Sunday, March 13 at 10:30 AM - Emory University Cannon Chapel Room 105D
Tuesday, March 15 at 7:00 PM - Oxford College Humanities Hall Room 201
Many Catholics want to read the Bible because they know it is God’s Word, but they give up because it seems so complicated. Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible helps you get the “big picture” by showing how fourteen narrative books of the Bible tell the complete story from Adam and Eve to Christ and the Church. Presenter Jeff Cavins shows you how to read the Bible so that you can actually understand it. Aided by the unique color-coded Bible Timeline® Chart, which arranges the key people, places, and events of Scripture in chronological order, Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible will help you discover the story of salvation history and understand how you fit into God’s plan. This eight-session study program includes video presentations that explore all twelve time periods of The Bible Timeline Chart.
Apply by Monday, March 14 at 11:59 PM - Apply here
Welcome first-year students to Emory as part of the Peer Mentor team during the Welcoming Interfaith and Spiritual Exploration (WISE) Pre-Orientation Program. This program is designed to ease the transition to college while providing an opportunity to explore Atlanta, build religious and philosophical literacy and interfaith leadership skills, and connect with new friends! If you’re interested in interfaith engagement, social justice, community building, the first-year experience, or looking to make a positive impact on campus, WISE might be the program for you. Peer mentors will assist with the recruitment of incoming student participants, facilitate reflection activities and co-lead program sessions, and help answer questions and inquiries from incoming student participants. Peer Mentors will guide students around Atlanta while providing support and encouragement. See photos from WISE 2021 here. All Atlanta campus students and Oxford Second-Years of any religious, spiritual, or philosophical background are encouraged to apply. A more complete job description, as well as qualities of a successful peer mentor, can be found on the application. Apply here by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 14. For questions, please email WISE 2022 Student Coordinators: Sandra Bourdon and Justin Burnett.
Tuesday, March 15 at 7:30 PM - Zoom Webinar (Sign up here)
In this talk, Dr. Shannen Dee Williams will share insights from her forthcoming book, Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle (Duke University Press, May 2022). Specifically, Williams will consider how master narratives of women’s religious life and Catholic participation in the Black freedom struggle fundamentally change when the lives and experiences of African American nuns are taken seriously. More info
Thursday, March 17 at 6:00 PM - University Catholic Center
Bring a friend and join us for pizza, conversation about the Gospel and how it applies to our lives today, and an opportunity to pray and adore Christ in the Eucharist.
Friday, March 18 at 5:30 PM - University Catholic Center
Join us in prayer and reflection on the Passion of Christ with our newly installed outdoor Stations of the Cross. The Stations of the Cross is a 14-step devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ's last day on Earth. All are invited!
Friday, March 18 at 6:30 PM - University Catholic Center
All students are invited to join us for a Lenten dinner at the University Catholic Center, hosted by the Graduate Catholic Student Association! Join friends new and old for refreshments, fellowship, and prayer.
Saturday, March 19 at 6:00 PM - University Catholic Center
Join us after our Saturday Vigil Mass for dinner and fellowship in the dining hall!
Saturday, March 19 at 7:00 PM - The Comet Pub & Lanes (Sign up here)
Join the Emory Catholic Student Union for bowling, food, and fun at The Comet! Sign up here so we can plan appropriately.
March 12 - 20, 2022
We pray that you have a relaxing and rejuvenating week!
Wednesday, March 23 at 11:00 AM - Candler School of Theology (Sign up here for in-person or Zoom)
Candler's World Christianity program, in collaboration with Candler's Catholic Studies program, will welcome distinguished Professor Peter C. Phan for a Dean's Lecture titled, "The Christian God as the Migrant." Phan is the The Ignacio Ellacuria, S.J. Chair of Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University. Phan is the first non-Anglo to be elected President of the Catholic Theological Society of America. In 2010 he was given the John Courtney Murray Award, the highest honor of the Catholic Theological Society of America, in recognition for outstanding and distinguished achievement in theology. More info
Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 PM - The Catholic Center at Georgia Tech
Join the Catholic Student Union at Renew, a night of adoration, music, and praise at the Catholic Center at Georgia Tech. We’ll be getting dinner together at Cox Hall at 6 PM and carpooling to Renew at 7 PM. If you would like to carpool, contact Sean Woo
Saturday, March 26 at 9:00 AM (Sign up here)
Join the Emory Catholic Student Union for a volunteer opportunity at the Oakland Cemetery, where we will be cleaning up the gardens and the spaces around the cemetery. It'll be lots of fun and a great way to help out in the greater Atlanta community. You'll also get to meet some new people, which is also super fun! The event will take place Saturday, March 26 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Transportation and lunch will both be provided! All you have to do is RSVP for the event by filling out this form.
April 1 - 3, 2022 - Life Teen Camp Covecrest (Sign up here) [$120]
ECHO is a truly unique Catholic retreat experience, rooted in St. John Paul Il's Theology of the Body. This weekend retreat will give you an opportunity to taste the gift of the Theology of the Body and the ECHO experience. Combining dynamic talks, prayer and sacraments daily, Mass and Adoration, small group discussions, artistic expression, and authentic community, ECHO takes participants on a journey to answer the deepest questions of the human heart. Questions such as: Who am I? What is my vocation? How can I truly find happiness? What is God's plan for my life? Read more and sign up here
Multiple Spring 2022 dates and locations (Sign up here)
Do you feel God may be calling you to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Atlanta? You are not alone. Come meet other men considering the same possibility at our monthly discernment Masses or at our Come & See Retreat. Read more and sign up here
Are you interested in supporting Catholic students by creating prayer, fellowship, and service opportunities during the 2021-2022 school year? Your gifts are what make our ministry thrive, and we'd love to have your help! Join us at an upcoming meeting or reach out to the student President at your campus for more info:
Maria Villarreal, Agnes Scott College CSO President
Sean Woo, Emory University CSU President
Ava Coates and Maurice Safar, Oxford College CSU Co-Presidents
You may not think you’re in a position to make a difference through charitable giving, however, we believe that learning to support the mission of the Church is an integral part of being formed as a disciple. Charitable giving is an act of love, rooted in Christ. Please consider making or inviting your family to make a small sacrificial gift in support of our daily ministry expenses - the Masses, programs and events, salaries for staff, and more rely heavily on your support! We humbly ask that you consider making a contribution
Weekly Bulletin: February 26 - March 6, 2022
Emory Atlanta Emory Oxford Agnes Scott
Oxford Community Dinner
Saturday, Feb. 26 at 6:00 PM - Oxford College Dining Hall
Join us after our Saturday Vigil Mass for dinner and fellowship in the dining hall!
Liturgical Ministry Training
Sunday, Feb. 27 at 4:00 PM - Emory University Cannon Chapel Sanctuary
If you worship with our community and have a desire to become more involved, consider becoming a liturgical minister! We are actively seeking volunteers interested in serving during Sunday Mass as altar servers, lectors, and sacristans! Individuals who complete training will be commissioned to serve for three years. Training will take place at:
- 4:00 PM - Lectors
- 5:00 PM - Sacrastians
- 6:00 PM - Mass
- 7:00 PM - Altar Servers
Tuesday, March 1 at 6:30 PM - Murdy Hall Kitchen
The Oxford Catholic Student Union will be hosting a big home-cooked meal on Fat Tuesday, including king cake! We will be in Murdy Kitchen and, if it's nice, we can eat outside. There will be plenty of food and this is a good chance to celebrate together!
World Youth Day (WYD) is the gathering of young people from all over the world with the Pope. It is also a pilgrimage, a celebration of youth, an expression of the universal Church, and an intense moment of evangelization for the youth world. The Archdiocese of Atlanta will be leading a pilgrimage from July 28 – August 9, 2023, for young adults 18 years of age and older.
Ash Wednesday Schedule
Emory Atlanta Emory Oxford Agnes Scott
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 (View full Mass Schedule)
7:30 AM - Mass at Emory University Cannon Chapel Sanctuary
8:00 AM - Mass at Agnes Scott College Julia Thompson Smith Chapel
12:00 PM - Mass at University Catholic Center
12:00 PM - Mass at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church
12:00 PM - Ecumenical Service at the Oxford College Day Chapel
12:15 PM - Mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church
5:30 PM - Ecumenical Service at the Oxford College Day Chapel
5:30 PM - Mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church
7:00 PM - Mass at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church
7:30 PM - Mass at Emory University Cannon Chapel Sanctuary
Fellowship and Adoration Night
Thursday, March 3 at 6:00 PM - University Catholic Center
The Fellowship and Adoration Night is a student-led Bible study focused on growing in faith and experiencing Christ's presence in our lives through the practice of adoring the Eucharist.
Lenten Reflections: Meditating with the Rosary
Friday, March 4 at 2:00 PM - Agnes Scott College Julia Thompson Smith Chapel Ground Floor (Sign up for a rosary kit)
The Agnes Scott Catholic Student Organization will be hosting weekly Rosary and Bible study gatherings as we begin to prepare for the month of Lent, a solemn preparation for the death and resurrection of Jesus on Easter. This year, we are planning on gathering to meditate and reflect as a community by praying the rosary or reading the Bible. Don't have a rosary? Don't worry! Materials will be provided to make a mini one - please fill out this form so we can have enough rosary kits for everyone!
Meatless Lenten Dinner
Friday, March 4 at 6:30 PM - University Catholic Center
All students are invited to join us on the first Friday of Lent for dinner at the University Catholic Center, hosted by the Graduate Catholic Student Association! Join friends new and old for refreshments, fellowship, and prayer.
Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear
Saturday, March 5 at 7:30 PM - St. Thomas More Catholic Church (Sign up here)
The height of the AIDS crisis in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s left many profound stories that remained untold. Journalist Michael O’Loughlin will speak about his new book, Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear, as he uncovers the stories of Catholics who at great personal cost chose compassion during the AIDS crisis. O'Loughlin offers a compelling picture of those who responded to human suffering with mercy, offering insights for LGBTQ and other people of faith struggling to find a home in religious communities today.
Emory University and Oxford College - March 5 - 13, 2022
Sunday, March 13 at 10:30 AM - Emory University Cannon Chapel Room 105D
Tuesday, March 15 at 7:00 PM - Oxford College Humanities Hall Room 201
Bowling with the Catholic Student Union
Saturday, March 19 at 7:00 PM - The Comet Pub & Lanes (Sign up here)
Join the Emory Catholic Student Union for bowling, food, and fun at The Comet! Sign up here so we can plan appropriately.
Oakland Cemetery Volunteer Clean-Up Opportunity
Saturday, March 26 at 9:00 AM (Sign up here)
Join the Emory Catholic Student Union for a volunteer opportunity at the Oakland Cemetery, where we will be cleaning up the gardens and the spaces around the cemetery. It'll be lots of fun and a great way to help out in the greater Atlanta community. You'll also get to meet some new people, which is also super fun! The event will take place Saturday, March 26 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Transportation and lunch will both be provided! All you have to do is RSVP for the event by filling out this form.
ECHO is a truly unique Catholic retreat experience, rooted in St. John Paul Il's Theology of the Body. This weekend retreat will give you an opportunity to taste the gift of the Theology of the Body and the ECHO experience. Combining dynamic talks, prayer and sacraments daily, Mass and Adoration, small group discussions, artistic expression, and authentic community, ECHO takes participants on a journey to answer the deepest questions of the human heart. Questions such as: Who am I? What is my vocation? How can I truly find happiness? What is God's plan for my life? Read more and sign up here
Do you feel God may be calling you to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Atlanta? You are not alone. Come meet other men considering the same possibility at our monthly discernment Masses or at our Come & See Retreat. Read more and sign up here
Student Leadership Teams
Last fall, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act. This coming Monday, February 28, the Senate will vote on it. Your senators need to hear from you! Among other extreme actions, this most radical abortion bill ever seen would:
- Impose abortion on demand nationwide throughout every stage of pregnancy
- Ban pro-life laws nationally AND in every state and local government
- Force Americans to financially support abortions in the U.S. & abroad
- Likely force health care providers to participate in abortions against their beliefs
- Likely force employers and insurers to cover or pay for abortion
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