Sunday, October 26, 2014

CCM Bulletin week of October 20

God doesn't give people the Holy Spirit in order to let them enjoy the spiritual equivalent of a day at Disneyland…The point of the Spirit is to enable those who follow Jesus to take into the world the news that he is Lord, that he has won the victory over the forces of evil, that a new world has opened up, and that we are to help make it happen.
                ~ N.T. Wright, Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense

DIOCESAN COLLEGE RETREAT
Our annual fall retreat for Catholic college students in the diocese is November 21-23, in Black Mountain NC. Registration for the retreat is now open at this site: http://www.catholiconcampus.com/retreat. Registration closes on November 7th. Cost is $50. This year we are focusing on Pope Francis’ work called The Joy of the Gospel. We’ll have students from different campuses giving talks, and there will be opportunities for different kinds of prayer and for mass. This retreat fills up, so don’t wait too long to register!

CATHOLIC WOMEN! PRACTICING CATHOLIC OR NOT!
Campus Ministry at St. Mary’s College is inviting women to write a letter to Pope Francis addressing the challenges of faith for young Catholic women today. Follow this link to find out more about the project: https://www.saintmarys.edu/news-events/news-releases/voices-of-young-catholic-women-2014. This webpage also has a link to an interesting article in America  magazine about the number of Millennial women leaving the Church. Letters are due to St. Mary’s by November 1st. If you’re a man, can you write a letter as an ally? I don’t know, but why not! I’m sure the student leaders of St. Mary’s CCM would love to know of your support! Check with me if you have questions (and I should note, they’ve specifically asked that you NOT address the topic of women’s ordination in your letter).

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Karen Soos
Associate Chaplain and Catholic Campus Minister
Davidson College
Campus Box 7196
Davidson NC 28035
704. 894. 2423

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