Sunday April 17, 2011 Bulletin

Graduates – on Thursday, May 5, 6:30 PM, Physician’s Auditorium,
CofC will hold its Baccalaureate Service – planned by CofC Religious Life Council.
This is a prayer opportunity to thank God for these years of education and faith
as well as requesting God’s blessings into your future.
Families & friends are welcome! I encourage you to attend!

TONIGHT after Mass
CSA Leadership Team Meeting – Planning for 2011-12
We invite all of you with your ideas to come. We have a strong weekly presence at Mass and good variety at our activities. Yet we know that there are hundreds of Catholics on campus whom we are not touching. We would like to double interaction and involve many more in whatever spiritual ways we can on this campus. This means getting ideas from different people. That’s YOU! Please stay and share with the team… FREE FOOD, too!
                                                                                                                                                               

Preparing to Hear Today’s Scripture (Burgundy book in pew Word & Song 2011, page 131)         
“My God, My God, Why have you abandoned me?”
Today we proclaim the entire Passion narrative of St. Matthew. It is located on page135 of the Word & Song 2011 books. You need to share books with each other. PEOPLE will respond with the parts marked CHORUS.
Through Jesus’ passion and death he empties himself of life… giving all for the people. He truly is God’s faithful Suffering Servant and Son of God. Listen closely in Matthew as Jesus sheds his blood for the many… that means all of us for all times. This is the sacrifice of love which ultimately shows God’s covenant is eternal. It is what the Hebrews had hoped for many, many generations. Now through the Paschal Mystery of Jesus this covenant will abide with humanity forever! Matthew had a remarkable star show us Jesus’ birth. Now Matthew has a remarkable cosmic quake show us not only judgment, but also the opportunity for new life, even for Gentile onlookers. Through his suffering cup of life the new heavens and new earth are gifts to us. So, in this sadness we are called to celebrate!

FINAL THANKS TO ALL BUSINESSES WHO SUPPORTED CHARI-TEA
East Bay Deli, Yogurt Mountain, Charleston Tea Company, Macaroon Boutique, Fulton Five,
Poogan’s Porch, Fast & French – we encourage you to patronize these donors!

Cathedral Young Adults’ Why Catholic?  6:45- 8:30 p.m. Wed. Apr. 27 at Pauline Bookstore
Presents Coach Bobby Cremins, CofCHead Basketball Coach

FINAL NOTES
> Only 2 Thursdays at noon left to eat lunch with Campus Minister Jim Grove at Liberty’s Fresh Food
> Every Thursday Spiritual-i-tea at 3 PM with Daughters of St. Paul – in their bookstore at corner of King & Beaufain

> STUDY FOR EXAMS: Upper Room with snacks & wi-fi will be open for study alone or in groups during exams -
Tuesday thru Thursday, noon – 9 PM, Friday & Sat. noon – 5 PM, Sun. after Mass – a great place to get away from the crowded library!

>>>>>>>> Last Mass of semester will be May 1<<<<<<<<<<<

> First Mass of Fall Semester 2011-12 will be August 21- be here!

> Winners of Diocesan Web design contest: $200 to CofC Corey Crowe / $50 to USC Jacob Spangler
> Winner of Diocesan t-shirt design – CofC Megan Judd – 25 free shirts to CofC!

HOLY WEEK 2011
>Reminder: Good Friday is a prescribed day of fast and meat abstinence in the Catholic Church.

I know that you get no respite from classes, but I really encourage us to come to the three holiest days of the Catholic year: Holy Thursday evening. Good Friday afternoon, and either Easter Vigil Saturday night or Easter Day Sunday morning. This means making Holy Week different… intentionally changing pattern for the week.  It is a window into our spirituality, graced by our God. All we need to do is come!

Three important notes:

> CofC students: college policy states that (if needed to attend service) Good Friday is considered excused absence – please talk with instructor!
> Easter Sunday Mass is with St. Pat Parish in the morning – NO 5 PM Mass on Easter Sunday !!!!!!!!
> Come to the Easter Vigil at Sacred Heart and support our RCIA candidate Courtney Rutland who will be received into full communion with the Catholic Church, sharing in Confirmation & First Eucharist!

      NO MASS AT 5 PM on EASTER – See you for MASS at 5 PM MAY 1         +    NO MASS AT 5 PM on EASTER – See you for MASS at 5 PM MAY 1

Holy Thursday – April 21
Cathedral (120 Broad St.) 7:00 PM
St. Patrick (corner Radcliffe & St. Philip) 6:00 PM
St. Mary (89 Hasell St.) none
Sacred Heart (888 King St.) 7:00 PM

Good Friday – April 22
Cathedral 3:00 PM
St. Patrick 3:00 PM
St. Mary - no liturgy – Stations of Cross at noon
Sacred Heart 3:00 PM

Saturday Easter Vigil – April 23
Cathedral 8:30 PM
St. Patrick 9:00 PM
St. Mary – none
Sacred Heart 8:30 PM

Easter Sunday – April 24
Cathedral 7:00, 9:15, 11:30 AM
St. Patrick  10:00 AM (NO STUDENT MASS @ 5 pm)<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
St. Mary 9:30, 11:30 AM
Sacred Heart 11:15 AM

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