ANNOUNCEMENTS! OPEN ME :)

Hey guys! It's your favorite time of the week! Here are some announcements for y'all! :)

Friday Large Group (2/17):

There will be a guest speaker at RIT this Friday.

Where: RIT in Room 8-1250 (the "big" room) 

When: Rides will be at 7PM at ITS (U of R) and Eastman. Large group starts at 7:30PM.

We have planned an exciting game for you guys afterwards! If anyone has headphones or earphones (preferably headphones) and ipods (with a worship/praise-preferably with lots of Hillsong-playlist) also bring those with you for this friday as well--much appreciated. I know, you guys are super curious as to what the game is now :) 

If you come out this Friday, you'll find out !!

Sunday Service (2/19): 

Sunday worship at RKUMC. Join us for a time of worship. We serve BAGELS (the good kind) afterwards, so come eat bagels and stay for fellowship!

Where: RKUMC

When: Rides leave ITS, RIT Sol Circle and Eastman Dorms at 8:45 AM. Please be on time or vans will leave without you!!

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Desperate to get involved? Wanna know how? Here are some awesome ways for you to spread your love of the Gospel, serve ACF, and get to hang out with some cool people:

Prayer Meetings: Prayers are powerful! Spend some time with God during the week.

U of R:

    Wednesday: 9PM @ Interfaith Chapel middle level Brennan room

    Thursday: 9PM @ Crosby 325

Weekday Morning Prayer Meetings: 

    Mon-Fri at 7:30 AM @ Gleason Theatre

RIT: Thursday: 9PM @ Campus Center Room 1000

GIG

Feed your curiosity at GIG! This is a great opportunity to ask any questions you have about Christianity or God. For more info, contact Alana (avalvo@u.rochester.edu).

Food Distribution

Do you love outreach? Come out to Food Distributions on Mondays, where you hand out food to graduate students and share the gospel with them! Rides leave at 7:15 PM at ITS. 

Please contact Grace Chai if you want to get involved (grace.chai@gmail.com). 

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Hope to see everyone at these events!!

Toodles and God Bless,

Annabelle Shin

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RIT InterVarsity - Highlights Winter Week 9

IV Highlights Winter - Week 9
I have been following along with the 29 Ways to Pray Campaign that our region is doing (see below for more info). It has been very challenging, but it has caused me to flex my prayer muscles a bit and I think we could all use a little more of that, especially now that school is eating up more and more of our time. Often the first thing I cut back on is time with God :( This has definitely helped stop me from doing that, and I encourage you to try it out!  

Prayer!
For the Month of February, InterVarsity as a region will be praying for a new cause every day. The topics of prayer for the day will be posted on our Facebook page as well as on: http://nycurbanproject.com/ Please join us as well pray!  We will still be holding our regular prayer events below:

Campus Prayer

    When: Wednesday @ 9:00am till 10:00am Place: Java's

Fight Club

     When: Sunday @ 8:30pm Place: Colony 109

After Eight

  When: Sunday @ 8:30pm Place: Perkins 193A

National Collegiate Day of Prayer
When: Thursday, February 23rd (Thursday of week 10)
 We will be partnering with some other Christian clubs on campus to spend the day in prayer. People all over the country will be praying for college students! For more information and to sign up to pray, go here

Follow Up Training (Free Pizza!)
This year we're doing a Spring New Student Outreach (NSO)!  There will be a training event for people interested in helping with Spring NSO on Friday @ 6pm outside Webb auditorium.  Free pizza for anyone who wants to attend.

Large Group
When: Friday @ 7pm Webb Auditorium (07 - 1350)
 Topic: "Hormonal Women and Emotionally Stunted Men"
 Come here about what makes the other sex tick. I know I'll be taking notes.

Testimony
I was someone who grew up in the Church and had access to vacation Bible school, youth group, etc. But slowly I started to fall off the bandwagon and when I got to college it was a free pass for me to do whatever I wanted. But college has been a really difficult time for me.These past two years have been the worst. My dad's Alzheimers progressed and my mom was diagnosed with stage IV metastasized bone cancer. It felt like God took away my parents away from me. Yes, they were still here but my relationship with them couldn't be the same.

I completely fell apart with school being the only thing I could really focus on or care about. My relationships with everyone I knew started deteriorating and I just felt depressed. My mom is a Christian and I know she always prays for me. I feel like I am a product of that prayer. With the encouragement of one of my best friends I started to read Philippians and found some comfort in that. I haven't stopped seeking God since then and my life has become so much better! I have a peace that I haven't had in years. I still have some anxiety and get down on myself for some of my past decisions but I look forward to God healing my heart.
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Victor Calamaro
President
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
conquerorsquid@gmail.com

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RIT InterVarsity - Change to the T-Shirt Contest

Hi Everyone - 

Change in the T-Shirt voting contest! We will be voting this Friday at Large Group! 

We are also taking submissions and revisions until Thursday. If you have any questions or submissions, please e-mail Lauren Kelley (lpk7096@rit.edu), and check out the T-Shirt Contest Page details.

https://www.facebook.com/ritivcf?sk=app_198826126804423

God Bless - 

Ryan Peck

RIT IVCF Communications Coordinator

Human Trafficking Awareness Week!

Hey guys! 

As I have mentioned in previous announcements, next week is human trafficking awareness week. IV (from Eastman) have planned events every day so if you are interested I have the schedule attached to the email.

In addition, they need help tabling on Thursday (2/16) from 2-6PM. If anyone is available and interested in helping out, contact Michelle Chuang (michelle.chuang590@gmail.com)  by no later than Monday (2/13).

Thanks!

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Annabelle Shin

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ANNOUNCEMENTS! :)

Hey guys! These are this week's announcements! 

Friday (2/10): Large Group

Geoff Brede is our guest speaker this friday. Join us for a great time of worship and service. 

Where: Gowen 

When: 7:30

Rides: 7 PM at Eastman. RIT drivers have their own transportation, I believe.

There will be games afterwards so stay for some fun fellowship!!

Sunday (2/5): Sunday Service

Sunday worship at RKUMC. Join us for a time of worship. We serve BAGELS (the good kind) afterwards, so come eat bagels and stay for fellowship with the other campuses!

Where: RKUMC

When: Rides will be leaving at 8:45AM from ITS and Eastman Dorms. RIT drivers will provide their own rides at Sol Circle.

Human Trafficking/Slavery Awareness Week

Next week is human trafficking/slavery awareness week! There are events everyday next week presented by IV at Eastman. I've attached the schedule to this email so check out all the events they are having! If you guys are available, we would also really appreciate your help with tabling on Thursday afternoon/evening. Please contact Michelle Chuang (michelle.chuang590@gmail.com) if you want to help out!

Daily Morning Prayers at U of R

Some exciting news for you all! There is daily prayer time during the week. Prayer is a powerful and very blessed time to walk with God. 

Where: Gleason Theater

When: weekdays at 7:30 AM

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Desperate to get involved? Wanna know how? Here are some awesome ways for you to spread your love of the Gospel, serve ACF, and get to hang out with some cool people:

Prayer Meetings: 

U of R:

    Wednesday: 9PM @ Interfaith Chapel middle level Brennan room

    Thursday: 9PM @ Crosby 325

RIT: Thursday: 9PM @ Campus Center Room 1000

GIG (Group Investigating God)

Feed your curiosity at GIG! This is a great opportunity to ask any questions you have about Christianity or God. Join GIG on Wednesdays at 5:30PM in Douglass. For more info, contact Alana (avalvo@u.rochester.edu)

Food Distribution

Do you love outreach? Come out to Food Distributions on Mondays, where you hand out food to graduate students and share the gospel with them! Rides leave at 7:15 PM at ITS. 

Please contact Grace Chai if you want to get involved (grace.chai@gmail.com). 

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Toodles and God Bless,

Annabelle Shin

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RIT InterVarsity - Highlights Winter Week 8

IV Highlights Winter - Week 8
This quarter is absolutely flying. We are reaching that part of the quarter where it is easy to retreat into our own little worlds and just "get things done". While sometimes this is necessary, God doesn't live in his own little world. Thing about what that means for you these next few weeks

Prayer!
For the Month of February, InterVarsity as a whole will be praying for a new thing every day. The topics of prayer for the day will be posted on our Facebook page as well as on: http://nycurbanproject.com/ Please join us as well pray. We will still be holding our regular prayer events below:

Campus Prayer
  When: Wednesday @ 9:00am till 10:00am Place: Java's
Fight Club
  When: Sunday @ 8:30pm Place: Colony 109
After Eight
  When: Sunday @ 8:30pm Place: Perkins 193A

Interfaith Discussion Forum
When: Saturday @ 5pm GOS (08)-1250
 This will be an evening of learning and understanding of others faiths. Come find out how faith is being practiced at RIT. There will be a student representing InterVarsity. Oh yeah, and free food :^)

Large Group
When: Friday @ 7pm Webb Auditorium (07 - 1350)
 Topic: "Jilted Lovers and Broken Hearts"
 Come join us for a very interesting topic! One of our own alumni will be the speaker!

Testimony
I have a very close relationship with a friend who is struggling with a difficult situation.  She's made and continues to make some choices that I do not agree with, and although I don't have to agree with them, they're also choices that are not pleasing to God.  God has definitely been nudging me to talk to her about some of these difficult things.  Out of fear of loosing her as a friend, I didn't listen, and let things be.  Finally, I decided to listen to God and talk to her, gently.  And you know what?  I didn't lose her, not at all.  If anything it has brought us closer together!  And now we can openly talk about these situations honestly.  I can share my concerns, and she knows that I am just caring for and loving her.  My lesson from this: Listen to God, even when you're terrified!!!
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Have a cool testimony?  Email it & I'll share it in the newsletter!

Victor Calamaro
President
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
conquerorsquid@gmail.com

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Mini(yet-oh-so-important)-Announcements!!

Hey just some small announcements!!

For those of you who went to the retreat and took pictures, it would be awesome if you guys could send them to David Tan (dtan2@u.rochester.edu) by Thursday, who'll be putting together an awesome video (as always). Please and thank you!

That's all (You'll be hearing from me again this week)! Any questions, email me :)

Have a great week!!

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