Blues game....

St Louis Blues Hockey

Thursday November 9th

Tickets $20 if you reply before November 5th. Watch the Blues take on Columbus at the Scott Trade Center and enjoy a fun night with other Young Adults.

THEOLOGY ON TAP!

Sundays in November

Mission:Possible?

A look at the Bishop's Pastoral Letter, "We Are His Witnesses: A Spirit-Filled Mission As the Church in Southern Illinois." and what is means for 20 and 30 somethings in the Diocese of Belleville.



November 5, 12 and 19th - The EDGE in Belleville, 701 South Belt West Belleville, Illinois 62220
(Free Pizza and Wings and Lazer Tag discounts!)

6:30 pm - gather
7:00 pm - speakers


Closing Mass and special discussion:
November 26th - 6pm Corpus Christi - Shiloh
We will celebrate Mass together and then Msgr. Jim Margason will discuss the Pope's address in Regensburg, Germany.


Speaker Russ Peterson will start us off on November 5th discussing, "What does the Bishop mean by Common Meaning?"

So come see what this letter is all about - you don't have to have to be a Church Scholar to join in the disucssion - we will have copies of the letter available each night (or follow the above link).


[The Theology on Tap program is used with permission from the Archdiocese of Chicago]


www.bellevilleyam.com - www.myspace.com/bellevilleyam

All Saints and All Souls remeberance

This week, the Church celebrates two very important days, All Saints’ Day (November 1) and All Souls’ Day (November 2). On these days we celebrate those men and women who have went before us in faith. Some are famous and have stories that have touched our hearts. Other are those we have known personally—family and friends who have walked with us on our journeys. All of them have been inspirations to us in one way or another. Some have challenged us to think outside our comfort zones. Some have helped us grow in our connection with God. Some have helped us discover new parts of who we are and who we want to become. For the Church, the communion of saints has been an important element of faith throughout history. The Church does not worship the saints (as it has sometimes been misunderstood) but rather views the saints in community with the rest of the Church. We are all on a journey of faith, and those who have gone before us continue to live in communion with us in spirit.

This month of November will be a time of remembrance for the saints in our lives. Please reply to this post (or email Erin)with the name(s) of those loved ones you would like remembered throughout the month. The Campus Ministry/Young Adult Staff will pray for these people throught the month.

Also, beginning November 1, there will be a Saint of the Day posted. If you would like, we could also email you daily and you will receive an email citing the stories of those men and women who have lived ordinary lives with extraordinary faith. If you know of anyone who would like to receive these emails, please feel free to forward their email addresses to me.

Prayer of the Week

A Prayer of Remembrance

God of our ancestors, today we gather to our hearts all those who have influenced our lives with their love and goodness. Although they have passed on to the other side of this life, their lives continue to affect who we are and what we do. Like the sound of a bell resounding in the welcoming air, so has the goodness of these holy ones resonated in our lives. Thank you for these ancestors and the bond we have with them.

Let us remember the ones who lived and loved deeply, who found the source of their inner strength from you, the Divine Beloved…

Let us remember the light-filled ones, who enkindled our spirits with their teachings and the spark of their beliefs…

Let us remember the risk-takers, who faced their fears and took action, who sought justice even though they had to pay a price for it…

Let us remember the vulnerable ones who allowed us to care for them, to be with them in their time of need…

Let us remember the faith-filled ones who brought us to the Holy One, who led us, by their words and example, into deeper relationship with God…

Let us remember the brave ones who walked through their struggles with hope, who taught us how to trust and have confidence during our times of sorrow and difficulty…

Let us remember the great lovers of life, whose humor and enthusiasm lifted our spirits and brought us joy…

Let us remember the nurturers, who birthed us physically or spiritually, who gave us sustenance by their caring presence…

Sacred One, Giver and Sustainer of life, thank you for the holy ones whom we have known. As they embrace you in the white-robed home of eternity, we give you thanks for them. May our lives model their virtues. May our hearts resonate with their goodness.
!
Amen.

-From Out of the Ordinary: Prayers, Poems, and Reflections for Every Season by Joyce Rupp

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November 14th at St Clare in O'Fallon....

National Guatemala Speakers Tour
Hope for Justice in Guatemala
Tuesday, November 14, 7:00 p.m.
Featuring Edwin Canil Vicente
St. Clare School Library
214 W. 3rd St., O’Fallon

Edwin Canil Vicente of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation will discuss efforts to hold Guatemala’s former military officials accountable for genocide and crimes against humanity. As a six-year-old, Edwin was the sole survivor of a 1982 massacre in his community of Santa Maria Tzeja. He managed to hide among the trees as the army killed his mother, grandmother, three sisters, a brother, and cousins. After living in Mexican refugee camps for 12 years, he returned to Guatemala to finish high school and is now in the final stages of completing a law degree. Edwin will speak about exciting developments in the international legal case against Guatemalan government officials who allegedly ordered the massacre in his village other indigenous communities in the early 1980’s.

bingo cancelled...

Just a quick FYI -
We will not be meeting for BINGO tonight - Due to
World Series fun and other conflicts.

St Stephen's WILL however still have their Bingo - so
if you really don't want to watch the game, you can
still support their parish.

Go Cards - come see Oddwalk in concert AND watch the Cards in Game 1

GO CARDS!

Oddwalk Ministries - (ps - huge cardinal fans - oddwalk.blogspot.com ) are still going through with their concert:



"Can a guy who hit .216 for the season redeem himself with one swing. Yes! (See: Yadier Molina, NLCS, Game 7, Top of the 9th) Can a 25 year old rookie make you forget about the terrible year logged by Jason Isringhausen. Yes! (See: Adam Wainwright, NLCS, Game 7, Bottom of the 9th) Molina, Wainwright, Jeff Suppan, and the rest of the St. Louis Cardinals are headed to Detroit for the World Series. It is the 17th National League Pennant in franchise history.

Game one of the World Series starts at 6:30pm Saturday night. That is the time that the doors open for our concert, with the show beginning at 7pm. Obviously, we want you to come to the concert. So, here's what's going to happen:

-You (and every friend you have) are going to come to the show. You are going to wear red, preferably Cardinals gear if you have it.

-We are going to find a way to project the game on one of the walls in the St. Luke Room. We are determined to entertain you one way or another.

Bring your friends, bring your families, bring your kids, bring the neighbors! Come have fun with Oddwalk and cheer the Cardinals to a game one win!"



When: Saturday, October 22
Doors:6:30 Concert: 7

Where: St Luke's Parish Center -
Downtown Belleville (behind the Bread Co - )

Wear you cards gear (Anyone wearing Tigers gear do so at your own risk - you know who I'm talking about!) we'll have the game on and some stuff to help you get in the World Series Spirit!

This Weekend

JUBILEE CAFE

Free Concert and CD Release Party
For
Oddwalk Ministries

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2006

DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM
PERFORMANCE START AT 7:00 PM

ST. LUKE'S PARISH CENTER
226 NORTH CHURCH ST
BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS


Admission is FREE
so bring a friend or the whole family and enjoy some great music from
Oddwalk Ministries

There will be a section reserved for Young Adults - so RSVP to Erin (erinhammond@sbcglobal.net) and we'll make sure you have a seat!

For More Information Call:
618-234-1502 or e-mail blvlym@norcom2000.com
Sponsored by the Youth Ministry Commission of St. Luke, St. Teresa, and Cathedral Parishes

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Sunday, October 22
5:30pm

BINGO
at St Stephen's Parish - Caseyville

We will be in the non-smoking section - so bring your dobbers (or purchase one there for 75 cents!) and support a local parish.

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And don't forget Theology on Tap! Coming Sundays in November!!!!

Inter-faith Bus Tour

If anyone is interested contact Doug Cripe -

Metro-East Interfaith Partnership

Website: www.MetroeastInterfaith.org

E-mail: MetroeastInterfaith@charter.net

An affiliate of Interfaith Partnership www.interfaithpartnership.org


The 2nd Interfaith Bus Tour will be on Sunday, October 29, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tickets cost $5.00, and to reserve a seat send $5.00 for each person payable to Interfaith Partnership. Mail to Doug Cripe, 7202 Carr Drive, Belleville, IL 62223 and you will receive a ticket by mail. Due to the huge response, this year we will have two buses. Only a dozen or so tickets are left, so contact Doug soon if you wish to participate.

Visits will include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Masjid Islamic Center, and Agudas Achim/Beth Israel. Each stop will include a short presentation and time for questions and answers. At the end of the tour we will enjoy refreshments. See photos from last year’s event on our website.

Fall Young Adult Book Club Series

Young Adult Fall Book Club Series:

The DaVinci Code: What’s All the Hype?

This week, Doug Cripe, from the Metro-east Interfaith Partnership will speak on
faith and media.
How do the media affect faith traditions?
What happens when faith and media collide?
How can we make sense of our faith tradition
in a postmodern world?

Join us for a lively discussion on Tuesday at 7:30 pm at SWIC (Belleville campus) in room 2260 (Main Complex).
Bring your friends!

Contact Meghan Mueller at meghan_cm@yahoo.com
for more details!

SWIC Prayer of the Week 10.16.06

O extravagant God,
in this ripening, red-tinged autumn,
waken in me a sense of joy
in just being alive,
joy for nothing in general
except everything in particular;
joy in sun and rain
mating with earth to birth a harvest;
joy in soft light
through shyly disrobing trees;
joy in the acolyte moon
setting halos around processing clouds;
joy in the beating of a thousand wings
mysteriously knowing which ways is warm;
joy in wagging tails and kids’ smiles
and in this spunky old city;
joy in the taste of bread and wine,
the smell of dawn,
a touch,
a song,
a presence;
joy in having what I cannot live without—
other people to hold and cry and laugh with;
joy in love,
in you;
and that all at first and last
is grace.

-from Guerillas of Grace by Ted Loder

SWIC Prayer of the week 10.09.06

Deep peace I breathe into you
Oh weariness here, Oh ache here!
Deep peace, a soft white dove to you;
Deep peace, a quiet rain to you;
Deep peace, an ebbing wave to you!
Deep peace, red wind of the east from you;
Deep peace, gray wind of the west to you;
Deep peace, dark wind of the north from you;
Deep peace, blue wind of the south to you!
Deep peace, pure red of the flame to you;
Deep peace, pure white of the moon to you;
Deep peace, pure green of the grass to you;
Deep peace, pure brown of the living earth to you;
Deep peace, pure gray of the dew to you;
Deep peace, pure blue of the sky to you!
Deep peace of the running wave to you,
Deep peace of the flowing air to you,
Deep peace of the quiet Earth to you,
Deep peace of the sleeping stones to you,
Deep peace of the yellow shepherd to you,
Deep peace of the wandering shepherdess to you,
Deep peace of the Flock of Stars to You.
Deep Peace of the Son of Peace to You.
Deep peace, Deep Peace.

-Old Irish Blessing of Peace

OCTOBER EVENTS!

Service Day
Saturday, October 7
9 am - 1pm

Volunteer House in East St Louis
(the old St Philip's Convent on Church Ln)
8213 Church Lane is the address at Sr Thea Bowman - which is next door, for those who would like to mapquest it.

DIRECTIONS:
From the Cracker Barrel off of Int 64 at HWY 157:
Travel towards Belleville and the Dairy Queen - South - on 157
After the exit for the Metrolink and Hwy 161 look on the RIGHT for a street (Church Ln - the Driver's License Facility is there, too)
Follow the curve in the road to the RIGHT
Once you see the cemetery on your right you are there - park in front of the large building to the left of the cemetery - that is the volunteer house.
Just ring the bell or find us already outside!

BRING A LUNCH!

There are two options to help out:
1. Outside - yard work, raking, working on the cemetery, trimming
2. Inside - We will be working on the preliminary work for the Thanksgiving Dinner at St Luke's - typing up letters, stuffing envelopes, making lists - and other type fun!




DaVinci Code Series
TUESDAYS in October (3, 10, 17, 24)
7:30 pm

Southwestern Illinois College
(Main Complex - Room 2260)
See older post below for more information!





Jubilee Cafe
Oddwalk Ministries CD Release Concert
October 21
7:00 pm
St Luke's Parish Center - Belleville
FREE! All ages welcome.

Oddwalk Ministries (Shannon Cerneka and Orin Johnson) will celebrate their CD release with a Free Concert with local musicians from across the Diocese - check out www.oddwalkministries.com for more information about Oddwalk.

(In fairness, Orin (1/2 of Oddwalk) is my husband, just so you have full disclosure!)




BINGO! at St Stephen's Parish
October 22
6pm
I would suggest getting there by 5:30 to get a seat with the group. (or email and we'll save you a seat)
We will be in the non-smoking room...

Enjoy a fun evening, support a local parish and visit with other young adults (just not when they are calling the numbers!) all for under $10!
St Stephens uses paper cards, so a dobber is needed (they sell them for 75 cents).
We've also found that markers or sharpies work just as well!


In November:
Save the Date!
Theology on Tap
Sundays in November - at the Edge in Belleville
Keeping checking the website/blog for information as it becomes available!


Website Update
We are working to update the website -
Look for:
~ Events Calendar
~ Links and Reflections on Social Justice and Service
~ A new Prayer and Spirituality page with reflections and meditations that you can do at your desk
~ All things Catholic (that we have space for!)
~ Any suggestions for content you'd like to see?


As always, if you are interested in helping plan events or just have an idea to share, just email or call!

Have a happy and safe Halloween - enjoy the Fall!

Theology on Tap in St Louis

Aquinas Institute of Theology does a monthly Theology on Tap series -
Here is an invitation to their next one.

Also - Look for our Theology on Tap series Sundays in November!!!


You are cordially invited to our next Theology on Tap venue on Monday, Oct 9, 2006:

“This Land is My Land,” will be presented by Bolivar Fraga, an Aquinas alumnus. Are immigrants entering the country illegally a drain on our public resources, or worse, a threat to our national security? Can we turn them back? Explore the complexities of the questions.

Bolivar Fraga recently earned dual masters degrees in social work and pastoral ministry from Saint Louis University and Aquinas Institute. He is a community organizer for Metropolitan Congregations United.

Theology on Tap aims to provide a casual gathering place for Catholics to sip beer, hear brief presentations and ask questions that help keep their faith lives relevant amid the demands of their professional and personal lives. The event is held upstairs at The Schlafly Tap Room located at 2100 Locust Street in St. Louis . Admission is free and all are welcome. All sessions start with a social from 6:00-6:30 pm with the presentation starting at 6:30 p.m.

The 2006-2007 Theology on Tap topics and dates of the upcoming sessions may be found at the Aquinas website

For more information, please contact us at events@ai.edu. Thank you and we hope to see you at the next Theology at Tap!