Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent - a time of prayer and penance in the Christian Tradition. Campus Ministry invites all faculty, staff, and students to enter into this season of prayer, fasting & almsgiving by attending one of the Masses on campus (listed below).
7:15 a.m. - College Church
8:15 a.m. - St. Raphael Chapel, School of Medicine
12:00 p.m. - College Church
12:00 p.m. - John K. Pruellage Courtroom, Scott Hall
12:05 p.m. - Allied Health, Multipurpose Room
5:15 p.m. - College Church
9:00 p.m. - College Church (Campus Ministry)
*No Ash Wednesday Masses in Spring or Reinert Halls.
Jesus & Women
A Scripture-based study on some of the stories of Jesus’ interactions with women will take place 7:30-8:30PM every Thursday during Lent in Gries 259! No Bible necessary. Contact Campus Minister Jim Roach (jim.roach@slu.edu) for more information.
Stations of the Cross for Peace and Justice
Join Campus Ministry Friday, March 22 and April 12 at 12:00 p.m. during Lent for the Stations of the Cross for Peace and Justice. We meet outside the Eckelkamp Center for Campus Ministry, where the Stations are posted for all of Lent. Contact Liturgy Coordinator Erin Schmidt (litmin@slu.edu) if you would like to participate by reading for either date.
*If you cannot attend these communal prayer times, copies of the text and prayers for individual or small group reflection are available to borrow from the Campus Ministry front desk anytime during Lent.
Christ at the Clock Tower
Join us for the Sacrament of Reconciliation and spiritual conversations in the Clock Tower Plaza on Tuesday, April 9th. We will have priests and ministers available for confessions and conversations outside in the beautiful Spring weather. The opportunity will be available starting at 7:00 p.m. and anyone may come and go at any point until 9:00 p.m. Copies of an Examination of Conscience will be available for prior reflection. Rainout location is the Eckelkamp Center for Campus Ministry. Contact CM Interns Daniel Lovan (daniel.lovan@slu.edu) or Julia Murphy (julia.murphy@slu.edu) for more information.
Book Group - The Cross and the Lynching Tree
All members of the SLU, Saint Francis Xavier College Church, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Harris Stowe State University, and Jesuit communities are invited to join SLU's Department of Campus Ministry for a Lenten book group discussing The Cross and the Lynching Tree by Rev. Dr. James Cone, remembered as the father of black liberation theology. Discussions will be Thursdays 12:30-1:30pm in the Dorothy Day Room of the Eckelkamp Center for Campus Ministry, beginning March 21 and concluding April 25. Books will be provided. Register here or contact patrick.cousins@slu.edu for more information. Co-sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Community Engagement and the Office of Mission and Identity.
Why do Catholics do that? - Mass 101
The Department of Campus Ministry and the Catholic Studies Program invite you to an explanation of the Catholic (Western) Mass through reenactment in the Spring Hall Chapel with Fr. Ronny O'Dwyer, SJ (Director of the Billiken Teacher Corps, Adjunct Professor in Theology, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Education) on Wednesday, April 3 at 7pm in the Spring Hall Chapel. Discussion and Q&A will be a part of this experience which aims to increase awareness of the what and why behind this religious ritual no matter one’s own faith tradition. All are welcome! Free pizza and juice afterwards. Contact Erin Schmidt (litmin@slu.edu) if you would like to submit a question ahead of time or would like more information.
Why do Catholics do that? - Reconciliation 101
The Department of Campus Ministry and the Catholic Studies Program invite you to an explanation of the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the Catholic Church with Fr. David Meconi, SJ (Director of the Catholic Studies Program and Associate Professor of Theological Studies) on Wednesday, April 10 at 7pm in Spring Hall Room 132. Discussion and Q&A will be a part of this experience which aims to increase awareness of the what and why behind this religious ritual no matter one’s own faith tradition. All are welcome! Free pizza and juice provided. Contact Fr. Joseph Laramie, SJ (joseph.laramie@slu.edu) if you would like to submit a question ahead of time or would like more information.
Why do Catholics do that? - Adoration 101
The Department of Campus Ministry and the Catholic Studies Program invite you to an explanation of Eucharistic Adoration with Fr. Joseph Laramie, SJ (Campus Minister) and Erin Schmidt, MTS (Liturgy Coordinator) on Wednesday, April 24 at 7pm in Spring Hall Room 132. Discussion, Q&A, and an opportunity for Eucharistic Adoration will be a part of this experience which aims to increase awareness of the what and why behind this religious ritual no matter one’s own faith tradition. All are welcome! Free pizza and juice provided at the beginning. Contact Fr. Joseph Laramie, SJ (joseph.laramie@slu.edu) or Erin Schmidt (erin.schmidt@slu.edu) if you would like to submit a question ahead of time or would like more information.
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