Did you know that we have only one more Sunday remaining in ordinary time? The following Sunday will be the first Sunday of Advent, and also the first time we will be celebrating Mass with the new third edition of the Roman Missal, including the revised English translation. Are you prepared for the changes?
If you've been paying attention this semester you'll note this has been a reoccurring theme of mine. We've been trying to prepare students as much as possible in Catholic Campus Ministry for this coming change in the way we worship. If you've been a regular at our Wednesday night dinners you'll have enjoyed my little "Matt's Missal Moments" before our post-supper program each week. (Ok, so maybe "enjoy" is too strong a word....) :-)
I've also been updating our campus ministry blog with articles about the coming changes. If you've missed those, now is a great time to catch up. You can see a link to each article at the bottom of this page:
You'll now find pew sheets in our chapel for your use as a quick reference to the different people's responses at Mass. In addition I will be making available Order of the Mass booklets for people to use who want to follow along more closely. St. Mary's also now has in their bookstore little St. Joseph missalettes for the coming year for only $3, as well as the full hard cover Daily Roman Missals for $48 if you want all the scripture readings, as well as the order of the Mass in all its glory!
COMING UP ON THE CALENDAR
Wednesday: Please join us for dinner at our regular time at 6:30pm. Sarah and James are sharing kitchen duty, with hamburgers on the menu (we'll have some veggie burgers, too). My "Missal Moment" after dinner will focus on our response to "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world..." Finally, we will enjoy a student program led by Ali to round off the evening.
Thursday: Our St. Thomas Aquinas student discussion group will meet at 7:00pm, with the topic being "S'mores & S'aints." We'll be eating treats and talking about our favorite saints, so please join us.
Saturday: Our final football game is this Saturday at 2pm. We need two volunteers to help with parking money between noon and 2 that day. If you can help us raise money for our campus ministry with this event parking fundraiser, please let me know!
Sunday: At 6:30pm we will continue our apologetics series. This week the topic is "The Bible Alone?" and we will look at the Protestant doctrine of Sola Scriptura. At 7:00pm please join us for the Rosary in our chapel, followed at 7:30pm with Holy Mass.
NEXT WEEK
Because of the Thanksgiving break, we will not have dinner on Wednesday. We will, however, still have Mass on Sunday at the usual 7:30pm time.
SKI WEEKEND!
It's not too soon to look ahead to next semester! On Jan 14-16 (MLK weekend) we are planning a trip to Boone to crash at App State's campus ministry house and take in some skiing adventure. Costs are still being worked out, but part of the cost will depend on how many are signed up (we may qualify for a group discount). We are inviting students from other campuses in our diocese, so this will be a great chance to connect with Catholics from other campuses. I'll be posting more information as I have it, but I am asking people to register for the trip by the end of this semester; the registration fee is $20 and will cover your food for the entire weekend. Please see me if you would like to register.
God bless, and have a great week!
Matt
WCU Catholic Campus Ministry
Matthew Newsome, MTh, campus minister
(828)293-9374 | POB 2766, Cullowhee NC 28723
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