Campus Ministry Happenings
May 14 - May 21, 2019
This Week in Campus Ministry
Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 12:30 p.m. -1:30 p.m., Pigott 200
Interested in leading New Student Retreat in Fall 2019 but unsure what to expect and/or how to apply? Get answers to these and other questions from Camp Min staff and past NSR Leaders before the May 19 application deadline. Drop in any time between 12:30 and 1:20, and feel free to bring a lunch. We'll begin with a short presentation about the NSR Leader experience, from application to retreat, followed by the opportunity to get your questions answered
Wednesdays, 8:00 p.m., Office of Multicultural Affairs (Pavilion 180)
From May 8-29, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) will be hosting Iftar dinners on Wednesdays during Ramadan for Muslim students to break fast together. If you are a Muslim student and would like to attend one of the dinners, please RSVP to Amina Ibrahim, MSA President. In addition to the Iftar dinners being held for Muslim students, MSA invites Muslim and non-Muslim community members alike to come together for a Community Iftar Dinner on Wednesday, May 22.
Womxn and the Word with Delight
Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Chapel of St. Ignatius
Join Delight SU for out second annual event bringing together Christian womxn for a night of worship, celebration, and a message from Erin Beary Anderson! This year will also include a spring cleaning clothing swap! Questions? Email delightseattleu@gmail.com.
Got Bible: To the Cross and Beyond
Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30 p.m., STCN 122
Join Campus Ministry for Got Bible, our weekly bible study! This quarter we are exploring the theme "To the Cross and Beyond." For those interested in bible study and real talk. Bring your own lunch. Bibles and cookies provided.
Deadlines and Reminders
- Considering post-graduate service? Let us know! We'd love to know if you are considering, actively discerning or possibly confirmed in your plans for a service or volunteer year post graduation. This could include AmeriCorps, JVC:NW, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Peace Corps, L'arche, JVI, ACE/PACE, or other regional organization. This list will be used for invitations and resources applicable to you, as well as for our records. We're hoping to create a Post Grad Service Resource Page on our website. For more information, contact Marilyn Nash.
- Apply for the Social Justice Immersion in Tijuana, Mexico: Join Campus Ministry in Tijuana, Mexico in December 2019! This Social Justice Immersion includes weekly formation meetings in fall quarter, culminating in a week spent partnering with Esperanza International, a Tijuana-based organization that strives to promote and embody international solidarity, global citizenship, and responsible community development through their community building programs. Applications are available on ConnectSU and due May 31. Email Marilyn Nash with questions.
- Apply to serve as a New Student Retreat Leader in Fall 2019: New Student Retreat Leaders have the chance to build community with new students and to provide space for them to reflect on their unfolding SU experience. Responsibilities of an NSR Leader include facilitating small group sharing, providing hospitality, leading icebreakers, reaching out to individual new students in conversation, and, for a few interested NSR Leaders, giving a talk. Regardless of whether you have attended NSR in the past, we welcome you to apply for a leadership position. Participants have the option of attending NSR during one of two weekends: November 1-3, 2019 and November 15-17, 2019. The application deadline for NSR Leaders is Sunday, May 19th. Selected participants will be invited to interview with a campus minister during the following week.
Save the Date: Upcoming Events
Student Leader of the Week
SLOWdowns are featured each Wednesdays on Facebook and Instagram as way of recognizing some of the awesome students who make up the Camp Min and Seattle U community. Know someone who you think should be featured on a SLOWdown? Email your nomination to campusministry@seattleu.edu.
This week’s Student Leader of the Week is Fr. Frank Savadera, SJ! Father Frank is a Catholic Jesuit Priest on campus and a graduate student in the Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry where he will be obtaining his Doctorate of Ministry degree this spring! He describes his Jesuit identity as being incredibly nuanced and intentional. “As a Jesuit, we are called to be in the world... we do not belong in an isolated corner of the world. If you ...see all of us, we are all different, we have different perspectives, and that is what the world is. We are a microcosm of the world. We dwell in differences, in multiplicities… we say we would like to see God and the Spirit moving even in the variety and differences of things.” There is a strong element of social justice that Fr. Frank infuses in his life and faith every day. “For me, social justice would have to be steeped in a lot of learning, and education, and understanding... being open to greater wisdom that is different than what you already know. Social justice is simply about exposing yourself to a variety of things that make you feel uncomfortable… investing yourself, in your capacity, to become compassionate to that which is different from you.” How do you understand the intersection between social justice and faith?
Reflecting with Sunday's Scriptures
Each week during the academic year, students and staff write reflections on the week's Scripture readings to be included in the programs distributed at our 11am and 8pm masses at the Chapel of St. Ignatius. We'll be including them here in this newsletter. If you are interested in writing one, contact JoAnn Lopez, Campus Minister for Liturgy.
May 12, 2019: Fourth Sunday of Easter
Reflection by Deirdre Pearson (Readings)
When we want to learn about any culture or society, we look to the people within that group to see what they are doing. The actions and interactions of people are what teach us about who they are. In the scriptures today, we see God stressing the importance of the individual and the power of community. The sheep know where to go not only from following the shepherd's voice but also from seeing where the other sheep are moving. Without the sheep, the shepherd has no job. Without people, the church cannot exist. We, the church, are the ones taking action to follow the example and word of Christ. As Catholics, we continue to live and grow in our faith because we know and hear the voice of God telling us to advocate for God’s people. We live out our faith by how we show up in the world as people of God, not from following rules and checking off items on a to-do list. Faith is being willing to be in a constant dialogue with God in an effort to better understand and serve God’s people and planet. It is also moving with others as sheep move together, because we are not only guided by the life of Jesus but by the lives of each other. In this way, a sheep can be just as much of a leader as the shepherd. How can we continue to be fully present in the world as examples of God’s love for all people? What can we learn from the lives of those in our own communities that can bring us closer to God?
Around Campus
Check out these opportunities from our on-campus partners! Do you have a program or opportunity coming up you'd like to see featured here? Email Anna Robertson with your request and a brief blurb!
- The Institute on Catholic Thought and Culture invites you to Scandal, Structure, & Renewal: Sociological Perspectives on Change in the Catholic Church with Dr. Tricia C. Bruce, on Tuesday, May 14 at 7:00 p.m.
- The Seattle University Marianas TaoTao Tano Club is happy to invite you all to the 26th Annual Fiesta, entitled “Voyage of Our Heritage: Sailing Forth with a New Generation” on Sunday, May 26, 2019. We can’t wait to show you the beauty of the Marianas culture through our legendary stories, our beautiful island music, and some delicious food! Come celebrate with us on a night full of laughter, fun, and community! You can purchase tickets online at sufiesta2019.eventbrite.com.
- Fr. Thomas Lucas, S.J. will complete his six-year term as the Rector of the Arrupe Jesuit community this July. To thank Father Thomas for the ways in which he has served our university community, you are invited to a reception on Wednesday, May 22, from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., in the LeRoux Room (STCN 160). Father Thomas has agreed to give one final public lecture to the university community entitled: Spiritual Practice and the Sacramental Imagination which will immediately follow a reception that will be had for Father Thomas.
- Join SEAC for the 30th annual Quadstock music festival next Saturday, May 18! Hang out with friends under the Seattle sky, for the daytime portions of our event and come inside the Redhawk center for our nighttime headliner. Tickets on sale at the Hub for $5.
This week's header photo was taken by Anna Robertson on last weekend's Search Retreat. Have a photo of something beautiful you would like to share in Campus Ministry Happenings? Tag @sucampusministry on Instagram or submit it to campusministry@seattleu.edu.