[ecm] Wintry weekly wisdom

Wed Feb 15 20:06:43 EST 2006

Wintry greetings!

As the snow gently falls and we stay indoors with our lattes and cocoa, I pray God’s blessings upon you.  Fellowship also warms the heart, and we’ve got some Episcopal Campus Ministry opportunities in the near & far future.

God & Coffee tomorrow at the library lobby, 9:30 – 10:30 AM.  Just an op to chat about things important & not so much.  Drop by & say HI to Sarah & me.

Bible Study will resume next Tuesday, Feb 21, 7 PM, at Gwyneth’s place in Ram’s Pointe (W Elizabeth @ Taft Hill Rd).  “Knowing Jesus:  Foundations of Faith” is the theme, and it’s not nearly as square as it sounds.  Contact Gwyn at 481-6436 or andrewsg at simla.colostate.edu

Our monthly dinners will continue on Sunday, Feb. 26 with some New Orleans-style Creole gumbo and rice, as prepared by Barbara Fasterling of St Paul’s.  She and husband Charlie are native New Orleanians (?), and Barb told me she makes a killer gumbo.  The Fasterling are also having authentic King Cakes imported from NO for desert.  How can you pass it up?

St Paul’s will hold a traditional Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on February 28 from 5 – 7 PM.  “All the pancakes you care to eat” for just $3.  Also includes fixings, sausage, applesauce, coffee & juice.  Face-painting & beads are rumored to be part of the evening.  Any profit we make will go to Habitat for Humanity of Ft Collins.  This will be a great night to take a friend to dinner.  Be a big shot – treat the gang!

Ash Wednesday is March 1 this year.  Services at 7 AM, Noon, and 7 PM.  Holy Eucharist and the optional Imposition of Ashes are offered at all 3.

Need a break around the end of March?  Province VI Campus Ministry of the Episcopal Church will hold a retreat near Spearfish, SD (in the Black Hills) March 31 – April 2. Students from several universities & colleges will be there.   Jeremiah 17:7-8 is the scripture for the weekend…. “like a tree planted by the water”. The Rev. Linda Kramer, who is the Executive Director for Borderlands Ranch (www.borderlandsranch.org <http://www.borderlandsranch.org/> ), and Ben, who works with her, will be the keynote speakers. Linda practices both Lakota and Celtic heritage and spirituality and is the adopted daughter of a former Episcopal priest and Lakota elder.  They will introduce those attending to some of the Lakota ways of worship, their spirituality, with a tie into our Baptismal promises.  There’s lots of free time and recreation built into the time.  I’ve never been, but I’m told that it’s both fun and meaningful.  If you’re interested please let me know ASAP – I’m supposed to send in a number by Feb 21 if we’re going.  I’ll drive – and there will be very little, if any, cost to you.  To check the facility see www.spfcanyou.com <http://www.spfcanyou.com/>    

And check below for a national opportunity this summer, from the Episcopal Peace Fellowship:

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Announcing EPF Young Adult Presence (YAP) at GC (June 12th - June 21st)  in Columbus Ohio.  Persons ages 18-30  are encouraged to apply now!  YAP is designed to bring activist young adults together to observe and participate in the work of our General Convention.  Funded by several EPF member Bishops, YAP provides housing, a stipend for food, team leadership and guidance to participate in the General Convention. Participants chosen will be expected to participate fully in the YAP program guided by the Rev. Winnie Varghese along with other EPF leadership. Our team will commit to monitoring legislation, speaking on behalf of issues of peace and justice, assisting with reporting of the work of peace making at convention and participating in the caucusing sessions and special events of the convention.  

Application Process: for full application go to  <http://www.episcopalpeacefellowship.org/> www.episcopalpeacefellowship.org or call or E-mail the EPF national office – 312-922-8628 or epfnational at ameritech.net

▪ The final deadline for completed applications is March 15, 2006

▪  As part of the application process, you will be required to have an interview by phone with an EPF YAP staff or committee member.

▪     Please mail or email completed applications to:

Winnie Varghese

1047 Amsterdam Avenue

New York, NY 10027

 <mailto:wsvarghese at gmail.com> wsvarghese at gmail.com

Ph. 212 854 1515 . 

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            Please know how much I enjoy seeing you Sundays @ St Paul’s – let me know if there’s something you’d like to see the ECM (Episcopal Campus Ministries) take on.  Coming soon – our afternoon mountain getaway, and some twilight bowling…

            Pax,

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The Rev. Robert Lundquist, Priest-in-Charge

St Paul's Episcopal Church

1208 W Elizabeth St, Fort Collins, CO  80521

   970-482-2668                  FAX 970-482-8318

www.stpauls-fc.org

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