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SUMMARY:Hispanic Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:Join Southwest in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month September 15-October 15\, 2026! \nHispanic Heritage Month Opening Eucharist on Thursday\, Sept. 17th at 5:30pm in Christ Chapel followed by a celebration with dinner\, music\, and dancing in the Howell Dining Hall. \nThe Rev. Jim Harrington Book Talk on Tuesday\, Sept. 22nd following Eucharist in the Howell Dining Hall. Please RSVP here for this event by Thursday\, Sept. 17th. All are invited to attend a book talk with the Rev. Jim Harrington on his book The Texas Civil Rights Project: How We Built a Social Justice Movement.  \nLearn more about Hispanic Heritage Month and its meaning and history here. \n 
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/hispanic-heritage-month-2/
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SUMMARY:John Hines Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Rt. Rev. John Hines\nPlease join us on Tuesday\, October 6\, 2026\, at 11:45 a.m. for Seminary of the Southwest’s annual celebration of our founder\, the Rt. Rev. John E. Hines. The event will take place in Christ Chapel on Seminary of the Southwest’s campus\, with a lunch following in the Howell Dining Hall. \nJohn Hines Day Schedule\n11:45am ~ Christ Chapel: Festal Eucharist celebrating the Rt. Rev. John Elbridge Hines \nThe Rt. Rev. Kathryn M. Ryan is presiding and Rev. Dr. Dominique Robinson is preaching. \n\n\n12:45pm ~ Weeks Center: Celebratory luncheon honoring John Hines Legacy Society members\n\n\nPlease RSVP here\nThe service will also be live-streamed on the seminary website or facebook page. \nWant to learn more about the John Hines Legacy Society and how to make a legacy gift? Contact April Kerwin\, Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving at 512.439.0326 or april.kerwin@ssw.edu
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/john-hines-day-2026/
LOCATION:Seminary of the Southwest\, 501 East 32nd Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fall Break
DESCRIPTION:Southwest will observe Fall Break the week of Oct. 12th\, 2026. There are no classes or services this week.
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/fall-break/
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SUMMARY:Monday Connection with Meg Erskine
DESCRIPTION:Join us for lunch and a talk by Meg Erskine at the next Monday Connection! \nMonday\, October 12\, 2026 \n11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. \nWeeks Center \nRSVP below by October 5\, 2026 \n  \n\n\n \nMeg is an innovative entrepreneur\, systems thinker and nonprofit social enterprise leader\, founding the Refugee Collective along with 2 Liberian refugees and another American woman in 2009. Under her collaborative leadership\, the Refugee Collective has grown to provide livelihood opportunities for over 100 refugees through skills based education and social entrepreneurship\, investing over $2.9 million dollars back into the refugee community. The Refugee Collective Farm and Studio provide fair wage jobs for refugees in areas where they bring great interest and expertise along with the opportunity to learn and advance in their careers.  The Refugee Collective’s blended financial model of philanthropy and earned revenue creatively engages donors\, chefs\, businesses\, designers and the larger Austin community with a shared impact of supporting our newest neighbors. \nMeg has a background in conservation biology (fun fact- she was the Texas Bat Biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife in the early 2000s) and nonprofit management. She is passionate about refugees and immigrants\, ecology and conservation\, local food and regenerative agriculture\, sustainable/fair trade textile production\, and making the world a more equitable and prosperous place for all. \nMeg and her family have been an active parishoners at St David’s Episcopal Church for 10 years where she serves on the Vestry\, Advocacy\, Environmental and Grants Committees and engages in Spiritual Direction. She is a graduate of the Center for Action and Contemplation Living School focused on Christian contemplative wisdom and ways of living in the world. \nMeg is honored and excited to have this conversation about radical hospitality and contemplative Christianity and hopes you may leave inspired to make your world a bit more welcoming and inclusive.
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/monday-connection-with-meg-erskine/
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SUMMARY:58th Blandy Lecture & Alumni Convocation
DESCRIPTION:Please join the community of Seminary of the Southwest for the 58th Annual Blandy Lecture and Alumni Convocation on Thursday\, November 19\, 2026. \nSeminary of the Southwest is proud to announce Anthony Baker\, PhD\, Clinton S. Quin Professor of Systematic Theology\, and Gena St. David\, PhD\, Director of the Loise Henderson Wessendorff Center for Counseling and Spirituality and Professor of Counselor Education\, as the keynote speakers for this year’s Blandy Lecture. Learn more about the speakers here. \nThis year’s lecture\, “The Future of an Inclusion: Charting New Pathways for the Integration of Mental Health and Theology\,” will bring together two of Southwest’s leading voices to explore the intersections of faith\, psychology\, neuroscience\, and healing. \nIn addition to the lecture\, highlights include: \n\nSpecific programming geared toward Theology and Counseling alumni \nPresentation of the Hal Brook Perry Award and the Dave Scheider Award\nA “dinner by the bite” reception before the lecture\, where alumni can mingle with current students and faculty\n\nThe Alumni Association of Seminary of the Southwest is pleased to announce the Rev. Robert Pace\, PhD (MDiv ‘12)\, Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Worth\, Texas is this year’s Hal Brook Perry Award recipient and William Boesl (MSF ‘20)\, Director of Ministry Formation at Ascension in Austin\, Texas\, is this year’s Dave Scheider Award recipient. Both awards will be presented during this year’s Blandy Lecture and Alumni Convocation. \nThe event is presented free of charge this year. Below is an overview of the day’s events: \nDaytime events: \n\nEucharist in Christ Chapel with the presentation of the Hal Brook Perry Award\nLunch with the Southwest Community\nOpportunity to visit a class\n\nEvening events: \n\nEvening Prayer\n“Dinner by the bite” reception in the Howell Dining Hall\nBlandy Lecture with the presentation of the Dave Scheider Award\n\nRSVP to Blandy here.
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/58th-blandy-lecture-alumni-convocation/
LOCATION:Seminary of the Southwest\, 501 East 32nd Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
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SUMMARY:Spring Break 2027
DESCRIPTION:No classes or services.
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/spring-break-2027/
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SUMMARY:Holy Week 2027
DESCRIPTION:More details to come!
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/holy-week-2027/
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SUMMARY:Payne/Harvey Lecture 2027
DESCRIPTION:More details to come!
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/payne-harvey-lecture-2027/
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SUMMARY:Commencement Exercises for the 2027 Class of Seminary of the Southwest
DESCRIPTION:More details to come!
URL:https://ssw.edu/event/commencement-exercises-for-the-2027-class-of-seminary-of-the-southwest/
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