Last Call for Alumni Week on the Close! There is still time to sign up for Alumni Week, and we still have a few spaces to stay in Dodge for the Alumni Retreat. Even if you can’t come for any of the events, we would be delighted if you could join us for worship in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd. Chapel Scedule and sign up link below. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Close! Chapel Schedule Sunday June 8 5:30 p.m. Said Evening Prayer Monday June 9 8:30 a.m. Said Morning Prayer Tuesday June 10 8:30 a.m. Said Morning Prayer Wednesday June 11 8:30 a.m. Said Morning Prayer 5:30 p.m. Choral Evensong Thursday June 12 8:30 a.m. Said Morning Prayer 5:30 p.m. Alumni Memorial Eucharist Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alumni-week-on-the-close-tickets-1313172296689?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawJl-ZZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHqb-KiCO-VzfFpbe0gTC-dIOFeddfy0sXafBMGVQc4WuXM2SVKJScrRcMdes_aem_Y0yoEi3pnOuYeaAmDEDA2w&blm_aid=0 (fb)

Today our hybrid MDiv students and faculty visited the Seamen’s Church Institute in Port Newark. Hosted by the Rev. Bill Allport, we were introduced to the center’s work and its team of chaplains who serve the spiritual and material needs of international seafarers—many of whom spend months at sea with little connection to life on shore. In small groups, we accompanied chaplains onto ships. Some groups delivered care packages. Others helped crew members get to the mall for essential shopping—one of the few outings they might have during a long contract. These brief encounters opened up a world many of us had never considered. Conversations were simple but sincere, and students reflected on how even limited language didn’t hinder connection. Presence itself became a form of ministry. In the afternoon, we gathered to reflect theologically on what we had experienced—considering Anglican mission not as something remote or abstract, but grounded in solidarity, hospitality, and witness in hidden corners of the world. The day was punctuated by a lively Eucharist in the SCI chapel marking the Feast of the Ascension, a reminder that Christ sends us outward into the world, not away from it. We returned to Chelsea carrying more than impressions—we brought back new questions, insights, and a deeper sense of vocation shaped by encounter. The Very Rev Michael DeLashmutt, Dean of Chapel #generalseminary #hybridmdiv #MissionAndMinistry (fb)