Hi all,

Small groups and prayer pockets will be starting the first week of October. There will be a Tuesday night study, a Wednesday night study, and most likely a Thursday afternoon study. Location and exact times TBA. We will be looking into the book of Ephesians together.

Prayer pockets (like pizza pockets but better for your health) will also be starting up soon. These are small pockets of people who will be gathering to pray for and with each other with a focus on living missionally. Locations and times will TBA.

Finally, the deadline to register for this event is in 2 days (oops) but there is a solidarity event planned for Oct 4 - 8 to raise awareness for those receiving social assistance and details are as follows:

As Thanksgiving approaches, we are mindful that many people in Hamilton live on social assistance and have very limited access to food. A person on social assistance receives about $585 per month. Carol Wood and Gary Warner (Director of Arts and Science), and others in the city ask you to join us in a solidarity effort to raise awareness about the need to put food in the budget for persons receiving social assistance.

We are seeking 50 Volunteers Needed to participate in the "Do the Math Challenge" Poverty Diet

FOOD is provided and may not be supplemented!

Your role:

· For the week of October 4-8, you will live on the limited food options faced by people on social assistance

· Talk about your experience with friends and classmates

· Participate in a reflection session on THURSDAY, October 7th at 10:30 am in TSH 719* (or submit a brief reflection)

· Consider contacting your MPP and ask for support for the Put the Food in the Budget demand

REGISTER for your free food box by WEDNESDAY, Sept 29th by emailing: _*chaplain@mcmaster.ca*_

Food will be picked up either Friday, Oct 1 or Monday Oct 4 at the OPIRG office - MUSC 229

This Solidarity Event is sponsored by: The Faculty of Social Sciences and the McMaster Community Poverty Initiative.

If you have questions, please contact Carol: woodcar@mcmaster.ca <mailto:woodcar@mcmaster.ca> or Loretta: chaplain@mcmaster.ca <mailto:chaplain@mcmaster.ca>

Hi friends,

Hope you have all had a wonderful summer! InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Mac is starting up again and there are a number of different ways to get involved this year.

There will be a discipleship group that meets up once a month. This is for anyone looking to learn together what it looks like to actively follow Jesus into uncomfortable and amazing places in our community at Mac. The first meeting will be a dessert night this Saturday, September 11 at 7pm, 129 Haddon Avenue South. This week we will talk about what this year will look like in terms of our InterVarsity community as well as how we can be focused on intentionally building relationships this semester with the people we encounter on campus and in our neighbourhoods. You will be challenged to take initiative in leadership within the community and step outside of your comfort zones. This will be a place to worship, pray, receive teaching, learn together, and invest deeply in community & people as well as have others invest in you. If you are interested in being a part of this group but have questions or can't make it to the first meeting please email Christine (cwu@ivcf.ca).


Small groups/scripture study will be starting up in a couple of weeks. TBA.

Prayer pockets (like pizza pockets, but better for you) will also be starting up soon.


There will be a discussion group on Sept 15 at 5:30pm in MUSC 230 for anyone interested in exploring what Jesus would do and what we might do together on issues of social justice. RSVP on facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Social-Justice-at-Mac/151128751582401


If ever you have a question (or two, or three, or just want to chat), email Christine (cwu@ivcf.ca) and she will have coffee and/or other delicious things with you.