April 13, 2008

Vol 1, Issue 29

'Reunion Wednesdays' Immersion Reunion!

WHO: All Returned Immersion Participants (all years, all immersion exeperiences)

WHEN: Wednesdays, 2-3pm

WHERE: The Multicultural Lounge (Down the hall from the Jardine Room)

Click here to visit the "Reunion Wednesday" website!

`Students & FSAs who have participated in an immersion experience through JCU`

-Reconnect with your group

-Connect with Immersion Participants from other groups

-Talk about "What comes next?"

Upcoming Guest Speakers:

4/16 - Dr. Patrick Rombalski (Ecuador)

4/23 - Natalie Terry (Cleveland, OH )

Sponsored by Campus Ministry

Questions? Contact: Carrie Pollick cpollick@jcu.edu

Christian Life Community Leader Applications DUE this Friday (4/25)

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.

5/13 - SENIOR RETREAT - SAVE THE DATE!

Hey Seniors - want to relax and reflect with friends about your Carroll experience? Join Campus Ministry staff for Senior Retreat on Tuesday, May 13^th. We begin with lunch on campus and then head out to Carrollodge for informal conversations about life after JCU. After a barbecue and lawn games we'll end with a closing prayer service and return to campus by 9pm. Online registration will be available soon. Click here to learn more or contact Paula Fitzgerald at pfitzgerald@jcu.edu.

4/20 - Sunday Liturgy & Dinner to Celebrate Vocations

-Help to encourage vocations

-Meet and support our current seminarians

-Meet and encourage our John Carroll University students considering vocations to the priesthood or religious life

-Find out more about becoming a priest or religious

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sunday Eucharistic Liturgy at 6:00 PM

St. Francis Chapel

Dinner at 7:00 PM
LSC Conference Room

D.J. Lombardo Student Center

Presentations by:

Fr. Michael Stalla, MA, MDiv., St. Rafael Parish

Sr. Lenore Thomas, IHM, Coordinator for Vocations to Consecrated Life

Opportunities for reflection and dialogue!

RSVP to Campus Ministry by Thursday April 17, 2008

jscarano@jcu.edu

Fair Trade at JCU - "Changing the world one cup at a time"

Fair Trade Events in April:

4/15 - Black Gold Screeninng 9:45pm - Donahue Auditorium in Dolan Sci. Ctr.

Join JUSTICE to view "Black Gold" - "As westerners revel in designer lattes and cappuccinos, impoverished Ethiopian coffee growers suffer the bitter taste of injustice. In this eye-opening expose of the multi-billion dollar industry, Black Gold traces one man's fight for a fair price."

4/23 - Fair Trade & Immersion Experience Day

11:30am- 2pm - Student Center Atrium

Visit the Student Center Atrium to take a "Fair Trade Coffee and Ice Cream Break." Enjoy free Fair Trade Coffee from Aramark and Ice Cream from Ben & Jerry's, purchase Equal Exchange Fair Trade products to support the Ecuador and Jamaica Immersion Experiences, and shop for gifts from Revive: Fair Trade Clothing Boutique.

4/26-27 - "Walking for JUSTICE" Relay for Life

Support Fair Trade by drinking Fair Trade Coffee provided by Aramark at this years Relay for Life! Stop by the "Walking for JUSTICE" table for Fair Trade information. Interested in joining our team? Join by clicking here.

St. John's Bible at John Carroll University

The Prophets edition of The Saint John's Bible is a gift to John Carroll University from Saint John's University. The Saint John's Bible is the only handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned since the advent of printed books more than 500 years ago.

This Sunday, April 13^th, Bishop Roger Gries, auxilliary bishop of Cleveland and former abbot of the Benedictines of Cleveland will be presiding at a mass for Saint John's University, in connection with the Saint John's University Bible exhibit. The mass will be at 10:00 am Sunday morning. All are welcome! To learn more about the St. John's Bible click here.

4/14 - The 'Hard Case': Religion & Politics - "Where do I find hope?"

2008 Margaret F. Grace Lecturer

Rev. J. Bryan Hehir

Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practive of Religion & Public Life

Kennedy School of Government

Havard University

Monday, April 14, 2008

5:30 PM

Donahue Auditorium

Dolan Science Center

Co-sponsored by the Walter & Mary Tuohy Chair of Interreligious Studies and the Division of Student Affairs

4/18 - Project Hope needs your help!

Project HOPE (Helping Others through Physical Education) is a service project done every year by the JCU community that helps those with physical and mental disabilities. Come spend a day with other JCU students and students from the Green Road Developmental School on Friday, April 18th from 11-1. There will be great games and fun, and you can help make a child's day really special. Please email Alison Cyperski at acyperski08@jcu.edu if you would like to sign up!

What is the Jewish celebration of Passover?

Jews around the world will celebrate Passover on Saturday, April 19th. Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is one of the three major pilgrimage festivals of ancient Israel. Originally a combination of a couple of different spring festivals, it is a commemoration of the Exodus from Egypt - especially the night when God "passed over" the houses of the Israelites during the tenth plague--and of the following day, when the Israelites had to leave Egypt hurriedly. Centered on the family or communal celebration of the Seder (ritual meal), Passover is one of the most beloved of all Jewish holidays. Click here for more information.

4/19 - Participate in Traditional Passover "Seder"

"The Cleveland Hillel Foundation will be hosting a Seder on the first night of Passover, Saturday, April 19th beginning at 8:30 PM with dinner immediately following. The Seder is free for all students. Reservations are greatly appreciated. Please RSVP to Ricky Marcus at 216-231-0040 or rmarcus@clevelandhillel.org.

4/20 - Dinner to support vocations to the priesthood & religious life

Save the Date - Sunday, April 20^th there will be a dinner to support vocations to the priesthood and religious life. If you want to learn how to support someone who is considering a vocation, or who is attending seminary, or if you are considering a vocation yourself, please plan on attending this dinner at 7:00 pm in the LSC Conference Room.

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

Wlliam Julius Wilson

Lewis P. & Linda L. Geysser University Professor

Havard University

Monday, April 21, 2008

7:30 PM

Donahue Auditorium

Sponsored by: Poverty & Solidarity Program and Program in Applied Ethics

Release of World View Magazine!