BU InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Multi-Ethnic Chapter

Make sure you and all of your friends are at Large Group on this Good Friday. Mako Nagasawa, a regional IV staff, is coming to talk to us about the significance of Jesus’ death. He will be talking about “Harry Potter, Frodo, and Jesus – the victorious hero.” In a culture saturated by heroism, come learn about what makes Jesus unique. It is going to be a great talk for everyone to hear!

It is time for the annual IV Mission’s auction! Have something cool lying around that you will never use but other people would love? Are you moving out in May and need to start passing along appliances? Do you have a special skill that you could teach other people? How about extra guest meals? Start thinking about what you can contribute to this years missions auction!

Email Jen (newcomb.jennifer@gmail.com) with anything that you would like to contribute to the auction by Friday at noon so that we can have a list together for the auction.

So as some of you may have noticed, our website was down for a little bit last semester. But it is back up and running, so look around the links for some exciting events coming up this spring! Like last semester, we have Large Group every Friday night at 7pm in SAR101. Our New Year’s Resolution is timeliness, so we are actually starting at 7pm now! Come early to talk to friends and to meet new people. Also, before Large Group, we have a time for prayer for our campus starting at 6:15pm. Check out the Prayer tab for more information. To find out more about what the Large Group talk is every Friday, check out the Large Group link. After Large Group, we have an After Fellowship Activity (AFA). This is a great time to hang out with people in the fellowship, a time to get to know new and old friends better. The AFA for each Friday is also listed in the Large Group tab. Invite your friends to Large Group and/or the AFA too! The more the merrier!

Intervarsity exists as a community beyond Friday nights as well. In the Events link, you can find more information about other activities we have going on, like concerts we are going to, dinners we are planning, movie nights, etc. Also, throughout the week there are a number of Small Groups taking place in each area of the campus. Small groups are a great way to get to know a smaller number of people on a more intimate level, as well as a great place to ask deep questions about God and faith. All of the times, locations, and contact info for these are located under the Small groups tab. If you are not sure what to think about God and would like a smaller group with whom you  can ask the hard questions, check out the tab for Groups Investigating God.

Questions? Just email a chapter leader!

Jen: newcomb.jennifer@gmail.com, Miranda: machacek@bu.edu, or Marie: mariecclarke@gmail.com

All returning students, welcome back to Boston!!! Can’t wait to see a lot old familiar faces, as well as a lot of new ones, around campus!

Speaking of new faces, congratulations and welcome to the Class of 2012! We cannot wait to meet you – we’ll have quite a few events throughout the first weeks, so check back on the website for more information!

Look for our table at SPLASH on Monday, September 1 from 11AM to 2 PM. SPLASH is a great event put on by the Students Activities Office to introduce all students to all of the organizations they can get involved on campus. There will be a barbeque, music, raffles, and a lot of cool groups to get involved in. Make sure you don’t forget to stop by IVCF’s table to learn more about our group and to meet some current members!
On Wednesday at 7:30 pm join us in the Sargent Gym (across from the GSU) for Free Ice Cream and Games. This will be a great chance to meet new people and bring friends.

Our first Large Group will be on Friday, September 5, 7pm in Sargent College, (SAR101). Come out to hear our staff speaker, Bruce, introduce the theme of talks for the semester – Living the Jesus Way on Campus.

Questions? Feel free to email Jen: newcomb.jennifer@gmail.com, Miranda: machacek@bu.edu, or Marie: mariecclarke@gmail.com

tomorrow 4/11, 7pm at SAR101
teaching, worship, community! this week is a little different—a shorter talk from kaitlin, one of our student leaders, on the barrier-breaking gospel and its place in missions, then musical worship, followed by our annual missions auction! all the money goes to help iv’s summer service missions to the dominican republic and uganda! come out for a really good time raising money for a good cause, with bidding and entertaining MCs, etc. if you want to put something up for bid (ie: 1hr salsa lesson, chem101 textbooks, a ride to the airport, dishwashing service), please email jorge at vela0825@gmail.com ASAP with what you have in mind, it’s not too late!

1. large group|tomorrow, friday 4/2, 7pm at SAR101
teaching, worship, community! join us for a talk by dane walker: “the christian artist: to be or not to be?” on how christians can and should be involved in the influential world of the arts.
after fellowship activity|late nite and games galore!
come join us at warren late night, play card games and board games and eat fattening fried food! contact zoe: (zoeshei@gmail.com)

2. bonding times|men and women’s groups!
men’s group|saturday 3/29, 10am at the GSU
if you’re a guy, come join the men’s group—good conversation, deep community/manlove, etc. contact: dave (davejohn@bu.edu)
women’s sleepover|THIS friday 4/2 – saturday 4/3, 728 comm.ave #301
ladies! last week’s sleepover didn’t happen..but this week it shall certainly come to pass! bring a sleeping bag/blankets and a toothbrush and come spend the night! some sort of brunch in the morning, too! ALL ladies are invited…come one, come all! contact: jessica (anajessicakim@gmail.com)

3. mission’s auction|next friday 4/11, at large group (SAR101)
be a part of our annual missions’ auction! services (massages, grocery delivery, bathroom cleaning, dancing lessons, rides to the airport, etc) and stuff (bed rack raisers, books, baked goods) up for bidding (with a super snazzy popsicle/paperplate contraption)—all the money goes to IV summer mission teams to the dominican republic and uganda! invite your friends, it’s a fun night..if you want to auction off something, please do! contact jorge: (vela0825@gmail.com)

1. large group|tomorrow, friday 3/28, 7pm at SAR101
teaching, worship, community! join us for part two of a series on eternity—this week BU intervarsity staff, bruce cooke, will be teaching on what the Bible has to say about heaven, and how a greater understanding of eternity effects our lives at present…we’ll also be hearing about spring break experiences from the iv athlete chapter (katrina relief) and the urban plunge team (inner city boston) come check it out, bring friends!
after fellowship activity|wings and wii at west!
come over to stuVi as we order from wing-it and play some wii! bring a few bucks if you want some wings. invite your friends! hosts/contacts: sam choi (samchoi@bu.edu) or john lee (animaljr0924@gmail.com)

2. women’s sleepover|THIS friday 3/28 – saturday 3/29, 728 comm.ave #301
ladies! bring a sleeping bag/blankets and a toothbrush and come spend the night bonding, baking, bullfighting…you know the deal. ALL ladies are invited…come one, come all! contact: jessica (anajessicakim@gmail.com)

3. men’s group|saturday 3/29, 10am at the GSU
if you’re a guy, come join the men’s group—good conversation, deep community/manlove, etc. contact: dave (davejohn@bu.edu)

some announcements:
1. pray for VISION! TODAY, wednesday 3/5, 9pm at GSU 315
to advance the kingdom of God through whole life conversion to Jesus…join us as we pray for our mission to be carried out on campus!

2. STUDY BREAKAGE|TODAY, wednesday 3/5, 6:30pm, university grill (across from CAS)
join us for dinner as we test out UGRILL’s renowned gyros (pronounced “ye-ros”), subs, pizza, froyo, etc. just a time to take a break from studying, get some non-GSU, non-dining hall food, enjoy each other, etc. invite your friends! contact matt the gyro-lovin greek! (630-888-8951) if you get lost or something

3. no large group|friday 2/29, 7pm at SAR101
because of spring break, there is no large group. however, if you’re gonna be around friday night and are looking to eat/hang out with people, we’re having community dinners and a time to hang out..email mandy (abair@bu.edu) and let her know!

4. DANCE DANCE DANCE|save the dates!
throwback 80’s dance party|friday 3/21 at photonics center, 9^th floor
iv will be going after large group—dress in 80’s fashion (leg warmers, side ponytails with obnoxiously loud scrunchies) and dance to 80’s music! discounted price for the intervarsity group: $8/person. join the fun!
dance marathon|saturday 3/29 – sunday 3/30
save the dates! intervarsity is participating in BU’s largest fundraiser—we’ll be dancing all night long to raise money for pediatric AIDS. interested? contact jen (jenlenew@bu.edu) as soon as possible, so that we can make sure our group is registered and good to go!

come out to sargent 101 tonight, 7pm, for a time of worship and teaching in the context of the warm iv community! our very own BU intervarsity staff, dee lim, will be speaking on grace. join us!

large group|tonight, friday 2/22, 7pm at SAR101
come join us for a time of teaching and worship in the context of the intervarsity community! we’ll be hearing from liz joyal on why and how we pray.
after fellowship activity|yogurt and shakes, kenmore square!
we’ll be hanging out together at UBURGER and ankara’s for some high quality shakes and froyo. invite your friends!