E-Bulletin from Campus Ministry at John Carroll University

January 20, 2008

Vol 1, Issue 18

Mass Schedule Updates

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20th

ONLY A 6 PM MASS

(A special mass with Bishop Lennon)

Confirmation Mass with Bishop Richard G. Lennon, the Bishop for the Diocese of Cleveland will be here at John Carroll to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation on two John Carroll students at our 6:00pm Mass on January 20th in St. Francis Chapel. All are invited to come and share in this celebration!

Bishop Lennon will also commission our students who are going to Washington for the March for Life!

Christian Life Communities

Looking for a meaningful way to express your faith? Join a Christian Life Community! CLC's are groups of 6-10 students who meet weekly for reflection, prayer and discussion on how to integrate their faith into daily living. Groups also have the opportunity to participate in service and retreat activities. If interested contact Carrie Pollick at cpollick@jcu.edu.

Already a CLC member? Want to get more involved with CLCs? Apply to become a chair on the CLC board. Applications are available in the Campus Ministry office and via email. Positions include:

CLC Chairperson

Chair for Socials & Service

Chair for Retreats

Chair for Public Relations

Freshmen, sophomores and juniors are encouraged to apply. Due to the timeline, seniors are ineligible to serve. See the application for specific roles and responsibilities or contact Carrie Pollick in Campus Ministry at cpollick@jcu.edu.

Work Study Job Openings in Campus Ministry

Are you eligible for Work Study money? Do you have any free time in the mornings this semester? Campus Ministry is looking for a few good women and men! Stop in or call Barb at Ext. 4717 today!

World Meeting of Jesuits Elects New Leader

The Society of Jesus has convened as a General Congregation (GC 35) in Rome to elect a new Superior General and to discuss and discern critical directions for the Jesuits in several areas.

NEW SUPERIOR GENERAL ELECTED

New Superior General Father Adolfo Nicolas, SJ, has been elected Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Nicolas, 71, has overseen Jesuit operations in east Asia and Oceania since 2004 and spent most of his career in the Far East after being ordained in Tokyo in 1967.

Former Superior General, Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., 79, began his tenure as Superior General in 1983. In 2006, with the permission of Pope Benedict XVI, Fr. Kolvenbach announced his intention to retire.

The following prayer is the official prayer of the Congregation:

Lord in your providence you guided St. Ignatius to found the Society of Jesus. Enrich it, we pray, with gifts of heart, mind and spiritu. Make us all one with you in holiness and love, that we may discern your will and carry it out with constancy and faith. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

As a way of supporting the Jesuits during this time, JCU will maintain a lighted candle in the Lady Chapel of St. Francis for the duration of GC 35.

For ongoing updates and information check out the link on GC 35 at Creighton University: http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/GC35/

PHOTOS AND VIDEO FROM RECENT EVENTS...

Click here to view the Campus Ministry PHOTO and VIDEO Archive. You will find photos, video, and audio from: Streak Week Service Project, Celebrate the Spirit, Footprints for Fatima, Parent's Weekend, Manresa Retreat, the Anniversary of the Jesuit Martyrs, protest at the School of the Americas, and much more!

LITURGICAL MINISTRY TRAINING

Are you interested in becoming a EUCHARISTIC MINISTER or LECTOR at JCU?

If so, please sign up in the Main Campus Minstry Office (or after Mass) anytime between January 14 - 25.

Training will be January 27th at 8pm in St. Francis Chapel. Other days/times will be announced as needed.

You will be commissioned at our 10:00 pm Mass on February 3rd.

We are also encouraging individuals who want to be involved in planning the liturgies and/or setting up for mass to sign up for our Liturgy Committee.

Music ministry is open to all - sign up and you will be contacted by Dr. Cynthia Caporella, Director of Liturgical Music and Musical Arts.

Congratulations to "Seeds of Hope"

The "Seeds of Hope" group has been honored as "Service Organization of the Year!"

Seeds of Hope is a student organization that is partnered with Big Brother/Big Sister of Greater Cleveland. Through this organization, inner-city, at-risk middle school students from Gallagher Middle School in Cleveland are paired up with Big Brothers or Big Sisters from John Carroll. Many of the middle schoolers are living in poverty and through this program they are given the opportunity to have a positive influence in their lives.

For more information about "Seeds of Hope" contact Erin at emcbride09@jcu.edu.

Day of Silent Prayer & Reflection

Candle SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, February 17th, 11:00am - 5:00pm

A day of reflection at Jesuit Retreat House with options for brief presentations on spirituality, one-on-one conversations with spiritual guides or just a chance to reflect and pray in an atmosphere of silence.

More details and registration forms coming soon.

Contact Paula Fitzgerald at pfitzgerald@jcu.edu for more information.

"A Taste of Judaism"