Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Lent + ASH WEDNESDAY + spring break trip + MORE

Attention ALL students, faculty, staff, and others:  Ash Wednesday is March 9, 2011, and we'll have TWO opportunities to join us for worship that day as we start our Lenten journey together!  See below for details!

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Mid-day ASH WEDNESDAY service:  All are welcome to worship with us Ash Wednesday, March 9,  11:30-11:50 am.  This will be a meditative worship service with prayers and imposition of ashes in SUB 2 Room 1 (old room 3).


ASH WEDNESDAY 747 Creative Christian Worship: Wed. 3/9 at 7:47pm in JC BISTRO (lower level, ask the info desk or call/TXT 703-829-0220 for help finding us).  This will be a contemplative service including music, prayers, imposition of ashes, and communion, and more.  ALL are welcome!  (Co-sponsored with United College Ministries.)  http://GMU747.org

   
SPRING BREAK SERVICE TRIP in Baltimore: March 11-13, we'll head to Baltimore again for a weekend helping out at Helping Up Mission -- an absolutely amazing recovery community which is incredibly successful at helping people break addictions and become healthy, educated, responsible, and employed -- and also provides food, hot showers, clean clothes, and overnight shelter for people living on the streets.  We'll have the opportunity to meet people whose lives have been saved by this mission, and to serve alongside them in helping to keep their community running!  It is one of the most rewarding places that I've ever volunteered -- and I highly recommend joining us for this rewarding experience!  (Co-sponsored with United College Ministries).  We went there last year, and here is what one student said:
"Helping Up Mission was really, truly wonderful. The people working there and the men going through the program are friendly and enthusiastic and very happy. A lot of the men working there had gone through the program themselves and decided to stay as staff members. I can't tell you how inspiring it was to be there...."
 
YOUR IDEAS:  Please let us know if you have ideas for service projects that you'd like to take part in (or plan), social events for drawing our community together, Bible study topics you'd like to learn more about, etc.
 
If anyone is interested in attending the conference "Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice," March 25-28, to be held in Crystal City and Washinton, DC, please contact me, Jeanne Larsen.  I will attending it and can give you details and scholarship opportunity.  
 
May Christ our Lord be with you as you begin your Lenten journey making a sacred space for prayer and meditation.
 
 
 
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Grace and peace,
Jeanne and Ben
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Lutheran Campus Ministry at George Mason University
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