Justice Walking Updates

Leading Justice Walking with Tere Hernandez (Freshman) has been a great experience. I am going to miss going to Catholic Worker with the Justice Walking members. We were able to offer our service to Catholic Worker in Oakland and Berkeley, while also deepening our relationships with one another. We were able to deepen our relationships by sharing our stories and listening to eachother during every Justice Walking session. Our final session for this academic year was last Sunday, April 22nd.  We served the homeless with the Catholic Worker in Berkeley.

Freshman, Maria Fernanda Cuevas, wrote the following reflection on Justice Walking:

"... J- Walking has been a great way to get in touch, not only with your self but I have learned much about others and the world sufferings. I have had insight into the many ways that a simple gesture of kindness can make a big difference in an individual life. Not only that but I have come to appreciate the continuation of doing good. Justice Walking really brings you back to remember that you must have a beginners mind when looking at any angle of the world. As you view the world learn to look past the surface without judgment. While discussing and sharing readings with the group, we came to the conclusion that to have this beginners mind we should never to be afraid of change but instead embrace the future whether it brings good or bad, Endurance is part of the experience. This is probably one of many impacts that J-Walking has had on me. As we meet we grow, as individuals and as a group, and I am very grateful to be part of this group!"

If you are interested in being part of Justice Walking during Fall 2012, I will be sending an email for the date for an information meeting.

We also invite you to celebrate our journey with us at the 7PM Sunday Mass.  We will hear from and bless the current Justice Walking members.

Justice Walking Mass and Blessing
McLean Chapel
Sunday, April 29, at 7:00pm

We will also be showing a movie of the Justice Walking experience that our current members lived this semester.

The members are:
Tere Hernandez
Maria Fernanda Cuevas
Rafael Martinez
Jolleen Corner
Megan Lopez
Jennifer Santisteban
Zachary Kaneshiro

Thank you J Walkers for a great experience!

(Posted by Carolina Vargas, Graduate Assistant for Campus Ministry)

Commencement Mass Planning

Are you graduating this May?

Join Campus Ministry
in planning a very special liturgy in celebration of the Class of 2012!

Our planning session will take place
this Thursday, April 19,
at 11AM,
in the McLean Chapel.

The Commencement Mass
will be celebrated
at 5PM,
on Friday, May 11,
in the McLean Chapel

Hula Mass, this Sunday, April 15

"From Desert to Paradise!"

Alleluia!
Alleluia!

Join the Pacific Islanders
in celebrating Easter
at this Sunday's Mass,
April 15, 7PM,
in the McLean Chapel

Interdenominational Praise Night!

"Moving Forward"

Young Men and Women Empowered

through Hope, Identity and Direction!

PRAISE NIGHT

Interdenominational, student-led worship

to relax and renew you before finals!

Monday, April 23rd, 2012, 8pm

in the Public Market

Refreshments!

Free!

Sign up! Sign up! Sign up!

at the Residence Hall or Student Success Center front desks:

-singing

-dancing

-spoken word

-poetry

-all types of worship welcome

At this event we will also be honoring the victims of the Oikos University shooting

Sponsored by the ALIVE Club

Questions? Contact vernisha_williams@my.hnu.edu

Pesach (Passover)

Begins at Sundown on April 6, 2012

Jewish 8 day pilgrimage festival celebrating the Exodus from slavery to freedom. Also known as Passover.

"And this day shall become a memorial for you, and you shall observe it as a festival for the L-RD, for your generations, as an eternal decree shall you observe it. For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, but on the first day you shall remove the leaven from your homes ... you shall guard the unleavened bread, because on this very day I will take you out of the land of Egypt; you shall observe this day for your generations as an eternal decree." - Exodus 12:14-17

http://www.jewfaq.org/holidaya.htm

Part of the Relationships, Boundaries, and Sexuality Series

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Navigating sex in the media and your own life

How do media images of sex and sexuality shape our lives as college students?

Join us, and discover your values and voice!

Wednesday, April 11^th

8:00 PM

in the Hawk’s Nest

Presented by Kelly Ryan, Graduate Intern for Spiritual Formation

Co-sponsored by the ALIVE Club

Justice Walking

We have all learned a lot on this Justice Walking Journey, especially about service. On Saturday, March 17th we had our Justice Pilgrimage, we went to help feed homeless people in Berkeley at People's Park with our friend JC Orton, from the Berkeley Catholic Worker/Nights on the Streets. We got up at 6:30am. It was a cold day. As I was getting ready, putting on a long sleeve shirt, then my sweater, and another layer, I could not help it but to stop and reflect on how the people we were going to serve did not have that option. They do not have a roof over their head, and some even do not have the warm clothes to cover themselves on cold days. Then all of a sudden I forgot about being cold. My heart got warm, and made me feel warm all over, and gave me extra energy to give my best service and love to the homeless people we were going to help. Leading Justice Walking has been an amazing experience, I have had the opportunity to get to know the students better and learn about their stories and also learn along the Justice Walking Journey with them. We have about three sessions left and I would not like to see it end. What excites me is that we have next semester, so if you are interested, look for Justice Walking information next semester.



Here is what Jolleen Corner (Justice Walker member) has to say about Justice Walking:

"Justice Walking has been an exciting adventure for me. I have learned more about God and how to serve others. Helping at Catholic Worker is a blessing to be a part of and I enjoy seeing the people's faces light up when you give them food. I have learned that I need to get out of my comfort zone and open my eyes to the hurting world around me. We are called to be servants just like Jesus was, to be his hands and feet to a dying world. I have enjoyed hearing people open up and share the depths of their hearts. We all have a story, a testimony, that God has given us to help others who have gone through similar situations as us. Justice Walking is helping me have a 'Beginner's Mind' and to not judge others. I have grown so much in Justice Walking and I cannot wait for what more is in store for us."

By Carolina Vargas, Campus Ministry G.A. and J-Walking Coordinator

In sympathy & prayerful support

HNU Campus Ministry

extends our deepest sympathy

and prayerful support

to the victims, families, and friends

of the Oikos University tragedy.