Daily Life @ St. Mike’s: News & Announcements
2008 Discovery Days Events for New & Returning Students:
Got Church? Community Eucharist and Welcoming of New Students @ St. Mike’s University Church!
Sunday, September 21st 2008 – 10-11am
Join the community at St. Michael’s University Church & Episcopal Campus Ministry for an hour of prayer, reflection, song, and communion followed by a reception for new students and their families. St. Mike’s is a welcoming and inclusive community that serves the university campus and surrounding area. Come check us out – test our hospitality and meet the Rev. Nicole Janelle, our chaplain!
Bilingual Community Yoga & Compline @ St. Mike’s University Church!
Tuesday, September 23rd 2008 – 6:30-7:55pm
Get your academic year off to a great start by nurturing your body, mind and soul! This weekly bilingual community yoga class at St. Mike’s blends the spiritual practices of the East & West. Bring your yoga mat or a towel (we have extra yoga mats available for those who don't own their own), dress in comfortable clothing and bring your friends! Class closes in (optional) Compline Prayer, bedtime prayer in the ancient Anglican tradition. A donation of $2 or more is requested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Welcome BBQ @ St. Mike’s University Church!
Wednesday, September 24th 2008 5:30-7:30pm
Join us for a welcome BBQ at St. Mike’s University Church & Episcopal Campus Ministry! We promise lots of free food that is yum-o. Our resident mariachi band might even serenade you. Drop by to meet our chaplain, the Rev. Nicole Janelle, as well students, faculty and other community members. Come learn about this funky, inclusive and welcoming spiritual community and its exciting ministry in Isla Vista! All welcome – bring a friend!
Bilingual Yoga & Compline to begin @ St. Mike's Spring Quarter!
Mark your calendars! This program which blends spiritual
practices of the East & West will be offered Tuesday evenings,
6:30-7:55pm in our candlelit chapel. We hope that people of all
backgrounds in the community will partake in this meditative,
energizing and soulful class! A donation of $2 or more is requested at the door.
Bring your yoga mat or a towel, dress in comfortable clothing and bring your friends! Led
by yoga instructor Tali Sanchez and chaplain Nicole Janelle.
UCSB & CSU-CI Campus Ministries sponsor first-ever CAMPUS CONNECTION WEEKEND!
Campus Connection is a new initiative of the Episcopal Campus Ministries at UCSB and Cal State University Channel Islands. Campus Connection creates a partnership between these two campus ministries and urban Los Angeles & Oxnard-area Episcopal parish youth grades 8-12. The goal of Campus Connection is to better prepare select youth for a university education by:
1. creating a community of support within the congregation for youth who are preparing for college;
2. allowing youth to experience university life through a 2-day immersion experience at UCSB and CSU-CI; and
3. linking urban Episcopal youth to others in their faith community who have successfully applied to, or completed college as well as creating community connections among youth of these urban parishes.
Campus Connection includes the following components, which are required of the participants:
* Conversation with between the youth, priest and family about why the youth wishes to participate in Campus Connection.
* Completion of the covenant/contract and permission slip forms to participate in Campus Connection.
* Participation in Campus Connection Preparation Day in LA (March 2008) with the youth's priest and a family member/mentor. The goal of Preparation Day is to build community among participants, to talk about the college preparation process and to review what to expect during the Discovery Weekend. A family member or mentor is not required to attend this meeting, but is strongly encouraged to do so.
* Participation in the Campus Connection Discovery Weekend at UCSB and CSU-CI, Friday April 4th, 7am – Saturday April 5th, 8pm. The Discovery Weekend will include q & a sessions with students and faculty, attendance at a lecture, campus scavenger hunt, UCSB ropes course, evening movie, worship and time spent at the beach
* Participation in the Campus Connection Follow-up Day: "Where do we go from here?" – Date and location TBA.
We believe that Campus Connection is an important program because it helps put college "on the map" for these young people, most of whom do not have family members who are college graduates. It also creates a comprehensive, long-term structure of support that allows parish clergy, campus chaplains, parishioners, family members to help youth prepare for college. We hope that Campus Connection will generate sufficient excitement in these faith communities and our campus ministries so that it becomes an annual program! Let Nicole+ know if you'd like to participate in the UCSB weekend!
2008 Episcopal Campus Ministry Retreat for West Coast Student in Salt Lake City
This year's retreat will be held in Salt Lake City March 28-30. We have
funds for plane tickets. Talk to chaplain ASAP (deadline is 3/8)
if you're interested in attending. So far, four students (plus the
chaplain) are planning to attend and we have funds for a few more to
make the trip! More info -- http://provinceviii.net/highered/
at(one)ment
Friday March 28 - Sunday March 30, 2008
Episcopal Church Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Hosted by Lumen: Episcopal/Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Utah
Community Service of Advent Lessons & Carols, December 9th @ 7pm
Join us for a reflective and celebratory service of Advent Lessons & Carols. It's a community affair! Mark your calendars! Choir members from St. Michael's, Trinity & All Saints' will join together in beautiful song. Community members will serve as lectors. Parishioners from the Standing Committee on Campus Ministry and area congregations will provide post-service winter treats! Do be sure to join us -- and spread the word! Invite family, friends and colleagues -- this gathering is a wonderful way in which St. Mike's shows hospitality to the larger university and surrounding community.
And, if you're a member @ St. Mike's, don't forget your pledge! Pledges will be blessed during this service -- and the person who is first to submit his/her pledge will be presented the glow in the dark Virgin Mary!
New and Returning Students
Welcome back to school! It’s great to have you back in the
neighborhood. Make sure to stop by St. Mike’s to introduce yourself and
say hi! Look for the chaplain on campus and join in some of these
welcoming beginning of school activities!
To learn about what's going on at St. Mike's, consult our up-to-date calendar!
Hope to see you soon!
We're @ 6586 Picasso Road in Isla Vista -- the corner of Picasso & Camino Pescadero.
Ample parking is available!