E-Bulletin from Campus Ministry at John Carroll University

March 16, 2008

Vol 1, Issue 25

Schedule for Palm Sunday & Holy Week

This Sunday is Palm Sunday. We will have a special 11:00 am Mass, in order to enable Little Sibs to accompany their older sibling to mass before traveling home. All are invited. We will also have a 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm Mass on Palm Sunday. Next week, during Holy Week, there will be a mass at 12:05 pm on Monday and at 5:05 pm on Tuesday. There will be additional masses next week due to Easter Break. The first mass on return to school will be Tuesday, March 25th at 5:05 pm in Rodman.

3 DAYS - 72 HOURS - 4,320 MINUTES of Prayer

Join us as we embark on a truly unique, collaborative, cross cultural, interfaith experience of prayer! We will join more than 25 other institutions of higher education in Ohio, as well as 27 other Jesuit colleges and universities in a broad-based, intentional time of prayer for Peace in our nation and in our world. We will offer many types of group prayer experiences, and many opportunities for personal prayer over a 72 hour span of time - and the great part is, you can pray wherever you are! (no need to come to the Chapel) In order to make sure that we are covering this time "24/7" we need folks to STEP UP and commit to an hour or more of your time between March 25^th at 5:05pm and March 28^th at 5:05pm. Click here for the flyer to share with friends!

Be a part of it!!! Call Campus Ministry at Ext. 4717 or stop by the Main Office in the Student Center today!

RICA - Upcoming Sacraments of Baptism, First Eucharist, and Confirmation

The period of Lent and Holy Week is a special time of preparation for those who will be receiving the sacraments of initiation in the Catholic Church. On Easter, Anna Genova will be receiving the sacraments of First Eucharist and Confirmation at St. Francis of Assisi, which will become her parish. Please remember her in your prayers this Easter. On Sunday, March 30^th at the 6:00 pm Mass, Carolann Kunka will receive the sacraments of baptism, First Eucharist and Confirmation. Here at John Carroll we celebrate these sacraments during the "octave" or 8 days of Easter, because our community is not here for Easter. Please join Carolann at this special time of her initiation into the Catholic Church.

Christian Life Community Leader Applications are now available online

Christian Life Communities (CLCs) are small faith communities grounded in spirituality, community, and service. Groups of 6-10 members gather weekly for prayer, reflection, and conversation as we seek to integrate our faith with the realities of everyday life.

If you would like to lead a CLC for the 2008-2009 year, please complete the application (click here for an application) and return to Carrie Pollick in Campus Ministry by Friday, April 25th, 2008. Please sign up for a ½ hour interview at this time or email your application to cpollick@jcu.edu and include your availability to interview in the email.

OPERATION RICE BOWL: Return Your Rice Bowl

Operation Rice Bowl Please remember to return your rice bowls to St. Francis Chapel or to the Campus Ministry main office sometime this week. All proceeds go to Catholic Relief Services. Seventy-five percent of Rice Bowl proceeds come to Catholic Relief Services and help fund development projects designed to increase food security in communities in over 40 countries around the world. 25% of the money collected stays in our Diocese. To learn more about Operation Rice Bowl and Catholic Relief services click here.

LIVING SIMPLY RETREAT

SAVE THE DATE - SAVE THE PLANET!

Announcing the

"Living Simply Retreat"

Friday, March 28^th (evening) - Sunday, March 30^th(early afternoon)

Relax at Thorn Acres while reflecting on justice, spirituality and the environment.

Click here for an application or stop by the Main Campus Ministry Office!

For more information contact:

Ashley Boone - aboone07@jcu.edu

Joe Gehring - jgehring07@jcu.edu

PRAISE AND WORSHIP

Join us for "Praise and Worship" every Tuesday at 9:30 PM in Rodman Chapel!

Bible Study - always a good thing!

Join us for Bible Study on Wednesdays at 2pm in the Campus Ministry Conference Room (formerly known as the President's Dining Room). We will begin this Wednesday - January 16th. Bring a friend!

Have time to pray?

Along with our regular liturgical schedule - there are several other opportunities for folks to gather for prayer:

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we have a group that prays the Rosary after the mass in Rodman chapel. The rosary usually starts around 5:35pm.

Duran, Ecuador On weeknights (Monday through Friday) we have Night Prayer in the St. Francis Chapel at 9pm. Newcomers are always welcome and encouraged to join in!

After the Murphy Mass (Murphy Chapel on Wedsnesdays at 9:30pm), a group stays for about 1/2 hour of Eucharistic Adoration.

Join us when you can!

Crochet to Pray! - No Kidding!

Knitting CROCHET TO PRAY

Beginner or Expert?

All are invited to

"Crochet to Pray"

Wednesdays 8:00 - 9:00 pm in Bernet 1B

1st Project - Blankets for children in a Chinese orphanage

Meditation and prayer will be part of each hour!

Questions: Contact Elyse Wagner at ewagner09@jcu.edu

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! New photos of the January 20th Conformation Mass, March for Life in Washington, DC, and the Post-Graduate Volunteer Fair!

Reflective Wednesdays for Immersion Experience Participants

WHO: All Returned Immersion Participants

WHEN: Wednesdays, 2-3pm (next date is Wed., March 26th)

WHERE: The Multicultural Lounge

(Down the hall from the Jardine Room in the Student Center)

WHAT: Students, Faculty, Staff & Administrators who have participated in an immersion experience through JCU are invited to gather for reflection, conversation and prayer. Come as often as you can and stay as long as you'd like!

How do I make sense of what I've seen and done? * How do I apply lessons learned from my immersion experience to daily life here at JCU? * How does this experience impact my faith life? * What do I do now? * What is the next step for me? * How do I continue to work for justice?

Sponsored by Campus Ministry- ?s Contact Carrie Pollick cpollick@jcu.edu

4/2 - "Visions of Peace and Justice in the Qur'an"

Dr. Jonathan Brockopp

Assc. Professor of Histry & Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

7:30 PM

Donahue Auditorium

Sponsored by the Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies

ATTN: SENIORS - APPLY TO BE MILLOR ORATOR

Attention all seniors! Applications are now available to become the 2008 Millor Orator. The Millor Orator is chosen from a pool of senior applicants graduating in May to be the lone student presenter at the commencement exercises. Applications and accompanying documents are due by Friday, April 4, 2008. Click on the link to find out more and to get started! Good luck! Click here for more information.

4/21 - "Rising Inequality at the Dawn of the New Millennium"

Wlliam Julius Wilson