[ecm] back from break edition

[Rob Lundquist]

Hi all,

 

            Dinner @ St Paul's this Sunday night.  We'll celebrate the
Eucharist at 5:30 PM, and have Reuben sandwiches, fruit & veggies for
dinner.  It's been suggested that we walk the labyrinth afterwards, but I
fear it will be too cold by 7 PM (Predicted high for the day is only 50)

 

            We'll need to have a short "business" meeting, to elect officers
- a requirement for being a recognized campus group, WHICH WE ARE! Now that
Sarah Beetch has gone through the training at CSU.  She can tell us
something of the requirements and benefits of being recognized.  We'll also
lay out our spring schedule.

 

 

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We might want to talk about either organizing or taking part in this as a
(now) recognized group on campus:

            

National Week of Prayer and Action for Darfur

The Million Voices for Darfur Campaign is making a special appeal to the
faith community throughout America, asking that houses of worship
nation-wide participate in the Week of Prayer and Action for Darfur.
Hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost, but countless more can be
saved. But we must act now, before it's too late. The Save Darfur Coalition
asks that you lead your faith community in taking action between April 2 and
9, 2006. Please hold a service on Darfur to educate your congregants about
the plight of these innocent men, women and children. 

 

http://savedarfur.org/go.php?q=collegeCampusOrganizing.html

 

Since February 2003 over 400,000 people have died and over 2.5 million
people have been displaced from their homes.  Each day, over 500 innocent
people die from violence, malnutrition and disease.  The people of Darfur
experience horrendous crimes, including gang rapes of women and girls,
burning of homes and religious buildings, killing of babies, and other
atrocities.  Despite their efforts to help civilians, relief organizations
have been targeted and aid workers have been arrested by the Sudanese
government.  Today, more than 2.5 million people are suffering from a
preventable humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
Hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost, but countless more can be
saved. Not since the Rwandan genocide of 1994 has the world seen such a
calculated campaign of displacement, starvation, rape, and mass slaughter. 

 

Loving God, we know there are tremendous problems facing the world - natural
disasters, civil wars, violence, disparities in resources, and sickness - 

We confess that there are days when we look the other way, change the
channel, or pretend the problems don't exist.  We say that the problem is
someone else's concern or displace the blame.  We are not confident that we
can make an impact and we fear failure for ourselves and on the behalf of
others.  We might even think that moving to make a difference will change us
in ways that we will not like or make us uncomfortable.  Before we begin, we
desire to give up - on our opponents and on the victims.  Forgive us for our
faint-heartedness and selfishness, for failing to love others as we should,
and for failing to believe that you have empowered us to protect our
brothers and sisters.  Remind us Holy One that some faithful persons refused
to give up on us, and that You have not given up on any of us.  AMEN.

 

 

May God's peace protect you, guide you & embrace you this week and always,

 

In Christ,

 

Rob+

 

 

 

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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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