Tuesday to Sunday:
Protestant Campus Ministry
ark Bartlett plays the guitar for Campus Ministry.
by Erin McCarty
stall writer
Tuesday's Child is brand new to
the list of activities at Behrend. Mark
Bartlett, a North East native and tool
maker h) trade, is bringing his deep
faith and impressi e guitar-playing
skills to Reed 112 every Tuesday
night at 6:30 in a program initiated
by Behrend's Protestant Campus
Ministry. Orginal ly dubbed "Music
ith Mark." this one-hour praise
session's new title carries with it a
double meaning. The most obvious
origin of name is the fact that it meets
on Tuesdays. More obscure hut also
more interesting is the allusion to the
old poem which states: "Tuesday's
Child is full of grace."
Coordinator of Protestant Campus
Ministry Kelly Shrout is very
enthusiatic about this weekly session
and is undaunted by the low atten
dance up until this point. "It takes
time for these things to catch on," she
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THE BLUE BUS SCHEDULE HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE RUNS ON
MONDAYS. THE NEW SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
MONDAY: 10:15 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
TUESDAY: 2:15 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M.
WEDNESDAY: 2:15 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M.
THURSDAY: '2:15 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M.
FRIDAY: 2:15 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M.
SATURDAY: 10:00 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M.
SUNDAY: 10:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.
*ON THURSDAYS, THE BLUE BUS WILL LEAVE THE REED UNION BUILD
ING AT 2:15 P.M. THERE IS NO 2:15 P.M. LOOP BEGINNING AT ALMY
HALL.
BLUE BUS CANCELLATIONS ARE POSTED IN THE FRONT FOYER IN REED,
THE BACK FOYER IN REED NEAR THE COUNSELING AND ADVISING OF
FICE, IN THE GLASS CASE LOCATED BETWEEN THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES
OFFICE AND THE MAIL ROOM, AND THE RUB DESK.
stated. "Not too many people have
heard about it yet, hut once the fresh
men start coming the older students
will follow."
Anyone is welcome to attend. In
fact, Bartlett is excited by denomina
tional diversity. This program offers
a venue for Christian students to
gather to discuss God and praise him
through song without getting caught
up in the differences amoung the vari
ous denominations represented.
"There are three things essential to
a heathly spiritual 'Christian] life,"
said Bartlett.
"Consistent reading of The Bible.
conversation with God (prayer), and
fellowship with other Christians."
Tuesday's Child is a chance to ex
perience all three.
If students are not able to attend on
Tuesday nights hut still want to get
involved in the programs offered by
Protestant Campus Ministry, they
have plenty to choose from. Sunday
nights at 8 p.m. are the church ser-
A look at
PHOTO BY JEFFREY MILLER
vices in Reed 114. Featuring guest
pastors from around the Erie area. this
service is ideal tor students that are
from out of town who do not yet be
long to a congregation in Erie. Stu
dents that play a musical instrument
and would like to share their talent
during are encouraged to at the Sun-
day night service.
Students that are looking to make a
difference in the Erie community
should try signing up to work at
Loaves and Fishes. a soup kitchen
located at 643 West 17th Street in the
basement of Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church. on the first Saturday of each
month from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
The extra help with cooking, serving
and cleaning up food is always greatly
appreciated.
So, whether it's Tuesday's Child,
Sunday night services, or Loaves and
Fishes, Protestant Campus Ministry
has plenty to offer. Its programs al
low students to meet new people
while expressing their faith.
SEPTEMBER 24, 1999, THE BEHREND BEACON, PAGE 3
NEWS
Endowment brings multi
faith chapel to Behrend
Mr. Larry V. Smith recently en
dowed the campus with a generous
donation of three million dollars to
he used for a multi-faith chapel in
honor of himself, his wife and his
parents.
The chapel is to be located across
Jordan Road, alongside an extension
of the path currently leading up to the
library, which will eventually end at
the Athletic and Recreational Cen
ter (ARC). Once the projected con
structions are added to Behrend, the
chapel will he approximately in the
center of the campus.
Though its architectural design is
vague at this point, the general idea
is to have a wide open space inside.
The space can be used for anything
from Catholic masses to Jewish
Shabbat services to Buddhist medi
tation. There will he no permanent
religious symbols in the chapel,
meaning that the members of every
faith can worship or pray there in
Question OC)°1
A football team - that would keep people here on the weekends."
-Kevin Otteni, 05, Chemistry
"A hockey team - but that might be unreasonable. -
-Andy Carr, 01, DUS
"I would like to see gymnastics added."
-AnnMarie Johnson, 06, Management
by Erin McCarty
staff writer
HOW DO YOU THINK THE BEHREND SPORTS
PROGRAM COULD BE IMPROVED?
turn, surrounded only by the object
that they hold sacred.
"The general idea. - explained Ken
Miller, acting Dean of Student Af
fairs, "Is that whatever my faith is, I
can worship in this chapel. -
In addition to the religious aspect.
students may also choose to utilize
this building as a quiet place to relax
in the middle of a hectic day. The
architecture will take advantage of
natural lighting, adding to the, over
all calming effect.
An adjacent building will include
officers for caretakers of the chapel
and its grounds, which may include
gardens with benches. The Campus
Ministry offices may he relocated to
this building as well. The "living
room - area of this building may be
used for such events as retreats and
poetry readings.
Also adjacent to the chapel will he
the hell tower, which will come com
plete with a set of 48 hells, the larg
est of which will weigh in at 1400
pounds. The chapel's committee,
which includes Provost and Dean Dr.
"I'd like to see a collegiate bocci ball team. -
-Adam Kasick, 01, DUS
"I wish I would have caught the ball."
-Chad Julkowski, 01, DUS. right fielder
John Lilley. Senior Associate Provost
and Dean Jack Burke. Director /of
Business and Operations John Ream,
and Campus Ministry Coordinators
Kelly Shrout and Father John Santor,
is hoping Harhorcrcek w ill agree to
let the tower exceed the township's
height restriction.
"We want to get this tower as tall
as we can afford to," Miller said, "We
want it to he ‘isible from just about
any point on campus
In fact, he fosters hope that this
tower may one day be Behrend's sig
nature building, as recognisable as
State College's Old Main. He fore
sees students returning to Behrend to
he married in the chapel. which
should he completed by the summer
of 2001.
"The chapel's presence will hope
fully encourage students to ponder
the spiritual side of their lies. Alter
all." Miller concluded. - just because
Behrend is not affiliated w ith and par
ticular religious group. that doesn't
mean that the students don't have re
ligious lives of their Ow n."