Thursday, March 27, 2014

3.30.13

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 24

March 30, 2014 - Fourth Sunday of Lent
+ 1 Samuel 16: 1b, 6-7, 10-13 + Ephesians 5: 8-14 + John 9: 1-41 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm





Mass Intentions:
Sunday3.30   10:30am
6:30pm
For the SAU Community  
Monday3.31    Noon+Howard Hannon           
Tuesday4.1    4:30pm+Edward Wilkinson     
Wednesday  4.29:15pmStudent Intentions
Thursday4.3     4:30pm+Fr. J. Walter McEleney            
Friday4.4Noon+Joseph Cinadr          

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 6pm (Chapel); Interfaith Council 6pm (Lower Chapel); Reconciliation Service 7pm (Chapel); Brewed Awakening 8pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: "Joy of the Gospel" Discussion 12 noon (Chapel Gathering Space), College Bible Study 7pm; Bridge Bible Fellowship 9pm (Gathering Space)
Wednesday: Midweek Reflection 12pm (Chapel); Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8pm (Lower Chapel); Sacrament of Reconciliation (confessions) 8:30pm; Mass and More 9:15pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Stations of the Cross 5pm (Chapel); Adoration 7pm (Chapel)

Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu
Fr. Chuck Adam, Chaplain
Kelly Bush, Director of Service & Justice
Chris Clow, Director of Music and Liturgy
Sheila Deluhery, Director of Faith Formation



TAKING THE HIGHER ROAD
At St. Ambrose we promote justice as the foundation for a lasting peace and throughout our history we have demonstrated how non-violent protest can work to bring about social change. So it is in that spirit that I think it so appropriate to share a news story that was pointed out to me last week. Fred Phelps, the founder of the church in Westboro, Kansas who had led protests at so many funerals of fallen soldiers with signs and hate spewing chants died last week. Not allowing his death to deter them from their protests, 20 of his followers went to Kansas City to protest at a Lorde’s concert with hatred spewed on their placards. But the most attention was not given to the usual signs with hateful words. Instead it was the large banner held up by a handful of counter protesters that caught most people by surprise.  It said very simply and compassionately, “Sorry for your Loss.” Now that’s taking the higher road.  That’s a powerful way to live the words of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount: “Love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you.” Martin Luther King, Jr. said it another way: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only Light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.”  Now that we are passed the halfway point of Lent, this season of conversion and change, we could ask ourselves, “How much light am I offering to dispel darkness? Are my actions dispelling hate?” There is still plenty of time in this Lenten season to respond to God’s love, and in turn, become more loving of others. The Busy Student Retreat begins Sunday night. Consider Monday’s Communal Penance Service. With God’s grace, we can take the higher road. We can begin to offer our dark world a bit more light.   ---Fr. Chuck

•Communal Penance Service: A communal celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held at 7:00pm on Monday, March 31 in the Chapel.  A short prayer service and examination of conscience is followed by an opportunity for individual confession from one of several priests who will be present to help us celebrate God’s pardon, peace, and reconciliation with the Christian community.

•Brewed Awakening: Join us Monday, March 31 at 8pm in the Gathering Space, (immediately following Communal Penance) as Teresa Dunbar from Catholic Relief Services talks about how we can best help out those in need around the world.

•Busy Student Retreat: Welcome to visiting priests and sister who are serving as spiritual guides for this week’s Busy Student Retreat: Sister Lou Anglin, Vocation Director for Sister of Charity of the BVM in Dubuque, Fr. Francis Bitterman, Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Sister Bobbi Bussen, Vocation Director for the Sister of St. Benedict in Rock Island, Sister Roberta Birch, from the Sisters of the Humility of Mary in Davenport, Fr. Thom Hennen, Vocation Director for the Diocese of Davenport, and Fr. Adam McDonald, Vocation Director the Society of the Divine Word.

•Interfaith Meeting and Sharing of Faith: Interfaith Council will have a faith sharing meeting on Monday, March 31 at 6pm in the Lower Chapel Conference Room.  Mr. Hassan Alhethail will share about Islam.  Come and learn more about Islam and how Islam is practiced in different parts of the world!

•“The Joy of the Gospel:” There’s still three chapters to go in our discussion of Pope Francis’ “The Joy of the Gospel.”  Come, bring your lunch, and join us at 12 noon in the Gathering Space on Tuesdays.  Find the whole document online here.

•College Bible Study: Make studying Scripture a part of your Lenten practice, and spend time in discussion with readings for the upcoming Sunday.  Come meet with College Bible Study on Tuesdays at 7pm in the Lower Chapel Conference Room.  Email ministry@sau.edu to learn more!

•Wednesday Midweek Quiet Reflection: Join us each Wednesday of Lent at 12 noon for a brief, 15 minute prayer service with a Taize song, scripture, and silence - a little silence goes a long way!

•Stations of the Cross: Make the Online Stations a part of your Lenten prayer and reflection!  Featuring SAU student reflections and the etchings of the late Fr. Edward Catich: http://saustations.blogspot.com.

•Eucharistic Adoration: Join us once again on Thursday, April 3 for another opportunity for Eucharistic Adoration Holy Hour.  Time consists of Scripture, song, and silent reflection before the Blessed Sacrament.  Perfect for this Lenten season!  Contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to learn more!

•Service on Saturdays: Volunteer and help out the Quad Cities area!  Visit with the residents of the Kahl Home this Saturday, March 29 from 2-4pm, and help out at Winnie’s Wishes Resale Shop next Saturday, April 5 from 10am-1pm, which helps fund a local women’s shelter.  Email ministry@sau.edu to sign up!

•CRS Rice Bowl Reflection: Malawi.  This week, CRS Rice Bowl invites us to enter into solidarity with the people of Malawi.  We are encouraged to reflect on the Catholic social teaching principle, Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers, and reminded that, just as He labored to create the universe, God sanctifies and calls us to work.  There are still plenty of rice bowls available in the Gathering Space if you need one!  Please continue to donate to CRS through your Rice Bowl.  You can make a difference!

•Fast Fest - Week 3: This week in Fast Fest (Mar 30-Apr 5), strive to be more present in the real world in the Social Media Fast.  Sign off of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and the like for a week, and work for more authentic conversation and communication with your family and friends!

•Music for Commencement Mass: All SAU students, faculty, and staff are invited to assist with music for the Commencement Mass on Sat, May 10 at 9am in the Chapel.  This mass provides a beautiful send-off for our graduates and their families, and is a wonderful SAU tradition.  Rehearsals will start on Monday, April 14 at 7pm.  Please email Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu if you would like to help out!

•Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies: Courses offered this summer during June 12-15 and July 10-13.  This program is perfect for those who want to work with high school youth, and courses can be taken for Theology credit.  Email Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to learn more.

•DUBUQUE’S GOT SISTERS!  Are you interested in checking out religious life? An opportunity for women age 19 and older to come together with sisters and other women who are asking how to best serve the people of God is being offered. Join us for prayer, conversation and chance to get to know communities of women who have given their life in service to people on the margins: • Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary  • Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary  • Dubuque Franciscan Sisters • Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. Meals and an overnight stay will be provided – at no charge. The retreat will begin with dinner and prayer on Friday, April 11th  at 5:00 and close with dinner on (to conclude by 6:00 pm)Saturday, April 12th. To register or for more info contact Sister Ginny Heldorfer - email: heldorferv@osfdbq.org/ phone:  952-457-5193.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

3.23.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 23

March 23, 2014 - Third Sunday of Lent
+ Exodus 17: 3 - 7 + Romans 5: 1 - 2, 5 - 8 + John 4: 5 - 42 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm





Mass Intentions:
Sunday3.23   10:30am  
6:30pm
+ Derrek Drexler 5th Anniversary of death    
For the SAU Community    
Monday3.24    Noon+George Leahy '50       
Tuesday3.25    4:30pm+Charles A. Smith     
Wednesday  3.269:15pmStudent Intentions
Thursday3.27     4:30pm+Hugh D McAleer SAC       
Friday3.28NoonMarilyn Evans SAC (Mercy Nurse)          

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 7pm (Chapel)
Tuesday: "Joy of the Gospel" Discussion 12 noon (Chapel Gathering Space), College Bible Study 7pm; Bridge Bible Fellowship 9pm (Gathering Space)
Wednesday: Midweek Reflection 12pm (Chapel); Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8pm (Lower Chapel); Sacrament of Reconciliation (confessions) 8:30pm; Mass and More 9:15pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Stations of the Cross 5pm (Chapel); Wilbur Lecture 7pm (Rogalski Center Ballroom)


SAILING BOLDLY AND INCLUSIVELY
  One of the greatest blessings of one’s time during college is the opportunity for a student to expand his or her sense of the world in which they live.  As opposed to my own days here at St. Ambrose when studying abroad was nearly impossible, today opportunities abound.  Plentiful also are the opportunities to come to know and appreciate a classmate from another country, a residence hall member of a different religion, a fellow student with a difference sexual orientation, or a neighbor with a different outlook on life because of their backgrounds and life experience. To not take advantage of and learn from those experiences really is a tragic missed opportunity to build bridges of friendship.  At St. Ambrose we proclaim diversity as a core value and the opportunities of Intercultural Week, which begins on Sunday, provide a good place for us to dive-in to experience it.  Does fear of something new or of someone different keep us from these experiences?  Pope Francis in his post-synodal exhortation, The Gospel of Joy reminds us,  “Life grows by being given away, and it weakens in isolation and comfort. Indeed, those who enjoy life most are those who leave security on the shore and become excited by the mission of communicating life to others.”  The same sentiment was put into the form of a prayer by explorer Sir Francis Drake and used often by Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa.  It begins, “Disturb us O Lord when we are too well-pleased with ourselves; when our dreams have come true because we dreamed too little, because we sailed too close to the shore…”
  This multicultural week, let’s dream big. Dream of a world that recognizes the dignity of every member, and may we as a university community dare to sail ever more boldly to make that dream a reality.  ---Fr. Chuck

•Busy Student Retreat: Would you like to learn how to find time to pray and reflect with scripture while going about your regular busy schedule? Then the BUSY STUDENT RETREAT – is for you! Registration forms for this semester’s retreat – beginning Sunday evening March 31 and running to Thursday, April 3 – are available in the Gathering Space, from the Campus Ministry Office in the lower chapel or by emailing ministry@sau.edu . The requirements are simple: spend a half hour each of the four days reflecting on the scripture passage provided and schedule another half hour to speak with one of the spiritual guides coming to campus to join us for the week. You set the time to fit into your schedule. Retreat starts next week, so get your applications in!  Contact Sheila Deluhery 333 6132 or ministry@sau.edu for more information!

•“The Joy of the Gospel:” Discuss Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, “The Joy of the Gospel.”  SAU students, faculty, and staff are welcome to bring their lunch Tuesday at 12 noon and join in this discussion at the Gathering Space.  Contact Fr. Chuck at adamcharlesa@sau.edu to get the discussion questions before each Tuesday. The text can be found online here.

•Wednesday Midweek Quiet Reflection: Join us each Wednesday of Lent at 12 noon for a brief, 15 minute prayer service with a Taize song, scripture, and silence - a perfect break in the middle of a busy week!

•College Bible Study: Make studying Scripture a part of your Lenten practice, and spend time in discussion with readings for the upcoming Sunday.  Come meet with College Bible Study on Tuesdays at 7pm in the Lower Chapel Conference Room.  Email ministry@sau.edu to learn more!

•Multicultural Week: Be sure to take part in all of the events of Multicultural Week, March 23-29.  Come join us for a 9:15pm Multicultural Week mass on Wed, March 26, and learn more about all of the events by visiting: http://www.sau.edu/Diversity/Highlighted_Events.html.

•Stations of the Cross: Come prayerfully reflect on the Stations of the Cross, every Thursday at 5pm, directly following daily mass.  Also, you can pray along with the stations in your room or at home with our Online Stations, featuring SAU student reflections and the beautiful etchings of the late Fr. Edward Catich: http://saustations.blogspot.com.  Make them a part of your Lenten practice!

•Wilbur Symposium: Come and listen as Theology professor Fr. Robert “Bud” Grant leads the 2014 Wilbur Symposium on the Christian Tradition and Non-Violence presentation.  Keeping with this year’s theme of Sustainability, Fr. Grant will talk about “Ecocide: Violence and the Environment,” focusing on environmental theology as a core of Catholic Social Teaching, and examining ecological threats through the lenses of natural law and the teachings of our most recent popes: John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis.  All are welcome to take part on Thursday, March 27 at 7pm in the Rogalski Center Ballroom.

•Service on Saturday:  Join fellow students Saturday, March 29th from 2pm-4pm for visiting ministry and BINGO at the Kahl Home! Please email koniuszykaitlync@sau.edu to learn more or sign up!

•CRS Rice Bowl Reflection: The Philippines.  This week, CRS Rice Bowl invites us to enter into solidarity with the people of the Philippines.  We are encouraged to reflect on the Catholic social teaching principle, Option for the Poor, and reminded of Jesus’ words, “Whatever you did for these least of mine, you did for me.”  Let us pray this week for our brothers and sisters in the Philippines and all around the world, that we see the Face of Christ in the poor among us.  Please continue to donate to CRS through your Rice Bowl.  You can make a difference!  If you still don’t have a rice bowl for your donations, there are plenty available in the Gathering Space!

•Fast Fest - Week 2: This week, in solidarity with those who do not have enough to eat or who lack clean drinking water, strive to go without those extra sugary treats in the “Sweets Fast.”  Give up candy, cookies, and pop, focus on drinking water and eating healthier things instead, and put that money you would have spent on sweets into your Rice Bowl to help those who go hungry around the world!

•Communal Penance Service: A communal celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held at 7:00pm on Monday, March 31 in the Chapel.  A short prayer service and examination of conscience is followed by an opportunity for individual confession from one of several priests who will be present to help us celebrate God’s pardon, peace, and reconciliation with the Christian community.

•Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies: If you’re interested in working in youth ministry, the Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies is for you!  Earn your certificate in just two summers - courses offered this summer during June 12-15 and July 10-13.  This program is perfect for those who want to work with high school youth, and courses can be taken for Theology credit.  Email Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to learn more.

•DUBUQUE’S GOT SISTERS!  Are you interested in checking out religious life? An opportunity for women age 19 and older to come together with sisters and other women who are asking how to best serve the people of God is being offered. Join us for prayer, conversation and chance to get to know communities of women who have given their life in service to people on the margins: • Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary  • Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary  • Dubuque Franciscan Sisters • Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. Meals and an overnight stay will be provided – at no charge. The retreat will begin with dinner and prayer on Friday, April 11th  at 5:00 and close with dinner on (to conclude by 6:00 pm)Saturday, April 12th. To register or for more info contact Sister Ginny Heldorfer - email: heldorferv@osfdbq.org/ phone:  952-457-5193.

Friday, March 14, 2014

3.16.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 22

March 16, 2014 - Second Sunday of Lent
+ Genesis 22: 1-2, 9, 10-13, 15-18 + Romans 8:31-34 + Mark 9:2-10 +
Mass this Sunday at 6:30pm ONLY





Mass Intentions:
Sunday3.16   10:30am  
6:30pm
NO 10:30 MASS
For the SAU Community    
Monday3.17    Noon+Mark Gould Sr., SAC
Tuesday3.18    4:30pm+Anna Elise Danielson     
Wednesday  3.199:15pmStudent Intentions
Thursday3.20     4:30pm+Charlie Burke '55       
Friday3.21NoonThomas Duffy, Jr SAA & SAC          

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 7pm (Chapel); Brewed Awakening 8pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: "Joy of the Gospel" Discussion 12 noon (Chapel Gathering Space), College Bible Study 7pm; Bridge Bible Fellowship 9pm (Gathering Space)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8pm (Lower Chapel); Sacrament of Reconciliation (confessions) 8:30pm; Mass and More 9:15pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Stations of the Cross 5pm (Chapel); Eucharistic Adoration Holy Hour 7pm (Chapel)


Transformation Takes Time
The virtue of patience was one of the lessons learned from this year’s Chair of Catholic Studies Lecture delivered by Dr. John Haught a few weeks ago. Speaking about the ever-evolving cosmos and the place each one of us has in it, Haught remarked, “An unfinished cosmos helps us learn to be patient.” The disciplines of Lent also are all about patience. Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, teach us to aim not for immediate gratification but for a deep interior improvement that is not quick and easy, but one that also benefits those with whom we share life. That kind of change does not happen overnight. On the back cover of the book of daily meditations which campus ministry made available for Lent, Fr. Thomas Connery tells the story of a woman who purchased an exercise video and popped it into her VCR (before the days of DVD) only to discover the tape was defective. She took it back to the store and told the cashier, “This video doesn’t work and I’d like to get another.”  The cashier glanced at the rather shapely figure on the video box and then looked at the woman and replied, “Well my friend, these things take weeks before they work.”  Yes, anything worthwhile requires patience. After a week of Spring Break, hopefully Ambrosians return to campus refreshed and eager to get back into academics and into our Lenten journey.  Just don’t forget: be patient with yourself and be patient with each other. True transformations take time. With perseverance and trust in God’s grace, the new life that we await will not disappoint. ---Fr. Chuck 
   
•“The Joy of the Gospel:” Discuss Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, “The Joy of the Gospel.”  Especially geared for faculty and staff, all are welcome to bring their lunch Tuesday at noon and join in this discussion at the Gathering Space.  Contact Fr. Chuck at adamcharlesa@sau.edu if you’d like the discussion questions in advance of each Tuesday. Begins this Tuesday March 18. The text can be found online here.

•Wednesday Midweek Quiet Reflection: Join us each Wednesday of Lent at 12 noon for 15 minutes of ecumenical prayer as a quiet break in your week - a Taize song, scripture, and quiet reflection.  Begins this Wednesday, March 19, in the Chapel.

•College Bible Study: Make studying Scripture a part of your Lenten practice, and spend time in discussion with readings for the upcoming Sunday.  Come meet with College Bible Study on Tuesdays at 7pm in the Lower Chapel Conference Room.  Email ministry@sau.edu to learn more!

•CRS Rice Bowl Reflection: Guatemala.  This week, CRS Rice Bowl invites us to enter into solidarity with the people of Guatemala.  We are encouraged to reflect on the Catholic social teaching principle, Rights and Responsibilities, and reminded that as Christians, we are called to uphold and protect the basic rights of others.  Let us pray this week for our brothers and sisters in Guatemala and all around the world, that we may come to know and protect the rights of all people.  And please be generous in your Rice Bowl donations!

•Stations of the Cross: Join in this Lenten practice as we prayerfully recall the Stations of the Cross, every Thursday at 5pm, directly following daily mass.  Plus, pray along with the stations in your room or at home with our Online Stations, featuring SAU student reflections and the beautiful etchings of the late Fr. Edward Catich: http://saustations.blogspot.com!

•Eucharistic Adoration Holy Hour: Take some time Thursday evening and join us for prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.  Holy Hour consists of praise and worship music, scripture, prayer, and time for silent reflection.  Begins this Thursday at 7pm in the Chapel.  Email ministry@sau.edu to learn more or help out!

•Brewed Awakening:  Mon, March 17: “Is the Bible True? Why it Matters.” Join us as social work professor Dr. John Thompson leads a discussion about how our perspectives on the Bible affect our daily lives and society. Join us for good coffee and great discussion! Meet in the Chapel Gathering Space at 8:00pm.

•Service on Saturdays: Join fellow SAU students Saturday, Mar. 22th from 10:00am to 2:00pm to help paint a local Mental Health Center! Transitions MH provides services to those in our community who are unemployed or who earn a low income and would otherwise have difficulty paying for services. Volunteers will be helping to paint their lobby to make the environment more welcoming. Transitions is a community-based private not-for-profit organization, so they are relying on volunteers for this project. Please email Kaitlyn Koniuszy at koniuszykaitlync@sau.edu to learn more or sign up!!

•Busy Student Retreat: Would you like to learn how to find time to pray and reflect with scripture while going about your regular busy schedule? Then the BUSY STUDENT RETREAT – is for you! Registration forms for this semester’s retreat – beginning Sunday evening March 31 and running to Thursday, April 3 – are available in the Gathering Space, from the Campus Ministry Office in the lower chapel or by emailing ministry@sau.edu . The requirements are simple: spend a half hour each of the four days reflecting on the scripture passage provided and schedule another half hour to speak with one of the spiritual guides coming to campus to join us for the week. You set the time to fit into your schedule. Contact Sheila Deluhery 333 6132 or ministry@sau.edu for more information!

•Fast Fest: It’s Week 1 of Fast Fest, so join other Ambrosians in resolving to use your time more wisely in the “Laziness Fast.”  As we enter a busy time of the semester, make an effort to not procrastinate on what needs to be done, to use your time more effectively, and especially to be more present in the moment and with each other.  Help tutor someone struggling in a class, take part in a Service on Saturday event, or find ways to volunteer in the community.  Make better use of your time to help others!

•DUBUQUE’S GOT SISTERS!
Are you interested in checking out religious life? An opportunity for women age 19 and older to come together with sisters and other women who are asking how to best serve the people of God is being offered. Join us for prayer, conversation and chance to get to know communities of women who have given their life in service to people on the margins: • Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary  • Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary  • Dubuque Franciscan Sisters • Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. Meals and an overnight stay will be provided – at no charge. The retreat will begin with dinner and prayer on Friday, April 11th  at 5:00 and close with dinner on (to conclude by 6:00 pm)Saturday, April 12th. To register or for more information contact Sister Ginny Heldorfer by email at heldorferv@osfdbq.org or by phone at 952-457-5193.