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Labor Day Weekend Mass Schedule |
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Due to the Labor Day Holiday, there is no 6pm Student Mass at St. Francis Xavier on Sunday, September 1st.
The St. Francis Xavier community celebrates Mass at the following times on Labor Day Weekend:
Saturday, 4pm
Sunday, 8am and 10:30am |
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Tuesday: Pasta and Prayer |
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Pasta and Prayer kicks off next week on Tuesday, August 27th. We look forward to having you join us! |
Interested in attending Pasta and Prayer but on a gluten-free diet? Simply email Cindy by noon of the Tuesday you plan to attend, and we will be sure to prepare gluten-free pasta for you. |
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Mass of the Holy Spirit Choir |
Share your musical talents with the community through joining the choir for Mass of the Holy Spirit. Below are the practice times. Contact Maureen Henderson to express your interest or with questions.
Wednesday, September 4th 2:30-3:30 in Sed115
Thursday, September 5th 2:30-3:30 in Chapel DRESS REHEARSAL: Monday, September 9th 2:30-4:00 at SFX |
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Wednesday: Sophomore and Transfer JUMP |
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Attention All Sophomores and New Transfer Students:
We look forward to seeing you at JUMP on Wednesday, September 4th
from 3:00-4:30
on the Quad or, if it's super hot, in the Rock Room.
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Wednesday: CLC Leader Potluck |
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Returning CLC Leader's Potluck is set for Wednesday, September 4th at 5pm at the CMC. Let's gather to pray in the new year! Contact Bill to RSVP and to share what food you'll bring. |
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Ignatian Heritage Week
September 8-13, 2013 |
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Sunday, September 8, 2013
Student Mass
Father Bill Oulvey, S.J.
6:00 pm St. Francis Xavier Parish
Monday, September 9, 2013
Daily Examen
3:30 pm at the statue of St. Ignatius
Magis presentation
Father Jim Blumeyer, S.J.
4:00 pm at the statue of Our Lady Mary
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Mass of the Holy Spirit
10:30 am St. Francis Xavier Parish
Renaissance Festival - quadrangle
Daily Examen
3:30 pm at the statue of St. Ignatius
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Daily Examen
3:30 pm at the statue of St. Ignatius
Saint John's Bible Presentation
7:00 pm Mabee Theatre
Reception in Greenlease Library
RSVP by Friday, September 6: www.rockhurst.edu/saintjohnsbible
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Ignatian Conversations presentation
Father Stephen Yavorsky, S.J.
3:00 pm Massman Hall room 248
Daily Examen
3:30 pm at the statue of St. Ignatius
Ignatian Film Series
Mean Streets
7:00 pm Mabee Theatre
Friday, September 13, 2013
Daily Examen
3:30 pm at the statue of St. Ignatius
All Week
Ignatian Six Word Story Contest
Iggy Scavenger Hunt
Dress Iggy (the statue) contest
For more information visit: www.rockhurst.edu |
Digging Deeper:
Magis Talk with Fr. Jim Blumeyer, SJ |
Pentecost, Donald Jackson, Copyright 2002 The Saint John's Bible, Saint John's University, Minnesota USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved. |
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 The Saint John's Bible is the first handwritten, illuminated bible commissioned in over 500 years
Public Lecture at Rockhurst University
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
7:00 pm - Mabee Theatre
Reception to follow with viewing of the Bible
RSVP by Friday, September 6: www.rockhurst.edu/saintjohnsbible
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Leftovers with Love is a volunteer program through which Rockhurst students like YOU package and deliver our cafeteria leftovers to St. James Place, a nearby soup kitchen for hungry folks in Kansas City. If you want to reach out to our community, rack up service hours, or put your faith into action, Leftovers with Love could be for you! Leftovers takes place on Mondays and Thursdays at 4pm.
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Christian Life Communities (CLCs) |
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New Chris tian Life Communities (CLCs) will be forming soon! CLCs are small groups of students that meet each week around the three pillars of Prayer, Community, and Mission. If you're interested in finding 'Friends in the Lord', CHECK IT OUT! 
Click here for a copy of the registration form. Return completed forms to Campus Ministry.
Questions? Contact Bill.
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Thursdays, beginning September 18th, 7:00-9:00pm,
SFX Hearth Room
Do you attend Mass but wonder, "why do Catholics do that?" Would you like to deepen your own faith and understanding of the Roman Catholic faith? Join SFX for RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation)/Catechumenate classes - no strings attached! The process includes prayer and worship, presentations on our beliefs and practices, assigned readings, videos, small group discussions, service opportunities, and LOTS of time for "Questions and Answers." For more information contact Fr. John Craig, SJ. |
 This Week's Question: What is the name of notable hand-written, hand-illuminated bible visiting campus this month? (Hint: It's mentioned in this bulletin.)
Last Week's Answer: AMDG is shorthand for the Latin phrase "Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam," which translates to "For the Greater Glory of God." This phrase lies at the heart of this year's theme of Magis.
And the winner is . . . Helen Schultz!
Send your answer to Cindy Schmersal by 9:00am on Wednesday. Of those students who respond, one will be chosen at random to receive a free (and delicious!) twister from the Pub. The winner will be announced in the following week's bulletin.
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From Pope Francis' response to the April 2013 Bangladeshi factory collapse that killed 1,132 people and injured more than 2,500:
"Living on 38 euros ($50) a month - that was the pay of these people who died. That is called slave labor...Dignity is not bestowed by power, by money, by culture - no! Dignity is bestowed by work. Social, political and economic systems have made a choice that signifies exploiting the individual."
To further explore the Catholic Church's long-standing tradition of upholding the dignity of work and of workers, check out this year's Labor Day Statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. |
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A Prayer in Honor of Labor Day |
Prayers of Blessing the Work of Our Hands
Blessed be the works of your hands,
O Holy One.
Blessed be these hands that have touched life.
Blessed be these hands that have nurtured creativity.
Blessed be these hands that have held pain.
Blessed be these hands that have embraced with passion.
Blessed be these hands that have tended gardens.
Blessed be these hands that have closed in anger.
Blessed be these hands that have planted new seeds.
Blessed be these hands that have cleaned, washed, mopped, scrubbed.
Blessed be these hands that have become knotty with age.
Blessed be these hands that are wrinkled and scarred from doing justice.
Blessed be these hands that have reached out and been received.
Blesse be these hands that hold the promise of the future.
Blessed be the works of your hands,
O Holy One.
[Prayer by Diann Neu from Imagining the World: An Arts and Lectionary Resource, Volume 1, 1994] |
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This Week in
Campus Ministry
Sunday, September 1st
Labor Day Weekend
8:00am and 10:30am: Mass (SFX)
No 6pm Mass at SFX
Monday, September 2nd
Labor Day
No Regularly Scheduled Offerings
Tuesday, September 3rd
Noon: Mass (MC)
4:30pm: Pasta and Prayer (MC)
Wednesday, September 4th
Noon: Mass (MC)
2:30-3:30pm: Mass of the Holy Spirit choir practice (Sed115)
3:00-4:30pm: Sophomore & Transfer Jump (Quad or, alternate heat location, Rock Room)
5:00pm: CLC Leader Potluck (CMC)
10:10pm: Mass (MC)
Thursday, September 5th
Noon: Mass (MC)
2:30-3:30pm: Mass of the Holy Spirit choir practice (MC)
10:10pm: Mass (MC)
Friday, September 6th
Noon: Mass (MC)
Sunday, September 8th
Frosh Get-A-Way Leaders' Team Day
Ignatian Heritage Week
6pm: Mass - Kick Off to Ignatian Heritage Week(SFX) |
Need Prayer?
Email the Campus Ministry staff with your name and your intention, and we will happily hold you in prayer throughout the week.
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Office of Campus Ministry
Massman 4 (lower level)
(816) 501-4063
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