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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">OCTOBER, 29 2015 </span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00760790324006681518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-80817496263404962252014-10-16T20:56:00.008-07:002014-10-16T20:56:49.009-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Request the honor of your presence at</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">FRIDAY <span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #660000;">OCTOBER 24TH</span> </span>FROM <span style="color: #660000;">6:00PM UNTIL 8:30PM</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">THERE WILL BE A DELICIOUS <span style="color: #660000;">DINNER</span> SERVED AT 6:00PM SHARP. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY <span style="color: #660000;">PRAYER</span> AND THEN <span style="color: #660000;">ADORATION</span> AND <span style="color: #660000;">WORSHIP</span>! THIS IS ONE EVENING YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS! </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00760790324006681518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-42733285188079942952014-09-16T11:02:00.000-07:002014-09-16T16:10:47.985-07:00<u><span style="font-size: large;"> UPPER ROOM: THIS <b>FRIDAY</b><i> SEPTEMBER 19th</i> <b>6:00-8:00pm</b></span></u><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">WHO</span>: <b>All Student Missionaries and Friends!</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">WHAT</span>: We will start with <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DINNER</b></span> at 6:00p.m. (Or after 5:30pm Mass) downstairs in the Newman Center! We will then have a couple <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">STELLAR</span></b> talks and an amazing <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="background-color: white;">HOUR WITH OUR LORD</span></b></span>! There will be some <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>PRAISE N WORSHIP</b></span> and prayer team will be available!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">WHERE</span>: Basement of <b>Newman Center</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">WHEN</span>: <b>Friday September 19th @ 6:00p.m</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be THERE or be SQUARE!</span> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00760790324006681518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-75857255233309244932014-09-15T13:00:00.000-07:002014-09-15T11:09:40.192-07:00TONIGHT-Doctor Edward Sri<div style="text-align: center;">
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<u><span style="color: red;">TONIGHT</span></u> SEPTEMBER 15TH @ <span style="color: red;">8PM </span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>How about a relaxing night of Food, Fellowship, and God?</b></span> Our night will begin with a classy sit-down <b><span style="font-size: large;">dinner</span></b> followed by a talk in the Chapel on <b><span style="font-size: large;">God is Love.</span></b> We will end night will with <span style="font-size: large;">A</span><b><span style="font-size: large;">doration</span> of the Blessed Sacrament, </b>accompanied with <b>Praise and Worship.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> <span style="color: #999999;">So relax, stay a while, and enjoy the grace God wants to give you. </span></b></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives, the will to follow an ideal, the refusal to allow yourselves to be ground down by mediocrity, the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society, making the world more human and more fraternal</i>.” - Blessed Pope John Paul II<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text Matt-28-19" id="en-NIV-24215" style="background-color: white;"><span class="woj">"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,<span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-24215A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></span> baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,</span></span><span class="text Matt-28-20" id="en-NIV-24216" style="background-color: white;"><span class="woj"><span class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;"> </span>and teaching<span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-24216C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></span> them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you<span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-24216D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)"></span> always, to the very end of the age.” -- Jesus, Mt 28:16-20</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text Matt-28-20" style="background-color: white;"><span class="woj"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaWw1WfMgb4nAjpCokS9bN-IYpKWGXBqLKYEasv5RWJ_MVOdO1Wt1s8myX4RTIXNLW2CI9hNyFGZOUEwY_zxbC9Ozmil2onhKzXCM_NTNjJw4SqjCL-zb0EpIKySJqxKntvevrqeo1mQ/s1600/blpgf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaWw1WfMgb4nAjpCokS9bN-IYpKWGXBqLKYEasv5RWJ_MVOdO1Wt1s8myX4RTIXNLW2CI9hNyFGZOUEwY_zxbC9Ozmil2onhKzXCM_NTNjJw4SqjCL-zb0EpIKySJqxKntvevrqeo1mQ/s320/blpgf.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>What: </b>Student Leadership Summit</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>When: </b>January 2-8</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Why: </b>I already told you!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How much: </b>$399, $100 for bus (scholarships available)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Who: </b>You</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How: </b>Sign up <a href="http://sls14.com/?__utma=1.34037791.1384452198.1384452198.1384452198.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1384452198&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1384452198.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=92798493" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a> with registration code (WestReg14)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Questions: </b>Megan Parker (megan.parker@focus.org)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Why go to SLS?</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">#3 For leaders only, and anyone who wants to be one!</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another”</i> Proverbs 27:17. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">But maybe you are concerned that you aren’t a leader, that you aren’t holy enough, or smart enough, or brave enough. Be not afraid! Blessed Pope John Paul II reminds us that life with Christ is a great adventure!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">We've said it before, we'll say it again, this event goes beyond FOCUS. That's the whole point; creating life long Catholics who are passionate about their faith and evangelization.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>What: </b>Student Leadership Summit</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>When: </b>January 2-8</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Why: </b>I already told you!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How much: </b>$399, $100 for bus (scholarships available)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Who: </b>You, a leader!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How: </b>Sign up <a href="http://sls14.com/?__utma=1.34037791.1384452198.1384452198.1384452198.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1384452198&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1384452198.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=92798493" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a> with registration code (WestReg14)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Questions: </b>Megan Parker (megan.parker@focus.org)</div><div><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-90717500452508466952013-11-21T12:55:00.001-08:002014-09-10T11:52:17.632-07:00Why go to SLS? #3 God is speaking, learn how to listen<b>Why go to SLS?</b><br />
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</b> <b>#3 God is speaking, learn how to listen</b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><i>"Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart." </i>Blessed Mother Teresa<i><o:p></o:p></i><br />
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Prayer can be challenging, listening can seem impossible, and discernment can cause nausea.<br />
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One of the greatest things about SLS is that individuals who have spent their lives training and learning how to pray, listen, and discern will be there. And they want to teach you how to do the same.<br />
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Not only that, but YOU get to share your tips and tricks for talking to the Big Guy. Maybe your way of prayer will really speak to another student who feels lost.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>What: </b>Student Leadership Summit</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>When: </b>January 2-8</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Why: </b>I already told you!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How much: </b>$399, $100 for bus (scholarships available)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Who: </b>You, the Trinity, the Communion of Saints, etc.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How: </b>Sign up <a href="http://sls14.com/?__utma=1.34037791.1384452198.1384452198.1384452198.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1384452198&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1384452198.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=92798493" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a> with registration code (WestReg14)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Questions: </b>Megan Parker (megan.parker@focus.org)</div><div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-7243097207516792482013-11-19T15:37:00.000-08:002014-09-10T11:52:35.429-07:00Why go to SLS? #4 How much TV do you need to watch?<b>Why go to SLS?</b><br />
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</b> <b>#4 How much TV do you need to watch?</b><br />
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</b> <div class="MsoNormal">It’s impressive that you can plow through three seasons of the Walking Dead in two weeks, but do you know what’s more impressive? Giving of your time, talent, and treasure to spend time with Christ and learn how to better carry out His mission.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">Christmas break might tell you that you were made for comfort, but, in the words of Pope Emeritus Benedict, you were made for greatness!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3wEU3KMJrkN-mJN3_6eib3DepXZlok3RxYnvxdFtZwys16FC982LkQA3IdJenWGGklI_IkHzzue2L-utMpRrQcwyYlrZCYfryfOjJfbJ7oJpOkPJ9sKcDp9KbZwgg4IDf2baR050U-I/s1600/vatican_pope_benedict_xvi_022413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3wEU3KMJrkN-mJN3_6eib3DepXZlok3RxYnvxdFtZwys16FC982LkQA3IdJenWGGklI_IkHzzue2L-utMpRrQcwyYlrZCYfryfOjJfbJ7oJpOkPJ9sKcDp9KbZwgg4IDf2baR050U-I/s320/vatican_pope_benedict_xvi_022413.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Stop watching Netflix!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>What: </b>Student Leadership Summit</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>When: </b>January 2-8</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Why: </b>I already told you!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How much: </b>$399, $100 for bus (scholarships available)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Who: </b>You sans Netflix</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How: </b>Sign up <a href="http://sls14.com/?__utma=1.34037791.1384452198.1384452198.1384452198.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1384452198&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1384452198.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=92798493" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a> with registration code (WestReg14)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Questions: </b>Megan Parker (megan.parker@focus.org)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-68425613535025042112013-11-18T15:33:00.000-08:002014-09-10T11:52:45.524-07:00Why go to SLS? #5 Your future spouse might go to a school in New York<b>Why go to SLS?</b><br />
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</b> <b>#5 <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 16px;">Your future spouse might go to a school in New York.</span></span></b><br />
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</span></span></b> <div class="MsoNormal">You’re all thinking it. <i>This could be the trip where I meet That Person.</i> And maybe that person is a human person and marriage is your vocation, or maybe that person is the Church or Jesus Himself and it’s <i>that</i> kind of marriage.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">It's an amazing opportunity to meet hundreds of college students who are passionate about Jesus Christ as well. Where else will you get that opportunity?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">There’s no guarantee you'll find your spouse, but you won’t know until you go!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvpXgriFmT-QxWu7BeXvEjisXR97sNf_jmibVGc3e7PDPBdl9adFhKwCEwesXeGVu6tWCISRqeBcJYmv-zRhtHa33f0dWoYoIa11rbdv5Xulp31YL7GjtY_Q_-EWzgNB6UdhbPXYhzAk/s1600/stock-photo-friends-with-thumbs-up-83414068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvpXgriFmT-QxWu7BeXvEjisXR97sNf_jmibVGc3e7PDPBdl9adFhKwCEwesXeGVu6tWCISRqeBcJYmv-zRhtHa33f0dWoYoIa11rbdv5Xulp31YL7GjtY_Q_-EWzgNB6UdhbPXYhzAk/s320/stock-photo-friends-with-thumbs-up-83414068.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It'll be like this but WAY better</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>What: </b>Student Leadership Summit</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>When: </b>January 2-8</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Why: </b>I already told you!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How much: </b>$399, $100 for bus (scholarships available)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Who: </b>You and your future spouse</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How: </b>Sign up <a href="http://sls14.com/?__utma=1.34037791.1384452198.1384452198.1384452198.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1384452198&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1384452198.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=92798493" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a> with registration code (WestReg14)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Questions: </b>Megan Parker (megan.parker@focus.org)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-66920289445533347692013-11-17T10:27:00.000-08:002014-09-10T11:52:55.952-07:00Why go to SLS? #6 Your job is to Evangelize. Are you ready?<b>Why go to SLS?</b><br />
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</b> <b>#6 Your job is to Evangelize. Are you ready?</b><br />
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</b> <div class="MsoNormal">Regardless of what you are studying, or whether or not you intend to be a FOCUS missionary, we are all called to be missionaries and participate in the New Evangelization.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">For most professional fields we dedicate years of time to hone our craft, increase our skill, and develop relationships; are we willing to the same for Christ?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><i>“Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” </i>Blessed Pope John Paul the Great<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-85059381308260517882013-11-16T19:00:00.000-08:002014-09-10T11:53:03.734-07:00Why go to SLS? #7 Bible Study is usually better when you have a plan<b>Why go to SLS?</b><br />
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</b> <b>#7 Bible Study is usually better when you have a plan.</b><br />
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</b> <div class="MsoNormal">Bible studies are like life, sometimes things go your way and sometimes they crash and burn in a spectacular combination of awkward and physical discomfort. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">What better ways to learn how to lead a better study than from people who have created careers doing just that?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>What: </b>Student Leadership Summit</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>When: </b>January 2-8</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Why: </b>I already told you!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How much: </b>$399, $100 for bus (scholarships available)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Who: </b>You and Dr. Sri, Jim Jansen, Curtis Martin, etc.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How: </b>Sign up <a href="http://sls14.com/?__utma=1.34037791.1384452198.1384452198.1384452198.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1384452198&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1384452198.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=92798493" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a> with registration code (WestReg14)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Questions: </b>Megan Parker (megan.parker@focus.org)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-8193633060075022952013-11-15T14:13:00.000-08:002014-09-10T11:53:19.470-07:00Why go to SLS? #8 Make Jim buy you LUNCH<b>Why go to SLS?</b><br />
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</b> <b>#8 Make Jim buy you LUNCH</b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">All the missionaries want you to go to SLS and to sweeten the deal, Jim Jansen will buy you lunch on the way there and on the way back. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Yeah, I’m talking about two free meals.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Of course the missionaries want you to eat, but this gift is also to illustrate that we want you all to be at SLS and (as fellow or former college students) we know that you are poor and that you love free food.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">One catch! You must register before <b>November 22 </b>in order to get two free lunches.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We call it, <b>There and Back Again: A Free Lunch Tale</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">You can register for SLS after November 22, but you will not be eligible for a free lunches.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-3699398678058272482013-11-14T17:00:00.000-08:002014-09-10T11:53:28.502-07:00Why go to SLS? #9 Group Project...Take Over Campus<b>Why go to SLS?</b><br />
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</b> <b>#9 Group Project...Take Over Campus</b><br />
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</b> <div class="MsoNormal">We all know that group projects in college are the worst; someone is always the slacker, someone never even shows up, and you end up doing all the work.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">But this group project (take over campus with the love of Jesus Christ) is way better.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">At SLS you will be able to meet, commiserate, plan, strategize, and swap stories with student leaders from all over the country. Not to mention spend quality time with those students you are already on campus with; your brothers and sisters on the battlefield!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>What: </b>Student Leadership Summit</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>When: </b>January 2-8</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Why: </b>I already told you!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How much: </b>$399, $100 for bus (scholarships available)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Who: </b>You and brave steed (aka a bus)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How: </b>Sign up <a href="http://sls14.com/?__utma=1.34037791.1384452198.1384452198.1384452198.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1384452198&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1384452198.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=92798493" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a> with registration code (WestReg14)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>Questions: </b>Megan Parker (megan.parker@focus.org)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-37595228825188071582013-11-14T10:04:00.002-08:002014-09-10T11:53:52.959-07:00Why go to SLS? #10 Start Your Year Off Right!<div class="MsoNormal"><b>Why go to SLS?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>#10 Start Your Year Off Right!</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Once again it’s January 1<sup>st</sup> and you are looking to make some changes. Maybe a 4.0? Good for you. Maybe drop 10lbs? That’s neat. How about changing the lives of those around you, and saving eternal souls? That’s what I’m talking about.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Because, if we are being honest, our resolutions last for about 2-4 months, but the lessons and practical information you will learn on SLS will last into eternity (talking about Heaven).</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>What: </b>Student Leadership Summit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>When: </b>January 2-8</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Why: </b>I already told you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>How much: </b>$399, $100 for bus (scholarships available)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Who: </b>You and your New Year's Resolutions!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>How: </b>Sign up <a href="http://sls14.com/?__utma=1.34037791.1384452198.1384452198.1384452198.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1384452198&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1384452198.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=92798493" target="_blank">here</a> with registration code (WestReg14)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Questions: </b>Megan Parker (megan.parker@focus.org)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-231262361459095682013-09-19T11:38:00.001-07:002013-09-19T11:38:07.726-07:00Matthew Kelly: Becoming the Best Version of Yourself <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Your World View??</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1/100 people go to college</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We need to be challenged to re-determine our world view</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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all have an overwhelming desire for happiness; that is how God made us</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Grace builds on nature: </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">The supernatural life does not negate or destroy the
natural world. Rather, grace sanctifies, elevates and renews nature.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Grace
also works through nature. We are not just temples of the </span><span style="background: white; color: #366388; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Holy Ghost</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">, but instruments of the Spirit as well. We are
collaborating with God in extending the boundaries of His Kingdom on Earth of
love and peace.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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says happiness = pleasure</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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WRONG</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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can’t be sustained beyond the activity producing it</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Stop eating, pleasure stops</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What else
in our lives cause use momentary pleasure but not lasting happiness?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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is sustained past the moment producing it</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Come home from a hard day and don’t feel like working
out, you just want to lie on your couch and be lazy. But you convince yourself
to get up and go to the gym, after you work out you may be tired, but you will
always be glad you went. Where if you were to lay down and watch TV and eat
cheese dip you will enjoy it for those two hours and then after feel like crap
and regret it.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What is the best way to live?</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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get by/ still get to Heaven’</i></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">To look at
this we have to detach ourselves from our culture for a while.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If we look into our lives we get a
sense that something is missing.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Matthew Kelly was presented with a challenge as a teenager<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">-</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Stop by
church for 10 minutes on your way to school each day.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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church, he finally went in and it actually felt peaceful</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">First few days he just went in and
planned the rest of his day</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Then he decided to “actually” pray
and just started listing off all the things he wanted from God that day ->
instructions for God</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Then one
day he had a rough morning and was worried about the day and when he sat down
he started talking to God and asking what God though he should do with his situation.
</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">This was a huge turning point, releasing your life
into God’s hands because he knows what is best for you. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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*** Our lives change when our
habits change. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>We become out habits:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Your
actions determine your habits; habits determine your character; your character
determines your destiny <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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this; think of your destiny; WHO do you want to be in the future?<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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decide your habits so they will help you reach that destiny <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Silence will change
your life – </b>take time to sit in silence every day; determine who you really
are, your hopes, your dreams, the areas in your life that need changing. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Often
we try to block this out with noise and business, but it leads to unhappiness.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b>No one plans to live a life of quiet
desperation </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>GAME CHANGER:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->Get
yourself in a classroom of silence. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->Understand
that we live in a relativistic culture – the idea that there is no real truth. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>a.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->Tolerance:
(<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">the ability or willingness to
tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that
one does not necessarily agree with</span>)<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span>i.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]--> --the supreme virtue of secularism <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>b.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]--><b>Fact: you don’t have to tolerate good
things. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>c.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->Challenge:
look for the truth in everything, it’s there<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>d.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->The
knowledge of who Jesus is; is disappearing. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span>i.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->We
think we know Jesus – we don’t. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>e.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->What
does society say about Jesus<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span>i.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->That
He was a nice guy. – this can’t be true.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span>ii.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->Jesus
claimed to be the son of God. If he isn’t, then he was a HUGE liar. You can’t even say he was a good teacher<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]--><b>Words have value based on who speaks them<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>a.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->Someone
with high character says something you don’t agree with, you are going to
rethink it and try to understand their view. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]--><b>A question everyone must answer: WHO DO YOU
SAY JESUS IS? <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>a.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->So
why don’t we follow him?<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Jesus had radical teachings---<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Problem:
most of us think we know the Gospel: <i>we
don’t. </i><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Do we?<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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wants us to live a shallow life: to simply be a consumer <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b>God’s vision: </b>for us to become the best
version of ourselves. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->He created us with something in mind. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->There are 1000 + moments in our day when we have
the choice to choose to be the best version of ourselves. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Just takes thirty seconds: will this make me the
<i>best version of myself?</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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were our best mentors and coaches?<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->The ones who brought out the best version of
ourselves. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->We
get more fulfillment when we work to get better character.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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of marriage? <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->To help wife/husband & kids become the best
version of themselves. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>a.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->Look
at your goals and meaning of your life.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span>i.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->Will
you not be happier as the best version of yourself?<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span>ii.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->What
in my life will sooner or later strike me down? What is my rattle snake? <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>b.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->There
is no rubbish of “I didn’t know it was wrong”<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span>i.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><!--[endif]-->99.9%
of the time we know the right answer and if we choose it:<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>We will
be happy <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b>THE WORLD NEEDS
CHANGING (DUH) <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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has given us the ability to choose, the ability to dream. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->We can see bigger and better in the future and
can see what we need to do now to reach that dream. <o:p></o:p></div>
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excuses: I’m too old. I’m too young. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mozart was eight years old when he wrote his
first symphony</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dimitrion Yordanidis was ninety-eight years old
when he ran a marathon in seven hours and thirty three minutes, in Athens,
Greece</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Age is not an excuse not to change your
life. </span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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world today is more interested in self-expression than having a self that’s
worth expressing. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>God, things are a
mess: how can I help?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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done in a day and underestimate what they can get done in a week. </i><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><i>When we say yes to the stuff that isn't for
us, we miss out on the stuff that is just for us. </i><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->The only thing staying in a relationship you
know isn't leading to marriage does, is stop you from meeting the perfect
person God has planned for you to marry. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Being overly involved in too many activities
only takes away from the quality time you were supposed to give to someone to
help them through some of life’s tough problems. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
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anything.</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>How do you get out of
your own little world? <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-18309344120529336792013-09-16T11:32:00.001-07:002014-09-10T11:52:26.732-07:00Boot Camp Announcements! Here are some extra deets (details) about the upcoming Student Missionary Boot Camp!<br />
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Registration envelopes are available at the front desk of Newman, please return them to the front desk or a missionary by <b>Monday, September 23</b>!<br />
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Please meet at <b>Newman</b> on, <b>Friday, September 27th at 4pm </b>to carpool out to Camp Kitaki! We will need drivers for those who don't have vehicles so please meet at Newman so we can get that all figured out.<br />
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The retreat ends on <b>Sunday. September 29th at 2pm</b>.<br />
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We are all praying a novena for the success of this retreat. It is a novena to the Holy Spirit (surprise, surprise!) and the novena can be found via hard copy at the front desk or via web-based copy via the Facebook page (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/217100938444133/" target="_blank">here</a>).<br />
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<b>Packing List</b><br />
-sleeping bag<br />
-pillow<br />
-Rosary<br />
-towel<br />
-toiletries<br />
-Bible<br />
-a writing utensil (pen, pencil, quill, etc)<br />
-comfortable and modest clothing<br />
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If you have special needs (dietary, emotional, I'm-going-to-be-late, etc) please talk to one of the missionaries! Or email me if that's easier (caitlin.marmie@focus.org).<br />
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If you have questions or concerns please let us know. It's going to be a great weekend!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-65589239899813092482013-09-10T18:26:00.002-07:002014-09-10T11:50:13.515-07:00SCHEDULE<b><u>FOCUS Student Missionary Events for 2013-2014</u></b><br />
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</u></b> <b>September 13: </b>Upper Room 7pm-9pm<br />
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<b>September 27-29: </b>Student Missionary Boot Camp<br />
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<b>October 25: </b>Upper Room 7pm-10pm<br />
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<b>November 15: </b>Upper Room 7pm-10pm<br />
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<b>January 3-7: </b>Student Leadership Summit<br />
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<b>January 31: </b>Upper Room 7pm-10pm<br />
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<b>February 21: </b>Upper Room 7pm-10pm<br />
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<b>March 14: </b>Upper Room 7pm-10pm<br />
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<b>April 11: </b>Upper Room 7pm-10pm<br />
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<b>May 2: </b>Launch Night and Board Dinner 6pmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-47924486364791376892013-09-04T14:47:00.000-07:002014-09-10T11:50:03.591-07:0010 Reasons why you should come hear MATTHEW KELLYOn <b>September 9, at 8:30pm </b>Matthew Kelly is coming to UNL and speaking in the Union.<br />
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That sentence alone should be enough to get your butts there, but if you need more convincing, here are 10 reasons why you should come on <b>September 9, at 8:30</b> to hear him speak.<br />
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<b>10. He is from Australia and has an Australian accent.</b><br />
That one is pretty self explanatory.<br />
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<b>9. He is a prolific writer.</b><br />
He has written a ton of very successful books like;<br />
"Rediscover Catholicism", "The 7 Levels of Intimacy", "The Rhythm of Life", "The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic"<br />
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<b>8. And he gives them away for cheap so that Catholics all over the place can have these resources.</b><br />
You can check out his website <a href="http://dynamiccatholic.com/free-resources/" target="_blank">here </a>to investigate said resources.<br />
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AND if you come to the event you get a FREE COPY of "Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic" and the chance to have Matthew Kelly sign it!<br />
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<b>7. He is an entertaining, dynamic, and engaging speaker.</b><br />
Catholics are all about speakers and sometimes well-meaning speakers can be a little dry, but not Matt (we are not on an actual first name basis). You can check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/DynamicCatholic" target="_blank">Dynamic Catholic YouTube</a> channel to listen to some snippets of his talk about the 7 pillars of Catholicism.<br />
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<b>6. He has audio CDs that I actually listen to.</b><br />
I always want to listen to motivation speakers in the car instead of the Top 40 garbage but rarely do I make it past the introductions of these CDs. But I've listened to almost every single one of Matthew Kelly's talks. You can check out excerpts via <a href="http://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/speaker/matthew-kelly?gclid=CKzRoc3UsrkCFSRyQgodl38AAQ" target="_blank">Lighthouse Catholic Media's website.</a><br />
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<b>5. He reaches a wide audience.</b><br />
It doesn't matter if you've been to Catholic school your whole life, have a degree in Theology, just became Catholic, or aren't Catholic at all; the way Matthew Kelly speaks gets right to the heart of things regardless of where you are in your faith journey. Who doesn't want to become the best version of themselves?<br />
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<b>5a. So bring your Bible study, friends, dorm mates, roommates, class mates, family, neighbors, etc.</b><br />
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</b> <b>4. He is a partner for Floyd Consulting</b><br />
Floyd Consulting is a consulting company based out of Chicago that helps business create the best version of themselves through goal setting, training, retreat, speakers (like Matthew Kelly), and creating a balanced work life.<br />
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<b>3. But seriously it's a big deal</b><br />
<a href="http://floydconsulting.com/index.cfm?load=page&page=3#clients" target="_blank">Here</a> is a very impressive list of many of the companies (many of them Fortune 500) who use Floyd Consulting.<br />
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<b>2. He says great things like this:</b><br />
In an Interview for Catholic Digest (whole interview <a href="http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/people/q_and_a/2010/01-26/a-conversation-with-matthew-kelly-motivational-speaker-author" target="_blank">found here</a>)<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><i>"What advice would you give to a Catholic struggling with the Church today?<o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">Explore it. Most people don’t understand what it is. If there’s any issue that you massively disagree with, delve into that. There are answ<span style="font-family: inherit;">ers there. Our person</span>al biases and prejudices get in the way. Most of the time when we’re saying the Church is wrong, we’re just saying it’s inconvenient. That doesn’t mean it’s not true."<o:p></o:p></div><b><br />
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</b> <b>1. And things like this:</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“The notion of freedom proclaimed by the modern world is anti-discipline. But true freedom cannot be separated from discipline.” <i>Rediscover Catholicism</i></span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></b> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Many people falsely believe that if you want to be holy, you are not allowed to enjoy life...Holiness brings us to life. It refines every human ability. Holiness doesn't dampen our emotions; it elevates them. Those who respond to God's call to holiness are the most joyful people in history. They have a richer, more abundant experience of life, and they love more deeply than most people can every imagine. They enjoy life, all of life.” <i>Rediscover Catholicism.</i></span></span><br />
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</span></i></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In general, we are extremely fortunate that Matthew Kelly will be visiting our campus with all his wisdom and Australian accent-ness. </span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So we will see you on Monday, September 9 at 8:30 in the Union Ballroom. If you have any questions you can ask any FOCUS missionary or you can email me at caitlin.marmie@focus.org !</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"> Regardless, no worries! You are not a sheep without a shepherd, but there are some changes to how we handle this situation.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>What do we do? I’m freaking out!<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal">Don’t freak out. Here’s what you need to do.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">If you are interested in having a formal mentor (whether that’s an official FOCUS missionary or an older FOCUS student leader):<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Pray about it<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Talk to them about it<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Why are you kicking us out of discipleship?<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal">We aren’t kicking you out, we are empowering you with more responsibility. In the after-college-world, you’ll probably be in the market for a mentoring relationship, but in the real world your employer probably won’t match you up.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">FOCUS UNL attempted to match students up with new missionaries but often it resulted in awkwardly forced relationships and little spiritual growth. Not a good combination. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ultimately all discipleship is with Jesus since we are His disciples. What you are looking for now is a mentor who can assist you in growing closer to Christ.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Don’t you like us?<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal">We LOVE you and this is why we are adopting this new process. This way you can work to form honest and authentic relationships in order to grow closer to Christ.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">If you need help or have questions we are more than willing to help you discern through it!<o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">But the initiative is definitely placed on you. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We would like for all free-agent student missionaries to have a mentor by the Student Missionary Retreat (September 27-29)!<o:p></o:p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-91083934888564987942013-08-08T18:26:00.000-07:002014-09-10T11:49:42.503-07:00Important Mandatory Dates<span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, 'Microsoft Sans Serif', Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #282828;">Friday</span><span style="color: #282828; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><u>Aug 23-24th</u></span><span style="color: #282828; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Parish Retreat</span><span style="color: #282828; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="color: #282828;">(starting after 530 Mass and ending after the Commissioning Mass at Noon)</span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-90920268701766840412013-04-19T12:07:00.004-07:002014-09-10T11:49:33.460-07:00LAUNCH NIGHTATTENTION ALL STUDENT MISSIONARIES:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">You are formally invited to the 6th annual Launch Night!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We hope to see you there!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-82962581794769545332013-04-09T23:17:00.001-07:002013-04-09T23:20:04.312-07:00Like Sheep in the Midst of Wolves <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0in;">At
tonight’s FOCUSgreek event Sister Mary Helen shared some of her experiences
from her time as a Gamma Phi Beta and how her prayer life drew her closer to
God throughout her years in the house, eventually leading her to discern
religious life.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0in;">She spoke of the
friendships she made and some of the things she faced while living her faith
out in the Greek community. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0in;">During her
talk she kept referring to how she turned to Mathew 10:16 when things seemed to
be getting difficult.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0in;">Praying with this
verse afterwards, I was struck with how relevant it is to living a Christian
life while in a fraternity or sorority.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></div>
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<i>Mathew 10:16<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;">"Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of
wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.</span>”<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;">Let’s
start from the beginning; <i>I am sending
you like sheep in the midst of wolves.</i> The term <i>midst of wolves</i> is a pretty accurate description of what it is like
to live on a college campus, let alone in the Greek system. There are so many people out there willing to
attack who you are as a person, what you stand for, your values, and your
beliefs. It seems to be especially hard
to be a true Christian who lives out their faith without getting looked down on
by a majority of the student body. I
think that recently there have been plenty of examples of people standing up
for their faith, but getting attacked for voicing their opinion. If something
goes against what society tells us is correct, standing up for it only bring
stares and snide remarks. But yet, even
with all of this turmoil and uncomfort, it is God who is <i>sending </i>us out into this world.
He has a special plan for us and wants you and me to be directly in the
middle of the Greek system, and often in the heart of sin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"> We are His sheep; he has a purpose for us and wants
to lead us home. Sheep are often looked
upon as these clueless animals who just roam the pastures trusting in their shepherd. Well maybe, just maybe, that is what God is
calling us to do. We don’t need to know
the answers to everything or win every battle; we just need to be sheep. We need to be the sheep that always trust in
their shepherd. If we trust God, our shepherd, with our whole heart, we go about
living our lives not in fear, but in peace and joy because we know that we are
safe because the Lord is always there watching over us and wanting to steer us
from danger. If we live our lives with
our Shepherd as our guide, we should never worry, even with the threat of wolves
in the distant because as long as we follow the path the Lord has laid out for
us, He will lead us safely home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;">“be shrewd as serpents”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;">To
be shrewd means to be cunning, good with judgment, or having a clever awareness.
He tells us to be shrewd as serpents referring
to the slyness that serpents have as they move around, always slightly out of
reach and slipping away from danger.
Think back to Adam and Even in the garden, the serpent didn’t tell them
that God didn’t exist; he simply tried to enter into their hearts and convince
them that they could be like God if they would only eat the fruit. What if we lived our lives like this; if we
looked through other people’s eyes to see into their hearts and find their emptiness?
We would be able to find their confusion and present them with the truth of God
that would reach their hearts on a personal level. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;">What
if we had the cunning awareness that Jesus possessed as he spoke in the
temples? He was aware of objections that may come his way and knew the best
response before he was even questioned.
However, he wouldn’t use argument to win them over; instead he would
answer a question with a question, stopping the claims against him and causing
those around him to think deeper. Jesus teaches us that it is important to be
aware of the attacks the world may throw at us and be ready to question the
world back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;">“simple as doves”<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<a href="http://www.whitedovesofmodesto.com/two-white-dove-flying_96969-1400x1050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://www.whitedovesofmodesto.com/two-white-dove-flying_96969-1400x1050.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;">We
can all take a lesson from the doves; the birds that fly around free, not held
down by the world, but spend every day enjoying the gift of life God gave
them. Doves are not worried about possessions
or money or the opinions of others. They
don’t carry suitcases around with material objects they think will make them
happy. Instead, they let each day guide
them in a new direction, following the divine call where ever it may lead
them. What if we could live a life like
this? Not letting anything hold us down and always being open to where the Holy
Spirit may call us? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;">I
challenge you to take five minutes and read the rest of this verse below. Close your eyes and open your ears. What is God saying to you as He speaks these
words to <i>you</i>? Is he giving you support? Is he asking you to
be a witness? Is he calling you to be courageous? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>"Behold, I am sending
you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as
doves. But beware of people, for they will hand you over to courts and
scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings
for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. When they hand you over,
do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be
given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but
the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”<o:p></o:p></i></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138814690360081194.post-15362516234302463792013-03-28T11:29:00.001-07:002014-09-10T11:49:21.002-07:00Student Missionaries: April Upper Room UpdateHello everyone!<br />
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Just wanted to let you all know there will be NO Upper Room for the Month of April! We are canceling so you are all free to attend the (optional) Spiritual Impact Bootcamp Retreat. Talk to Logan Burda if you are not signed up and want to attend!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0