vol 26 no 21
March 4, 2018 - Third Sunday of Lent
+ Exodus 17:3-7 + Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 + John 4:5-42 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm
Mass Intentions:
| Sunday | 3.04 | 10:30 am 6:30 pm | For the SAU Community |
| Monday | 3.05 | Noon | + Jackie Corken, '54 |
| Tuesday | 3.06 | 4:30 pm | + Theodore Stevenson, '50 |
| Wednesday | 3.07 | 9:15 pm | For Student Intentions |
| Thursday | 3.08 | 4:30 pm | + Susan Shumer, '71 |
| Friday | 3.09 | Noon 1:30 pm | + James Keefe, '57 |
This Week's Activities Include:
Sunday: Lenten Small Group for Guys 2 pm (Gathering Space); Adoration 7:15 pm (Chapel); RCIA 7:15 pm (Lower Chapel); Lenten Small Group 7:30 pm (Gathering Space)
Monday: Nurses Christian Fellowship 4 pm (Gathering Space); Peer Campus Minister Meeting 8:30 pm (Lower Chapel)
Tuesday: Bridge Bible Fellowship 8:30 pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: Ambrosians for Peace and Justice 8 pm (Lower Chapel); Rosary 8:50 pm (Chapel); Mass & More 9:15 pm (Chapel/Gathering Space)
Thursday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 7 pm (Chapel)
Friday: Service Trip Send-Off 6 pm (Gathering Space)
Sacrament of Reconciliation Offered Before Every Daily Mass
Monday/Friday - 11:15 am
Tuesday/Thursday - 3:45 pm
Wednesday - 8:30 pm
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.
Thirsting for Living Water
For the 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays of Lent we celebrate the “Scrutinies” with the catechumens (now called “elect”), who are preparing for the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist in the Easter Season. The word “scrutiny” sounds scary, but this is simply a part of their more focused spiritual preparation for these sacraments in what is called the period of “Purification and Enlightenment.” The Scrutinies themselves are done at Mass, after the Homily, and are composed of a call to silent prayer, intercessions for the elect, a prayer over each of the elect, a laying on of hands, a prayer of blessing and dismissal to delve more deeply into the scriptures. Simple, but powerful. We have two catechumens who are preparing to receive the Easter sacraments this year at St. Ambrose on April 8, as well as one candidate (already baptized) who is preparing to be brought into full communion with the Catholic Church. We will be doing this 1st Scrutiny for the elect during the 6:30 Mass this Sunday. For each of these three weeks, if the Scrutinies are to be done, the readings are taken from Cycle A in the lectionary. This week we hear the story of the woman at the well from the Gospel of John. The account of this beautiful exchange between Jesus and this Samaritan woman is a reflection, I think, of our own deepening relationship with God. We come to the well (to life), thinking we know what we want, what will make us happy, but find there is something more, something even better for which we are thirsting. When Jesus speaks of “living water...welling up to eternal life,” the Samaritan woman suddenly isn’t satisfied with temporarily quenching her thirst from the stale water of the well. What follows is a complete transformation of her life as a result of this encounter with Jesus. In the same way, we can only satisfy ourselves in life with food, comfort, possessions (the things we think will make us happy) for so long, but eventually we want more. We thirst for the living water of a life lived with greater meaning and purpose in relationship with God. ---Fr. Thom
•Christ the King Chapel Spring Break Schedule
PLEASE NOTE: Due to Spring Break, there are no masses or regular chapel activities Sunday, March 11 through Saturday, March 17. There is no 10:30am mass on Sunday, March 18. The regular mass schedule resumes with 6:30pm mass on Sunday, March 18. Enjoy a safe and blessed Spring Break!
•Scrutinies
During the third and fifth Sundays of Lent (March 4th & March 18th) we celebrate the scrutinies with Cameron Smith and Blain Samuelson, our elect who are preparing to be baptized this Easter season. The scrutinies are official prayers of the Order of Christian Initiation in the Catholic Church. This ritual prays that the elect will be free from the power of sin and evil, be protected against temptation, and to give them strength in Christ. While directed at those to be baptized, they remind all of us of need for freedom from sin, which is granted to us through Jesus’ Death and Resurrection. Please keep the elect and our candidates for reception and confirmation in your prayers throughout Lent.
•Volunteers Needed During Spring Break
Volunteers are needed at Project Renewal in March, during SAU’s Spring Break, March 12-16. Volunteers help the kids with homework, reading and play games at the Afterschool Program. Approximately 4-5 volunteers each day would be helpful. Could you help during any of these times? Monday, March 12 = 2:35 – 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 13 = 2:35 – 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 14 = 1:35 – 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 15 = 2:35 – 5:30 p.m., Friday, March 16 = 12:35 – 3:30 p.m. If you could help, please contact Ann at Project Renewal at 563-324-0800.
•Fast Fest
The students in Ambrosians for Peace & Justice invited you to take part in a different fast every week of Lent! This year’s theme is ZERO, and the next week might be particularly challenging as it happens during midterms week: try to have Zero Negativity this week!. To participate and get a motivating email from the group each week, you can sign up by emailing ministry@sau.edu.
•CRS Rice Bowl
Let your Lent make a difference in the lives of others, and support Catholic Relief Services through the Rice Bowl. It’s simple - 1) pick up a Rice Bowl at Sunday, take it to your room, floor, or home, 2) donate money from your Lenten sacrifices all season long, and 3) bring the Rice Bowl back to the Chapel during Holy Week (March 25-29). Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more, and get the CRS Rice Bowl app for your smartphone!
•Online Stations of the Cross
Newly updated for 2018 with student reflections, be sure to make our Online Stations of the Cross part of your Lenten experience this season! Featuring the beautiful stations from Fr. Edward Catich, and reflections for each station from current SAU students, this is a great way to enhance your Lenten practice: saustations.blogspot.com.
•Ambrosian Lenten Reflections
Follow along with the weekly readings all throughout Lent, along with reflections from SAU faculty and staff on the readings. New reflections every weekday! Find them at saulent.blogspot.com.
•Eucharistic Adoration After 6:30pm Mass
Take time for some quiet reflection before starting your week every Sunday night of Lent. Directly after the Sunday evening mass we’ll expose the Blessed Sacrament for a couple hours for Eucharistic Adoration. Feel free to come and go as you desire. We’ll conclude the evening with Benediction at 9:30 pm.
•Rosary Before Mass & More
Come early for Mass & More on Wednesday evenings and pray the Rosary with us at 8:50pm in the Chapel. We’ll pray the Rosary every week during Lent.
•Chair of Catholic Studies Lecture
Fr. Columba Stewart, OSB, will deliver the annual Chair of Catholic Studies Lecture on Wednesday, March 21 at 7:00 pm in the Rogalski Center Ballroom. His lecture is entitled, “What a (Modern) Monk Does: Digital Preservation of Manuscripts from the Earth’s Most Threatened Communities,” and will explore his work as the executive director of the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML) at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. The library has photographed over 140,000 manuscript books dating from the ancient to early modern era, giving priority to collections of persecuted or endangered minorities. Free and open to the public.
•Wilber Peace and Justice Symposium
St. Ambrose professors Keith Soko, PhD, Theology and Keri Manning, PhD, History, are the presenters at the Wilber Symposium on the Christian Tradition and Non-violence at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 22, in the Rogalski Center Ballroom. Soko and Manning will discuss “Dorothy Day and the End of the ‘Forever War.’” The symposium is free and open to the public.
•Blessings for Those Going on Service Trips!
Please remember our students going on service trips over Spring Break. We have 3 trips through Campus Ministry: 4 students heading to Grafton, IL to work with Living Lands & Waters, 5 students heading to Chicago to work with the Well of Mercy, and 4 students heading to Mississippi to work with Sacred Heart Southern Missions. Habitat for Humanity also has 10 students working on houses in Clemson, South Carolina. Travel safely, work hard, and learn lots!
