2.2.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 17

February 2, 2014 - Feast of the Presentation
+ Malachi 3:1-4 + Hebrews 2:14-18 + Luke 2:22-40 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm






Mass Intentions:

Sunday	2.2	10:30am
		6:30pm
Monday	2.3	Noon	+Jacquie Koticki
Tuesday	2.4	4:30pm	+James M Moore
Wednesday	2.5	9:15pm	Student Intentions
Thursday	2.6	4:30pm	+Robert Hubbard
Friday	2.7	Noon	+Gerald Bixenman

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 7pm (Chapel); Brewed Awakening 8pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: College Bible Study 7pm (Lower Chapel); Bridge Bible Fellowship 9pm (Gathering Space)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8pm (Lower Chapel)/Mass and More 9:15pm (Grotto/Chapel)

The Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) is celebrated Wednesday from 8:30-9pm in the Reconciliation Room in the Chapel and by appointment.

BE KIND. ALWAYS. 
Super Bowl Sunday captures so much attention in our society that I guess it’s only natural that there would be a certain amount of verbal jousting between fans of each team. I’m not overly sensitive, but I found a comment made in the Huffington Post about coaches of both teams a bit annoying. It was pointed out that both Seahawks Coach Peter Carroll and Broncos coach John Fox were once defensive coaches for the Iowa State Cyclones football team. But it was journalist Kelli Gail’s follow up comment, meant to be amusing, that burned against my Iowa born and raised loyalties. She went on, “it goes to prove that it doesn’t matter where you start, it’s where you end up!” Of course I don’t mean to imply that coaching on a professional level and in a setting with millions watching is not a step or two up from Ames, Iowa. But why the put-down of Iowa State? This week my sister, a teacher who actually works in Ames, Iowa, posted a note on social media that said this: “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” Yes, it is true that the battle on the field at MetLife Stadium is far from the only one that should concern us. The victories that count most are won by those who can see infinite value in themselves, in their work, and in all others, regardless where they are from, and no matter how lowly their job or position in life. Please support SOUPer Bowl Sunday which supports a local food pantry. And do enjoy the game!   ---Fr. Chuck

•The Feast of St. Blaise, 4th century Christian martyr and patron saint of those with throat illness is Monday. The traditional blessing of throats will be offered after Sunday’s 10:30 am mass and after the noon mass on Monday.

•Service Trips: There’s still time to sign up for a service trip, but spots are filling up fast!  Contact Kelly Bush at BushKellyA@sau.edu for more information or pick up an application in the Lower Chapel.  Deadline for applications has been extended until February 11th, so get your application in today!

•SOUPer Bowl Sunday: Come and watch the Big Game this Sunday in the Cosgrove Cafeteria.  Pre-game begins at 4:45, while the game starts at 5pm.  While you’re enjoying the game, help fight hunger in the Quad Cities, while also having a chance to win some cool prizes.  Campus Ministry and Residence Life are sponsoring a Prop Bet as well as raffling off some signed NFL items and other baskets to benefit the Humility of Mary Food Pantry.  Raffle prizes include NFL items from the Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, and Buffalo Bills, along with tickets to a River Bandits game, dinner at Texas Roadhouse, a Pandora Bracelet, and much more!  Raffle tickets are 50 cents each, or $5 for a wingspan, while Prop Bet guesses are $2 each.  Contact Kelly Bush bushkellya@sau.edu to learn more.

•Priestly Vocation Reflection Opportunities
---A Project Andrew Dinner will be held on Wednesday February 12 starting at 6pm.  Bishop Amos and Fr. Thom Hennen, Davenport Diocesan Vocation Director will be sharing a simple meal with SAU men wishing to hear about opportunities in the priesthood. If you are interested in attending, please contact Fr. Hennen at hennent@diodav.org or Fr. Chuck Adam at adamcharlesa@sau.edu.
----Fr. Francis Bitterman from the Archdiocese of Chicago vocation office will be visiting on February 12 to talk about opportunities for a life of service in the Chicago area.  If you’d like to schedule a time to visit with Fr. Bitterman, please send an email to ministry@sau.edu and we’ll set it up for you.

•Antioch – Spring 2014---FORMS DUE FRIDAY, FEB 7: Pick up your registration form and plan today to take part in our Spring Antioch Retreat at Sugar Creek Retreat Center on February 21 - 23.  Forms are available in the chapel Gathering space or at the sign up table in the Caf for the next two weeks and at various spots around campus.  Antioch is a retreat weekend for all college students – a chance to relax, listen, discuss and better understand what it means to be a Christian through an atmosphere that is nonjudgmental and seeks to model a true Christian Community. For more information please contact ministry@sau.edu or one of our student leaders: Christine Mattern matternchristinem@sau.edu or Austin Robbins robbinsaustins@sau.edu!  Deadline to register is Friday, February 7.

•Service on Saturday: There are always plenty of volunteer opportunities to help our community.  Get involved with Service on Saturdays!  Email Kaitlyn Koniuszy at ministry@sau.edu to learn more or sign up!

•Brewed Awakening: Mon, Feb. 3 with Interfaith Council.  Come discuss tradition, spirituality and living your faith with SAU students who practice Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. Join us for good coffee and great discussion! Meet in the Chapel Gathering Space at 8:00pm.

•Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies: Looking to work in youth ministry?  Sign up for the Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies summer program!  Over the course of just two summers participants gain experience, tools, and resources that help in all avenues of youth ministry.  Perfect for those who are interested in working with high-school aged youth in a parish, school, or retreat setting.  Four courses offered here at SAU this summer on June 12-15 and July 10-13, and courses can also be taken for undergraduate Theology credit.  Email Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to learn more or to apply!

•Internship with the CCHD: Are you a practicing U.S. Catholic with an interest is solidarity building, participation of the poor and Catholic Social Teaching?  Apply to be an intern the the Catholic Campaign for Human Development!  Work 15 flexible hours a week during the school year doing various tasks including: parish education, letter writing and article research, and develop relationships with community organizations.  The salary is $12/hr.  Contact ministry@sau.edu for an application.  Deadline is Feb. 28.

•Become a L’Arche Intern! Interested in living together with adults with intellectual disabilities in a faith community founded on the Beatitudes? L’Arche USA enables people with and without disabilities to share their lives in communities of faith and friendship. Members are transformed through relationships of mutuality, respect, and companionship as they live, work, and play together.  We are seeking new assistants to live in our communities across the USA. Both summer and year-long placements available.  Compensation: room/board, health care, and a modest stipend.  Email ministry@sau.edu for more details.

1.26.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 16

January 26, 2014 - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
+ Isaiah 8: 23 - 9:3 + 1 Corinthians 1: 10-13, 17 + Matthew 4: 12-23 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm






Mass Intentions:

Sunday	1.26	10:30am
Sunday		6:30pm
Monday	1.27	Noon	+Kevin M. Smith
Tuesday	1.28	4:30pm	+Paul F. Yellman
Wednesday	1.29	9:15pm	Student Intentions
Thursday	1.30	4:30pm	+Mark Polaschek
Friday	1.31	Noon	+Sara Megan Garvey

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 7pm (Chapel); Brewed Awakening 8pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: College Bible Study 7pm (Lower Chapel); Bridge Bible Fellowship 9pm (Gathering Space)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8pm (Lower Chapel)/Mass and More 9:15pm (Chapel)

The Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) is celebrated Wednesday from 8:30-9pm in the Reconciliation Room in the Chapel and by appointment.

LEFT OUT IN THE COLD
We’ve probably all complained about the subzero temperatures we are experiencing this winter.  On the positive side, some particularly good humor from late night comedians has started with the line: “It’s so cold that…..” My better judgment tells me not to repeat them here.  Humor about the cold is quickly abated when one stops to think of those whose professions require them to work outside in order to give us the services we take for granted, or the tragedy of the homeless living on the streets of our cities. As chilling as that reality is consider the statistic that came out this week from the international relief organization OXFAM. It reports that the 85 most wealthy people in the world possess as much wealth as all the lowest 50 percent of our world’s population combined.  Put another way, these 85 individuals possess more than the combined wealth of 3.5 billion people! The OXFAM report blames laws enacted in many countries over the last 40 years that have worked to favor the wealthy, including lower tax rates for people with higher incomes, financial deregulation, anticompetitive business practices, and major cuts in public services for those who need them the most.  And the worst part of the report, the gap continues to widen at a rapid rate, especially in the USA. While a group of Ambrosians marched in the cold during this civil rights week, it is apparent that billions of our brothers and sisters continue to be left out in the cold when it comes to economic justice.  It is a complex reality and I am out of writing space here.  But to seek a solution, let's tune-in to the preaching of Pope Francis and to a better understanding of Catholic social teaching. We can’t allow wealth to blind us to an essential truth of our faith: we are our brother’s and sister’s keeper.  No one should be left in the cold.                                  ---Fr. Chuck

•Sign Up!
At the beginning of each semester we offer sign ups for all of the campus ministry activities - from liturgical ministers to service.  Stop by our offices in the lower chapel, fill out an orange card in the Gathering Space and leave it in the basket, or email ministry@sau.edu.  We appreciate the generosity of all Ambrosians.

•Music Ministry 
All SAU students are invited to join in Music Ministry.  Join us for Monday night practices at a new time: 7pm.  Email Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to learn more!

•Antioch – Spring 2014---Registration Forms Now Available
Pick up your registration form and plan today to take part in our Spring Antioch Retreat at Sugar Creek Retreat Center on  February 21 - 23.  Forms are available in the chapel Gathering space or at the sign up table in the Caf for the next two weeks and at various spots around campus, as well as online here.  Antioch is a retreat weekend for all college students – a chance to relax, listen, discuss and better understand what it means to be a Christian through an atmosphere that is nonjudgmental and seeks to model a true Christian Community. For more information please contact ministry@sau.edu or one of our student leaders: Christine Mattern matternchristinem@sau.edu or Austin Robbins robbinsaustins@sau.edu!  Deadline to register is Friday, February 7.

•Brewed Awakening
Mon, Jan. 27 with Interfaith Council. Come discuss tradition, spirituality and living your faith with SAU students who practice Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. Join us for good coffee and great discussion! Meet in the Chapel Gathering Space at 8:00pm.

•Service on Saturday
Are you interested in service opportunities in our local community? Join fellow students Saturday, Jan. 25 from 2pm-4pm for visiting ministry and BINGO at the Kahl Home and Saturday, Feb. 1 from 10am-1pm at Winnie’s Wishes store, helping to sort and organize donations. Please email Kaitlyn Koniuszy at ministry@sau.edu to learn more or sign up!!

•Souper Bowl Sunday
We all know that next Sunday is the Big Game - why not fight hunger and support those in need while enjoying the game?  Ambrosians for Peace and Justice will be sponsoring raffles for signed NFL items to help fight hunger during the Big Game Party in Cosgrove.  Contact Kelly Bush bushkellya@sau.edu to learn more.

•Ambrosians for Peace and Justice
Come join us for a meeting this Wednesday night at 8pm in the Lower Chapel offices!  All SAU students are welcome to join Ambrosians for Peace and Justice, to learn about Catholic Social Teaching, and find ways they can make a difference in the lives of others.  Contact Kelly Bush at bushkellya@sau.edu to learn more!

•College Bible Study
Meets this week at 7 pm on Tuesday in the Lower Chapel. Come and learn from scriptures which will be read the following Sunday in all churches that use the common lectionary.

•Service Trips
Time is running out to sign up for a Spring Break Service Trip!  Applications are due January 31 so pick up an application on the bulletin board in the Gathering Space or in the Lower Chapel or from the website and get it into to Campus Ministry. Contact bushkellya@sau.edu for more info.

•Destination Leadership
Next Saturday Feb. 1 in the Rogalski Center ballroom. Registration is now open Register for FREE in BeeCAREERS or Contact Student Activities.

•Spiritual Community Ambassador Position Opening
We are looking for an SAU student for a leadership position on the Spiritual Floor for the 2014 - 2015 academic year.  The SCA position requires a student dedicated to his or her own spiritual life and one who is willing to help others in their spiritual growth. Compensation includes housing. Contact Fr. Chuck Adam for more information and to pick up an application form, ministry@sau.edu.

•Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies
Want to work as a youth minister?  Sign up for the summer Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies program.  In just two weekends over two summers participants gain experience, tools, and resources that help in all avenues of youth ministry.  Perfect for those who are interested in working with high-school aged youth in a parish, school, or retreat setting.  Four courses offered here at SAU this summer on June 12-15 and July 10-13, and courses can also be taken for undergraduate Theology credit.  Get the application online at http://www.sau.edu/Campus_Ministry/Learning/Certificate_in_Youth_Ministry_Studies or email Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to get an application and learn more!

1.19.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 15

January 19, 2014 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
+ Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6 + 1 Corinthians 1: 1-3 + John 1: 29-34 +
Mass this Sunday at 10:30am






Mass Intentions:

Sunday	1.19	10:30am
		NO 6:30pm
Monday	1.20	NO MASS
Tuesday	1.21	4:30pm	+Dr. Wayne DeJohn
Wednesday	1.22	9:15pm	Student Intentions
Thursday	1.23	4:30pm	+Bill Roberts SAC grad
Friday	1.24	Noon	+Mark B. Kentner SAU grad

This Week's Activities Include:
Tuesday: Civil Rights March: Meet in Chapel at 3pm, College Bible Study 7pm (Lower Chapel), Bridge Bible Fellowship 9pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Mass and More 9:15pm (Grotto/Chapel)
Thursday: Music Ministry 7pm (Chapel)

The Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) is celebrated Wednesday from 8:30-9pm in the Reconciliation Room in the Chapel and by appointment.

THEOPHERA---A GREAT GIFT
While students were away on Christmas break, a magnificent painting by the late St. Ambrose art professor, Father Edward Catich, was installed in Christ the King Chapel. Displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 1950 and removed when it was deemed too controversial for its time, the icon can now be found in the devotional alcove on the east wall of the chapel. Entitled, Theophera, a Greek  word meaning “God Bearer,” Fr. Catich portrays the Christ child as black infant, held by a white Madonna, portrayed perhaps even as a mixed-race Caucasian. Just as it challenged people in 1950 to think differently about their preconceived ideas, so this icon today can teach an important message: we are all children of one gracious God. What a great gift this piece of art is to all who worship in Christ the King Chapel. What a great example Father Catich gives to us about to putting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition to work in each of our various disciplines. But even more, what a powerful message for us all to be continually reminded that each and every one of us, regardless of race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual identity or orientation, is linked by God in a common humanity. A perfect message for Civil Rights Week. A timeless message for all Ambrosians. A great gift, indeed! ---Fr. Chuck

•This Sunday’s Mass Schedule - January 19, 2014
Because of the MLK holiday on Monday, only a 10:30am mass will be celebrated this Sunday, January 19. Our regular schedule of 10:30am and 6:30pm will resume on Sunday, January 26.

•Mass and Reconciliation Schedule
The daily mass schedule resumed on the first day of classes. Masses are held Monday and Friday at noon, Tuesday and Thursday at 4:30pm and Wednesday evening at 9:15pm. The Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) is held every Wednesday at 8:30pm in the Reconciliation Chapel and can be arranged at other times by appointment.

•Sign Up!   At the beginning of each semester we offer sign ups for all of the campus ministry activities – from liturgical ministers to service. Stop by our offices in the lower chapel, fill out an orange card in the Gathering Space and leave it in the basket, or email  ministry@sau.edu. We appreciate the generous involvement of all Ambrosians.

•Civil Rights Week - Please take note of the activities of Civil Right’s Week. Honor Civil Rights heroes of the past—and march, learn and celebrate as a Civil Rights advocate of today!  (For a complete list go to: http://www.sau.edu/News_and_Events/E140120-25_Civil_Rights_Week.html)
 --Tuesday---March to Remember - Meet in Chapel at 3pm and join the St. Ambrose community in a silent march to commemorate the civil rights movement and reflect on its significance for us today. Marchers will proceed from the chapel and around campus to visit significant sites. Following the march all participants are invited for hot chocolate and conversation in the Beehive lounge.
--Wednesday: Learn the History - 'Dine and Discuss Davenport's Civil Rights History' During lunch in in the Cosgrove Cafeteria placemats will tell of key civil rights events and locations in our areas.
---7-8:30 p.m. in the Rogalski Center---Panel Discussion: ‘Our Past and Present.’ An evening with local activists.
---9:15 p.m. Mass and More--Civil Rights and Human Liberties Mass--with pray for respect for human life.
 --Thursday: Student justice groups take part in a workshop to fine tune their skills around justice work.
 --Friday:  3-6 p.m. Community Service Project that welcomes the students of Project Renewal; 9pm showing of the movie, The Butler, Beehive lounge. Free and open to the public.
 ---Saturday: 6 p.m. Civil Rights Celebration Dinner in Cosgrove Cafeteria; 7:30 p.m. Performance: Galumpha in Galvin Fine Arts Center. FREE for SAU students; $11 adults; $8 faculty/staff/alumni/senior citizens;  $7, non-SAU students; $6, groups

•Music Ministry 
All SAU students are invited to help sing or play an instrument for Sunday masses and other events in Music Ministry.  If you haven’t been able to join us yet but have always wanted to, or if you’re curious what Music Ministry is all about, come join us for a Sunday mass!  Practice for the morning mass this Sunday (Jan 19) begins at 9:30am.  Also, we will have a special Thursday night practice Jan 23 at 7pm.  Email Chris Clow (ministry@sau.edu) to learn more!

•R.C.I.A. – Sacramental Preparation
For anyone interested in becoming Catholic, learning more about Catholicism or completing the sacraments of initiation by preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation, please contact Sheila Deluhery deluherysheilam@sau.edu or x6132 for information. The group will be meeting this coming Sunday, January 19 following the 10:30am mass.

•Spring Semester Retreats:
*the 2014 Spring Antioch will be held Friday, evening February 21 to Sunday afternoon February 23.
*The Spring Busy Student Retreat will be offered beginning on Sunday evening March 30 and concluding on Thursday, April 3.  Registration forms will be coming soon!

•Liturgical Ministers: We’re organizing Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, and Altar Servers/Sacristans for the semester – if you’ve already signed up we’ll put the schedule together next week – if you’d like to become a liturgical minister please contact campus ministry at ministry@sau.edu and we’ll get you all set!  Welcome Back!

•College Bible Study will meet this week at 7 pm on Tuesday in the Lower Chapel. Come and learn from scriptures which will be read the following Sunday at Catholic mass and all other churches that use the common lectionary.

•Bridge Bible Fellowship Join us for fellowship and Biblical discussion Tuesday nights!  First day back is January 21st in the Chapel.  For more information, contact Kirk (KelleyKirkB@sau.edu) or Suzanne (WieseSuzanneP@sau.edu).

•Service Trips: Time is running out to sign up for a Spring Break Service Trip!  Pick up an application on the bulletin board in the Gathering Space or in the Lower Chapel! Or for more info, contact bushkellya@sau.edu.

•Destination Leadership: Registration is now open for Destination: Leadership 2014! Join us February 1st, 2014 in the Rogalski Center Ballroom.  Register for FREE in BeeCAREERS.  Contact Student Activities.

•Methodist Nursery Workers: St. John's United Methodist Church is hiring nursery workers to work in the church nursery Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings. For more info, please email Jamie Lippert, Director of Christian Education: jlippert@stjohnsumc-dav.com

•Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies: Want to work as a youth minister?  Sign up for the summer Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies program.  In just two weekends over two summers participants gain experience, tools, and resources that help in all avenues of youth ministry.  Perfect for those who are interested in working with high-school aged youth in a parish, school, or retreat setting.  Four courses offered here at SAU this summer on June 12-15 and July 10-13, and courses can also be taken for undergraduate Theology credit.  Get the application online at www.sau.edu/Campus_Ministry or email Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to get an application and learn more!