[TCCM] Events for the week of 3/7

[Paul H. Elliott]

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TCC Events for 2/28
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- IM Sports sign-up
- TCC Council Meeting (March 13)
- Easter dinner
- Spanish Mass at 1pm
- Latin Music Mass at 9:30am

- Monday Night
- Women and Faith (Note - at 2:30 PM this week)
- Weekly Prayer Schedule
- Eucharistic Adoration
- Mid-Week Mass Schedule

- Horizons for Homeless Children

- Walk for Haiti
- Shabbat with MIT Hillel

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Sign-ups and one-time events
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- IM Sports sign-up
If anyone is interested in playing Spring IM sports thru TCC please email
steve_e at mit.edu. Upcoming sports include Billiards, Bowling, Softball, Table
Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, and Volleyball. All abilities are welcome. It's great
fun, exercise, and stress relief!

- TCC Council Meeting (March 13)
Council Meeting on Sunday, March 13 at 10:45 in the W11 Main Dining 
Hall!  We will be planning Holy Week, Open Mass, and Campus Preview Weekend 
(CPW).  Come share your ideas!  Can't make it or have other 
questions-please contact Elizabeth (e_basha).

- Easter Dinner
Join TCC and others of the MIT community for Easter dinner!  Dinner will be 
served at 7pm in the Edgerton Lounge.  It is free and open to all.  Please 
RSVP to Elizabeth Basha (e_basha) by March 18 with your name, email, number 
of guests and any special dietary restrictions.  Any questions please 
contact Elizabeth.

- Spanish Mass at 1pm
Mass this Sunday at 1pm will be in Spanish.

- Latin Music Mass at 9:30am
This Sunday, the hymns will be sung in Latin (but all the remaining
of the mass will be said in English).  Come and enjoy this different style
of music from the TCC choir!

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Ongoing Events
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- Monday Nights
TCC Monday Night: 7-9 in w11 MDH. Join us for a talk by Ann Orlando, the 
Love Command in Matthew's Gospel.  Dinner will be served.  Questions? Want 
to volunteer to cook? E-mail amorys at mit.edu

- Women and Faith
The Women and Faith group is now forming.  Join the women to drink tea,
support community, and discuss tradition and scripture in the context of
everyday life.
Our next meeting is March 13th at 2:30 PM in the W11 small dining
room.
See http://web.mit.edu/tcc/www/WomenFaith.htm for the current schedule.
Contact Hayley (hayley at mit.edu) for more information.

- Prayer This Week
Liturgy of the Hours - T-R 9:00am, 6:15pm, M & F 9:00am, 5:15pm, Sat 
9:00am, 5:15pm, Sun
8:30am, 6:15pm.
Rosary - daily 15 minutes after the start of Liturgy of the Hours.
Meet in Chapel.  Contact Joel (joel_f at mit.edu) for more information.
If you don't see us in the chapel we are probably either downstairs
or just outside the chapel.

- Eucharistic Adoration
* Join us Tuesday 7:00pm for Eucharistic Adoration in the
Chapel.
* Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration- Chapel 7-8:30- So never know what to
do during silent adoration? After 10 minutes do you just have nothing
else to pray? Do you really want to spend more time in front of the
Blessed Sacrament? This Wednesday, Eucharistic adoration will be
accompanied by praise and worship music. So come by and sing your heart
out while praising Jesus who will most certainly be there. Contact
joel_f at mit.edu or aposada at mit.edu if you have questions.

- Mid-Week Mass
Join us Tuesday and Friday for Mass from 12:05pm - ~12:35pm in the
Chapel.

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Volunteer Opportunities
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- Horizons for Homeless Children
Creating Celebration Day Packets and fund raising for homeless children at 
Horizons for Homeless Children.
We will be creating three Celebration Day Packets for three homeless 
children.  Sign-up to bring an item (e.g. cups, plates, funny hats) and/or 
a monetary donation after Sunday Mass.  If you have any questions e-mail 
Xanat (xanatf at mit.edu).  Items and donations will be collected from 3/6 to 
3/20.

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Non-TCC Events (Catholic and Interdenominational)
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- Walk for Haiti
We'd love to have you and a group of MIT students at the walk on April 10. 
We'll be meeting at the St. Paul's Courtyard in Harvard Square at 1:30 PM 
for registration. All the information, directions, and pledge forms are 
available online at www.wfh2005.org.  All proceeds support Dr. Paul 
Farmer's organization, Partners In Heath, and directly fund medical 
services for deserving (but poor) Haitians.

- Shabbat with MIT Hillel
   MIT Grad Hillel would like to invite you and your organization's 
Graduate students to celebrate Shabbat with us. The Friday evening 
traditions surrounding the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat) include a festive meal 
with extended family and friends complemented with rituals, celebration, 
and camaraderie.  The Sabbath dinner offers a welcome pause to the work 
week, a time to take a breath, relax, and connect with others over a full 
dinner.
   Friday March 11th -- from 7:30 - 9:30 in the Hulsizer Room at Ashdown, 
you are invited to a free dinner where you will learn about some of the 
weekly rituals, meet new friends, and have a chance to relax after a week 
in labs and classes.  This dinner promises to be a great opportunity to 
build a larger community through bringing together smaller MIT communities.
   RSVPs are necessary so that we can create diverse table seating for 
fruitful conversation.
   Please email gradshabbat at mit.edu to RSVP by March 9th.  We look forward 
to seeing you there.

- Talk by Rick Warren
Rick Warren: Author of The Purpose Driven Life, Founding Pastor of 
Saddleback Church
speaking on Election 2004: A New Spiritual Awakening?
Wednesday, March 9, 2005, 6:00 PM  at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum - 79 
JFK Street - Cambridge, MA
   I'm writing with the exciting news that Pastor Rick Warren, best-selling
author of The Purpose-Driven Life and founder of Saddleback Church, will
soon be visiting Harvard University.  On Wednesday, March 9, Pastor Warren
will speak at the Kennedy School's Forum at 6:00 pm.  His talk will focus
on American religious communities and the significance of the 2004
elections.  Whether or not you share Pastor Warren's beliefs, I thought you
would be interested to hear of his visit.  In fact, I am hoping that you
will spread the word to others who may wish to attend.