“HEALING N’ UNITY”

What makes your heart sing?

Come for a day of nourishment and renewal as we discover our authentic selves through fellowship with others.

“Be still, and know that I am God!”- Psalm 46:10

 Where: San Damiano

When: Friday, April 19: from 8:00a.m to 3:00p.m

All of the HNU Community is invited: Faculty, Staff, and Students

Facilitators: Carolina Vargas, Graduate Assistant & Sheila Thomas, PSR Intern

Transportation will be provided

RSVP by April 5th to Carolina Vargas at carolina_vargas@my.hnu.edu

Posted by Carolina Vargas, Graduate Assistant

with Sheila Thomas, PSR Intern

Wednesdays, 12:45PM, in the McLean Chapel

Are you thirsting for a time to refresh and renew during your day?  Join Sheila Thomas on Wednesdays, from 12:45PM, for meditation, prayer, contemplation and reflection, starting Wed., February 27, 2013.   Each week there will be an opportunity to engage in spiritual practices to support you during the week.  Students, staff, and faculty are all welcome.

Sheila Thomas, a second-year Pacific School of Religion M.Div. student and Sophia Center intern, is a licensed Practitioner at the Heart and Soul Center of Light in Oakland, CA, a church that is affiliated with the Centers for Spiritual Living (formerly known as the United Church of Religious Science) in Golden, Colorado.   The Centers for Spiritual Living teachings are based on Science of Mind, a book written by its founder Ernest Holmes who was greatly influenced by the teachings of Jesus.  In order to obtain her Practitioner’s license, Ms. Thomas was required to take Science of Mind courses including two years of Practitioner Studies.  As a Practitioner, Ms. Thomas provides spiritual counseling and direction and has taught classes on Financial Freedom, Visioning and Practitioner Studies.  She is currently a second year student in the Master of Divinity program at the Pacific School of Religion.  Ms. Thomas is also an attorney, with her own plaintiffs’ employment practice in Oakland, California.

Lenten Penance  Service

(followed by opportunities for personal prayer, reflection, and Confession with priests)

Tuesday, March 5, 7PM

in the McLean Chapel

Tuesdays, 12:45-1:15PM, in the McLean Chapel

(Before prayer, enjoy lunch and table fellowship with Fr. Tom in the Public Market, Noon-12:45PM)

Lectio Divina is an ancient method of praying with the Scripture. Join us as we practice this prayer and open ourselves to encounter our God.

Friar Thomas Czeck has been a Conventual Franciscan for over twenty years and a priest for fourteen years. He is the Vocation Director for the Conventual Franciscans of California. He was formally the Rector of St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral in the diocese of Reno. He ministered at St. Francis Retreat Center in Minnesota.

Prayer Service, with Ashes: 12:30-1:15PM

Mass, with Ashes: 5:00-6:00PM

Ash Wednesday is next week, 2/13.  As we begin Lent, we have an opportunity to put our love into action.  We at Campus Ministry are planning service projects once a month.

Our first service project is on Sunday, February 10, at Catholic Worker, Berkeley.

We are going to People’s Park to serve breakfast to people who are homeless.

We will be meeting at the Residence Hall, Front Desk at 6:45am.

Deadline: If you are interested in joining us, please email: carolina_vargas@my.hnu.edu, by Friday, February 8th.

Hope to see you there!

Posted by Carolina Vargas, Graduate Assistant for Campus Ministry

Come and hear the Gospel like you have never heard before,
from the point of view of a homeless artist, activist, and advocate!
This Sunday, February 10, 8PM
In the McLean Chapel

Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Sundays, 6-6:30PM (except the fourth Sunday of each month), in the McLean Chapel

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a healing ritual  in which an ordained priest assists an initiated Catholic, who confesses her/his sin(s), to embrace and celebrate God’s forgiveness and grace for a better Christian life (see Richard P. McBrien, Catholicism, vol. II, pp. 777f). To prepare for this sacrament, a person must first, privately note the specific sins to confess; then s/he repents and resolves to change; and then s/he goes to the priest to confess.

In order to meet the needs of others, we ask that your confession does not exceed five minutes.  For more in-depth spiritual counsel and reflection, please schedule an appointment for Pastoral Care or Spiritual Direction.

Seasonal Reconciliation Services: A reconciliation service is a sacrament of reconciliation as explained above, except, in this case, the preparatory part is organized and observed by a community of persons.  (Campus Ministry at HNU will be offering a reconciliation service during the season of Lent.)

Pastoral Care:

Pastoral Care involves actions taken in the name of a Church or Campus Ministry, by the pastor/chaplain or other designated ministers, to help students who experience any difficulty in participating fully in the life of the faith community.  These actions include visiting, praying for healing, and giving communion of the sick, clarifying matters regarding Church teachings and policies, encouraging, blessing students in their projects, consoling the troubled and bereaved, and many more.  Students with any religious needs can contact the chaplain or the Campus Minister.

Note:  In both the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Pastoral Care, the minister may recommend a student to seek more extensive and professional assistance such as spiritual direction, counseling, or other clinical support.

Spiritual Direction:

How do you experience God’s presence in the joys and sorrows of your day to day life?  Where is the Spirit leading you?  How does the Spirit call you into deeper faith and more generous service?

A Spiritual Director does not give advice, guidance, or answers, but  helps “a person to pay attention to God’s personal communication to him or her, to respond to this personally communicating God, to grow in intimacy with this God, and to live out the consequences of the relationship” (William A. Barry and William J. Connolly, The Practice of Spiritual Direction).   Spiritual Direction differs from Pastoral Care insofar as it is not bound up with the institutional Church, but with the unique relationship between you and God.

For Reconciliation, Pastoral Care, or Spiritual Direction, contact: Carrie Rehak, Ph.D., Director of Campus Ministry, 510-436-1081, rehak@hnu.edu

Counseling Services:

Holy Names offers personal counseling to all students regardless of belief or faith. Counseling is a time set aside for you to explore how you are feeling, what you want, and what is and is not working in your life. HNU’s counselors are trained professionals with doctoral level education in counseling and clinical psychology. Our counselors specialize in working with college students and understand that your lives involve more than just school. Counselors are open, non-judgmental, and culturally sensitive people who are here to listen and to help you negotiate life’s challenges.

For Counseling Services, contact:  Adam Beyda , Psy.D., Director of Counseling & Psychological Services, counseling@hnu.edu,Phone: 510/436-1530

Where: Paul J. Cushing Library
When: Monday, October 8th
From: 12:20pm-1:15pm
Bring your lunch and join us!

We would love to have some of our faculty and staff present too.  Everyone is welcome!

By Carolina Vargas, Campus Ministry Graduate Assistant & Coordinator of Justice Walking