Annual Lecture Series

The Cade Community Lectures

“On Being Human”

Lethbridge Public Library

Wednesdays

7:00 pm


January 19th - “What collecting has taught me about being human”

Erin Phillips, Chaplain, Ecumenical Campus Ministry

January 26th - “What policing has taught me about being human”

Hugh Richards, Criminal Justice, Lethbridge College

February 2nd - “What facebook has taught me about being human”

Jennifer Davis, General Studies, Lethbridge College

February 9th - “What volunteering has taught me about being human”

Mike Mahon, President, University of Lethbridge



Sponsored by Ecumenical Campus Ministry, the President’s Office, University of Lethbridge, the President’s Office, Lethbridge College, and Lethbridge Public Library

Christmas in the Chaplaincy

Yesterday was the day we handed out campus care parcels at the university. For a month my admin assistant has been distributing grocery bags to south Alberta churches. The university has had a bunch made for us but this year the budget didn't allow that so Safeway generously donated a lot of their bags. Last week Beth started gathering up a lot of bags and some of the churches started dropping theirs off to Immanuel Lutheran who graciously offer their hall for our depot. I brought in the bags Ascension donated and some that were dropped off at my house from one of our rural congregations. Then Saturday a bunch of us sorted the bags. Yesterday was the day we distributed them! IVCF staff and students came and helped Maintenance load them all up and drive them down to the University where they unloaded them and then the fun began.

Students began lining up a half hour before we began the hand out and we managed to hand out 442!!! bags in 20 mins. An hour later when I checked my email there were two lovely messages from students thanking us for the food and the encouragement. I love my job!

Pictures are here on my personal blog.

Free Parking Passes

If you are looking for a free parking pass the Alliance Church on the corner of Columbia and University are handing them out tomorrow (Saturday) from noon to 1:00 pm at a free BBQ. You have to get there early - I've stood in the line and it formed way before noon. But it is worth it! Burgers are good too!

A New Academic Year Begins!

Today was New Student Orientation at both the university and college. I was thinking that I'd work the college and our student chaplains would work the university but our office at the college isn't quite ready so I went to the university after all. My plan is to be at the college Mondays and Wednesday and the university Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Here are some scenes from NSO at the U of L. Melinda and Lindsey handed out 300 brochures inviting students to our activities and we've promised a lot of free lattes!

Bill Cade, the President of the U of L addressed the students and invoked the image of the pronghorn, the school's mascot. I saw pronghorns in Saskatchewan last week. They are fast.