. On our
World Religions final exam, one of the questions
was “What makes a person a Jew, Christian,
Yoruba, Voodoo, Muslim, etc. . .” To be honest it
was a rather vague and open ended question
which I had a ton of fun exploring. It prepared me
well for my time in Egypt, Israel and Palestine. So
over the next several issues of Kairos, I will share
my reflections of identity.
Part One
On January 5, thirty-one seminary students
and guests traveled under the fearless leadership
of Andy Dearman, to Cairo, Egypt and then on to
the Sea of Galilee and Jerusalem. After an unex-
pected 12-hour delay in Frankfurt, Germany we
arrived in Cairo at 5:30 a.m. Upon debarking the
plane I joined JJ Wicke and Dr. Ismael Garcia as
we walked into our experience in Cairo. I got to
know JJ on the
Wilderness Trip
this past summer.
I discovered JJ
was born in Egypt
and adopted at
the age of three
days; he was ex-
cited to return to
Cairo for the first
time. You could
see the excite-
ment on his face
as we walked to-
ward customs. As
we approached
our customs agent
JJ mused aloud, “I
Pharoh
wonder if they can
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tell I’m Egyptian?” Rounding the corner and iden-
tifying the “Welcome APTS sign,” immediately our
personal “customs agent” looked up at JJ and
greeted him as “Ismael.” JJ looked at our profes-
sor thinking – “Man this guy is good, he knows
peoples names already.”
After a bit of confused dialogue we con-
cluded that our customs agent knew there was an
Egyptian-born US citizen traveling with us, and he
also knew our names from the rooming list pro-
vided to him by the travel agent. The customs
agent assumed the person born in Egypt would be
named Ismael and when he saw JJ he immedi-
ately identified him as Egyptian and called him Is-
mael. The whole situation was good for a laugh. .
. But this was just the beginning.
Throughout our time in Egypt, JJ was ap-
proached by people and many immediately began
speaking to him in Arabic. He was singled out by
merchants and
given the
“Egyptian” discount.
Even our tour guide
pointed out his
Pharaonic (yes it is
a word. . . meaning
to be Pharaoh-like)
characteristics.
Standing next to a
statue of a Pharaoh
in the Egyptian mu-
seum our guide
pointed out the
Pharaoh’s wide-
broad shoulders,
slender waist, al- Pharaonic JJ
mond eyes, muscu-
lar arms, and strong bone structure in the face. . .
“Just like JJ here,” she said as JJ’s cheeks rose in
color with embarrassment. There are several sto-
ries of JJ being identified as an Egyptian, but I will
change track here for a moment.
It is hard to miss 32 United States citizens
traveling together in a group. Thankfully Andy did
not make us wear matching t-shirts, hats, or dress
in full dress Girl Scout uniform (yes there is a story
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to that one), but we still stood out. At the tomb of
Teti, a step pyramid we saw on our first day, a
tourist policeman came up to us saying “Obama!
Obama!” with a big smile. I took this to be his way
of identifying with us and welcoming us into his
country. He was clearly pleased to know we un-
derstood what he was saying and his gestures to-
wards us suggested we were welcome at this
place despite the language barrier.
I saw all of these interactions with JJ and
the guards as positive. Egyptians are a very
proud people and they identified JJ as one of them
and one of us (US citizens). Egyptians are a peo-
ple that have survived and thrived in a fertile, yet
unforgiving land for thousands of years, and much
of this survival is a part of their identity. They are
a friendly and hospitable people that claimed JJ
and the rest of the group, as an extension of JJ,
as welcomed guests in their country. Their iden-
tity did not stop them from extending hospitality,
and I felt we were welcomed.
APTS January 2009 Travel Seminar to Egypt, Israel, and the West Bank.
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From Cairo, we flew into Tel Aviv and were
greeted outside of security by our guide,
“Paul” (not his real name). Once we had loaded
the bus with our luggage we drove north toward
the Sea of Galilee. When we were settled on the
bus, Andy introduced Paul and concluded with,
“Well, we aren’t in Egypt any more.” I would like
to think this was referring to the fact that several
members of our group were pulled aside and
‘profiled’ as we walked through the airport in Tel
Aviv. Security wanted to identify us. . . “Where we
had come from? Who was our guide? Where
were going? and Why were we there?” I did not
personally experience profiling at this security
checkpoint, but saw others experience it. No
longer were we in a place that was trying to iden-
tify with us, rather we were in a place that wanted
to know the details of our identity.
To be continued. . .
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Seminary Fellowships Awarded at ASA Banquet

• The Janie Maxwell Morris Fellowship, given to a graduate of Austin
Seminary to Pursue further graduate study, was given to Traci Truly.
The fellowship carries an award of $2,000.
• The W.P. Newell Memorial Fellowship was awarded to Joseph
Moore. The fellowship carries an award of $3,000.
• The Alsup-Frierson Fellowship for Excellence in Biblical Studies and
Hermeneutics was awarded to Cody Sandahl. The fellowship car-
ries an award of $4,000.
• The Pile-Morgan Fellowship was awarded to Megan Dosher. The
fellowship carries an award of $8,000.
• The David L. Stitt Fellowship for continued study was awarded to
Laura Hudson. The fellowship carries an award of $10,000.
Congratulations! Laura, Megan, Cody, Joseph, and Traci

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

CITY/STATE CHURCH POSITION
Tucson, AZ St. Marks PC Co-Pastor (ordained)
San Angelo, TX First Presbyterian Associate Pastor (ordained)
Cedar City, UT Community Presbyterian Solo Pastor (ordained)
Lubbock, TX Grace Presbyterian Pastor (ordained)
Laramie, WY United Presbyterian Pastor (ordained)
Dalhart, TX First Presbyterian Pastor, Redevelopment (ordained)
Huntsville, AL Harvest/NW Madison County NCD Pastor, NCD (ordained)
Norman, OK First Presbyterian Director, 2nd Wind Ministries, campus
ministry, Univ. of OK (ordained)
Columbia, SC Shandon Presbyterian Assoc. Pastor for Youth (ordained)
Tacoma, WA Marine View Presbyterian Associate Pastor (ordained)
Springfield, TN First Presbyterian Solo Pastor (ordained)
Orkney Islands The Church of Scotland 3 positions (ordained)
Alice, TX First Presbyterian Pastor (ordained)
Mc Gehee, AR First Presbyterian Solo Pastor (ordained)
Magnolia, AR First Presbyterian Solo Pastor (ordained)
Overland Park, KS Overland Park Presbyterian Solo Pastor (ordained)
New Braunfels, TX New Braunfels Presbyterian Youth Director (non-ordained)
Yorktown, VA Yorkminster Presbyterian Director Christian Ed (non-ordained)
Wichita, KS Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Director Christian Ed (non-ordained)
Bellaire, TX Christ Church Presbyterian Director of Family Life (non-ordained)
Madison, WI Presbyterian House, College Chaplain Intern, 1 yr (non-ord.)
U. of Wisc, Madison
Indianapolis, IN Second Church 2 yr residency program (non-ordained)
Las Vegas, NV First Presbyterian Minister to Youth (non-ordained)
Vancouver, WA East Woods Presbyterian Youth Ministry Director ½ time (non-ord)

OTHER CHURCH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

CITY/STATE CHURCH POSITION
Austin, TX Highland Park Baptist AP-Youth & Student Ministry
Greenville, SC Furman University Chaplaincy Internship
Keller, TX First United Methodist Director of Youth Ministries
Wayzata, MN Wayzata Community Church (UCC) Minister for Faith & Learning
San Antonio, TX University of Incarnate Word TRIO-SSP Program Counselor

Note: New Church Information Forms (CIF) are on file in the Vocation & Placement Office.
Other Local Opportunities: Received regularly; check the Student Employment Bulletin Board outside the Financial Aid
Office. Also, check the “other opportunities” binder in the Vocation & Placement Office.
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A Weekly Column Offering Musings, Insights, and Reflections on the Seminary Life
Tell-Tale Signs
By Paul Dubois, MDiv Senior
Looking out my kitchen window toward Waller
Creek, I noticed a large shadow moving through the
tree tops. The hawks are back. One of the great
birds alighted high in a leafless tree, and I was
amazed that the high, thin branches didn’t bend
more than they did under the burden. I imagine that
the branch had waited for the hawk, that the branch
had eagerly hoped for such an honor, to bear such a
weight. At the same time, I imagined a collective
groan arising from the pigeons and squirrels, as the
arrival of the hawk means they must now be much
more cautious. Someday the lion will lie down with
the lamb, but not today. I wonder if the squirrels and
the pigeons share this hope, especially as their
young begin to venture from the nests.
So I went out and sat by the creek for a while.
Mostly I just like to listen to the water flow and feel
the breeze blowing. The air was a little cool, so I
wore a jacket, but it was unzipped. I sat by the creek
and wished for rain. Maybe it was a prayer. A good
rain would be a good thing for the land, the creek,
and my spirits.
Sitting by the creek, I thought of the sunfish
who spawn by the upper bridge. I looked for the sun-
fish, but they are not there yet. Perhaps it is too
early. Soon they will be there. The sunfish, proba-
bly the males, will each clear a nest in the gravel.
They will fight for the best spots. Go down there and
look now... you will see brown silt on the gravel. But
soon, when the fish arrive, they will clear the silt from
the gravel, leaving tell-tale circular patches of clean
stones. You will see a fish close to each circle, de-
terminedly guarding it and driving away any fish that
dares too close, unless of course, it is a female. On
several occasions last year I witnessed a female lay
eggs and a male fertilize them. I think about my rain
prayer. A good rain would ruin the creative, repro-
ductive work of these fish. Do they know that a good
rain, and the rising, rapid water it would cause–even
though it is dirty urban runoff–is both necessary to
the health of the world they live in and will destroy
their work?
Do you have something to say to Kairos? Something to add… Something to refute?
If so, we’d like to hear. We are committed to dialogue.
Letters to the editor will be published. See page 8 of this issue for our editorial guidelines.
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Two springs ago, during our last really wet
season, every week brought a new deluge, and after
each I would see the fish rework the gravel. Four
feet of flood water one day leaves a newly scoured
channel, and already the fish were back at work.
Then it would rain again, and again. Yet there they
were. I wonder if the fish have probed the depths of
theodicy, protesting to God for why this destructive
cycle happens to them.
You won’t find too many people, if any, who
will ascribe to animals–or to any part of the non-
human created order, really–any sort of metaphysical
curiosity or self-reflective capability. And this causes
me to ponder the arrogance of human beings. A few
years ago we sent probes to Mars to search for life,
but the instruments were only designed to look for
organic (carbon-bearing) molecules as harbingers of
life. Why? Because all life on Earth is built on the
carbon atom. Therefore, carbon-based life is what
we would expect to find elsewhere. That is, our
knowledge and experience of ‘life’ has dictated the
questions we ask about all instances of life. Sure, it
makes sense to start with what we know, but, can life
exist elsewhere that is not based on the carbon
atom? Can a fish pray that the rain be held back un-
til after their fry are free? God knows.
I wonder what the fish and the pigeons and
squirrels and hawks know. I want to think they know
something. But is this simply my romantic projection
of some human quality onto these dumb creatures,
something akin to talking animals in Narnia? No, it is
much deeper... I wonder whether they know that hu-
man beings were charged to be the stewards of
creation. I wonder whether we have been indicted
by them. I wonder if they know our scriptures better
than we do, and that their knowing comes not from
the book, but from the author. I wonder whether they
wait, patiently, for the day we wake up. I’m inclined
to think that we are the ones with scriptures not be-
cause we are the only ones who can read, but,
rather, because we are the ones who need them.
There’s a lot of silt in the creek bed now be-
cause we’ve had so little rain. The fish will have to
work extra hard to clear it for nesting. Still, everyday
I look, and I hope for the tell-tale signs of life.
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Monday, February 9th

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Presidents, Chaplains, & Church Relations – Georgia Smith Knox Hall/McCord 203
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Institutional Advancement Staff Meeting – Laura Harris McCord 201
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Service of the Word and Sacrament Shelton Chapel
Rev. Ted Wardlaw, peacher
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Acts 2:42 – Jose Lopez McCord 201
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Spiritual Direction Group – Scott Quinn McCord 202

Tuesday, February 10th

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. First PC Luncheon – CD Weaver Knox Dining Hall
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MLK Commemorative Worship Service Shelton Chapel
FEBRUARY 9-FEBRUARY 15, 2009
WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Rev. Jackie Saxon, preacher

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. MSSW/MDIV Group – Nikki Stahl McCord 203
12:30 – 1:45 p.m. CM.283 Sunday and Sacraments – Kristin Saldine Shelton Chapel
4:15 – 8:15 p.m. Reading, Writing, and Study Skills – Light German Knox Dining Hall

Wednesday, February 11th

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Spiritual Direction – Joe Berry McCord 202
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Administration Advisory Committee – Nancy Reese Trull Boardroom
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Spiritual Direction – Jean Springer McCord 202
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Midweek Manna – Student Senate Stotts Dining Hall
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Theological Historical Department – David Jensen McCord 203
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Church Ministry Department Meeting – David White Knox Dining Hall
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Corpus Christi – Scott Spence McCord 201
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Student Senate – Melissa Koerner McMillan 206
12:45 – 2:30 p.m. Korean Bible Study – In Hye Park McMillan 204
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Spiritual Direction – Barbara Schutz McMillan 105
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. APTS Choir Rehearsal – Kevin McClure Shelton Chapel
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Special Educational Events Commission – Timothy Lincoln McMillan 105
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Insights Commission – David Jensen Trull 115
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Doctor of Ministry Committee – David White McMillan 105
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Balcones Community Orchestra – Outside Group McMillan 211

Thursday, February 12th

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Lenten Lessons – Kathy Muenchow McCord 201
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Spiritual Direction – Barbara Schutz McCord 202
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Morning Prayer Shelton Chapel
Kaci Porter, Leader
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Call 2 – Gail Dalrymple Knox Dining Hall
12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Discovery Weekend – Jack Barden Campus Wide
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Interfaith Comm. for Palestinian Rights – Outside Group McCord 204

Friday, February 13th

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Discovery Weekend – Jack Barden Campus Wide
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Service of the Word Shelton Chapel
The Rev. Kathy Anderson, Associate Pastor, Westminster Church, Austin
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Still Small Voice – Margaret Talbot Knox Dining Hall

Saturday, February 14th

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Discovery Weekend – Jack Barden Campus Wide

Sunday, February 15th

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Discovery Weekend – Jack Barden Campus Wide

Submissions to Kairos: Email submissions to the editor, Paul Dubois, at Kairos@austinseminary.edu. Calendar events and room reservation
requests should be sent to Jackie McCully at jmccully@austinseminary.edu or made in person at the McCord desk. Editorial decisions are based
on urgency, availability of space, and editorial guidelines. Deadline is Wednesday at 5:00 P.M. Submissions made after deadline must be
accompanied by a dunkel.

Kairos Editorial Guidelines

1 Kairos is the voice of students at Austin Seminary.
2 Kairos generally carries no advertisement for sales of goods or services by individuals. An exception is the sale of a student’s library or other
study aids.
3 It is not possible to make all program announcements which are submitted by individual churches. Kairos is more likely to be able to run an-
nouncements 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 letters which might criticize the actions of
individuals or groups.
5 Kairos will publish letters to the editor that contribute to Christian conversation on the APTS campus. All letters must be signed.