BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary - ECPv5.15.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.garrett.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250801T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250919T170000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250801T143818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T165818Z UID:29988-1754038800-1758301200@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Wounded Light: Sacred Art in the Neon City DESCRIPTION:Artist Joseph Malham will offer reflections on his work during an Opening Night Reception on Friday\, August 22 at 5pm. The event will take place outside the Chapel of the Unnamed Faithful\, located in the Cross Tower Room at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. \nAll are invited to this evening of art\, faith\, and conversation. \nThis fall\, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary is honored to present Wounded Light: Sacred Art in the Neon City\, an exhibition of iconographic art by Chicago-based artist Joseph Malham. \nMany of the works in Wounded Light are created with found and distressed materials such as discarded wood boards\, aged canvases\, and other repurposed surfaces that bear the mark of time and loss. These surfaces became sacred ground themselves serving as witness to both suffering and transformation. Created during a period of profound global isolation\, these imperfect and wounded objects reflect a core truth: that even in our brokenness\, we are capable to reflect light where divine radiance breaks through the fractured\, the forgotten\, and the forsaken. \nFor over two decades\, Malham has engaged deeply in both the artistic and theological dimension of sacred image making. As an artist in residence at St. Gregory the Great Church in Chicago\, he has not only created sacred icons but also led workshops\, retreats\, and lectures across the country\, fostering a renewed understanding of iconography as a living spiritual practice. Malham fuses ancient iconographic traditions with randomly encountered object – the rubble and refuse of everyday life – salvaged from the alleys\, streets\, and shadows of Chicago’s urban wilderness. \nAt the heart of Wounded Light is the Heroes of Faith & Justice series\, which honors lay and religious men and women from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds who have witnessed Christ through acts of justice\, mercy\, and service to the people of God in Chicago. For Malham\, the city is not merely a backdrop but sacred ground. He writes “Chicago was the soil of their ministry but faith was the seed.” \nIn addition to his visual work\, Malham is the author of four books. In 2015 Malham he was awarded the Bishop Quarter Award\, by Cardinal Cupich in recognition of his services to the Archdiocese of Chicago. \nThis exhibition invites viewers into a contemplative encounter with the holiness\, revealed not in perfection but in the luminous and enduring presence that emerges through what is wounded\, weathered\, and redeemed. \nWounded Light will be on view throughout August and into mid-September 2025\, with works displayed across all three floors of Garrett’s main building. \nFor more information about Joseph Malham’s work\, please visit www.trinityicons.com. \n  \n  URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/wounded-light-sacred-art-in-the-neon-city/ LOCATION:Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary\, 2121 Sheridan Road\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.garrett.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Website-Event-Template-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250826T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250910T170000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250808T142348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T172120Z UID:30031-1756195200-1757523600@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Fall 2025 Welcome Week DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/fall-2025-welcome-week-for-students/ CATEGORIES:Student Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.garrett.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_2946.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office%20of%20Student%20Life":MAILTO:student.life@garrett.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250901T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250901T170000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250723T194830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T194830Z UID:29770-1756713600-1756746000@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Labor Day DESCRIPTION:No classes. Offices closed. URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/labor-day-3/ LOCATION:Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary\, 2121 Sheridan Road\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States CATEGORIES:Institutional Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250902T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250902T170000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250723T195019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T195019Z UID:29772-1756800000-1756832400@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:First day of full-term classes and Last Day to Register DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/first-day-of-full-term-classes-and-last-day-to-register/ LOCATION:Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary\, 2121 Sheridan Road\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States CATEGORIES:Academic Events,Admissions Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250909T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250909T130000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250811T145537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T151215Z UID:30034-1757419200-1757422800@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:CAAM's Welcome (Back) Lunch Fellowship DESCRIPTION:The Center for Asian/Asian American Ministry (CAAM) would like to welcome (back) our Asian descent community to another wonderful academic year. Please join us as celebrate the beginning of the academic year with food and fellowship. All are welcome to join. URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/caams-welcome-back-lunch-fellowship/ LOCATION:Main 205 CATEGORIES:Centers and Institutes Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250910T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250910T170000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250813T141505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T193304Z UID:30037-1757520000-1757523600@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:2025 Academic Convocation DESCRIPTION:Garrett Seminary will celebrate the beginning of the 2025-2026 academic year with its Convocation service on Wednesday\, September 10. We are deeply honored that Dr. Peter Mageto (G-ETS 2001 & 2004)\, Vice Chancellor of Africa University in Mutare\, Zimbabwe and a proud alumnus of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary\, will serve as guest speaker at this year’s Convocation. This is a moment of great pride\, as Dr. Mageto returns to his alma mater to reflect on the values that continue to shape his leadership and vision. \nHis presence comes as we celebrate the ongoing Mageto Fellows Program—which offers full scholarships for African students to study in Evanston—and as we explore new avenues for collaboration between our institutions. True to Africa University’s purpose of Investing in Africa’s Future and its commitment to training leaders for transformative leadership\, this partnership embodies the power of education to shape change-makers for the continent and the world. \nAs Garrett welcomes its incoming class\, this gathering becomes a testimony of how Africa University and Garrett are working together for a connectional and global United Methodist Church—naming and celebrating how God is alive in our fellowship\, how faith is deepened when we uproot the harm colonialism left in its wake\, and how we labor together for mutual flourishing. All are invited to join us in marking this important start to the year\, as we prepare to train leaders for the thriving of the church and the healing of the world. \nPlease join in person at 4 p.m. (CDT) on September 10th in the Chapel of the Unnamed Faithful\, or via livestream! \nRev. Dr. Peter Mageto (G-ETS 2001 & 2004) \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nRev. Dr. Peter Mageto is the fifth Vice Chancellor of Africa University. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in divinity from St Paul’s United Theological College in Kenya\, and a Master in Theological Studies and Doctor of Philosophy degree from Garrett Seminary. Professor Mageto has a wealth of experience spanning over 25 years which he has obtained from working in church ministry and for various universities. He believes and cultivates collaborations\, networks\, and partnerships as pillars for societal transformation. Professor Mageto is an expert in ethics\, and believes in the call and in pursuit of justice and equity. He spends time to advise\, counsel and engage in community service as a way to serve humanity. Professor Mageto has published widely in a number of thematic areas including Ethics\, Theology\, HIV-AIDS\, Education\, Peace\, and Reconciliation. URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/2025-academic-convocation/ LOCATION:Chapel of the Unnamed Faithful CATEGORIES:Featured Event,Institutional Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.garrett.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-convocation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T130000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250905T213504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T214655Z UID:30272-1758108600-1758114000@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Jimmy’s Faith Book Talk with Dr. Christopher Hunt DESCRIPTION:Dr. Hunt\, a Garrett PhD alum\, will discuss his newest book\, Jimmy’s Faith: James Baldwin\, Disidentification\, and the Queer Possibilities of Black Religion. The book seeks to answer the question—What is James Baldwin doing with and through his literary deployment of religious language and symbols? The book demonstrates that Baldwin continued to engage the symbols and theology of Christianity\, queering and shifting their meaning toward building his own unique religious vision. Dr. Hunt is Associate Professor of Religion\, Culture\, and Power at Colorado College \nWednesday\, September 17 11:30am-1:00pm\nHybrid event – Registration required\, https://forms.office.com/r/KzV402sANX\nLunch will be served\, Room 205 \nCo-Sponsored: Stead Center and Center for the Church and the Black Experience URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/jimmys-faith-book-talk-with-dr-christopher-hunt/ LOCATION:Main 205 CATEGORIES:Centers and Institutes Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.garrett.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Website-Event-Template-8.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T130000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250818T163225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T193932Z UID:30064-1758110400-1758114000@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Who am I…. As a caregiver? DESCRIPTION:Join us for our fall discernment series as we explore our roles in ministry and how we live them out. Our first event will focus on understanding who we are called to be as caregivers. In this hour-long session\, we’ll explore what it means to care for others in a variety of roles – from our basic need to care for others in our community as a lay person\, to the role of a professional caregiver – pastor\, counselor\, chaplain – and the tools that you might better equip you to care. Come to understand the joys and challenges of caregiving\, the resources that might support your skills\, and what it means to incorporate your faith into your work as a caregiver. URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/who-am-i-as-a-caregiver/ CATEGORIES:Admissions Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.garrett.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Admission-Event-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T133000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250912T162958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T191506Z UID:30378-1758196800-1758202200@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: “Toward an Abolitionist Church” with Rev. William H. Lamar IV DESCRIPTION:The Center for the Church and Black Experience will hold a Lunch and Learn on Thursday\, September 18th in Room 205 and on Teams where Rev. William H. Lamar IV\, pastor of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington\, DC\, will be our lecturer. Lamar has been long been actively involved in community organizing and currently serves the founding board chair of the Just Power Alliance\, a collective of organizations from the Midwest to the east coast that focuses on building multi-racial\, multi-class\, multi-generational\, and multi-faith world that is joyful and just for all. His Washington Post op-ed from December 15\, 2020\, published after the Proud Boys desecrated Metropolitan by vandalizing church property\, was a clarion call that culminated in a $1 million judgment for punitive damages against the white supremacist group for their criminality. For more information about Rev. Lamar\, click here. URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/lunch-and-learn-rev-william-h-lamar-iv/ LOCATION:Room 205 or Online CATEGORIES:Centers and Institutes Event,Featured Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.garrett.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_2996.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250927 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250908T133451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T140035Z UID:30284-1758499200-1758931199@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:CENTRO RAÍCES LATINAS Re-Launch Week DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for September 22–26 as we celebrate the Relaunch of Centro Raíces Latinas with a full week of events! URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/centro-raices-latinas-re-launch-week/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250922T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250922T170000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250919T171926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T171926Z UID:30590-1758556800-1758560400@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Logo Unveiling Ceremony for CENTRO RAÍCES LATINAS DESCRIPTION:Join us in Main 107 & 109 at 4pm as we celebrate the Relaunch of Centro Raíces Latinas with a logo unveiling! \n  URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/logo-unveiling-ceremony-for-centro-raices-latinas/ LOCATION:Main 107\, 2121 Sheridan Road\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T140000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250919T172300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T172313Z UID:30593-1758628800-1758636000@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Let’s Talk Globally: Bodies\, Tables\, and Belonging: Reimagining Theology from a Latine Perspective DESCRIPTION:As part of its relaunch\, the CENTRO RAÍCES LATINAS along with the Office of Student Affairs will co-host the first Let’s Talk Globally conversation of the academic year. Join Rev. Dr. Emma Escobar and PhD candidates Evelmyn Ivens and Paola Márquez Leones as they facilitate a session on Bodies\, Tables & Belonging: Reimagining Theology from a Latine Perspective. Ph.D. candidate Paola Márquez Leones’s research\, Visualizing Mestizaje: Black Women’s Bodies\, Religion\, and the Nation\, examines how race\, gender\, and faith intersect in shaping belonging. Evelmyn Ivens’s project\, Sobremesa: A Practice of Resistance\, Belonging\, and Theological Imagination\, explores how shared meals and hospitality practices open new possibilities for community and justice. Together\, they will invite us to imagine spaces of belonging where voices long silenced are heard\, honored\, and celebrated. URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/lets-talk-globally-bodies-tables-and-belonging-reimagining-theology-from-a-latine-perspective/ LOCATION:Room 205 or Online CATEGORIES:Centers and Institutes Event,Community Event,Featured Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T130000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250818T165024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T214339Z UID:30069-1758715200-1758718800@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Discerning the Doctor of Philosophy Degree DESCRIPTION:Learn about the Doctor of Philosophy program at Garrett\, including upcoming changes to the program and more specific information on this year’s cohort concentration\, Pastoral Theology\, Personality\, and Culture. Featured guest: Dr. Kate Ott\, Jerre and Mary Joy Stead Professor of Christian Social Ethics\, Director of the Stead Center for Ethics and Values\, and Director of the Doctor of Philosophy program. URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/discerning-the-doctor-of-philosophy-degree-3/ CATEGORIES:Admissions Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.garrett.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Admission-Event-2-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T180000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250919T203330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T233009Z UID:30606-1758729600-1758736800@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Chapel and Community Meal DESCRIPTION:Come and celebrate in person or online for a Service of Gratitude for the Relaunch of the Centro Raíces Latinas. Our guest speaker will be Sandy Ovalle (she/her/ella) a table-setter\, a poet\, and a faith-rooted organizer. She is the founder and principal of Coyolxauhqui Strategies where she helps organizations create faith-rooted advocacy and training campaigns. Committed to pro-social systemic change and former Senior Director of Campaigns and Mobilizing at Sojourners\, Sandy believes in harkening ancestral wisdom for our collective liberation. She holds a M.A. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and serves on the board of the Latino Christian National Network. A native of Mexico City\, Sandy enjoys gathering neighbors and strangers around homemade pozole. \nCommunion will be presided over by Rev. Dr. Javier A. Viera\, President of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Following the service\, we will gather for a community meal provided by Jibaritos y Más\, featuring arroz con gandules\, green salad\, tostones\, yuca\, and chicken in a stew. Join us in worship\, gratitude\, and community as we mark this new beginning for the Centro Raíces Latinas. URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/chapel-and-community-meal/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.garrett.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2023-Ovalle-Headshot.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T190000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250919T173512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T174906Z UID:30596-1758819600-1758826800@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Film & Conversation-Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America DESCRIPTION:As part of the Relaunch Week of the Centro Raíces Latinas\, we invite you to join us in Main 107 for an evening of learning and dialogue on Thursday September 25 at 5pm. We will screen Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America\, a powerful documentary that sheds light on the history and realities that continue to shape the Latino experience in the United States. After the film\, Dr. Emma Arely Escobar will lead us in a conversation about its impact and meaning today. Pizza and snacks will be provided. ¡Te esperamos! Come\, learn\, and be part of the conversation. URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/film-conversation-harvest-of-empire-the-untold-story-of-latinos-in-america/ LOCATION:Main 107\, 2121 Sheridan Road\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States CATEGORIES:Centers and Institutes Event,Community Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T200000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250829T200104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T200104Z UID:30225-1758826800-1758830400@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:A Seminary for You: The CME and Phillips Experience at Garrett DESCRIPTION:In 2023\, Phillips School of Theology partnered with Garrett Seminary to meet the educational needs of CME students serving or hoping to serve in ministry. As that partnership continues\, find out more about the CME experience at Garrett\, and how you can continue to be resourced for your ministry through seminary. Bishop Charley Hames\, Jr.\, Presiding Prelate of the Ninth Episcopal District CME and Rev. Dr. Paul Brown\, President and Dean at Phillips School of Theology\, will be our featured speakers. URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/a-seminary-for-you-the-cme-and-phillips-experience-at-garrett-2/ LOCATION:Online ORGANIZER;CN="Admissions":MAILTO:getadmitted@garrett.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T120000 DTSTAMP:20260424T213253 CREATED:20250908T134715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T134740Z UID:30286-1759230000-1759233600@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:  SustainGETS Visioning Session DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 30\, 2025 · 11 a.m. · Room 205\nThe student organization SustainGETS is a coalition of students\, faculty\, and staff committed to fostering sustainability on our campus and in our daily lives. This visioning meeting will focus on shaping the overall action plan for the year\, gathering your ideas\, and developing upcoming initiatives and programs together. Lunch will be provided. Contact praveen.n.l@garrett.edu with any questions. \n  URL:https://www.garrett.edu/event/sustaingets-visioning-session/ CATEGORIES:Centers and Institutes Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR