Campus Ministry Happenings
Feburary 19- Feburary 26, 2019
This Week in Campus Ministry
Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 6:30pm-7:30pm, Chapel of St. Ignatius
Join us for a prayerful evening of silence, scripture, and song! Please contact Margaret Girardin at girardin@seattleu.edu if you are interested in assisting in setup, cleanup, or leading us in worship.
Queer People of Faith Talking Circle: Love
Thursday, February 21, 2019, STCN 130, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Join us for a time together in community circle talking on a central theme. The theme of this circle will be Love (in all its forms) How do you love? How do you feel loved? What does love mean to you?
Tuesday, February 26, 2019, STCN 210, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Come out to play games with your friends while meeting people of different religious or non-religious traditions. Pizza and snacks will be provided! There will be prizes for game winners!
Deadlines and Reminders
- Register for Catholic Students Retreat: This retreat will be offered April 5-7 at Camp SAMBICA on Lake Sammamish. Renew your relationship with God, yourself, and community this Lent! Join the campus Catholic students' community for a weekend of fellowship, fun, prayer, reflection, and relaxation. Students who are not Catholic but are open to a retreat rooted in the Catholic tradition are welcome to attend.
- Apply to Lead Spring Search Retreat: Leadership on the Search Retreat is open to any undergraduate alumni of the SU Search Retreat, as well as alumni of comparable high school retreats who have completed their first year of college. Spring Search takes place from May 10-12th, 2019. Apply by March 10th!
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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.
February 17, 2019: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Readings)
Reflections by Jessica Jacobs
I find it hard to accept criticism since it stirs within me a sense of shame. In life, it is easy to avoid the unsettling, to fall into familiar patterns, and to resort to self-preservation against a daunting world. Today's scriptures, however, seek to challenge us, to unsettle us, not to lead us to shame, but in order to remind us that our consolation, comfort, and hope is in God alone.
In our first reading, Jeremiah declares that those who seek earthly solace are as cursed as “a barren bush in the desert.” In contrast, he proclaims that those who hope in the Lord are like a tree next to a stream, whose deep roots allow it to bear fruit during a drought. The second reading from the first letter to the Corinthians chastises Christians who doubt Jesus' resurrection since they neglect the promise of eternal life for which Jesus died. These two readings illustrate the shortsightedness of relying on worldly security rather than living a life for and with God.
In today’s gospel, Jesus declares woe to those satisfied with worldly abundance. These words evoke that sense of unsettledness within me, as a person of material privilege. Jesus’ message is clear––the kingdom of God is for the poor and marginalized, and those who follow their example. Participation in earthly injustice and admittance into God’s kingdom are incompatible. How then can we act to dismantle this injustice? How can we work to dislodge the scarcity-complex that prevents us from seeing the needs of our human family? I believe it is key to participate in the Eucharist as it reminds us that God is the ultimate source of our spiritual and physical nourishment. Our holy meal fosters within us a worldview of satisfaction and abundance which gives us the strength to live into Jesus’ call for justice. How do the scriptures challenge and unsettle you this week? How can our community more closely live in solidarity with the poor and marginalized?
Around Campus
We will be featuring some cool goings-on around campus down here in our newsletter. 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!
- Our friends at the Office of Multicultural Affairs have extended the deadline to apply to serve as a Peer Mentor for the Connections Leadership Program until next Monday! Serving as guides, advisors, and friends to students of color in the Connections Leadership Program, peer mentors play a vital role in how students of color engage the campus community and establish avenues for academic success. Apply through the Leadership Application on ConnectSU!
- The United Filipino Club of Seattle University is excited to be hosting our 25th Annual Barrio Fiesta on March 2, 2019 in the Campion Ballroom! Through this year's theme, Magsaya: Ikaw ang Lahat- Rejoice: You are Everything, we aim to re-channel our pride as being a people and showcase the essence of being Filipino American by focusing on three core values that embody the Filipino spirit: simplicity, hope, and joy. Get tickets here!
- Did you hear the news that SU's recycling is so contaminated that it risks to be sent to the landfill by end of February 2019? Help our campus improve its recycling practices by joining us for a fun recycling sorting event. On Tuesday, 02/19/2019, all of SU’s recycling from one day will be thrown on a "mound of waste" at the Library Plaza. Come and find out what we throw away in the wrong bin and educate others about it. Students, staff and faculty are invited to volunteer… even just five minutes may lead to interesting finds in the recycling! Visit www.seattleu.edu/recyclemania for more information or contact Nathan Wolk, Recycling Coordinator and Compost Technician with SU Facilities, at wolknathanie@seattleu.edu.
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