Here are the latest Farmington Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Announcements
for the week of 3/28/05- 4/02/05:
HAPPY EASTER
HE IS RISEN !
This weeks meetings:
CCC Bible study every Monday 6:30 pm Stone 216;
Group Investigating God (G.I.G) Bible study 7:30-8:30 pm every Monday Apt 11 Stone;Check out their website at:http://students.umf.maine.edu/~burleitl/
Travis and Chuck's outreach table every Monday in the Student Cente IV's Wednesday night meeting is at 7:00pm in CR 123 in the Student Center.
Bob Killam's Bible study of the Gospel of John is on Thursdays at Quebe Street, House number 108 at 7pm.
This weeks speaker is John Haslem the USM Intervarsity staffworker. Next week i a game night so if you have any ideas talk to a ministry team member about it.
April 13th, Gene Philbrook, a UMF graduate, and current youth pastor at th Port Cylde Advent Church will be speaking at the Wednesday night meeting.
This weeks announcements:
Thanks for everyone who participated in the Easter Egg hunt and distributing th Case for Easter
The shoeboxes for the Tsunami victims have been also been sent. (including the tiger, grrrrr)
From Bill Cutler and UNH Staffworker Brian Barclay Journey05:The trip is a mixture of outdoor adventure (backpacking, rock
climbing, and canoeing) and an exploration of the gospel and it's implications (the environment, service to the rural poor, etc) We will serve among the
Penobscot Nation, one of the Native American tribes in Maine that has been overlooked and is significantly affected by the pollution from the mills along
the Penobscot River What are the details?
June 4-19 (2 weeks) $500
Application Deadline is April 1 (or call or e-mail Janet, addres below)Applications are available atwww.unh.edu/ivcf/summer.html or by
contacting: Janet Barclay janet_barclay@ivstaff.org, 603-659-9921)
Other notes:
The Farmington IV Christian Fellowship retreat is the second weekend of Apri 8,9,10. Please return your registrations either this week or the next. The
price is $15.00 per person. Right now Bob, Ross and Ira are all scheduled t come as well as Bethany and Christina Kivisalu. Don't forget to sign up for a
meal you will help prepare. We will arrive after supper on Friday and leave Sunday morning. (See schedule below)
Travis and Chuck are continuing their table outreach in the student center on Mondays if you have ideas or want to encourage them please contact at:
Travis.burleigh@maine.edu charles.ellis@maine.edu
The GIG website is now up and running ! On it questions have been posted that people have asked from GIG sessions . It is a great resource to direct
questioning friends to and for yourself as a database when you have a tough question yourself. The website address is: http://students.umf.maine.edu/~burleitl/
If you want to give your testimony at an upcoming IVCF Wednesday night meeting please e-mail Ross and we can set it up.
On Saturday April 23rd IVCF New England is hosting a gathering of staff and students in New England who are engaged in and should be encouraged in
evangelism on campus. It will be at a church near Manchester NH, pretty central to all of New England. Please talk to Ross if you are interested in
going. Check out EveryStudent.com for insightful articles on Christianity.
Episode III of the Star Wars movies premieres on Thursday, May 19, 2005. For not only Episode I, but all the Lord of the Ring and Spiderman movies we have
gotten a group to see it together at the Farmington Movie theater, talk to Ross if you are interested in going.
RETREAT SCHEDULE
Friday, April 8th
6:00pm Leave UMF computer center parking Lot
6:45-7:00pm Arrive at Berea
7:00pm-8:00pm get situated at Berea
8:00pm 1st speaker (who would like to speak here? Ross, Bob or Ira ?)
9:00pm Games, hang out relax
Saturday April 9th
8:00pm get up
8:30 Breakfast
9:00 free time
10:00am(break-up into guys and girls) Christina and Bethany can take time with
girls and we will take the guys and do some "bonding"
12:00pm Lunch
1:00am Outdoor activities (weather permitting) soccer, basketball, volleyball
etc...
4:00pm back together as group (moved this back a half hour)
4:00 third speaker(Ross, Bob or Ira?) Would this be a good time for some group
building activities ? Jeremy do you have any ideas?
5:30pm Supper
7:00pm 4th speaker (Bob, Ross or Ira)
8:30 hang out play games relax
Sunday April 10TH
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am Leave for church
8:30 am church