2.16.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 19

February 16, 2014 - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
+ Sirach 15:15-20 + 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 + Matthew 15:17-37 +
Siblings Weekend
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm





Mass Intentions:

Sunday	2.16	10:30am	Siblings Weekend
Sunday		6:30pm
Monday	2.17	Noon	+Edwin McCarthy
Tuesday	2.18	4:30pm	+Patrick Mackey
Wednesday	2.19	9:15pm	Student Intentions
Thursday	2.20	4:30pm	+Dick Swanwick
Friday	2.21	Noon	+Daniel B. Hood

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

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

SIBLINGS WEEKEND: CHASING THE SAME DREAM
SAU students welcome siblings to campus this weekend for another opportunity to celebrate the wonderful bonds of family at St. Ambrose. Sometimes the bond of family is on display before world-wide audiences as it was in the first days of the Winter Olympics. Sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe, competing for their home country, Canada, won gold and silver in moguls. In a touching scene televised for the world to see, they held hands as the stood on the medal podium, while their older sister, Maxime, who also is an Olympic skier and their reason for getting into the sport in the first place, watched very proudly. Interestingly enough, on this year’s US Winter Olympic team, there actually are seven sets of siblings. I can’t help but think there must be a great many challenges for siblings competing against each other. Speaking from experience as someone who is a sibling to both older and younger brothers and sisters in a large family, I know it’s not always easy to navigate those relationships without some bit of unintentional hurting of one another. I suspect it’s not easy for Eli and Peyton Manning nor for Venus and Serena Williams either. But also speaking from experience, I know there is something very special about the bond of siblings. No one can understand who you are and where you came from better than a brother or sister. And to really know how to be a good sibling is a knowledge that can carry over in all our relationships as we learn to treat one another in life, not as rivals, but as brothers and sisters in the human family with unique gifts. In an interview on NBC, the father of sibling curlers Erika and Craig Brown said of the experience of watching his children in the Olympics, “It is a family endeavor. We’re all chasing the same dream.” So it is true with life. Let’s cheer one another on all along on all the roads of life. Whether traveled alone or traveled together, we can always be connected in the bond of love that unites God’s family.       ---Fr. Chuck    

•Gospel Fest: Come and join in the 5th annual Gospel Fest on Thursday, Feb 20 at 7pm in the Chapel!  Sponsored by Intercultural Life, Gospel choirs from all over the Quad Cities will come together in song, along with special guests The Westbrook Singers.  Email InterculturalLife@sau.edu to learn more.

•Canned Food and Formula drive for Safepath Family Resources Shelter: Triota, the Women and Gender Studies Honor Society, is hosting a food and baby formula drive for the domestic violence shelter run by SafePath (Family Resources). If you would like to help, please bring your non-perishable food or formula to the boxes in the library, Rogalski Center, or Beehive. Donations for hats and mittens are also appreciated to help shelter residents and their children stay warm in the chilly weather. Donations will be accepted until Feb. 21.  For more information, please contact Katy Strzepek at StrzepekKatyA@sau.edu.

•Online Stations of the Cross: Campus Ministry is accepting submissions for student reflections for the Online Stations of the Cross.  Students are invited to offer a reflection based on a specific station of the cross, as well as an experience from their life as a college student that relates to the station in some way.  SAU students did a wonderful job on the Stations last year, which can be seen at http://saustations.blogspot.com/.  Email ministry@sau.edu for more information or to submit a reflection.  Submissions due Feb 28.

•Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies: If you’re interested in working in youth ministry, the Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies is for you!  Earn your certificate in just two summers - courses offered this summer during June 12-15 and July 10-13.  This program is perfect for those who want to work with high school youth, and courses can also be taken for undergraduate Theology credit.  Email ministry@sau.edu to learn more.

•Sign Letters in the Cafeteria to Support Incarcerated Women: Did you know it is legal in Iowa to mechanically chain and restrain pregnant women in prison and correctional facilities?  Legislation is currently headed to the Senate floor to support a law banning this inhumane practice.  On Monday, Feb 17th and Tuesday, Feb 18th, Ambrosians for Peace and Justice is asking you to sign letters to your local legislators in Cosgrove cafeteria during lunch or dinner in support of the dignity of the human person and to protect the health of the mother and unborn baby.

•Buy Hot Dogs...Support Service Trips: Campus Ministry will be selling concessions at both the 5 and 7 p.m. basketball games on Wednesday, Feb 19th.  Proceeds will help keep costs low for students going on service trips this Spring Break to South Dakota, West Virginia, East St. Louis and Detroit. Your support is appreciated!

• Service on Saturday: Join fellow students Saturday, Feb. 22nd from 2pm-4pm for visiting ministry and BINGO at the Kahl Home! Please email Kaitlyn Koniuszy at ministry@sau.edu to learn more or sign up!!

•African American History Month Contest: In honor of African American History month, the Women and Gender Studies Resource Center is hosting a contest. The first student to identify the names of the 10 influential African Americans who will appear on posters throughout campus will win a $25 giftcard to the bookstore.  To enter the contest, send your answers to Katy Strzepek at StrzepekKatyA@sau.edu or stop by the Women and Gender Studies Resource Center in 224 Ambrose Hall.

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

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

•Chair of Catholic Studies Lecture: Thursday February 27, 7:00 p.m., Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University, Davenport. John F. Haught, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor in Theology at Georgetown University will deliver the lecture entitled, What is Really Going on in the Cosmos and What Should We Be Doing About It? Dr. Haught will examine the role of faith within science as we seek to understand the universe in relation to human identity, vocation and happiness in the world. He has authored numerous books and articles, including Science  and Faith: A New Introduction (2012), God and the New Atheism: A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens (2008), and The Promise of Nature: Ecology and Cosmic Purpose (1993, 2nd ed. 2004). Haught has received the Owen Garrigan Award in Science and Religion, the Sophia Award for Theological Excellence, and a “Friend of Darwin Award” from the National Center for Science Education. He also testified for the plaintiffs in the Harrisburg, PA “Intelligent Design Trial” (Kitzmiller et al. vs. Dover Board of Education). The Chair of Catholic Studies Lecture is a part of the College of Arts and Sciences year-long lecture series on Sustainability. It is free and open to the public.

2.9.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 18

February 9, 2014 - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
+ Isaiah 58: 7-10 + 1 Corinthians 2: 1-5 + Matthew 5: 13-16 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm






Mass Intentions:

Sunday	2.9	10:30am
		6:30pm
Monday	2.10	Noon	+Robert Henneberry
Tuesday	2.11	4:30pm	+Duane M. Duyck
Wednesday	2.12	9:15pm	Student Intentions
Thursday	2.13	4:30pm	+Michael Murphy
Friday	2.14	Noon	+John Kiley

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

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

“TO BEE” NOTES 
Many of us probably try to keep ourselves organized by making lists of things we have to do. Those lists likely are growing as the semester is now in full-swing. But instead of “to do” lists, have you ever considered making a list of what you have to be? (Or, as we say here at SAU, “To BEE?”)The following list of suggestions of what “to Bee,” with my adaptations, came from a church pamphlet I saved from a few years ago:
-You know you're going to have to deal with someone today who has let you down or messed up.  Note to self:  Bee patient. 
-Thursday and Friday are going to be busy days, including a couple late nights studying.  Note to self:  Bee present to your parent, sibling, or friend who calls you on Saturday. 
-Your roommate, co-worker, or friend is going through a tough time with classes, on the team, in a relationship, or with work.  Note to self:  Bee understanding. 
-It's time once again to face papers and exams.  Note to self: Bee grateful for the opportunity of an education.
 -And sometimes you have to make time for what there seems to be no time for: time for a quiet walk, time for lunch with a friend, time for prayer and keeping a real Sabbath. It helps you BEE whole again.
     Making and keeping “to be” lists require the same intention and resolve as the lists we make “to do.” As the semester gets busier and busier, take the time to resolve not just to do, but to bee the best version of the person God created you to bee.  And just one more thing for the list: bee happy!  ---Fr. Chuck

•Spring Break Service Trips: There are only a few spots left on service trips to Catholic Worker Farm in West Virginia, Cass House in Detroit, and Sister Thea Bowman School in East St. Louis.   Application deadline is this TUESDAY Feb. 11.  Contact Kelly Bush at BushKellyA@sau.edu for more information.

•Praise and Worship Holy Hour: Next Thursday, Feb 13 at 7pm in the Chapel.  Join in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, singing Praise and Worship music, and quiet reflection as we take time out for prayer and calm.  An excellent way to end your day.  For questions, contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu.

•Gospel Fest: Be sure to join in a night of music, spirit, and fun with the 5th annual Gospel Fest.  Sponsored by Intercultural Life, Gospel choirs from all over the Quad Cities will come together in song at Christ the King Chapel.  Special guests The Westbrook Singers will also perform.  Mark your calendars - Thursday, Feb 20 at 7pm in the Chapel.  Contact Ramona Amos at InterculturalLife@sau.edu to learn more.

•Brewed Awakening: Mon, Feb. 10: “Bridging the Faiths.” Join us as Deb Bowen, the facilitator of “A Book by Me” program which teaches elementary through high school students to meet with and write the stories of Holocaust survivors.  Deb will share her experiences of learning from Jewish Holocaust survivors and discuss how we can “Bridge the Faiths” in our own lives. Join us for good coffee and great discussion! Meet in the Chapel Gathering Space at 8:00pm.

• Service on Saturday: Are you interested in service opportunities in our local community? Join fellow students Saturday, Feb. 15 from 10am-2pm at Vanderveer Park. Volunteers will be working inside helping with potting plants and plant propagation for the upcoming spring! Please email Kaitlyn Koniuszy at ministry@sau.edu to learn more or sign up on the bulletin board in the lower chapel!

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

•African American History Month Contest
In honor of African American History month, the Women and Gender Studies Resource Center is hosting a contest. The first student to identify the names of the 10 influential African Americans who will appear on posters throughout campus will win a $25 giftcard to the bookstore.  To enter the contest, send your answers to Katy Strzepek at StrzepekKatyA@sau.edu or stop by the Women and Gender Studies Resource Center in 224 Ambrose Hall.

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

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

•Chair of Catholic Studies Lecture: Thursday February 27, 7:00 p.m., Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University, Davenport. John F. Haught, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor in Theology at Georgetown University will deliver the lecture entitled, What is Really Going on in the Cosmos and What Should We Be Doing About It?. Dr. Haught will examine the role of faith within science as we seek to understand the universe in relation to human identity, vocation and happiness in the world. He has authored numerous books and articles, including Science  and Faith: A New Introduction (2012), God and the New Atheism: A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens (2008), and The Promise of Nature: Ecology and Cosmic Purpose (1993, 2nd ed. 2004). Haught has received the Owen Garrigan Award in Science and Religion, the Sophia Award for Theological Excellence, and a “Friend of Darwin Award” from the National Center for Science Education. He also testified for the plaintiffs in the Harrisburg, PA “Intelligent Design Trial” (Kitzmiller et al. vs. Dover Board of Education). The Chair of Catholic Studies Lecture is a part of the College of Arts and Sciences year-long lecture series on Sustainability. It is free and open to the public.

2.2.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 17

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






Mass Intentions:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1.26.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 16

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






Mass Intentions:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1.19.14

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 15

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






Mass Intentions:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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