11.15.15 & 11.22.15

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 24 no 12

November 15, 2015 - Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
+  Deuteronomy 12:1-3  +  Hebrews 10:11-14, 18  +  Mark 13:24-32  +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

November 22, 2015 - Feast of Christ the King
+  Deuteronomy 7:13-14  +  Revelation 1:5-8  +  John 18:33-37  +
No Masses this Sunday

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	11.15	10:30 am 6:30 pm	+  Luke Mayfield For the SAU Community
Monday	11.16	Noon	+  George Lindle, '64
Tuesday	11.17	4:30 pm	+  Mary Henkel, '80
Wednesday	11.18	9:15 pm	For Student Intentions
Thursday	11.19	4:30pm	+  Martin Lyons, '04
Friday	11.20	Noon	+  James E. Foley, '62

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel); Men and Faith 7 pm (Lower Chapel Conference Room); Brewed Awakening 8 pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: 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 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Women & Faith 8 pm (Gathering Space)

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



COUNTING BLESSINGS--NURTURING THE SOUL
Thanksgiving is an incredibly important holiday. In fact, at St. Ambrose, students are given an entire week free from classes so that they can celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends. But we can make every day a day of thanksgiving if we learn to be more conscious of the great gift of life, the beauty of creation, and all the blessings that of our lives. Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,”  recommends that we look for holiness in even the little things of life. He writes, "If you concentrate on finding what is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul." It is no coincidence that happy people are so often the ones who are most thankful. Gratitude does nourish the soul. G.K. Chesterton wrote, "Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." Want to be happy? Learn to count your blessings. It might be the most important arithmetic lesson we ever learn. Happy Thanksgiving! Prayers for safe travel and for an enjoyable break. --Fr. Chuck 
                         
•Thanksgiving Break Schedule
Due to Thanksgiving break, there will be no Sunday or daily masses celebrated from Sunday, November 22 through Saturday, November 28.  There is also no 10:30am mass on Sunday, November 29.  Regular mass schedule will resume with 6:30pm mass on Sunday, November 29. From all of us in Campus Ministry, have a safe and blessed thanksgiving!

•If You’re Staying Around Over Thanksgiving
An area family has graciously offered to invite a student to their farm for a home cooked meal and a break from campus.  Please contact us at ministry@sau.edu if you or someone you know cannot go home for the holidays.

•Advent Season Events
Advent begins Sunday, November 29th.  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 A Season of Mercy by David M. Knight.  These Advent reflections will help us to begin the Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis.   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 4 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 with us on Sunday, December 6!  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 7 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 Tuesday, December 8,  by celebrating mass at 12 noon or 4:30pm on the holy day of obligation.

→Take time out for a quiet evening of Advent Reflections at the Stable led by IlaMae Hanisch, ‘89 at 8 pm Thursday, December 10th in the Gathering Space.   Refreshments will be provided by Women & Faith.

→Plan to take part in the Student Candlelight Mass preceding Midnight Breakfast on Tuesday Dec. 17 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.

•Music for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass
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 6 at 10:30am.  Contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu by Monday, November 16 to sign up!  Rehearsals continue on Monday at 7pm in the Chapel.

•Brewed Awakening
Come to the Chapel Gathering Space on Monday, Nov. 16 from 8-9pm for a discussion about The Catholic Messenger, our local diocesan newspaper and provide input into faith topics you’d like to see discussed in it. Barb Arland-Fye, editor and Lindsay Steele, reporter, will lead the discussion. Please sign up at ministry@sau.edu if you’ll attend so we can order enough pizza.  Also, join us on Monday, Nov. 30 for a Brewed about climate change and the environment, and it’ll be led by SAU Greenlife. Bring your friends and come enjoy free coffee specialty drinks.

•Service on Saturday 
Join us for the Kids Against Hunger meal packaging on Dec. 5 to package meals that will feed Syrian refugees in Jordan. It will be held in the morning at the Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf. You can sign up at ministry@sau.edu. Reserve your spot today!

•Service Trip Applications are Now Available
Take part in one of the Campus Ministry service trips to Chicago, East St. Louis, Cleveland, Northern Mississippi, or Eastern Kentucky over Winter and Spring breaks.   Applications are available now in the gathering space and lower chapel.  Any questions?  Contact Kaitlin in Campus Ministry at ministry@sau.edu.

•Year of Mercy
Pope Francis has announced an extraordinary jubilee, a Holy Year of Mercy, beginning on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, December 8.  The Diocese of Davenport will be celebrating this jubilee all year long, beginning on Sunday, December 13 at Sacred Heart Cathedral with the opening of the Holy Year Door at 9:00am, and a Communal Penance Liturgy at 3:00pm.  All are welcome at both, and be sure to follow along for events all throughout the Holy Year.

•Saxophone Recital
Senior music major, Josh Hopper, will present his senior recital on Sunday Nov. 15 at 3pm in Madsen Hall of the Galvin Fine Arts Center. Our congratulations and thanks to Josh for his faithfulness to music ministry in Christ the King Chapel.

11.08.15

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 24 no 11

November 8, 2015 - Thirty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
+  1 Kings 17:10-16  +  Hebrews 9:24-28  +  Mark 12:38-44  +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	11.8	10:30 am 6:30 pm	For the SAU Community
Monday	11.9	Noon	+  Lawrence Hancher, '56
Tuesday	11.10	4:30 pm	+  David Thoensen, '55
Wednesday	11.11	9:15 pm	For Student Intentions
Thursday	11.12	4:30pm	+  Edward Kregor, '57
Friday	11.13	Noon	+ Leo Latz, '57

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel); Men and Faith 7 pm (Lower Chapel Conference Room); Brewed Awakening 8 pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: 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 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Women & Faith 8 pm (Gathering Space)

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



Ambrosian Values
Last summer when Jon Stewart was about to retire as host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, a list of some of his sayings and observations found their way around the internet. One “Stewart-ism” that caught my attention said this, “If you don't stick to your values when they're being tested, they're not values. They're hobbies." It gave me food for thought. It is easy for us to say that we value certain things and then put forth little effort to prove it.  For example, it’s wrong to say that we love everyone, and then act as though some people don’t even exist. We can’t claim to be for peace and justice and then refuse to examine our own lives and change practices that might be hurting others. We are hardly being genuine if we thank God for all that is good but do not responsibly use and care for the gifts of the earth. Are the things we call our values really just hobbies? This Sunday, hundreds of Ambrosians will spread out across our neighborhoods to be of service raking leaves, cleaning gutters, and a host of other projects. It’s a fantastic way to demonstrate our diocesan heritage which means that we value being a part of the local community and contributing to it. It’s a way to live out something we value. Stick to your values. That way they are not just occasional acts of kindness. They are not just hobbies. Ambrosian values become our way of life.  –Fr. Chuck

•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.

•Men and Faith
A group of SAU male students are meeting Monday’s from 7 - 8 pm for casual study of the bible and discussion of faith. Want to join the group?  It’s made of students from various denominations. For more info and study materials, contact Fr. Chuck Adam @ ministry@sau.edu.

•Welcome Busy Student Retreat Guides
We are pleased to welcome Sr. Bobbi Bussan, OSB;  Sr. Rita Cameron, PBVM; Sr. Kathy Carr, BVM; Sr. Ginny Heldorfer, OSF; Fr. Thom Hennen, and Fr. Adam MacDonald, SVD to campus as spiritual guides for this semester’s Busy Student Retreat.  Over 40 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 Trip Applications are available!
Service Trips are previewed at 6pm Thursday Nov. 5 in the Ballroom. Information about the Campus Ministry trips to Chicago, East St. Louis, Cleveland, Northern Mississippi, and Eastern Kentucky and Habitat for Humanity trips to North Carolina and Colorado. The trips are over Winter and Spring breaks.   Applications are available now in the gathering space and lower chapel for Campus Ministry trips.  Any questions?  Contact Kaitlin in Campus Ministry at ministry@sau.edu.

•Service on Saturday
We’ll be helping with the RiverBend Food Bank’s backpack program for kids from 8:30-11:30am this Saturday, November 7th.  Let us know by noon on Friday by emailing ministry@sau.edu if you can join us.   Also, next weekend on November 14th, you have an opportunity to help provide housing for homeless veterans at Freedom Home Ministries.  We will be cleaning and painting in two shifts - either 9am-noon or 1pm-4pm.  Reserve your spot today!

•Hunger Week - November 7-13
We have lots going on for Hunger Week, sponsored by Ambrosians for Peace & Justice.  Join us in these activities!
Monday, November 9: During lunch and dinner in the cafeteria, stop by our table to answer some trivia questions to donate through the Free Rice games.  Also at 8pm, the weekly Brewed Awakening topic will focus on advocacy for legislative policies to end hunger.
Wednesday, November 11: The Clothes Out Hunger sale will be held in the lower level of Cosgrove from 10am-4pm.  Everything is $1, and the proceeds go to organizations that work to serve meals to the community.  Raffle tickets for gift cards from local businesses are also available at the sale.
Thursday, November 12:  Stop by the Rogalski Center after 2pm for some baked good from the GreenLife organization - proceeds go to Oxfam to buy animals for developing communities in other countries.  Late night on Thursday, we’re having a Food Justice movie shown in the Beehive at 9:15pm.  Come see the film “Fed Up,” have a healthy snack, and discuss how poverty and food insecurities are connected.  If you are able, bring a canned food item to donate to local organizations in our community!
Friday, November 13:  We’ll be bringing donations of food and clothing from the week to community organizations like Humility of Mary Housing, Cafe on Vine, and Central Community Circle food pantry.

•Brewed Awakening
Want to learn about local efforts to end hunger here and abroad? Come to the Chapel Gathering Space on Monday, Nov. 9 from 8-9pm for a discussion about Hunger Week and ending worldwide hunger. Kent Ferris, the Diocese of Davenport’s Director of Social Action, will join with SAU students to lead the discussion. Bring your friends and come enjoy free coffee specialty drinks.

•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 6 at 10:30am.  Contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to sign up!  Rehearsals begin this Monday, November 9, at 7pm in the Chapel.

•Matt Maher Concert 
The "Saints and Sinners Tour" with Matt Maher is coming to Muscatine, Thursday, December 3rd.  Tickets are $22 each.   If you are interested in attending the concert as a group,  bring your money to the campus ministry office by Friday, November 6th.  For more information email ministry@sau.edu

•Interested in Becoming Catholic or being Confirmed?
There is still time.  Contact Tammy Norcross-Reitzler in Campus Ministry at ministry@sau.edu for more information.

•Middle East Institute Lecture
Environmental Justice in the Desert: The Lotan Story. 7:00 pm Tuesday November 10 in the Rogalski Center Ballroom. Alex Cicelsky MSc from the Kibbutz Lotan Center for Creative Ecology.

11.01.15

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 24 no 10

November 1, 2015 - All Saints Day
+  Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14  +  1 John 3:1-3  +  Matthew 5:1-12  +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	11.1	10:30 am 6:30 pm	+  Joe Winter For the SAU Community
Monday	11.2	Noon	+  All Souls
Tuesday	11.3	4:30 pm	+ Jeanne Arvish, '59
Wednesday	11.4	9:15 pm	For Student Intentions
Thursday	11.5	4:30pm	+ Peter Hogberg, '59
Friday	11.6	Noon	+ James Dowling, '65

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel); Men and Faith 7 pm (Lower Chapel Conference Room); Brewed Awakening 8 pm (Gathering Space); Prayer Vigil for Deceased 9 pm (Chapel)
Tuesday: 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 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Women & Faith 8 pm (Gathering Space)

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



Still the SAU Saints
The celebration of Halloween will likely be on the minds of most Ambrosians this weekend.  It is good to be reminded that Halloween, also known as “All Hallow’s Eve,” is the vigil of All Saints Day.  All Saints falls on Sunday this year which gives more of us the opportunity to celebrate it and consider our own path to sanctity. In reading “A Great and Lasting Beginning,” the history of St. Ambrose University authored by Fr. George McDaniel, we learn that before our athletic teams were known as the “Bees” we were the St. Ambrose “Saints.”  While I like being a “bee,” I would hope that we continue to aspire to be saints.  Early Christians, after all, often referred to members as saints. Perhaps we consider sainthood too daunting of a task for us in the modern world.  But I like the message on a banner I recall seeing in an elementary parochial school classroom. It said simply, “A saint is a sinner who keeps on trying.”  In other words, it’s a matter of attitude, a stance of keeping our hearts also open to God’s mercy and grace which ultimately are what makes us saintly. It really isn’t a matter of doing great things. In the words of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, it’s a matter of doing ordinary things with an extraordinary amount of love. Think about it. Some days it might be more apparent than others, but all in all, aren’t we all still the saints?    _--Fr. Chuck 


•Daylight Savings Time Ends--FALL BACK
REMEMBER that Daylight Savings Time comes to an end on Sunday, Nov 1 at 2am.  Be sure to set your clocks back an hour on Saturday night!

•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.  This Sunday, November 1st is the Feast of All Saints.  Cards will be available in the Gathering Space for Ambrosians to record the names of their deceased loved ones.  During Mass people will be invited to record the names of their deceased loved ones on cards that will be collected and placed in front of the altar where they will remain throughout the month.  We will continue to pray during the month of November for the deceased, trusting them to God’s loving mercy.  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."

•Brewed Awakening and Prayer Vigil for Deceased Loved Ones All Soul's Day, November 2nd, is a day of remembering, honoring and praying for friends and loved ones who have passed away. On Monday, Nov. 2 from 8-9pm in the Chapel Gathering Space, SAU Counseling Director Steve Tendall will talk about how we can all better deal with grief over the losses that have occurred in our lives. Bring your friends and come enjoy free coffee specialty drinks. Everyone is invited to a Prayer Vigil at 9 p.m. in the Chapel on Monday, Nov. 2nd (immediately following the Brewed Awakening discussion on dealing with grief). In this time of prayer we will remember and pray for the happy repose of all our departed loved ones. All are welcome to this ecumenical prayer.

•Service on Saturday
We still have room to help with Service on Saturday on Saturday October 31.  If you are interested in helping from noon-3pm with crowd safety at the downtown Davenport Halloween parade, let us know by noon on Friday by emailing ministry@sau.edu.   Also, next weekend on November 7th, we’ll be helping with the RiverBend Food Bank’s backpack program for kids from 8:30-11:30am.  Reserve your spot today!

•Service Trip Announcement!
We are excited to announce 5 service trips over Winter and Spring breaks!  Trips to Chicago, East St. Louis, Cleveland, eastern Kentucky, and northern Mississippi are on the horizon!  Learn more at our service trip preview night on Thursday November 5, in the RC ballroom at 6pm.

•Bee the Difference Day
Let's BEE THE DIFFERENCE with our service towards others in our neighborhood, Sunday, Nov. 8th from 1-5 p.m.  BEE sure to sign up in teams of six at: http://tinyurl.com/BEEtheDifference  Participants receive FREE food, FREE t-shirts and FREE fun!

•Busy Student Retreat November 8-12  
Interested in attending a retreat while still being able to go to classes, work, and spend time with friends?  The Busy Student Retreat is for you!  The retreat will be held from Nov. 8-12th and it takes place right here on-campus in the midst of your regular schedule.  You commit to 30 minutes of prayer time and schedule a time to meet daily  with a spiritual guide one-on-one for 30 minutes.  Register online at http://tinyurl.com/BSRFall2015 or complete a registration form available in the Gathering Space and return to Campus Ministry by Wednesday, Nov. 4th.

•Hunger Week
The annual Hunger Week, sponsored by Ambrosians for Peace & Justice, is almost here!   Every day during the week of November 7-13th will have an activity to help become more aware of hunger and poverty in our local community and the world.   Included in this week is the Clothes Out Hunger sale on Wednesday November 11.  How can you help?  Clean out your closet!  We need donations of gently-used clothing for the sale  - donations can be dropped off in the lower chapel, Ambrose hall by Bee Central, or the Health Science resource room.  We have some raffle ticket prizes for donations given at our table in the RC food court on November 2 from 1-5pm.  Proceeds from Clothes Out Hunger support local organizations who serve meals in the community.

•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 6 at 10:30am.  All skill levels are welcome.  Contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to sign up!  Rehearsals for this mass begin on Monday, November 9 at 7pm in the Chapel.

•Geiger Lecture
Brian Farrell, JD, PhD, will give the Richard Geiger History Lecture, “Fictitious Sieges, 3am Knocks, and Places Beyond the Seas: Habeas Corpus and the Delicate Balance of Governance” on Thursday, November 5 at 7pm in the Rogalski Center.  Dr. Farrell is a lecturer in Law and Human Rights, director of the Citizen Lawyer Program, and associate director of the Center for Human Rights at the University of Iowa College of Law.  He is also a co-founder and president of the Innocence Project of Iowa, an all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to preventing and remedying wrongful convictions.  Dr. Farrell is also an alum, receiving his bachelor’s degree from St. Ambrose University.  The Geiger lecture is an endowed lectureship established in honor of professor Richard Geiger, who retired in May 2001 after 39 years as part of the history faculty.  This event is part of the Justice series in the College of Arts and Sciences.  Contact Larry Skillin at SkillinLarryA@sau.edu to learn more.

•Matt Maher Concert
The "Saints and Sinners Tour" with Matt Maher is coming to Muscatine, Thursday, December 3rd.  Tickets are $22 each.   If you are interested in attending the concert as a group,  bring your money to the campus ministry office by Friday, November 6th.  For more information email ministry@sau.edu

•Vocation Awareness Week
National Vocation Awareness Week is November 1-7th.  Please pray for more dedicated, priests, deacons and consecrated men and women.  May they be inspired by Jesus Christ, supported by our faith community, and respond generously to God’s gift of a vocation.

10.25.15

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 24 no 9

October 25, 2015 - Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
+  Jeremiah 31:7-9  +  Hebrews 5:1-6  +  Mark 10:46-52  +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	10.25	10:30 am 6:30 pm	For the SAU Community
Monday	10.26	Noon	+ Walter Donovan, '52
Tuesday	10.27	4:30 pm	+ Joanne McMasters, '55
Wednesday	10.28	9:15 pm	For Student Intentions
Thursday	10.29	4:30pm	+ Charles Peters, '53
Friday	10.30	Noon	+ Charles Aguila, '52

This Week's Activities Include:
Sunday: RCIA Session 11:30am (Lower Chapel)
Monday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel); Men and Faith 7 pm (Lower Chapel Conference Room); Brewed Awakening 8 pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: 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 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Women & Faith 8 pm (Gathering Space)

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



Make the Circle Ever Wider
It is a joy to welcome family members of our students to campus this weekend. When our families are at their best, we learn valuable lessons of loyalty, belonging, and unconditional love. Robert Frost said of the family home, “It is the place when you go there, they have to take you in.”  If we have learned how to be family within the confines of a family home, then there is hope that we can also learn to be brothers and sisters in the human family. Pope Francis has tirelessly warned that  when our lives become so obsessed with individualistic, self-centered interests, our consciences become deadened, and we unknowingly exclude others---especially those most hurting. The Holy Father has defined it as the “globalization of indifference.”  This past Tuesday evening as I listened to the passionate words of Bryan Stevenson, the author of Just Mercy and speaker for this year’s academic theme of Justice, I couldn’t help but hear echoes of Pope Francis’ teachings about creating an inclusive family of humanity. Stevenson’s call to get close to the poor and broken in order to understand their pain captures the meaning of what Pope Francis wrote in the Joy of the Gospel: “We must create a culture of encounter, a culture of friendship, a culture in which we find brothers and sisters.”  May our celebration of family challenge us to work for just such a culture.  May the circle of family for us as Ambrosians grow ever wider and include the whole human family.  ---Fr. Chuck

•Family Weekend
A special welcome to all of the families of our SAU students for Family Weekend!  Be sure to join us for mass this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm.  There’s lots going on this weekend: magician David Casas, SAU football game and tailgate brunch, Arts at Ambrose, The Thirteen concert at Galvin, and more!  You can find the entire schedule online.

•Brewed Awakening
On Monday, Oct. 26 from 8-9pm in the Chapel Gathering Space, the Saudi Student Association will talk about Middle Eastern religions, culture, and misconceptions people may have. This Brewed celebrates Nostra Aetate, the 1965 declaration on the relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions. Bring your friends and come enjoy free coffee specialty drinks and great discussion.

•Men and Faith Group
St. Ambrose male students are invited to a join in a group that has already begun to meet for scripture study, prayer, and faith reflection.  Join us on Monday evenings at 7:00 pm in the Lower Chapel Conference Room.

•Project Renewal Halloween Party
Don’t forget - the Project Renewal Halloween Party is coming up on Wednesday October 28 from 3-5pm.  Kids from the neighborhood program will come in costume to play games during this event.  Thanks to all the clubs and teams helping at this event!

•Service on Saturday
We have two Halloween-styled Service on Saturday opportunities on Saturday October 31.  One from noon-3pm helping with crowd safety at the downtown Davenport Halloween parade.  Another from 1:30-4:30, helping with Bingo and a Halloween party with seniors at the Kahl Home.   Interested in either opportunity?  Email ministry@sau.edu.  Thank you!

•Service Trip Preview Night November 5!
We are excited to announce 5 service trips over Winter and Spring breaks!  Trips to Chicago, East St. Louis, Cleveland, eastern Kentucky, and northern Mississippi are on the horizon!  Learn more at our service trip preview night on Thursday November 5, in the RC ballroom at 6pm.

•Literacy Coaches needed
We’re looking for students who could commit at least an hour a week throughout the school year.  Thurgood Marshall Learning Center in Rock Island is an alternative high school, and literacy coaches are needed to work one-on-one with students each week on reading, writing, and comprehension skills through games and learning activities with you.  Interested in this rewarding opportunity?  Please email us at ministry@sau.edu.

•Busy Student Retreat November 8-12    
Interested in attending a retreat while still being able to go to classes, work, and spend time with friends?  The Busy Student Retreat is for you!  The retreat will be held from Nov. 8-12th and it takes place right here on-campus in the midst of your regular schedule.  You commit to 30 minutes of prayer time and schedule a time to meet daily  with a spiritual guide one-on-one for 30 minutes.  Register online at http://tinyurl.com/BSRFall2015 or complete a registration form available in the Gathering Space and return to Campus Ministry by Wednesday, Nov. 4th.

•Bee the Difference Day
Let's BEE THE DIFFERENCE with our service towards others in our neighborhood, Sunday, Nov. 8th from 1-5 p.m.  BEE sure to sign up in teams of six at:   http://tinyurl.com/BEEtheDifference  Participants receive FREE food, FREE t-shirts and FREE fun!

•Clothes Out Hunger
Ambrosians for Peace and Justice will again be having its Clothes Out Hunger sale, on Wednesday November 11.   How can you help?  Clean out your closet!  We need donations of gently-used clothing for the sale  - donations can be dropped off in the lower chapel or the Health Science building.  We have some raffle ticket prizes for donations given at our table in the RC food court, either Monday October 26 or November 2 from 1-5pm.  Proceeds from Clothes Out Hunger support local organizations who serve meals in the community.

•Grief Support
A group of students who are helping each other deal with loss of loved ones has begun to meet. If you have experienced the loss of a loved one and would like to be a part of the group, contact us at ministry@sau.edu.

•RCIA/Confirmation Prep Sessions 
SAU students, faculty and staff interested in becoming Catholic or preparing for the sacrament of Confirmation are invited to contact Tammy Norcross-Reitzler in Campus Ministry ministry@sau.edu or 333-6132.  Weekly preparation sessions are in the lower chapel after 10:30 a.m. Mass.

•Exploring Priesthood Weekend
EPW is a free retreat weekend for seniors in college and post-college age men who are interested in learning about the priesthood. Held at Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, IL, it begins 7pm October 30 and concludes at noon on Sunday Nov. 1st. You’ll have the opportunity to meet Fr. John Kartje, rector of Mundelein Seminary along with other priests and seminarians. Through prayer, presentations, and group discussions, participants gain an understanding of seminary life and how to discern a vocation to the priesthood. Contact ministry@sau.edu for more information.

•Matt Maher Concert 
The "Saints and Sinners Tour" with Matt Maher is coming to Muscatine, Thursday, December 3rd.  Tickets are $15-20 each. Email ministry@sau.edu if you are interested in attending the concert so we can purchase the tickets in a group and arrange transportation.  

•Year Long Volunteer Opportunity in DC
SOME, So Others May Eat, is an interfaith community based organization that helps the poor and homeless in our nation’s capital. SOME’s year-long residential volunteer corp is looking for 2016 graduates who want a volunteer opportunity. Volunteers will live simply in Ghandi House in NW Washington, DC sharing a unique balance of communal lifestyle and independence. A paid stipend, room, board, and health insurance are provided. For more info, call Bro. John Gleason, CSC at 202.797.8806 (x1034) or email jgleason@some.org

10.11.15 & 10.18.15

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 24 no 8

October 11, 2015 - Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
+  Wisdom 7:7-11  +  Hebrews 4:12-13  +  Mark 10:17-30  +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm

October 18, 2015 - Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
+  Isaiah 53:10-11  +  Hebrews 4:14-16  +  Mark 10:35-45  +
Masses this Sunday at 6:30 pm ONLY (No 10:30am)

Mass Intentions:

Sunday	10.11 10.18	10:30 am/6:30pm 6:30 pm ONLY	For the SAU Community
Monday	10.12 10.19	Noon	+ Jack Wolfe, '56 + Wayne Brooks, '50
Tuesday	10.13 10.20	4:30 pm	+ John Patrick Riley, '50 + Dr. Mike Orfitelli
Wednesday	10.14 10.21	9:15 pm	For Student Intentions
Thursday	10.15 10.22	4:30pm	+ Donald Hayes, '49 + Richard Haiston, '57
Friday	10.16 10.23	NO MASS Noon	+ Donald Sweeney, '59

This Week's Activities Include:
Sunday: RCIA Session 11:30am (Lower Chapel)
Monday: Music Ministry Rehearsal 6 pm (Chapel); Brewed Awakening 8 pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: 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 9:15 pm (Chapel)
Thursday: Women & Faith 8 pm (Gathering Space)

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



Just Arts!
The Fine Arts are so incredibly important for enriching our society. That is especially true when they teach us important values and awaken our complacency to injustice. One good example is the painting entitled Theophora by Fr. Catich that now hangs on the east wall of Christ the King Chapel. The artistic portrayal of the Blessed Virgin Mary and her infant child Jesus as each belonging to a different race was deemed too controversial in 1950, a time before the civil rights movement, and it was taken down after only one day in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Even today, it teaches an important lesson about the universal love of Christ. Theater can also be a great place to create awareness of the miscarriages of justice in society. This weekend's musical production of Parade at the Galvin Fine Arts Center is a case in point. It's a true story of anti-semitism rearing its ugly head our nation and the scapegoating of someone deemed an outsider. How does such hatred spread among us? An older musical, Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific which opened in 1949, addressed the question as it related to racial prejudice with the song, "You've Got To Be Taught." It's lyrics say, "To hate and fear, you've got to be taught from year to year. It's got to be drummed in your dear little ear. You've got to be carefully taught." If, as the song suggests, hatred and fear can be taught, so can love and trust. Thank God for the arts and for the artists. If they challenge our individual and corporate consciences, may be moved to teach justice and peace. ---Fr. Chuck

•Midterm Break Mass Schedule
There will be no daily mass on Friday, October 16 and no 10:30am mass on Sunday, October 18.  Regular mass schedule resumes with 6:30pm mass on Sunday, October 18.

•RCIA/Confirmation Prep Sessions Begin
Becoming Catholic/Confirmation Prep sessions will be in the lower chapel after the 10:30 a.m. Mass beginning this Sunday, Oct. 11th.  Contact Tammy Norcross-Reitzler in Campus Ministry ministry@sau.edu or 333-6132.

•White Mass for Healthcare Professionals
Bishop Amos will preside at a Mass for Catholic Health Care Professionals on Saturday, October 17th at 9 am in Christ the King Chapel.  Following Mass,  brunch will be served in Rogalski Center and Sister Mary Diana Dreger O.P., M.D., will give a presentation, “Hope: In Theory and in (Medical) Practice.”    Sister Mary Diana is the only physician on-site at The Holy Family Health Center in Nashville where she serves mostly uninsured immigrants.  She is also a member of the Vanderbilt Medical School faculty where she supervises internal medicine residents.   For more info and to reserve a seat for the presentation and/or brunch contact stthomasaquinasguild@gmail.com.

•Brewed Awakening
On Monday, Oct. 12 from 8-9pm in the Chapel Gathering Space, Master of Education in Teaching Director Maggie Woods will talk about how education reform is needed in our society.  A great discussion to be sure, especially for those who are studying to be teachers!  Bring your friends and come enjoy free coffee specialty drinks and great discussion.   Be sure to join us after Fall Break for another Brewed discussion on Oct. 19.

•A Local Service Trip
No classes on Friday October 16th means an opportunity to make a difference in the community!  We’re organizing a series of service projects right here in Davenport over the weekend of October 16-17th.  On this local service trip, we’ll spend time with kids at an after-school program, a Habitat for Humanity build, and attend the Humility of Mary Sleepout.  Email us at ministry@sau.edu.

•Service on Saturday
This weekend’s service project at the RiverBend Food Bank is full!  Sign up to help out with the Fall Break service trip October 16-17, or stay tuned for helping out at the Humility of Mary Housing on October 24.  To learn more about service opportunities throughout the semester, email ministry@sau.edu.

•Literacy Coaches needed
We’re looking for students who could commit at least an hour a week throughout the school year, beginning the week of October 19th.  Thurgood Marshall Learning Center in Rock Island is an alternative high school, and literacy coaches are needed to work one-on-one with students each week on reading, writing, and comprehension skills through games and learning activities with you.  Interested in this rewarding opportunity?  Please email us at ministry@sau.edu.

•Project Renewal Halloween Party
Student organizations, clubs, and teams are invited to host a game or activity at Project Renewal’s Halloween Party, held on Wednesday October 28 from 3-5pm.  Kids from the neighborhood program will come in costume to play games during this event, so we are in need of games at this fun event!  If your group can join us, please contact Kaitlin in Campus Ministry, ministry@sau.edu, to sign up by October 15.

•“Just Mercy” Author Bryan Stevenson - Tuesday, October 20
Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of this year’s First Book will be here for the Ambrosian Women for Social Justice and First Book Author Lecture on Tuesday, October 20 in Galvin Fine Arts Center.  Bryan has been called “America’s young Nelson Mandela” by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and is recognized as one of the United States’ foremost advocates for justice.  He recently won a hallmark decision in which the Supreme Court rules that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for children under 17 are unconstitutional.  The Equal Justice Initiative fights for those who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system.  Learn more about their work at their website.

•Thinking of Priesthood Day
Saturday, October 24, 2015, St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church, Ames, Iowa. This is a statewide event for young men, ages 16 to 40, to have the opportunity to meet others who are considering a vocation to the priesthood. The schedule is from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please contact Fr. Thom Hennen at (563) 888-4255 or vocations@davenportdiocese.org.

•Dubuque’s Got Sisters 
Are you a woman wondering what life might be like as a Religious Sister? Area religious communities are  offering an opportunity to come together with Sisters and other women who are asking how to best serve the people of God. Join us for prayer, conversation, and a chance to get to know communities of women who continue to serve people on the margins. There is no fee to attend.   The "Dubuque's Got Sisters!" event begins Friday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. and ends Saturday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m.   To register or for more details, e-mail Sister Kathy Carr, BVM, at  kcarr@bvmcong.org   or call her at (563)  588-2351. "Dubuque's Got Sisters!" is sponsored by the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters (Wis.), Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Dubuque Franciscan Sisters.