12.4.16 & 12.11.16

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 25 no 14

December 4, 2016 - Second Sunday of Advent
+  Isaiah 11:1-10  +  Romans 15:4-9  +  Matthew 3:1-12  +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

December 11, 2016 - Third Sunday of Advent
+  Isaiah 35:1-6, 10  +  James 5:7-10  +  Matthew 11:2-11  +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	12.4	10:30 am 6:30 pm	For the SAU Community
Monday	12.5	Noon	+ Joann Fritz, '57
Tuesday	12.6	4:30 pm	+ John "Jack" Ward, '57
Wednesday	12.7	9:15 pm	For Student Intentions
Thursday	12.8	4:30pm	+ Msgr. Michael Morrissey, '61
Friday	12.9	Noon	10th Anniversary of Chapel Dedication
Sunday	12.11	10:30 am 6:30 pm	For the SAU Community
Monday	12.12	Noon	+ Fr. Bill Dawson, '50
Tuesday	12.13	9:00 pm	For Student Intentions
Saturday	12.17	5:00 pm	+ Deceased SAU faculty/staff

This Week's Activities Include:
Sunday: RCIA 11:30am (Lower Chapel)
Monday: Communal Penance Service 7 pm (Chapel)
Tuesday: Viewing of "An Eye for an Eye" 7 pm (Chapel Gathering Space); Bridge Bible Fellowship 9 pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8 pm (Lower Chapel); Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30 pm (Chapel); Mass and More with Blessing of Pencils for Finals 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel); Campus Ministry Appreciation Party 8:15 pm (Gathering Space); Adoration 9 pm (Chapel)

Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu  
Twitter: @FrChuckAdam
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

Prayer Ministry - send intentions to BeesKnees@sau.edu.

Sign Up for Campus Ministry Events any time during the year!  Go to: http://tinyurl.com/SAUministryinterest16.



The Light Darkness Cannot Overcome
There is a TV advertisement circulating the web these days that originated in England. Although it is meant to promote Amazon Prime, it promotes something ever so much more. The ad shows the friendship between a Catholic priest and a Muslim Imam. As the two share a cup of tea, they rise from their chairs to discover they also share a common problem--bad knees--which prompts a gift of knee pads, ordered and sent one to the other through the online company being advertised. The message carries a beautiful sentiment so desperately needed today. For example, after all the ugly political rhetoric leading up to the presidential election in our country and after the Brexit vote in Great Britain, Dictionary.com revealed recently that they word chosen to best summarize 2016 is xenophobia (defined as a fear of, or hatred of, foreigners or of that which is foreign or strange).  Because of the factions that have been exposed in our world, it might be especially important this year as we tell the Christmas story not to leave out the part in Matthew's gospel where visitors to the newborn Christ child include the magi, a mysterious class of gentile foreigners and practitioners of a peculiarly different religion from the one the inhabitants of the land they were visiting practiced. Yes, the magi teach us at Christmastime that everyone is welcome in God's Kingdom. They symbolize our need to learn that God excludes no-one and neither should we. While darkness is real in our world, the advertisement I mentioned and the witness of so many who generously serve the less fortunate, remind us that because of Christmas, it will never get so dark that you can't see the light. So as we prepare to celebrate Christmas, may the Light coming into our world renew us in the work of peace for all---for our Muslim, our Jewish, our fellow Christian brothers and sisters; for those of all religious traditions and for those of none. Together may we learn to find common solutions to our problems through the gift of membership in God's family. It is, after all, the true meaning of Christmas. God is now brother to us in Christ Jesus and are we are now brothers and sisters to each other. Congratulations to our graduates.  A blessed season of peace to all!   ---Fr. Chuck


•Advent Mass Commemorating the Feast of St. Ambrose and the Presentation of the McMullen Awards
The 10:30am mass on Sunday, December 4 will honor our patron saint, St. Ambrose.  The Most Rev. Martin Amos, Bishop of Davenport, will be the presider and homilist, and the music will be led by a combined choir of SAU Chamber Singers and Music Ministry.  The McMullen Awards will also be presented to Bernie Hardiek and Dr. Thomas and Mary Ann Stoffel.  A reception will follow in the Gathering Space.  All are welcome!

•Mass Schedule During Winter Break
Noon mass on Monday, December 12, is the last regular daily mass of the semester.  The daily mass schedule begins again on Wednesday, January 18 with 9:15pm Mass and More.  Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Advent will be celebrated on Saturday, December 16 at 5:00pm.  There are no Sunday masses December 17 - January 8.  There is a 10:30am mass on Sunday, January 15, and the 10:30am/6:30pm Sunday schedule returns January 22.  A Christmas Eve mass will be celebrated on Saturday, December 24 at 5:00pm for Ambrosians in the area.

•Service on Saturday, December 3rd
There’s a service opportunity this Saturday with the River Bend FoodBank, building backpack meals for the weekends for area children from 10:00am-1:00pm.  Join us by emailing ministry@sau.edu.

•Saint Ambrose of Milan Lecture
Sr. Maria M. Kiely, OSB, a Benedictine nun from the Congregation of Solesmes, is presenting the annual Saint Ambrose of Milan lecture Sunday, December 4 at 4:00pm in the Chapel.  To learn more, contact Ethan Gannaway (GannawayEthanB@sau.edu).

•Winter Break Service Trip - SIGN UP BY WEDNESDAY
Come on our Winter Break service trip to Mississippi from January 9-14.  We’ll be repairing homes and preparing meals at the Sacred Heart Southern Missions.  Applications are available in the chapel and due this Wednesday, December 7.  Spend the end of your break doing good!  Email ministry@sau.edu to sign up!

•Advent Communal Reconciliation
Join us on Monday, December 5 at 7:00pm in the Chapel for a Communal Reconciliation service.  A simple prayer service is followed by individual confession.  Make it a part of your Advent practice this year!

•Video Documentary “An Eye for an Eye”
Come watch the documentary “An Eye for an Eye” - exploring themes of xenophobia and forgiveness in the tale of the killer Mark Stroman and one of his best defenders, Rais Bhuiyan, the sole survivor of his attack.  Movie, discussion, and treats on Tuesday, December 6 at 7:00pm in the Gathering Space.

•Blessing of Pencils (And More importantly the Students who Use Them)
At the request of two RA’s, we will offer a special blessing of students after the 9:15 pm Mass Wednesday, December 7th by blessing their pencils.  It’s a way to ask God to help you be more centered as you study for final exams. Bring your own pencil or obtain one available from campus ministry.

•Bring Back Your Gifts/Ornaments to the Giving Tree
All of the ornaments from the tree have been taken!  Please be sure to bring back your book and/or board game, along with the ornament, to the Gathering Space by Wednesday, December 7.  The gifts will be delivered to Project Renewal during Finals Week.  Thank you for your generosity!

•Immaculate Conception Holy Day on Thursday
This Thursday, December 8, is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation.  Masses will be Wednesday, December 7 at 9:15pm, and Thursday, December 8 at 4:30pm.

•Campus Ministry Appreciation Party
 Please join us Thursday, December 8  at 8:15pm in the Gathering Space for a holiday treat: chocolate brownies with Whitey’s peppermint ice cream.  We in Campus Ministry are so grateful for everything that you, our students, have done this semester, and we’d like to say thank you. All SAU students are welcome!

•Advent Adoration
Join us for a half-hour late night Adoration prayer service on Thursday, December 8 at 9:00pm in the Chapel.  Take a break and join for a bit of Scripture, song, and silence before the Blessed Sacrament.

•Student Candlelight Mass
Mark your calendars for the Student Candlelight Mass: Tuesday, December 13 at 9:00pm.  In the Chapel, filled with light from candles held by students, we celebrate the joy and the hope Christ’s birth has brought to our world.  Students are invited to sing with Music Ministry for the mass.  Email ministry@sau.edu to learn more.

•Faculty/Staff Christmas Mass
SAU faculty and staff are invited to help lead music for the Mass preceding the Christmas party on Saturday, December 17.  Rehearsal is at 4pm, Mass is at 5.  Contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to help out.

•Congratulations Graduates!
Congratulations to all who will graduate from St. Ambrose on Saturday, December 17th.  May God grant blessings on all your endeavors and in the best of our SAU tradition, may you be a blessing for the world!

11.27.16

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 25 no 13

November 27, 2016 - First Sunday of Advent
+ Isaiah 2:1-5 + Romans 13:11-14 + Matthew 24:37-44 +
Masses this Sunday at 6:30 pm ONLY

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	11.27	6:30 pm	For the SAU Community
Monday	11.28	Noon	+ Gregory Recksieck, '67
Tuesday	11.29	4:30 pm	+ Lois Kammer-Ploog, '77
Wednesday	11.30	9:15 pm	For Student Intentions
Thursday	12.1	4:30 pm	+ Jo Ann Mattke, '58
Friday	12.2	Noon	+ Robert Pruden, '67

This Week's Activities Include:
Sunday: RCIA 7:30 pm (Lower Chapel)
Monday: Feast of St. Ambrose Music Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel); Peer Campus Ministers 7 pm (Lower Chapel)
Tuesday: Bridge Bible Fellowship (non-denominational) 9 pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Hunger Awareness Prayer Service 8:30 pm (Chapel Gathering Space); Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30 pm (Chapel); Mass & More 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel)
Friday: Lessons & Carols 7 pm (Chapel)

Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu  
Twitter: @FrChuckAdam
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

Prayer Ministry - send intentions to BeesKnees@sau.edu.

Sign Up for Campus Ministry Events any time during the year!  Go to: http://tinyurl.com/SAUministryinterest16.


WAIT FOR IT….
Barely have we consumed the of last of our Thanksgiving dinner leftovers and we enter the Christian season of Advent. Although it’s never easy to celebrate Advent when the world around us has jumped ahead to Christmas and when at a university setting our lives are consumed with final projects, exams, and papers. But try to pay some attention to it. The daily readings of the Advent Liturgy are so powerful reminding us that a new day is promised to us by God. The prophetic imagery is so wonderful. The lion and lamb will lie down together, the sword will become a plowshare, all people will share in a feast, death will be destroyed forever. Advent gives us the faith to believe that the impossible is possible. By being attentive to the longing of our hearts, we can even learn to recognize the ways God is already working to bring that day to a reality. We learn to live with a promise in our hearts that guides toward the future without the need to know exactly what it will look like. The inventor of the television, Philo Farnsworth once said, "Impossible things just take a little longer." Don’t lose hope. Good things will arrive.  In these next four weeks before the celebration of our Savior’s birth, may we never forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. Happy Advent. 
---Fr. Chuck


•Join Us for 6:30pm Mass on Sunday
As you come back to campus from Thanksgiving break, join us for mass on Sunday, November 27 at 6:30pm in the Chapel.  There is no 10:30 am mass this Sunday.  The daily mass schedule resumes with 12 noon mass on Monday, November 28.

•Advent Mass Commemorating the Feast of St. Ambrose and the Presentation of the McMullen Awards
Join us next Sunday, December 4 at 10:30am as we honor our patron saint, St. Ambrose at mass for the Second Sunday of Advent.  The Most Rev. Martin Amos, Bishop of Davenport and Chair of the Board of Trustees, will be the presider and homilist for this special liturgy.  Music for the mass will be led by a combined choir of SAU Chamber Singers and Music Ministry.  The mass also features the presentation of the McMullen Awards to this year’s recipients: Bernie Hardiek and Dr. Thomas and Mary Ann Stoffel.  A reception will follow in the Gathering Space.

•Advent Season Events 
Advent begins Sunday, November 27.  Advent is a season of preparation for Christmas and a reminder to be constantly vigilant “waiting in joyful hope” for the Lord’s coming.  Here are some ways you can celebrate Advent right here at SAU:
→Pick up a copy of Wondrous Days of Comfort and Joy by Janet Schaeffler, OP.  The booklet invites us to experience the comfort of God through daily Scripture, reflection, prayer and practices.  The booklets are available in the Chapel gathering space, at the Rogalski Center Post Office, and in the Health Science Building.
→Participate in Daily Mass at Christ the King Chapel. Monday and Fridays at 12:00 pm. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30pm, and Wednesday at 9:15pm.
→Enjoy a special Lessons and Carols service Friday, December 2 at 7:00pm in the Chapel.  The evening consists of scriptures for the season and music featuring the University Chorale and Chamber Singers.
→Attend the Advent Communal Reconciliation, Monday, December 5 at 7:00pm in Christ the King Chapel.  A short prayer service is followed by the opportunity for individual confession to one of the priests present.
→Commemorate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation,  by celebrating the vigil mass with us at 9:15pm on Wednesday, December 7, or mass on the holy day at 4:30pm on Thursday, December 8.
→Pray with us at Eucharistic Adoration on Thursday, December 8 at 9pm in the Chapel.  Join for a time of music and prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.
→Celebrate the Student Candlelight Mass preceding Midnight Breakfast on Tuesday December 13 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.

•Music Rehearsal for Feast Mass
The final music rehearsal for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass is Monday, November 28 at 6pm in the Chapel.  All SAU students, faculty, and staff are invited to help lead music.  Email ministry@sau.edu to volunteer!

•Charlie Brown Christmas Celebration
Join the Peer Campus Ministers for a Late Night Charlie Brown Christmas Party at 10 pm in the Beehive, Saturday, December 3rd.  Wear an ugly Christmas sweater or Charlie Brown apparel.  Hot chocolate and sweet treats will be served!

•Saint Ambrose of Milan Lecture
Sr. Maria M. Kiely, OSB, a Benedictine nun from the Congregation of Solesmes, is presenting the annual Saint Ambrose of Milan lecture on December 4 at 4:00pm in Christ the King Chapel.  Her lecture is entitled “The Apotheosis of Valentinian II: Ambrose of Milan’s Funeral Oration,” and will focus on St. Ambrose appropriating the Roman culture of his time in combination with Christian tradition in his funeral oration for the young Christian emperor Valentinian II.  Contact Ethan Gannaway (GannawayEthanB@sau.edu) to learn more.

•Project Renewal Giving Tree
If you took an ornament from the tree in order to buy a book and/or board game for a child, please return the tag with your gift to the Gathering Space by December 7.  The gifts will be delivered to Project Renewal during Finals Week.  Thank you for your generosity!

•Winter Break Service Trip in Mississippi - Applications Due December 7
Want to do some good over your winter break?  Come back a little early for a trip down to Mississippi and help out at the Sacred Heart Southern Missions.  From Monday, January 9th to Saturday, January 14th, we’ll spend time repairing low-income homes and preparing meals at a community kitchen.  Sacred Heart Southern Missions is the only organization in 5 counties to help with home repair, so the projects are plentiful!  You can find applications in the Chapel Gathering Space or the Lower Chapel offices.  Applications are due Wednesday, December 7, so get them in.  Contact Kaitlin at ministry@sau.edu to sign up and help make a difference!

•New Hymnals in the Chapel
Beginning this Sunday, we will have new hymnals in the Chapel that we use for all our masses, the Gather Third Edition.  We hope that this new hymnal - containing songs old and new - will help us continue to promote “full, conscious, and active participation” in the liturgy through our collective prayer and song!

We are offering the opportunity to dedicate hymnals for $20 each.  The inside cover will be imprinted with the name of the person(s) being honored.  A great way to commemorate family and friends.  Contact us at ministry@sau.edu to learn more.

11.13.16 & 11.20.16

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 25 no 12

November 13, 2016 - Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
+ Malachi 3:19-20 + 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 + Luke 21:5-9 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

November 20, 2016 - Christ the King
+ 2 Samuel 5:1-3 + Colossians 1:12-20 + Luke 23:35-43 +
No Masses this Sunday

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	11.13	10:30 am 6:30 pm	For the SAU Community
Monday	11.14	Noon	+ Mark McGowan, '60
Tuesday	11.15	4:30 pm	+ Kevin Griffin
Wednesday	11.16	9:15 pm	For Student Intentions
Thursday	11.17	4:30 pm	+ Charles Conway, '53
Friday	11.18	Noon	+ George Dues, '62

This Week's Activities Include:
Sunday: RCIA 11:30am (Lower Chapel)
Monday: Feast of St. Ambrose Music Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel); Peer Campus Ministers 7 pm (Lower Chapel)
Tuesday: Bridge Bible Fellowship (non-denominational) 9 pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8 pm (Lower Chapel); Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30 pm (Chapel); Mass & More 9:15 pm (Chapel)



Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu  
Twitter: @FrChuckAdam
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

Prayer Ministry - send intentions to BeesKnees@sau.edu.

Sign Up for Campus Ministry Events any time during the year!  Go to: http://tinyurl.com/SAUministryinterest16.


Recalling God’s Bounty
This two-week bulletin takes us to Thanksgiving, a celebration that may especially have important significance for our nation now that we have concluded a particularly harsh election season. Despite how your feel about the outcome, it is especially important to recall that our deepest security comes not from fragile and imperfect human leaders. Our deepest joys and hopes are in God who created us and called us to be responsible stewards of the world and to love as he loved us. And knowing how imperfectly we have done that, we are compelled to return to God with gratitude for sustaining us and for hope for the future.  I am reminded of the roots of a hymn that is sung in many churches this time of year. Composed by a Lutheran pastor named Martin Rinkart during a time when a deadly plague overcame his village and caused him to have to conduct up 50 burial services a day. Those deaths included even members of his own family.  Amazingly, during so much pain, he found the grace to compose the words to the hymn, "Now Thank We All Our God."  The second verse may especially have meaning for many in our own day:
                 O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts and blessèd peace to cheer us;
And keep us in His grace, and guide us when perplexed;
  And free us from all ills, in this world and the next.
Despite whatever we find ourselves dealing with, may we recall the bounteous nature of God's love and care for us and may gratitude and hope fill our hearts. A blessed Thanksgiving to all.  ---Fr. Chuck


•Thanksgiving Break Schedule
Due to Thanksgiving break, there will be no Sunday or daily masses celebrated from Sunday, November 20 through Saturday, November 26.  There is also no 10:30am mass on Sunday, November 27.  Regular mass schedule will resume with 6:30pm mass on Sunday, November 27.  Thanksgiving blessings to all.

•Month of All Souls
In the Catholic Tradition the month of November is a time to pray for our deceased loved ones.  All month we keep a candle at the front of the altar with the names of the deceased loved ones of SAU students, faculty, and staff.    If you would like to add the names of your deceased loved ones, you can still fill out a card in the Gathering Space and place it before the altar.  We will remember them all in our prayers at every Mass.

•Project Renewal Giving Tree
Students from Music Ministry invite you to take an ornament from the Giving Tree in the Gathering Space this weekend before going home for break.   Each ornament has the name, age and interests of a child at Project Renewal.  We ask you to buy a new book, puzzle, and/or board game for that child and return it to the Gathering Space by December 7th.  The gifts will be delivered to the kids at Project Renewal during Finals Week.  Thank you for your generosity!

•Service with From Cover to Cover
Ambrosians for Peace & Justice will be volunteering with the organization From Cover to Cover on Tuesday, November 15th from 2:30-5:00 at Madison Elementary.  From Cover to Cover is a children’s literacy organization, and the event on Tuesday is a Family Literacy Night to encourage reading at home.  Let us know at ministry@sau.edu if you would like to join us.

•Music for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass
The next rehearsal for the Feast mass is Monday, November 14 at 6pm in the Chapel.  All SAU students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate.  Contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu if you would like to help out.

•New Hymnals in the Chapel
As you come back from Thanksgiving break, you will notice something different in the Chapel - new Gather Third Edition hymnals.  We hope that this new hymnal - containing songs both old and new, along with new settings of the mass that correspond with the most recent edition of the Roman Missal - will help us continue to promote “full, conscious, and active participation” in the liturgy through our collective prayer and song!

We are offering the opportunity to dedicate hymnals for $20 each.  The inside cover will be imprinted with the name of the person(s) being honored.  A great way to commemorate family and friends.  Contact us at ministry@sau.edu to learn more.

•Advent Season Events 
Advent begins Sunday, November 27.  Advent is a season of preparation for Christmas and a reminder to be constantly vigilant “waiting in joyful hope” for the Lord’s coming.  Here are some ways you can celebrate Advent right here at SAU:

→Pick up a copy of Wondrous Days of Comfort and Joy by Janet Schaeffler, OP.  These booklets contain daily Advent reflections that invite us to pause and experience the comfort of God.   The booklets are available in the Chapel gathering space.

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

→Enjoy a special Lessons and Carols service Friday, December 2 at 7:00pm in the Chapel.  The evening consists of scriptures for the season and music featuring the University Chorale and Chamber Singers.

→Celebrate the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass with us on Sunday, December 4!  The Most Rev. Martin Amos, Bishop of Davenport, will be the presider and homilist for a special liturgy at 10:30am as we celebrate our patron saint.  This mass will feature music led by a combined choir of SAU Chamber Singers and Music Ministry, as well as the presentation of the McMullen Awards.

→Attend the Advent Communal Reconciliation, Monday, December 5 at 7:00pm in Christ the King Chapel.  A short prayer service is followed by the opportunity for individual confession to one of the priests present.

→Commemorate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Thursday, December 8,  by celebrating mass at 12 noon or 4:30pm on this holy day of obligation.

→Plan to take part in the Student Candlelight Mass preceding Midnight Breakfast on Tuesday December 13 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.

•Winter Break Service Trip in Mississippi!
Spend the last week of your winter break in service down south with Sacred Heart Southern Missions in northern Mississippi.  From Monday, January 9th to Saturday, January 14th, we’ll spend time repairing low-income homes and preparing meals at a community kitchen.  Find more information and applications (due December 7th) in the Chapel Gathering Space and Lower Chapel, or contact Kaitlin at ministry@sau.edu.

11.06.16

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 25 no 11

November 6, 2016 - Thirty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
+ 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 + 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 + Luke 20:27-38 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	11.6	10:30 am 6:30 pm	For the SAU Community
Monday	11.7	Noon	+ Ted Kappes, '56
Tuesday	11.8	4:30 pm	+ Dennis Reynolds, '75
Wednesday	11.9	9:15 pm	For Student Intentions
Thursday	11.10	4:30 pm	+ Florice Garvin, '81
Friday	11.11	Noon	For Deceased Veterans

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Feast of St. Ambrose Music Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel)
Tuesday: Bridge Bible Fellowship (non-denominational) 9 pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Hunger Awareness Prayer Service 8:30 pm (Chapel Gathering Space); Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30 pm (Chapel); Mass & More 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel); Poppin' Topics 7 pm (Gathering Space)

Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu  
Twitter: @FrChuckAdam
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

Prayer Ministry - send intentions to BeesKnees@sau.edu.

Sign Up for Campus Ministry Events any time during the year!  Go to: http://tinyurl.com/SAUministryinterest16.


Not So Insignificant
It has been a history making week. Who could have predicted, that after 108 years, the Chicago Cubs this year would have won the Word Series? With a general election on Tuesday, one way or another, the upcoming week will be even more historic. But many little things that may seem insignificant to us at the time also hold the promise of having lasting significance toward a better world. For example, things like casting a vote in Tuesday's election may seem like a rather tiny thing for an individual, but it can have lasting implications for the whole world. Raking leaves for an elderly neighbor for Sunday's Bee the Difference Day, or donating a piece of clothing you no longer wear that can be sold to raise money for the homeless for Hunger Week seems insignificant, but offers a treasured gift for the person who is helped. We shouldn't belittle even the very little things like a warm and friendly smile, a compliment, a gesture of welcome, or holding a door for someone. The American author, Carl Sandburg told of two men exchanging gossip in a general store in Hardin County, Kentucky, one day in February, 1809. "Anything happen over the last week?" one asks. "No," answers the other, "nothing's happened. Oh, except there's a new baby down to Tom Lincoln's house. A boy, I think." That baby boy grew to be America's greatest president. Little things can make a big difference.  An unknown poet wrote:     
  Great events we often find,
On little things depend, 
And very small beginnings 
Have oft a mighty end.  
We can each make a significant difference. Please, don't neglect doing a good things because it seems small. It could even produce an incredible result. ---Fr. Chuck 


•Be Sure to Vote!
Tuesday, November 8th is Election Day.  All St. Ambrose University students who wish to vote in Scott County can do so on campus - the Rogalski Center is a polling place for Scott County.  Polls will be open from 7am until 9pm on November 8.  You can register to vote and vote on the same day in Iowa as well - if you are not yet registered, simply bring a proof of identity (driver’s license, passport, student ID) and proof of residence (such as your Res Life housing contract) to the poll.  You can find more information, including details about voting absentee, at the Dean of Students website.  As Pope Francis has said, “We need to participate for the common good. Sometimes we hear: a good Catholic is not interested in politics. This is not true: good Catholics immerse themselves in politics by offering the best of themselves so that their leaders can govern.”

•Month of All Souls
In the Catholic Tradition the month of November is a time to pray for our deceased loved ones.  All month we keep a candle at the front of the altar with the names of the deceased loved ones of SAU students, faculty, and staff.  If you would like to add the names of your deceased loved ones, you can still fill out a card in the Gathering Space and place it before the altar.  We will remember them all in our prayers at every Mass.

•Welcome Busy Student Retreat Guides
We are pleased to welcome Sr. Marilyn Breen, PBVM; Sr. Kathy Carr, BVM; Sr. Pat Doody, OSF; Sr. Stefanie MacDonald, OSB; and Sr. Belinda Monahan, OSB to campus as spiritual guides for this semester’s Busy Student Retreat.  Over 30 students will be meeting with the spiritual guides this week to reflect on scripture and the movement of God in their lives.   Please keep the directors and students in your prayers this week.

•Service on Saturday, November 5th
On Saturday November 5th, we will help at Humility of Mary Housing and their transitional housing program in Davenport.  A single-parent family is moving out of a shelter and into their own apartment soon, and we’ll help with cleaning projects at the apartment before they move in. We’ll meet at 9:45 and return around noon. Join us in this service project by emailing ministry@sau.edu to sign up.

•Ambrosians for Peace & Justice are Collecting Clothes
In preparation for the Clothes Out Hunger sale as part of Hunger Week, students in Ambrosians for Peace & Justice invite you to donate your used clothing for our Clothes Out Hunger sale.  We’ll collect clothes in the Lower Chapel conference room until the sale, which is Tuesday November 8th.  Funds raised will be donated to Kings Harvest this year, and any unsold clothing will help families at Humility of Mary Housing.  Thanks for your help!

•Hunger Week - November 6-11
There’s lots going on for Hunger Week this year - help fight hunger in the Quad Cities!
- Sunday, Nov 6 - When you arrive at Rogo for Bee the Difference day on Sunday, bring your clothing donations for our Clothes Out Hunger sale with you - we will collect clothes at a table outside the ballroom.
- Tuesday, Nov 8 - Clothes Out Hunger Sale from 10am-4pm on the first floor of Cosgrove.
- Wednesday, Nov 9 - Join in an interactive hunger prayer service at 8:30pm in the Chapel Gathering Space, with different stations and activities to reflect on and pray for local and worldwide hunger.
- Thursday, Nov 10 - Poppin’ Topics at 7 pm in the Chapel Gathering Space will feature the APJ students discussing food waste and hunger issues.
- Friday, Nov 11 - We’ll donate food items and leftover clothing from earlier in the week to Humility of Mary Housing and the Central Community Circle Food Pantry.

•Poppin’ Topics
Join us for our next Poppin' Topics on Thursday, November 10th at 7:00pm in the Gathering Space.  Keeping with Hunger Week, we will discuss the problems of poverty and hunger, focusing on food waste and how we can prevent it.  Carly Franzgrote, Hunger Week director and member of Ambrosians for Peace & Justice, will lead the discussion.  Come for a great conversation and popcorn with special flavors.  To learn more email Paul Burd at burdpaula@sau.edu.

•Music for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass - Rehearsals Begin November 7
Rehearsals for the Feast mass begin this Monday, November 7, at 6pm 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, December 4 at 10:30am.  People of all skill levels are welcome.  Please contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to sign up.

•Winter Break Service Trip in Mississippi!
Spend the last week of your winter break in service down south with Sacred Heart Southern Missions in northern Mississippi.  From Monday, January 9th to Saturday, January 14th, we’ll spend time repairing low-income homes and preparing meals at a community kitchen.  Sacred Heart Southern Missions is the only organization in 5 counties to help with home repair, so the projects are plentiful!  Find more information and applications (due December 7th) in the Chapel Gathering Space and Lower Chapel, or contact Kaitlin at ministry@sau.edu to find out more.

•Interested in Becoming Catholic 
Sessions are held in the lower chapel on Sunday mornings after Mass.  Please contact Tammy Norcross-Reitzler in Campus Ministry at ministry@sau.edu for more information.

•BeesKnees Reminder
Just a reminder that if you have an intention you’d like to be brought to the attention of the Bees Knees prayer community here at St. Ambrose, they will be kept confidential and brought to God in prayer. Just send your intention to beesknees@sau.edu.

10.30.16

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 25 no 10

October 30, 2016 - Thirty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time
+ Wisdom 11:22-12:2 + 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2 + Luke 19:1-10 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	10.30	10:30 am 6:30 pm	For the SAU Community
Monday	10.31	Noon	+ Kenneth Plumb, '72
Tuesday	11.1	Noon 4:30 pm
Wednesday	11.2	9:15 pm	For All Souls
Thursday	11.3	4:30 pm	+ James Gorman, '52
Friday	11.4	Noon	+ Mark Schebler, '80

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Peer Campus Ministers 7pm (Lower Chapel)
Tuesday: Bridge Bible Fellowship (non-denominational) 9 pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8pm (Lower Chapel); Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30 pm (Chapel); Mass & More 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel)

Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu  
Twitter: @FrChuckAdam
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

Prayer Ministry - send intentions to BeesKnees@sau.edu.

Sign Up for Campus Ministry Events any time during the year!  Go to: http://tinyurl.com/SAUministryinterest16.


STILL THE SAINTS
Celebrations of Halloween will likely capture the attention of many Ambrosians this weekend. It’s good to be reminded that “All Hallow’s Eve” has its religious origin as the vigil of the Feast of All Saints. Ambrosians have a unique claim to being saints. In Fr. McDaniel’s history of St. Ambrose, “A Great and Lasting Beginning,” we learn that before our athletic teams were called the Bees, we were known as the St. Ambrose Saints. I like the bee as a mascot because of its symbolic ties to St. Ambrose of Milan, but I also like to think that we are still SAU saints. After all, sainthood is what people of faith aspire to. A poster I once saw in a parochial school classroom said it this way, “A saint is a sinner who keeps on trying.” And that’s a good description of all of us, who with God’s grace keep striving for holiness. Pope Francis said something similar in his first interview as pope when asked who he really was.  He answered, “I am a sinner…but I trust in the infinite patience and mercy of God.”  And so do we. Like Chicago Cub fans who have waited a long time to find their team in the World Series, and even longer to win it all, we never lose hope. In that sense, we are still the saints. With faith in God’s infinite mercy, our ultimate victory is assured. So we keep on trying. Happy Halloween. Happy All Saints Day.   ---Fr. Chuck


•Remembering Our Deceased Loved Ones Throughout November
In the Catholic Tradition, the month of November is a time to pray for our deceased loved ones.  We invite all Ambrosians to acknowledge the deceased who have been close to you by writing their names on cards which will be available in the pews and in the Gathering Space this weekend.  Please place the filled out cards in the basket provided in the Gathering Space.  They will be placed before the altar and remembered at all of our masses throughout the month of November.  In the words of St. Ambrose of Milan, our patron, “We have loved them in this life. Let us not abandon them until we have conducted them by our prayers into the house of the Lord."

•All Saints Day
Tuesday, November 1, is the Solemnity of All Saints, a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics.  Masses will be offered at 12 noon and 4:30pm in Christ the King Chapel.

•Bring Pictures of Deceased Loved Ones on All Souls Day
All Souls Day is on Wednesday, November 2.  We especially invite students to bring pictures of their deceased loved ones to the 9:15pm Mass and More this Wednesday.  We will place the pictures around the altar for the evening mass, as we commemorate the Feast of All Souls, honor our deceased, and celebrate the end of Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead.

•Service on Saturday, October 29th
There’s a great service opportunity on Saturday October 29th with the River Bend FoodBank, helping with a mobile food pantry they are hosting at the Putnam Museum parking lot.  From 10am-12:30pm, we’ll be helping to give out food to people who need it.  Join us in this rewarding experience by emailing ministry@sau.edu to sign up.

•Bee the Difference Day
The annual neighborhood clean-up day is coming soon!  Bee the Difference Day is Sunday, November 6th.  Students are encouraged to sign up teams of 4, 5, or 6.  This is a great way to help the community while doing some team building among your club, organization, or just a group of friends.  Names can be emailed to beethedifferenceday@sau.edu until October 30th at 7 p.m. to sign up!

•Ambrosians for Peace & Justice are Collecting Clothes
In preparation for the Clothes Out Hunger sale as part of Hunger Week, students in Ambrosians for Peace & Justice invite you to donate your used clothing for our Clothes Out Hunger sale.  We’ll collect clothes in the Lower Chapel conference room until the sale, which is Tuesday November 8th.  Funds raised will be donated to Kings Harvest this year, and any unsold clothing will help families at Humility of Mary Housing.

•Hunger Week is Coming!
The Ambrosians for Peace & Justice have a full week of activities for Hunger Week coming up November 6-11.  When you come for Bee the Difference day on Sunday, you can bring your clothing donations for our Clothes Out Hunger sale with you - we will collect clothes at a table outside the ballroom.  The sale will be Tuesday November 8th from 10am-4pm on the first floor of Cosgrove.  On Wednesday, join in an interactive hunger prayer service at 8:30pm in the Chapel Gathering Space, with different stations and activities to reflect on and pray for local and worldwide hunger.  On Thursday, the Poppin’ Topics will feature the APJ students and hunger and food waste.  We’ll donate food items and leftover clothing from earlier in the week on Friday to Humility of Mary Housing and the Central Community Circle Food Pantry.

•Busy Student Retreat November 6-10   
The Busy Student Retreat, Nov. 6-10th,  takes place right here on-campus in the midst of your regular schedule.  Participants commit daily to 30 minutes of personal prayer time and another 30 minutes to a one-on-one meeting with a spiritual guide.  Register by Wednesday, November 2nd online at http://tinyurl.com/BusyFA16 or by dropping off a registration form at the Campus Ministry offices in the lower chapel.

•Music for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass
Calling all musical Ambrosians!  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, December 4 at 10:30am.  People of all skill levels are welcome.  Contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to sign up.  Rehearsals for this mass begin on Monday, November 7 at 6pm in the Chapel.

•Winter Break Service Trip in Mississippi!
Spend the last week of your winter break in service down south with Sacred Heart Southern Missions in northern Mississippi.  From Monday, January 9th to Saturday, January 14th, we’ll spend time repairing low-income homes and preparing meals at a community kitchen.  Sacred Heart Southern Missions is the only organization in 5 counties to help with home repair, so the projects are plentiful!  Find more information and applications (due December 7th) in the Chapel Gathering Space and Lower Chapel, or contact Kaitlin at ministry@sau.edu to find out more.

•Geiger Lecture
This year’s Geiger lecture will be given by David Cressy, a prolific social historian, on Thursday, November 3 at 7pm in the Rogalski Center Ballroom.  HIs lecture is titled “Shakespeare’s England and a Sea of Troubles,” which will examine the political, economic, and environmental problems which shaped England during Shakespeare’s lifetime.  This lecture is free and open to the public and honors the late history professor, Richard E. Geiger.

•Long-Term Service Opportunities
Are you looking ahead to after-graduation and thinking about a year of service?  There are lots of faith-based programs that coordinate volunteers as they serve those in need and work for social justice.   Volunteers can serve full-time for as little as a week or as long as a year in one of these programs, often with housing and a stipend provided.  Check out the catalog called RESPONSE in the lower chapel, go online to catholicvolunteernetwork.org, or email ministry@sau.edu to contact Kaitlin and explore your options.

•SEEK Conference in January
The SEEK Catholic conference is taking place in San Antonio, TX, from January 3-7.  Cost is $430, and SAU students will be traveling with Loras College.  Learn more about the conference here: http://seek2017.com/registration/.  Email Katie Galuska at galuskakatherinem@sau.edu if you are interested.

10.23.16

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 25 no 9

October 23, 2016 - Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time
+ Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 + 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 + Luke 18:9-14 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	10.23	10:30 am 6:30 pm	For the SAU Community
Monday	10.24	Noon	+ Donald Stevens, '51
Tuesday	10.25	4:30 pm	+ John Deitrich, '97
Wednesday	10.26	9:15 pm	For student intentions
Thursday	10.27	4:30 pm	+ William Curtis, '69
Friday	10.28	Noon	+ Russell Scott, '90

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Poppin' Topics 7:30pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: Men's Ministry Discernment 6pm (Bride's Room); Bridge Bible Fellowship (non-denominational) 9 pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8pm (Lower Chapel); Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30 pm (Chapel); Mass & More 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel); Contemplative Prayer 8pm (Gathering Space)

Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu  
Twitter: @FrChuckAdam
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

Prayer Ministry - send intentions to BeesKnees@sau.edu.

Sign Up for Campus Ministry Events any time during the year!  Go to: http://tinyurl.com/SAUministryinterest16.


USE YOUR VOICE
Early voting began this past Monday in the Rogalski Center and will continue from Monday through Thursday at 12 - 6 pm for two more weeks. For those of us here on campus, voting couldn't be any easier and even if you aren't registered, you can register right at the polls. It is important that we encourage one another to exercise the right to vote. After all the contentiousness that has surrounded the presidential race, some people may feel they don't want to even participate in the general elections. But please don't become cynical. In a democracy, every voice is important.  Pope Francis reiterated that point in a daily homily last year stating, “Politics, according to the Social Doctrine of the Church, is one of the highest forms of charity, because it serves the common good… A good Catholic should meddle in politics." The Holy Father's words echo something central to our St. Ambrose mission---that we educate for social justice. Not only good Catholics, all people of every faith and those with none have a role to play in our country. We work together for the common good. Educate yourself on the issues through voter guides available from the US Bishops and others and through discussions, like Thursday's "Poppin’ Topics," and vote. Once again, we are reminded that together we can make a difference. Remember the African proverb, "If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito."  Your voice is important. For the good of all, please, use it.  ----Fr. Chuck


•Poppin’ Topics - Monday
Join us for a special Poppin’ Topics on Monday, October 24 at 7:30pm in the Gathering Space.  This week we will discuss the upcoming election and why it is important to vote.  We will also discuss the important issues to take into consideration when you vote.  P.J. Foley, Director of Government and Community Relations at SAU, and Larry Skillin, History Department Chair at SAU, will lead the discussion.  Join for a good discussion and popcorn with special flavors.  Email Paul Burd (burdpaula@sau.edu) for more information.

•Halloween Party with Project Renewal
Every fall, SAU hosts a Halloween party for kids at Project Renewal, an after-school program in Davenport.  The party is Wednesday, October 26th from 3-5pm in the neighborhood by Project Renewal at 6th and Warren St.  We are looking for clubs, teams, or just groups of friends that would would want to host a game or activity at the Halloween party.  If you’re not with a group but want to help, we’ll find a task for you too.  Email Kaitlin at ministry@sau.edu for more information or to sign up!

•Contemplative Prayer Session
Thursday, October 27th at 8:00 pm,  Dick Jensen, a member of Contemplative Prayer of Eastern Iowa, will lead a Centering Prayer workshop in the chapel gathering space. Centering prayer is a method of contemplative prayer with an emphasis on interior silence.  All faiths are welcome to participate.

•October the Month of the Rosary
Want to learn more about the rosary, a meditative prayer that concentrates on the life of Christ and Mary’s faithfulness to Christ and intercession? Send an email to ministry@sau.edu. Campus Ministry will assist and offer free rosaries to anyone who wishes to use one for prayer

•Bring Photos to honor and pray for Deceased Loved Ones on All Souls Day
Throughout the month of November, we remember the deceased loved ones of the St. Ambrose University community at every mass, but we especially invite students to bring pictures of their deceased loved ones to the 9:15pm Mass and More on November 2.  We will place the pictures in the sanctuary for the evening mass, as we commemorate the Feast of All Souls also known as Dia de los Muertos/the Day of the Dead.

•Rosary in Bechtel Hall
During the month of October, Katie Galuska, Peer Campus Minister in Bechtel, invites students to join her in the 3rd floor lounge of Bechtel to pray the rosary on Thursdays at 8 p.m.   Experienced rosary pray-ers and beginners are welcome. If you need a rosary, one will be provided for you.

•Ambrosians for Peace & Justice are Collecting Clothes
In preparation for the Clothes Out Hunger sale as part of Hunger Week, students in Ambrosians for Peace & Justice invite you to donate your used clothing for our Clothes Out Hunger sale.  We’ll collect clothes in the Lower Chapel conference room until the sale, which is Tuesday November 8th.  Funds raised will be donated to King’s Harvest this year, and any unsold clothing will help families at Humility of Mary Housing.

•Service on Saturday, October 29th
There’s a great service opportunity on Saturday October 29th with the River Bend FoodBank, helping with a mobile food pantry they are hosting at the Putnam Museum parking lot.  From 10am-12:30pm, we’ll be helping to give out food to people who need it.  Join us by emailing ministry@sau.edu to sign up.

•Bee the Difference Day
The annual neighborhood clean-up day is coming soon!  Bee the Difference Day is Sunday, November 6th.  Students are encouraged to sign up teams of 4, 5, or 6.  This is a great way to help the community while doing some team building among your club, organization, or just a group of friends.  Names can be emailed to beethedifferenceday@sau.edu until October 30th at 7 p.m. to sign up!

•RCIA—Learning More about the Catholic Church
There is still time to take part in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults process at St. Ambrose. If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic Church or looking to complete your initiation through the Sacrament of Confirmation, please contact us at ministry@sau.edu.

•Ministry Discernment
A group of college age men has formed and meets two evenings a month for a time of prayer and discussion discerning priesthood or other possible ministries in the church. If you are interested in joining that group, contact us at ministry@sau.edu.

•Conference in January
SEEK is a Catholic conference for college students around the country that will take place in San Antonio, TX this year. More than 10,000 college students will gather for inspiring talks, amazing worship, and an incredible experience. It will take place on January 3-7. The cost is $430, which includes a four-night hotel stay, lunches every day of the conference, entrance to all conference sessions with national speakers and top rated entertainment, and more. SAU students will travel with Loras College, who will be chartering buses. For more information or to register, http://seek2017.com/registration/. Please also email Katie Galuska at galuskakatherinem@sau.edu if you are interested.

•Long-Term Service Opportunities

Are you looking ahead to after-graduation and thinking about a year of service?  There are many faith-based programs that coordinate volunteer service to those in need and work for social justice.   Volunteers can serve full-time for as little as a week or as long as a year in one of these programs, often with housing and a stipend provided.  Check out the catalogue called RESPONSE in the lower chapel, go online to catholicvolunteernetwork.org, or email ministry@sau.edu to contact Kaitlin to explore your options.

10.09.16 & 10.16.16

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 25 no 8

October 9, 2016 - Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time
+ 2 King 5:14-17 + 2 Timothy 2:8-13 + Luke 17:11-19 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

October 16, 2016 - Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time
+ Exodus 17:8-13 + 2 Timothy 3:13-4:2 + Luke 18:1-8 +
Mass this Sunday at 6:30 pm ONLY

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	10.9	10:30 am 6:30 pm	Charles & Joan McCarthy For the SAU Community
Monday	10.10	Noon	+ Donald Staley, '53
Tuesday	10.11	4:30 pm	+ Roger Freiburg, '49
Wednesday	10.12	9:15 pm	For student intentions
Thursday	10.13	4:30 pm	+ Dr. Mike Orfitelli
Friday	10.14	NO MASS
Sunday	10.16	NO 10:30 am 6:30 pm	For the SAU Community
Monday	10.17	Noon	+ James Hood, '61
Tuesday	10.18	4:30 pm	+ JoAnn Mattke, '58
Wednesday	10.19	9:15 pm	For student intentions
Thursday	10.20	4:30 pm	+ Dr. Malia Johnson, '85
Friday	10.21	Noon	+ Anthony Domino, '58

This Week's Activities Include:
Sunday (10/9): RCIA 11:30am (Lower Chapel)
Monday (10/17): Peer Campus Ministers 7pm (Lower Chapel)
Tuesday: Men's Ministry Discernment 7pm Bride's Room; Bridge Bible Fellowship (non-denominational) 9 pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8pm (Lower Chapel); Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30 pm (Chapel); Mass & More 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday (10/20): Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel); Poppin' Topics 7pm (Gathering Space)

Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu  
Twitter: @FrChuckAdam
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

Prayer Ministry - send intentions to BeesKnees@sau.edu.

Sign Up for Campus Ministry Events any time during the year!  Go to: http://tinyurl.com/SAUministryinterest16.


Not Enough to Worry About
With Fall Break coming-up next Friday, this campus ministry bulletin serves a two week time frame. That also means that we are at the mid-semester point and students might be feeling a little anxiety over upcoming exams. Sometimes we find ourselves worrying much more than we need to. A lesson might be learned from the experience of a fifth grade teacher who was trying to teach her class how to use fractions. She looked at a little boy on the front row and said, "Billy, what is 3/4's of 5/16's? He said, "Miss Smith, I don't know what it is, but it's not enough to worry about."  Too often we do find ourselves stressed about things we have no control over. But the best advice is to take control over the things that we can change, like adopting good study practices, making good choices on what occupies our time, seeking help from the student success center, asking your professor for help, and taking advantage of study sessions. There is plenty that you can control.  Needless worry over the things you cannot control is wasted energy. So do your best and don’t neglect to be reminded of the goodness of God. As American author Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen." A good lesson, and if we learn it, we really don't have a lot to worry about. --Fr. Chuck


•Midterm Break Chapel Schedule
Due to Fall Break, there will be no daily mass on Friday, October 14 and no 10:30am mass on Sunday, October 16.  Regular mass schedule resumes with the 6:30pm mass on Sunday, October 16.

•Commissioning of Liturgical Ministers
We will commission all of our lectors, extraordinary ministers of holy communion, musicians, sacristans, altar servers, and ministers of hospitality at both the 10:30am and 6:30pm masses on Sunday, October 9.  Thank you to all our students who volunteer in these important ministries!

•Becoming Catholic Sessions Begin
SAU students, faculty and staff interested in becoming Catholic or learning more about the Church, its teachings, rituals and way of life are invited to contact Tammy Norcross-Reitzler in Campus Ministry ministry@sau.edu or 333-6132 for more information about the process.  Our first gathering will be Sunday, October 9th after the 10:30 am Mass in the lower chapel.

•Service on Saturday, October 8th
Our Service on Saturday opportunity for Saturday 10/8 will be at the Kahl Home, a senior living facility in Davenport. They hold BINGO on Saturday afternoons, and we will be helping to call numbers, pass out prizes, and visit with the seniors there.  We will leave at 1:30pm and return around 4pm.  We have just a couple spots left for this opportunity.  Email ministry@sau.edu to sign up.

•Men’s Discernment Group
Fr. Thom Hennen, Vocation Director of the Diocese of Davenport, will be offering a series of discernment discussions for male college students interested in church ministry.  Begins this Tuesday, October 11 at 6pm in the Chapel and Bride’s Room.  Email adamcharlesa@sau.edu to find out more.

•Rosary in Bechtel Hall
During the month of October, Katie Galuska, Peer Campus Minister in Bechtel, invites students to join her in the 3rd floor lounge of Bechtel to pray the rosary on Thursdays at 8 p.m.   Experienced rosary pray-ers and beginners are welcome.

•Fall 2016 Antioch Retreat: October 21-23
There is still time to sign up for this semester’s Antioch Retreat!  Registration is due Wednesday, October 12.  You can register online at http://tinyurl.com/AntiochFA16 or pick up a registration form in Chapel Gathering Space or the cafeteria and return to Campus Ministry.  Join us for a weekend away from campus (Friday, October 21 - Sunday October 23) and take some time to relax, recharge, and reflect, all while making new friends!  Contact the co-leaders of the retreat to learn more: AJ Adam and Brooke Neumann.

•After-School Programming with Project Renewal 
Want to hang out with some kiddos as a way to start your fall break?  On Thursday 10/13 and Friday 10/14 from 2:30-5:30 each day, we’ll be helping at Project Renewal, an after-school program about a mile south of campus.  We’ll be helping with homework, practicing reading skills, and playing games with kids.  Let us know at ministry@sau.edu if you can join us!

•Poppin’ Topics: “It’s a Culture, Not a Costume”
Join us on Thursday, October 20 at 7pm in the Gathering Space for our next Poppin’ Topics discussion.  Bring your friends, grab some popcorn, and come for a discussion with students from Multicultural Affairs Community Action (MACA) about Halloween costumes that demean cultures.  A timely discussion as we near Halloween.  Contact Paul Burd at burdpaula@sau.edu to learn more.

•Halloween Party with Project Renewal 
Every fall, SAU hosts a Halloween party for kids at Project Renewal, an after-school program in Davenport.  The party is Wednesday, October 26th from 3-5pm in the neighborhood by Project Renewal at 6th and Warren St.  We are looking for clubs, teams, or just groups of friends that would would want to host a game or activity at the Halloween party.  Email Kaitlin at ministry@sau.edu for more information or to get signed up!

•Long-Term Service Opportunities
Are you looking ahead to after-graduation and thinking about a year of service?  There are lots of faith-based programs that coordinate volunteers as they serve those in need and work for social justice.   Volunteers can serve full-time for as little as a week or as long as a year in one of these programs, often with housing and a stipend provided.  Check out the catalogue called RESPONSE in the lower chapel, go online to catholicvolunteernetwork.org, or email ministry@sau.edu to contact Kaitlin to explore your options.

•Interfaith Service at River Center

There will be an interfaith service, “We Are One Community: Peace, Unity, and Love,” this Sunday, October 9 at 4pm at the River Center in Davenport.  Rev. Rogers Kirk from Third Missionary Baptist Church is coordinating the event.  Contact him for more information at 563-324-2919.

10.02.16

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 25 no 7

October 2, 2016 - Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
+ Habakkuk 1:2-3, 2:2-4 + 2 Timothy 1:6-8 + Luke 17:5-10 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	10.2	10:30 am 6:30 pm	Jan & Mark Wendling For the SAU Community
Monday	10.3	Noon	+ Krysta Ryser, '96
Tuesday	10.4	4:30 pm	+ David Thompson
Wednesday	10.5	9:15 pm	For student intentions
Thursday	10.6	4:30 pm	+ Joseph Maher, '58
Friday	10.7	Noon	+ Richard Scholz, '50

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Peer Campus Ministers 7pm (Lower Chapel)
Tuesday: Bridge Bible Fellowship (non-denominational) 9 pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8pm (Lower Chapel); Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30 pm (Chapel); Mass & More 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel)

Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu  
Twitter: @FrChuckAdam
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

Prayer Ministry - send intentions to BeesKnees@sau.edu.

Sign Up for Campus Ministry Events any time during the year!  Go to: http://tinyurl.com/SAUministryinterest16.



HOMECOMING MIRTH
The late Msgr. Sebastian Menke, president of St. Ambrose from 1963 – 1974, used to express a profound observation from taking part in many alumni gatherings that the graduates of St. Ambrose were among the happiest of people he had ever known. On Homecoming Weekend in this Jubilee Year of Mercy, perhaps it’s good to be reminded that lifting up one another with joy can be an important work of mercy. A story is told of a man who died suddenly and went up for divine judgment, feeling extremely uneasy. He didn't think he had done very much good on earth. There was a line ahead of him, so he settled down to look and listen. "I see here that I was hungry and you gave me to eat," Christ said to the first person. "Good man! Go on into heaven!" To the second he said, "I was thirsty and you gave me to drink." And to the third, "I was in prison and you visited me." And so it went on. As each person ahead of him was sent on into heaven, the man examined his conscience and felt he had a great deal to fear. Finally his turn came. Christ said, "Well, there's not much written here, but you did do something. I was sad and discouraged and depressed: you came and told me funny stories, made me laugh, and cheered me up. Get along to heaven!"  The point, of course, no form of charity should be neglected or undervalued. As Pope John Paul I, often referred to as the smiling pope once said, “The strength to see the good side of things should be characteristic of the Christian. If the gospel really means "good news," then being a Christian means being happy, one who spreads joy.”  We welcome home to SAU our alumni and friends. All your works of mercy give honor to your St. Ambrose education. And so does your joy.  --Fr. Chuck


•Dedication of St. Vincent’s Athletic Complex
St. Ambrose University and Assumption High School will formally dedicate Phase One of the St. Vincent’s Athletic Complex this Friday, September 30 at 6:15pm on the north field.  

•Dedication of the Frank and Dorothy "Jane" Folwell Center for Political Science, Pre-Law and Leadership Studies will be Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. at the free standing house South of the Roglaski Center.

•Lector Practice Sessions
We would like all of our lectors, new and experienced, to participate in a lector training and practice session next week.  During the 30 minute session, lectors will receive valuable feedback and  instruction on proclaiming  the Word of God.   If you are interested in serving as a Lector at Christ the King Chapel please sign up http://tinyurl.com/SAULectorPractice for a time to practice or email us at ministry@sau.edu.  THANK YOU!

•Sacrament of Confirmation
Baptized Catholics who never celebrated the sacrament of Confirmation are able to prepare for that sacrament while at SAU.  Email ministry@sau.edu to learn more about the process.

•Becoming Catholic sessions begin
SAU students, faculty and staff interested in becoming Catholic or learning more about the Church, its teachings, rituals and way of life are invited to contact Tammy Norcross-Reitzler in Campus Ministry ministry@sau.edu or 333-6132 for more information about the process.  Our first gathering will be Sunday, October 9th after the 10:30 am Mass in the lower chapel.

•Commissioning of Liturgical Ministers
Next Sunday, Oct. 9th , we will commission and pray for all of our lectors, extraordinary ministers of holy communion,  musicians, servers and sacristans during both the 10:30 am and 6:30 pm Masses.

•Fall 2016 Antioch Retreat: October 21-23
Consider taking part in the Antioch Retreat this fall - October 21-23.  Transportation is provided, leaving campus on Friday, October 21 at 6 pm and returning Sunday, October 23 at 2 pm. The Antioch Retreat is a great opportunity for students to spend time away from campus reflecting on faith and life in the midst of a Christian community.  It is open to any SAU student.   The retreat is an opportunity to relax, listen, discuss, pray, play and meet new people.  Register online at http://tinyurl.com/AntiochFA16 or pick up a registration form in Chapel Gathering Space or the cafeteria and return to Campus Ministry by Wednesday, October 12th. For more information contact the co-leaders of the retreat, AJ Adam and Brooke Neumann.

•Service next weekend
With Homecoming this weekend, we don't have a Service on Saturday opportunity for 10/1, but there are some projects coming up!  On Friday 10/7, All Saints elementary school on Marquette St. is having a Fun Night from 6 to 8pm.  We are looking for volunteers to run the games for the kids and to help set up and tear down.  The hours of service would be from around 3 until 9, depending on the shift you'd like to do. Shifts are: Set-up from 3-5:50pm,Games from 5:30-8pm, or Tear down from 8-9pm.

Our Service on Saturday opportunity for Saturday 10/8 will be at the Kahl Home, a senior living facility in Davenport. They hold BINGO on Saturday afternoons, and we will be helping to call numbers, pass out prizes, and visit with the seniors there.  Space is limited for this opportunity.  Email ministry@sau.edu to sign up for either project.

•Service at Cafe on Vine
Interested in service but need some flexible times?  Cafe on Vine, a soup kitchen in Davenport, is looking for help to keep up with the many tomatoes, cucumbers, and other produce items that are getting donated to them right now.  If you would be able to help any day of the week between 8am-noon as you are available, let us know at ministry@sau.edu. Cafe on Vine is also looking for students who would be interested to be on a Weekend Meal call-list.  They often need a few students to help serve the Saturday lunch or Sunday dinner meal to the guests.  If you (and some of your friends) are willing to help out on occasion, let us know and we’ll get you added to the call-list.

•Halloween party with Project Renewal
Every fall, SAU hosts a Halloween party for kids at Project Renewal, an after-school program in Davenport.  The party is Wednesday, October 26th from 3-5pm in the neighborhood by Project Renewal at 6th and Warren St.  We are looking for clubs, teams, or just groups of friends that would would want to host a game or activity at the Halloween party.  Email Kaitlin at ministry@sau.edu to get signed up!

•Men’s Discernment Group
Fr. Thom Hennen, Vocation Director of the Diocese of Davenport will offer be offering a series of discussions for male college students interested in church ministry. For more info, email adamcharlesa@sau.edu.

•Prayer Board in Beehive
The Peer Campus Ministers have posted a prayer board in the walkway of the Beehive.  Students are invited to leave a prayer request or concern on the poster with a sticky note.  When walking by  there feel free to pick up someone else’s request as a reminder to pray about it.  

•Interested in Religious Life? Sisters Offer Retreat 
Are you a woman wondering what life might be like as a Religious Sister? Sign up for "Dubuque's Got Sisters!"  It begins Friday, Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. and ends Saturday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m.  For more details, e-mail Sister Rita Cameron, PBVM, at vocations@dubuquepresentations.org or at (563) 590-8144.

09.25.16

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 25 no 6

September 25, 2016 - Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
+ Amos 6:1, 4-7 + 1 Timothy 6:11-16 + Luke 16:19-31 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	9.25	10:30 am 6:30 pm	For the SAU Community
Monday	9.26	Noon	+ Robert Reilman, '52
Tuesday	9.27	4:30 pm	+ Msgr. Marv Mottet, '52
Wednesday	9.28	9:15 pm	For student intentions
Thursday	9.29	4:30 pm	+ Lee Lohman, '57
Friday	9.30	Noon	+ Deceased Alums

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Discernment Group 5:30pm (Lower Chapel)
Tuesday: Bridge Bible Fellowship (non-denominational) 9 pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Pacem in Terris 6:30pm (Chapel); Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30 pm (Chapel); Mass & More 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel)

Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu  
Twitter: @FrChuckAdam
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

Prayer Ministry - send intentions to BeesKnees@sau.edu.

Sign Up for Campus Ministry Events any time during the year!  Go to: http://tinyurl.com/SAUministryinterest16.



SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES 
Last month at the Move-in Day Welcome Mass, Alex Najda, president of our Student Government Association encouraged new students not to miss opportunities for growth on campus. To make her point she used an example from the final episode of the television sitcom, “The Office" when the TV character Andy Bernard looked into the camera and said “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them."  This Wednesday at 6:30 pm an award ceremony will take place in Christ the King Chapel that is one of those "not to miss" opportunities. The Pacem in Terris award, named after an encyclical letter by Pope Saint John XXIII will be given to Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez, a Peruvian born priest and theologian and the principle founder of liberation theology which advocates preferential love for the poor. Over the years this award has been given to Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Teresa--now St. Teresa, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and other notable  people who have worked to create a more just and peaceful world. I wonder how many former students who were at St. Ambrose when some of those notable people received the award now say, "I wish I hadn't missed the opportunity to hear him."  Or "she spoke on campus, but my friends weren't going, so I stayed in my room." Don't let that be your experience.  Rather, seize this and so many other opportunities to learn. Meeting a courageous internationally known peacemaker can even help us create our own opportunities for peacemaking right here at St. Ambrose.  It also can lead us to recognize the good old days right now while we are living in them. ---Fr. Chuck 


•Pacem in Terris Award - This Wednesday, September 28
Join us for the presentation of this year’s Pacem in Terris “Peace on Earth” Award to Fr. Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, O.P., regarded as one of the principles founders of liberation theology.   Most Reverend Martin Amos, Bishop of the Diocese of Davenport, will present the award to Fr. Gutiérrez this Wednesday, September 28 at 6:30pm in Christ the King Chapel.  This event is free and open to the public.  All are welcome.

The Pacem in Terris Award is given to “honor a person for their achievements in peace and justice.”  It was begun by the Catholic Interracial Council of the Diocese of Davenport in 1963 in commemoration of the papal encyclical Pacem in Terris from Pope Saint John XXIII. Past recipients include six Nobel Peace Prize winners and even an officially canonized saint!  Learn more about the award at the Diocese of Davenport website.

•Learning About the Catholic Church/RCIA
SAU students, faculty and staff interested in becoming Catholic or learning more about the Church, its teachings, rituals and way of life are invited to contact Tammy Norcross-Reitzler in Campus Ministry ministry@sau.edu or 333-6132 for more information about the process.  Our first gathering will be Sunday, October 9th after the 10:30 am Mass in the lower chapel.

•Sacrament of Confirmation
Baptized Catholics who never celebrated the sacrament of Confirmation are able to prepare for that sacrament while at SAU.  Email ministry@sau.edu to learn more about the process.

•Ministers of the Word Needed
There are lots of opportunities for interested students to be Ministers of the Word (Readers)  at mass, whether it’s at daily mass, Wednesday night Mass and More, or at both masses on Sundays.  We are seeking new and returning students to volunteer as lectors.  We will give you a brief training, and get a schedule for the rest of the semester.  Contact Tammy Norcross-Reitzler at ministry@sau.edu to learn more and to sign up!

•Service on Friday or Saturday
This weekend is the Fresh Start Benefit Sale at Humility of Mary Housing, Inc (HMHI).   Volunteers are invited to help during one of the following shifts: Friday 9/23 from 7:30am-noon or 12-4pm or Saturday 9/24 from 8am-noon or Noon-4pm.  Help is needed to run the sale at the check-out, carrying furniture out to people's cars, assisting shoppers, etc.  HMHI is a transitional housing program that helps single-parent, homeless families move into safe housing, and the sale is located at 3805 Mississippi Avenue, Davenport. To sign up, please call Patti Trapp, the volunteer coordinator at Humility of Mary, at 563-326-1330 x105.

•Antioch Retreat Registration is Beginning 
Consider taking part in the Antioch Retreat this fall - October 21-23.  Transportation is provided, leaving campus on Friday, October 21 at 6 pm and returning Sunday, October 23 at 2 pm. The Antioch Retreat is a great opportunity for students to spend time away from campus reflecting on faith and life in the midst of a Christian community.  It is open to any SAU student.   The retreat is an opportunity to relax, listen, discuss, pray, play and meet new people.  Register online at http://tinyurl.com/AntiochFA16 or pick up a registration form in Chapel Gathering Space or the cafeteria and return to Campus Ministry by Wednesday, October 12th. For more information contact the co-leaders of the retreat, AJ Adam and Brooke Neumann.

•Service at Cafe on Vine
Interested in service but need some flexible times?  Cafe on Vine, a soup kitchen in Davenport, is looking for help to keep up with the many tomatoes, cucumbers, and other produce items that are getting donated to them right now.  If you would be able to help any day of the week between 8am-noon as you are available, let us know at ministry@sau.edu. Cafe on Vine is also looking for students who would be interested to be on a Weekend Meal call-list.  They often need a few students to help serve the Saturday lunch or Sunday dinner meal to the guests.  If you (and some of your friends) are willing to help out on occasion, let us know and we’ll get you added to the call-list.

•Greeter/Usher Training
We are looking for students to serve as greeters and ushers for Sunday masses and big Chapel events.  If you are interested, contact Paul Burd at burdpaula@sau.edu.

•Interfaith SAU
Campus Ministry has organized students of various faith traditions (Jewish, Hindu, Islamic, Christian, and even students with no religious convictions) around a common theme of service and understanding. If you would like to be a part of this year’s group, let us know soon at ministry@sau.edu.

•Film Screening of “Shakespeare Behind Bars”
The Ambrose Women for Social Justice group is showing a screening of the film “Shakespeare Behind Bars,” a documentary about people in prison who put on Shakespeare’s plays, and learn life lessons and skills for when they are released.  The director of this program, Curt Tofteland, will be on hand after the film to lead a discussion about the work that he does working with the prisoners.  A fascinating film and discussion on Tuesday, September 27 at 7:00pm in the Rogalski Center Ballroom.  This event is free and open to the public.

•Interested in Religious Life? Sisters Offer Retreat 
Are you a woman wondering what life might be like as a Religious Sister? Sign up for "Dubuque's Got Sisters!"  It begins Friday, Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. and ends Saturday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. To register or for more details, e-mail Sister Rita Cameron, PBVM, at vocations@dubuquepresentations.org or call her at (563) 590-8144.  The retreat will be held at Mount Carmel, the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubuque.