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Reflection on Matthew 13:1-9
College is a time of immense growth. You are shaped by everything
around you: your friends, your classes, your experiences outside the
classroom, all of this makes you the person are and the person you will
be when you leave here. The key to all of it is that you are in charge.
One of my favorite quotes is from a man named Richard Rohr he wrote
something like "you cannot think your way into changing, you need to
put yourself in situations that will transform you." There are many
opportunities here at CSS that put you "in situations what will
transform you" so find them!
I think that is what this passage
is getting at. We are called to cultivate fertile ground within
ourselves so that when seeds are planted they will grow. College is
that time to do this.
Reflection question: What do you do to
"cultivate your soil"? How have you "put yourself in situations that
will transform you"?
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Nathan Langer
Campus Ministry
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Campus Ministry Social
Ever wonder how to get involved in Campus Ministry? Come find out!
Come learn about all the different things you can get involved with through Campus Ministry.
CORE groups (small faith sharing groups)
Service opportunities
Catholic Mass
and much more
Free Food!!
Wednesday Sept. 9 from 8-10 p.m. in Somers Main Lounge
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First Year Student Retreat!
Meet new people. Connect with God. Enjoy the outdoors.
Attn: First Year Students!
Make the First Year Student Retreat part of your St. Scholastica experience!
· Take time out from your busy schedule to get to know other students and reconnect with God and nature.
· The retreat takes place at beautiful and serene Camp Amnicon near the south shore of Lake Superior (about an 45 minutes away from CSS...transportation included).
· The cost is only $15 for 24 hours of fun and relaxation. Registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 11 or when space fills.
If you have any questions, please stop in the Campus Ministry Center, email cministry@css.edu or call x5933.
*Space is limited to the first 20 applicants, so please turn in your applications right away! Can't afford the $15? Talk to the Campus Ministers :)
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All Are Welcome! 
Students, faculty and staff: All are welcome to celebrate the first Mass for the 2009-10 school year on Sunday, September 6, 11:00 a.m. in Queen of Peace Chapel (with the Sisters).
Readings:
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
September 6, 2009
Isaiah 35:4-7a
Response: Psalm 146:7-10
James 2:1-5
Mark 7:31-37
OTHER SPECIAL MASSES TO KICK OFF THE YEAR:
Sept. 20 6:30 p.m. Outdoor Mass (on Science front lawn)
Sept. 27 11:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Homecoming & Family Weekend
Tuesday evening Masses will begin on Sept. 15, 9:00 p.m.
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A Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit.
Guide my days and deeds. Give me healing in my soul, love in my life, and strength for my task on earth.
When I am discouraged, grant me hope. When I am sad, show me the way ahead. And when I want to deviate from the way of Jesus, bring me back gently, surely, wholly.
On the last day, when my life is spent, may you be my last breath in this world and my first in the next. Amen.
by George Szews
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