Thursday, April 24, 2014

4.27.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 26

April 27, 2014 - Second Sunday of Easter
+ Acts 2: 42-47 + 1 Peter 1: 3-9 + John 20: 19-31 +
Masses at 10:30am and 6:30pm





Mass Intentions:
Sunday4.27   10:30am
6:30pm
For the SAU Community                  

Monday4.28    Noon+Barry Foley, Acad '50           
Tuesday4.29    4:30pm+Fr. Ray Pacha        
Wednesday  4.309:15pmStudent Intentions
Thursday5.14:30pm          
Friday5.2Noon+Fr. Bill Dawson

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 6:30pm (Chapel)
Tuesday: Campus Ministry End-of-Year Picnic 5pm
Wednesday: Sacrament of Reconciliation (confessions) 8:30pm; Mass and More 9:15pm (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



TWO SAINTS ON ONE HISTORIC WEEKEND 
  History will be made at the Vatican this weekend as two recent popes will be named saints.  Pope John XXIII, the pope at the time of my birth and Pope John Paul II the pope at the time of the birth of nearly every current traditional aged SAU student, will be canonized by Pope Francis amid crowds expected to exceed several million.  There is so much to say about each pope and their unique model of holiness.  John XXIII was affectionately referred to by so many as “Good Pope John” because of his humor, his ability to understand the plight of ordinary human beings throughout the world, and because of his call for the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) that renewed our understanding of what it means to be church, reformed the Liturgy, and opened up the church to a broader social and ecumenical agenda.  Pope John Paul II is someone whose place in the history of the 20th century is undisputed because of his persistent voice for life, his role in the downfall of the Soviet Union, and his courage even after an assassination attempt and in the face of his own diminishing health. But most of all, the canonization of these two very different, but each holy human beings, reminds us that there are different paths to holiness and that different personalities and different gifts need not be in conflict, but can serve to strengthen our church.  Perhaps Pope Francis is reminding us of this as he canonizes both popes on the same day.  A maxim that is said to have been a favorite of the soon-to-be Saint Pope John is good advice for us all amid the differences we find today in our church, our nation, or even in our university and homes:  “In what is essential, may there be unity.  In what is not essential, may there be freedom.  But in all things, may there be charity.”   ---Fr. Chuck 

•Celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation
We are honored to celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation at the 10:30am mass this Sunday and we welcome the following individuals into full communion of the Catholic Church. The Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and First Eucharist are celebrated for Megan McIntyre. We receive into the Catholic Church from other Christian Denominations and celebrate the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist with Christopher Hollis, Lani Lietsch, Casey Nabb, Christopher Shoopman, Kelly Steiner, and Sara Strever.  We congratulate each of these individuals who have been a part of the Christian Initiation process here at St. Ambrose this past year and we welcome them with great joy. If you are interested in taking part in the initiation process next year, know someone who desires to be confirmed or you simply want to learn more about the Catholic Church, please email ministry@sau.edu.

•”Dash 4 Drex” Memorial Run
This Saturday, April 26, is the Sixth Annual Dash 4 Drex, a 2.1 mile run/walk established to honor the memory of student Derrek Drexler who died in March 2009 after a couragous battle from a rare complication from a viral infection. The Dash begins at 9am in front of Bechtel Hall.  A $25 fee for the general public, $20 for SAU students, and $15 for the t-shirt only.  All proceeds benefit the Derrek D. Drexler Scholarship Fund at St. Ambrose University.  Go to Dash 4 Drex for the race registration form or to make a donation.  Contact Jennifer Wink: WinkJenniferL@sau.edu or Andy Milton MiltonAndrewA@sau.edu.

•Tally of This Year’s Service
Campus Ministry is tallying up all of the service done by Ambrosians over the past academic year.  If you have not yet logged service hours for your club, organization, or class, please email Kelly Bush at BushKellyA@sau.edu with your total number of hours by Monday, April 28 to have your service in the official University count.  This count is used for the President’s Service Honor Roll, so make sure your group or your personal hours of service is represented.

•Turn in Your Rice Bowls
If you haven’t yet turned in your Rice Bowl offerings from Lent, please bring it to the Chapel Gathering Space and place it in the marked basket.  All money raised goes to Catholic Relief Services to fight hunger both here in the Quad Cities and around the world.  Thank you for your generosity!

•Boxes and Walls - The Oppression Experience
Take part in an immersive Diversity experience that offers participants a tour of a house where each room has its own theme based on a stereotype.  Each participant will go through the house on a self-guided tour monitored by facilitators.  There are simulations, activities, and an overwhelming amount of images and voices.  You will leave the experience having an idea of what it would be like to live in someone else’s shoes.  Be sure to take part in this eye-opening experience from April 28-30.  Times: Monday 3-6pm, Tuesday 5-8pm, Wednesday 11-2pm.  Location: 2120 Brown St.  Learn more on the SAU Facebook page.

•Final Weekday Mass - Tuesday, May 6 at 9pm and Midnight Breakfast at 10pm
Bring your friends, bring your floor, or bring your team!  All are invited to the last daily Mass of the semester on Tuesday, May 6 at 9pm in the Grotto (rain location: Chapel).  Come together and celebrate liturgy one last time before summer.  After Mass, head over to Cosgrove Caf for Midnight Breakfast, beginning at 10pm.

•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.  There are two Monday rehearsals left: April 28 and May 5, both at 7pm in the Chapel.  This wonderful SAU tradition provides a beautiful liturgy to help send off our graduating students.  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.  Take some courses this summer to lighten your semester load!  Email Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to learn more.

•2014 Yom HaShoah Remembrance Program
Davenport Resident, Jeno Berta will recount his family’s tale of assisting Jews in Hungary late in World War II during the 2014 Yom HaShaoa Remembrance program at Congregation Beth Israel at Tri-City Jewish Center (2715 30th Street in Rock Island) at 7pm on Sunday, April 27.  Mr. Berta will describe his experience of growing up in Hungary during World War II, and his family’s courageous act to hide a Jewish family during the last years of the Nazi regime.  Free and open to the public.  Call (309) 793-1300 to learn more.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

4.13.14 & 4.20.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 26

April 13, 2014 - Palm Sunday
+ Isaiah 50: 4-7 + Philippians 2: 6-11 + Matthew 26: 14-27 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm

April 20, 2014 - Easter Sunday+ Acts 10: 34A, 37-43 + Colossians 3: 1-4 + John 20: 1-9 +
Easter Sunday Mass at 10:30am (no 6:30pm mass)

Mass Intentions:
Sunday4.13   10:30am
6:30pm
For the SAU Community

Monday4.14    Noon+David Walsh Lundy, Acad           
Tuesday4.15    4:30pm+Dean McCarthy MSW '99        
Wednesday  4.169:15pmStudent Intentions
Easter Sunday    4.2010:30am
NO 6:30PM   
Intention of the Mallerdino Family        

Monday4.21NO MASS
Tuesday4.224:30pm+James Grothusen  +M. Orfitelli             
Wednesday4.239:15pmStudent Intentions          
Thursday4.244:30pm+William G. Lawrence SAC '50          
Friday4.25Noon

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 6:30pm (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: Holy Thursday Reflection 12 noon (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



EASTER VISION
During a conference for clergy earlier this week, Bishop Joseph Charon, the retired bishop of Des Moines, told the wonderful story of a man in California who, on a beautiful spring day, took his young daughter on a sailboat ride in the San Francisco Bay. The child was caught up in the joy of being out in open waters, being carried by the winds in the sails, and she exclaimed, “Daddy, I can see farther than my eyes can look!” That’s the joy of Easter. It’s seeing beyond the sadness of Good Friday to recognize the joy of Easter Sunday. It's learning to know that even as we confront the tensions and tragedies of life, the Resurrection is at work in us. And it’s precisely because of our belief in the Resurrection that we can reach out to the hurting, that we can serve the poor and most vulnerable, and that we can be generous with one another, knowing that we are supported by God’s everlasting love. As we enter Holy Week at St. Ambrose, may the days of this most sacred time of year offer to each one the grace of the Risen Christ to see beyond the limited view for which we too easily settle, and to reach for a life of endless possibilities and eternal joy. A blessed holy week and joyous Easter to all.  ---Fr. Chuck

•Welcome L’Arche 
We are pleased to welcome our friends from the L’Arche community in Clinton on Sunday starting with the 10:30am mass.  L’Arche is a community of adults with developmental disabilities and others who live with them in a community of equals and are witnesses to the values of justice and respect for every individual. We are proud of the longstanding relationship we have at SAU with L'Arche and we are pleased to welcome its members to St. Ambrose for what has become an annual event for our students.

•Celebrating Holy Week at SAU
+Palm Sunday - Masses with blessing and distribution of palms at 10:30am and 6:30pm
+Monday - Mass at 12 noon, Brewed Awakening at 8pm
+Tuesday - Joy of the Gospel discussion at 12 noon, mass at 4:30pm, College Bible Study at 7pm
+Wednesday - Midweek Reflection at 12 noon, mass at 9:15pm
+Holy Thursday - Holy Thursday Reflection at 12 noon; No daily masses from April 17 through April 21
+On Easter Sunday, April 20, the Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:30am in the Chapel.  No 6:30pm Mass will be held on Easter Sunday.
+All offices will reopen on Monday, April 21. No day classes will be held on Easter Monday, but evening classes will meet as scheduled. The noon mass will not be held.
+Be sure to return your Rice Bowls to the Chapel before you go home for Easter Break!

•Turn In Your Rice Bowl!!!  Beginning on Palm Sunday, Campus Ministry will be collecting Rice Bowls to send to Catholic Relief Services.  Please bring in your filled Rice Bowl to the Chapel, and leave it in the large basket marked for them.  Proceeds go to fight hunger in the Quad Cities as well as globally.  You can also make a donation by going straight to CRS online.  Please be generous - your donations help make a difference in the lives of others around the world this Lent!

•Stations of the Cross: During this Holy Week, pray along with our online stations, featuring SAU student reflections and the beautiful etchings of the late Fr. Edward Catich: http://saustations.blogspot.com.

•Brewed Awakening: Join us Monday, April 14th at 8pm in the Gathering Space for the final Brewed Awakening discussion of the semester, as Becke Dawson from SIS International Shop leads a discussion about fair trade: what it is, who it benefits, and why it’s important!  Join us for good coffee and great discussion!

•Hunger Fast: Those with a SAU meal plan can donate your Sodexo lunch on Tuesday, April 15th to benefit Riverbend Food Bank.  Fasting begins after Brewed Awakening on Monday, April 14th and ends after 4:30 mass on Tuesday, April 15th.  A juice station will be available in the Beehive for those fasting.  Break your fast with us in Christ the King Chapel with soup and sandwiches after 4:30 mass on Tuesday.  Please email Kelly Bush at bushkellya@sau.edu to join the fast or RSVP for the soup dinner.

•Wednesday Midweek Quiet Reflection: Come to our last midweek reflection of Lent - join us at 12 noon for a brief, 15 minute prayer service with a Taize song, scripture, and silence - a little silence goes a long way!

•Holy Thursday Reflection: Join us for a special reflection time at 12 noon on Holy Thursday in the Chapel.  Spend 15 minutes in prayer and quiet reflection on the mysteries of the Last Supper and the coming Triduum.  A great way to prepare for the evening beginning of the Triduum.

•Service on Saturdays: The last Service on Saturday opportunity of the semester - helping the Botanical Center for their Spring Opening Planting Day on April 26 from 12-3pm.  Email ministry@sau.edu.

•Medieval Play: Dr. Nancy Hayes’ Medieval Literature Class will be acting out “The Crucifixion,” a 14 century passion play, Wednesday April 16 at 2pm in the Chapel Gathering Space.  All are welcome.

•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.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

4.6.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 25

April 6, 2014 - Fifth Sunday of Lent
+ Ezekiel 37: 12-14 + Romans 8: 8-11 + John 11: 1-45 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm





Mass Intentions:
Sunday4.6   10:30am
6:30pm
For the SAU Community
Pro Life Mass
Monday4.7    Noon+Terry Haywood '81           
Tuesday4.8    4:30pm+Norman & Delores Peterson        
Wednesday  4.99:15pmStudent Intentions
Thursday4.10     4:30pm+Eugene Hippler, Academy '50            
Friday4.11Noon+Merle Cooper, SAC grad          

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)

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



INDIFFERENCE: ANAESTHESIA OF THE HEART
Ambrosians display an extraordinary amount of caring for children with cancer and their families this Saturday as they participate in the Dance Marathon.  Ambrosian caring can serve as a kind of antidote to the sad indifference we so often see in the news. This past week, in protest of our country’s broken immigration policies, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston and nine other bishops offered a mass at the US-Mexico border.  A powerful image that was printed in newspapers showed him reaching through the fence to offer communion to people across the border in Mexico.  It reminded me of a similar kind of protest Pope Francis made a year ago on the island of Lampedusa, the Italian refugee colony where a boat of refugees had sunk and many refugees lost their lives.  In his homily that day Pope Francis decried indifference and asked if, in our world today, anyone feels "responsible" for what happened there. He said these powerful words: 
        "The culture of well-being, that makes us think of ourselves, that makes us insensitive to the cries of others, that makes us live in soap bubbles, that are beautiful but are nothing, are illusions of futility, of the transient, that brings indifference to others.” Pope Francis concludes with a prayer, "O Lord, we ask forgiveness for the indifference towards so many brothers and sisters. We ask forgiveness for those who are pleased with themselves, who are closed in on their own well-being in a way that leads to the anaesthesia of the heart….Forgive us, Lord!"   
        Difficult words! But the challenge of Lent, if taken seriously, is also difficult. Ash Wednesday’s scripture from the prophet Joel told us, “Rend our hearts, not your garments.” As we near the end of the Lenten season, let’s check our own hearts. Let’s awaken indifference.  Let’s act for justice. That’s the best witness we can offer to show that our Lent has been fruitful.    ---Fr. Chuck 

•The Chrism Mass: Bishop Amos will preside at the annual Chrism Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport on Monday April 7 at 5:00 pm.  At this mass the oil of catechumens and the oil of the sick are blessed, sacred Chrism is consecrated, and priests of the Diocese renew their commitment to their ordination promises.  All are welcome at this diocesan celebration. Sacred Heart Cathedral is located at 422 E 10th St., Davenport.

•Inaugural Lecture for SAU Middle East Institute: The Honorable Jim Leach will present the inaugural event of the new St. Ambrose University Middle East Institute on Thursday, April 10 at 7pm in Christ the King Chapel.  Leach will present “What is Old, New, and Unprecedented in America’s Relationships with the Middle East.”  Leach is currently a visiting professor of law and the University of Iowa Chair in Public Affairs, and represented Eastern Iowa in Congress for 30 years, many as a ranking member of the House Committee on International Relations.  In addition, Leach has taught at Princeton, served as an interim director at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, holds 13 honorary degrees, has received decorations from two foreign governments, and is the recipient of various prestigious awards for his service in politics.   All are welcome.  Contact Ryan Dye to learn more: dyeryand@sau.edu.

•“The Joy of the Gospel:” Only two chapters left 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 Tuesday!

•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: Be sure to pray with our online stations, featuring SAU student reflections and the beautiful etchings of the late Fr. Edward Catich: http://saustations.blogspot.com.

•Service on Saturday: Are you interested in service opportunities in our local community? Join fellow students Saturday, April 12th from 2pm-4pm for visiting ministry and BINGO at the Kahl Home! Please email Kaitlyn Koniuszy at koniuszykaitlync@sau.edu to learn more or sign up!

•CRS Rice Bowl Reflection: Haiti:  This week, CRS Rice Bowl invites us to enter into solidarity with the people of Haiti.  We are encouraged to reflect on the Catholic social teaching principle, Call to Family, Community and Participation, and reminded that, as social beings, we are called to seek God together.  Please continue to fill your Rice Bowl with your fasts, and support hunger relief locally and worldwide.  Turn in your Rice Bowls next week (Holy Week--April 13-17).

•SOUP/PRISM: Please join SAU PRISM for a Vigil against all forms of hatred and violence toward LGBT members of society.  It will take place Wednesday, April 9th, at 8pm in the Gottlieb Conference Center.  Join us in speaking out against hate.

•Fast Fest - Week 4: (April 6-12) This week for Fast Fest, strive to do away with hurtful and negative language, and resolve to lift yourself and others up in what you say and do with the Complaining and Gossip Fast.  And be sure to sign up to take part in the final fast for Fast Fest - the Meal Fast next week, to donate a meal to help local food pantries!

•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: 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.