vol 26 no 7
October 1, 2017 - Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
+ Ezekiel 18:25-28 + Philippians 2:1-11 + Matthew 21:28-32 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30pm
Mass Intentions:
| Sunday | 10.01 | 10:30 am 6:30 pm | Deceased members of class of '67 For the SAU Community |
| Monday | 10.02 | Noon | + Harry Winters, '52 |
| Tuesday | 10.03 | 4:30 pm | + Thomas McGinn, '51 |
| Wednesday | 10.04 | 9:15 pm | For Student Intentions |
| Thursday | 10.05 | 4:30 pm | + Joe Lee, '93 |
| Friday | 10.06 | Noon | + John Neary, '85 |
This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Reconciliation 11:15 am (Chapel)
Tuesday: Reconciliation 3:45 pm (Chapel); EM Training 7 pm (Chapel); Peer Campus Ministers 8 pm (Lower Chapel); Bridge Bible Fellowship 9 pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8 pm (Lower Chapel); Reconciliation 8:30 pm (Chapel); 9:15 pm Mass & More (Grotto)
Thursday: Reconciliation 3:45 pm (Chapel); Music Ministry Rehearsal 7 pm (Chapel)
Friday: Reconciliation 11:15 am (Chapel)
Campus Ministry Offices - Lower Chapel
333-6132 or ministry@sau.edu
Twitter: @SAUCampusMin
Fr. Thom Hennen, Chaplain
Chris Clow, Director of Music and Liturgy
Kaitlin Depuydt, Director of Service and Social Justice
Tammy Norcross-Reitzler, Director of Faith Formation
Paul Burd, Grad Assistant
Prayer Ministry - send intentions to BeesKnees@sau.edu.
Sign Up for Campus Ministry Events any time during the year! Go to: www.tinyurl.com/campusmin2017.
Greetings from Rome and Happy Homecoming!
As I write this, I am in Rome for the diaconate ordination of one of our seminarians along with thirty of his classmates from dioceses across the United States. While starting as chaplain here this July, I also kept my “old job” as vocation director for the Diocese of Davenport, which means the occasional visit to my other alma mater, the Pontifical North American College (where I went after graduating from St. Ambrose). At the ordination Mass, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica, I was fortunate enough to be seated very close to Bernini’s famous sculpture depicting the chair of the Apostle Peter surrounded by four of the early Church fathers: St. John Chrysostom, St. Athanasius, St. Augustine, and our very own St. Ambrose. At first it looks like these figures are holding up the chair, but when you look more closely, you discover that they are tethered to the chair by a cord as it floats above them, to show their connection to the “Chief of the Apostles.” As I got to my place after the long procession and looked up to see St. Ambrose looking down on me, I thought, “This is perfect!” The day before, I was able to attend the general audience with Pope Francis along with people of every nation and language. The colonnade of St. Peter’s square (also designed by Bernini) seems to reach out and embrace the world. At this audience Pope Francis officially launched the “Share the Journey” campaign of Caritas International (the Vatican’s charitable arm). This campaign is an effort to promote “encounter” (one of Pope Francis’s favorite words) between local communities and migrants and to remind Catholics everywhere of our global responsibility to be a welcoming church. The theme that kept coming to mind in all of these experiences was “homecoming.” It’s all about homecoming. As a diocesan university, we are connected to much bigger world and a much bigger church. We are a second “home” to many, just as Rome is “home” to all who visit here. As we celebrate our homecoming this week and many of our alumni return to their alma mater, I pray that we will be mindful of our place in the wider church and in the world, and that we will always be a welcoming community. God bless and welcome home! ---Fr. Thom
•Collecting for Those Affected by Natural Disasters
Campus Ministry is collecting donations to go to Catholic Charities (the local giving arm of the USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (the international arm of Catholic giving). Both organizations are on the ground in affected areas in such as Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean, and others. Donations can be sent to Campus Ministry through campus mail (memo: Relief) or in the collection basket during Sunday masses, and will be split between the two agencies. You can also donate online at catholiccharitiesusa.org and crs.org. Please give generously! A little bit makes a world of difference!
•Wellness and Recreation Center Dedication
On Friday, September 29, at 5:30pm St. Ambrose University will have a Blessing, Dedication, and Ribbon-Cutting ceremony for the new Wellness and Recreation Center. The Most Rev. Bishop Thomas Zinkula, Bishop of Davenport and Chair of the Board of Trustees, will lead the blessing. Tours and light refreshments will follow.
•Faith-Learning-Justice Award Winners
Just in time for Homecoming weekend, we have a beautiful plaque hanging in our Gathering Space by the clock which lists all of our Faith Learning Justice award winners, dating back all the way to 2001. This plaque will continue to be updated as the years go by, and is a standing testament to the service that our students and alumni have given to us in Campus Ministry, and to the university at large. Be sure to check it out!
•Lectors Needed
There are lots of opportunities for interested students to be Lectors 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!
•Small Group Praying with CS Lewis
Peer Campus Minister Katie Galuska (galuskakatherinem@sau.edu) will lead a small faith sharing group on Mondays at 7 pm in the Gathering Space beginning Monday, Oct. 2nd. The group will reflect on the writings and meditations of CS Lewis and related Scripture passages. All are welcome.
•Eucharistic Minister Training/Commissioning
A training session for new and experienced EMs will be Tuesday, October 3rd at 7 pm. If you are interested in serving in this important ministry please plan to attend. This ministry is reserved for practicing, confirmed Catholics. To sign up to be a Eucharistic Minister here on campus, fill out the online interest form at www.tinyurl.com/campusmin2017 or please contact us at ministry@sau.edu for more information. The Eucharistic Ministers will be commissioned at both masses, Sunday, Oct. 8th.
•Grad Students
Attention SAU graduate students! Looking for a bit of time away from all the studying and work? Come join us for daily mass on Tuesday, October 3 at 4:30pm, followed by dinner and discussion with some of the Campus Ministry staff at Circle Tap. If you’re interested, email Paul Burd at ministry@sau.edu and let us know you’re coming!
•Ambrose Women for Social Justice conference
Faculty, staff, students, and community members are invited to join the discussion on globalization and gender during the 14th annual Ambrose Women for Social Justice conference on Tuesday, October 3rd. Several breakout workshops are offered during the day, and the keynote speaker will be at 7 p.m. in the Rogalski Center Ballroom. The keynote is "Hands that Shape the World: Women and Global Migration," presented by Cathi Tactaquin, Executive Director and co-founder of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Find more information at: http://www.sau.edu/News_and_Events/E171003_AWSJ_Conference.html
•Pizza with Padre
Attention students: sign up for free pizza and a casual conversation with our new University Chaplain, Fr. Thom Hennen! There are six different dates, first one on October 5, and eight slots for each date. We will meet from 6:30-7:30 on each of the dates in the Lower Chapel Conference Room. You can sign up as an individual and meet some new people or sign up as a group (friends, team, floormates, club, etc.). Fr. Thom will provide the pizza. You can let him know what kind of pizza you would like on sign-up sheet. This is an opportunity for Fr. Thom to get know you and for you to get to know him as he begins this new ministry. It will be fun, low-key and done in an hour. The sign-up sheet is posted on Fr. Thom’s office door, Lower Chapel 103.
•Service on Saturday
With the many activities of Homecoming weekend, there is not a Service on Saturday project scheduled this weekend, but pencil in next weekend: October 7th with the River Bend Food Bank’s backpack program from 10:15-12:45. If you are looking for service opportunities in the meantime, let us know at ministry@sau.edu - we have ideas of needs in the community with childcare, literacy programs, food assistance programs, and more!
•Gideon's Society on Campus Wednesday
Every couple years, members of the Gideon's Society, whose mission is to make Scriptures readily available to anyone who desires them, ask to come to campus to distribute free pocket size copies of the New Testament. We have given them permission to be at several spots on campus this Wednesday morning, October 4. They agree not to proselytize, but only to offer you an invitation to receive a copy of the New Testament. Please be courteous and respectful of their enthusiasm for the Word of God.
