This weeks NEWS!

News:

Thursday March 29^th- 7:30pm at the Acadia Divinity College Chapel- a very special worship night. Don’t miss out! The topic will be love. It will also be the night we vote for our new exec, so be sure to come out! Important: Please come to the Div College for 7:30 SHARP, as we want to start right on time.

End of the Year Party!

What: International themed party. Bring your favourite snack from your country or from another country.
When: Thursday, April 5th at 8pm
Where: Wong International Centre, across from the BAC.
Who: YOU! And your friends.

http://www.facebook.com/events/414644421886358/

Prayer Prayer Prayer Prayer Prayer Prayer Prayer

There is no shortage of opportunities for prayer. We have our Friday morning prayer group in the chapel basement at 8:00am. This is brief but a great way to start off the day. A few of also get together on Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm to pray in the chapel basement.

Special this week will be FREE PRAYER. Yes, we know prayer is always free. But now we are sharing it with others. From 11:30am to 1:30pm this Friday, March 30^th, we will be in the BAC holding up signs saying “Free Prayer,” and will be welcoming anyone to come and pray with us. If you are too timid to do that, you can also come and back us up by praying for us while we are praying for others.

Easter Stuff at the Chapel

During Holy Week there are a number of special services:

Maundy Thursday: 8:00 p.m.

 Good Friday: 9:30 a.m.

 Good Friday Wolfville Area Interchurch Council walk of the Cross for Social Action/Justice beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the steps of the Manning Memorial Chapel

 Also on Good Friday the Wolfville Area Interchurch Council ecumenical service will be held at the Wolfville Baptist Church at 1:00 p.m.

 Easter morning Sunrise service 7:00 a.m. Following the service there will be an Easter Morning breakfast in the chapel hall at 8:00 a.m.

Urbana

https://urbana.org/

Registration for Urbana opens on March 1^st! Urbana is InterVarsity’s student missions conference happening from December 27-31 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Urbana Conference’s goal is to compel this generation to give their whole lives for God’s global mission. It only comes around once every three years, so this is your chance to go! Word is, the first one hundred Canadian students to register get a discount. So do not wait! Once registration opens it, go for it! Just ask Andrea for the discount code. Ask anyone who’s gone before, it is a life-changing experience.

MarkEast 2012

Date: Tuesday May 1, 2012 @ 4:00 pm - Monday May 7, 2012 @ 1:00 pm
Cost: $350
Location: Greenhill Lake Camp, Greenhill Lake, New Brunswick (30 minutes outside Fredericton)

Studying the Gospel of Mark and discovering more about . . .
God's heartbeat, who Jesus is, how that affects your life, how that is played out in the cities around us and what we are going to do about it

To register, click on the link below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dEF3N1FjTnlTRVhUVWFvOXZJUlZNLXc6MQ

To view the brochure, click on this link:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B03ScMolSTaIMDJiNWEyMmQtNTQyOS00ZTYyLWJiNTMtODU5YzM3MmRhYTI5&hl=en_US

Bible verse of the week

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.

 Romans 1:16

Happy Spring everyone! What a beautiful day God has given us. Here is some upcoming events and news about Acadia Christian Fellowship

Thursday March 22^nd- 7:30 pm in the chapel basement. This will be a prayer time for our campus. Let’s just cry out to God in humility and faith. Besides, it’s Cheaton Cup weekend and if you ask me, that requires some serious prayer.

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/317502011646459/

Thursday March 29^th- 7:30pm at the Acadia Divinity College Chapel- a very special worship night. Don’t miss out!

Thursday April 5^th- 8:00pm at the Wong International Centre it is the END OF THE YEAR PARTY. It is going to be an international snack potluck so bring a snack that is perhaps from a different country. And we will have a time!

And now for some other cool stuff...

Prayer

There is no shortage of opportunities for prayer. We have our Friday morning prayer group in the chapel basement at 8:00am. This is brief but a great way to start off the day. A few of also get together on Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm to pray. Location for this week is to be announced, so keep your eyes and your ears open!

Urbana

https://urbana.org/

Registration for Urbana opens on March 1^st! Urbana is InterVarsity’s student missions conference happening from December 27-31 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Urbana Conference’s goal is to compel this generation to give their whole lives for God’s global mission. It only comes around once every three years, so this is your chance to go! Word is, the first one hundred Canadian students to register get a discount. So do not wait! Once registration opens it, go for it! Just ask Andrea for the discount code. Ask anyone who’s gone before, it is a life-changing experience. 

MarkEast 2012

Date: Tuesday May 1, 2012 @ 4:00 pm - Monday May 7, 2012 @ 1:00 pm
Cost: $350
Location: Greenhill Lake Camp, Greenhill Lake, New Brunswick (30 minutes outside Fredericton)

Studying the Gospel of Mark and discovering more about . . .
God's heartbeat, who Jesus is, how that affects your life, how that is played out in the cities around us and what we are going to do about it

To register, click on the link below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dEF3N1FjTnlTRVhUVWFvOXZJUlZNLXc6MQ

To view the brochure, click on this link:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B03ScMolSTaIMDJiNWEyMmQtNTQyOS00ZTYyLWJiNTMtODU5YzM3MmRhYTI5&hl=en_US

Bible verse of the week

No one who hopes in you
   will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those
   who are treacherous without cause.

Psalm 25:3

With the semester half over, here are some things you have got to know about. Please be sure to read everything; there is a wealth of information and many things that you may be interested in.

Friday, March 2^nd- 7:30pm in Clark Commons. We will be watching a Francis Chan video (don’t know who Francis Chan is? Come and find out). After that, we plan to play some pick-up basketball or other sports in the gym.

Thursday, March 8^th- 7:30pm in Clark Commons. TBA.

Friday, March 16^th-7:30pm in Clark Commons. TBA.

Thursday March 22^nd- 730 pm in the chapel. This will be a prayer time for our campus. Let’s just cry out to God in humility and faith.

March 23-25^th- Jesus to the Nations! Mount Saint Vincent University, Bedford NS.  This is a missions conferences. The speakers will be Shane Claiborne (!!), K.P. Yohannan and Freda Smallwood. We will be going down as a group and if you tell me you want to go, I can arrange for housing and drives (but please let me know if you can drive). This is definitely my favourite event of the year, you do not want to miss out! www.jesustothenations.com

March 29^th- 7:30pm at the Acadia Divinity College Chapel- a very special worship night.

And now for some other cool stuff...

Passionate Praise: A Coffee Haus and Evening of Christian Fellowship

Saturday March 10th, 2012
Michener Lounge
Student Union Building
Acadia University
7-10pm

What can I expect? A night of free praise to God from individuals and from groups both from Acadia and the surrounding community, alongside the International Gospel Choir at Acadia.
Following the music there will be a tea and coffee fellowship.

How do I get involved? Email Remi: 097826w@acadiau.ca Or Mikia: 083563m@acadiau.ca

How can I help if I cannot make it?

1) We are in need of baked good donations for the tea and coffee fellowship

2) Spread the word to your friends and neighbors, we want this to be a night to remember!

3) Any and all offerings you would like to make will go to the Acadia Relay For Life 2012 (which is on March 31st)
Questions? Queries? Quibbles? Email Remi: 097826w@acadiau.ca

 

Prayer

There is no shortage of opportunities for prayer. We have our Friday morning prayer group in the chapel basement at 8:00am. This is brief but a great way to start off the day. A few of also get together on Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm in the chapel basement to pray. 

2012-2013 ACF Executive Nominations

The majority of visioning, planning and direction for ACF is done by the executive team. Nominations for the executive committee of 2012-2013 are now open. We would like to have 4-6 people on the exec next year. Any member of ACF can nominate another member providing that they are a student of Acadia University and fully committed follower of Jesus Christ. If you would like to nominate someone you must present a piece of paper to a current executive member (Aimee, Hannah, Pelham or Sarita) stating your nomination with both yours and the nominee’s signature.
Example:
I Bob, nominate Larry to serve on the ACF executive committee for 2011-2012
Both sign it and date it.

Once nominations close (this has been extended to March 7) the nominees will be presented to the nominating committee for an interview process. This committee will be composed of Acadia’s Intervarsity Staff worker, Andrea Pearce, a current executive member, and a graduating member of ACF. The nominee must be willing to sign InterVarsity’s statement of faith and ACF General Responsibilities out of their own personal conviction. If the nominating committee agrees upon the nominee they will be presented to the large group for election.
Please contact Andrea (andrea.pearce@gmail.com) if you want to know more about the nominations, elections, or statement of faith.

Urbana

https://urbana.org/

Registration for Urbana opens on March 1^st! Urbana is InterVarsity’s student missions conference happening from December 27-31 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Urbana Conference’s goal is to compel this generation to give their whole lives for God’s global mission. It only comes around once every three years, so this is your chance to go! Word is, the first one hundred Canadian students to register get a discount. So do not wait! Once registration opens it, go for it! Just ask Andrea for the discount code. Ask anyone who’s gone before, it is a life-changing experience. 

MarkEast 2012

Date: Tuesday May 1, 2012 @ 4:00 pm - Monday May 7, 2012 @ 1:00 pm
Cost: $350
Location: Greenhill Lake Camp, Greenhill Lake, New Brunswick (30 minutes outside Fredericton)

Studying the Gospel of Mark and discovering more about . . .
God's heartbeat, who Jesus is, how that affects your life, how that is played out in the cities around us and what we are going to do about it

To register, click on the link below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dEF3N1FjTnlTRVhUVWFvOXZJUlZNLXc6MQ

To view the brochure, click on this link:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B03ScMolSTaIMDJiNWEyMmQtNTQyOS00ZTYyLWJiNTMtODU5YzM3MmRhYTI5&hl=en_US

Bible Verse of the Week

Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.

-Jesus, Matthew 18:19

Hello everyone, only two more days until study week! But before we all disperse in various directions, there are some things you may want to know.

Large group

Thursday, February 16^th. Worship night with a special speaker, Dr. Robert Raeside. 7:30pm at the basement of the chapel. He will be talking about Creation vs. Evolution. It should be an interesting night for sure.

There will be no large group next week as it is study week.

Prayer group

What: Short prayer meeting

When: Every Friday at 8am

Where: the chapel basement.

See you there!

What: Jesus to the Nations 2012

When: Friday March 23-Sunday March 25

Where: Mount Saint Vincent University, Bedford NS

Who: Shane Claiborne (!!), K.P. Yohannan, Freda Smallwood, me and YOU

Why: I (Hannah) have gone to Jesus to the Nations for many years and each year it is a highlight of my year. It is a wonderful FREE conference for people of all ages who are interested in what God is doing in the world, thinking of pursuing missions or just wondering how to share the Gospel in their community. Last year a few of us from Acadia went down and it was amazing. I would love to see more people go down this year! Please email me at mainhannah@gmail.com if interested, or if you can drive. I can arrange drives and places to stay, but you will have to be responsible for your meals for the weekend, and chip in on drives. Still, it will not end up costing very much.  Please join me; it’s going to be great!

www.jesustothenations.com

 

Guatemala GP

It’s not too late to apply! The deadline has been extended to Friday. This is a short-term missions trip for two weeks at the end of May/beginning of June. Please prayerfully consider this opportunity, as it is really a great one! It is very worth it; feel free to ask me about it! Please contact Andrea andrea.pearce@gmail.com if interested. 

Bible verse of the week

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

-Matthew 6:33

Hi folks, there are so many cool things going on! So be sure to read all the way to the end.

Large groups this month:

Friday, February 10^th at 7:30 in Clark Commons= Youtube party! Everyone has a favourite video that you want to share with everyone- now is your chance! Also, prizes for the best youtube character costume. 

Thursday, February 16^th. Worship night with a special speaker, Dr. Robert Raeside. 7:30pm at the chapel. He will be talking about Creation vs. Evolution. It should be an interesting night for sure. 

Other Events

What: Jesus to the Nations 2012

When: Friday March 23-Sunday March 25

Where: Mount Saint Vincent University, Bedford NS

Who: Shane Claiborne (!!), K.P. Yohannan, Freda Smallwood, me and YOU

Why: I (Hannah) have gone to Jesus to the Nations for many years and each year it is a highlight of my year. It is a wonderful FREE conference for people of all ages who are interested in what God is doing in the world, thinking of pursuing missions or just wondering how to share the Gospel in their community. Last year a few of us from Acadia went down and it was amazing. I would love to see more people go down this year! Please email me at mainhannah@gmail.com if interested, or if you can drive. I can arrange drives and places to stay, but you will have to be responsible for your meals for the weekend, and chip in on drives. Still, it will not end up costing very much.  Please join me; it’s going to be great!

www.jesustothenations.com

Prayer group

What: Short prayer meeting

When: Every Friday at 8am

Where: the chapel basement.

See you there!

And here’s some info on the small groups.

Monday

Philippians

When: 7pm

Where: Tully

Leader: Hannah/Cara

Contact: Hannah, 103655m@acadiau.ca

John

When:  7:30pm

Where: Chapel basement

Leader: Aimee

Contact: Aimee, 094331p@acadiau.ca

Wednesday

Colossians

When: 7:30pm

Where: SUB main foyer

Leader: Bryan

Contact: Bryan,  bryan.c.fung@gmail.com

Friday

Ephesians

When: 3pm

Where: Barrax

Leader: Pelham

Contact: Pelham, 109874f@acadiau.ca

Bible verse of the week

Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

-Romans 5:3-5, ESV

 

Hello everyone! Here is the long awaited email with details of this semester's small group Bible studies. Here is what the Bible studies are this week. Everyone is welcome, we look forward to having you. More information and more small groups will be added in the future, so be sure to stay tuned! Please join a small group.

Monday

Philippians

When: 7pm

Where: Tully

Leader: Hannah/Cara

Contact: Hannah, 103655m@acadiau.ca

John

When:  7:30pm-8:30pm

Where: Chapel basement

Leader: Aimee

Contact: Aimee, 094331p@acadiau.ca

Wednesday

Colossians

When: 7:30pm

Where: SUB main foyer

Leader: Bryan

Contact: Bryan,  bryan.c.fung@gmail.com

Friday

Ephesians

When: Afternoon

Where: Barrax

Leader: Pelham

Contact: Pelham, 109874f@acadiau.ca

Hi everyone, I sincerely hope you are having a fabulous day today! There are a lot of ACF events to share with you so I have made up a calendar that I am attaching to this e-mail. Oh, and if you are wondering about small groups, another email will be sent out as soon as they are all confirmed.

Retreat: The deadline for registration for the Winter Retreat is Thursday, Feb 19^th- only a few days left to register! Partial scholarships are available if money is an issue. Money and waivers must be to Andrea on Thursday.

Register by clicking the link below: (clicking 'attending' on facebook is not enough)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dEFrSEMxNVVHOTlLQmdpb1pmSmI5U0E6MQ#gid=0

Click here to see the retreat brochure:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B03ScMolSTaIYWE5NjFmMjItYzliMS00NDkyLTkyMDUtZGExYTQ3ZGRiZTQz

Not convinced that you should go? Here’s a video the lovely Sarita made about the last retreat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGqVGf85_v0.

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Large group this Thursday

We are making some pretty cool announcements at large group on Thursday, so be sure to come out! 7:30pm in Clark Commons. It will probably be shorter than usual. We will be letting you know about everything that is going on this semester, including small groups.

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Car rally Saturday

http://www.facebook.com/events/284039374985913/

If anyone who attends has a car, please let Kathryn know. You will be given $5 for gas if money is the problem. This is CRUCIAL.

So, here's the deal:

-We will be meeting at Clark Commons on campus at 2:30pm. The teams will then be decided and split into groups of 5.
-The Car Rally will start at 3 and go until 4:30.
-The goal is to check off as many of the tasks on the list, either by bringing back an object or taking a picture of the action.
-At 4:30 back at Clark Commons, the points will be tallied for each group and the the participants in the winning group will each win a prize.
-At this point, refreshments will be served (mmmm nachos!)

What you will need to bring:
-yourselves! Everyone is welcome! Invite your friends
-camera, if you have one
-pocket change (if you choose the tasks that involve a tiny bit of money, 50 cents)

We will need to know the number of people attending by *Thursday night* at the latest to organize the number of cars needed and food to provide.

LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!

http://www.facebook.com/events/284039374985913/

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Global Partnerships

The deadlines for the GPs to Guatemala and China are coming up at the end of the month! So contact Andrea soon if you are interested in going to Guatemala for 2 weeks or China for 5 weeks. These are certainly life-changing experiences, and I would highly recommend you going.  andrea.pearce@gmail.com

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Bible verse of the week

Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.

Romans 6:13, NLT