Ash Wednesday – February 17th – Mass at 12:30pm; Service at 3:30pm – Madore Chapel
Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent for all Christians throughout the world. We honor this through prayer, fasting, and abstinence on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and abstaining from meat on each Friday during Lent. On Ash Wednesday, Christians wear the cross of ashes on their foreheads to unite with Christ’s prayer and meditation for 40 days in the desert before he began his earthly ministry.
For more information on Ash Wednesday and Lent, check out the following websites:
Pope Benedict’s Message for Lent 2010
“Alive Again” – Spring Retreat Weekend – February 19th-21st – Marist House, Framingham – Cost $10
This weekend retreat will consist of prayer, meditation, activities, great speakers, group sharing, fun, food, making new friends and getting to know old one’s better.
The retreat is open to all AMC students.
Stations of the Cross – Wednesdays (Feb. 24th; March 3rd, 17th, 24th, and 31st) at 3:00pm – Madore Chapel
The Stations of the Cross also known as The Way of the Cross, follows the steps that Christ took in the last hours of his life before giving his life on the Cross. This tradition originated in Jerusalem when people would take pilgrimages there and literally walk in the footsteps of the Lord. As Christianity grew and as it became more difficult to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, local churches started to create images of The Way of the Cross so that Christians need not have to travel all the way to Jerusalem to follow in the steps of Christ.
For more information, please see the following websites:
“Movies with a Meaning” … After Mass – 8:15pm – Jacques Conference Room
Each movie night will feature of movie with a message, pizza, popcorn and a time for discussion after.
February 28th --- Bella
“An international soccer star is on his way to sign a multi-million dollar contract when something happens that brings his career to an abrupt end. A waitress, struggling to make it in New York City, discovers something about herself that she's unprepared for. In one irreversible moment, their lives are turned upside down...until an impetuous action brings them together and turns an ordinary day into an unforgettable experience. Once a famous athlete, and now a cook at his brother's Mexican restaurant, José has retreated from the world but he recognizes something in Nina, a young waitress, and reaches out to her. In the course of a single day, he not only confronts his past but shows her how the healing power of a family can help her embrace the future.”
March 28th --- The Passion of the Christ
Mel Gibson directed this adaptation of the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus Christ. This offers a deep look into the scenes and the people of that time.
We will be showing this on Palm Sunday (also called Passion Sunday) where the tradition is to read the Passion of the Lord.
What a great way to make the start of Holy Week!
Alternative Local Spring Break – Serving the people of Worcester – March 8-11th
Sponsored by HABACATS and Campus Ministry
Come and help the people of the Worcester Area
We will be going to a different site each day and working with children, the elderly, and those who are in need in our area of the world. There is a great need in this part of Massachusetts and we will be offering our help and support for those people.
Come to the HABACATS meetings and hear more about what we will be doing.
Fair Trade Coffee (and Chocolate) House – March 2010 – Date and Time TBA
Fair trade coffee and chocolate are grown by farmers who are paid a fair wage for their time and their work. Come to this program event in March and learn more about the fair trade industry and why it is important to buy products that are fair trade certified. Plus you’ll get the chance to sample fair trade products!
For more information for any of these events, please contact
Maria Bari in Campus Ministry at 508-849-3205 or mbari@annamaria.edu
