Campus Ministry Happenings
March 12 - March 19, 2019
This Week in Campus Ministry
March 12th and 19th and April 2nd and 16th, 7:00pm-8:00pm, Chapel of St. Ignatius
Join us for a Lenten prayer opportunity offered Tuesdays throughout Lent. This ecumenical and meditative prayer form includes music, scripture, prayers, candlelight, and silence. Taizé will be offered on March 12th, 19th, April 2nd and 16th with Reconciliation on April 9th.
Queer People of Faith Talking Circle: Possibilities
Thursday, March 14th, 2019, 6:00pm-8:00pm, STCN 130
Join us for a time together in community talking on a central theme. The theme of this circle is "Possibilities." As Spring approaches, we will reflect on moments of blossoming and joy!
March 12-20, 2019, 12:30pm on the weekdays and 1pm on Sundays, Chapel of St. Ignatius
Take just one hour a day to attend a weekday liturgy, either here at the Chapel (Eucharist) or St. Joseph Church (contemplative prayer), or make the retreat online. Be inspired by the preaching of three presenters steeped in the Ignatian tradition and vision, offer up your deepest desires in prayer, and join a faith-filled community to pray together. Attend one, any or all of the nine days to experience God’s abundant grace! There is no cost for this program. More information can be found by clicking on Link above.
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. Register by March 18th.
- Apply for the Interfaith Immersion: This is an opportunity to experience religious diversity in an international setting. Students will travel over Memorial Day Weekend to Richmond, Vancouver, and Whistler, B.C. to visit a Buddhist temple, a Hindu cultural center, a synagogue, a mosque, a church, and other historical and cultural sites. Cost is $200, with fundraising and financial assistance available. Formation will be held in early Spring Quarter, including various local religious/faith community site visits in the Puget Sound. The Immersion will be from May 24th-May 27th. Apply on ConnectSU by March 18th.
Save The Date: Upcoming Events
Student Leader of the Week
SLOWdowns are featured each Wednesdays on Facebook and Instagram as way of recognize 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 Stella Roth! Stella works with Seattle U RedZone. She is passionate about helping produce school sprit on campus, but she also makes sure to take time to intentionally think and relax amidst all the fun of campus activities. “I enjoy doing mindful activities and sending conscious and positive thoughts into the universe … kind of like being mindful of things that are going on around me and of people who need extra support, and then finding ways to send love their way.” She shows love to others through doing social justice work. She practices this by: “Identifying people within communities who need additional support" which can look like, "finding platforms to make things happen through social justice organizing, while also being mindful to keep them in my thoughts and my heart while things are occurring in their lives.” Stella leads on campus in a way that is truly inclusive. “I really try to focus on making sure everybody’s voice is heard, so when I am in leadership positions, making sure I am making platforms for other people to express their leadership.”
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.
March 10, 2019: Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection (Readings)
Reflections by Nate Ross
Jesus makes temptation look easy. Or rather, the way Luke tells it, Jesus makes temptation look easy. What does it mean that Jesus was “tempted” by the devil? Is it really “temptation” if it’s easy?
I tried to teach this bible story to my Sunday School class a few weeks ago. I gave them each a handful of beans and told them that it if they held onto their beans, I would give them a prize. I then tried to tempt them:
“Hey Bud, if you give me 10 beans I’ll give you 10 M&M’s…”
Most of them said no, but a few of the younger kids took the deal. I even gave them a chance to reconsider, but the young ones just didn't seem capable of seeing how the present moment related to the grand scheme of things.
While Jesus, himself God, ultimately aligns his will with God’s—he was also a human. And so I believe that Jesus was just as tempted by the things the devil offered him as my kids were by the M&M’s. Having fasted for 40 days, Jesus must have been hungry. Having been raised in Roman Israel, Jesus must have desired (at least a little bit) to restore power to his people. Finally, with a mission like his on the horizon, Jesus must have desired a sign.
While perhaps we, in a time and situation utterly different from Jesus’s, may not be tempted by the same things Jesus was (bread, power, signs)—we are continually tempted to put our own will before God’s. I think that this, the desire to put our own desires before God’s, is the common thread of all temptation. Where in our lives do we face this desire? The temptation of impatience? The temptation of non-seeing?
And as we enter this Lenten season, let us respond saying:
It is written,
“Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will,…Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and your grace, that is enough for me.” —St. Ignatius of Loyola
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!
- Don't forget to complete the Academic Advising Survey! Look for your email sent last Sunday from ASCAdvising, and win a chance to get priority registration for Fall Quarter or a Campus Store gift card!
- The Career & Internship Fair, presented by Career Engagement and the Albers Placement Center, is tomorrow, Wednesday, March 13 from 11am-2pm in Campion Ballroom! This fair is open to all majors and class levels, including graduate students; no registration required. Bring your resume and questions for dozens of potential employers! For more information, see the event page on Handshake.
- SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Applications for the Naef Scholarship for AY19-20 are available March 6-April 9. A list of required application documents can be found on the application cover sheet, which interested applicants can pick up from any of the following offices: Dean of ASBE, Dean of CAS, Dean of CoN, Honors Program, Vice President of Student Development, and Campus Assistance Center. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must (1) have a GPA of 3.4 or higher, (2) have earned 90 credits at SU by September 2019, (3) plan on full-time enrollment (45 credits) in AY19-20, and (4) agree to participate in associated programs and activities. Contact Professor David W. Madsen with questions by email, phone (206-296-6938), or in his office (Casey 410-03).
This week's header photo was taken by student Makayla Stahl. 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.