Community Events

March 2, 2009

The Women’s Center Women’s History Month Opening Worship Service of Remembrance and Recognition: “We Have Been Called”
7:00 p.m., Miller Chapel
Free and open to the public

March is Women’s History Month and the Women’s Center’s celebration begins with a service of remembrance and recognition of the women who have gone before us in ministry, and celebrates God’s call of women to ministry today. Several women will share the story of their call to ministry and the ways in which God has continued to affirm them on their journey. All are welcome!

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March 5, 2009

The Inaugural Sang Hyun Lee Lecture on Asian American Theology and Ministry: “Building the Momentum: Dr. Sang Hyun Lee’s Contributions and Their Prospects”
7:00 p.m., Main Lounge, Mackay Campus Center
Free and open to the public

Speaker: Roy I. Sano, Retired Bishop of the United Methodist Church

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March 7, 2009 through April 25, 2009

Princeton Seminary Community Art Show: “A Celebration of Our Creativity”
Weekdays: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Saturday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Sunday, 2:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Erdman Center, 20 Library Place, Center of Continuing Education
Free and open to the public

The Women’s Center and Erdman Center for Continuing Education are co-sponsoring the spring exhibit of art created by the Princeton Seminary community. The pieces are varied in both theme and medium, and represent a broad spectrum of traditions and experiences in the Christian life. In conjunction with the art exhibit, an artists’ reception will be held on Tuesday, March 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Erdman Art Gallery.

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March 16, 2009

Inclusive Language Forum: “Do Our Words Really Matter?”
7:30 p.m., Gambrell Room, Scheide Hall
Free and open to the public

A roundtable discussion will be held on the value of using gender-neutral or inclusive language for God; is it more than just political correctness? Panelists include Princeton Seminary faculty members Dr. Katharine Doob Sakenfeld, William Albright Eisenberger Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis, and director of Ph.D. studies; and Dr. Paul Rorem, Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Medieval Church History; the Reverend Lauren McFeaters, associate pastor of Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton; and Lynn Rubier-Capron, who serves at-large for the Presbytery of New Brunswick. They will discuss how words affect our understanding of God, ourselves, and what we are called to in this world.

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March 20, 2009

“You Say I Preach Like a Woman”
7:30 p.m., Miller Chapel
Free and open to the public

The Women’s Center will celebrate women’s voices in the pulpit with “You Say I Preach Like a Woman.” Three Princeton Seminary students have been chosen to deliver their sermons during this celebration.

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March 23, 2009 through March, 25, 2009

Princeton Theological Seminary Annual Used Book Sale
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Monday and Tuesday)
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Wednesday)
Whiteley Gymnasium, corner of Hibben Road and Route 206 (Stockton Street), Princeton
Free and open to the public (An entrance fee of $20 will be charged on Monday only from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)

Donations of books will be accepted through Friday, March 20 and may be dropped off at the gymnasium in boxes or bags marked “Book Sale.” Donations may also be mailed to the Stewardship Committee Book Sale, Princeton Theological Seminary, Box 5204, Princeton, New Jersey 08543. All proceeds from the sale will benefit theological seminaries around the world, many in nations to which Princeton Seminary’s international students will return to teach. The sale is sponsored by the Stewardship and Mission Committee.

For more information about the sale or the donation of books, directions, or assistance with unloading book donations, call Cindy Schwartz at 731.433.9403 or email ptsbooksale@gmail.com. You can also get directions by visiting http://tinyurl.com/bybj9y.

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March 23, 2009

Biblical Studies Department Lecture: “Paul, the Resurrection, and the End of Violence”
4:30 p.m., Main Lounge
Free and open to the public

Speaker: Michael Gorman, professor of sacred scripture and dean of the Ecumenical Institute of Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland

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March 24, 2009 through March 26, 2009

Women’s History Month Multicultural Revival
7:00 p.m., Auditorium, Mackay Campus Center
Free and open to the public

The final event for Women’s History Month is a series of three worship services honoring women preachers across cultures and traditions. The schedule is
as follows:

Tuesday, March 24
The Reverend Carmen Rosario, Fort Washington Presbyterian Church, New York, New York, preacher

Wednesday, March 25
Dr. Ronald Walborn, dean of Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, New York, preacher

Thursday, March 26
The Reverend Dr. Ellen J. Flake, The Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York, Jamaica, New York, preacher

This event is sponsored by the Association of Black Seminarians, the Association of Latino(a)/Hispanic American Students, and the Asian Association at PTS.

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March 25, 2009

Continuing Education and Hispanic Leadership Program “Meet the Author” Spring Book Series: “Meeting in the Middle: Faith in the Public Square”
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Cooper Conference Room Erdman Center of Continuing Education, 20 Library Place, Princeton
Free and open to the public

Robert P. Jones, author of Progressive and Religious: How Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist Leaders Are Moving Beyond the Culture Wars and Transforming Public Life and president of Public Religion Research, will speak. Jones is a frequent commentator on religion and politics in the national media, including National Public Radio,
Fox News, Air America, The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and others. He served as an affiliated scholar at the Center for American Progress and as the founding director and senior fellow at the Center for American Values in Public Life. Jones is also the author of Liberalism’s Troubled Search for Equality: Religion and Cultural Bias in the Oregon Physician-assisted Suicide Debates.

Books will be available to purchase the day of the event, and a book signing will follow the presentation. This event is free and open to the public (space is limited, so please register early).

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March 29 and 30, 2009

Festival Service of Thanks and Praise for the Life of John Calvin
6:00 p.m., Miller Chapel
Free and open to the public

A festival service of thanks and praise for the life of John Calvin and his gifts to the church, featuring “A Sacrifice of Praise,” a commissioned work by local composer Philip Orr, will be held in Miller Chapel on Sunday, March 29. The service will offer the singing of psalms in traditional and modern settings, with the combined choirs of Nassau Presbyterian Church, Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, and PTS. Cornelius Plantinga Jr., president of Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will preach.

Also in celebration of the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth and his contributions to the church’s music and liturgy, the Erdman Center of Continuing Education will offer a workshop titled “Calvin, Worship, and Music: Glad Surprises for the Church Today,” on Monday, March 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Erdman Center of Continuing Education, 20 Library Place in Princeton. Nicholas Wolterstorff, senior fellow of the Institute for the Advanced Studies of Culture at the University of Virginia, and professor of philosophical theology emeritus at Yale Divinity School, will give the keynote address on the contemporary relevance of John Calvin’s liturgy and liturgical theology. The workshop will also include a worship service, a discussion group with the presenters, an exploration of musical resources for congregation and choir, and a visit to the Seminary’ library to view historic Calvinist psalters and other archived materials. For registration, cost, and more information, please contact the Erdman Center of Continuing Education at 609.497.7990.

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