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February 16, 2010 |
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Christ Chapel News
A Campus Ministry for ALL Students, Supported by the Episcopal and Lutheran Churches
Sunday and Wednesday Worship: 7:00 p.m., free supper at 6:15 510 N. Guadalupe (across from the Tower Garage) |
TONIGHT! FREE PANCAKE SUPPER!
In many communities of faith, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday is a day to prepare for the Lenten "fast" by giving up feasts, represented by fat foods such as butter and bacon. "Mardi Gras," or Fat Tuesday, is the most infamous of such feasts. We're going to skip the beads and um, other traditions one might observe in New Orleans, and just go for a pancake supper with sausage and bacon on Tuesday, February 16 at 6:15. Come hungry, eat plenty, as we will not feast at all on Ash Wednesday; indeed, there will be no meal, only a worship service at 7:00, where only a hint of the feast to come will be ours in the Eucharist. If you can't come to that service, but want ashes, look for Pr. Jaime on the Quad; weather permitting, ashes will be distributed there throughou the morning.
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Navajo Nation Spring Break Service/Learning Trip
We're heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico for a Spring Break Service and Learning Trip. What's the service part? We will either be helping build an adobe home for a village elder or an adobe oven for a Navajo Sr. Citizen Center. The learning part? Deep immersion into the Navajo tribe's history, culture, and present-day challenges. We'll also tour some art museums, Carlsbad Caverns, Petroglyph National Monument, and other sites along the way. We'll have expert guides and meet artisans, craftsmen, elders, and other participants in Episcopal and Lutheran campus ministry efforts at the University of New Mexico. We leave on Saturday, March 6th and return Friday evening, March 12th. Our first day will take us to Carlsbad, New Mexico, where we will spend the night and tour the caverns in the morning. Then we will travel to Albuquerque for dinner and an orientaion. We will spend Sunday through Thursday nights in the parish hall of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, work in the mornings, tour in the afternoons. Here's the bad news: there is only room for 10 students, for logistical reasons and so to not overwhelm the Navajo people or sites we will be visiting. The good news is that the entire trip will cost $110, which covers transportation, most meals, lodging, admission to Petroglyph National Monument, gifts to the Navajos with whom we will meet, and donations to St. Luke's and to the campus ministries of the University of New Mexico. Not included is admission to Carlsbad Caverns ($6), Bandelier National Monument ($6 - as our schedule permits), food eaten while on the road, and, of course, souveniers or other personal items. A $60 deposit is required, the balance due on March 1st. The first ten students to make the deposit will be registered to go. A mandatory orientation will be held on Monday, March 1 at 7:15 at Christ Chapel, and a follow-up on Friday, March 5 at 3:00 p.m. If you are wanting to go, send me an e-mail as soon as possible, and plan to make the deposit no later than Sunday evening, February 7th. If you have a strong urge to go, but need to talk about financial assistance, please let me know that also. While we can't accomodate everyone with such needs, our commitment is to deny no one this experience because of financial stress. |
Feb. 26-28 Retreat with Aggies and Longhorns!
UT and A&M campus ministry participants will join us for a weekend retreat at Lutherhill in LaGrange, Texas, on February 26-28. The camp includes a great high-ropes course and good food, fellowship, worship, and play, along with a little hands-on work to keep the cost of our retreat low. How low? Twenty bucks covers all meals, lodging, and transportation. Alas, as is often the case, space is very limited, so if you want to go, send an e-mail to christchapel@txstate.edu in a hurry.
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Reviews
Winter Olympics XXI
So grand that they go by Roman Numerals, the Winter Olympics are always a bit odd to me, as I don't know much about skiing, skating, or curling. These were not sports regularly offered in my high school. Always compelling is the ski-jumping, mostly because anyone who would ski off a ramp is plain nuts, and it is fun to watch crazy people in action. Were certain Winter and Summer Olympic sports to be combined, I think the whole Olympic experience would be improved. Greco-Roman wrestling on ice, for example... Oh, wait, that's called hockey. How about Equestrian Toboganing? Moguls and archery? Giant slalom/pole-vaulting? The possibilities are endless.
Movies
I haven't seen any lately, but my wife's present to me for Valentine's Day was to not drag me along to the movie by the same name. She liked it. I prefer movies in which stuff blows up good, which is why we're not often at the Starplex together. Let me know of any movies in which mayhem plays a leading role. | |
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Lenten Lunches
Lunches on Wednesdays at noon are part of St. Mark's Episcopal's Lenten tradition, as are speakers on subjects of interest to people of faith. This year's theme is "Inkling" and features Texas State professors discussing the work of of C.S. Lewis' writing group by that name. Lewis, Tolkein, Dorothy Sayers and G.K. Chesterton all took part in the "Inklings," and the discussion should be great. St. Mark's has asked to use Christ Chapel's kitchen and hall for the event, and we are glad to oblige them.
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A REALLY GREAT RETREAT!
FRIDAY - SUNDAY, MARCH 5 - 7, 2010
MUSTANG ISLAND CONFERENCE CENTER WEEKEND RETREAT FOR 19 - 30 YEAR OLDS Vocare is designed to help you refresh your relationship with God alongside your peers in a relaxed, fun, and loving atmosphere. It is a time for spiritual formation and renewal focusing on how you can serve God in your daily life. Vocare provides a chance to listen for your calling as well as an opportunity to reconnect with your roots. The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas hosts one Vocare each year, so don't miss out! To learn more about the Vocare movement go to www.vocare.org or contact Lauren Rigsby at rigsby.lauren@gmail.com. If you would like to attend, please sign up at www.dwtx.org/index.php/diocese/Vocare. The Episcopal Church sponsors spiritual formation weekends for individuals in different stages of life: Happening for high school students, Cursillo for adults, and Vocare for college students and young adults. The weekend is different from the other two because of its unique focus on the experiences of college and young adult life. Come join us!
VOCARE: FROM LATIN: VOCĀRE (VOH·CAR·AY) TO CALL #26
God Goes to the Movies: February 24, 7:30 p.m. - A Serious Man
Joel and Ethan Coen return to their comedy roots with this original and darkly humorous story about one ordinary man's quest to become a serious man. Physics professor Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) can't believe his life: His wife is leaving him for his best friend, his unemployed brother won't move off the couch, someone is threatening his career, his kids are a mystery and his neighbor is tormenting him by sunbathing nude. Struggling to make sense of it all, Larry consults three different rabbis and their answers lead him on a twisted journey of faith, family, delinquent behavior and mortality | |
Our campus mission is to be a welcoming spiritual community, a place for people of any gender, race, national origin, and sexual orientation. Growing together in faith, we seek the unity that Christ envisions for His church through learning, liturgical worship, service, and fellowship. | |
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