Communications Down
Since the middle of June, we've been experiencing communications
problems with our telephone service. We hope to have this
rectified by the beginning of the school year. It is best not to
leave a message on our land line. Instead, listen to the
instructions on the answering message and telephone Chap. Riegel at his
cell phone.
Welcome Week Activities
The Lutheran Campus Ministry announces its welcome week activities to
kick off the 2010/2011 academic year.
Worship
First Sunday (Sunday before classes begin), we'll hold mass at 7:00 pm
and compline at 9:00 pm. Between there will be a time of food
& fellowship.
Every weekday throughout the first week of classes, we'll pray sext (10
min. midday prayer) at 12:00 n and compline (15 min. night prayer) at
9:45 pm.
Then, on the 2nd Sunday (Sunday after classes begin), we'll have mass
with the "Blessing of the Brain Mass" at 7:00 pm and compline at 9:00 pm.
You might want to make a special effort to attend the "Blessing of the
Brains." During the service, there will be special prayers for
the start of the school year and an opportunity for you to come forward
and get your brains blessed. Why not start praying now for a good
semester? Why wait until final exams to seek Divine assistance?
You ask: What's mass? What's compline? What's sext?
These are old words. Mass is one of the old terms used by
Lutherans at the time of the Reformation (16th century) for what is
sometimes called "the service of holy communion" or "the eucharistic
worship service" or "the service of the Sacrament of the Altar."
It features preaching and the sacramental meal of the faith. Sext
and compline are short prayer services which were created in a monastic
tradition which dates back 1500 years.
Fellowship
Lemonade Stand: stop by the Chapel porch for a refreshing glass of ice
cold lemonade. This will be held the first Monday and Tuesday of class,
10:00 am - 5:00 pm. The lemonade is free...no forms, no
commitments...just lemonade.
Nightly Ten-Chow: The first week of class, we'll have ten-chow (chow at
10:00 pm) right after each weeknight compline.
Scavenger Hunt: Tuesday of the first week we'll hold our third annual
scavenger hunt. If you are new to campus, you'll discover and explore
some things that might become favorites of the Morgantown experience.
If you are a campus vet, you'll still be challenged. Oh, did we
mention that there will be a bonfire at the end of it?
Band Camp Luncheon: pride members and friends, don't worry about
packing a lunch for one of the days of band camp...we'll bring it to
you. Day still to be determined.
Study Hall
The lounge (located in the lower level) will be open (as much as
possible) during the day. There are large tables for spreading out
projects, WiFi, and a kitchen for prepping snacks and meals.
HSC Luncheon Update
HSC Luncheon is an
opportunity to gather informally for lunch in the HSC Cafeteria.
We meet Thursdays at 12:00 noon in the HSC
Cafeteria.
Look for us at a table in the far corner from the
entrance. These luncheons are open to faculty, staff,
students, and anyone else that happens to be at the HSC.
Chaplain to Go on Sabbatical
Chap. Riegel will be on a three month sabbatical beginning Sept. 4 and
ending Dec. 4. During the sabbatical, regular campus ministry
activities will be maintained through the cooperative efforts of a
student leadership team, volunteers from St. Paul Lutheran Church, the
Lutheran Campus Foundation Board of Directors, and several local
clergy. Pastoral oversight and care will be covered by Pr. Brian
Bennett (St. Paul Lutheran Church, Morgantown). Riegel will be
completing his thesis while on sabbitcal. He plans to spend some
time at St. Augustine's House, a Lutheran Benedictine priory, and at
Gettysburg Seminary.
Lutheran Monastery Reaches Out to Collegians & Seminarians
St. Augustine's House, the only Lutheran monastery in the USA is
issuing a special invitation to collegians and seminarians to visit
"for a time (whether long or short) of formation in the life of
prayer." For more information about St. Augustine's House, visit
http://www.StAugustinesHouse.org
or speak with Chap. Riegel.
eMail List
In the never ending quest to improve communications, we're switching
our e-mail announcements to Yahoo! Groups. With this "list-serve"
system, we hope to provide a convenient way for you to receive up to
date information about the Lutheran Campus Ministry at WVU. This
is an announcements-only service. Only posts sent from the
LCM@WVU
office will be sent. We promise that there will be no chain
letters, inspirational spams, or jokes sent via this service.
Signing up is easy (and so is unsubscribing). Just fill in the
box and hit [return]. If you would like more information about
service,
click here. Oh, you don't
have to be a Yahoo! member to take advantage of this service.
A Fan Page on FaceBook®
We've added a "fan page" on facebook.
We're not sure how well it will do, but we're giving it a shot.
By clicking
here,
you can visit the site and decide if you would like to "become a
fan." If this develops the way we hope it does, this "fan page"
will become an important place to get information and share ideas about
the LCM@WVU.
This addition augments are previous developments on facebook.
Facebook groups have been started for
LSM@WVU
(our university recognized student group),
Lutheran
Campus Ministry Alumni/ae,
Schola
Cantorum (our early sacred music ensemble), and the
Lutheran
Disaster Response Collegiate Corps. A full list of all our
associated facebook groups can be found at the
fan page.
If you are on facebook, feel free to join up.
Remember, whenever you see
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access pages on facebook related to the article.
Meet the Chaplain
If you are on FaceBook, click the badge to meet Chap. Riegel.
"Support" Pages On-Line
In an effort to make easier for you to
support the LCM@WVU, we've now upgraded to allow supporters to make
donations using any one of four major credit cards. There is much
more
to supporting the LCM@WVU. The thematic design of our support
webpages
provides a way for your to navigate through the options and perhaps
discover things you had not even considered. Although the
redesign is
not
complete,
you can check out the substantial progress at...
Supporting LCM@WVU
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There's more to tell than fits on this page! If you would like to
get a feel for the life of the Lutheran Campus Ministry at WVU, one way
to do it is visit our "
News & Olds"
pages. Find out about past worship offerings, fellowship
and
service events, educational programming, and other matters related to
the
campus ministry.
General Information
If you would like to read more about the Lutheran Campus Ministry at
WVU,
please visit our "general information" page where you will find "At a
Glance"
and "FAQs."
Click here.
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