Thursday, November 13, 2014

11.16.14 & 11.23.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 23 no 13

November 16, 2014 - Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time

+ Proverbs 31: 10-13, 19-20, 30-31 + 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-6 + Matthew 25: 14-30 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm

November 23, 2014 - Christ the King
+ Ezekiel 34: 11-12, 15-17 + 1 Corinthians 15: 20-26, 28 + Matthew 25: 31-46 +
Due to Thanksgiving Break, no Masses will be celebrated November 23-29


Mass Intentions:
Sunday11.1610:30am
6:30pm
For the SAU Community
Monday     11.17    Noon        +Chelsey Bildstein, '13           
Tuesday     11.18   4:30pm+ Fr. John Kloepfer, '49           
Wednesday     11.199:15pmFor student intentions           
Thursday11.20    4:30pm+James McCabe, Sr., '49              
Friday        11.21        Noon+ Fr. John Whalen, '65        

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 6pm (Chapel)
Tuesday: Bridge Bible Fellowship 8:40pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8pm (Gottlieb Conference Room); Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30pm (Chapel); Mass and More 9:15pm (Grotto)

Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu
Fr. Chuck Adam, Chaplain
Chris Clow, Director of Music and Liturgy
Kaitlin Depuydt, Director of Service and Social Justice
Tammy Norcross-Reitzler, Director of Faith Formation
Tom Prior, Grad Assistant



An Attitude of Gratitude
We begin Thanksgiving Break as the upcoming week comes to a close. But Thanksgiving is more than just a one day holiday or a week’s break. Thanksgiving is a way of life. It means living with an attitude that helps us to recognize blessings that we would otherwise take for granted. An appreciation of blessings keeps us from being envious, bitter, and critical of life. It is no wonder then that grateful people are also happy people. It has been said that a bad attitude is like a flat tire. You can’t go anywhere until you change it.  How do you develop an attitude of gratitude? The following poem offers wise advice:  
     Count your blessings instead of your crosses; Count your gains instead of your losses. 
     Count your joys instead of your woes; Count your friends instead of your foes.
     Count your smiles instead of your tears; Count your courage instead of your fears.
     Count your kind deeds instead of your mean; Count your full years instead of your lean.
     Count your health instead of your wealth; Count on God instead of yourself. 
Blessings for a happy Thanksgiving and safety in travels.   ---Fr. Chuck 

•Thanksgiving Break Schedule  Due to Thanksgiving break, there will be no Sunday or daily masses offered from Sunday, November 23 through Saturday, November 29.  Regular mass schedule will resume with 6:30pm mass on Sunday, November 30. From all of us in Campus Ministry, have a safe and blessed thanksgiving!

•Service House “Giving Tree” Project    Be sure to pick up an ornament from the Giving Tree in the Gathering Space for a Christmas gift for QC children at Project Renewal.  Sponsored by the themed house “Make a Difference,” this benefits the children at Project Renewal.  Simply pick up an ornament and bring the unwrapped items (children’s pajamas) back to the Chapel by Dec 7th.  Your generosity is deeply appreciated!

• Thanksgiving Break Service Trip   Spend 4 days of your Thanksgiving break making a difference in Kansas City!  This service trip will take place at Holy Family Catholic Worker House from November 22-25, serving meals and visiting with guests at the soup kitchen.  Space is limited - email ministry@sau.edu today if you are interested in going.

•Music for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass  There will be a music rehearsal at 6pm this Monday, November 17, for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass.  All SAU students, faculty, and staff are invited to help lead music for the mass on Sunday, Dec 7 at 10:30am.  If you are interested, please email ministry@sau.edu to learn more.

•Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom  See this inspiring movie about the life of Nelson Mandela on Monday, November 17 at 7pm in the Rogalski Center Ballroom.  Special Guest: Potiphar Nkhoma, the Affirmative Action Officer for the City of Davenport.  Admission is free, and all are welcome!

•Advent Season Events  Sunday, November 30 is the first day of Advent.  Advent not only is a season of preparation for Christmas, it acknowledges our need to be constantly vigilant for the Lord’s return, “waiting in joyful hope.”  Here are ways you can make it a joyful season of hope:

→Pick up a copy of the Daily Meditation Booklets by Sr. Janet Schaeffler, OP.  They will soon be available in the chapel gathering space and in the window space by the Rogalski Center Post Office.

→Take advantage of opportunities for Daily Mass in Christ the King Chapel. Monday and Fridays at 12:00 pm. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30pm, and Wednesday at 9:15pm.

→Spend some time in prayer to begin Advent with Late Night Adoration on Monday, December 1 at 9:00pm.  A wonderful time to reflect and begin this season, join us for prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.

→Take part in the Advent Communal Celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Wednesday December 3 at 8:30pm in Christ the King Chapel.  A short service of prayer is followed by the opportunity for individual confession to one of the priests who are present.

→A special Lessons and Carols service will take place on Saturday, December 6 at 7:00pm in the Chapel.  Come join in a time of reflection on scriptures for the season, with music featuring the University Chorale and Chamber Singers.

→Celebrate the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass with us on Sunday, December 7 at 10:30am in the Chapel.  Presider and homilist will be Most Rev. Martin Amos, and music led by a combined choir of SAU Chamber Singers and Music Ministry.  The McMullen Awards will also be presented.   Come celebrate our patron saint!

→Plan to take part in the Student Candlelight Mass preceding Midnight Breakfast on Tuesday Dec. 9 at 9:00pm.  In the chapel, filled with light from candles held by students, we celebrate the mystery, the joy, and the hope Christ’s birth has brought to our world.  All are welcome to each of these events.

• Hunger Week wrap-up  Thanks to all who participated in the activities during our 17th annual Hunger Week.  Food from the canned food drive was donated to the Central Community Circle Food Pantry and will go a long way to stock their shelves.  Thank you to those who supported the Clothes Out Hunger sale and the Graduate Student Government Association for their matching funds; with the funds, the Ambrosians for Peace & Justice packed 3000 meals with Kids Against Hunger.  These meals will be sent to Liberia to sustain undernourished children.  Thanks to Greenlife for holding a successful bake sale for Oxfam.  The week ended with the Hungry Games on Saturday night - congratulations to Max Moline and Chris Bennett, Hungry Games winners from McCarthy Hall.  Thanks to all for their support of Hunger Week!

•Poverty Issues film series  Progressive Action for the Common Good is hosting a film series on poverty.  Join this community action group Saturday 11/15 at 9:30am, featuring the films “We're Not Broke” and “Inequality for All” in McCarthy 013.  There will be discussion sessions after each film.  Free and open to the public.

•Chicago Vocation Event  Fr. Robert Barron, rector of Mundelein Seminary, together with Cardinal George and Archbishop Cupich, are hosting an event called, “Who Will Fill Their Shoes?” on Friday Nov. 29 from 10 am to 2 pm. Men from the Archdiocese of Chicago between the ages of 16 - 35 may register by going online to www.ChicagoPriest.com.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

11.09.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 23 no 12

November 9, 2014 - Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

+ Ezekiel 47: 1-2, 8-9, 12  + 1 Corinthians 3: 9-11, 16-17 + John 2: 13-22 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm






Mass Intentions:
Sunday11.910:30am
6:30pm
For the SAU Community
Monday     11.10    Noon        +James "Bud" Barry, '69           
Tuesday     11.11   4:30pmDeceased Veterans           
Wednesday     11.129:15pmFor student intentions           
Thursday11.13    4:30pm+William Ulin, '78              
Friday        11.14        Noon+Kelly Bender, '03        

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 6pm (Chapel); Brewed Awakening 8pm (Gathering Space); Late Night Adoration 9pm (Chapel)
Tuesday: Nurses Christian Fellowship 5pm (Gathering Space); Bridge Bible Fellowship 8:40pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8pm (Gottlieb Conference Room); Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30pm (Chapel); Mass and More 9:15pm (Grotto)

Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu
Fr. Chuck Adam, Chaplain
Chris Clow, Director of Music and Liturgy
Kaitlin Depuydt, Director of Service and Social Justice
Tammy Norcross-Reitzler, Director of Faith Formation
Tom Prior, Grad Assistant



SIZING UP THE COMPETITION
Our athletic teams have faced some tough competition this fall season. But as in life itself, facing tough competition and everyday challenges shouldn’t cause us to give up. Quite the opposite, healthy competition forces us to do our best. It keeps us from settling for mediocrity. For our athletes, as rewarding as it is to have numbers in the win column, that's not the only measure of success and not even the most important measure. The development of student athletes as leaders and individuals of good character in season and out of season is what is most important.  Dedication to a sport, to a fine art or to any other extracurricular activity for that matter, demands enormous amount of time. Learning to balance and prioritize our pursuits, are life-long lessons but that is especially true in college where academic work must comes first. Student athletes who learn to work effectively as a team and to support each member of the team become the kind of alumni who are contributing citizens. They, like the diocesan university where they were educated, are "in and of" the community. We can be proud that our SAU athletes know these things and do not shy away from tough competition. A case in point, this Sunday, our Fighting Queen Bees take on the Iowa Hawkeyes in women’s basketball at Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Now that’s a challenge. But in the words of Mark Twain, “It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.” We can size up Ambrosians by their character, teamwork, and determination to become the best they can BEE!  That is a winning outcome we can all admire. Go BEES!           ---Fr. Chuck

•Service on Saturday
The final Service on Saturday opportunities of the semester are upon us.  Sign up quickly if you are interested in playing Bingo with seniors at the Kahl Home on Saturday, November 8th at 1pm; just a couple spots remain.  On Saturday, November 15th at 9am, we’ll need 5 sets of muscles to help clear out a garage for a QC neighbor (ending with pizza!)   Email ministry@sau.edu if you are able to join us!

•The Hungry Games are back!  
Our full week of events for Hunger Week is ending with the Hungry Games on Saturday night from 9-11pm in the Beehive.  Students, donating your canned food items let you nominate a tribute to compete in the Minute-to-Win-it games, and the winners will get to see Mockingjay in theater!  May the odds be ever in your favor!

•Month of All Souls     
In the Catholic Tradition the month of November is a time to pray for our deceased loved ones.  If you haven’t had a chance to place a card with the names of your deceased loved ones on them, you can still do so.  Cards are available in the Gathering Space.  Simply fill one out place it with the others in front of the altar.

•Music for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass  
Rehearsals begin this Monday, November 10, at 7:00pm in the Chapel.  All SAU students, faculty, and staff are invited to join with Music Ministry and help lead music for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass on Sunday, Dec 7 at 10:30am.  If you are interested, please contact Chris Clow or email ministry@sau.edu to learn more.

•Brewed Awakening--A YEAR OF SERVICE After college
Have you ever considered a year of service after college?  Come hear May 2014 alums Luke Greene and Liz Glasow share their experiences in the Chapel Gathering Space at 8pm on Monday, Nov. 10.  Luke and Liz who are both currently doing a year of service.  All are welcome to these informal, coffee-house style discussions.

•Late Night Adoration - Monday, Nov 10 
Join us this Monday night at 9pm for a holy hour of scripture, song, and quiet prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.  Stay for the whole hour, or come for what you can.  A perfect way to end a busy day.

•Service Trip Preview!   
Interested in making a difference over one of your academic breaks this year?  Come to our Service Trip Preview night on Tuesday Nov. 11th at 7pm in the RC Ballroom to hear about where we’ll be headed on our 6 (!) service trips this year!  The first trip leaves on Nov. 22 for 4 days early on Thanksgiving break to Kansas City, to serve meals and visit with guests at a soup kitchen.  Make sure to come to the Service Trip Preview - and put your name in a raffle to win $25 off your trip!

•Geiger Chair of History Lecture
Lynn Botelho, PhD, a leading scholar and author on the subject of aging in pre-industrial England, will be this year’s speaker for the Geiger Chair of History Lecture. Botelho will present “The Gender Neutrality of Old Age: Ageing, Medicine, and Money in Early Modern Europe,” at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13, in the Rogalski Center Ballroom. The lecture, part of the Exploring Gender project, is free and open to the public with a reception following. Contact: Larry Skillin, ext. 6034. Read more at Geiger Lecture.

•Poverty Issues film series
Progressive Action for the Common Good will be hosting a 2-part film series on Poverty Issues.  Part 1 of Film Series is this Saturday 11/8 at 9:30am, featuring “Poor Kids,” and “A Place at the Table.”  Part 2 of the series is Saturday 11/15 at 9:30am, featuring the films “We're Not Broke” and “Inequality for All”.  There will be discussion sessions after each film.  Both are held at SAU in McCarthy 013 and are free and open to the public.

•Chicago Vocation Event
Fr. Robert Barron, rector of Mundelein Seminary, together with Cardinal George and Archbishop Cupich, are hosting aevent called, “Who Will Fill Their Shoes?” on Friday Nov. 29 from 10 am to 2 pm. Men from the Archdiocese of Chicago between the ages of 16 - 35 may register by going on-line to www.ChicagoPriest.com.

•Welcome Busy Student Retreat Guides
We are pleased to welcome Sr. Lou Anglin, BVM,  Sr. Rita Cameron, PBVM, Sr. Helen Carey, OSB, and Fr. Adam MacDonald, SVD to campus as spiritual guides for this semester’s Busy Student Retreat.  They are joined by John Cooper and Fr. Conn O’Maoldomhnaigh in helping some 44 students reflect on scripture and the movement of God in their lives. Please keep these directors and students your prayers this week.

•Dubuque’s Got Sisters
Women interested in checking out religious life from 4 different religious communities are invited to an overnight retreat at Mt. Carmel  in Dubuque, November 14th-15th.  For more information contact Sister Kathy Carr at kcarr@bvmcong.org or 563.588.2351, ext. 5133.

•Interested in Becoming Catholic or being Confirmed?
There is still time.  Contact Tammy Norcross-Reitzler in Campus Ministry ministry@sau.edu for more information.