SFTV is pumped up on facebook and twitter!

Tidbits, news stories, and relevant blog posts on Christianity, ministry, and SMU are being posted almost daily through the twitter feed and facebook page.  If you are on twitter, follow us!  If you are on facebook, "like" a couple of the recent status postings and others will magically pop up in your news feed.

This is also a way to connect with alums.  A good number of PYM and Theology graduates are on facebook and following this page.  Introduce yourself!  They are all very fond of SMU and more than willing to talk about life post graduation, and share their stories.

If you know of events or other items that you think deserve a blurb, let me know!  --SWD

Last Call: The Digital Church Conference, Oct 4th

Three of the best known practitioners of Catholicism meets social media for the New Evangelization are coming to Rochester for a great day of brainstorming, information, and inspiration.  If you are considering ministry, being aware of the creativity and potential of this outreach is a wonderful thing to include on your resume.

Lunch is included in the conference and we're going out to eat afterward--with (I am pretty sure) a handful of recent PYM and Theo alums!

Anyone interested in attending the Digital Church conference in Rochester on Oct 4th needs to contact Dr WD asap (end of this week, preferably) so we can arrange transportation.  You need to be registered ahead.  Registration for a select number of SMU students is $10.  Please see Dr WD for relevant registration codes.

More on the conference here.

"Digital Church Conference" and dinner out: Oct 4th, sign up now!

Time to commit, folks!  Want to go?

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If you want to attend this conference on social media and evangelization...through negotiations with the Diocese and Campus Ministry, the cost of attending this conference only $10 (otherwise it could be $50!).  That includes lunch and snacks.

AND...we're still working on it...we are trying to get a "networking" dinner in Rochester immediately afterward.  As in, meet our Theology and Pastoral and Youth ministry alums attending the conference!  Dinner will be basic (burgers at a Rochester restaurant) but free to those attending.

We'll figure out transportation closer to the date--we may want those with cars to offer to carpool some folks.

The $10 registration fee is open to only the first ten students who want to attend, so please contact Dr. Susan Windley-Daoust asap if interested, and she will give you the correct codes to get the special rate online. 

More information on the conference here.  Do check your class schedules and clear this with your professors in any class if you want to attend.

The Digital Church Conference, 10/4/13, and ...meet our alums?

A great opportunity here--three national leaders in the junction between Church ministry/education and social media are coming to Rochester through the "Digital Church Conference." 

We know you have classes Oct 4th, so consider this carefully, talk with professors, etc.  But if you want to attend...through negotiations with the Diocese and Campus Ministry, the cost of attending this conference only $10 (otherwise it could be $50!).  That includes lunch and snacks.

AND...we're still working on it...we are trying to get a "networking" dinner in Rochester immediately afterward.  As in, meet our Theology and Pastoral and Youth ministry alums attending the conference!  Dinner will be basic (as in pizza at a Rochester restaurant) but free to those attending.

We'll figure out transportation closer to the date--we may want those with cars to offer to carpool some folks.

The $10 registration is open to only the first ten students who want to attend, so please contact Dr. Susan Windley-Daoust asap if interested.  Register through us!

More information here.

A Prayer for the Conclave...and the chimney-cam

From the USCCB:

Prayer for the Election of a New Pope

O God, eternal shepherd, who govern your flock with unfailing care,
grant in your boundless fatherly love a pastor for your Church
who will please you by his holiness and to us show watchful care.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

And finally, the new evangelization brings us some interesting developments, including...the Chimney cam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU2w-gTyXBM

How Does A Conclave Work?

Very creative interactive media presentation on what happens inside the Sistine Chapel during a conclave.

Spiritual resources on ... facebook

One of the aspects of this Spirituality for the Vineyard program is to encourage your attention to spiritual formation.  There is a lot going on at Campus Ministry, in St. Thomas More Chapel, in the TEC program....but if you are spending a fair (cough cough cough) amount of time on facebook, why not like a few programs that may remind you to attend to God, prayer, discernment, etc.?  This list is by no means exhaustive, but click, like, explore, and pray...see if it helps you strike that balance we all need.

There are lots of online sources but we're focusing on the ubiquitous facebook today.

1. Sacred Space (daily prayer, lectio divina style, through the Irish Jesuits.  Their website is well-used worldwide and very impressive)
2. Ignitum Today declares itself "the social network of the JPII and B16 generations."  You can judge if they speak for you, but they have an impressive group of young people writing on everything Catholic (including some spirituality issues, lots of living the faith in the world today issues).
3. Devotional materials?  Magnificat, Give Us This Day, and The Word Among Us on fb.
4. Discerning?  Imagine Sisters.
5. Still discerning?  Catholics on Call.
6. For pity's sake, like our program (Spirituality for the Vineyard) on fb! 

Feel free to add your favorites by emailing me (swindley....).

Finally, little to nothing on the spiritual formation angle, but fun:

Brought to you by Catholics Memes--some hits, some misses, but a few home runs for sure.