Wednesday, February 15, 2012

747 Worship and More!

747 Creative Christian Worship: Wed. 2/15 at 7:47pm in JC meeting room C (3rd floor, ask the info desk or call 703-829-0220 for help finding us.  ALL are welcome!  (Co-sponsored with United College Ministries.) http://GMU747.org


For God So Loved the World……Interested in beginning to or reenergizing yourself and your commitment to honoring God's World and his charge to us to care for it?  Don't know where to start?   Wondering how this fits into your faith journey?  Join with fellow Christians and attend the Caring for Creation Workshop on Saturday, February 18th at the Johnson Center, meeting room E (room 337) from 9am to 2:30pm.  To register, contact Erik Backus at backusec@hotmail.com. (Co-hosted by Lutheran Campus Ministry.)

 

Hypothermia Shelters:  Winter is a particularly hard time to be homeless.  To help, Facets implements a hypothermia shelter program, hosted each week by various faith communities in Fairfax County.   They almost always need more people to help (especially on weeknights)!  An example host: Holy Trinity Lutheran, Falls Church (Feb. 26 - March 4) --> they've asked for our help, especially with evening hospitality, overnight supervision, morning cleanup, or entertainment.  Interested volunteers can contact Deb Haynes at 703-560-0263 or ladybogus@cox.net .

 

Table Talk:  Weekly gathering at St. George United Methodist Church beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday evening.  Meet at 6:30 at Sandy Creek Circle if you need a ride from the GMU campus. (United College Ministries)

 

God is Not One.  New small group begins on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the Campus Ministry Office – J.C. Room 239H.  Based on the book, God Is Not One, by Stephen Prothero, this is an opportunity to explore and contrast 8 of the world's religions.  (United College Ministries)

 

Ash Wednesday Services:  Observe the beginning of the Lenten season with three opportunities for worship on February 22:

 

+ Early morning: 7:30 - 8:30 a.m., the HUB (SUB II), Meeting Room 1.  Led by Pastor Mark Montgomery, United College Ministries.

 

+ Midday:  11:00 a.m – 12:00 noon, Johnson Center, Room 239A, (beside the Campus Ministry office).  Led by Pastor Terry Hannon, Lutheran Campus Ministry.

 

+ Evening:  7:47 – 9:00 p.m., JC 336, Room F.  We'll observe Ash Wednesday at our 747 Creative Christian Worship.  Co-sponsored and led by United Campus Ministries and Lutheran Campus Ministry.

 

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.

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Know that God is with you—always!

Terry


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