Canterbury at Cal

On Thursdays during Advent the Canterbury Fellowship gathers for prayer and communion at 7 PM.  This Thursday we will meet in the library of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Bancroft.  Please come to the gate at St. Mark’s and someone will let you in.

Communion (holy eucharist, the mass, the Lord’s Supper) is the central act of worship for followers and friends of Jesus throughout the world.  It is a symbolic meal in which we discover the real presence of Jesus, look to the banquet of heaven and strengthen our lives to be loving servants of the family of God.

During the time of Advent and finals the Canterbury House will be open for hospitality, study space and reflection space. Drop by and use the internet, have a warm drink, visit, study or pray. We hope you’ll join us.

Each Tuesday at 6:30 there is a prayer in the tradition of Taizé in the canterbury house.  This form of contemplative prayer comes from the community of Taizé in Burgundy, France.  Visited each summer by tens of thousands of young adults, the monastery of Taizé explores reconciliation, simplicity of life and contemplation of God as a community experience.  Visit the website at www.taize.fr

Each week Canterbury continues a tradition dating back at least to the 6th century in which Christians sing the final prayers of the day known as Compline (from the Latin for completorium or completion).  Our community uses ancient melodies from eastern and western traditions combined with prayers developed by the Anglican Province of New Zealand.  The melodies ground us in our past while the prayers unite us with the ever expanding realities of faith in the world around us.

This Sunday the Canterbury Fellowship will be celebrating the feast of Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (aka St. Nicholas). We will have dinner at 6:30 and then follow up with putting out the festive decorations for the Advent season (I know, I know…Advent is a time of simplicity and such but we all have to make do with society these days).

Grad students and young adults (20’s 30’s) are invited to participate in a weekly discussion group at the Bear’s Lair in the basement of the MLK student center and just off of the Cesar Chavez plaza.  We will be using the monthly publication Context by Martin Marty, emeritus professor of religion at the University of Chicago. Context publishes excerpts from a wide variety of journals, periodicals and newspapers all focusing on important themes of culture and faith. Even if you miss one week you don’t have to catch up just show up. Beverages and light refreshments will be provided. Bring your ID’s or they won’t let you in!

About the Bear’s Lair

Beginning Thursday, December 3 the Canterbury Fellowship is gathering for prayer and communion at 6:30 PM.  This Thursday we will meet in the library of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Bancroft.  Please come to the gate at St. Mark’s and someone will let you in.

Communion (holy eucharist, the mass, the Lord’s Supper) is the central act of worship for followers and friends of Jesus throughout the world.  It is a symbolic meal in which we discover the real presence of Jesus, look to the banquet of heaven and strengthen our lives to be loving servants of the family of God.