12.1.13 & 12.8.13

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 14

December 1, 2013 - First Sunday of Advent
+ Isaiah 2:1-15 + Romans 13:11-14 + Matthew 24:37-44 +
Masses this Sunday at 6:30pm
No 10:30am Mass will be celebrated due to Thanksgiving Break

December 8, 2013 - Second Sunday of Advent
+ Isaiah 11:1-10 + Romans 15:4-9 + Matthew 3:1-12 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm


Mass Intentions:

Sunday	12.1	6:30pm	Ambrose Feast Celebration
Monday	12.2	Noon	+Robert Grannack SAC '65
Tuesday	12.3	4:30pm	+Joseph Krippel
Wednesday	12.4	9:15pm	Student Intentions
Thursday	12.5	4:30pm	+Anne Ebener
Friday	12.6	Noon	+Fr. William Dawson, '50
Sunday	12. 8	10:30am   6:30pm	+Fr. John Whalen, '65 SAU Community
Monday	12.9	Noon
Tuesday	12.10	9:00pm	Student Candlelight Mass

Activities for the week of December 2-6 include:
Monday: Music Ministry 6pm (Chapel)/College Bible Study 9pm (Gathering Space)
Wednesday - COMMUNAL CELEBRATION OF RECONCILIATION: (communal prayer with individual confession and absolution) 8:30pm; Mass and More 9:15pm (Chapel)


ADVENT HOPE: THE AMBROSE WAY
Earlier in the semester I spotted a t-shirt on campus that had an image of Jesus on it with these words: “What did Jesus say to the Chicago Cubs?  Don’t do nothin’ til I get back!”  Even Cub fans, I think, can smile at this humorous explanation for their team’s long championship drought.  Advent, which begins this Sunday, calls for a hope that is much more than just wishful thinking about a favorite team.  Advent teaches us not to just to sit around and wait for the Lord’s return.  It calls us to be awake, alert and active participants in the work of preparing our hearts and preparing a more just world for that day of the Lord’s coming.  Advent is an attitude of faith that reminds us that despite setbacks, disappointments, and tragedy, God is working in the messiness of human life. It is appropriate then, that we celebrate our patron, St. Ambrose of Milan on Sunday at the 6:30 pm mass. The life of St. Ambrose, one who passionately proclaimed the Word of God amidst the challenges of his day and one who worked so that the Kingdom could be known, is a perfect example of Advent hope.  And so are the McMullen Award recipients,  Mary Joy Allaert Feeney and Edward and the late Lynne Henkhaus, whose service to St. Ambrose is an inspiration for us.  Students returning to campus  after the Thanksgiving holiday need no reminder to “get to work.”  It’s the last week of classes and there are plenty of papers to write and exams to prepare for.  But amidst the busyness, don’t neglect to take stock of that which keeps nudging us along in love of God and  service to others: our faithfulness and trust in God’s promises.  It’s Advent hope.  It’s the Ambrose way.  A blessed Advent to all!           ---Fr. Chuck 

•Feast of St. Ambrose Mass
Come back early from Thanksgiving and join us at the 6:30 pm mass December 1, celebrating our patron, St. Ambrose.  Presider and homilist will be Most Rev. Martin Amos and music led by a combined choir of SAU Chamber Singers and Music Ministry. The McMullen Awards will be presented and a reception will follow in the Gathering Space.  Please join us.

•Ambrose Colloquium:
Sunday Dec. 1,  4:30  - 5:30pm in the Lewis Board Room in Ambrose Hall Troy Johnson ‘00 and Matt Ehlman ‘02 will speak about the poor and religious philanthropy, with an opening address by senior, Tom Prior.

•Advent Season
Sunday December 1 is the first day of Advent.  Advent not only is a season of preparation for Christmas, it acknowledges our need to be constantly vigilant for the Lord’s return, “waiting in joyful hope.”  Here are ways you can make the most of it:
→Pick up a copy of the Booklet of Daily Meditations by popular story-teller Jay Cormier. Available in the chapel gathering space and in the window space by the RC Post Office.
→Take advantage of opportunities for Daily Mass in Christ the King Chapel. Monday and Fridays at 12:00 pm. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30pm, and Wednesday at 9:15pm.
→Take part in the Advent Communal Celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Wednesday December 4 at 8:30pm in Christ the King Chapel.  A short service of prayer is followed by the opportunity for individual confession to one of the priests who are present.
→Plan to take part in the Student Candlelight Mass preceding Midnight Breakfast on Tuesday Dec. 10 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.

•Mass Schedule During Winter Break
Mass for the Third Sunday of Advent will be celebrated on Saturday Dec. 14th at 5:00pm.  There will be no Sunday masses celebrated from Dec 15th through Jan 5th.  10:30am mass will resume on Jan 12th, while the regular 10:30am/6:30pm schedule will return on Jan 26th.  Daily mass concludes for the semester with the candlelight mass on Dec. 10th, and resumes on Wednesday Jan 15th with 9:15pm Mass.  A Christmas Eve Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday Dec. 24th at 5:00 pm for Ambrosians who are in the area.

•Little Hands, Big Hearts Collection
An SAU themed house is collecting shoes and other goods to benefit the children of Project Renewal.  Some  ornaments remain on the small tree in the Gathering Space with names and requested items.  Please return the items unwrapped by Friday, Dec 6th to the tree in the Gathering Space.

•Music for 9pm Candlelight Mass on Dec. 10:  
All SAU students are invited to join with Music Ministry in singing carols for the Candlelight mass on Tuesday, Dec 10.  Contact clowchristopherj@sau.edu for more details! Everyone is invited to join in this peaceful and joyful celebration of Christmas as a University Community.

•Faculty/Staff Christmas Mass
All SAU faculty and staff are invited to help provide music for the Mass preceding the Christmas party on Saturday, Dec 14th.  The mass is at 5pm, with rehearsal before the mass.  Please contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu if you would like to help out!

•Service on Saturday: 
Volunteers are still needed for our last Saturday service of the semester on Dec. 7 from 11am-1pm and 3pm-5pm to help with Gold Coast’s High Tea Fundraiser. Please contact Koniuszykaitlync@sau.edu!

•Service Trips: 
There’s still time to sign up for a Winter or Spring Break Service Trip!  Contact Kelly Bush at BushKellyA@sau.edu for more information or pick up an application in the Lower Chapel!

•Congratulations Graduates!  
Congratulations to all who complete their studies at St. Ambrose and receive degrees at the graduation ceremony on Dec 14th.  May God grant blessings to all your endeavors and plans and in the best of our SAU tradition, may you be a blessing for the world.

•Civil Rights Celebration Week will begin on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Jan. 20.  More info will follow.

11.17.13 & 11.24.13

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 13

November 17, 2013 - Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
+ Malachi 3:19-20 + 2 THessalonians 3:7-12 + Luke 21:5-19 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm

November 24, 2013 - Feast of Christ the King
+ 2 Samuel 5:1-3 + Collossians 1:12-20 + Luke 23:35-43 +
Due to Thanksgiving Break, no masses will be celebrated in the chapel during the week of Nov 24 - 30.


Mass Intentions:

Sunday	11.17	10:30am
Sunday		6:30pm
Monday	11.18	Noon	+Sully Greaber, SAC
Tuesday	11.19	4:30pm	+Albert Roels, SAC
Wednesday	11.20	9:15pm	Student Intentions
Thursday	11.21	4:30pm	+Robert Beh, SAC
Friday	11.22	Noon	50th Anniversary of JFK Assassination

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 6pm (Chapel)/College Bible Study 9pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: 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.


Reasons to Be Grateful
Cicero, the first century B.C. Roman philosopher and statesman, is credited with saying, “a thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, it is the mother of all virtues.” Through the centuries the wisdom of that ancient statement has been verified many times over. There have been numerous modern studies that give evidence to the fact that grateful people are also happy people. Grateful people are more apt to be generous with others. Grateful people have full social lives. Grateful people deal with the ups and downs of life in the most healthy way.  And one study even suggests that gratitude leads to better physical health. Need any more reason to be thankful?  For those who live and work with others, perhaps a very good reason to practice gratitude is that it also makes life better for the people around you. Grateful people are more likely to find fend off feelings of bitterness and discontent. In the academic world, the Thanksgiving holiday comes at a time in the semester when students, as well as faculty and staff, need a break. It is a gift for students at St. Ambrose to have a whole week off.  But more than a break from regular activity, it gives us an opportunity to be grateful to God and to nourish within our hearts the “mother of all virtues,” gratitude.  A safe and blessed Thanksgiving to all!    ---Fr. Chuck 


•Thanksgiving Break Schedule
Due to Thanksgiving break, there will be no Sunday or daily Masses offered from Sunday, Nov 24th through Saturday, Nov 30th.  Regular Mass schedule will resume with 6:30pm Mass on Sunday, Dec 1st, celebrating the Feast of our Patron St. Ambrose. Please have a safe and blessed thanksgiving!

•Typhoon Relief
Thanks to those who have contributed to the Campus Ministry efforts to raise funds for those most harshly affected by Typhoon Haiyan and the devastation in the Philippines. If you’d like to contribute to funds which will be forwarded to Catholic Relief Service please send contributions in campus mail to Campus Ministry (checks can be made out to “Campus Ministry Disaster Relief”).

•Advent Season Events
Sunday December 1 not only marks our liturgical celebration of the Feast of St. Ambrose and the presentation of the McMullen Award Ceremony at the 6:30pm mass, it also is the first day of Advent.  Advent not only is a season of preparation for Christmas, it acknowledges our need to be constantly vigilant for the Lord’s return, “waiting in joyful hope.”  Here are ways you can make it a joyful season of hope:

→Pick up a copy of the booklet of daily meditations by popular story-teller Jay Cormier.  They will soon be available in the chapel gathering space and in the window space by the Rogalski Center Post Office.

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

→Take part in the Advent Communal Celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Wednesday December 4 at 8:30pm in Christ the King Chapel.  A short service of prayer is followed by the opportunity for individual confession to one of the priests who are present.

→Plan to take part in the Student Candlelight Mass preceding Midnight Breakfast on Tuesday Dec. 10 at 9:00pm.  In the chapel, filled with light from candles held by students, we celebrate the mystery, the joy,a and the hope Christ’s birth has brought to our world.  All are welcome to each of these events.

•Survey for the Extraordinary Synod on the Family 2014
Pope Francis has invited members of the church from dioceses throughout the world to complete a survey conveying your thoughts on the pastoral challenges of the family.  Responses will be used to prepare for the Extraordinary Synod on the Family. The Synod will convene in Rome in October 2014. For members of the Diocese of Davenport, Bishop Amos has placed the questionaire on the diocesan website: https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=tM6c3*iKjavNLe0TW4gZzA#.

•Feast of Ambrose Music Rehearsal
This Monday, November 18,  we will have a special rehearsal for music for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass.  Please join us in the Chapel for rehearsal starting at 6:00pm!  All SAU students, faculty, and staff are invited to join with Music Ministry and the Chamber Singers in providing music for the liturgy.  Contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu for more information.

•Service Trips
Interested in going on a service trip for Winter or Spring Break?  Contact Kelly Bush at bushkellya@sau.edu for more information or stop in Lower Chapel to pick up an application!

•Service on Saturday
Are you interested in service opportunities in our local community? There are still spots available for service this semester on November 23 from 2pm-4pm for visiting ministry at the Kahl Home and December 7 from 11am-1pm and 3pm-5pm to help with Gold Coast’s High Tea Fundraiser.  Contact koniuszykaitlync@sau.edu

•RCIA/Sacramental Preparation: The next session for those interested in becoming Catholic, receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation or just wanting to learn more about the church will continue on Sunday following the 10:30 am mass. There is still time to join. Contact Sheila, deluherysheilam@sau.edu.

11.10.13

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 12

November 10, 2013 - Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
+ 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 + 2 Thessalonians 2:16 - 3:5 + Luke 20:27-38 +
Masses this Sunday at 9:00am, 10:30am and 6:30pm
Welcome Families!





Mass Intentions:

Sunday	11.10	9:00am
		10:30am	Families of St. Ambrose
		6:30pm
Monday	11.11	Noon	+Robert Aguilar
Tuesday	11.12	4:30pm	+Fr. Joe Rogers
Wednesday	11.13	9:15pm	Student Intentions
Thursday	11.14	4:30pm	+Adrienne Striegel Corsiglia
Friday	11.15	Noon	+Lester Starner, SAC

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 6pm (Chapel) / Brewed Awakening 8pm (Gathering Space) / College Bible Study 9pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: 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.

BOUND TOGETHER
It is coincidental that we celebrate Family Weekend at SAU at a time when Pope Francis has asked input into an Extraordinary Synod on the Family. Family is important.  A comedian who takes a more cynical view once said, “Youth is that time in life when you blame all your troubles on your parents. Maturity comes when you learn that that everything is the fault of the younger generation.”  In truth, maturity comes not when we cast blame, but when we learn to take responsibility for our own actions and learn to be grateful for the sacrifices, support, and love that have enabled us to be the persons we are today.  While every family has its own narrative and it unique functions and dysfunctions, ideally “family” is the place where we learn essential messages about life, love, and service to others. In family we learn to love and be loved; to take and to give; to forgive and to be forgiven.  As we welcome the family members of our students to campus this weekend and honor the sacrifices made, we are reminded not only to bring those life lessons to our time together here with classmates, colleagues, and friends right here, but also to the broader family of human kind.  That’s such a timely thought as Family Weekend leads us directly into Hunger Week.  As Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa stated upon reception of the 1987 Pacem in Terris Award in Lee Lohman Arena, “My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.”  Thank God for families. They teach us to be human together.   Enjoy Family Weekend!  ---Fr. Chuck

•EXTRA MASS This Sunday – Family Weekend
Because of the increased Mass attendance on Family Weekend we will add a 9am Mass to our regular 10:30am and 6:30pm schedule this Sunday, November 10. Please join us in Christ the King Chapel!

•Survey for the Extraordinary Synod on the Family 2014
Pope Francis has invited members of the church from dioceses throughout the world to complete a survey conveying your thoughts on the pastoral challenges of the family.  Responses will be used to prepare for the Extraordinary Synod on the Family. The Synod will convene in Rome in October 2014. For members of the Diocese of Davenport, Bishop Amos has placed the questionaire on the diocesan website: https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=tM6c3*iKjavNLe0TW4gZzA#.

•Chad Pregracke
As part of the Sustainability series, on Wednesday, November 13, at 7pm in the Rogalski Center, Quad Cities native and founder of Living Lands and Waters, Chad Pregracke speaks about cleaning up America's waterways. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from St. Ambrose University in 2003. This event is free and open to the public. Chad has been chosen as one of 10 CNN Everyday Heroes - vote for him at CNNHeroes.com until Sunday, November 17!

•Geiger Lecture
Ed Martini, PhD, a recognized expert on the environmental and personal impact, both short and long term, of herbicides and chemicals employed in the cause of war will deliver the Geiger Lecture on Thursday, November 14 at 7pm in the Rogalski Center. Martini's research into the use of napalm and Agent Orange by United States military during the Vietnam War is documented in the book Agent Orange: History, Science, and the Politics of Uncertainty. Another book, Playing with Fire, examines the use of napalm during World War II, as well as in Vietnam.

•Brewed Awakening
Monday, Nov. 11: “The Nature of Truth” Come enjoy specialty coffees and teas as Theology Professor, Fr. Bud Grant, helps students to explore the concept of Truth, ideas about Nature, and relationships between the two. Join us for good coffee and great discussion! Meet in the Chapel Gathering Space at 8:00pm.

•Hunger Week
This week is Hunger Week is a week at St. Ambrose, dedicated to creating awareness around hunger issues and fundraising to help alleviate hunger, both locally and around the globe.  Start by donating one of your Sodexo meals.  On Wednesday, Nov. 6th and Thursday, Nov. 7th, sign up to donate one lunch (Monday, Nov. 11th lunch) to benefit Kids Against Hunger.
---Hunger Week activities include:
Monday:  Donate your Sodexo lunch today to benefit Kids Against Hunger.  Residence Hall can donation competition begins.
Tuesday: “Eat to Feed” Bake sale sponsored by Greenlife from 10:30-2:30 in the Beehive.  Proceeds go to Oxfam to purchase livestock
Wednesday:  Clean water Campaign.  Come see Chad Pregracke of Living Lands and Waters speak about cleaning America’s waterways. 7 p.m. in the ROGO Ballroom
Thursday:  Spoons Tournament sponsored by Phi Eta Sigma at 8 p.m. in the ROGO Food Court
Friday:  Hungry Games residence hall can collection ends at noon
Saturday:  Kids Against Hunger meal packaging event 2:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the ROGO Ballroom.
THE HUNGRY GAMES:  9 p.m. in the Beehive.  

•Service Trips
 Interested in going on a service trip for Winter or Spring Break?   We have a few new options this year.  Contact Kelly Bush at BushKellyA@sau.edu for more information or stop down to Lower Chapel to pick up an application!

•Service on Saturday
Spots are available for service on Nov. 23 from 2pm-4pm for visiting the Kahl Home. Contact Koniuszykaitlync@sau.edu or sign up on the bulletin board in the Lower Chapel!

•RCIA/Sacramental Preparation
The next session for those interested in becoming Catholic, receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation or just wanting to learn more about the church will continue on Sunday following the 10:30 am mass. There is still time to join. Contact Sheila, deluherysheilam@sau.edu.

11.3.13

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 11

November 3, 2013 - Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
+ Wisdom 11:22 - 12:2 + 2 Thessalonians 1:11 - 2:2 + Luke 19:1-10 +
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm






Mass Intentions:

Sunday	11.3	10:30am	+Elinore Picklo
Sunday		6:30pm
Monday	11.4	Noon	+Thomas Hughes
Tuesday	11.5	4:30pm
Wednesday	11.6	9:15pm	Student Intentions
Thursday	11.7	4:30pm	+Carl Stahler, Sr.
Friday	11.8	Noon	+James McGrath

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 6pm (Chapel)/College Bible Study 9pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: 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.

THE IMMEASURABLE ACTION OF FAITH
The business world likes to see results.  They forecast, plan, calculate the cost and benefit ratios, examine demographics. If there is a good indication that there will be results, the plan goes forward. But if not, the project is scrapped. Faith inspires a different approach. Actions inspired by faith leave the assessment of results to God. To use an agricultural analogy, we plant seeds, water the plants and nurture fragile growth, but most often, we never see the harvest. Mahatma Ghandi, whose very life inspires us to serve others, expressed it this way:

“It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit.  But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.”   

This Sunday is Bee the Difference Day. Ambrosians, driven by a conviction about our Catholic, Diocesan mission and their own firm belief that they can make a difference, swarm our neighborhoods in service to others. Raking leaves and cleaning gutters might not seem world-altering to many, but such deeds might well be world-altering in the lives of the neighbor who is helped by them. Will we see the results?  Probably not. But tiny actions do lead to larger ones that we may well not have ever envisioned if we had not done the tiny ones first. Most of us will never see results from the service faith inspires us to do. Do it anyway. It’s the only way to make a difference.          

---Fr. Chuck 

•Central Standard Time begins on Sunday, November 3. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night.

•Remembering Our Deceased Loved Ones--In the Catholic Tradition November is the month of All Souls. We invite all Ambrosians to acknowledge your deceased loved ones by writing names on cards which will be available in the Gathering Space. Please drop the filled out cards in the basket provided in the Gathering Space and they will be placed before the altar and remembered at all of our masses throughout the month of November.

•BEE the Difference Day November 3
The annual day of service to those who live in the SAU neighborhood takes place today, Sunday November 3 from 1:00 - 5:00pm.  Contact Brady Curran, curranbradyr@sau.edu or Kelly Bush, bushkellya@sau.edu.

•Family Weekend Masses 
Because of the increased attendance at Family Weekend masses NEXT WEEKEND, November 10, please be reminded that mass will be celebrated at 9:00am, in addition to the regular 10:30am and 6:30pm times.

•Service Trips
Interested in going on a service trip for Winter or Spring Break?  It is not too early to start thinking about service trips!  We have a few new options this year.  Contact Kelly Bush at BushKellyA@sau.edu for more information or stop down to Lower Chapel to pick up an application!

•Hunger Week
Starting this week, keep your eye out around campus for signs regarding Hunger Week.  Hunger Week is a week at St. Ambrose, dedicated to creating awareness around hunger issues and fundraising to help alleviate hunger, both locally and around the globe.  Start by donating one of your Sodexo meals.  On Wednesday, Nov. 6th and Thursday, Nov. 7th, sign up to donate one lunch (Monday, Nov. 11th lunch) to benefit Kids Against Hunger.

•Adoration Holy Hour
Come and join for a time of prayer on Thursday, November 7 at 7:00pm in the Chapel.  Spend time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament with Scripture, praise and worship music, and silence.  Contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to learn more or to help out!

•College Bible Study
College Bible Study is a group of college students who meet to reflect, study,  and pray with the scriptures for the upcoming Sunday. This prepares us better to hear the Word of God on Sunday.  So often the given scriptures speak to exactly what’s happening in our lives at this time. Come discover the power of God’s Word. Please join us Monday at 9:00 pm in the lower Chapel conference room.

•Music for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass
Rehearsals start this Monday at 7pm in the Chapel for music for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass.  All SAU students, faculty, and staff are invited to join with Music Ministry and Chamber Singers to help out with music for this special liturgy on Sunday, December 1 at 6:30pm.  If you are interested, please contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to learn more!

•Respect Life Workshop: The Dioceses of Davenport Respect Life Coordinator Jeanne Wonio, invites all Respect Life Representatives and interested people to a workshop and informational session on life issues. Nov. 16, St. Paul the Apostle Church, Davenport. Please contact ministry@sau.edu or go to: http://davenportdiocese.org/socialaction/socialactionlibrary/Respect%20Life%20Worshop%20Rev.%2011-16-2013.pdf

•Service on Saturday:  Spots are available for service on Nov. 2 from 9am-noon to maintain the prairie @ Nahant Marsh;  Nov. 9 from 8am-2pm for holiday decorating @ CASI;  &  Nov. 23 from 2pm-4pm for visiting the Kahl Home. Contact Koniuszykaitlync@sau.edu or sign up on the bulletin board in the Lower Chapel!

•RCIA/Sacramental Preparation: The next session for those interested in becoming Catholic, receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation or just wanting to learn more about the church will continue on Sunday following the 10:30 am mass. There is still time to join. Contact Sheila Deluhery, deluherysheilam@sau.edu.

10.27.13

Campus Ministry Bulletin
vol 22 no 10

October 27, 2013 - Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
+ Sirach 35: 12-13 + 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 16-18 + Luke 18: 9-14+
Masses this Sunday at 10:30am and 6:30pm






Mass Intentions:

Sunday	10.27	10:30am
Sunday		6:30pm
Monday	10.28	Noon	+Fr. Bill Dawson
Tuesday	10.29	4:30pm	+Patricia Bush
Wednesday	10.30	9:15pm	Student Intentions
Thursday	10.31	4:30pm	Vigil of All Saints
Friday	11.1	Noon	All Saints Day  +Joe Winter

This Week's Activities Include:
Monday: Music Ministry 6pm (Chapel)/College Bible Study 9pm (Gathering Space)
Tuesday: 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.

WHAT GOOD IS A VISION WITHOUT FAITH?
We need visionary leaders. They help us see more clearly where we are going.  But for institutions founded on a religious conviction, vision alone is not enough. Vision helps us see, but faith sets a vision in motion.  But don’t misunderstand faith. It’s too easily written off by well-meaning people as simply a pious muttering of devotions, a memorizing of ancient formulas, or a performance of nice deeds.  If it is to guide our vision, faith has to be much more than that. The Christian tradition holds up this Friday, November 1 as the Feast of All Saints, a day to honor people of faith from every generation.  Those of us who have been around St. Ambrose a long time would do well this All Saints Day to call to mind those from our collective history who were visionary about the potential they saw in students, and who with faith conviction and intellectual excellence, drew that good out of them.  Let’s remember our own prophets of social justice and peace who realized that our patron Ambrose of Milan was not merely a contributor of good works, but a bold man of faith who combated heresies with honey-tongued oration, was a Doctor of the doctrine of the Catholic Church, and who allowed his deep faith to inform his care for the poor.  And we recall the genuinely holy men and women whose spiritual lives helped envision St. Ambrose as a place that moved students to listen to the voice of God in the depth of souls and who by their example, inspired within students the courage to respond to that voice.  I mention no names here, but those who fell under their influence include them in our personal litany of saints.  Their memory is dear to those of us who were their students, inspired by their vision, set in motion by their faith.  Saints of St. Ambrose University.  Pray for us!     ---Fr. Chuck

•Holy Day This Week - The Solemnity of All Saints, a holy day of obligation for Catholics. The vigil mass will be celebrate Thursday Oct. 31 at 4:30 pm and Mass on Friday Nov. 1 will be celebrated at 12:00 noon.

•Remembering Our Deceased Loved Ones--In the Catholic Tradition November is the month of All Souls. We invite all Ambrosians to acknowledge your deceased loved ones by writing names on cards which will be available in the Gathering Space. Please drop the filled out cards in the basket provided in the Gathering Space and they will be placed before the altar and remembered at all of our masses throughout the month of November.

•Service Trips: Are you interested in a Winter or Spring Break Service Trip? It’s not too early to start thinking about Winter and Spring Break.  We have a couple new options for service trips this year.  If you want to know more, stop by our table and display after the Masses in Christ the King Chapel next Sunday, Oct. 27th and/or a table in the Cosgrove Cafeteria on Monday, Oct.  28th to get information about service trips available for this year.

•National Catholic Collegiate Conference - Nov 21 - 23
Come with us to Indianapolis!  Meet up with college students from all over the country for three days of inspiring keynotes, engaging workshops, dynamic prayer and worship, exceptional music and entertainment, and gain a deeper awareness of what it means to be a Catholic young adult today.  Campus ministry is organizing a group to go, so email ministry@sau.edu to learn more.  Plus, check out the NCCC website at www.ntlccc.org/.

•Music for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass
Rehearsals start this Monday at 7pm in the Chapel for music for the Feast of St. Ambrose Mass.  All SAU students, faculty, and staff are invited to join with Music Ministry and Chamber Singers to help out with music for this special liturgy on Sunday, December 1 at 6:30pm.  If you are interested, please contact Chris Clow at ministry@sau.edu to learn more!

•Brewed Awakening Monday Oct. 28: “It Doesn’t Happen Here, Right?” - Come discuss the causes of poverty and homelessness & how these issues affect our community from leaders at the local Humility of Mary Shelter. Join us for good coffee and great discussion! Meet in the Chapel Gathering Space at 8:00pm.

•International Religious Freedom Day/Interfaith Council 
October 27th is International Religious Freedom Day! Please join Interfaith Council for a discussion on Tuesday, October 29th at 2:30 P.M. in the Chapel Gathering Space to talk about the meaning, importance, and enactment of religious freedom in various countries and how that relates to our individual faiths. Contact Kristin Upah at UpahKristinR@sau.edu with any questions.

•BEE the Difference Day November 3
The annual day of service to those who live in the SAU neighborhood will be on Sunday November 3 from 1:00 - 5:00pm.  Sign-up as an individual, or as a team of 6 of your friends to help out the community in the spirit of the Diocesan heritage of St. Ambrose University. Contact Brady Curran, curranbradyr@sau.edu or Kelly Bush, bushkellya@sau.edu.

•Project Renewal Halloween Family Fun Night: On Thursday October 31, from 3 - 5:30pm, several clubs on campus are sponsoring Halloween themed games for the family of children at Project Renewal.  If you as an individual or your club wants to participate, contact Kelly Bush at bushkellya@sau.edu.

•Respect Life Workshop: The Dioceses of Davenport Respect Life Coordinator Jeanne Wonio, invites all Respect Life Representatives and interested people to a workshop and informational session on life issues. Nov. 16, St. Paul the Apostle Church, Davenport. Please contact ministry@sau.edu or go to: http://davenportdiocese.org/socialaction/socialactionlibrary/Respect%20Life%20Worshop%20Rev.%2011-16-2013.pdf

•Service on Saturday:  Spots are available for service on Nov. 2 from 9am-noon to maintain the prairie @ Nahant Marsh;  Nov. 9 from 8am-2pm for holiday decorating @ CASI;  &  Nov. 23 from 2pm-4pm for visiting the Kahl Home. Please contact Koniuszykaitlync@sau.edu or sign up on the bulletin board in the Lower Chapel if you’re interested!

•RCIA/Sacramental Preparation: The next session for those interested in becoming Catholic, receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation, or just wanting to learn more about the church, will be on Sunday October 27, following the 10:30 am mass. There is still time to join.  Contact Sheila Deluhery, deluherysheilam@sau.edu.