| Event Name | Date | Time | Location | Category | Sermon/Lecture/Publication Title | Description | Comments | CoSponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Worship | 8/25/2002 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Hospitality (FSh) |
Sermon: A Walk With God | First Sunday worship of the 2002-2003 academic year. Followed with pizza dinner. | ||
| Devotional Bible Study | 8/27/2002 | 7 pm | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | Devotional Bible Study using the Lectionary Text | |||
| Healing Service | 8/29/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | First communion and healing service offered in UM/Protestant Community. Service modeled on Healing Service of Foundry UMC in Dupont Circle. Time was suggested by Elvie Melegrito, Operations Director of the Kay Spiritual Life Center | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/1/2002 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Who Am I That I Should Go? | Sunday evening worship. | ||
| Devotional Bible Study | 9/3/2002 | 7 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Lectionary devotional study | |||
| Innovation: Registration of Web Domain | 9/4/2002 | Administrative | Registered domain name aumethodists.org and relisted website in Domain Name Servers. The previous address home.earthlink.net/~aumethodists/ was overly cumbersome. In addition to the web address, a number of e-mail aliases were created, such as president@aumethodists.org, etc. | Web hosting and domain registration costs provided by Alumnus Chris Slatt ( 02) | ||||
| Student Activities Fair | 9/4/2002 | 11 am | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | UMSA participation in club fair | Costs included promotional supplies and Flaming Cupcakes | ||
| Healing Service | 9/5/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/8/2002 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Where Two Or Three Are Gathered | Weekly Worship. | ||
| Devotional Bible Study | 9/10/2002 | 7 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Lectionary devotional Bible study | |||
| September 11th Commemoration | 9/11/2002 | 9 am | Kay Steps | Worship (FC) | Interfaith prayer service on steps of Kay Chapel. Reading from sacred texts of various traditions followed by a brief reflection. | |||
| September 11th Commemoration | 9/11/2002 | 2 pm | Washington College of Law | Worship (FC) | Annual Prayer service at Law School | |||
| Healing Service | 9/12/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Fall Retreat | 9/13/2002 | 6 pm | Rev. Eldridge s Cabin, Shenandoah | Fellowship (FR) | Annual community retreat to the Shenandoah. Fellowship time in the evening Friday. Saturday morning, breakfast, reflection, and hike along Old Rag mountain. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/15/2002 | 7 pm | Oxnam Chapel, Wesley Seminary | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Grace Beyond Measure | Sunday evening worship, followed by fellowship. Service re-located to Wesley Seminary because of Jewish holiday. | ||
| Devotional Bible Study | 9/17/2002 | 7 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Weekly devotional Bible study using the lectionary texts | |||
| Healing Service | 9/19/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Baseball Outing to Camden Yards | 9/20/2002 | 5 pm | Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) |
Outing to Camden Yards for $5 student ticket night. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/22/2002 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Wages of Faith | Sunday evening worship and fellowship | ||
| Feed the Quad | 9/24/2002 | 11 am | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | Our annual free cook-out for the campus. At the event, we distributed 180 hamburgers, 80 veggie burgers, and 96 hotdogs, plus chips and sodas. In addition, we gave out hundreds of AU UMC cups with our worship times and web address. | |||
| Healing Service | 9/26/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/29/2002 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Testing God | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 10/1/2002 | 9 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: John Q | We viewed the film John Q and held a discussion afterwards. Pizza and refreshments provided for all who attended. | ||
| Healing Service | 10/3/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | First use of oil for anointing in the service | ||
| Sunday Worship | 10/6/2002 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Ten Simple Rules | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 10/10/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/13/2002 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Called and Chosen | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 10/17/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service. Service was modified to be an interfaith service in response to the Beltway sniper crisis, accounting for the higher numbers. | AU Hillel | ||
| Sunday Worship | 10/20/2002 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Giving to Caesar and to God | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Interfaith Mixer | 10/22/2002 | 9 pm | Anderson Formal Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Interfaith dialogue and mixer with UM/Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim communities. Ask the Chaplain format to the discussion. | Catholic Student Association | ||
| Healing Service | 10/24/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/27/2002 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly worship and fellowship. Rev. Joe Eldridge preached the sermon. | |||
| Healing Service | 10/31/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Halloween Murder Mystery Party | 11/1/2002 | 8 pm | Eldbrooke UMC | Fellowship (FR) | A tradition from the old Protestant Community days, the party is organized by students. Participants are given roles to play and a crime to solve. Organizers prepared hot chili and apple cider. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/3/2002 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A Great Multitude | Weekly worship and fellowship. All Saints Service | ||
| Healing Service | 11/7/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/10/2002 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Keep Awake | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 11/12/2002 | 9 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: Keeping the Faith | Screening of the film Keeping the Faith followed by a discussion. Pizza and other refreshments provided. | Interfaith movie night, co-sponsored by the Catholic and Jewish Student Associations | CSA, JSA |
| Kay Interfaith Council | 11/13/2002 | 6:15 pm | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
The inaugural meeting of this student organization designed to promote community and inter-religious dialogue in the Kay Spiritual Life Center. | The UM Chaplain was instrumental in helping to create the Kay Interfaith Council, and has served as advisor to the group since its founding. The group arose as a response to escalating tensions between the Jewish Community and the Community Action and Social Justice office of the Kay Center. The group is sponsored by the Office of the University Chaplain | Office of the University Chaplain | |
| Healing Service | 11/14/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/17/2002 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly worship and fellowship | |||
| Kay Interfaith Council | 11/20/2002 | 7 pm | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Follow-up meeting to discuss charter of Kay Interfaith Council | |||
| Speaker: Rebecca Steen | 11/21/2002 | 7 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Justice (FS) |
As part of National Transgender Day of Remembrance, former United Methodist Minister Reverend Rebecca Steen shared her experiences of transitioning while serving in the UMC. | Kennedy Political Union (KPU), GLBTA Office, UMSA, UM Chaplaincy | ||
| Healing Service | 11/21/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/24/2002 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Bringing Us Into a Good Land | Weekly worship and fellowship (Thanksgiving Sunday service) | ||
| Thanksgiving Dinner | 11/24/2002 | 8 pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Dinner provided by Rev. Tom Omholt, Lutheran Chaplain, and his wife. | Lutheran Chaplain | ||
| Sunday Worship | 12/1/2002 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Tearing Open the Heavens | Weekly worship and fellowship. Service included the Baptism and entry into Christian fellowship of Brittany Brandt. | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 12/3/2002 | 9 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: The Shawshank Redemption | Screening of The Shawshank Redemption followed by discussion. Pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 12/5/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/8/2002 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Comfort My People | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Pancake Study Break | 12/10/2002 | 11 pm | Anderson Formal Lounge | Hospitality (FSh) | Interfaith staff of the Kay Spiritual Life Center prepared pancakes and provided juice and other beverages to students during the study days. | |||
| Healing Service | 12/12/2002 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Christmas Party | 12/13/2002 | 8 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) | Christmas party with snacks and refreshments and a White Elephant gift exchange. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/15/2002 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: To Bring Good News | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Sunday Worship | 1/12/2003 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Water and Spirit | Weekly worship and fellowship | Velda Jones returned from study abroad to be our music coordinator and organist. | |
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 1/14/2003 | 9 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Screening of film O Brother Where Art Thou? with discussion following. Free pizza and refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 1/16/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 1/19/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Can Anything Good Come Out of Nazareth? | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Memorial Service: Valerie Batrony | 1/22/2003 | 9 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Valerie Batrony, Freshman in CAS, became ill over Christmas break and died of menangitis on January 12, 2003. Rev. Schaefer participated in the memorial service | |||
| Healing Service | 1/23/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 1/26/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Faith Questions | Weekly worship and fellowship. Sermon was a questions and answer sermon, wherein the chaplain was asked previously unseen questions submitted by the congregation. The idea was borrowed from an annual service led by Rev. Dr. Phil Wogaman at Foundry UMC | ||
| Tabling in Mary Graydon | 1/28/2003 | 10 am | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | UMSA Fundraiser in order to meet fundraising requirements for a recognized club. Students sold candy bars and distributed materials about the UM/Protestant Community, including brochures and free Bibles. | |||
| Episcopal Bible Study--Talk on Wesleyanism | 1/28/2003 | 8 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Rev. Schaefer visited the regularly scheduled Episcopal Bible Study to lead a discussion on John Wesley and the Methodist traditions. | |||
| Healing Service | 1/30/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/2/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Not Often Heard: Ecclesiastes and Pessimism | Weekly worship and fellowship. This Sunday began a sermon series entitled Texts Not Often Heard in Church | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 2/4/2003 | 9 pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: The Siege | Screening of The Siege with discussion following. Free pizza and refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 2/6/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/9/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Not Often Heard: Judah and Tamar | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 2/13/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/16/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly worship and fellowship | |||
| Healing Service | 2/20/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/23/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Not Often Heard: Deborah and Jael | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Cocoa on the Quad | 2/27/2003 | 11 am | Kay Steps | Hospitality (FSh) | The UMSA conducted a fundraiser on Thursday 2/27 and Friday 2/28 selling cups of hot chocolate on the Quad from 11 am to 2 pm. | In 2002-2003, the UMSA was in need of raising funds in order to meet its fundraising obligations (10% of its budget). In later years, when other activities and T-shirt sales would fill this need, Cocoa on the Quad would become a free event. | ||
| Healing Service | 2/27/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/2/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Jesus We Find | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 3/4/2003 | 8:30 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Michael | Screening of the film Michael , with discussion following. Free pizza and refreshments provided. | ||
| Ash Wednesday | 3/5/2003 | 23:00 | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Preparation | ||||
| Healing Service | 3/6/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Interfaith Prayer Service | 3/6/2003 | 11:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Immediately following the Thursday communion and healing service, there was a candlelight interfaith prayer service in Kay Chapel. Chaplains from a number of faith traditions offered prayers for peace from their respective traditions. Far from being a politicized event, this spiritual gathering from all the communities of faith was meant to remind the community that even in times of war, our aim is that of peace. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/9/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly worship and fellowship. Service prepared by and led by students. | |||
| Innovation: Funds Received Online | 3/13/2003 | Administrative | Made arrangements with Network for Good to receive donations electronically through the website at www.aumethodists.org/donation.html | |||||
| Sunday Worship | 3/16/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly worship and fellowship | |||
| Healing Service | 3/20/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | This was the first healing service at which we provided wine as an alternative. | ||
| Publication: Joint Statement on the War in Iraq | 3/21/2003 | Justice (FS) | The chaplains at the Kay Chapel signed a pastoral statement in response to the war in Iraq as a way of reaching out during a troubled time. The statement was published in The Eagle on March 24, 2003 and was posted online on the website. | |||||
| Sunday Worship | 3/23/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Cleansing the Temple | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 3/27/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/30/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Serpents and Saviors | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 4/1/2003 | 8:30 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: The Matrix | Screening of The Matrix followed by discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 4/3/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/6/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Honor and Glory | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 4/10/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/13/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Palms and Crosses | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Feed the Quad | 4/15/2003 | 11 am | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | The spring version of our annual cook-out. We distributed over 200 hamburgers, 200 hot dogs, 100 veggie burgers and fed nearly 400 people. | |||
| Healing Service (Maundy Thursday) | 4/17/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A New Commandment | |||
| Good Friday | 4/18/2003 | 2pm | Worship (FC) | Sermon: No Form or Majesty | Good Friday | |||
| Easter Sunrise | 4/20/2003 | 6:30 | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Sunrise | ||||
| Sunday Worship | 4/20/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Fearful Hope | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 4/24/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Iraqi Civilian Relief Assistance | 4/27/2003 | Justice (FS) | The UM/Protestant Community collected toiletries and health kits for Iraqi civilians to be distributed through UMCOR. Items were collected by the campus ministry and were forwarded to UMCOR. | |||||
| Sunday Worship | 4/27/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Missing Jesus | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Pancake Study Break | 4/29/2003 | 11 pm | Anderson Formal Lounge | Hospitality (FSh) | Interfaith staff of the Kay Chapel provided pancakes and juice to students in the dorms during the two study days before finals. | |||
| Healing Service | 5/1/2003 | 10:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 5/4/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: You Are Witnesses to These Things | Senior Recognition Sunday. | ||
| UMSA Elections | 5/4/2003 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Fellowship (FR) | Elections for UMSA officers were conducted during worship on ballots that were placed in the collection plate. The races were all uncontested but the opportunity for write-ins was provided on the ballot. Elected for the 2003-2004 Academic Year were: Holly Masters ( 04), President; Lindsey Kerr ( 06), Vice-President; Patrick Elliot ( 04), Treasurer; Erica Benjamin ( 05), Secretary. | Patrick Elliot would later resign due to over-commitment. He would be replaced by Kathryn Fekete ( 06) | ||
| Welcome Week: Wesleyan Wiffleball | 8/21/2003 | 4 pm | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | Our first welcome week activity. In 2002, the campus ministry had about $50 in its checking account and not a lot of money to sponsor welcome week activities. In an effort to have a welcome week presence, we planned pickup sports and snacks on the quad in front of Kay. Due to relatively late planning of the event, we were not able to get much publicity, and practically none in official Welcome Week publications. | In successive years, we would have a much more vigorous Welcome Week presence. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 8/24/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: My Name Shall Be There | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Pizza Welcome | 8/24/2003 | 8 pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
An augmented version of our regular fellowship following services. Free pizza was provided for the students in addition to regular refreshments and sodas. | |||
| Tuesday Communion Service | 8/26/2003 | 12:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | ||||
| Healing Service | 8/28/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 8/31/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Faith from Within | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Tuesday Communion Service | 9/2/2003 | 12:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | ||||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 9/2/2003 | 8:30 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) Justice (FS) |
Movie: Bowling For Columbine | We screened the 2003 film Bowling for Columbine and provided pizza and other refreshments. An optional discussion followed. Both the screening and the discussion were well attended. | As of the writing of this entry (2/2006), this MMM was by far the most successful movie night we have ever staged. | |
| Healing Service | 9/4/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/7/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Dead Faith | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Tuesday Communion Service | 9/9/2003 | 12:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Preacher: Scott Manning | |||
| Student Activities Fair | 9/10/2003 | 12 pm | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community participated in the annual club fair, handing out information, selling T-shirts, giving out free bottles of water, and Flaming Cupcakes (cupcakes with a candle stuck in them in honor of our chapel, which students call the flaming cupcake ). | |||
| September 11th Commemoration | 9/11/2003 | 4 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Justice (FS) | Islam in America | The UM Community and the Muslim Student Association co-sponsored a special event on interfaith relations in the wake of September 11th. The event will be present by Vital Visions, Inc. who showed two videos: Muslims in Appalachia and Islam in America after September 11th to a group of participants from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faith groups. The presenters, Dr. Michael Pinner and Rev. Steven D. Martin presented a lecture entitled Peacemaking and the Challenge to the Children of Abraham and participants had the opportunity to ask questions of a panel consisting of Dr. Pinner, Rev. Martin, Imam Soliman, and Rev. Schaefer | Attendance was lower than expected due to the Dalai Lama speaking on campus. However, the event was very successful as GBGM grant funds were able to cover the costs of the program. | MSA |
| Healing Service | 9/11/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Fall Retreat | 9/12/2003 | 6 pm | Rev. Eldridge s Cabin, Shenandoah | Fellowship (FR) | Annual community retreat to the Shenandoah. Fellowship time in the evening Friday. Saturday morning, breakfast, reflection, and hike along Old Rag mountain. | For some reason, attendance was very low this year and included no freshmen. The lack of engagement with the freshman class of 2007 would be a concern all year. Curiously, 2006-2007 would be a low year as well, when the class of 2007 were seniors. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 9/14/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Tongues of Fire | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Tuesday Communion Service | 9/16/2003 | 12:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | ||||
| Healing Service | 9/18/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | Due to Hurricane Isabel, we canceled the Healing Service and had a lock-in in the Kay Chapel instead. | ||
| Baseball Outing to Camden Yards | 9/19/2003 | 5:30 pm | Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD | Fellowship (FR) | Blue Jays v. Orioles | Our annual trip to Baltimore for a baseball game. Friday nights are $5 student nights. We arranged for AUTO vans to travel to Baltimore. | The outing was originally co-planned with the Catholic Student Association. We had more tickets than takers as this game was immediately following Hurricane Isabel that hit the D.C. area the day before. The weather was beautiful on Friday and the roads were clear. | CSA |
| Sunday Worship | 9/21/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Who s Welcome? | Weekly worship and fellowship. Scott Manning, pastoral intern, preacher. | ||
| Tuesday Communion Service | 9/23/2003 | 12:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Carolyn Seaton, Episcopal Chaplain, preaching. | |||
| Feed the Quad | 9/24/2003 | 11:00 | Kay Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | Our annual good will free picnic and cook-out. At the cookout, hundreds of UM community cups and imprinted napkins were given out along with hundreds of hamburgers, hotdogs, veggie burgers, and sodas. | |||
| Healing Service | 9/25/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/28/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: God on Our Side | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Tuesday Communion Service | 9/30/2003 | 12:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | ||||
| Healing Service | 10/2/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/5/2003 | 7:00 pm | Oxnam Chapel, Wesley Seminary | Worship (FC) | Sermon: That s Life | Weekly worship and fellowship. Attendance was reduced due to Fall Break and having to relocate to Wesley Seminary because of the Yom Kippur holiday. | ||
| Tuesday Communion Service | 10/7/2003 | Worship (FC) | ||||||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 10/7/2003 | 8 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: American History X | Screening of the film American History X starring Edward Norton and Avery Brooks. Followed by optional discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 10/9/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Fall Outing | 10/11/2003 | 11 am | Centreville, Virginia | Fellowship (FR) | An outing to Cox Farms in Centreville, Virginia for hayrides, mountain slides, rope swings, barn tours, and baby animals. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/12/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Firsts and Lasts | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Tuesday Communion Service | 10/14/2003 | 12:45 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | This was the last of the Tuesday communion services. The intention was to have a service that faculty, students, and staff could attend together. That idea never took root and attendance was very low and only once included a member of the staff or faculty | |||
| Hate Crimes Vigil | 10/16/2003 | 10:15 pm | Kay Chapel | Justice (FS) Worship (FC) |
On the fifth anniversary of the death of Matthew Shephard, the community came together for reflection and paryers for the victims of all hate crimes, including those based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and disability. Members of each community read a news clipping of a hate crime, a sacred text, and offered a meditation or prayer. | GLBTA Resource Center, BSF, ECM, JSA, MSA, University Chaplain | ||
| Healing Service | 10/16/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/19/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly worship and fellowship | |||
| Healing Service | 10/23/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/26/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Presuming on Grace | Weekly worship and fellowship. Reformation Sunday. The service was participated in by Catholic Chaplain Rev. Fr. Keith Woods. The service included a Litany of Reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants | ||
| Innovation: Community Dinner | 10/29/2003 | 5pm | Tavern | Fellowship (FR) | The idea of a community lunch had been a staple since the days of the old Protestant Community but attendance at the community lunch was all but nil. It was decided that evening would work better for people s schedules. | |||
| Healing Service | 10/30/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/2/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: What Matters | Weekly worship and fellowship. Bring a Friend to Church Sunday. | ||
| Tabling on the Quad | 11/4/2003 | 11 | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | The United Methodist Student Association tabled on the quad, offering free snacks and refreshments and providing information. | |||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 11/4/2003 | 8:30 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail | Screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail followed by optional discussion and accompanied by free pizza and other refreshments. | This movie was meant to be a light-hearted change of pace from the previous films we showed this semester. Curiously, we had one of the most fascinating and extended moral/ethical/theological conversations following this film, lasting until 2 am. | |
| Tabling on the Letts-Anderson Quad | 11/5/2003 | 11 | Letts-Anderson Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | The United Methodist Student Association tabled on the Letts-Anderson quad, offering free snacks and refreshments and providing information. | |||
| Tabling in Mary Graydon | 11/6/2003 | 11 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | The United Methodist Student Association tabled in the Mary Graydon Center, offering free snacks and refreshments and providing information. | |||
| Healing Service | 11/6/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| United Methodist Student Movement: Northeast Jurisdiction | 11/7/2003 | Wesley Seminary | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
The UMSM held its annual fall retreat November 7-9, 2003 at Wesley Seminary. Students both participated in NEJ and hosted participants in their dorms | ||||
| Interfaith Volleyball | 11/8/2003 | 16 | Bender Arena | Fellowship (FR) | An interfaith volleyball tournament among the United Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, and Muslim communities in the Bender Arena. | Even though the Muslim students were weakened because they were feasting for Ramadan, they won the tournament. | ECM, BSF, MSA | |
| Sunday Worship | 11/9/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Out of Our Abundance | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 11/13/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Dinner and a Movie | 11/14/2003 | 7 pm | Tenleytown | Fellowship (FR) | Elf | Participants met for dinner and then attended a screening of the movie Elf at the Wisconsin Avenue cinemas. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 11/16/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Sunday worship and fellowship. Rev. Tom Omholt, Lutheran Chaplain, preaching. | |||
| Kay Interfaith Council | 11/19/2003 | 8 pm | Mary Graydon 245 | Justice (FS) Fellowship (FR) |
The first meeting for the 2003-2004 academic year. | |||
| Healing Service | 11/20/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/23/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A Harvest of Plenty | Thanksgiving Sunday | ||
| Thanksgiving Dinner | 11/23/2003 | 8 pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Once again, Rev. Tom Omholt and his wife provided us with a Thanksgiving dinner following our Sunday evening worship. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/30/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Signs of the Times | Advent I | ||
| Kay Interfaith Council | 12/2/2003 | 8 pm | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) Fellowship (FR) |
Regular monthly meeting of the Kay Interfaith Council | |||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 12/2/2003 | 9pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: A Christmas Story | Screening of the film A Christmas Story followed by a discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 12/4/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Advent Boxes | 12/7/2003 | Justice (FS) | Members of the community filled Advent boxes with spare change and then brought them in. The money was used to buy a toy for a needy child. | |||||
| Sunday Worship | 12/7/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Preparing the Way | Advent II | ||
| Healing Service | 12/11/2003 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Hypothetical Christmas Party | 12/12/2003 | 9:30 pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Our annual Christmas party with refreshments, decorations, music, and a White Elephant gift exchange. Because the university prohibits scheduling during study days and finals, the party is announced as a hypothetical party: If we were allowed to program a party, it would be this Friday at 9:30 pm... | |||
| Ice Skating | 12/13/2003 | 19 | National Mall | Fellowship (FR) | Ice skating outing to National Mall | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/14/2003 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Proclaiming the Good News | Advent III | ||
| Innovation: Parents Connection | 12/16/2003 | Hospitality (FSh) | We created a membership program for parents with different levels of involvement: Class leader ($50), Circuit Rider ($100), and Bishop s Clubs ($150). Each level of membership added parents to the E-pistle list, and higher levels provided study bibles, Christmas stockings, and Easter baskets for students. Parents would also receive a mailed newsletter every semester. | We had modest success--three or four parents signed up and students were given Bibles and other materials | ||||
| Sunday Worship | 1/11/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Baptized by the Spirit | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 1/15/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Movie Outing | 1/17/2004 | 4:15 pm | Uptown Theater | Fellowship (FR) | Movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | An outing to see the final installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, both for purposes of fellowship and in preparation for the 1/22/04 discussion on Tolkein and Theology | ||
| Sunday Worship | 1/18/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Water Into Wine | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Discussion on the Lord of the Rings | 1/22/2004 | 17 | Kay Chapel | Devotion (FD) | Lecture: God in the Work of J.R.R. Tolkein | Visiting Scholar from Boston College presented a talk on Professor Tolkein s work in light of his Christian background and belief. | Chi Alpha, Catholic Chaplaincy | |
| Healing Service | 1/22/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Chaplain s Bible Study | 1/23/2004 | 13 | Tavern | Devotion (FD) | Ezekiel | In-depth textual examination of Book of Ezekiel | ||
| Interfaith Text Study | 1/23/2004 | 14 | Tavern | Devotion (FD) | Isaiah | An examination of the Book of Isaiah from both Jewish and Christian perspectives. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 1/25/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Members of the Body | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Innovation: Social Justice Intern | 1/28/2004 | Justice (FS) | Laura Peck began her work with our community as Social Justice Intern. Laura came to us from Hanover College in Indiana and was with us for a semester through the Washington Center to help us develop a social justice ministry. She would spend the semester planning events and meeting with members of the community to discern what justice issues were important to the community | Laura would help us to establish our The Other Six Days social justice program and would at the end of the semester, apply for admission to Wesley Theological Seminary, where she began her studies in the fall of 2004. | ||||
| Healing Service | 1/29/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/1/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Faith Questions | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 2/3/2004 | 9 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: The Cider House Rules | Screening of The Cider House Rules followed by discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Kay Interfaith Council | 2/4/2004 | 7 pm | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) Hospitality (FSh) |
Regular meeting of Kay Interfaith Council | |||
| Alternative Spring Break Meeting | 2/4/2004 | 8:15 pm | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | General interest meeting for students interested in participating in our first Alternative Spring Break trip to the Cherokee Nation, Cherokee, North Carolina (Rescheduled from 1/27/04 due to snow) | |||
| Healing Service | 2/5/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Homeless Outreach | 2/6/2004 | 16 | Kay Lounge, Downtown Washington | Justice (FS) | The UMSA distributed sandwiches and other food to the homeless of Washington in the Dupont/Downtown area. Participants gathered at 4 pm in the Kay Basement to make the sandwiches and left around 6 pm to travel downtown to distribute them. Participants were able to come to either or both parts of the service project | |||
| Innovation: Establishment of Hospitality Ministry | 2/8/2004 | Hospitality (FSh) | Creation of position of hospitality coordinator | While the community had long had events of hospitality, it was decided to create a position within the community responsible for overseeing hospitality events and helping to maintain a culture of hospitality. Lara Hogan was selected because she had brought hospitality concerns to the chaplain in the previous semester. | ||||
| Sunday Worship | 2/8/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly worship and fellowship | |||
| Healing Service | 2/12/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/15/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Creed: I Believe in God the Father Almighty | The beginning of a sermon series on the Apostle s Creed | ||
| Sunday Worship | 2/22/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Creed: I Believe in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Methodist Mardi Gras | 2/24/2004 | 20 | Chaplain s Residence | Fellowship (FR) | A Shrove Tuesday party at the Chaplain s residence with pancakes and other snacks and refreshments. | |||
| Ash Wednesday | 2/25/2004 | 15 | Washington College of Law | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Spring Training | Sponsored and organized by the Christian Legal Society of the Washington College of Law. Ecumenical service participated in by Catholic Chaplain and UM Chaplain. | ||
| Ash Wednesday | 2/25/2004 | 11 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Spring Training | Annual Ash Wednesday service for the benefit of the UM-Protestant Community and the broader AU community | ||
| Cocoa on the Quad | 2/26/2004 | 11 | Kay Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | UMSA handed out free cups of coffee, hot cocoa, and tea to the cold and thirsty. | |||
| Interfaith Text Study: The Passion Narratives | 2/26/2004 | 17 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | In anticipation of our interfaith viewing of The Passion of the Christ we conducted two interfaith Bible studies of the passion narratives in the Gospels for the review of Christians and edification of our Jewish friends who would be participating in the Saturday evening event | |||
| Social Justice Discussion Group | 2/26/2004 | 19 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Led by Social Justice Intern Laura Peck, this group met to discuss the connection between faith and social justice | |||
| Healing Service | 2/26/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Cocoa on the Quad | 2/27/2004 | 11 | Kay Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | UMSA handed out free cups of coffee, hot cocoa, and tea to the cold and thirsty. | |||
| Interfaith Text Study: The Passion Narratives | 2/27/2004 | 17 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | A continuation of the previous day s Bible study. | |||
| Interfaith Discussion: The Passion of the Christ | 2/28/2004 | 9:20 pm | Loew s Georgetown, Chaplain s Residence | Justice (FS) Hospitality (FSh) Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: The Passion of the Christ | The United Methodist-Protestant and Jewish Communities attended a screening of Mel Gibson s The Passion of the Christ in Georgetown and returned to the chaplain s apartment for refreshments and a discussion. The event was attended by 17 Christians and 14 Jews. The discussion was open, honest, and helped to build greater understanding | To respect Jewish sensitivities about supporting this film the UM community paid for the tickets and the Jewish community paid for the food at the discussion. The event was so meaningful, that two peripheral members of our community became more involved because they had found meaning both in the film and in campus ministry. | |
| Sunday Worship | 2/29/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Creed: I Believe in the Holy Spirit | Weekly worship and fellowship. This service was an open service for the benefit of visitors during interfaith weekend, and included greater explanations of prayers and other elements of worship. | ||
| Lecture on Anti-Semitism | 3/1/2004 | 17 | Ward 2 | Justice (FS) | Lecture: Jews, Christianity, and Anti-Semitism | Professor Pamela Nadell will be presenting a lecture on the history of anti-Semitism in the Christian world, including visuals highlighting anti-Semitic images throughout history. | University Chaplain, Hillel, Catholic Chaplain, BSF, UU, AUUMC | |
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 3/2/2004 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Bruce Almighty | Screening of the film Bruce Almighty with discussion following. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Interfaith Discussion: The Passion of the Christ | 3/3/2004 | 20 | Hughes Formal Lounge | Justice (FS) Devotion (FD) |
Interfaith conversation on the film The Passion of the Christ . Participating in the conversation were Rabbi Kenneth Cohen, Jewish Chaplain; Rev. Michael Godzwa, Chi Alpha Chaplain; Rev. Mark Schaefer, United Methodist Chaplain; and the Rev. Fr. Keith Woods, Catholic Chaplain. | |||
| Healing Service | 3/4/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Alternative Spring Break | 3/6/2004 | 7:20 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | Work service trip to Cherokee Nation, North Carolina. Participants traveled in rented vans to Cherokee, NC on Saturday, March 6, 2004. We stayed in a converted day care center at Cherokee UMC. We worked at Cherokee Challenge, a center for Cherokee youth to develop leadership and teambuilding. (5 participants, including the chaplain, contracted poison ivy). We met with members of the community, were served Indian Tacos, participated in a sweat lodge ritual, and did sightseeing and other trips around town (including a hike to Mingo Falls). We returned on Friday, March 12, 2004 | This was our first attempt at an alternative spring break. We had two aims: to serve an underserved community domestically, and to provide an inexpensive alt. break trip to the AU Community (cost is $200). The trip was a great success and generated a lot of positive word of mouth for subsequent trips. | ||
| Alternative Spring Break: Sunday (Acclimatization Day) | 3/7/2004 | 9:30 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Worship (FC) Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Sunday is the day of the trip when we acclimatize to our surroundings. We attended worship services at Cherokee UMC, drove to Mingo Falls for a hike, and some attended contemporary worship at the church in the evening. | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Work Service | 3/8/2004 | 8:15 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | We worked at Cherokee Challenge, a center for Cherokee youth designed to give them teambuilding and leadership skills, to keep them off drugs and alcohol. We had been told we would be doing light construction, but they were unprepared for us and instead we wound up clearing campsites on the hillside. | Because we were unprepared for this work, we did not have all the tools and clothing we needed. A number of us would contract poison ivy (including me). | ||
| Alternative Spring Break: Work Service | 3/9/2004 | 8:45 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | Continued work at Cherokee Challenge. In the evening, Mark Grant, Dinah s husband prepared Indian Tacos for us. Following dinner, Amy Walker (Mark s mother) spoke to us about traditional Native American spirituality | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Work Service | 3/10/2004 | 8 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | Continued work at Cherokee Challenge. In the morning, we had to drive one of the participants to the clinic for treatment of his poison ivy. In the evening, we attended a sweat lodge ritual at the home of Curtis and Mary Ki Kekahbah. | The sweat lodge experience was incredible and many students reported it to be the highlight of the trip. We were unprepared regarding food following the sweat and had to rely on whatever leftovers Curtis and Mary had. We would not repeat this mistake in subsequent years. | ||
| Alternative Spring Break: Free Day | 3/11/2004 | 10:45 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
We traveled downtown to the Museum of the Cherokee Indian to see the exhibit and then had free time in town, shopping and sightseeing till about 5 pm. In the evening, Bo Taylor came to talk to us about Cherokee music and dance. After dinner, we adjourned to the campfire for our closing reflection and ceremony. | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Travel Day | 3/12/2004 | 8 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | We departed Cherokee UMC at 10 am and drove back to Washington, D.C. Upon return, Rachel, Lindsey, and I, accompanied by Manoj, went to Sibley for examination of our poison ivy. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/14/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Fruits of Repentance | Weekly worship and fellowship | The Chaplain spoke about our ASB experience in the context of this sermon, using the example of the Church s repentance for having wronged the American Indians. A number of ASB participants attended | |
| Healing Service | 3/18/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service. Jessica Dillon entered into full membership of The United Methodist Church during services. | Jessica Dillon was the second person to enter into the membership since 2002. A letter reporting on her entry into membership was forwarded to GBHEM and to a local church in Kansas. | ||
| Memorial Service: Zachary Trent Stacey | 3/20/2004 | 4pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | A recent AU graduate died of an accidental overdose. His friends on campus asked for a memorial service and Rev. Eldridge set one up. He asked me to give the homily at the service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/21/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly worship and fellowship | |||
| Healing Service | 3/25/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Kite Festival Outing | 3/27/2004 | 12 | National Mall | Fellowship (FR) | The UMSA traveled to the National Mall to attend the Smithsonian National Kite Festival | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/28/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Presence of Jesus | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Bible Study with Christian Legal Society | 3/30/2004 | 12 | Washington College of Law | Devotion (FD) | The Chaplain was invited to do a couple of Lenten Bible Studies at the law school. For the first study, we examined the passion narratives found in the Gospel of Mark | |||
| Healing Service | 4/1/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/4/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Are You Not The Messiah | Palm Sunday. Students participated in reading a passion play. | ||
| Bible Study with Christian Legal Society | 4/6/2004 | 12 | Washington College of Law | Devotion (FD) | The second in a series of Lenten Bible studies at the law school. In this study, we focused on the passion as presented in the Gospel of John. | |||
| Innovation: The Other Six Days | 4/8/2004 | Justice (FS) | In an effort to make the connection between Christian faith and social action clearer, we created a program entitled The Other Six Days , referring to our belief that what you do on Sunday ought to have something to do with the other six days. Each month of the school year will devoted to an issue that intersects with Christian responsibility. In that month there will be an education opportunity, a service opportunity, and a worship service devoted to the topic. The idea was developed at a special meeting in April of the UMSA devoted to planning for the coming year. | |||||
| Healing Service (Maundy Thursday) | 4/8/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: If You Know These Things | |||
| Good Friday | 4/9/2004 | 2pm | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Behold Your King | ||||
| Easter Sunrise | 4/11/2004 | 6:30 | Kay Steps | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Sunrise | Sunrise service held on steps of Kay | ||
| Easter Dinner | 4/11/2004 | 15 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Ecumenical potluck dinner with members of the Catholic community | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/11/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Whom Are You Looking For? | Easter Sunday worship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 4/13/2004 | 21 | SIS Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Rat Race | Screening of Rat Race . A finals-time, papers-due stress buster. Snacks and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 4/15/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/18/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Without a Doubt | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 4/22/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Innovation: Instant Messenger ID | 4/25/2004 | Administrative | Created AOL Instant Messenger ID for community: AUMethodists . The IM is used to post announcements and other information in away messages and in the profile | |||||
| Sunday Worship | 4/25/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Enter the City | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| UMSA Elections | 4/25/2004 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Fellowship (FR) | Elections for UMSA officers were conducted during worship on ballots that were placed in the collection plate. The races were all uncontested but the opportunity for write-ins was provided on the ballot. Elected for the 2004-2005 Academic Year were: Erica Benjamin ( 05), President; Lindsey Triplett ( 06), Vice-President; Jesse Marsden ( 07), Treasurer; Lara Hogan ( 07), Secretary. Lindsey Kerr ( 06) would succeed Laura Peck as Social Justice Coordinator. Velda Jones would graduate and be succeeded by Jeff McAleer as Fellowship of Sound Coordinator. | Justin Peck would be appointed Freshman Representative in the fall. | ||
| Eat at Joe s | 4/25/2004 | 8 pm | House of Joe Eldridge | Fellowship (FR) | We intended to gather at the home of Joe Eldridge, but due to a miscommunication (he forgot) we had a cookout at my apartment downtown. | We changed the Sunday from the last Sunday to the second-to-last in order to allow more people to attend without fear of losing study time. | ||
| Pancake Study Break | 4/27/2004 | 23 | McDowell Formal Lounge | Hospitality (FSh) Fellowship (FR) |
Annual/Semi-annual free pancake study break organized by the University Chaplain. | |||
| Healing Service | 4/29/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 5/2/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A Great Multitude | Weekly worship and fellowship. Senior sendoff Sunday, prayer for seniors along with gift. | ||
| New Student Orientation | 6/21/2004 | 15 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community staffed a table at New Student Orientation, distributing information about the UM-Protestant Community, offering T-shirts, free lanyards and cups, and collecting sign-ups of interested students. | |||
| New Student Orientation | 6/25/2004 | 15 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community staffed a table at New Student Orientation, distributing information about the UM-Protestant Community, offering T-shirts, free lanyards and cups, and collecting sign-ups of interested students. | |||
| New Student Orientation | 6/28/2004 | 15 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community staffed a table at New Student Orientation, distributing information about the UM-Protestant Community, offering T-shirts, free lanyards and cups, and collecting sign-ups of interested students. | |||
| New Student Orientation | 7/9/2004 | 15 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community staffed a table at New Student Orientation, distributing information about the UM-Protestant Community, offering T-shirts, free lanyards and cups, and collecting sign-ups of interested students. | |||
| New Student Orientation | 7/12/2004 | 15 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community staffed a table at New Student Orientation, distributing information about the UM-Protestant Community, offering T-shirts, free lanyards and cups, and collecting sign-ups of interested students. | |||
| New Student Orientation | 7/16/2004 | 15 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community staffed a table at New Student Orientation, distributing information about the UM-Protestant Community, offering T-shirts, free lanyards and cups, and collecting sign-ups of interested transfer students. | |||
| Welcome Week: Walking Tour of Monuments | 8/23/2004 | 7 pm | National Mall | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Metro to Metro Center, walk to Old Post Office Pavilion and then walking tour of monuments from Smithsonian to Lincoln Memorial, then walk to Foggy Bottom Metro | A good fellowship opportunity. A lot of walking. And it turned out that the food court at the Old Post Office Pavilion was closed. We ate at a nearby restaurant. | ||
| Welcome Week: Movie with the Methodists | 8/24/2004 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: School of Rock | Welcome week programming. Screening of School of Rock with discussion following. Free pizza and refreshments provided. | ||
| Welcome Week: Wesleyan Wiffleball | 8/25/2004 | 16 | Main Quad | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Pick-up sports and snacks on the quad | |||
| Welcome Week: Beach Party | 8/26/2004 | 16 | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | Beach party on the Kay Quad, co-sponsored by the Jewish community. We had a sand box, inflatable swimming pool, and lots of beverages. | Though attendance was light at this beach party and consisted mainly of returning students, one transfer told me that she had heard a lot about our welcome week activities. So, even if few freshmen were able to attend, it was clear they knew about our community and our welcome week events. | JSA, CSA | |
| Healing Service | 8/26/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service. | This service was held during Welcome Week to provide a worship opportunity during the freshmen s first week at AU | ||
| Welcome Week: S mores with s Methodists | 8/27/2004 | 22 | Kay Steps | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
We lit a fire in a grill and made S mores. A very popular event to end welcome week with. | |||
| Personnel: Angela Harris, Pastoral Intern | 8/28/2004 | Beginning in Fall 2004 we welcomed Angela Harris as our new pastoral intern from Wesley Seminary. Angela is a native of Tennessee and brings with her a passion for the arts and the connections between artistic creativity and faith. Angela was the overwhelming choice of the students and the chaplain who met with candidates in the spring of 2004. She succeeded Scott Manning as pastoral intern. | ||||||
| Sunday Worship | 8/29/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Time Out | Weekly worship and fellowship. First worship service of the 2004-2005 academic year. | Attendance is always low on the first Sunday of the year due to competition with The Capital Steps comedy troupe which always performs at 7:30 pm on the first Sunday of the year. | |
| Healing Service | 9/2/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Hike at Great Falls | 9/4/2004 | 12 | Great Falls, MD | Fellowship (FR) | We traveled to Great Falls, MD via AUTO van to hike the Billy Goat trail. Pizza afterward. | |||
| Innovation: Student Preachers at Healing Service | 9/5/2004 | Worship (FC) | In the days of the old Protestant Community, there were often student speakers who were part of the regular worship. This had been done to create involvement but also because many of the students preferred listening to one of their own rather than a chaplain. That practice had fallen off by the end of 2002 and was not made a regular part of the reconstituted United Methodist-Protestant Community. However, we decided to offer the opportunity to students to preach at the healing service starting in the fall of 2004. | |||||
| Interfaith Volleyball | 9/5/2004 | 14 | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | An interfaith volleyball tournament among the United Methodist, Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim communities in the Bender Arena. | ECM, BSF, MSA | ||
| Sunday Worship | 9/5/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Vessels of Clay | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 9/7/2004 | 21 | Hughes Formal Lounge | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Mystic River | Screening of Mystic River followed by discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | This was the first of a maddening series of events where A/V showed up late, or with the wrong video player, or both. It seemed that every month something would go wrong with A/V. It would lead us eventually to purchase our own DVD player. | |
| Student Activities Fair | 9/8/2004 | 12 | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | The UMSA tabled at AU s annual club fair distributing information, bottled water, and flaming cupcakes . | |||
| Healing Service | 9/9/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Baseball Outing to Camden Yards | 9/10/2004 | 17 | Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Yankees vs. Orioles | We traveled by bus to Camden Yards to see the Orioles play the NY Yankees. Friday nights are $5 student nights. | Initially, we planned to take AUTO vans to Baltimore, but obtaining the right number of drivers proved difficult. Ultimately, we decided that renting a school bus made more sense as we could all travel together, increasing fellowship, and not having to coordinate 4 vans would be one less thing for the chaplain to stress over. The bus was well worth the cost. (Orioles 14, Yankees 8) | |
| September 11th Commemoration | 9/11/2004 | 19 | Tenley Campus | Worship (FC) | The Chaplain was invited to give a reflection at the September 11th Commemoration on the Tenley Campus. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/12/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Eating with Sinners | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Bible Study with Christian Legal Society | 9/14/2004 | 12 | Washington College of Law | Devotion (FD) | The Bible and Democracy | The Chaplain was invited to lead a Bible study at the Washington College of Law. The discussion was about Biblical support for democracy | ||
| Social Justice Outing to Sojourners Magazine | 9/15/2004 | 9:15 | Sojourners Magazine | Justice (FS) Devotion (FD) |
As part of The Other Six Days social justice program, we led an outing to Sojourners Magazine, a faith-based social justice organization devoted to the conversation of faith, culture, and politics. | A small turnout, probably due to the time, but still an important event to kick off the first month of our new social justice program. | ||
| Student Activities Fair | 9/15/2004 | 12 | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | Our annual participation in the university s Student Activities Fair. The UMSA had a table distributing brochures, lanyards, t-shirts, cups, and bottles of water | |||
| Healing Service | 9/16/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Fall Retreat | 9/17/2004 | 18 | Rev. Eldridge s Cabin, Shenandoah | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Our annual fall retreat to University Chaplain Joe Eldridge s cabin in the Shenandoah. We drove down to the Shenandoah for a time of fellowship, reflection, and relaxation and returned by Saturday evening. | Unlike the previous year, we had a number of freshman participants in this year s retreat. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 9/19/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Loaves and Fishes | The Other Six Days: Hunger. | ||
| United Methodist Accreditation | 9/20/2004 | 14:30 | President s Office Building | Connectional | A team from the University Senate met with a group of students to examine AU s accreditation with The United Methodist Church. The team investigated the university s academic integrity in addition to its Church-relatedness | |||
| Feed the Quad | 9/21/2004 | 11 | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | Our annual good will free picnic and cookout was held on the main quad as our main hospitality event of the fall. We gave out 200 hamburgers, 96 veggie burgers, 96 hot dogs, and an array of snacks and soft drinks. | Because of University risk-management rules, the event is categorized as a private event, prohibiting us from advertising to the campus at large. Promotion was done within the UM-Protestant community and by word of mouth. And of course, once the grills are lit, people always show up. | ||
| Healing Service | 9/23/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Feed the City | 9/24/2004 | 16 | Kay Lounge, Downtown Washington | Justice (FS) | The UMSA distributed sandwiches and other food to the homeless of the downtown area. Sandwiches were prepared in the Kay Lounge from 4pm to 6pm and distributed downtown after that. Over 100 meals consisting of a sandwich (peanut butter (and jelly) or baloney and cheese), a piece fo fruit, and abottle of water were put together in a remarkably fast time. At 6pm ten of us traveled to Dupont Circle, Farragut Square, and Farragut Square. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/26/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A Great Chasm | Preacher, Carolyn Seaton, Episcopal Lay Chaplain | ||
| Healing Service | 9/30/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/3/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Singing the Lord s Song | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 10/5/2004 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: Casablanca | Screening of the film Casablanca with discussion following. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 10/7/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Knitting Group | 10/10/2004 | 4:40 pm | Wesley Seminary | Fellowship (FR) | Pastoral intern Angela Harris started a knitting group that meets every Sunday afternoon. At the group people knit or learn to knit, and have an opportunity to share in fellowship | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/10/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Welfare of the City | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 10/14/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Fall Outing | 10/16/2004 | 12 | Centreville, Virginia | Fellowship (FR) | An outing to Cox Farms in Centreville, Virginia for hayrides, mountain slides, rope swings, barn tours, and baby animals. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/17/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Building a Foundation | The Other Six Days: Homelessness | ||
| Speaker: National Coalition for the Homeless | 10/20/2004 | 6:30 pm | Kay Chapel | Justice (FS) | Street Sense Speakers Bureau | As part of The Other Six Days social justice program, the United Methodist Community presented the National Coalition for the Homeless Street Sense Speakers Bureau. A pizza dinner was followed by a discussion with homeless and formerly homeless persons as they shared their experiences. | ||
| Healing Service | 10/21/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/24/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Righteousness and Self-Righteousness | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 10/28/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/31/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Lutheran Chaplain, Rev. Tom Omholt, preacher. | |||
| Healing Service | 11/4/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| United Methodist Student Movement: Northeast Jurisdiction | 11/5/2004 | Wesley Seminary | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
The UMSM held its annual fall retreat November 7-9, 2003 at Wesley Seminary. Students both participated in NEJ and hosted participants in their dorms | ||||
| Name This Fish! | 11/7/2004 | We held a contest to name the fish that was our mascot on our T-shirts. By a wide margin, students picked the name Wes (short for Wesley). The winner of the contest, Michael Wagner ( 08), received his own Betta fish and bowl. Other entrants were Alvin , Oscar , and Schaef . | ||||||
| Sunday Worship | 11/7/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Simple Answers | Weekly worship and fellowship. During our worship, Colin Mattoon became a member of The United Methodist Church on confession of faith. | A letter was mailed to GBHEM informing them of Colin s entry into membership. | |
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 11/9/2004 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Saved! | Screening of the film Saved! with discussion following. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Veterans Day Remembrance Day Service | 11/11/2004 | 12:45 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | We held a service of remembrance for those U.S. servicemen and -women who died in the War in Iraq. The service consisted of a brief reflection and a reading of the names of all those who died in the war. | |||
| Healing Service | 11/11/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Social Justice Outing to Calvary Women s Shelter | 11/12/2004 | 18 | Calvary Women s Shelter | Justice (FS) | As part of The Other Six Days social justice program, the UM Community prepared and served dinner at Calvary Women s Shelter. We cooked the dinner at Kay and delivered the food to the women of the shelter. Only six people could deliver the food to the shelter because of shelter rules. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/14/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Peaceable Kingdom | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Kay Interfaith Council | 11/16/2004 | 8:30 pm | Kay Basement | Justice (FS) Fellowship (FR) |
Regular meeting of the Kay Interfaith Council | |||
| Healing Service | 11/18/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Dinner and a Movie | 11/19/2004 | 19 | Armands, Wisconsin 4000 | Fellowship (FR) | Movie: The Incredibles | Fellowship outing on the town. Dinner at Armand s Pizza followed by a screening of The Incredibles | ||
| Sunday Worship | 11/21/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Healer of Galilee | The Other Six Days: AIDS | ||
| Thanksgiving Dinner | 11/21/2004 | 8 pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Once again, Rev. Tom Omholt and his wife provided us with a Thanksgiving dinner following our Sunday evening worship. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/28/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Advent I. Angela Harris, pastoral intern, preaching | |||
| Table Talk | 12/2/2004 | 12 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Table Talk: The AIDS Pandemic: Diagnosis and Prognosis | As part of our The Other Six Days Program, we promoted a table talk sponsored by the Office of the University Chaplain on AIDS. Speakers were Christina Arnold, Director of Project Hope International; Jody Olson, Deputy Director of the Peace Corps; and David Stanton, Chief of the Technical Leadership & Research Division of the HIV/AIDS Office of USAID. | ||
| Healing Service | 12/2/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/5/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Highways in the Wilderness | Advent II | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 12/7/2004 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Elf | Screening of the film Elf with optional discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 12/9/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/12/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Patience | Advent III | ||
| Healing Service | 12/16/2004 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Spiritual Therapy Through Chocolate | 12/17/2004 | 12 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | From December 17, 20, and 21st, The Chaplain tabled for about 4 hours a day in the Mary Graydon center offering free chocolates to stressed out college students in the throes of final exams. | |||
| Hypothetical Christmas Party | 12/17/2004 | 21 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Our annual Christmas party with refreshments, decorations, music, and a White Elephant gift exchange. (see 12/12/03 for explanation of hypothetical ) | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/19/2004 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Immanuel | Advent IV | ||
| Sunday Worship | 1/9/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: By Water and the Spirit | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 1/11/2005 | 21 | SIS Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark | Screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark followed by discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Interfaith Service of Remembrance and Reflection, Tsunami | 1/12/2005 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | The interfaith community gathered in remembrance of the victims of the Tsunami in Southeast Asia. Each community read a sacred text, offered a meditation, and lit a candle in remembrance. Lindsey Kerr offered the meditation on behalf of the UM/Protestant Community. | |||
| Beach Party | 1/13/2005 | 20 | Bender Arena | Fellowship (FR) | A winter reprise of our Welcome Week beach party. Volleyball, wiffleball, etc. The event was a nice idea but there were scheduling issues with the gym and only one person showed up. | |||
| Healing Service | 1/13/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service. This service was dedicated to the victims of the Tsunami in Southeast Asia. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 1/16/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Lamb of God | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 1/20/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 1/23/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Casting the Nets Wide | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Alternative Spring Break Meeting | 1/27/2005 | 19 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Interest meeting for those interested in participating in our second Alternative Spring Break trip to the Cherokee Nation in North Carolina | |||
| Healing Service | 1/27/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 1/30/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Matthew 5:1-12 | Pastoral Intern, Angela Harris, preaching | ||
| Social Justice Outing to American History Museum | 2/1/2005 | 13 | National Mall | Justice (FS) | As part of our The Other Six Days Program we visited the National Museum of American History to hear a program called Lift Your Voices a program about slave music during slavery. The program was presented as part of the focus on the issue of racism during February 2005. | |||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 2/1/2005 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Justice (FS) Fellowship (FR) |
Movie: Glory | Screening of Glory followed by discussion. Free pizza and refreshments provided. Film was chosen as part of February s The Other Six Days focus on racism. | Film was originally scheduled for MGC 245 but audio no longer worked. | |
| Healing Service | 2/3/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Ice Skating | 2/4/2005 | 19:30 | National Mall | Fellowship (FR) | Dinner at Harry s downtown followed by ice skating on the mall. | |||
| Bible Study: The Letters of Paul | 2/6/2005 | 17 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | A Bible study exploring the writings and theology of the Apostle Paul. Continued throughout Spring and Fall 2005 and Spring 2006 | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/6/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Faith Questions | Third annual faith questions (Q&A) service (see 1/28/03) | ||
| Methodist Mardi Gras | 2/8/2005 | 20 | Chaplain s Residence | Fellowship (FR) | A Shrove Tuesday party at the Chaplain s residence with pancakes and other snacks and refreshments. | |||
| Ash Wednesday | 2/9/2005 | 11 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Ashes | Annual Ash Wednesday service for the benefit of the UM-Protestant Community and the broader AU community. | Collection donated to Bread for the City | |
| Healing Service | 2/10/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Interfaith Potluck and Pictionary | 2/13/2005 | 16:45 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | An opportunity for the groups in Kay to get together, meet each other, and have a good time. | Kay Interfaith Council | ||
| Sunday Worship | 2/13/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Freewill | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 2/17/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Social Justice Outing to Casa del Pueblo | 2/18/2005 | 15 | Casa del Pueblo UMC Community Center | Justice (FS) | As part of The Other Six Days program focus on race and reconciliation, we paired up with Casa del Pueblo, a United Methodist, multi-ethnic co0ngregation in the Columbia Heights/Mount Pleasant neighborhood. We planned to do cleaning and repairing parts of the community center. We were unable to do cleaning and repairs because the volunteer coordinator was not around but helped out with the day care which was much more fulfilling. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/20/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: No Longer Jew or Greek | The Other Six Days: Racism | ||
| Healing Service | 2/24/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Alternative Spring Break Meeting | 2/26/2005 | 21 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Continued organizational meetings for March ASB trip to Cherokee | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/27/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly worship and fellowship | |||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 3/1/2005 | 21:30 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Garden State | Screening of Garden State with discussion following. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 3/3/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Alternative Spring Break | 3/5/2005 | 7 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | Work service trip to Cherokee Nation, North Carolina. Participants traveled in rented vans to Cherokee, NC on Saturday, March 5, 2005. We stayed in a converted day care center at Cherokee UMC. We returned on Friday, March 11, 2005. | This was our second attempt at an alternative spring break. Based on the lessons learned from the previous trip, we made a number of adjustments. This second trip was as rewarding as the first and the group bonded well. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 3/6/2005 | Worship (FC) | ||||||
| Alternative Spring Break: Sunday (Acclimatization Day) | 3/6/2005 | 8 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Worship (FC) Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
United Methodist Men s breakfast. Worship services at Cherokee UMC in the morning. A hike to Mingo Falls in the afternoon. Praise and worship service in the evening followed by a presentation from Bo Taylor on Native American music and dance. | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Work Service | 3/7/2005 | 9 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | We intended to work at Cherokee Challenge, as we had the year before. When we arrived they told us they would not be there for the whole day. We returned to Cherokee UMC and cleaned up their outdoor chapel. Then we traveled downtown to see what we could find and wound up meeting with Annette Saunooke, executive assistant to the Principal Chief, and then with Principal Chief Michell Hicks himself. We also met with a woman from the Quallah Art center and with John Grant, and artist at Lift Cafe. We returned to the church for our traditional Monday night meatball dinner. | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Work Service | 3/8/2005 | 8 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | Work at Cherokee Challenge, clearing out a garage, cleaning walls, and digging a huge post hole in the mud. Following dinner, Bill Reed came to talk to us about Indian Ball | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Work Service | 3/9/2005 | 8 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | We were drafted into service at Cherokee UMC to help with a potato drop. In the evening we went to a sweat lodge at the home of Amy Walker. | The students enjoyed the potato drop more than any other work this week because we got the chance to meet so many people doing it. As with the previous year, the sweat lodge experience was incredible and many students reported it to be the highlight of the trip. | ||
| Alternative Spring Break: Free Day | 3/10/2005 | 8 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Hearing of the beauty of the Joyce Kilmer Forest, we got up early and traveled west to see this old growth forest. Then we traveled back to Cherokee to the Museum of the Cherokee Indian to see the exhibit and then had free time in town, shopping and sightseeing till about 5 pm. We also purchased tickets to the Out of the Cave art exhibit--an exhibit of contemporary Cherokee art. In the evening, Mark Grant prepared a meal of Indian Tacos for us. After dinner, we adjourned to the campfire for our closing reflection and ceremony. After the closing ceremony, we drove to Newfound Gap for the view, but were foiled by the cloud cover. | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Travel Day | 3/11/2005 | 7:30 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | We departed Cherokee UMC at 10 am and drove back to Washington, D.C. We stopped at a Cracker Barrel along the way for a final group meal. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/13/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: To Dwell In Safety | The Other Six Days: Domestic Violence | ||
| Screening of Television Pilot | 3/15/2005 | 20 | Regal Cinemas Ballston | Devotion (FD) | TV Screening: Revelations | Members of our community were invited to preview the pilot episode of the NBC series Revelations an end-times thriller starring Bill Pullman, Natasha McElhone and Mark Massee. We were given free tickets from the studio producers. A nationwide satellite teleconference followed the screening. | ||
| Healing Service | 3/17/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Dinner and a Movie | 3/18/2005 | 19 | Armands, Wisconsin 4000 | Fellowship (FR) | Movie: Robots | Dinner at Armand s Pizzeria followed by screening of the movie Robots . | ||
| Sunday Worship | 3/20/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: I Do Not Know the Man | Palm Sunday | ||
| Healing Service (Maundy Thursday) | 3/24/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: In Remembrance of Me | |||
| Good Friday | 3/25/2005 | 2pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Destroying the Temple | |||
| Easter Vigil | 3/26/2005 | 23:55 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A Great Earthquake | Easter Vigil service consisting of lighting the Christ candle from a fire, traditional readings and vigil service from Book of Worship. | This was our first ever Easter Vigil. It completed the services of the Triduum and completed our cycle that began Maundy Thursday | |
| Easter Sunrise | 3/27/2005 | 6:00 | Kay Steps | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Sunrise | Easter Sunrise service held on the front lawn and steps of the Kay Spiritual Life Center. | This service came only hours after those who had come for the Easter Vigil had gone home. Many students stayed up all night. Others, like the Chaplain, slept for an hour in his office in Kay. | |
| Sunday Worship | 3/27/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: There You Will See Him | Easter Sunday | ||
| Domestic Violence Awareness Week | 3/28/2005 | Mary Graydon | Justice (FS) | As part of our The Other Six Days Program s focus on Domestic Violence, members of the community tabled throughout the week collecting donations of cash, hygiene products, and other personal products for Calvary Women s Shelter. Students also chalked up the campus and distributed information throughout the week | ||||
| Healing Service | 3/31/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/3/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly worship and fellowship | |||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 4/5/2005 | 21:30 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Napoleon Dynamite | Screening of movie Napoleon Dynamite followed by optional discussion. free pizza and other refreshments provided. | Our continuing frustration with Audio Visual and their failure to timely provide DVD players on a regular bases, led us to purchase our own DVD player. Of course, that would be the month that the video projector itself would not work. We managed to find a TV to watch the movie on, which diminished the effect of watching the film, but not the fun. | |
| Vigil for Pope John Paul II | 4/7/2005 | 20 | Main Quad | Worship (FC) Devotion (FD) |
The Chaplain was invited to speak at at vigil held by the Roman Catholic Community in memory of John Paul II. The Chaplain read from Wesley s The Catholic Spirit . | |||
| Healing Service | 4/7/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/10/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: In the Breaking of the Bread | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Hospitality Committee Meeting | 4/12/2005 | 20 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | Interested students met to develop a hospitality related ministry for the 2005-2006 academic year | |||
| Healing Service | 4/14/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/17/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: How Long Will the Land Mourn? | The Other Six Days: Environment | ||
| Interfaith Discussion: The Abrahamic Covenant | 4/19/2005 | 16 | Justice (FS) Devotion (FD) |
Discussion: The Abrahamic Covenant: Shared Values, Shared Future | In honor of professor Akbar Ahmed, receiving the Humanitarian Award from the Chapel of the Four Chaplain, the Kay Center held a panel discussion entitled The Abrahamic Covenant: Shared Values, Shared Future . Speakers were Dr. Ahmed, Rabbi Kenneth Cohen, and UM Chaplain Rev. Schaefer. University Chaplain Joe Eldridge moderated. Dante Mattioni gave the award on behalf of the Chapel of the Four Chaplains | The Chapel of the Four Chaplains is named for four Army Chaplains of different faiths (Lt. George L. Fox, Methodist; Lt. Alexander D. Goode, Jewish; Lt. John P. Washington, Roman Catholic; and Lt. Clark V. Poling, Dutch Reformed.), who in their last hours brought comfort to those who were dying and those who would survive a torpedo attack against their ship. They even gave up their own life jackets to save the lives of others, losing theirs as their ship sank. | ||
| Healing Service | 4/21/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Tree Planting | 4/23/2005 | 8 | Beaver Creek, Maryland | Justice (FS) | As part of our The Other Six Days focus on the environment, we volunteered with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to plant trees at the Antietam watershed. We left Kay at 8 am and drove to Beaver Creek where we planted trees, learned about einvironmental issues surrounding the bay, and ate a free lunch. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/24/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: To Prepare a Place for You | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| UMSA Elections | 4/24/2005 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Fellowship (FR) | Elections for UMSA officers were conducted during worship on ballots that were placed in the collection plate. All the races but one (secretary) were uncontested but the opportunity for write-ins was provided on the ballot. Elected for the 2005-2006 Academic Year were: Lindsey Triplett ( 06), President; Jason Shippy ( 06), Vice-President (Fall); Kathryn Fekete, Vice-President (Spring) ( 06); Luke Pepper ( 07), Treasurer; Lara Hogan ( 07), Secretary. Rachel Birkhahn-Rommelfanger ( 08) would succeed Lindsey Kerr ( 06) as Social Justice Coordinator. Lindsey Kerr would succeede Jeff McAleer as Fellowship of Sound Coordinator. | Alissa Tombaugh ( 09) would be appointed Freshman Representative in the fall. Justin Peck was appointed Fellowship of Sound Co-Coordinator to become Coordinator in Spring 2006 after Lindsey Kerr s graduation. | ||
| Eat at Joe s | 4/24/2005 | 20 | House of Joe Eldridge | Fellowship (FR) | Our annual end-of-semester cookout at the home of University Chaplain Joe Eldridge. | |||
| Support Group for Graduating Seniors | 4/25/2005 | 16 | Kay Steps | Justice (FS) | The Chaplain formed a support group for graduating seniors to talk out their anxieties and concerns about graduating. The group only met once or twice before the end of the semester. | There were a handful of students who were interested, only one of whom wound up coming to meet. But the opportunity will be re-offered in 2006, probably after spring break. | ||
| Healing Service | 4/28/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Baseball Outing to RFK Stadium | 4/29/2005 | 17:30 | RFK Stadium, DC | Fellowship (FR) | Mets v. Nationals | As study break outing to RFK Stadium to see the new Washington Nationals play the New York Mets. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 5/1/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: To an Unknown God | Senior Recognition Sunday | ||
| Baccalaureate | 5/7/2005 | 12:45 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A Land I Will Show You | A baccalaureate service for graduating seniors and their families. | The university had not had a baccalaureate in some years, so we decided to offer one for the community. We were not able to get it listed in the graduation events materials in time and did some advertising around campus. Attendance was good considering. | |
| Commencement | 5/8/2005 | 13:30 | Bender Arena | Devotion (FD) | University Chaplain Joe Eldridge asked me to give the invocation at the College of Arts and Sciences commencement | |||
| Commencement (Law School) | 5/22/2005 | 10 | Bender Arena | Devotion (FD) | University Chaplain Joe Eldridge asked me to give the invocation at the commencement for the Washington College of Law | |||
| New Student Orientation | 6/24/2005 | 15 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community staffed a table at New Student Orientation, distributing information about the UM-Protestant Community, offering T-shirts, free lanyards and cups, and collecting sign-ups of interested students. | |||
| New Student Orientation | 6/28/2005 | 15 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community staffed a table at New Student Orientation, distributing information about the UM-Protestant Community, offering T-shirts, free lanyards and cups, and collecting sign-ups of interested students. | |||
| New Student Orientation | 7/8/2005 | 15 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community staffed a table at New Student Orientation, distributing information about the UM-Protestant Community, offering T-shirts, free lanyards and cups, and collecting sign-ups of interested students. | |||
| New Student Orientation | 7/12/2005 | 15 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community staffed a table at New Student Orientation, distributing information about the UM-Protestant Community, offering T-shirts, free lanyards and cups, and collecting sign-ups of interested students. | |||
| New Student Orientation | 7/15/2005 | 15 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community staffed a table at New Student Orientation, distributing information about the UM-Protestant Community, offering T-shirts, free lanyards and cups, and collecting sign-ups of interested transfer students. | |||
| Welcome Week: Movie with the Methodists | 8/22/2005 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Spider-man 2 | Welcome week programming. Screening of Spider-man 2 with discussion following. Free pizza and refreshments provided. | ||
| Welcome Week: Walking Tour of Monuments | 8/23/2005 | 19 | National Mall | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Metro to Union Station for dinner at the food court, and then walking tour of monuments from U.S. Capitol to WWII Memorial, then walk to Federal Triangle Metro. | A better success than the previous year in that we were able to get dinner more easily. Still a lot of walking, but more freshmen participation. | ||
| Welcome Week: Target Runs | 8/24/2005 | 16 | Campus to Alexandria, VA | Justice (FS) | The chaplain shuttled people back and forth to Target in Alexandria for dorm supplies, etc., leaving on the hour from Kay and from Target on the half hour. | This was a nice idea, but largely not worth it. The participants appreciated it, but as the chaplain could not really interact with more than one person at a time, it was not particularly effective in reaching out. In addition, driving through rush hour traffic from NW D.C. to Alexandria stinks. | ||
| Healing Service | 8/25/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Welcome Week: Wesleyan Wiffleball | 8/26/2005 | 18 | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | Pick-up wiffleball game on the quad | |||
| Welcome Week: S mores with s Methodists | 8/26/2005 | 22 | Kay Steps | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
We lit a fire in a grill and made S mores. A very popular event to end welcome week with. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 8/28/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Burning Bushes and Thick-Headed Disciples | First worship service of the 2005-2006 academic year | ||
| Fellowship of Sound Practice | 8/31/2005 | 8 pm | Katzen Arts Center | Worship (FC) | Weekly rehearsal and practice for the Fellowship of Sound. | |||
| Welcome Week: Beach Party | 9/1/2005 | 16 | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | Beach party on the Kay Quad, co-sponsored by the Catholic and Jewish communities. We had a sand box, inflatable swimming pool, and lots of beverages. Posters read So a Priest, a Minister, and a Rabbi walk into a Luau... Why don t you? | The Beach Party was rescheduled from 8/25/06 because of a scheduling conflict . It turned out that Kogod had double booked the quad and did not use it on the 25th. The week s delay allowed us to include the Catholic community in our plans. | JSA, CSA | |
| Healing Service | 9/1/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Baseball Outing to RFK Stadium | 9/2/2005 | 17:30 | RFK Stadium, DC | Fellowship (FR) | Phillies v. Nationals | A continuation of our welcome week festivities. An outing to RFK Stadium to see the new Washington Nationals play the Philadelphia Phillies. Even though we were no longer traveling to Camden Yards for our annual baseball outing, we rented a bus to take us to RFK--increasing opportunities for fellowship. | This time we remembered to get the driver a ticket to the game as well. | |
| Sunday Worship | 9/4/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: What Church Is | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 9/6/2005 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Million Dollar Baby | Screening of film Million Dollar Baby followed by discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Interfaith Service of Remembrance and Reflection, Hurricane Katrina | 9/7/2005 | 17 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Service of readings and reflections on Hurricane Katrina by the chaplains of the Kay Center | |||
| Social Justice Committee | 9/7/2005 | 19:30 | Kay Basement | Justice (FS) | Social Justice Coordinator Rachel Birkhahn-Rommelfanger chaired a weekly meeting for those interested in social justice issues, especially in planning The Other Six Days programming. | This committee would eventually merge its meetings with the Fundraising Committee, which shared many of the same members, and which saw itself as helping to fund our social justice activities. | ||
| Healing Service | 9/8/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Topical Bible Study | 9/9/2005 | 16 | Tavern | Devotion (FD) | Bible study examined a different topic as explored in Scripture. | Although there was interest expressed in an online poll for this kind of Bible study, attendance was low to nonexistent and was canceled after several weeks. | ||
| Hike in Rock Creek Park | 9/10/2005 | 12 | Rock Creek Park | Fellowship (FR) | We traveled to Pierce Mill in Rock Creek Park via AUTO van to hike the trails up to the equestrian center and back. | A far less strenuous and challenging hike than the previous year s climb over the Billy Goat trail. | ||
| Devotional Bible Study | 9/11/2005 | 16 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | Weekly reflection on the weekly readings from the lectionary. | Like the topical Bible study, there was interest in such a study when polled, but participants were few. This study was not officially canceled until the spring semester, but was only attended a couple of times. | ||
| Bible Study: The Letters of Paul | 9/11/2005 | 17 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | Continued from the spring semester, a systematic examination of the Pauline Epistles. The study would continue throughout the spring 2006 semester. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/11/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Hard Lessons | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Innovation: Methodist Heritage Week | 9/12/2005 | Kay Quad | Worship (FC) Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Justice (FS) Hospitality (FSh) |
A number of groups have week-long informational events: Discover Islam week, Palestinian Awareness Week, the Jewish Festival of Sukkoth, etc. It was decided that there was no reason the UM Community could not hold a week-long program of events and activities on the quad to highlight the United Methodist Heritage of American University and as a way to promote our community and activities. When arrangements for a large tent from the conference fell through, we purchased three 10 x 10 tents that we linked together in varying arrangements throughout the week where our information was displayed and activities took place. Food and drink were also provided to visitors free of charge. | Much of the programming was thrown together ad hoc, since the chaplain came up with the idea only in late August. It was a successful first run and in successive years promises to be even better. | |||
| Feed the Quad | 9/13/2005 | 11 | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | Our annual good will free picnic and cookout was held on the main quad as our main hospitality event of the fall. We gave out 200 hamburgers, 96 veggie burgers, 96 hot dogs, and an array of snacks and soft drinks. In 2005, this event took place as part of Methodist Heritage Week. | Because of University risk-management rules, the event is categorized as a private event, prohibiting us from advertising to the campus at large. Promotion was done within the UM-Protestant community and by word of mouth. And of course, once the grills are lit, people always show up. | ||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Discussion | 9/14/2005 | 14 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | Discussion: What is the Methodist Tradition? | The chaplain provided an opportunity for students to learn about Wesleyan Theology and what makes it distinct among Christian theologies, as well as to learn about The United Methodist Church in terms of its organization and structure. | ||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Discussion | 9/14/2005 | 15 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | Discussion: Methodism and Diversity | A discussion on Methodism and the value it places on diversity in the church. | ||
| Chaplain s Bible Study | 9/14/2005 | 16 | Tavern | Devotion (FD) | An in-depth examination of the Book of Revelation. This Bible Study would meet every Wednesday for the entire semester | |||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Bible Study | 9/14/2005 | 16 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | The Methodist Heritage Week version of our weekly Chaplain s Bible Study. This study focused on the hymns of the Book of Revelation and took place in the tents we had set up on the quad. | |||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Reenactment | 9/15/2005 | 14 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) Worship (FC) |
Sermon: The Scripture Way of Salvation | The chaplain dressed up as John Wesley (complete with wig) and preached Wesley s sermon The Scripture Way of Salvation . The reenactment was followed by a discussion on the theology and style of the sermon. | ||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Discussion | 9/15/2005 | 16 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | Discussion: How Methodist Is AU Anyway? | A discussion designed to help students discover the story behind AU s founding and mission, learning interesting Methodist facts about AU, and how it continues to be a United Methodist affiliated institution | ||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Potluck Dinner | 9/15/2005 | 19 | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | Instead of our regular community dinner at the Tavern, we had oiur dinner in our tent on the quad, potluck style. | Most students, not having the facilities to cook, purchased food that could be shared. | ||
| Methodist Heritage Week: UMSA Meeting | 9/15/2005 | 20 | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | Our regular weekly UMSA meeting took place in the tent following the potluck | |||
| Healing Service (Methodist Heritage Week) | 9/15/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service, conducted in the tent on the quad erected for Methodist Heritage Week. Pastoral Intern Angela Harris led the service and offered her call story as testimony and invited others to gather in small groups to share their experiences of God. | |||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Reenactment | 9/16/2005 | 11 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | A Visit from a Circuit Rider | Demonstration of the itinerant preachers who were the circuit riders of early Methodism. The chaplain dressed in colonial era garb and distributed information on those who rode circuit. | As with the demonstration of Wesley s preaching, the chaplain had a fuller understanding of what it meant to be a fool for Christ . Because of red tape, we were unable to obtain a horse, but we are dedicated to trying again in 2006. | |
| Methodist Heritage Week: Discussion | 9/16/2005 | 14 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | Discussion: Progressive Evangelicalism: Methodism and Social Justice | A discussion on the strong evangelical message of Methodism that has always found expression in social justice. | ||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Bible Study | 9/16/2005 | 16 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | Bible Study on the Poor | This was meant to be one of the topical Bible studies, with the topic being about the poor. | This study took place at the end of a long week of events and activities and it appeared that everyone--including the chaplain--was burned out. We still had to pack up the tents and get ready for our retreat to the Shenandoah. | |
| Fall Retreat | 9/16/2005 | 18 | Rev. Eldridge s Cabin, Shenandoah | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Our annual fall retreat at University Chaplain Joe Eldridge s cabin in the Shenandoah. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/18/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Faithful Teaching | Weekly worship and fellowship. The Other Six Days: Education | ||
| Healing Service | 9/22/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/25/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly worship and fellowship | |||
| Social Justice Outing to Local School | 9/27/2005 | 16 | Bethdesda, Maryland | Justice (FS) | As part of our The Other Six Days social justice program s focus on education, students volunteered at a Maryland school to spend time with children while their parents met with teachers. | |||
| Healing Service | 9/29/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Advocacy During Presidential Crisis | 10/2/2005 | Justice (FS) | In the fall 2005 semester, University President Dr. Benjamin Ladner was suspended pending an investigation into misappropriation of funds. At the initiative of UMSA President Lindsey Triplett, the UM Community organized student responses to the crisis and provided the e-mail contacts of Bishop John Schol and GBHEM General Secretary Jerome King del Pino, both ex officio members of the Board of Trustees. | Because of Bishop Schol s dedication and conscientious response, the UM community rose to some prominence within the broader AU community as one that was taking every step to use AU s church affiliation to benefit the needs of students and faculty. | ||||
| Sunday Worship | 10/2/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Grapes and Vineyards | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 10/6/2005 | 20 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Crash | Screening of the film Crash followed by discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Social Justice Film and Discussion | 10/6/2005 | 20 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Justice (FS) | Movie: Stand and Deliver | As part of our The Other Six Days social justice program, the UM Committee on Social Justice presented the film Stand and Deliver followed by a discussion on inequality in the American educational system. | ||
| Healing Service | 10/6/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Innovation: Facebook Group | 10/7/2005 | Hospitality (FSh) Fellowship (FR) |
A United Methodist Student Association group was created on Facebook.com, an online meeting place where students can post information about themselves and to share information. The group allows us the capability to post and share information about UM activities on campus. | |||||
| Sunday Worship | 10/9/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: American Idols | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 10/13/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Dinner and a Movie | 10/14/2005 | 19 | Armands, Wisconsin 4000 | Fellowship (FR) | Movie: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | We gathered at Kay and walked to Armand s pizzeria for dinner and then walked to Wisconsin Avenue theaters for a screening of Wallace and Gromit | ||
| Sunday Worship | 10/16/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Why Do You Trouble the Woman? | Weekly worship and fellowship. The Other Six Days: Women s Issues | ||
| Healing Service | 10/20/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Innovation: Community Newsletter | 10/23/2005 | A United Methodist Student Association newsletter was started. The monthly newsletter includes prayers, a calendar of events, ways to reach out to the community with our social justice committee, blurbs about other Protestant communities, and other news and reflections. | ||||||
| Sunday Worship | 10/23/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Deuteronomy 34 | Weekly worship and fellowship. Angela Harris, Pastoral Intern, preaching. | ||
| Social Justice Film and Discussion | 10/27/2005 | 20:30 | Ward 6 | Justice (FS) | Movie: The Congregation | The Social Justice Committee held a screening of the film The Congregation a documentary about First United Methodist Church of Germantown, PA, the congregation at which the Rev. Beth Stroud was an associate when she came out to her congregation as a lesbian in a committed relationship. A discussion followed. | In one scene in the documentary at an event at the National Cathedral, former UMSA President Holly Masters ( 04) can clearly be seen in a bright red sweater taking her seat at the event. | |
| Healing Service | 10/27/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/30/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Spiritual Transcripts | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Vigil for Reconciliation and Unity | 10/31/2005 | 23 | Kay Steps | Worship (FC) Devotion (FD) Justice (FS) |
The Social Justice Committee held a reconciling and unity vigil on the steps of Kay in light of pending Judicial Council decisions. Whatever the result, and however individuals felt on the underlying issues, students were invited to come and pray for the unity of the church in the midst of its struggles. | |||
| All Saints Day Service--Agape Meal | 11/1/2005 | 19:30 | Butler Board Room | Fellowship (FR) Worship (FC) |
In conjunction with the Catholic Student Association and the Episcopal Campus Ministry, we hosted an agape meal in celebration of All Saints Day. The meal included a brief liturgy and a fellowship meal. | CSA, ECM | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 11/1/2005 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith | Screening of the film Revenge of the Sith followed by discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 11/3/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Social Justice Film and Discussion | 11/4/2005 | 7:45 pm | Potomac Yards Cinema, Alexandria, VA | Justice (FS) | Movie: North Country | As part of our community s reflection on gender discrimination and the Christian response to it, we traveled to Potomac Yards, Alexandria to see the movie North Country the story of the first ever class action lawsuit for sexual harassment in the workplace. The screening was followed by a dinner and discussion at IHOP. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 11/6/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: As for Me and My Household | Weekly worship and fellowship | This service was our open service as part of Interfaith Month. Of course our services are always open, but this particular service was geared toward helping visitors learn about Protestant Christianity in general and United Methodism in particular. | |
| Letter Writing to Troops in Iraq | 11/7/2005 | Justice (FS) | With the holidays approaching, students wrote letters to soldiers serving in Iraq letting them know they were in our prayers and that we cared for them. Postage was paid for by the Chaplaincy | |||||
| Healing Service | 11/10/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Veterans Day Remembrance Day Service | 11/11/2005 | 11:15 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Name reading of all 2,000+ names of U.S. Servicemen and -women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. | |||
| Social Justice Outing to Theater | 11/11/2005 | 18:30 | Horizons Theater | Justice (FS) | Play: The Body Project | As part of our The Other Six Days program, the Social Justice Committee planned an outing to see the play The Body Project a play about body image and women. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 11/13/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A Particular Gift from God | Weekly worship and fellowship. The Other Six Days: Sexuality | ||
| Social Justice Film and Discussion | 11/15/2005 | 20 | Ward 2 | Justice (FS) | Movie: Kinsey | As part of our The Other Six Days program focus on sexuality during November, the Social Justice Committee screened the film Kinsey followed by a discussion. | ||
| Healing Service | 11/17/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Help the Homeless Walk | 11/19/2005 | 7:30 | National Mall | Justice (FS) | The United Methodist Community participated in the DC Help the Homeless walk and set up an online group through which people could make donations. | |||
| Girls Night Out | 11/19/2005 | 15 | Wesley Seminary, Cleveland Park | Fellowship (FR) | Pastoral Intern Angela Harris led an outing to All Fired Up in Cleveland Park to paint pottery and then returned to Wesley Seminary to watch a movie and eat pizza. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/20/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Hearts, Hands, and Voices | Weekly worship and fellowship. Thanksgiving Sunday service. | ||
| Thanksgiving Dinner | 11/20/2005 | 8 pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Once again, Rev. Tom Omholt and his wife provided us with a Thanksgiving dinner following our Sunday evening worship. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/27/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Advent | Weekly worship and fellowship. Advent I | ||
| Social Justice Film and Discussion | 11/29/2005 | 20 | SIS Lounge | Justice (FS) | Movie: Ghosts of Rwanda | As part of our The Other Six Days program s focus on genocide in December, the social justice committee screened the Frontline documentary Ghosts of Rwanda about the UN peacekeeping mission in the middle of the Rwandan civil war | ||
| Healing Service | 12/1/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Advent Boxes | 12/4/2005 | Justice (FS) | Members of the community filled Advent boxes with spare change and then brought them in. The money was given to Toys for Tots to buy a toy for a needy child. | |||||
| Sunday Worship | 12/4/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: What Shall I Cry? | Weekly worship and fellowship. Advent II. | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 12/6/2005 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Love Actually | Screening of the film Love Actually followed by discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments were provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 12/8/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Movie Outing | 12/9/2005 | 6:45 pm | Loew s Georgetown | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe | Outing to see The Lion, the WItch, and the Wardrobe followed by dinner and discussion at the Georgetown Café. | ||
| Pizza Party Benefit for Hurricane Relief | 12/10/2005 | 18:30 | Kay Basement | Justice (FS) | The community sponsored a pizza party fundraiser for hurricane relief. At 7:15 p.m., Lutheran Chaplain Rev. Tom Omholt joined us and shared a presentation on his church's trip to Biloxi, Mississippi in the fall. Tickets were $5.00 (all of which went to UMCOR, the UM Chaplaincy subsidized the cost of the pizza). Vegetarian and vegan options will be provided at the pizza party. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/11/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Testifying to the Light | Weekly worship and fellowship. Advent III. | ||
| Spiritual Therapy Through Chocolate | 12/15/2005 | 12 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | From December 15 through the 22nd, the chaplain tabled for about 4 hours a day in the Mary Graydon center offering free chocolates to stressed out college students in the throes of final exams. | This was the second year the chaplain did this hospitality ministry and it remains something he really enjoys doing | ||
| Healing Service | 12/15/2005 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Hypothetical Christmas Party | 12/16/2005 | 21 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Our annual Christmas party with refreshments, decorations, music, decorating ornaments, and a White Elephant gift exchange. (see 12/12/03 for explanation of hypothetical ) | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/18/2005 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A Dream of Peace | Advent IV. A service of Lessons and Carols. The final service of the semester. | Since we do not get to celebrate Christmas together, we usually make this final service in December a combination Advent/Christmas service. The first couple of carols were advent oriented, the remainder Christmas. | |
| Sunday Worship | 1/15/2006 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Listening to God | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Healing Service | 1/19/2006 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 1/22/2006 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Going to Nineveh | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Alternative Spring Break Meeting | 1/25/2006 | 22 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Interest meeting for those interested in participating in our third Alternative Spring Break trip to the Cherokee Nation in North Carolina | |||
| Healing Service | 1/26/2006 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 1/29/2006 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: In the Midst of Greatness | Bishop John Schol preached the sermon. This was the Bishop s first visit to UM worship at AU, and the first visit by any bishop in decades, perhaps as far back as the 50 s or 60 s. | ||
| Cocoa on the Quad | 2/2/2006 | 10:30 | Kay Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | UMSA handed out free cups of hot cocoa to the cold and thirsty. | |||
| Healing Service | 2/2/2006 | 11 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Ice Skating | 2/3/2006 | 5:15 pm | National Mall | Fellowship (FR) | Ice skating at the national mall, preceded by dinner at Harry s | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/5/2006 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Faith Questions | Weekly worship and fellowship, Sermon is Q&A Faith Questions sermon. | Excerpts from this sermon later appeared in the Baltimore-Washington Conference s The Connection as an article about the kinds of questions being asked by college students. | |
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 2/7/2006 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: The Constant Gardener | Screening of the film The Constant Gardener followed by discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 2/9/2006 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Fair Trade Chocolate Sales | 2/12/2006 | 11 | Mary Graydon | Justice (FS) | The UM Community purchased 60 bars of fair trade chocolate to sell around Valentine s Day and to promote our The Other Six Days focus on child labor. The bars were resold for a cost of $1.50 and used as a UMSA fundraiser for justice purposes | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/12/2006 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Simple Instructions | Sunday evening worship service | ||
| Social Justice Discussion | 2/13/2006 | 19:30 | Kay Basement | Justice (FS) | Re-Affirmation of Our Reconciling Status | Alumna and community founder Taylor Walters came to talk about the original decision to make the UM Student Fellowship a reconciling community in the late 90 s. | ||
| Innovation: Chronicle Database | 2/14/2006 | Administrative | In an effort to provide a reliable record of the Campus Ministry s accomplishments, in addition to helping the chaplain to assemble reports on the campus ministry s activities, this database (that you are now reading) was established. Furthermore, creating a record of past practices for future campus ministers would be helpful. Entries prior to the creation date were culled from old editions of the E-pistles and from the chaplain s journal. | |||||
| Table Talk | 2/15/2006 | 12 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Table Talk: Can Child Labor Ever Be Justified as a Tool of Development? | As part of our The Other Six Days Program, we promoted a table talk sponsored by the Office of the University Chaplain on Child Labor. Speakers were Kimberly Elliot of the Institute for International economics and Center for Global Development; Jean Fares of The World Bank; and Sudhanshu Joshi of the International Center on Child Labor and Education | Office of the University Chaplain | |
| Healing Service | 2/16/2006 | 11 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Pastoral Intern Angela Harris preached the sermon on Celtic Spirituality and St. Brigid | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/19/2006 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Misery of My People | Regular Sunday worship. A Sunday in The Other Six Days social justice series. | ||
| Death Penalty Forum | 2/22/2006 | 7:30 pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Justice (FS) | Death Penalty in America: A Heavy Price to Pay? | A forum in which Rev. Schaefer participated along with an anti-death penalty activist and a death penalty supporter. | Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, CASJ | |
| Table Talk | 2/23/2006 | 12 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Table Talk: Global Warming: Whose Fault? Whose Responsibility? | As part of our The Other Six Days Program, we promoted a table talk sponsored by the Office of the University Chaplain on global warming. Speakers were Robert Musil, Executive Driector of Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Patrick Michaels, Sr. Fellow in Environmental Studies, CATO Institute | Office of the University Chaplain | |
| Healing Service | 2/23/2006 | 11 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Regular Thursday night healing service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/26/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Chariots of Fire | Weekly worship and fellowship. | ||
| Methodist Mardi Gras | 2/28/2006 | 9:30 pm | Chaplain s Residence | Fellowship (FR) | A Shrove Tuesday party at the Chaplain s residence with pancakes and other snacks and refreshments. | |||
| Ash Wednesday | 3/1/2006 | 13 | Washington College of Law | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Preparation | Sponsored and organized by the Christian Legal Society of the Washington College of Law. Ecumenical service participated in by Catholic Chaplain and UM Chaplain. | ||
| Bible Study: Great Stories of the Bible | 3/1/2006 | 21:15 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | A new Bible study that focuses on the great stories of the Bible, from the Creation, to the Garden of Eden, and forward. Meets ever Wednesday at 9:15 pm following Fellowship of Sound practice. | |||
| Ash Wednesday | 3/1/2006 | 11 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Turning Around | Annual Ash Wednesday service for the benefit of the UM-Protestant Community and the broader AU community. | Collection donated to Bread for the City | |
| Sunday Worship | 3/5/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: All the Earth Is the Lord s | Weekly worship and fellowship. | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 3/7/2006 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Walk the Line | Screening of the film Walk the Line followed by discussion. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 3/7/2006 | 21:15 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Walk the Line | Screening of Walk the Line with discussion following. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Interfaith Discussion: Social Justice | 3/8/2006 | 17 | McDowell Lounge, 4th Floor Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Justice (FS) |
Kay Interfaith Council Ask the Chaplain event. Chaplains of different traditions were invited to speak about their tradition s relationship to social justice. | |||
| Interfaith Discussion: The Afterlife | 3/8/2006 | 21 | GWU, Mt. Vernon Campus | Devotion (FD) | Discussion: Life, Death, and Then What? | Fr. Gurnee, former Catholic Chaplain at AU, serving at GW, invived the UM Chaplain to participate in a panel discussion at the Mt. Vernon Campus of GWU on views of the afterlife. | ||
| Healing Service | 3/9/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service | |||
| Alternative Spring Break | 3/11/2006 | 8 am | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | Work service trip to Cherokee Nation, North Carolina. Participants traveled in rented vans to Cherokee, NC on Saturday, March 11, 2006. We stayed in a converted day care center at Cherokee UMC. Details of trip to follow in subsequent entries. We returned on Friday, March 11, 2005 | This was our third Alt Break. Much more experienced than in either of the first two, we took the lessons learned from those and applied them to this trip, which was thoroughly memorable. | ||
| Alternative Spring Break: Sunday (Acclimatization Day) | 3/12/2006 | 9 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Worship (FC) Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Sunday is the day of the trip when we acclimatize to our surroundings. We attended worship services at Cherokee UMC, drove to Mingo Falls for a hike, and attended a sweat lodge ritual at the home of Curtis and Mary Ki Kekahbah, followed by a potluck dinner there. The day was packed with spiritual lessons starting with a love-based evangelical message from Rev. Phillippi and concluding with the sweat under the leadership of Curtis. | We had never had the sweat the first day in Cherokee, usually on the Wednesday. This however, became a bonding experience for the group and set the tone for a week of fellowship. | ||
| Alternative Spring Break: Work Service | 3/13/2006 | 10 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | We met with Principal Chief Michell Hicks at 11 am and had the opportunity to learn about tribal governance, etc. After that we drove to the home of Gator, Brandi, and Dakota West to perform work service repairs to their home. Dakota has Asberger syndrome and his mother is unable to work and the house was in much need of repair. We returned in the evening to Cherokee UMC where we made a spaghetti dinner | In previous years we had worked at Cherokee Challenge. In the 2005 trip, we had the opportunity to work a potato drop and the students got a lot out of meeting members of the community. This year, working through Annette Saunooke, exec. asst. to Chief Hicks and Dinah Grant at CUMC, we identified people within the community whom we could help. | ||
| Alternative Spring Break: Work Service | 3/14/2006 | 10 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | We continued our work at the Wests home. Over these two days, we cleared the old fence and sawed it up for transport. We raked the yard, replaced a mailbox and mailbox pole, repaired planks on the deck, painted the deck, planted flowers in the flower boxes, cleaned the fireplace of oil and soot, cleared the garage and hauled trash to the dump, and replaced a door underneath the deck, and had a picnic lunch in the driveway with Dakota the young autistic boy. We got tremendous satisfaction from the work and the Wests were very appreciative. We returned to Cherokee UMC for a chili dinner. | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Work Service | 3/15/2006 | 9 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
We assisted Cherokee UMC in a potato drop, wherein we helped to distribute 40,000 pounds of potatoes to members of the community. In the evening was a community potluck followed by a presentation by tribal elder Jerry Wolf about plant use of the Cherokee (among other things). That night, we drove up to Newfound Gap to stargaze (it was very cold and we did not stay long). | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Free Day | 3/16/2006 | 10 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
We traveled downtown to the Museum of the Cherokee Indian to see the exhibit and then had free time in town, shopping and sightseeing till about 5 pm. We returned to Cherokee UMC where Mark Grant, Dinah s husband prepared a meal of Indian Tacos for us. We then adjourned to the Sequoyah fellowship hall where we made a fire and had our closing reflection and ceremony, followed by a viewing of two movies: Smoke Signals and Intolerable Cruelty | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Travel Day | 3/17/2006 | 8 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | We departed Cherokee UMC at 9 am and drove back to Washington, D.C., stopping for a lunch at Cracker Barrel (a tradition that started the year before). | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/19/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Zeal for Your House | Weekly worship and fellowship. | A handful of participants from our Alt Break trip attended Sunday worship. | |
| Healing Service | 3/23/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service | A couple of participants in our ASB trip attended this service | ||
| Dinner and a Movie | 3/24/2006 | 19 | Landmark Bethesda Cinemas | Fellowship (FR) | Movie: Thank You for Smoking | We gathered at Kay and metroed to Bethesda for dinner at Thai Corner and then walked to Landmark Bethesda theaters for a screening of Thank You For Smoking | ||
| Sunday Worship | 3/26/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Violence of Love | Weekly worship and fellowship. | Joe Eldridge had intended on preaching a sermon on Oscar Romero but had to leave because his father was critically ill and later died. The chaplain preached an Oscar Romero themed sermon in his honor and in memory of his father. | |
| Discussion on Denominations | 3/28/2006 | 19:20 | Butler Board Room | Devotion (FD) | Discussion: Are Denominations Dividing Christians? | The chaplain was invited to speak at a panel sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta sorority on denominations and whether denominations were dividing Christians. | The conversation drifted to a number of topics, including salvation and the meeting almost became an evangelical meeting. The conversation and discussion were well received and the ministry was able to make a number of new connections. | Zeta Phi Beta Sorority |
| Healing Service | 3/30/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly healing and communion service. At this service we tried something new: a group sermon. The chaplain read the text (John 3:16) and invited every member in attendance to give a reflection. After everyone had spoken, The chaplain wove them all together into the sermon that they had preached. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/2/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Glory and the Cross | Regular Sunday worship and fellowship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 4/4/2006 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Good Night and Good Luck | Screening of the film Good Night and Good Luck followed by a discussion on the themes of journalistic integrity, citizen responsibility, and the climate of fear. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 4/6/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/9/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Palms and Crosses | Palm Sunday services with liturgy of the palms and liturgy of the passion. Students read from the passion narrative according to St. Mark. | ||
| Bible Study with Christian Legal Society | 4/11/2006 | 12 | Washington College of Law | Devotion (FD) | Discussion: What Christians Believe | A Holy Week Bible study with the Christian Legal Society on what Christians believe. We reviewed four key kerygmatic texts and the Apostle s Creed along with a quote from Archbishop Oscar Romero. | These meetings with the CLS have begun to bear real fruit in that our relationship with the WCL community is getting stronger. The newly elected president suggested monthly visits to lead the Bible Study | |
| Passion Week: Open Worship | 4/12/2006 | 18 | Woods-Brown Amphitheater | Worship (FC) | As part of Passion Week, the UM Community participated in this ecumenical service that explored the themes of Holy Week. We, along with ReJOYce in Jesus, One Accord, Chi Alpha, and the Episcopal Student Fellowship, reflected on the themes of sin, sacrifice, redemption, and eucharist. The UM community reflected on sin and shared the Wesleyan hymns Tis finished the Messiah dies and O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done? | Chi Alpha, One Accord, ReJOYce in Jesus | ||
| Bible Study: Great Stories of the Bible | 4/12/2006 | 21:15 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | The Binding of Isaac | As part of our Holy Week celebration, we were joined in our regular weekly Bible study by members of the Catholic community for a study on the themes of the story of the Binding of Isaac (Genesis 22) and reflections on that story s relationship to Israel s Exile experience and Jesus death and resurrection | ||
| Kool-Aid On the Quad | 4/13/2006 | 11 | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | The UMSA provided free lemonade, Kool-aid, and other beverages while tabling with information about our Holy Week and social justice programs | |||
| Healing Service (Maundy Thursday) | 4/13/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: What Wondrous Love is This? | Our annual conversion of our Thursday Healing service into our Maundy Thursday service with Tenebrae. | ||
| Good Friday | 4/14/2006 | 14 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Looking on From a Distance | Good Friday service. | ||
| Easter Vigil | 4/16/2006 | 0 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Who Will Roll Away the Stone for Us? | Easter Vigil service. We gathered on the steps to light the Paschal Candle and processed into the church. Students read passages of scripture describing the Salvation history, followed by a sermon, and a reaffirmation of the baptismal covenant. Worship concluded with Holy Communion. After services, we gathered for fellowship and refreshments on the Kay Steps | ||
| Easter Sunrise | 4/16/2006 | 6:30 | Kay Steps | Worship (FC) | Sunrise service. | The most people we have had at a sunrise service yet. | ||
| Sunday Worship (Easter) | 4/16/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Fear Not | Easter Sunday worship. The Fellowship of Sound had a brass trio to play the opening voluntary and to play with the opening hymn. Lia Comerford played the organ for the opening and closing hymns. Amanda Shepard played the oboe with the closing hymn. | ||
| Social Holy Week: Film & Discussion | 4/17/2006 | 20 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) Justice (FS) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Changing Lanes | Screening of the film Changing Lanes followed by discussion on ethical issues portrayed in the film. | This was the kickoff event to Social Holy Week a week focusing on social justice and social holiness following holy week. | |
| GLBTA Awards Ceremony | 4/18/2006 | 17 | Mary Graydon 4 | Justice (FS) Hospitality (FSh) |
The AU United Methodist Community was awarded the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered and Allies Resource Center s Campus Excellence award, which is awarded to that community that has sought to improve the campus climate by inclusion of GLBT issues in its work. | This award was received with great enthusiasm as it revealed that our efforts to create a culture of hospitality were in some measure succeeding. | ||
| Social Holy Week: Discussion | 4/18/2006 | 20 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Panel Discussion on Coca Cola | Professor Lesley Gill spoke on her research into Coca Cola s alleged abuses in Columbia and India. She was joined by Camilo Romero, United Students Against Sweatshops, and William Mendoza, member, SINALTRAINAL union in Columbia | ||
| Worship Service for United Methodist Seminar | 4/19/2006 | 16 | United Methodist Building | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A City on a Hill Cannot Be Hid | The chaplain was invited to conduct a worship service at the General Board of Church and Society for students participating in the United Methodist Seminar program and learning about the District of Columbia. The service focused on the presence of God in the city and the ways Christians can respond to the needs of the city and to create cities on a hill that can serve as an example of Christ s love. | ||
| Social Holy Week: Discussion | 4/19/2006 | 20:30 | Mary Graydon 245 | Justice (FS) | Panel on Reconciling Churches | Panel members talked about their difficulty in finding an open community and their struggle in society and how they finally found a home in a reconciling United Methodist Church. | ||
| Table Talk | 4/20/2006 | 12 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Discussion: Animal Rights Protection at AU: Worth Paying More For? | As part of our The Other Six Days social justice program s focus on animal rights, we co-sponsored a Table Talk on the issue of animal rights. Speakers were Dr. Aysha Akhtar, Neurologist and Research Advisor at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine; and Colman McCarthy, Founder, Center for Teaching Peace | Office of the University Chaplain, AU Animal Rights Effort | |
| Healing Service | 4/20/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service | |||
| Innovation: Passing of the Peace | 4/23/2006 | Worship (FC) Hospitality (FSh) |
We realized that it can be hard for visitors or for people who come to church but have not gotten more involved to get to know other members of the community. And so, recognizing that the peace of Christ is about creating communities of wholeness/shalom, we instituted a new passing of the peace. From now on, we will greet each other with the words Peace be with you and then take the opportunity to learn something about the person we are greeting. | The ritual of the peace takes a lot longer, but everyone agreed that the energy in the sanctuary was positively charged after the sharing. | ||||
| Sunday Worship | 4/23/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: John 20:19-31 | Weekly worship and fellowship. Angela Harris, UM Pastoral Intern, preached. | ||
| Kay 40th Anniversary Celebration | 4/24/2006 | 16 | Kay Chapel, Kay Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | Our community participated in the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the Kay Spiritual Life Center. Rev. Luther Felder from GBHEM spoke as did representatives of the Catholic Church, the Jewish Community, and the Kay Family | |||
| Social Justice Film and Discussion | 4/24/2006 | 21 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Movie: Hotel Rwanda | As part of the Darfur Week of Action, the United Methodist Community co-sponsored a screening of Hotel Rwanda to raise awareness on issues of genocide | Darfur Action | |
| Social Justice Film and Discussion | 4/25/2006 | 21 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Movie: Sometime in April | As part of the Darfur Week of Action, the United Methodist Community co-sponsored a screening of Sometime in April to raise awareness on issues of genocide in Africa | Darfur Action | |
| Social Justice Discussion | 4/26/2006 | 17 | Mary Graydon 203 | Justice (FS) | Sudanese dinner and Darfur Learning Activity. Modeled on the OxFam dinners, some were assigned First World and given larger portions, others were the Sudanese government, the Janjaweed, and the refugees. At the end, all ate together and had a discussion. | AU Hillel, Darfur Action | ||
| Social Justice Outing to Save Darfur Rally | 4/30/2006 | 11:30 | Mary Graydon 203, National Mall | Participants gathered in MGC 203 to make signs and other items for the rally then traveled to the National Mall to join in the protest to save Darfur. | Darfur Action, AU Hillel | |||
| UMSA Elections | 4/30/2006 | 7 pm | Kay Chapel | Fellowship (FR) | Elections for UMSA officers were conducted during worship on ballots that were placed in the collection plate. All the races but one (secretary) were uncontested but the opportunity for write-ins was provided on the ballot. Elected for the 2006-2007 Academic Year were: Lara Hogan ( 07), President; Luke Pepper ( 08), Vice-President; Charlie Kilby ( 09), Treasurer; Justin Peck ( 08), Secretary. | Appointments: Rachel Birkhahn-Rommelfanger ( 08) would continue as Social Justice Coordinator. Justin Peck continues as Fellowship of Sound Coordinator for Fall 2006, to be succeeded by Lia Comerford in Spring 2007. Jesse Marsden ( 07), Hospitality Coordinator; Amanda Shepard ( 09), Discipleship Coordinator; Alissa Tombaugh ( 09), Worship Coordinator | ||
| Sunday Worship | 4/30/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Eye on the Sparrow | Weekly worship and fellowship. The service was a part of our The Other Six Days program and focused on Christian responsibility to animals. | ||
| Eat at Joe s | 4/30/2006 | 20 | House of Joe Eldridge | Fellowship (FR) | Our annual end-of-semester cookout at the home of University Chaplain Joe Eldridge. | |||
| Ice Cream Social | 5/2/2006 | 20:30 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
The UMSA sponsored an Ice Cream social study break during study days before finals | |||
| Support Group for Graduating Seniors | 5/3/2006 | 17 | Kay Steps | Justice (FS) | The Chaplain formed a support group for graduating seniors to talk out their anxieties and concerns about graduating. The group only met once or twice before the end of the semester. | |||
| Baseball Outing to RFK Stadium | 5/5/2006 | 17:30 | RFK Stadium, DC | Fellowship (FR) | Pirates vs. Nationals | Study break outing to RFK stadium to see the Nationals take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Students paid $5 for the tickets. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 5/7/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Shepherd and the Sheep | Weekly worship and fellowship. This was senior recognition Sunday and seniors were given farewell gifts and a special blessing. | ||
| Senior Dinner | 5/10/2006 | 20 | Dave & Buster s | Fellowship (FR) | The chaplain took the seniors out for dinner and fun at Dave & Buster s in White Flint, MD. | |||
| Baccalaureate | 5/13/2006 | 12:45 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Journeying on by Stages | A baccalaureate service for graduating seniors and their families. | The second year we offered this service for the AU Community. This time, we were able to get it listed in the graduation events materials in time and did some advertising around campus. Attendance was significantly higher and is the highest for any worship service ever conducted over 4 years. | |
| Welcome Week: Walking Tour of Monuments | 8/21/2006 | 22 | National Mall | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Drive via car and church van (MMUMC) to the FDR Memorial and then walking tour of monuments around the tidal basin to Jefferson and to WWII Memorial, then back. | An even better success than the previous years. Because of University red tape, we were not able to start the event early enough for dinner. Still a lot of walking, but much more freshmen participation. | ||
| Welcome Week: Movie with the Methodists | 8/22/2006 | 22 | SIS Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Inside Man | Welcome week programming. Screening of Inside Man . Free pizza and refreshments provided. | By far the largest Welcome Week movie crowd we have ever had. | |
| Welcome Week: Night on the Red Line | 8/23/2006 | 22 | Kay Steps | Hospitality (FSh) | Along with University Chaplain, Chi Alpha, Hillel/JSA, and the LDS, campus ministries, we provided cupcakes to students who were participating in New Student Program s Red Line event, traveling the campus to different metro stops to learn about aspects of campus life. The chaplains of Kay distributed the fixings for flaming cupcakes in honor of our chapel. The UM Community had the opportunity to distribute information about us and to sign up new students. | |||
| Healing Service | 8/24/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our first healing and communion service of the semester. | By far the highest attendance we have ever had at a welcome week healing service. The number included at least 5 new students. | ||
| Welcome Week: S mores with s Methodists | 8/25/2006 | 22 | Kay Steps | Hospitality (FSh) Fellowship (FR) |
Our annual s mores cookout on the steps of Kay. | Continuing the trend of high involvement, we had the largest number of participants we have ever had at this event, at least three times more than in previous years. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 8/27/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Fellowship (FR) |
Sermon: Will God Indeed Dwell on Earth? | Weekly worship and fellowship. | ||
| Healing Service | 8/31/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Baseball Outing to RFK Stadium | 9/2/2006 | 17:45 | RFK Stadium, DC | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Arizona Diamondbacks v. Washington Nationals | Our welcome week outing to see the Nationals take on the Diamondbacks | ||
| Sunday Worship | 9/3/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Religion of the Heart | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 9/5/2006 | 21 | SIS Lounge | Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) Fellowship (FR) |
Movie: V for Vendetta | Screening of V for Vendetta with discussion following. Free pizza and other refreshments provided | ||
| Bible Study: Great Stories of the Bible | 9/6/2006 | 21:15 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | Continuation of our Great Stories series, resuming with the Joseph cycle | |||
| Healing Service | 9/7/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service | |||
| Hike in Rock Creek Park | 9/9/2006 | 12 | Rock Creek Park | Fellowship (FR) | We traveled to Pierce Mill in Rock Creek Park via AUTO van to hike the trails up to the picnic area at Military Road and back. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/10/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Fellowship (FR) |
Sermon: The In Crowd | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Bible Study | 9/12/2006 | 17 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | Bible Study on Immigration | Social Justice Bible Study on the questions of immigration and the Christian s response to the stranger. | ||
| Feed the Quad | 9/13/2006 | 11 | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | Our annual good will free picnic and cookout was held on the main quad as our main hospitality event of the fall. We gave out 200 hamburgers, 96 veggie burgers, 96 hot dogs, and an array of snacks and soft drinks. In 2005, this event took place as part of Methodist Heritage Week. | Because of University risk-management rules, the event is categorized as a private event, prohibiting us from advertising to the campus at large. Promotion was done within the UM-Protestant community and by word of mouth. And of course, once the grills are lit, people always show up. | ||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Discussion | 9/13/2006 | 12:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) Justice (FS) |
Discussion: On Being a Reconciling Community | Social Justice Chair Rachel Birkhahn-Rommelfanger and VP Luke Pepper led a discussion on the reconciling movement and what it means for our community to be a reconciling community | ||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Discussion | 9/14/2006 | 15:30 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | Discussion: Prayer Workshop | Worship coordinator Alissa Tombaugh led a discussion on writing prayers | ||
| Healing Service (Methodist Heritage Week) | 9/14/2006 | 11:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service, conducted in the tent on the quad erected for Methodist Heritage Week. | |||
| Fall Retreat | 9/15/2006 | 18 | Rev. Eldridge s Cabin, Shenandoah | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Our annual fall retreat at University Chaplain Joe Eldridge s cabin in the Shenandoah. On Saturday, we picnicked as we drove along Skyline Drive on our return trip. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/17/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon, Bishop John Schol | Bishop John Schol joined us again for worship as conclusion to our Methodist Heritage Week. | ||
| Scholarship Lunch | 9/20/2006 | 12 | University Club | Fellowship (FR) | Lunch for scholarship winners of United Methodist undergraduate and UM Foundation scholars scholarships. | |||
| Bible Study: Great Stories of the Bible | 9/20/2006 | 21:15 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | Continuation of our Great Stories series | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/24/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Stranger in Your Gates | Weekly worship and fellowship. This service was the worship service in our The Other Six Days social justice program s focus on immigration during the month of September | ||
| Bible Study: Great Stories of the Bible | 9/27/2006 | 21:15 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | Continuation of our Great Stories series, beginning with Exodus | |||
| Healing Service | 9/28/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/1/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Whoever is not against us is for us | Regular worship and fellowship. | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 10/3/2006 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Thank You for Smoking | Screening of the film Thank You for Smoking with free pizza and discussion following. | The largest audience since we showed Bowling for Columbine in 2003. Perhaps due to greater advertising and flyering in the shuttles, perhaps due to the release date of the DVD (the same day), or the film. | |
| Bible Study: Great Stories of the Bible | 10/4/2006 | 21:15 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | Continuation of our Great Stories series, continuing with Exodus | |||
| Healing Service | 10/5/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. Jonathan Tanner, preacher. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/8/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Good and the Bad | Weekly worship and fellowship. | ||
| Healing Service | 10/12/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. This service was student led, consisting of a number of student speakers and a student led liturgy (minus the communion). | |||
| Social Justice Outing to Green Festival | 10/14/2006 | 11 | Washington Convention Center | Justice (FS) | Committee on Social Justice sponsored an outing to the Green Festival to learn more about environmental issues and ways that people of faith can participate. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/15/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Leaving It All Behind | Weekly worship and fellowship. | Though our lowest attendance so far this year, it is the highest attendance over fall break that we ve ever had. | |
| Table Talk | 10/17/2006 | 12 | Kay Basement | Justice (FS) | Table Talk: The Immigration Dilemma: Is America Still a Melting Pot? | As part of our The Other Six Days social justice program s focus on immigration, we co-sponsored a Table Talk on the issue of immigration. Speakers were Brian Goebel, Founder, Sentinel HS Group, LLC , Former Senior Policy Advisor to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department Homeland Security; and Cory Smith,Deputy Campaign Manager for Legislative Affairs Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform/ New American Opportunity Campaigne | ||
| Social Justice Lunch | 10/18/2006 | 12 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) Hospitality (FSh) |
The Committee on Social Justice sponsored a free lunch for anyone interested in learning more about the United Methodist community s involvement in issues of Social Justice. Teambuilding games were played and lunch and dessert were served. | |||
| Social Justice Discussion | 10/19/2006 | 20 | Butler Board Room | Justice (FS) Devotion (FD) |
As part of our The Other Six Days program s focus on genocide, attendees heard a speaker from Genocide Intervention Network speak about the current Genocide in Sudan and past genocides that occurred around the world. | |||
| Healing Service | 10/19/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/22/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Faith and Mystery | Weekly worship and fellowship. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 10/29/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Destroying Them Utterly | Weekly worship and fellowship. The service was part of our The Other Six Days exploration of the issue of genocide | ||
| Social Justice Discussion | 11/2/2006 | 12:00 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Table Talk: Workplace Codes of Conduct: Are They Effective? | As part of our The Other Six Days program, we cosponsored a table talk with the office of the University Chaplain based on our November theme of corporate responsibility. | Office of the University Chaplain | |
| Healing Service | 11/2/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. Pastoral Intern Jonathan Tanner brought the message | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/5/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon, Rev. Tom Omholt | Weekly worship and fellowship. Lutheran Chaplain Rev. Tom Omholt preached the sermon and co-celebrated the communion. | ||
| Taste of the Cupcake | 11/6/2006 | 20:00 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
The Kay Interfaith Council hosted an informal meeting of members of the Kay Community to share about their communities and learn from one another. | |||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 11/7/2006 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: American Dreamz | Screening of American Dreamz with free pizza and other refreshments provided and optional discussion to follow. | ||
| Social Justice Outing to Transitional Housing Services | 11/8/2006 | 5:15 pm | Silver Spring, MD | Justice (FS) | Students volunteered with children at the Transitional Housing Service s Birthday Party Program. | |||
| Healing Service | 11/9/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. Pastoral Intern Jonathan Tanner brought the message | |||
| Dinner and a Movie | 11/10/2006 | 18:30 | Armands, Regal Gallery Place | Fellowship (FR) | Movie: Little Miss Sunshine | Dinner at | ||
| Social Justice Outing to Calvary Women s Shelter | 11/11/2006 | 15:30 | Calvary Women s Shelter | Students prepared dinner for the women of Pathways shelter, part of Calvary Women s Services. | ||||
| Social Justice Outing to Dumbarton UMC | 11/12/2006 | 08:30 | Dumbarton UMC, Georgetown | Worship (FC) Justice (FS) |
A number of students traveled to Dumbarton UMC for worship and to learn about Dumbarton s journey as a reconciling congregation | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/12/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Building a House by Righteousness | Weekly worship and fellowship. The service was part of our The Other Six Days exploration of the issue of corporate responsibility. This Sunday was also Board Sunday, when members of the campus ministry board attended worship. | ||
| Table Talk | 11/16/2006 | 18:00 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) Hospitality (FSh) |
Table Talk: The Sanctuary Movement: Yesterday and Today | The Hospitality and Social Justice Committees put together a table talk on the Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s and its modern expression. Speakers who were part of that movement, particularly as it related to Dumbarton UMC s participation. | ||
| Interfaith Discussion: Life of Muhammad | 11/16/2006 | 18:30 | Butler Board Room | Justice (FS) Devotion (FD) |
Discussion: Life of Muhammad | Screening of documentary Life of Muhammad followed by breakout groups discussing impressions from a variety of interfaith perspectives | ||
| Healing Service | 11/16/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. Pastoral Intern Jonathan Tanner brought the message | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/19/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Food and Faith | Weekly worship and fellowship. Rev. Joe Eldridge preached the sermon. | ||
| Thanksgiving Dinner | 11/19/2006 | 8 pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Once again, Rev. Tom Omholt and his wife provided us with a Thanksgiving dinner following our Sunday evening worship. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/26/2006 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A Kingdom not of This World | Weekly worship and fellowship. | ||
| Film & Discussion | 11/28/2006 | 20:15 | Ward 2 | Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: The DaVinci Code | Screening of the film DaVinci Code followed by discussion on issues presented by the film, with special attention to Church history and the development of the canon | Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship | |
| Healing Service | 11/30/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. Pastoral Intern Jonathan Tanner brought the message | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/3/2006 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Kingdom of God is Near | Weekly worship and fellowship. Advent I | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 12/6/2006 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) Fellowship (FR) |
Movie: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and A Charlie Brown Christmas | Screening of Rudolph and Charlie Brown Christmas as our Christmas double-feature with discussion following. Free pizza and other refreshments provided | ||
| Healing Service | 12/7/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. Pastoral Intern Jonathan Tanner brought the message | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/10/2006 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: In the Wilderness | Weekly worship and fellowship. Advent II. | ||
| Spiritual Therapy Through Chocolate | 12/11/2006 | 12 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | From December 12 through the 18th, the chaplain tabled for about 5 hours a day in the Mary Graydon center offering free chocolates to stressed out college students in the throes of final exams. | This was the third year the chaplain did this hospitality ministry and it remains something the chaplain really enjoys doing | ||
| Hypothetical Christmas Party | 12/12/2006 | 21 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Our annual Christmas party with refreshments, decorations, music, decorating ornaments, and a White Elephant gift exchange. (see 12/12/03 for explanation of hypothetical ) | |||
| Healing Service | 12/14/2006 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. Pastoral Intern Jonathan Tanner brought the message | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/17/2006 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: God Is With Us | Advent III. A service of Lessons and Carols. The final service of the semester. Following worship, students shared a Christmas Dinner that was also a farewell dinner for students studying abroad in the spring. | Since we do not get to celebrate Christmas together, we usually make this final service in December a combination Advent/Christmas service. The first couple of carols were advent oriented, the remainder Christmas. | |
| Sunday Worship | 1/14/2007 | 7:00 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Wedding Feast | The first service of the spring semester. Regular Sunday worship and fellowship. | This was the first service in which we instituted the new Student Sharing and Meditation --an opportunity for students to share how God had been active in their lives. | |
| Healing Service | 1/18/2007 | 23:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | Ms. Angela Harris, our previous pastoral intern, gave the sermon, which was videotaped as part of her Board of Ordained Ministry requirements. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 1/21/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: One Body, Many Members | Sunday worship and fellowship. This Sunday was reconciling Sunday on which we invited guest speakers to talk about their experiences being marginalized in their life in the church and on the importance of creating spaces that are safe for all people. | ||
| Women s Group | 1/22/2007 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
A weekly meeting of young women to study scripture, support one another, and reflect upon the meaning of being a young woman of faith. | This ministry was founded as a result of the initiative of Ruth Kemmish and Patty Herold who discerned the need for place where women could meet to share their concerns and support one another | ||
| Reconciling Bible Study | 1/24/2007 | 20:30 | Kay Basement | Claiming the Name Reconciling Bible Study exploring issues of homosexuality and Christian faith. Part of the community s examination of our reconciling status and re-affirmation of that identity. | ||||
| Prayer Meeting | 1/25/2007 | 17:00 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | A bi-weekly prayer meeting wherein people share prayer concerns and then pray spontaneously for those concerns and others. | This prayer ministry was the idea of Miriam Wood and fits in well with our spiritual formation focus | ||
| Healing Service | 1/25/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 1/28/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A Prophet s Hometown | Weekly worship and fellowship | ||
| Fellowship Dinner | 1/28/2007 | 20 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Fellowship lasagna dinner following worship. | Ruth and Patty offered to cook a number of fellowship dinners throughout the semester, based on the success of the dinner following the final service of the previous semester in which we sent off those who would be studying abroad the following semester. | ||
| Men s Group | 1/30/2007 | 19:15 | Kay Basement | Fellowship (FR) | Weekly discussion and fellowship group for young men | This ministry was meant to be a particular ministry focus for our pastoral intern who wanted to start a group for men from the perspective of faith. For whatever reason, it did not get many attendees, and after several weeks it effectively folded. | ||
| Healing Service | 2/1/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/4/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Faith Question | Fifth annual faith questions (Q&A) service (see 1/28/03). Service was followed by a pizza party to watch the Super Bowl. | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 2/6/2007 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) Fellowship (FR) |
Movie: An Inconvenient Truth | Screening of An Inconvenient Truth with discussion following. Free pizza and other refreshments provided | ||
| Healing Service | 2/8/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/11/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: With One Heart: Love and Romance | Weekly worship and fellowship. First in a two-part sermon series on love and romance and their relationship to faith. | ||
| Fair Trade Chocolate Sales | 2/12/2007 | 11 | Mary Graydon | Justice (FS) | The UM Community purchased 100 bars of fair trade chocolate to sell around Valentine s Day and to promote social justice. The bars were resold for a cost of $1.50 and used as a UMSA fundraiser for justice purposes | |||
| Bible Study: Great Stories of the Bible | 2/13/2007 | 21:30 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | Continuation of Great Stories of the Bible study. Continuing where the study left off the previous semester. | |||
| Healing Service | 2/15/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/18/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: With One Heart: Love and Faith | Weekly worship and fellowship. Conclusion of two-part sermon series on love and faith. | ||
| Community Dinner | 2/18/2007 | 20 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Another home cooked fellowship dinner, prepared by Ruth Kemmish and Patty Herold as a sort of Fat Sunday dinner before Lent. | |||
| Anti-War Forum | 2/19/2007 | 17 | Kay Basement | Justice (FS) | Organizing meeting to take a stand against the War in Iraq, including letter writing, poster making, and other discussions. | This meeting was organized by students who felt that their Christian faith demanded some action in response to the impending fourth anniversary of the War in Iraq. | ||
| Methodist Mardi Gras | 2/20/2007 | 20:30 | Chaplain s Residence | Fellowship (FR) | A Shrove Tuesday party at the Chaplain s residence with pancakes and other snacks and refreshments. | |||
| Ash Wednesday | 2/21/2007 | 12 | Washington College of Law | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Preparation | Sponsored and organized by the Christian Legal Society of the Washington College of Law. | ||
| Ash Wednesday | 2/21/2007 | 17:30 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Preparation | Ecumenical service co-sponsored by AU Catholic Community | ||
| Ash Wednesday | 2/21/2007 | 11 pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Preparation | Annual Ash Wednesday service for the benefit of the UM-Protestant Community and the broader AU community. | Collection donated to Bread for the City. This was the largest Ash Wednesday attendance we have had to date. | |
| Healing Service | 2/22/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Leadership Retreat | 2/24/2007 | 11 | Camp Manidokan, Maryland | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Our spring planning retreat for those involved in leadership to develop a vision for the community for the coming year. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/25/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Blessed are the Poor | Weekly worship and fellowship. Service was one of the The Other Six Days services, on February s focus issue of poverty. | ||
| Social Justice Letter Writing | 2/25/2007 | 20 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Following worship, students wrote letters on behalf of Bread for the World in support of important anti-hunger legislation. The activity took place during our regular fellowship time following services and was a part of February s The Other Six Days focus on poverty issues. | |||
| Cocoa on the Quad | 2/27/2007 | 11 | Kay Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | UMSA handed out free cups of hot cocoa to the cold and thirsty. | |||
| Social Justice Outing to Transitional Housing Services | 2/27/2007 | 5:15 pm | Petworth, DC | Justice (FS) | Students volunteered with children at the Transitional Housing Service s Birthday Party Program. | |||
| Death Penalty Forum | 2/27/2007 | 17:45 | SIS Lounge | Justice (FS) | Discussion: Live from Death Row | The AU Chapter of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty hosted a panel discussion about the death penalty in Maryland, with special reference to two death row inmates. | ||
| Bible Study: Great Stories of the Bible | 2/27/2007 | 21:30 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study examining the great stories in the tradition | |||
| Social Justice Discussion | 2/28/2007 | 19 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | The educational event as part of our The Other Six Days focus on poverty. Participants talked about the Christian response to poverty and engaged in a number of activities to highlight economics of privilege and need. | |||
| Healing Service | 3/1/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/4/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Daughters of God: Then and Now | Weekly worship and fellowship. Sermon part of March s The Other Six Days focus on women s issues. Carolyn Seaton, Episcopal Chaplain, preaching. | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 3/6/2007 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) |
Movie: The Departed | Screening of The Departed (2006) with optional discussion following. Free pizza and other refreshments provided | ||
| Healing Service | 3/8/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Travel Day | 3/10/2007 | 8 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | Drive from Washington, D.C. to Cherokee, N.C. Pizza dinner followed by grocery run followed by opening fellowship. | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Sunday (Acclimatization Day) | 3/11/2007 | 9 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) Devotion (FD) |
Breakfast, followed by Sweat Lodge at the home of General Grant, led by his sister Amy Walker. Students participated in preparation for the lodge by collecting stones and chopping wood. The sweat was followed by a potluck dinner. We then attended the Sunday evening prayer meeting at Cherokee UMC | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Work Service | 3/12/2007 | 9 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | Work service at the home of Gator, Brandi, and Dakota West (where we had been the previous year). Installing flooring, replacing a bathroom door, and other cleaning/repairs. Followed by a spaghetti and meatball dinner at Cherokee UMC and fellowship time. | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Work Service | 3/13/2007 | 9 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | Continued work service at the Wests home. Followed by a meeting with Chief Michell Hicks. Following that, the students helped to haul four loads of firewood for the Grants for subsequent sweats they were going to have. This was followed by a cookout at the Grants and fellowship back at Cherokee UMC | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Work Service | 3/14/2007 | 9 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | Morning hike at Mingo Falls, followed by Potato Drop at Cherokee UMC. Potluck community dinner at Cherokee UMC followed by presentation from Bo Taylor, then fellowship time. | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Free Day | 3/15/2007 | 11 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | Visit to see Cherokee Dancers downtown, followed by visit to Cherokee Museum, free time around town. Taco Dinner at Cherokee UMC courtesy of Mark and Dinah Grant and final ceremonies around the fire. | |||
| Alternative Spring Break: Travel Day | 3/16/2007 | 10 | Cherokee, North Carolina | Justice (FS) | Drive from Cherokee, N.C. to Washington, D.C. with stop for final dinner together as group. | The large expenditure includes $750.00 contribution made to Cherokee UMC | ||
| Sunday Worship | 3/18/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Wilderness: Doubt | Weekly worship and fellowship. The beginning of a Lenten sermon season on Wilderness experiences. | This Sunday was our first worship after spring break and the low attendance is reflective of the number of students who were still returning. | |
| Bible Study: Great Stories of the Bible | 3/20/2007 | 21:30 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | Continuation of weekly Bible study | |||
| Social Justice Discussion | 3/22/2007 | 18 | Kay Lounge | Discussion: The Stained Glass Ceiling | Discussion about women in ministry and the experiences of three women serving the church: Rev. Vivian McCarthy (UMC), Rev. Rachel Cornwell (UMC), and Rev. Amy Butler (Calvary Baptist). | |||
| Healing Service | 3/22/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/25/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Wilderness: Failure | Weekly worship and fellowship. Continuation of Lenten sermon series on wilderness experiences. | ||
| Game Night | 3/29/2007 | 19:30 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Community members gathered for games of Scrabble, Risk, and others in the Kay Lounge for a time of fellowship. | This was an attempt to give a test run to our community night innovation for the coming year. This was the community night event following our regular UMSA planning meeting. | ||
| Healing Service | 3/29/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Social Justice Outing to Calvary Women s Shelter | 3/30/2007 | 14 | Kay Lounge, Downtown Washington | Justice (FS) | Students prepared a home-cooked meal in Kay and transported the food to Calvary Women s Shelter downtown. They served the residents dinner and joined them in the meal. | |||
| Sunday Worship (Palm Sunday) | 4/1/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The WIlderness: Death | Weekly worship and fellowship. The conclusion of the Lenten sermon series on wilderness experiences, concluding with an examination of the wilderness of death as experienced by Jesus, his disciples, and us. | Our attendance this Sunday was the highest attendance ever for a Palm Sunday service and our third highest attendance to date. | |
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 4/3/2007 | 21 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) Fellowship (FR) |
Movie: The Pursuit of Happyness | Screening of The Pursuit of Happyness with optional discussion to follow. Pizza and refreshments provided free. | Our regular discussion was cut a little short due to the screening of Glory for Passion Week which followed immediately. This tight schedule was due to the poor scheduling options for the Passion Week film. | |
| Passion Week: Movie Night | 4/3/2007 | 23 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Devotion (FD) | Movie: Glory | As part of Passion Week, an ecumenical exploration of Holy Week, the UM Community sponsored a screening of Glory with a discussion on the themes presented by the film, particularly on the issue of slavery and liberation. | Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship | |
| Passion Week: Last Supper Dinner | 4/5/2007 | 18 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) |
As part of the Christian community s Passion Week exploration of Holy Week, all the Christian communities shared a last supper catered by Lebanese Taverna and each community shared its understanding of the Eucharist. | |||
| Healing Service (Maundy Thursday) | 4/5/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Maundy Thursday communion and tenebrae service in place of our weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Good Friday | 4/6/2007 | 14 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Into the Father s Hands | Good Friday service. | ||
| Easter Vigil | 4/8/2007 | 0 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: An Idle Tale | Easter Vigil service. We gathered on the steps to light the Paschal Candle and processed into the church. Students read passages of scripture describing the Salvation history, followed by a sermon, and a reaffirmation of the baptismal covenant. Worship concluded with Holy Communion. After services, we gathered for fellowship and refreshments in the Kay Lounge. | ||
| Easter Sunrise | 4/8/2007 | 6:30 | Kay Steps | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Sunrise | |||
| Sunday Worship (Easter) | 4/8/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Looking for the Living Among the Dead | Easter Sunday weekly worship and fellowship. Service included trumpet, viola, flute, and organ as part of our Easter celebration. | ||
| Fellowship Dinner | 4/8/2007 | 20 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Following on the previous dinners success, we had an Easter dinner following worship | |||
| Discussion on Organ Donation | 4/11/2007 | 19 | Ward 2 | Devotion (FD) | Discussion: Religious Views on Organ Donation | The chaplain was invited to speak at a panel sponsored by AU Students for Organ Donation on the question of the attitudes various religions have toward organ donation. | The function of the event was to clear up the misconception that many potential donors have that their religions prohibit organ donation. | |
| Healing Service | 4/12/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. Special focus on victims of Virginia Tech massacre. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/15/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Preacher: Jonathan Tanner | Weekly worship and fellowship. | ||
| UMSA Elections | 4/15/2007 | 20 | Kay Chapel | Fellowship (FR) | Elections for UMSA officers were conducted following worship using a new method of election: open ballots. Following worship, those who were interested in running for president announced their intention and spoke briefly and then a ballot was conducted. After that, the process was repeated for vice-president and so on. During the counting of the ballots, the congregation sang hymns. Elected for the 2007-2008 Academic Year were: Laura Goodwin ( 08), President; Alyssa Tombaugh ( 09), Vice-President; Rachel Cannon ( 10), Treasurer; Katie Kraft ( 10), Secretary. | Appointments: Kristen Walling ( 10) would serve as Social Justice Coordinator along with Casey McNeill ( 08). Justin Peck ( 08)continues as Fellowship of Sound Coordinator with Lia Comerford ( 08) as Associate. Carolyn Browender ( 10), Hospitality Coordinator; Luke Pepper ( 08), Discipleship Coordinator with Daniel Potts ( 10) as Associate; Michelle Dromgold ( 10), Worship Coordinator; and Sarah Hord ( 09) as Women s Group Coordinator. | ||
| March for D.C. Voting Rights | 4/16/2007 | 13 | Foundry UMC, Pennsylvania Avenue & the Capitol | Justice (FS) | The UM Community participated in and helped to promote the Mayor s march for D.C. voting rights. Marchers who wished to demonstrate from the perspective of faith gathered at Foundry UMC and then marched to join the rest of the marchers at Freedom Plaza and after a brief rally, marched down Pennsylvania to the Capitol. | Our participation in this was based on the UMC s support for full voting rights for DC and because of the chaplain s personal commitment to the issue (as one who authored the UMC s resolution). | ||
| National Day of Silence | 4/18/2007 | 9 | Quad, Kay | Justice (FS) | The UMSA participated in the National Day of Silence to raise awareness about the discrimination and harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons. The silence period was from 9-5 with a time of reflection and sharing afterwards, including a special time of sharing for those who were addressing the issue from the perspective of faith. | AU Queers and Allies, Women s Initiative | ||
| Annual Planning Meeting | 4/19/2007 | 18:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) |
Our annual planning meeting that takes the place of our regular weekly meeting. The meeting is designed to brainstorm ideas about our missional focus for the coming year, areas of development and growth to be identified, T-shirt designs, and other fun and exciting things, including Methodist Heritage Week, based on the direction established at the planning retreat in February. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/22/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Into All the World | Weekly worship and fellowship. Worship was part of our The Other Six Days focus on Native American Issues. | ||
| Discussion on Native American Alt. Breaks | 4/22/2007 | 20 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Following worship, we conducted a discussion on lessons learned from Native American based alternative spring breaks. This was part of our April The Other Six Days focus on Native American Issues and took place during our fellowship time following services. | Office of Alternative Breaks | ||
| Vigil for Virginia Tech Massacre Victims | 4/23/2007 | 7:15 | Kay Steps, Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Justice (FS) |
The UM-Protestant Community, in partnership with the Kay Interfaith Council planned a day long vigil in memory of the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre. A memorial was set up on the Kay steps and members of the AU community were invited to bring or write letters of support or to just sit in reflection. An interfaith service was held in the chapel at 10:45pm. | This vigil was held in large measure because the only vigil held prior to that was the one the night of and it was decidedly not interfaith in nature, being an explicitly Catholic office for the dead. UM students wanted to fashion a memorial that was more inclusive of AU s diverse population. The lower attendance was due to the week s time that had passed. | Kay Interfaith Council | |
| Film & Discussion | 4/23/2007 | 20 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Justice (FS) | Movie: The Ground Truth | The UM Chaplaincy co-sponsored a screening of the film The Ground Truth about soldiers experiences in the Iraq War, concerning post-traumatic stress and treatment of veterans. | Wear Some Black | |
| Social Justice Film and Discussion | 4/26/2007 | 19:30 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Movie: Smoke Signals | As part of our The Other Six Days focus on Native American issues, we held a screening of the film Smoke Signals and had a discussion following the film. | ||
| Healing Service | 4/26/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/29/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Majoring in Christianity | Weekly worship and fellowship. | Initially, this was intended to be part of a longer sermon series on how the various majors at AU can be Christian vocations. Because of scheduling needs, it was reduced to one Sunday and focused on business (Kogod) and government (SPA) majors. | |
| Eat at Joe s | 4/29/2007 | 20 | House of Joe Eldridge | Fellowship (FR) | Our annual end-of-semester cookout at the home of University Chaplain Joe Eldridge. | |||
| Healing Service | 5/3/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 5/6/2007 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Going Forth in Love | Weekly worship and fellowship. Our Senior Farewell service | ||
| Referendum on Reconciling Status | 5/6/2007 | 20 | Kay Chapel | Justice (FS) | Following worship, members of the congregation voted to adopt a reconciling statement that reaffirmed the community s commitment to be welcoming to people of all races, ages, orientations, nationalities, classes, and statuses. The statement was adopted unanimously. | Our community had been a reconciling community since back in the late 90 s. In fact, we may very well have been the first campus ministry to be a reconciling community. It does not appear that a statement had ever been written and so it was decided that we should write a statement and in so doing reaffirm our reconciling commitment. | ||
| Support Group for Graduating Seniors | 5/9/2007 | 17 | Kay Steps | Justice (FS) | The Chaplain formed a support group for graduating seniors to talk out their anxieties and concerns about graduating. This year, while we had a higher number of participants than in years past, we only met this one time. | |||
| Senior Dinner | 5/10/2007 | 20 | Cactus Cantina, Baskin Robbins | Fellowship (FR) | The chaplain took the seniors out for dinner at Cactus Cantina followed by dessert at Baskin Robbins. | |||
| Baccalaureate | 5/12/2007 | 12:30 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon, Making a Name for Yourselves | Third Annual Baccalaureate Service | This was our third and, to date, most successful service in terms of attendance. The second year in a row that we were able to get a listing in University publications about commencement. | |
| Welcome Week: Ice Cream and Game Night | 8/19/2007 | 21 | Kay Steps, Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
We cosponsored a welcome week event with Chi Alpha beginning on the steps/lobby of the chapel with free Chi Alpha ice cream followed by the UMSA game night in the lounge for games of Apples to Apples, Monopoly, Killer Rabbits and others | The total number was higher if the crowds from the ice cream social were included. The numbers reported here are the number of people participating in the game night in the lounge | Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship | |
| Welcome Week: Movie with the Methodists | 8/20/2007 | 21 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: Superman Returns | Screening of the movie Superman Returns with discussion following. Provided pizza and other refreshments free of charge | The second co-sponsored event with Chi Alpha during welcome week. Done initially to prevent scheduling conflicts, but had added bonus of greater publicity and attendance. | Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship |
| Welcome Week: Walking Tour of Monuments | 8/21/2007 | 22 | National Mall | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Drive via car and AUTO van to the FDR Memorial and then walking tour of monuments around the tidal basin to Jefferson and to WWII Memorial, then back. | |||
| Welcome Week: Night on the Red Line | 8/22/2007 | 21 | Kay Steps | Hospitality (FSh) | Along with University Chaplain, Chi Alpha, Episcopal Campus Ministry, and ReJOYce for Jesus campus ministries, we provided cupcakes to students who were participating in New Student Program s Red Line event, traveling the campus to different metro stops to learn about aspects of campus life. The chaplains of Kay distributed the fixings for flaming cupcakes in honor of our chapel. The UM Community had the opportunity to distribute information about us and to sign up new students. | |||
| Healing Service | 8/23/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. First service of the fall semester. | |||
| Welcome Week: S mores with s Methodists | 8/24/2007 | 23 | Kay Steps | Hospitality (FSh) Fellowship (FR) |
Our annual s mores cookout on the steps of Kay. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 8/26/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Everything You Need to Know | Weekly worship in the Kay Chapel, followed by fellowship on the Kay steps. | Our first Sunday of the year and our highest first Sunday attendance to date. | |
| Kickball On the Quad | 8/29/2007 | 20 | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | Kickball, sardines, and TV tag on the quad. | Our first community night event at our regular community night time, Wednesday at 8pm. | ||
| Scripture with Fries and a Soda | 8/30/2007 | 19 | Tavern | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study in the Tavern. This week: Genesis chapters 1-3. | |||
| Healing Service | 8/30/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Girls Night In | 8/31/2007 | 20 | McDowell 618 | Fellowship (FR) | The Women s Group of the UMSA had a girls night in at which they cooked dinner, had fellowship and watched a movie. The dinner consisted of salad, spaghetti (meat and alfredo sauces), bread, and chocolate cheescake. | This was an important event to build relationships with the freshmen early. | ||
| Baseball Outing to RFK Stadium | 9/1/2007 | 17:45 | RFK Stadium, DC | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
San Francisco Giants v. Washington Nationals | Our welcome week outing to see the Nationals take on the Diamondbacks | This year, we decided not to hire the bus, as that was a great expense and with the number of trips to see a ballgame from campus, demand would be lower. Instead, we covered the cost of metro fare to and from the stadium and students paid $10 a piece for the combined $9 ticket plus $3.85 metro fare. | |
| Sunday Worship | 9/2/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Fellowship (FR) |
Sermon: Why the Atheists are Right (and Wrong) | Weekly worship and fellowship. Sermon and worship focused on the questions raised by recent atheist authors. The service also contained a commissioning of Lindsey Kerr ( 06) as a missionary to the Philippines and our community s entrance into covenant relationship with her. Worship was followed by a pizza dinner in Lindsey s honor, sponsored by her parents | Tonight was the highest regular Sunday attendance to date. | |
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 9/4/2007 | 21 | Hughes Formal Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: Children of Men | Screening of Children of Men with discussion to follow. Pizza and other refreshments provided free. | ||
| Table Talk | 9/5/2007 | 12 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Table Talk: Religion & Politics in the US: Young Evangelicals in National Politics | Discussion about Evangelicals in US politics. Event was organized by the Office of the University Chaplain. Speakers included Jared Bridges, Family Research Council and Tim Kumfer, Sojourners/Call to Renewal. | Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship | |
| Scripture with Fries and a Soda | 9/6/2007 | 19 | Tavern | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study in the Tavern. Examined the opening chapters of the Gospels of Mark and John. | |||
| Methodism 101 | 9/6/2007 | 22 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | Weekly course introducing the history, theology, beliefs, and practices of United Methodism. For those seeking to join the United Methodist Church and those who simply wish to learn more about United Methodism. | |||
| Healing Service | 9/6/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Women s Group | 9/9/2007 | 17:30 | McDowell 618 | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) |
The first regular meeting of the women s group for 2007-2008 | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/9/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: An Inconvenient Faith | As part of our The Other Six Days social justice focus on the Environment, we explored the Christian response to the environmental crisis during worship. | Tied for our all-time regular Sunday worship record to date with the previous week. | |
| Methodist Heritage Week: Bishop Oxnam Celebration | 9/10/2007 | 19:30 | SIS Lounge | Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
A presentation and celebration of the ministry and vision of Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, founder of the School of International Service. The event was co-sponsored by the School of International Service and the Office of the University Chaplain. President Neil Kerwin, Rev. Bruce Poynter, and Dean Louis Goodman spoke. Visitors from Metropolitan Memorial UMC and Wesley Theological Seminary were also in attendance. | School of International Service, Office of the University Chaplain | ||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Wesley s Water World | 9/11/2007 | 13 | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | A planned afternoon of water sports was prevented when God decided to provide water in the form of rain. | |||
| Methodist Heritage Week: September 11th Vigil | 9/11/2007 | 19 | Kay Steps | Worship (FC) | Our community organized a remembrance of the attacks of September 11, 2001 on the Kay Steps. The service consisted of prayers, hymns, and a brief reflection by University Chaplain Joe Eldridge. At the conclusion of the vigil, participants lighted their candles and walked to the Sept. 11 memorial on the quad. | Ours was the only remembrance of 9/11 on campus. | ||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Reenactment | 9/12/2007 | 14 | Kay Quad | Worship (FC) Devotion (FD) |
Sermon: The Scripture Way of Salvation | A reenactment of Wesley s preaching of Scripture Way of Salvation in our tent on the quad, followed by a discussion of the Wesleyan themes therein. | The event received some coverage in the American Today publication of the university, in addition to broader mention of Methodist Heritage Week | |
| Methodist Heritage Week: Hymn Sing | 9/12/2007 | 20 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | Students led a hymn sing in our tent on the quad | |||
| Feed the Quad | 9/13/2007 | 11 | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | Our annual good will free picnic and cookout was held on the main quad as our main hospitality event of the fall. We gave out 200 hamburgers, 96 veggie burgers, 96 hot dogs, and an array of snacks and soft drinks. In 2005, this event took place as part of Methodist Heritage Week. | This year, the distribution of food took a good deal longer than usual, resulting in a 5-1/2 hour Feed the Quad. It was still a very successful hospitality event. | ||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Bible Study | 9/13/2007 | 15 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | Reconciling Bible Study held in the tent on the quad. | |||
| Methodist Heritage Week: UMSA Meeting | 9/13/2007 | 19 | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | Our regular weekly UMSA meeting took place in the tent following the potluck | |||
| Scripture with Fries and a Soda | 9/13/2007 | 19 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | Our weekly Chaplain led Bible study held on the quad instead of in the Tavern. | Attendance was drastically down, but an edifying discussion of a Bible passage the student wanted to discuss still took place. | ||
| Methodism 101 | 9/13/2007 | 22 | Kay Quad | Devotion (FD) | Continued lessons on UM theology, history, practices and structure. This week we discussed the history of the Methodist movement and the structure of the United Methodist Church | The discussion was located in our tent for Methodist Heritage Week | ||
| Healing Service (Methodist Heritage Week) | 9/13/2007 | 23 | Kay Quad | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service, held on the quad in our tent | |||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Crafts | 9/14/2007 | 15 | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | The Women s Group led a session on craft making and made friendship bracelets. | |||
| Fall Retreat | 9/14/2007 | 18 | Rev. Eldridge s Cabin, Shenandoah | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Our annual fall retreat at University Chaplain Joe Eldridge s cabin in the Shenandoah. Breakfast in the morning was followed by a time of devotion. In the early afternoon, a number of participants went on a hike at Old Rag. | This year we had the highest number of attendees in many years, dating back to the old Protestant Community days. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 9/16/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Jesus, Wesley, and Karl--A day in the life of an AU Student | Bishop John Schol joined us again for worship as conclusion to our Methodist Heritage Week. | Our third visit with Bishop Schol in less than two years. | |
| Reconciling Bible Study | 9/17/2007 | 22:30 | Kay Basement | Devotion (FD) | Claiming the Name Reconciling Bible Study exploring issues of homosexuality and Christian faith. A reprise of the previous semester s Bible study. | |||
| Community Night Justice Event | 9/19/2007 | 20 | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) | Justice event about watersheds and water pollution. Participants constructed model watersheds and observed the way pollution affected the water flow | |||
| Scripture with Fries and a Soda | 9/20/2007 | 19 | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study in the tavern. This week, at the request of one of the participants, we explored Luke 14:26 about hating one s family for the sake of the Gospel. | ||||
| Methodism 101 | 9/20/2007 | 22 | Chaplain s Office | Devotion (FD) | Our continued class in United Methodism. In this class we looked at the Book of Discipline and Our Doctrinal Heritage covering common Christian beliefs and distinctive Wesleyan emphases. | |||
| Healing Service | 9/20/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/23/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Majoring in Christianity: The School of International Service | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. The beginning of a three-week sermon series on Christian vocation by major. | Attendance dropped drastically from the previous Sunday, which may have been due to the first round of papers/tests, etc. | |
| Reception for Keith Boykin Event | 9/26/2007 | 8:00 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) Hospitality (FSh) |
GLBTA Resource Center | |||
| Healing Service | 9/27/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/30/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Majoring in Christianity: The School of Communication | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. The continuation of the fall sermon series on Christian vocation | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 10/2/2007 | 9pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Babel | |||
| Community Dinner | 10/3/2007 | 8pm | Tavern | |||||
| Healing Service | 10/4/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. This week our healing service was an experiential worship service, allowing participants to explore different means of reflection, and worship, focusing on the theme of God s Creation and our place in it. |
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| D.C. AIDS Walk | 10/6/2007 | Justice (FS) | ||||||
| Sunday Worship | 10/7/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Majoring in Christianity: The College of Arts and Sciences | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. The final service in the fall sermon series of Christian vocation | ||
| Fall Outing | 10/10/2007 | 12 | Centreville, Virginia | Fellowship (FR) | An outing to Cox Farms in Centreville, Virginia for hayrides, mountain slides, rope swings, barn tours, and baby animals. | |||
| Community Night Event | 10/10/2007 | 8pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Global Missions Discussion | Speakers included Alycia J. Capone and Evelyn G. Erbele from the General Board of Global Ministries, and Katy Wheat, Jamie Michaels, and Rebecca Yount U2 Missionaries in Washington DC | ||
| Prayer Meeting | 10/11/2007 | 5pm | Kay Basement | Devotion (FD) | ||||
| Healing Service | 10/11/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/14/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Justice (FS) |
Sermon: Healing the Outcast | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. This service was our month s Other Six Days Worship Service: The AIDS Crisis. This weeks collection was donated to HOPE Fund. | ||
| Community Game Night | 10/17/2007 | 8pm | Kay Basement | Fellowship (FR) | Fellowship event, playing various board games. | |||
| Healing Service | 10/18/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/21/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Rev. Tom Omholt, Lutheran Chaplain spoke. Pumpkin carving and cider followed the service. | ||
| Faith and Activism Lunch Group | 10/23/2007 | 12:30pm | Kay Basement | Fellowship (FR) Justice (FS) Devotion (FD) |
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| Confronting Intolerance | 10/24/2007 | 6pm | Kay Chapel | Justice (FS) Hospitality (FSh) |
Discussion with panelists guest speakers about Islamophobia/religious intolerance, racism, and homophobia. Moderated by Rev. Schaefer. Following the dialogue a Commitment to Tolerance pact was composed and signed. | Muslim Students Association, Community Action and Social Justice Coalition | ||
| Healing Service | 10/25/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. A part of National Coming Out Week | Queers and Allies | ||
| Sunday Worship | 10/28/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Saving Grace | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Homecoming and Reformation Sunday, attended by Alumni and members of the AU Catholic community, including Father David Mott. A community Dinner followed worship | ||
| Reconciling Study Group Trip | 10/30/2007 | 6:20pm | E Street Theater | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) |
Screening of For the Bible Tells Me So | |||
| Halloween Murder Mystery Party | 10/31/2007 | 8pm | Metropolitan Memorial UM Church | Fellowship (FR) | A tradition revived from the old Protestant Community days, the party is organized by students. Participants are given roles to play and a crime to solve. Snacks and refreshments provided. | |||
| All Saints Day Vigil | 11/1/2007 | Wesley Seminary | Justice (FS) | |||||
| Healing Service | 11/1/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/4/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Remembering the Vision | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. | ||
| A Day with Kay | 11/6/2007 | 2pm | Quad, Kay | Devotion (FD) | ||||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 11/6/2007 | 9pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Little Miss Sunshine | |||
| Discipleship Bible Study on Acts | 11/6/2007 | 11pm | Mary Graydon | Devotion (FD) | ||||
| Healing Service | 11/8/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Veterans Day Memorial | 11/11/2007 | 12pm | Quad | Justice (FS) Hospitality (FSh) |
3,858 Crosses | 3,858 Crosses placed on the quad as a remembrance of the US servicemen and women who have died in Iraq. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 11/11/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Justice (FS) |
Sermon: Lording it Over One Another | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. November s Other Six Days service focusing on Christian Faith and Voting Rights. Following worship, members of DCVote came to discuss how students can advocate for DC voting rights | ||
| Native Rights and the Use of Indian Massscots | 11/14/2007 | 6:30pm | Kay Chapel | Justice (FS) | Student Advocates for Native Communities | |||
| Healing Service | 11/15/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/18/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Fellowship (FR) |
Sermon: Grateful Living | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. We celebrated our Thanksgiving service, and ate a delicious Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner following service, with 35 people in attendance. The dinner was provided by Rev. and Mrs. Omholt. | ||
| Thanksgiving Dinner | 11/18/2007 | 8 pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Once again, Rev. Tom Omholt and his wife provided us with a Thanksgiving dinner following our Sunday evening worship. | |||
| Peace Vigil | 11/19/2007 | 5pm | Ward Circle | Justice (FS) Hospitality (FSh) |
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| Sunday Worship | 11/25/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Love the Lord Your God, huh? | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Sermon by Jonathan Tanner. | ||
| Tabling in Mary Graydon | 11/27/2007 | 3pm | Mary Graydon | Justice (FS) | DC Voting Rights | |||
| Tabling in Mary Graydon | 11/28/2007 | 3pm | Mary Graydon | Justice (FS) | DC Voting Rights | |||
| Tabling in Mary Graydon | 11/29/2007 | 3pm | Mary Graydon | Justice (FS) | DC Voting Rights | |||
| Healing Service | 11/29/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Tabling in Mary Graydon | 11/30/2007 | 3pm | Mary Graydon | Justice (FS) | DC Voting Rights | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/02/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Pulling an All-Nighter for God | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. First Sunday in Advent | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 12/4/2007 | 9pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Movie: Elf | Christmas edition of our monthly movie night. Screening of Elf . | ||
| Homeless Speakers Bureau Benefit Dinner | 12/5/2007 | 8pm | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) Hospitality (FSh) |
Dinner Benefited the National Council for the Homeless | |||
| Healing Service | 12/6/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/9/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The End is Near | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Second Sunday in Advent | ||
| Spiritual Therapy Through Chocolate | 12/10/2007 | 12 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | From December 11 through the 17th, the chaplain tabled for about 5 hours a day in the Mary Graydon center offering free chocolates to stressed out college students in the throes of final exams. | This was the fourth year the chaplain did this hospitality ministry and it remains something the chaplain really enjoys doing | ||
| Christmas Party | 12/11/2007 | 9pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | ||||
| Hypothetical Christmas Party | 12/11/2007 | 21 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Our annual Christmas party with refreshments, decorations, music, decorating ornaments, and a White Elephant gift exchange. (see 12/12/03 for explanation of hypothetical ) | |||
| Healing Service | 12/13/2007 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/16/2007 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Lessons and Carols Service | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Third Sunday in Advent | ||
| Sunday Worship | 1/13/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Fellowship (FR) |
Sermon: Remembering our Baptism | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Sunday Dinner followed worship. Dinner was provided by the congregation of St. Luke s United Methodist Church | ||
| Healing Service | 1/17/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 1/20/2008 | 5:30pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Discussion on the challenges of college life and where your Christian Faith fits in. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 1/20/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Lynching Tree | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. | ||
| Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday Film and Discussion | 1/20/2008 | 8pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Baptist and Episcopalian communities | |||
| Healing Service | 1/24/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Ice Skating | 1/25/2008 | 6pm | National Mall | Dinner at Harry s downtown followed by ice skating on the mall. | ||||
| Practical Christianity | 1/27/2008 | 5:30pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Sharing your Faith discussion | |||
| Sunday Worship | 1/27/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Going Fishing | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. | ||
| Social Justice Lunch | 1/28/2008 | 12pm | Kay Basement | Devotion (FD) Justice (FS) |
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| Healing Service | 1/31/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Leadership Retreat | 2/2/2008 | 11 | Camp Manidokan, Maryland | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Our spring planning retreat for those involved in leadership to develop a vision for the community for the coming year. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/3/2008 | 5pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Faith Questions | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Super Bowl Friendly Service | An early service held for those who wished to watch the Giants-Patriots game. Given the number of New Yorkers and New Englanders on campus, this was an accommodation. However, we continued to have our regular service at 7pm. | |
| Sunday Worship | 2/3/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Faith Questions | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. | ||
| Super Bowl Watching Party | 2/3/2008 | 8pm | Kay Basement | Fellowship (FR) | Fellowship following Sunday services to watch the remainder of the Superbowl | |||
| Shrove Tuesday Pancakes | 2/5/2008 | 7:30pm | Kay Basement | Fellowship (FR) | A pancake study break to celebrate Shrove Tuesday | This event, usually held at the chaplain s home, was held on campus because of the Monthly Movie with the Methodists later that evening. | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 2/5/2008 | 9pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
3:10 to Yuma | |||
| Ash Wednesday | 2/6/2008 | 12pm | Washington College of Law | Worship (FC) | Annual service for students at Washington College of Law. | |||
| Ash Wednesday | 2/6/2008 | 11pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Justice (FS) |
The funds raised during this service went to the Heifer International Fund. | |||
| Healing Service | 2/7/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Girls Night In | 2/9/2008 | 6pm | McDowell 618 | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
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| Practical Christianity | 2/10/2008 | 5:30pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Politics and Faith discussion | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/10/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Justice (FS) |
Sermon: Living by Bread Alone | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. This worship was our Other Six Days service for the month of February, focusing on the issue of Hunger. The collection raised was given to Heifer international Fund, and attendees participated in a hunger banquet which symbolized distribution of food resources. | ||
| Trade Justice Lunches | 2/11/2008 | 12pm | Kay Basement | Justice (FS) Fellowship (FR) |
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| Community Night: Alternative Valentine s Day Party | 2/13/2008 | 8pm | Mary Graydon | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
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| Healing Service | 2/14/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 2/17/2008 | 5:30pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Love, Sex and Relationships | Two week Practical Christianity series with Melany Burrill of Dumbarton United Methodist Church. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 2/17/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Walking with Jesus through Family Conflict | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Carolyn Seaton, AU s Episcopal Chaplain preached. It was the beginning of the Lenten Sermon Series on Christian faith and different challenges in the lives of young adults. | ||
| Healing Service | 2/21/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 2/24/2008 | 5:30pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Love, Sex and Relationships | The Second in a two week Practical Christianity series with Melany Burrill of Dumbarton United Methodist Church. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 2/24/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Walking with Jesus through Depression | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. The second of the Lenten Sermon Series on Christian faith and different challenges in the lives of young adults. | ||
| Interfaith Discussion: The Afterlife | 2/26/2008 | 9pm | Davenport | Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
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| Cocoa on the Quad | 2/28/2008 | 11am | Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | ||||
| Healing Service | 2/28/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Women s Group | 3/1/2008 | 11am | McDowell 618 | Devotion (FD) | Women of the Bible | |||
| Practical Christianity | 3/2/2008 | 5:30pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Personal Holiness | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/2/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Walking with Jesus through Heartbreak | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. The final in the Lenten Sermon Series on Christian faith and different challenges in the lives of young adults. | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 3/4/2008 | 9pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Gone Baby Gone | |||
| Healing Service | 3/6/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 3/16/2008 | 5:30pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | ||||
| Sunday Worship | 3/16/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Living in Denial | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Palm Sunday Service. | ||
| Passion Week: Movie Night | 3/18/2008 | 10pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Movie: Amazing Grace | As part of Passion Week, an ecumenical exploration of Holy Week, the UM Community participated in a screening of Amazing Grace with a discussion on the themes presented by the film. | Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Passion Week | |
| Passion Week: Discussion on the Holiday of Easter | 3/19/2008 | 8pm | Kay Basement | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Interfaith discussion on the pagan origins of Easter and its Christian meanings. | Chi Alpha, AU Catholic Community, Passion Week Organizers |
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| Passion Week: Open Worship | 3/20/2008 | 15:30 | Woods-Brown Amphitheater | Worship (FC) | Our ecumenical worship service as part of the Christian community s Passion Week exploration of Holy Week. | |||
| Passion Week: Last Supper Dinner | 3/20/2008 | 18 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) Fellowship (FR) |
As part of the Christian community s Passion Week exploration of Holy Week, all the Christian communities shared a last supper catered by Lebanese Taverna and each community shared its understanding of the Eucharist. | |||
| Screening of testimony from the Winter Soldier | 3/20/2008 | 8pm | McKinley 108 | Justice (FS) | Patriots for Peace | |||
| Healing Service-Maundy Thursday | 3/20/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: As He Has Loved Us | Our annual Tenebrae Service in celebration of Maundy Thursday. | ||
| Good Friday | 3/21/2008 | 2pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Destroying the Temple | |||
| Passion Week: Prayer Service | 3/21/2008 | 10pm | Kay Chapel | Devotion (FD) | ||||
| Easter Vigil | 3/22/2008 | 11:55pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Ahead of Us to Galilee | |||
| Easter Sunrise | 3/23/2008 | 6:30am | Kay Steps, Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon Sunrise | |||
| Practical Christianity | 3/23/2008 | 5:30pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Cancelled for Easter. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/23/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: With Fear and Great Joy | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Easter Sunday Service. | ||
| Easter Dinner | 3/23/2008 | 8pm | Kay Basement | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Dinner of home cooked meal and take out for Easter Dinner following worship. | |||
| Scripture with Fries and a Soda | 3/27/2008 | 7pm | Tavern | Devotion (FD) | The Epistle to the Romans | |||
| Healing Service | 3/27/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Knitting Group | 3/28/2008 | 7pm | McDowell 618 | Fellowship (FR) | ||||
| Practical Christianity | 3/30/2008 | 5:30pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Finding Resurrection in Everyday Life | |||
| Sunday Worship | 3/30/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Justice (FS) |
Sermon: We Can and We Can t | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Pastoral intern Jonathan Tanner preached. This Sunday was our Social Justice Worship service for the month, focusing on Corporate Responsibility | ||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 4/1/2008 | 9pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
The Kite Runner | Screening of the film The Kite Runner with optional discussion to follow. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Visioning Process | 4/2/2008 | 7pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Discussion of our Mission Statement and a vision for the years ahead. | |||
| Healing Service | 4/3/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 4/6/2008 | 5:30pm | North Bethesda UMC | Devotion (FD) Justice (FS) |
Screening of For the Bible Tells Me So | the Practical Christianity group took a trip to North Bethesda United Methodist church to attend a screening of For the Bible Tells Me So . | ||
| Sunday Worship | 4/6/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Right in Front of Our Eyes | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. | ||
| Women s Group: Take Back the Night | 4/8/2008 | 7:45pm | Kay Chapel | Justice (FS) | The Women s group participated in the University s Take Back the Night. The Chaplaincy supported Take Back the Night by providing chaplain coverage for students who needed to talk or counseling during the evening s events. | |||
| Burma Awareness Week: Screening of the film Beyond Rangoon | 4/9/2008 | 8:15pm | Kay Basement | Justice (FS) | Film: Beyond Rangoon | A film about a woman traveling in Burma who becomes caught up in the struggle for freedom. | Student Campaign for Burma | |
| Healing Service | 4/10/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 4/13/2008 | 5:30pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) Justice (FS) |
Simple Living | Discussion of simple living and reducing our consumerism, with guests from Wesley Seminary. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 4/13/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Justice (FS) |
Sermon: Discipleship 101 | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Today s service also included a hunger banquet/Agape Meal. | ||
| Quad Sitting | 4/16/2008 | 1pm | Quad | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
A ministry of fellowship and hospitality, the Chaplaincy provided blankets for sitting on the quad, extension cords for laptops, and free snacks and sodas. | |||
| Social Justice Film and Discussion | 4/16/2008 | 8pm | Kay Lounge | Justice (FS) Devotion (FD) |
Screening of Sicko | An event for April s Other Six Days theme of healthcare. | ||
| Healing Service | 4/17/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 4/20/2008 | 5:30pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) Justice (FS) |
Final Practical Christianity. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 4/20/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Justice (FS) |
Sermon: A Balm in Gilead | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Our final Social Justice Sunday of the year focusing on health care. |
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| UMSA Elections | 4/20/2008 | 8pm | Kay Chapel | Fellowship (FR) | Elections for UMSA officers were conducted following worship by balloting. President: Alissa Tombaugh (Dec 08), Vice-President: Katie Kraft ( 10), Treasurer: Carolyn Browender, Secretary: Kurt Karandy ( 11). The following have been appointed: Kristen Walling ( 10) Social Justice Coordinator, Kurt Karandy ( 11) Social Justice Co-Coordinator, Carolyn Capern ( 11) and Miriam Wood (Dec 08) Worship Coordinators, Rachel Cannon ( 10) Fellowship of Sound Coordinator, Liz Zito ( 11) Associate Fellowship of Sound Coordinator, Carolyn Browender, Outreach to Alumni and Study-Abroad Students | Elections will occur again in December as Alissa will be graduating and Katie will be going abroad in the spring. | ||
| Senior Support Group | 4/23/2008 | 4pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | The Chaplain formed a support group for graduating seniors to talk out their anxieties and concerns about graduating. The group only met once or twice before the end of the semester. | |||
| Healing Service | 4/24/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| National Day of Silence | 4/25/2008 | 9 | Quad, Kay | Justice (FS) | The UMSA participated in the National Day of Silence to raise awareness about the discrimination and harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons. The silence period was from 9-5 with a time of reflection and sharing afterwards, including a special time of sharing for those who were addressing the issue from the perspective of faith. | AU Queers and Allies, Women s Initiative, AU Hillel, Episcopal Campus Fellowship | ||
| UMSA Planning Meeting | 4/27/2008 | 4pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | ||||
| Sunday Worship | 4/27/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The God We Know | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. | ||
| Eat at Joe s | 4/27/2008 | 8 pm | House of Joe Eldridge | Fellowship (FR) | A long standing tradition. After services on the final Sunday of the year, we gathered at the home of University Chaplain Joe Eldridge for our end-of-semester cookout. | |||
| Study Lounge | 4/29/2008 | 10am | Kay Lounge | Hospitality (FSh) | The UM Community in partnership with Hillel and the university chaplain, created a study space in the Kay Lounge for students to use during finals. It was stocked with snacks and other refreshments. | AU Hillel | ||
| Pancake Study Break | 4/29/2008 | 11 pm | Kay Lounge | Hospitality (FSh) | Interfaith staff of the Kay Spiritual Life Center prepared pancakes and provided juice and other beverages to students during the study days. | AU Hillel | ||
| Senior Support Group | 4/30/2008 | 4pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | The Chaplain formed a support group for graduating seniors to talk out their anxieties and concerns about graduating. | |||
| Healing Service | 5/1/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly service of prayer, communion, and healing. | |||
| Study Break Outing to Nationals Game | 5/2/2008 | 5pm | Kay Steps, Nationals Stadium | Fellowship (FR) | Outing to Nats game as study break during finals | Very cheap $5 tickets. | ||
| Sunday Worship: Senior Farewell and New Member | 5/4/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Stay Here in This City | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. During this service we said good-bye to our 14 graduating seniors. Additionally, we welcomed Miriam Wood as a new member of the United Methodist Church. Rachel Birkhahn-Rommelfanger sponsored Miriam in her membership, and members of Wesley Seminary visited to show their support. | ||
| Senior Farewell | 5/4/2008 | 8pm | Kay Steps | Fellowship (FR) | Cookout after our Senior Farewell service. | We usually have the Eat at Joe s cookout on the second to last Sunday figuring that students will be too busy with exams on the last Sunday. But realizing that students probably want to linger to say goodbye to the seniors, and that we have a grill, we decided to have a cookout following services on the steps. | ||
| Senior Dinner | 5/6/2008 | 20 | Buca di Beppo, Larry s Homemade Ice Cream | Fellowship (FR) | The chaplain took the seniors out for dinner at Buca di Beppo followed by dessert at Larry s Homemade Ice Cream. | |||
| Senior Dinner | 5/8/2008 | 20 | MeiWah | Fellowship (FR) | The chaplain took the seniors out for dinner at MeiWah. | There was such a large group of graduates this year that we needed to have two separate dinners. | ||
| Baccalaureate | 5/10/2008 | 12:30 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Clay in a Potter s Hands | Fourth Annual Baccalaureate Service | This was our fourth service to date. Attendance dropped slightly, but the service was still successful. The third year in a row that we were able to get a listing in University publications about commencement. | |
| Summer Movie Outing | 5/26/2008 | 19:00 | Uptown Theater | Fellowship (FR) | Movie: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Memorial Day cookout and movie outing for AU participants in Student Forum and students still in town for summer | ||
| Summer Bible Study | 6/3/2008 | 6:30 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study and fellowship dinner. | This was the first regular programming that we have offered in the summer since summer 2003. It turned out to be a big success, with a solid regular attendance. We began with the book of Daniel in honor of Daniel Potts who injured himself in a bike accident the week before. | ||
| Summer Bible Study | 6/10/2008 | 6:30 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study and fellowship dinner. | |||
| Summer Bible Study | 6/19/2008 | 6:30 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study and fellowship dinner. | |||
| Summer Bible Study | 6/26/2008 | 6:30 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study and fellowship dinner. | |||
| Summer Bible Study | 6/30/2008 | 6:30 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study and fellowship dinner. | |||
| Summer Bible Study | 7/10/2008 | 6:30 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study and fellowship dinner. | |||
| Summer Bible Study | 7/17/2008 | 6:30 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study and fellowship dinner. (James) | |||
| Summer Bible Study | 7/24/2008 | 6:30 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study and fellowship dinner. (James) | |||
| Summer Bible Study | 7/29/2008 | 6:30 pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Weekly Bible study and fellowship dinner. (James) | |||
| Welcome Week: Ice Cream and Game Night | 8/17/2008 | 21 | Kay Steps, Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
We cosponsored a welcome week event with Chi Alpha beginning on the steps/lobby of the chapel with free Chi Alpha ice cream followed by the UMSA game night in the lounge for games of Apples to Apples, Monopoly, Killer Rabbits and others | The total number was higher if the crowds from the ice cream social were included. The numbers reported here are the number of people participating in the game night in the lounge | Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship | |
| Welcome Week: Stump the Chaplains Game | 8/19/2008 | 21 | Kay Chapel | Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
A Discover Kay interfaith event set up in the style of a Jeopardy game in which Rabbi Cohen, Fr. Mott, Rev. Schaefer, and Rev. Godzwa answered questions about Kay and each other s religions. | |||
| Welcome Week: Movie with the Methodists | 8/19/2008 | 23 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Movie: Juno | Screening of the movie Juno . Provided pizza and other refreshments free of charge | Our highest attended Welcome Week movie night ever. Metropolitan Memorial UMC contributed the funds for the pizza. | |
| Welcome Week: Quad After Dark | 8/20/2008 | 20:30 | Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | Along with University Chaplain, Chi Alpha, Hillel/JSA, and the LDS, campus ministries, we provided cupcakes to students who were participating in New Student Program s Quad After Dark event. The chaplains of Kay distributed the fixings for flaming cupcakes in honor of our chapel. The UM Community had the opportunity to distribute information about us and to sign up new students. | |||
| Healing Service | 8/21/2008 | 23:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | The first of our weekly Healing Services, held during Welcome Week. | This was the highest attendance for a Welcome Week healing service that we ve ever had. Previous high: 14. | ||
| Welcome Week: S mores with s Methodists | 8/22/2008 | 23 | Kay Steps | Hospitality (FSh) Fellowship (FR) |
Our annual s mores cookout on the steps of Kay. | This was our largest crowd at S mores, ever. Perhaps due to advertising, perhaps due to the oversize freshman class. We ran out of marshmallows about an hour in, but sizable crowds remained for fellowship. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 8/24/2008 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Among the Reeds of the River | Our weekly worship and fellowship. The first Sunday service of the 2008-2009 academic year. | ||
| Welcome Week: Beach Party | 8/27/2008 | 16 | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | Beach party on the Kay Quad, co-sponsored by the Jewish community. We had a sand box, inflatable swimming pool, and lots of beverages. | Attendance was light due to weather but was a fairly successful event given the looming rain. | JSA | |
| Healing Service | 8/28/2008 | 23:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly healing, communion, and prayer service. | |||
| Simple Living Group | 8/29/2008 | 16:30 | Kay Basement | Devotion (FD) Justice (FS) |
A meeting of persons interested in attempting to live more sustainably and simply as an expression of Christian stewardship and faithful community. | |||
| Hike in Rock Creek Park | 8/30/2008 | 12 | Rock Creek Park | Fellowship (FR) | We traveled to Pierce Mill in Rock Creek Park via AUTO van to hike the trails up to the picnic area at Military Road and back. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 8/31/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | The resumption of our Practical Christianity discussion/study group. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 8/31/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Sand | Our weekly worship and fellowship. | This worship was followed by a free cookout on the Kay Steps. | |
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 9/2/2008 | 9pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Charlie Wilson s War | Screening of the film Charlie Wilson s War with optional discussion to follow. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 9/4/2008 | 23:00 | Kay Chapel | Hospitality (FSh) Worship (FC) |
Weekly Communion and Healing Service | |||
| Practical Christianity | 9/7/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Our weekly discussion group. Topic: What is faith? | |||
| Sunday Worship | 9/7/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Whatever You Ask | Our weekly worship and fellowship. | This worship was followed by a free dinner provided by Metropolitan Memorial UMC | |
| Community Dinner | 9/11/2008 | 8pm | Tavern | Fellowship (FR) | The resumption of our community dinner tradition following the UMSA meeting | |||
| Healing Service | 9/11/2008 | 23:00 | Worship (FC) | Weekly Communion and Healing Service. Service was modified to be a more interfaith service in commemoration of the September 11th attacks. | ||||
| Practical Christianity | 9/14/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Everything Is Spiritual | Screening and discussion of Rob Bell s film Everything is Spiritual . This was the first in a series of discussions on finding spirituality in everyday life. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 9/14/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Loving Your Neighbor | Weekly worship and fellowship. This Sunday was our The Other Six Days Sunday and we explored the issue of Gentrification and the Christian response thereto. | ||
| Feed the Quad | 9/16/2008 | 11 | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | Our annual good will free picnic and cookout was held on the main quad as our main hospitality event of the fall. We gave out 200 hamburgers, 96 veggie burgers, 96 hot dogs, and an array of snacks and soft drinks. In 2005, this event took place as part of Methodist Heritage Week. | |||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Reenactment | 9/18/2008 | 13 | Kay Quad | Worship (FC) Devotion (FD) |
Sermon: The Catholic Spirit | A reenactment of Wesley s preaching of The Catholic Spirit in our tent on the quad, followed by a discussion of the Wesleyan themes therein. | The event received some coverage in the American Today publication of the university, in addition to broader mention of Methodist Heritage Week | |
| Methodist Heritage Week: UMSA Meeting | 9/18/2008 | 19 | Kay Quad | Fellowship (FR) | Our regular weekly UMSA meeting took place in the tent following the potluck | |||
| Methodist Heritage Week: Social Justice Film | 9/18/2008 | 20:15 | Butler Conference Room | Devotion (FD) Justice (FS) |
Movie: Chocolate City | As part of Methodist Heritage Week and our community s social justice focus on gentrification during September, we held a screening of Chocolate City about gentrification in D.C. | ||
| Healing Service (Methodist Heritage Week) | 9/18/2008 | 23 | Kay Quad | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service, held on the quad in our tent | |||
| Fall Retreat | 9/19/2008 | 6 pm | Rev. Eldridge s Cabin, Shenandoah | Fellowship (FR) | Annual community retreat to the Shenandoah. Fellowship time in the evening Friday. Saturday morning, breakfast, and hike at White Oak Canyon with time of devotion and reflection | |||
| Practical Christianity | 9/21/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Everything Is Spiritual | This was the continuation of a series of discussions on finding spirituality in everyday life. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 9/21/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Wade into the Water | Weekly worship and fellowship. Bishop John Schol delivered the message as the conclusion to our Methodist Heritage Week celebration | ||
| Healing Service | 9/25/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 9/28/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Spirituality and Reason | This continuation of a series of discussions on finding spirituality in everyday life paralleled the sermon series on the Seven Words. This discussion talked about science, evolution, and faith. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 9/28/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Evolution | Weekly worship and fellowship. Rev. Schaefer began a sermon series entitled The Seven Words You Can t Say in Church . | ||
| Healing Service | 10/2/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Social Justice Film and Discussion | 10/4/2008 | 18 | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Justice (FS) | Movie: For the Bible Tells Me So | As part of the community s Reconciling Weekend, we screened the film For the Bible Tells Me So . A discussion followed. | ||
| Practical Christianity | 10/5/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | The Spirituality of Tolerance | This continuation of a series of discussions on finding spirituality in everyday life paralleled the sermon series on the Seven Words. This discussion talked about inclusiveness, tolerance, sexuality, and faith. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 10/5/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: (Christian) Intolerance | Weekly worship and fellowship. Rev. Schaefer continued his sermon series entitled The Seven Words You Can t Say in Church . | This service was our Reconciling Service for fall 2008 | |
| Social Justice Speaker | 10/6/2008 | 20 | University Club | Justice (FS) | Judy Shepard | The UMSA co-sponsored a Kennedy Political Union event wherein Judy Shepard, whose son Matthew was murdered in a hate crime, spoke on issues of hatred and bigotry | KPU, GLBTA Resource Center | |
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 10/7/2008 | 9pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
The American President | Screening of the film The American President with optional discussion to follow. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 10/9/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Fall Outing | 10/11/2008 | 12 | Poolesville, MD | Fellowship (FR) | An outing to Homestead Farms in Poolesville, MD for hayrides, baby animals, and apple picking. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 10/12/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | This continuation of a series of discussions on finding spirituality in everyday life paralleled the sermon series on the Seven Words. This discussion talked about abortion, faith and difficult political questions. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/12/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Abortion | Weekly worship and fellowship. Rev. Schaefer continued his sermon series entitled The Seven Words You Can t Say in Church . | ||
| Healing Service | 10/16/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Women s Group Outing | 10/18/2008 | 11:30 | National Mall | Fellowship (FR) | The UMSA women s group had a picnic on the mall that was pot luck. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 10/19/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | This continuation of a series of discussions on finding spirituality in everyday life paralleled the sermon series on the Seven Words. This discussion talked sexuality. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 10/19/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Gift of Sexuality | Weekly worship and fellowship. The sermon series entitled The Seven Words You Can t Say in Church was continued by Rev. Dr. Charlie Parker from Metropolitan Memorial UMC who preached on word #4 sex . | ||
| Social Justice Outing to WIN Rally | 10/23/2008 | 18 | St. Cyprian the Comforter Catholic Church | Justice (FS) | Students participated in a Washington Interfaith Network accountability meeting and rally with city leaders about affordable housing. | This meeting took the place of the weekly UMSA meeting. | ||
| Healing Service | 10/23/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 10/26/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Faith and Politics | This continuation of a series of discussions on finding spirituality in everyday life paralleled the sermon series on the Seven Words. This discussion talked faith and politics. | ||
| Sunday Worship: Homecoming and New Member | 10/26/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Politics | Weekly worship and fellowship. Rev. Schaefer continued his sermon series entitled The Seven Words You Can t Say in Church . Carrie Johnson joined the United Methodist Church on profession of faith during the service. | This was also our homecoming/alumni weekend service. A free dinner followed worship. | |
| Fellowship Dinner | 10/26/2008 | 20 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Fellowship chili dinner following our homecoming worship. | One of our most successful fellowship dinners to date with record attendance. | ||
| Halloween Murder Mystery Party | 10/28/2008 | 22:45 | Metropolitan Memorial UM Church | Fellowship (FR) | A tradition revived from the old Protestant Community days, the party is organized by students. Participants are given roles to play and a crime to solve. Snacks and refreshments provided. | |||
| Social Holy Week: Discussion | 10/29/2008 | 18:30 | Kay Chapel | Justice (FS) | Panel Discussion on Abortion | Linda Bales from the General Board of Church and Society led a discussion on the United Methodist position on abortion in light of the Social Principles. | ||
| Healing Service | 10/30/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 11/2/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Faith and Death | This continuation of a series of discussions on finding spirituality in everyday life paralleled the sermon series on the Seven Words. This discussion talked about faith and death. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 11/2/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Death | Weekly worship and fellowship. Rev. Schaefer continued his sermon series entitled The Seven Words You Can t Say in Church . | ||
| Healing Service | 11/6/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service. This service was set up as a service of experiential worship. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 11/9/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Faith and the Feminine | This continuation of a series of discussions on finding spirituality in everyday life paralleled the sermon series on the Seven Words. This discussion talked issues of God and the feminine. Rev. Carol Armstrong-Moore from Chevy Chase UMC helped to lead the discussion. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 11/9/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: She | Weekly worship and fellowship. Rev. Schaefer concluded his sermon series entitled The Seven Words You Can t Say in Church . | During the course of this service, an exploration of God and the feminine, the feminine pronoun for God was used exclusively | |
| Veterans Day Memorial | 11/11/2008 | 0 | Quad | Justice (FS) Hospitality (FSh) |
4,200 Crosses | 4,200 Crosses placed on the quad as a remembrance of the US servicemen and women who have died in Iraq. Signs explaining the vigil and listing all the names of the dead were put at either end of the vigil. | The crosses were put together on Thursday 11/6 and Sunday 11/9 but were not finished in time to be set up on Sunday. We set them up on the quad on Monday and took them down on Wednesday. | |
| Support Group for Graduating Seniors | 11/11/2008 | 17 | Kay Basement | Hospitality (FSh) Fellowship (FR) |
The Chaplain formed a support group for graduating seniors to talk out their anxieties and concerns about graduating. We had a number of seniors graduating early in December and there was a request for such a group from a number of the graduates. We would meet for the next 4 weeks or so. | |||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 11/11/2008 | 9pm | SIS Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Stop-Loss | Screening of the film Stop-Loss with optional discussion to follow. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | We moved the night of the MMM from the first Tuesday of the month to the second Tuesday because of the conflict with Election Night coverage. We tied the film into a Veterans Day theme and reflection on the war. | |
| Healing Service | 11/13/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 11/16/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | This continuation of a series of discussions on finding spirituality in everyday life. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/16/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Preacher, Rev. Tom Omholt | Weekly worship and fellowship. Lutheran Chaplain Rev. Tom Omholt brought the sermon | ||
| Social Justice Discussion | 11/19/2008 | 20 | Mary Graydon 203 | Justice (FS) | Consumerism and Sustainability | As part of our The Other Six Days reflection on consumerism, the UMSA co-sponsored a workshop on consumerism and sustainability, providing information on how to live environmentally responsibly in the dorms, consumerism during the holidays, and making your own cleaning supplies. In addition, there was a clothing swap. | EcoSense | |
| College Event at Foundry UMC | 11/20/2008 | 18 | Foundry UMC | Devotion (FD) | UMSA students participated in an event at Foundry UMC on majority white institutions and historically black colleges. Students from Howard University also participated. | This event took the place of the regular weekly UMSA meeting | ||
| Healing Service | 11/20/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service. | Michelle Dromgold joined the United Methodist Church on transfer from Messiah Lutheran in Rochester, NY | ||
| Help the Homeless Walk | 11/22/2008 | 8 | National Mall | Justice (FS) | UMSA students participated in and raised money for the Help the Homeless Walk | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/23/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Our Power and Might | Weekly worship and fellowship. Thanksgiving Sunday services, followed by Thanksgiving Dinner provided by St. Luke s Lutheran Church | ||
| Thanksgiving Dinner | 11/23/2008 | 8 pm | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) |
Once again, Rev. Tom Omholt, his wife, and the congregation of St. Paul s Lutheran provided us with a Thanksgiving dinner following our Sunday evening worship. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 11/30/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: That Day or Hour | Weekly worship and fellowship. | ||
| Hospitality Committee Meeting | 12/1/2008 | 17 | Kay Basement | Hospitality (FSh) | The Hospitality Brigade met to make cookies for care packages to distribute to students the following Sunday at worship and to be delivered to others living off campus | |||
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 12/2/2008 | 9pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
Wall-E | Screening of the film Wall-E with optional discussion to follow. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 12/4/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service. | |||
| Practical Christianity | 12/7/2008 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | This continuation of a series of discussions on finding spirituality in everyday life. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 12/7/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: A Messenger Ahead of You | Weekly worship and fellowship. | ||
| UMSA Elections | 12/7/2008 | 8pm | Kay Chapel | Fellowship (FR) | Special Elections for UMSA officers were conducted following worship by balloting. President: Katie Kraft ( 09), Vice-President: Desirae Lewis ( 10), Treasurer: Kathleen Kimball ( 11). | These elections were necessitated by the graduation of Alissa Tombaugh (president), Carolyn Browender (treasurer) going abroad, and the vacancy left when Katie Kraft (vp) was elected president. | ||
| Spiritual Therapy Through Chocolate | 12/8/2008 | 12 | Mary Graydon | Hospitality (FSh) | From December 8 through the 15th, the chaplain tabled for about 5 hours a day in the Mary Graydon center offering free chocolates to stressed out college students in the throes of final exams. | This was the fifth year he did this hospitality ministry and it remains something he really enjoys doing, as well as an opportunity to serve literally hundreds of people in a simple gesture of hospitality | ||
| Senior Dinner | 12/8/2008 | 20 | Lebanese Taverna | Fellowship (FR) | The chaplain took the seniors out for dinner at Lebanese Taverna. | This was by far the largest group of December graduates we d ever had, necessitating a graduates dinner in the fall semester for the first time. | ||
| Hypothetical Christmas Party | 12/9/2008 | 21 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Our annual Christmas party with refreshments, decorations, music, decorating ornaments, and a White Elephant gift exchange. (see 12/12/03 for explanation of hypothetical ) | |||
| Healing Service | 12/11/2008 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Our weekly communion and healing service. | The lighting software in the chapel failed and the entire service was conducted by candlelight and by a string of white bulbed Christmas lights running down the aisle. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 12/14/2008 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Best of All /Lessons and Carols Service | Weekly worship and fellowship. Third Sunday in Advent. | ||
| Sunday Worship | 1/11/2009 | 19:00 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Diving Right In | Weekly worship and fellowship. | Considering 8 students graduated in December and another 6 went abroad, 29 people in worship was a very solid showing for the first Sunday of the semester. | |
| Healing Service | 1/15/2009 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly healing and communion service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 1/18/2009 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Inaugurating the Kingdom | Weekly worship and fellowship | Fellowship was provided by Metropolitan Memorial UMC as a soup and salad dinner | |
| Healing Service | 1/22/2009 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service | |||
| Practical Christianity | 1/25/2009 | 17:30 | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Weekly student led reflection on faith and its application | |||
| Sunday Worship | 1/25/2009 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Jesus Added You As a Friend | Weekly worship and fellowship | This was the beginning of a three-part sermon series entitled It s just like Facebook, only real. | |
| Healing Service | 1/29/2009 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly prayer and communion service | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/1/2009 | 5pm | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Faith Questions | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. Super Bowl Friendly Service | An early service held for those who wished to watch the Steelers-Cardinals game. Given the popularity of the Superbowl, this was an accommodation. However, we continued to have our regular service at 7pm. | |
| Sunday Worship | 2/1/2009 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Faith Questions | Sunday evening worship and fellowship. | Our 1,000th entry in the Chronicle! | |
| Monthly Movie with the Methodists | 2/3/2009 | 9pm | Gianni Lounge (MGC 200) | Fellowship (FR) Hospitality (FSh) Devotion (FD) |
On The Waterfront | Screening of the film On the Waterfront with optional discussion to follow. Free pizza and other refreshments provided. | ||
| Healing Service | 2/5/2009 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly communion and healing service | |||
| Practical Christianity | 2/8/2009 | 5:30pm | Kay Lounge | Devotion (FD) | Beginning of series on end times and apocalyptic thought in Christian faith using Dr. Craig Hill s book In God s Time . | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/8/2009 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: Update Your Status: What Are You Doing Right Now | Weekly worship and fellowship | This was the continuation of a three-part sermon series entitled It s just like Facebook, only real. | |
| Social Justice Discussion | 2/11/2009 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Justice (FS) | Discussion: Public Education in the District of Columbia | As part of our The Other Six Days social justice program, Mary Levy from the Washington Lawyer s Committee for Civil Rights came to lead a discussion on the state of education in DC | ||
| Healing Service | 2/12/2009 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: The Faith of Abraham Lincoln | Our regular healing and communion service with special attention paid to the evangelical themes in Lincoln s Second Inaugural and Gettysburg Addresses in honor of Lincoln s 200th Birthday. | ||
| Cocoa on the Quad | 2/13/2009 | 11 | Main Quad | Hospitality (FSh) | Members of the community handed out free cups of hot chocolate to students on the quad. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/15/2009 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Sermon: I'm in a Relationship with God. It s Complicated. | Weekly worship and fellowship | This was the conclusion of a three-part sermon series entitled It s just like Facebook, only real. | |
| Scarf-Making for the Homeless | 2/15/2009 | 20 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) Justice (FS) |
In partnership with the Muslim Student Association, the United Methodist Student Association made fleece scarves to be donated to the homeless. The scarf making took place during our regular weekly fellowship after worship. | Muslim Student Association | ||
| Healing Service | 2/19/2009 | 23 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) | Weekly healing and communion service | |||
| Innovation: Funds Received Online | 2/20/2009 | Administrative | Finalized arrangements with Vanco Services to receive donations electronically through the website at www.aumethodists.org/support/donation.html. This process will be less expensive than the previous arrangement with Network for Good and will provide for quicker transaction turnaround. It will also allow supporters to create regular programs of giving. | |||||
| Leadership Retreat | 2/21/2009 | 9 | Camp Manidokan, Maryland | Fellowship (FR) Devotion (FD) |
Our spring planning retreat for those involved in leadership to develop a vision for the community for the coming year. | |||
| Sunday Worship | 2/22/2009 | 19 | Kay Chapel | Worship (FC) Justice (FS) |
Sermon: Take and Read | Weekly worship service. As part of our monthly The Other Six Days focus, Rev. Schaefer preached a sermon on literacy entitled Take and Read . | ||
| Fellowship Dinner | 2/22/2009 | 20 | Kay Lounge | Fellowship (FR) | Fellowship chili dinner following our Sunday worship. Provided for by Metropolitan Memorial UMC | |||
| Methodist Mardi Gras | 2/24/2009 | 21 | Chaplain s Residence | Fellowship (FR) | A Shrove Tuesday party at the Chaplain's residence with pancakes and other snacks and refreshments. |
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