The headlines (details down below)
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Thu 5/1: KARAOKE AT THE LAMB CENTER
Thu 5/1: TABLE TALK - United College Ministries
Fri 5/2: GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE SIMPSONS
Mon 5/5: WORSHIP PLANNING MEETING
Mon 5/5: NOVALCM ANNUAL MEETING
Sat 5/10: SAMARITAN WOMEN
Sun 5/11: PENTECOST WORSHIP
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We are in the early stages of co-planning a student-led weekly worship service for next year. I find myself curious about what it will look like. We are looking at ways that it might be fully interactive and engaging to all of our senses. We are starting basically from scratch, but will be using building blocks that are both extremely ancient and completely new. God has blessed us each with different gifts, and we hope to creatively tap the endless possibilities to experience how the spirit is moving through our community. I'm bubbling over with excitement at what ideas you might bring to the table! A prayer...
We are in the early stages of co-planning a student-led weekly worship service for next year. I find myself curious about what it will look like. We are looking at ways that it might be fully interactive and engaging to all of our senses. We are starting basically from scratch, but will be using building blocks that are both extremely ancient and completely new. God has blessed us each with different gifts, and we hope to creatively tap the endless possibilities to experience how the spirit is moving through our community. I'm bubbling over with excitement at what ideas you might bring to the table! A prayer...
I begin with a prayer of gratitude for all that is holy in my life.
God needs no words, no English or Hebrew, no semantics and no services.
But I need them.
Through prayer, I can sense my inner Strength, my inner purpose,
my inner joy, my capacity to love.
As I reach upward in prayer,
I sense these qualities in my Creator.
To love God is to love each other,
to work to make our lives better.
To love God is to love the world God created and to work to perfect it.
To love God is to love dreams of peace and joy that illume all of us,
and to bring that vision to life.
(Kabbalat Panim for Shabbat p. 8(126))
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
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(In general, ALL students, faculty, or staff at GMU or any other college in northern Virginia are invited and welcomed at our events. Being "Lutheran" is never expected or required. All times, dates, and locations are subject to change. Check for updates at http://gmu.edu/org/lutheran or the " GMU Lutherans" Facebook group.)
KARAOKE NIGHT AT THE LAMB CENTER: Serving others is more than just essential needs (food, clothing, shelter). It's also important to share in comraderie with those on the fringes of society. Meet me at SUB1 room 207 at 6pm on Thursday, May 1st for a ride to join with others for a night of listening, singing, laughing, and friendship with the poor and homeless at the Lamb Center. We'll return to campus around 8:15pm. See http://thelambcenter.org/ Let me know if you'd rather drive yourself so I can tell them you're coming -- RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12706824563 (or by email to bbuss [at] gmu.edu)
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE SIMPSONS: We'll watch an episode of the Simpsons and discuss -- see the article in Connect Mason: http://www.connect2mason.com/gospel_simpsons08 Friday, May 2 at 3pm-4pm on the 3rd floor of the Johnson Center (meeting room B) -- EVERYONE is welcome -- we mean that! RSVP on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=15754302618 (or just show up).
WORSHIP PLANNING MEETING: We are co-planning (with United College Ministries) a *new* weekly creative student-led worship service to be held on campus on Wednesday evenings beginning Fall semester. We would love to have more students involved in this process - meet at 2:30pm in Patriots Lounge in SUB1 near room 207. Facebook event to help you remember: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=19464190637 (or just show up).
NOVALCM ANNUAL MEETING: Northern Virginia Lutheran Campus Minsitries, Inc. (http://novalcm.org) is the non-profit formed by members of several local congregations to support our ministry here on campus. The annual meeting is when we give the public a summary of this ministry for the past year, talk about plans for next year, elect officers for the Board, renew/replace Board members whose terms have expired, and more. This year, the meeting will be at 7pm on Monday, May 5th at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 5114 Twinbrook Road, Fairfax, VA 22032 (http://www.lordoflifelutheran.com/lordoflife/map.html -- but head EAST on Braddock from campus).
SAMARITAN WOMEN: We'll join other young adults from the region on Saturday, May 10th in continuing to fix up an old estate to be used for a transitional, residential program for young women (http://www.thesamaritanwomen.org/). Last time we worked in the yard. Who knows what we'll be doing this time. I highly recommend this event! (It should be a great break from Exams! RSVP on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10413942444 Also, if you want a ride, email me (bbuss [at] gmu.edu) to let me know to expect you and then show up on Saturday, May 10th at the SUB1 loading dock (near the 20 minutes parking) at 7:30am -- we'll return by 4pm.
PENTECOST WORSHIP: If you are interested in trying something different, join me on Pentecost Sunday, May 11th as we join some of my friends from 3 different local communities (The Church of the Common Table, Convergence, and Holy Grounds / Fairlington Presbyterian), at the worship lab at Convergence in Alexandria. It promises to be a great time of mass collaboration as we celebrate the somewhat chaotic coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 2. Meet me at on Sunday, May 11th at 4:15pm outside the Campus Ministry Office (SUB1 room 207) to carpool. RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12089659094 (or by email to bbuss [at] gmu.edu)
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HOSTED BY OTHERS:
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TABLE TALK - sponsored by United College Ministries: Free food and fellowship. All are welcome. Email dmay@gmu.edu for more information. Thursdays, 7:00pm-9:00pm at St. George's United Methodist Church (4910 Ox Rd, Fairfax).
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God is loose in the world!
God is loose in the world!
Love is loose in the world!
